Demon Hunter

Chapter 8

We drove the rest of the way in silence, I drifted off once or twice and Gabe 'accidentally' honked the horn. I heard him grumble that if he didn't get to sleep, neither did I. We rolled into town at 9 am, the sun peaking over the horizon. We pulled up in front of Maggie's book store and Gabe shoved the gear into park. He yawned and rubbed his eyes. "I assume we're going to Drake's after this?" He climbed over the center console and laid out in the back seat. I shrugged, and got out.

The bell rung overhead as I entered the shop. Maggie looked up and grinned at me. "My poor girl you look exhausted, come." She waved me over and I stood in front of the counter. She held my chin in her hand and made me face each way before frowning at me. "You've been crying?" She asked, grabbing my hand. "It's no big deal. It's just been a long night. I was wondering if you could tell me where Drake is?" As the words left my mouth, the man appeared on the upper level from a door that read private. "You're looking for me?" He leaned his hip against the railing. I nodded my head. "We need a place to stay that isn't our house." I said casually. Drake hung his head and chuckled. "You're always getting yourself into trouble. Victor told me what happened at the auto shop. Lycan, huh?" I rolled my eyes dramatically. "Unfortunately." I said, crossing my arms over my chest. "Are you going to help us or not?" Drake smiled at me and nodded. "Of course. You have my protection." He rounded the landing and came down the metal stairs. He was wearing gray sweat pants and a wrinkled white shirt. There were running shoes on his feet. "What have you been up to?" I asked. He held the door open for me. I stepped into the early morning sun for seemingly the first time. He opened the passenger side door of the Mercedes for me and walked around to the other side. "My mate, was angry with me. For the whole thing with you. She's pissed that I didn't punish Luke and Jay harsher for what they did. We got into an argument, other stuff came up. I went to stay with my mom. She hates all the testosterone at the pack house so she stays here most of the time." He pulled out of the parking spot and sped out of town. I paid careful attention to the roads he took, incase I had to escape to his house again. I knew I wouldn't be able to stay with him forever. Just until I didn't want to chop Castiel's man parts off.

He parked in front of the garage and cut off the engine. "What happened this time?" I felt comfortable with Drake. He had a laid back personality that made you feel calm. It wasn't just when he was tired, it was the natural way about him. I wouldn't mind trading him for Castiel. Something in me highly disagreed. Most likely the bite on my neck. The thought made my blood boil and I got out of the car angrily. I was exhausted and seriously pissed off. Drake got out as well and rested his arms on the hood of the car. "Later?" I nodded, not trusting myself not to start screaming the events of the night at him. He nodded and opened the back door. "Come on Gabe." Gabe groaned and rolled out of the car, onto the ground. He got up slowly, Drake helping him. After a few more groans Drake rapped Gabe's arms around his neck and lifted him. He led the way into the house.

Drake set us up in a room with two beds. He laid Gabe down gently, he was already sleep. He curled up into a ball and didn't move again. I smiled at the adorable way his face had settled. "Two hours." Drake pointed at me and I nodded reluctantly. He left the room, closing the door behind him. I sighed and threw my body on the bed. I fell asleep instantly.

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I am posting a day early because it would be just cruel of me to post this chapter and not the next one as well. This was basically filler. There needed to be a little time gap. I am getting super close to 1000 views. It's super exciting to say the least. Anyway to my devoted Demon Hunter, I FRIGGIN' LOVE YOU.

Listen to "Love Me Again" by John Newman to set the mood for this chapter.
-tdh👼✌️✨