Chapter FIVE

Leah's pov

I sat at the breakfast table lacking an appetite. "Leah are you okay, don't you like the food?" My mom asked with a concerned look. 

My mom who was the town sheriff, Detective Riley Smith had an eye as sharp as an eagle she'd spot discomfort almost immediately.

"No I..." I thought for a moment, could I ask her? Should I tell her what's going on?

Would she understand? 

"Just school...it's exhausting." I lied through my teeth. 

As she wanted to probe the news caught our attention "A young man was found dead in his truck early in the morning today...this would be the first murder case in almost fifty years of Banewood Town, it comes as a shock-" 

"Ugh, damn it I said no reporters on the scene." My mom stood up and left the table in anger. I didn't know if it was because she was annoyed at the scene or because my dad popped up on the screen. 

Doctor Elden Smith, divorced my mother five years ago...I will never forgive him. 

I sighed my lack of appetite over taking my will to eat, I stood up, tossed some of the items in my backpack and left the house. 

"That truck is in horrible condition, I'll get you a new car soon, meanwhile drop your siblings off will you." My mom said half on the phone, half talking to me. 

I rolled my eyes as they entered the truck "Sooo we are in your truck again." Stephanie teased and I shot her a look.

"Put on your seatbelt and better act mute or you'll walk to school." I said with a look that dared her to dare me. 

She didn't, thankfully, instead she put on headphones like my brother and got busy on her phone. 

My mind was scrambling with thoughts as I drove, what was that reflection...what are these dreams...am I the only one going through this? 

Should I meet up with the bookclub again? 

I was stuck with the same questions with no answers. 

Something suddenly jumped into the road and I screamed as I crashed headfirst into it. 

My heart was beating rapidly in my chest, my siblings were so engulfed in whatever they were doing they didn't even flinch as I stopped the truck and got out. 

"Oh my God are you okay?" One moment someone was lying on the road completely dead before my truck the next minute they were gone. 

In the blink of an eye, if I didn't see the blood on the road I would have thought I imagined it. 

It freaked me out so much I caught goosebumps, was it an illusion ? 

I could have sworn I just saw someone dead before my truck and yet I stood there staring at an empty road with a smear of fresh blood. 

This was getting creepier by the second, I quickly got into the truck taking a deep breath "Hey ? is something wrong? " Josh asked, Stephanie was still engulfed with her phone.

"Yeah, everything is great." I said unsteadily.

As soon as I got to school, I headed to the restroom to wash my face. As soon as I got into the bathroom, I saw him. 

He was bleeding and bile filled my throat making me throw up in the sink.

I quickly splashed water on my face then looked at him in disbelief "What happened to you?" I tried to go to him but he lifted his hand.

"Stay away from..." he was breathing heavily. "Why do you keep haunting me?" 

I frowned in confusion. "I could say the same about you...I keep seeing you." 

Our gazes locked and my heart leaped into my throat "I feel like I know you...my body reacts strangely when I'm around you..." 

"Stop..." he said in a strangled breath as I watched in fascination all that was happening before my eyes. 

"Wh-what is happening to your wounds?" I stuttered, gathering courage. I walked up to him even as he scrambled back against the wall.

I grabbed hold of his shirt on impulse and undid the buttons in haste to understand what on earth I was seeing happen before my very eyes. "Your wounds...they are healing." 

His eyes were a bright gold with blue edges as its pupil, he pushed me off him and I fell on my ass. "First you scratch my car, Second you invade my thoughts, my mind and now you try to take my body too!" 

The audible scoff I uttered made him frown as I stood up "Stop stalling and answer me...what are you?" 

He stood up like he felt no pain, I watched as he stretched his muscles. His wounds were all healed and his face had a very inhumane appearance. 

"Answer me!" I demanded, panic rising in the pit of my stomach with every dangerous move he made. 

My eyes searched for a weapon as he took one step forward, all I did was blink and my back collided against the wall.

Trapped between his hard bloody body and the hardness of the wall, my lungs could no longer take in sufficient amounts of air.

My brain couldn't process the words he was saying to me as he whispered in my ear, the heat of his breath warmed my cheek and I broke into a sweat. 

I clenched my fists from holding on to him as my knees weakened from both fear and excitement. "The problem is that we werewolves don't have the gift to make you forget but I do have one charm, I stole it from a bloody witch." 

His lips trailed my neck and I shivered in response, like my body had found its owner. 

It had hungered for so long, his lips felt familiar to the dream I had, my body arched into him in response.

My eyes became heavy, he was doing something to me. I could not explain. My body was shutting down, he was still saying things to me yet I could not make out the words.

"What are you doing to me?" I moaned as I wrapped my arms around his neck. 

"I should be the one asking this question." His groan was the last thing I remember. 

"Sleeping in my class? That's detention, Miss Smith." The sound of Mr Alberta's unamused voice stirred me.

Chills went down my spine as I sat up with no comprehension of how I got there.

Everyone was whispering in the class Tucker did not look pleased.

Well obviously I just got detention when we legit have a date tonight. 

I sighed as I sat up rubbing my palm against my forehead.

The memories of what just happened are still very clear in my brain.

Was he aware that whatever spell he cast on me didn't work? 

I thought to myself as the bell rang ending the school day.

As I gathered my things to leave, the most popular girl in school suddenly stood in front of me.

Madison Gardener actually hated me with an affinity I could not describe. 

To her I was a thorn in her flesh, ever since I was voted prettiest girl in school in freaking middle school over her.

Yeah, I have been avoiding her since forever and I was not about to get involved with her. 

"Leah Smith, long time." She said, flipping her thick perfect brown hair over her shoulder. 

Her piercing green eyes held motive and determination I was not interested in, as the mayor's daughter she thought she had the whole world at her beck and call. 

I gave her an acidic smile "Madison are you lost?" I asked not hiding the disdain I felt for her at all.

"Do you really not know how you got to class? Are you pretending?" she asked, her arms folded fuming like a little girl in third grade.

Arching my brow, I picked up my backpack "Nope, something special about it enough to grab your attention." 

"Freaking Reuben Dark carried you to class in his arms." She snapped in annoyance and I flinched.

"So?" I really wanted to escape her annoying probing, and her choking perfume. I was sensitive to certain smells, it could trigger my asthma. 

"So! Do you know who he is?" She asked her jaw slack, I shielded my nose with my elbow stepping away. 

I shook my head with an irritated expression "I don't know and I don't care, honestly do not involve me with anything that has to do with him." I warned her seriously.

She eyed me, sniffing herself involuntarily. 

After what I saw in the toilet, I could tell he was very dangerous and it was not advisable for me to be tangled up with him.

A warm arm circled my waist as Tucker's familiar smell filled my nostrils "Leave her alone Madison." he said possessively. 

"Tucker." She said breathlessly, well he was her ex so it wasn't anything new. 

"Let's go." he said softly, leading me past Madison who grabbed his arm.

Madison bared her teeth "Are you serious? we just broke up then of all people you go for her?" 

The anger in her voice actually pisses me off every second she opens her mouth further. "You can't be with anyone else but me Tucker." she snapped then walked past us, stepping on me intentionally with her high heels as she left the classroom.

"Oh my God are you okay?" he asked and I shifted slightly away from him.

"I thought you were done with Madison?" I asked, feeling nauseous again.

He looked very apologetic. "I am. She is just in over her head thinking we are still together." 

I stepped back as he stepped closer "Look I'm good sort out whatever it is with her before our date."

"Leah." he pleaded.

"It's cool, just make things clear with her before our date." I said sternly, limping out of the classroom. 

"Leah!" he called out to me but I didn't turn back.