The Note

POV Samatha

Kyle didn’t get in until 3am this morning. Just stagger in and passed out on the sofa. He won’t make any eye contact with me and when I started packing everything up to leave at 830am. He just barked at me to hurry the fuck up. When he is still lying on the sofa.

When I dragged my suitcase out to the SUV. Beta Keith stops me from getting in the head SUV. “Alpha Kyle wants you to drive back with the warriors.” I put my head down, walk over to the second SUV. No one helps me put my luggage in the trunk. When we stop for gas, Jason the guard sitting beside me brings me back a power bar and water. It felt like the longest 6 hours of my life.

Gabriel remains silence as well. I could feel a strong sadness stemming from her. It made me want to just fall over and cry. At one point close to the pack. All the SUVs stop at the side of the road. I see Kyle get out of the head SUV. He pulls out his suitcase from the trunk. Dramatically throws it on the ground at the side of the road. Then he pulls everything out and throws it everywhere until he finds a small bottle of whisky. He swigs the whisky. Then throws all the stuff in a pile, pours some of his whisky on it and lights it on fire. Then he just sat there alone for a good hour. I went to get out, but Jason stopped me. A feeling of joy started radiating through me. I could hear Gabriel laughing in my head. I’m glad she could feel a little joy on a crappy day.

Eventually beta Keith got out to persuade Kyle to get in the SUV. Kyle just started yelling, then picked a fight with Keith. Keith let Kyle swing at him, dodging and blocking his punches until he was exhausted. Then he picked Kyle up and stuffed him back into the SUV.

We arrived back at the back. Jason helped me get my luggage out. I head back inside and down stairs. I unpack my stuff. Carefully hiding the emerald necklace at the back of my bottom drawer in the sock. I draw myself a bath. I’m almost asleep in the bath when I hear a knock at the door. Then I hear someone come in.

“It’s Amanda. Is everything okay, Sam?”

“Amanda? No, not really. Everything is shit right now.”

Amanda moves closer to the bathroom door with a sad look on her face. “Word is Kyle’s father is pushing for Melanie to get pregnant. I think his father is hoping it will bring kyle, and Melanie closer again. Melanie was a mess while you two were gone. Running around with an axe threatening to cut off people’s heads. Totally plastered 24/7 never a dull moment while you were gone.”

I can feel Gabriel laughing again in my head. Just pure joy from her. On such a shitty day. What a weirdo. “I accidentally on purpose slapped the lycan king, when he called me a two-bit whore. I tell her”

“Seriously, you ran into the lycan king? Was he hot?”

“Did you hear a word I said? I slapped him and yes, he is the mirror image of a god.”

“Wow, to be in the presence of such a powerful man.” She smiles. ”Does Kyle know?”

“If he knew, they would throw me in the dungeon.”

“Ya, but you’re not in a dungeon, are you? You slapped a powerful man, and here you are all in one piece? No repercussions?”

“The king sent me an apology letter, but kyle dosen’t know about it.”

“Kyle doesn’t know about what, Sam? That the king sent you a letter, or that the lycan king is your second chance, mate?”

“Amanda! Shh! you’ll get me beheaded if anyone heard such a ridiculous thought.”

“Nobody dropped me on my head as a baby, Sam. I’m no idiot. Now, where is this note?”

“Swear on your mother’s grave. You won’t tell a soul?”

“Both my parents are still alive. I can offer you a great grandmother.”

“Deal. It’s in the bottom drawer in a sock. Lock my front door first, so no one else waltzes in while I’m in the bath.”

“I hear her lock the front door. “Front door locked! Looking in bottom draw and, holy fuck, this necklace is priceless, Sam!”

“Ya, I bought it with Kyle’s bank card. Then I accidentally dropped it right after I slapped the king. He spiced it up and sent it with the note.”

“So no chance of marrying a lycan king?”

“No, apparently he has a betrothed. His life is already set out for him. Besides, my life seems to come with a side of crazy and no normal person wants that.”

“I can handle it.”

“Awww thanks. Gabriel is begging to go for a run tonight. I’m not allowed to go alone. Would you mind coming with me?”

“Sure, what could go wrong?”

“You just jinxed us Amanda,” I laugh.