It had been a year since I was met with an accident. I was traveling to Maine, to visit my grandma, Brown. After that terrible accident in New York, I almost died. My parents became extra protective of me because I was their only child.
They were well aware of my rebellious side, which keeps them worried. My Mom thought it's enough of my irresponsibility and decided to send me to my granny.
The population of Maine was pretty less compared to New York. This place was so green and the majority of this place was covered by trees, mosses, and ferns. It was green everywhere. The air was also fresh and calming. It's a peaceful place.
My granny's home was located in an isolated place, away from the town. Her place was surrounded by forest. Every time we visit the stores it takes half an hour to reach it from my granny's home. I know it didn't sound convenient but her place was worth the trouble.
"You don't look like you belong here, are you visiting someone?" I was snapped out of my bubble by the voice of my cabbie.
"Yeah… I am visiting my grandma and I am from New York." I noticed that he was in his late twenties, with dirty blond hair and blue eyes. He also had a slight French accent.
"What's your name? If you don't mind me asking,"
"No, I don't mind, my name is Catherine Brown but please call me Cathie." I politely replied to him.
"Well, Cathie, I am Ronan. We have had arrived the place. This is my card, call me if you want to visit any place here." he handed me his business card with a Polite smile.
"Yeah sure, Ronan" The cab stopped in front of an old house built with teak woods. I opened the cab door to witness the smiling face of my grandma. She rushed by my side and gave me a bone-crushing hug. For an old lady, she was stronger than me.
I gave my granny a toothy grin and kissed both her cheeks. After dropping my baggage the cab left.
"So, how have you been sweetheart? Look at you, all grown up and looking so pretty. Any boyfriends?" she winked at me with a cheeky grin.
My grandma, Brown was in her early eighties. She was full of fun and adventure. After my grandpa passed away five years ago, she became so heartbroken. She had no heart to leave this place which contains so much memories of Grandpa, Brown.
They both decided to settle here in their late fifties, after their retirement from responsibilities. It was a two-story house that was pretty average in size. My granny decorated the home with some antique collections. My grandparents met at NYU as freshmen, since then, they were inseparable.
"I'm fine granny and I don't have a boyfriend. Not anytime soon," I winked at her playfully.
I would like to enjoy my life but it didn't mean that you need a boyfriend to enjoy yourself. At the same time, it didn't mean that I'm innocent. I had a fair amount of kisses but nothing serious.
It was just I didn't lose my virginity yet and it's not like I'm saving it for someone special.
Everything happens when it was supposed to happen.
I'm just, going with the flow sort of person. I never had plans and not planning to have plans. Because when I plan something it never happens, since then I was going with the flow kind of girl.
"Oh come on! Don't give me that bullshit; I had a fair amount of men in my life before meeting your grandpa. Live a little, Cathie, what are you? Twenty-two?" my grandma had no filter. She was wild in her teens until she met my grandpa and the rest is history.
"No, I'm twenty, and stop cussing granny. It's not good for your age besides you know that dad will be mad if he knows about your cussing habit." I warned her for which she raised her silver eyebrow at me.
Though my dad was not her biological son, my granny always loved him to the moon. He was the only person she listens to other than my grandpa.
She also had a daughter named Emily, whom I never met for the past seven years. I heard that she lives in Rhode Island with Uncle William, Natalia, and Blake. Natalia and Blake were the daughter and son of Aunt Emily and Uncle William, who were three and five years elder than me.
My grandpa and grandma never had a child together. My dad and Aunt, Emily were not biological siblings.
"Your dad is of no fun. Come on, honey, it's getting cold out here. Let's get you in." I carried my baggage inside the home with my granny beside me.
The home gave a cozy and welcoming feel. We both entered my bedroom upstairs with blue walls and white furniture, the room was well decorated with a queen-sized bed in the middle.
"Do you like your room, sweetie? You are going to stay here for the rest of this year and I know you'll miss New York but according to the doctors you need some fresh air and change of environment." My granny told me. My lungs were heavily damaged due to my accident. It took me nearly eight months to discharge from the hospital.
It was the most dreadful day of my life. I hate the food and the smell there. I couldn't lift heavy weight or involve in physical work and I was not completely recovered from that accident. So my parents thought it would be great for me to spend a year with my granny.
Due to my stay here, I shifted my studies from NYU to the University of Maine, a forty-five minutes drive from my granny's home. I'm an English major, who spends most of my time reading and falling in love with fictional characters.
"Yeah, I know granny. It takes some time for me to adapt to this place and the room is beautiful, thank you." We both were interrupted by the sound of her doorbell.
We walked downstairs to get to the door.
I opened the door to witness a tall guy of about six foot two with jet black hair and green eyes. He had a well-built muscular body. After seeing me, his face lit up and in an instance, I was embraced in a bone-crushing hug.
"Yeah, yeah, I missed you too, Paul Harington. Stop choking me." He chuckled at me and ruffled my brown hair without faltering his big, goofy smile.
"Save me some hug, will you?" I turned to the voice, to witness a green-eyed blond with a slim body.
"Rachel, what are you doing here?" Paul and Rachel were my childhood best friends. We used to play together whenever I visit Maine. Their parents were close to my family.
"Nice to meet you too, Cathie." she rolled her eyes for my blunt response, still not faltering her grin.
"We heard from your granny that you are staying here for a year, so we thought of surprising you."
"SURPRISE!" They both yelled in unison with full of enthusiasm and hugged me.
"Please come in, it's getting cold out here." I closed the front door after ushering them in. We all moved to the living room filled with the aroma of granny's cookies.
She was comfortably seated on her armchair with a lazy grin on her face. I could tell that they all planned this together.
"I'm famished, let me have some cookies and make some way shorties." Paul shooed us away to make his way to the coffee table.
"We are not short, you dumbass!" we both smacked his head and made our way near granny.
"Owe! Don't need to be violent." He nursed his head as if, we really hit his head with force. It was just a light smack.
"And sure you are not!" Paul raised both his hands in mock surrender.
"Granny you are a life savior, these cookies are the best." Paul kissed granny's cheek and kept on munching his cookies.
"So what are you up to young man," Granny raised her silver eyebrows at Paul, who was ravishing his plate. I was wondering how he maintains this muscular physic, despite taking this much sugar.
But, to whom I to complain, her cookies were the best in this entire world.
"Granny, we are going to a nightclub, so we both thought of taking Cathie with us." oh my god, this was the best news I had ever heard in these past few months.
"Oh my god, really Paul, you are such an angel. Please, granny, it's just one night, I'll return before it's twelve." My granny pursed her lips in a thin line and narrowed her eyes on me.
She scrutinized her gaze on me searching for any rebellious ideas. When she couldn't find any, she nodded her head. My smile grew so big like it's even possible.
"I want you home before twelve and no alcohol. Paul, Rachel please do take care of her and don't leave her side." She told them with concern and worry etched face. They both nodded in unison."Granny, don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Now please give me that breathtaking smile of yours." She gave me her most charming smile, making her wrinkles prominent."When are we leaving?" I asked Rachel, who was already dressed in a short sleeveless red dress to ravish the night."We are leaving at half-past eight." I checked the time and it was fifteen to eight. So I have forty-five minutes to get ready."I'll be back after a shower.""Sure,""Rachel can you please select a dress for me from my baggage. I didn't unpack my suitcase yet." We both walked upstairs to my new bedroom, while Paul chatted with my granny in the living room about his plans after college.After my blissful bath with my vanilla and strawberry hair wash, I walked out of th
This was not my room. I sat upright on the bed and examined my surrounding. The room was so dark, and the windows were covered by a curtain. The furniture was made up of cherry wood. The room had a dark and powerful aura. There was a masculine touch to its decoration.Where in the hell, I landed myself?Oh my god, was I kidnapped? Thousands of questions were raised in my mind. I carefully tiptoed to the door, to sneak out of this room. I was still wearing my black lace dress, I slowly opened the door and checked my sides for any soul.After confirming that the area was clear, I walked out of the room and turned to shut the door softly. After I succeeded, I turned to walk away but suddenly I was bumped into a wall."Oomph! Where the hell does this wall comes from?" I muttered under my breath, nursing my poor nose."I can assure you that I'm not a wall." I was startled by a deep husky voice from my front. I raised my head to look into a set of deep s
"It is five thirty-eight." He declared with amusement clear in his voice."It is night literally!" I grumbled and pulled my comforter, preparing to sleep."Wake up young lady. Fresh up and meet us downstairs. We are going for a walk. Period," my granny commanded. Paul chuckled at my discomfort. I threw my pillow right at his face, making him stop laughing at my expense."Oomph!" serves him right."We will be waiting downstairs," Granny told me and dragged, Paul along with her before he attacks me.My sweet little bed opens his arms wide enough for me. He was so inviting.I thought about my granny. Maybe, next time, I gave my bed a sad smile and pat him before throwing my trainers and a sweatshirt. I put my hair on a ponytail and left my room.After my arrival, we three started to walk at the sideway of the road. The long road was surrounded by forest on both sides. The climate was a bit chilly but refreshing at the same time."
He told us that it’ll take a minimum of three weeks to fix the car and it was not helping the fact that my new university is about to open in two weeks. “Catherine can you wait by the car, I need to discuss something with bob, something personal.” He told me and nodded to the exit door. I hummed in response and made my way to his black Lamborghini. While I was waiting outside the shop, I felt like someone was stalking me. I turned around to spot a buff man with strong muscles, glaring at me with a sinister smile. “Finally, caught you, sweet cheeks,” He growled at me with a sadistic smile, which gives me creepy vibes. I took a step back and look behind me to see nothing but the forest. The shop was located behind the creep’s back. Suddenly the man in front of me gave me an animalistic growl. I shuddered with fear, was it even possible to make such an inhumane sound. To confirm my doubt, brown fur started to sprout out of his skin, his eyes turn
“Because we prefer to live in less populated places and in places which are covered by forest and mostly we avoid shifting into our wolf in front of humans, so that’s why no one found our existence,” He reasoned and I hummed in response.“So… you don’t eat humans?” I asked unsurely. He laughed at my question, clutching his stomach. I was annoyed by him.“Goddess no,”“Oh!” I blinked at him and began to relax.“It’s getting dark. You can stay with me tonight, and I’ll take you home the next morning because you are hurt.”“What about my granny?” I asked him.“I’ll tell her through a phone call, let’s take you to the packhouse, it’s in the middle of this forest just a few distances away from here.” He assured me with a smile, right now I feel so out of place and confused. I was thinking of asking him, once we reac
As soon as she left, I turned my attention to him."Alpha?" I asked him with my raised eyebrows to confirm my thoughts. Xander gave me a sigh before replying to me."Yes Catherine, I'm their Alpha, the leader of Blood moon pack." He told me casually. I could feel his irritation through his voice, but he tried to conceal it as if, he was tired."Oh…hm…uh…okay," I stuttered, suddenly feeling embarrassed about our previous encounters.We both entered into a medium-sized wooden cabin located near that large packhouse. Xander gently laid me on the bed. The room was white and large with several beds neatly aligned in order. There was a huge portrait of a black wolf with some white fur covering its paw and belly, which was hung on the wall, I could smell medicine and disinfectant here.God, I hate hospitals.I already spent more than enough of my life in hospital.Suddenly the door opened and a man with a white coat ente
"I'm not a cry baby." I defended myself with both my hands crossed near my chest."Aww! Sweetcheeks, you are so cute when you are angry," he cooed and pinched my cheeks. I swatted his hands in annoyance, he just laughed at me in response."If you want something, I'm just resting in the next room, okay?" he asked me and I hummed in response. We both were interrupted by a knock at my door."Come in," he yelled, the door creaked opened and Mary entered the room with a tray of food. After she leaving the tray on the bedside table, she left the room with a slight bow and a smile. Xander thanked her and turned to me."I thought it'll be difficult for you to walk to the dinner, so I asked her to bring your food to your room," he explained."Thank you," he nodded."Don't forget to take the pain killer after your food." he reminded me, I nodded my head in response.**********After he left the room, I limped to the adjoined bathroom in
I get it that he was so heartbroken but no one gave him the right to yell at me like that. I was just looking after him the previous night. I heaved a sigh and went into the bathroom and washed my face. My clothes were wrinkled because I had nothing to change into, while I slept the night.I picked up my medicines, and ready to get out of his packhouse but a knock was heard on my door when I was about to open it.I opened it to come, face to chest with Xander. He looked so stoic because of our previous encounter, his hands were fisted and his jaw was clenched. As if, he was ready to attack me.He looked fresh out of the shower, his hair was messy but in a good way. He was wearing a black button-down shirt with blue jeans."I'll take you to your granny's home. We will grab our brunch on our way," he rather stated and started walking with his long strides. He didn't even glance at me."Xander wait!" I shouted and tried to match with his pace, more li