The Light In the Darkness {Clexa endgame}

Chapter 14 - Lexa

I had decided to take a long run before I needed to be at the office and as usual, I headed to a spot that I considered my own. So, it was a bit of surprise to see a naked woman lounging in the same place as I came out of the tree line that overlooked the ledge. I looked around and didn't see any clothes nearby and when I lifted my nose to scent the wind, it was blowing in the wrong direction so I couldn't tell if she was a werewolf. My eyes roamed over her body, slowly, taking her in, and I felt my heart constrict as something stirred deep within me. Something that I hadn't felt for a very long time. Her blonde hair shimmered in the sunlight and I immediately noticed that half of her hair was gone, shaved. She had scars there and I tilted my head curiously wondering what could have happened. She was facing outwards, so I could only see her face in profile, but from what I could see, I could tell that her face was attractive. My eyes roamed lower and my breath caught again as I took in the fullness of her breasts and the muscles of her abdomen to the roundness of her hips. I swallowed thickly as I continued downward and admired the play of her leg muscles as they rippled underneath her skin, skin that showed absolutely no tan lines which meant that she was prone to sunbathe in the nude. Simply said, she was breathtakingly beautiful.

I continued to watch her as she stared out over the valley and it brought a smile to my face, knowing that she seemed to enjoy it as much as I did. I felt a flicker of concern as I watched her rub her left shoulder absently and saw her wince in pain as she did. It looked like her head hadn't been the only thing to suffer an injury. She brought her knees up to her chest, wrapping her arms around them and laid her head on her knees. Her face was turned toward me and I was finally allowed to view her face that wasn't only attractive, but also captivating. Her eyes were closed and I wished for a moment that she would open them, so that I could find out what color her eyes were. They remained, unfortunately, steadfastly closed and I let out a very low growl in frustration.

Her head snapped up and her eyes opened wide as she looked around her worriedly. In a flash, she was gone and I could have sworn that I glimpsed a golden hide as it disappeared beneath the trees. I sat there dumbfounded and then even more so when I realized her eyes had been a nearly electrifying blue. In that moment, I came to the conclusion that I had just met Clarke and that it looked like she and her friends were indeed werewolves.

I shook my head to dispel the effect of seeing her and made my way back home. I shifted as I came to my back door, walking in and heading to the kitchen. I poured myself a large glass of orange juice before I noticed that I wasn't alone. I closed the fridge quietly and made my way to the living room. I leaned against the frame, raising an eyebrow, and took a big swallow of juice.

Lincoln looked up at me, surprised and grinned, "Hey, Boss. Did you have a good run?"

"I did, thank you," I replied. "So, what are you doing here, Lincoln?"

"I wanted to tell you that there were two more arrivals at the house yesterday," he said as he leaned back in his chair. "They look like siblings."

"And this couldn't have waited until I got into the office," I said, scoffing. "Lincoln, why are you really here?"

He sighed and said, "I wanted to see how you were doing, Lex. I know how much that property means to you and I just wanted to make sure you were okay. We've been friends for a long time."

I smiled warmly at him and replied, "I'm doing okay, Linc. I'm worried that they might open the box and find out what's inside, but other than that I'm okay."

"Lex," he said, somewhat worriedly, "This morning, I caught the two guys shifting. They're werewolves. Do you think that this is something that the pack needs to be aware of?"

I sighed and swallowed the last of my OJ, "No, not unless twenty of them show up suddenly. No, I think that more than likely they were forced out of their pack or left willingly. They probably decided to settle near a town that was near a pack in hopes of them being a little more open to what we are and blend in more easily. At least, that's what I would do."