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Chapter Fourteen
Inserting the cream that the doctor sent home with me proved to be more difficult than I’d expected. The pain in my ribs and my fear of making matters worse prohibited me from being as flexible as I needed to be in order to do it properly. I was still struggling with maneuvering my body to better accept the applicator when Kenzie knocked on the bathroom door.
“Are you okay in there?” she asked with a concerned tone. “Noah tells me that you’ve been in here for some time.”
“He noticed I went to the bathroom?” I cried with disbelief. “Is there no privacy in this house?”
“Not if you want to stay safe, there isn’t,” she replied. “What’s going on. Do you need help?”
I hesitated for a moment before giving in and telling her that I did indeed need help. When she entered the room and I explained why her assistance was required,
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Of Wolves and Men Chapter Fifteen
When I awoke the following morning, there was no sign of Noah. Since he’d risen before me the day before, I didn’t think much of it. Instead, I settled back into the pillows while I waited for him to arrive with coffee and a bagel, as he’d done the morning before. To my surprise, he didn’t come.I waited for half an hour before I climbed out of bed and went to the bathroom to relieve myself. I was surprised at how comfortable I was wandering about in the bra and panties that I’d slept in. I couldn’t explain it even to myself, but Noah’s house felt like home to me.After taking the time to brush my teeth, wash the sleep from my face, and eliminate my bedhead hairdo, I pulled on my shorts and a tee shirt and headed out of the bedroom in search of him.Although I felt more alert from the hours of sleep that I’d had, I was still feeling the effects of the sedative. The world had a touch of surre
Of Wolves and Men Chapter Sixteen
We sat on the front porch of Noah’s cedar sided house and watched as the sun slowly slid behind the treetops that bordered his property.“How much longer before you turn?” I asked as I looked directly at Oscar.I couldn’t explain why, but I was avoiding looking at Noah. I inwardly thought that it was because I didn’t want to witness his handsome face turning beastly. Since I had no feelings for Oscar, other than the fact that he seemed like a nice person, I assumed that it wouldn’t affect me as much.“It won’t be long now,” Oscar replied as he moved next to Kenzie and asked, “Do you want to go inside before it happens?”She looked from Oscar, to Noah, and then to me before saying, “I believe I would.”“Kenzie?” I said with surprise.Oscar raised his hand and shook his head.“It’s okay,” he said with a soft voice.&nbs
Of Wolves and Men Chapter Seventeen
We spent the next few hours drinking wine and playing cards. I’d never played rummy, but I found myself to be quite good at it. I enjoyed Kenzie’s frustration over what she called ‘beginner’s luck’ so much that I actually forgot where I was or that the moon was full and I was technically in danger. It wasn’t until Snow stood at attention and snarled that it all came rushing back to me.I froze in dumb terror as I watched Kenzie slam her cards on the kitchen table where we’d been playing and push herself off of the chair. Moving with rapid stealth, she went to the window and peered out from behind the closed curtains.“I don’t see anyone,” she said in a hushed tone.Finally regaining my wits, I raced to Noah’s bedroom to get a view of the back part of the house. The bright moonlight made visibility easy as I scoped the landscape through the bedroom window. I was
Of Wolves and Men Chapter Eighteen
We remained in the basement while the men cleaned up and made sense of the main house after the battle. It turned out that there were three werewolves come to fetch me back to their pack. I could only imagine the mess the fighting created.“How badly did they destroy his house?” I asked.Even though the décor wasn’t my taste, it was a beautiful home. I felt horrible that I was the reason for any destruction that occurred while protecting me.“They broke a few things, but it’s mostly the bodies and blood that need to be cleaned up,” she replied. “I’m going to go up and see if they want our help.”I nodded as I watched her climb up the stairwell. Within seconds, she was back down relaying the fact that they would appreciate it if we just stayed in the basement until morning.Since there was a futon sofa, a recliner, and a television, we made ourselves comfortab
Of Wolves and Men Chapter Nineteen
True to their claim, the brothers’ wounds were barely visible by mid-morning. Oscar explained that, had he not tended to them with a special cleaning liquid that their grandfather concocted, their wounds would not have healed so readily and would have left scars. As it was, their bodies were fairly devoid of marks that would mar their beauty.I kept it to myself that, had Noah been scarred, I would have loved him just the same because my brief moment of intimacy with him was just that. Brief. Just as he’d held me close in his bed while sleeping, only to keep a good distance from me in my waking hours, his intimate demeanor disappeared as soon as we returned to the main floor of the house and he was reminded of the danger that I was in.His shifting of behavior around me made me question his true reasoning for caring for me. Was it the same love that I felt? Or, was it guilt over the fact that he’d inadvertently exposed me to th
Of Wolves and Men Chapter Twenty
He could have just been busy, but it seemed to me that Noah spent the rest of the day ignoring me. He was in and out of the house throughout the day, but said minimal to me whenever we were in each other’s company. I felt acutely alone. Especially because Kenzie and Oscar took off to do what they could about completing their tagging assignment. Although I still has Snow as my constant companion, our conversations were one sided… me speaking and him listening.Not only had I been forbidden to go out of the house for fear of being seen, but I was forced to wear that blasted, cumbersome red cape. The only benefit was that when I held it to my nose and sniffed, it hinted of his scent. It gave me a sense of feeling wrapped in his protective arms.After a few sarcastic jokes about Red Riding Hood, I settled down and gave in to my situation. I had to admit -to myself at least- that I was behaving badly because of the disappoint
Of Wolves and Men Chapter Twenty-One
The muffled sounds of voices coming from the main room of the house slowly roused me from my slumber. I reached for Noah, but his side of the mattress was empty and cold.Taking a few minutes to gather my wits about me, I swung my legs to the side of the bed and then padded my way to the ensuite bathroom. After inserting the last of the medication that Dr. Blake provided, I closed my eyes so that I could concentrate on assessing the condition of my body. I felt pretty good. All that remained was a mild soreness in my ribcage which I expected that a few more days would see an end to. During my examination, the doctor declared that there was only a hairline fracture in my rib and that it should heal quickly. Considering the loud crack that I’d heard when that beast fell upon me, I’d experienced doubts about the validity of that claim. I was happy to discover that he was right.Feeling refreshed and encouraged, I hurri
Of Wolves and Men Chapter Twenty-Two
“Well, well,” Oscar bellowed as he and Kenzie entered the room. “I see you called in the troops, brother. William and Joseph are keeping guard outside. They said that they saw signs of Snow’s hunting. I was wondering when you were going to send him off to tend to his needs.” Turning to Danica, his jovial attitude went sour as he said, “Hello, pain in my ass.”“Hello, shit face,” she replied with what I can only describe as an evil sneer.Kenzie and I simultaneously looked from Danica to Oscar. Their tone of voice and expressions hinted of an interesting story. Curious, but knowing better than to question anyone about their unusual greeting just then, Kenzie stepped forward.“I’m Kenzie,” my friend said as she offered her hand to Danica.“The human,” Danica grumbled as she rejected Kenzie’s hand and walked into the kitchen wit
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