Chapter three

Erin’s point of view.

“Please don’t hit me!” My intruder calls out in a very young, immature female voice; I pull the lamp back just in time before pulling the intruder’s hood back to reveal their face. Well, it’s not the Mafia, so I guess that’s one thing less to worry about; it’s not even a scary intruder, just a terrified young girl who stands in tears in front of me.

“Please don’t hit me”, she says as she blinks under the bright light,

“I’m not going to hit you; you can tell me why the hell you are climbing through my window at this ungodly hour, though, young lady.”

She looks to the floor without whispering a word…

“Okay, if that’s how you want to play it, Let’s see what the police have to say about this”

Even though I have no intention of calling the police just yet, I’m just hoping it will frighten her enough to volunteer some information.

“I ran away from home after I argued with my family” “she says,

Okay, I’ve been a teenage girl myself; I see where this is coming from, so I sit down on the bed and pat the space next to me, inviting my little guest to take a seat as I say.

“I know where you’re coming from, sweetheart, but I’m sure your parents will be very worried about you; it’s not safe for a young girl to be out on the streets at this time.”

She sniffs as she wipes away a tear and whispers,

“My parents died when I was just a baby. I live with my brother; we live with Liam and Lucy now.”

I nod. She must mean they are either her adoptive parents or foster parents. “I’m sure they will still be worried over you, sweetheart. The streets are not safe for a young girl.”

I pass her a tissue to dry her eyes as she says, “I guess so.”

“Well then, we had better get you home, young lady; my name is Erin. Hopefully, you have a name to go with that pretty face of yours.”

She half smiles and mutters, “Leah, my name is Leah.”

“See, I knew you would have a pretty name, so Leah, how far away do this Liam and Lucy live from here?”

She smiles this time, “It’s a twenty-minute walk; we live on the outskirts of town.”

Jesus, that’s a forty-minute walk for me; I wish I had my car right now; I shake that thought away. I would much rather walk than face the Mafia again,

I slip my coat on before pulling my shoes from under the bed and slipping my feet inside. The sooner I get this child home, the sooner I can get some bloody sleep.

We set off on the walk to this Liam and Lucy’s house; five minutes into the walk and I can’t help but smile as I listen to Leah chatter away; I remember when I used to be so full of life, full of hopes and dreams until one asshole ex-boyfriend almost ruined everything for me. He will not win, though I made the Star Grazer great once I can do it again. I can make it rise from the Ashes.

“Do you live in the hotel!” Leah asks

“No, just stopping over for a few days while I get my bar fixed up and find a new place to live.”

I reply; Leah's eyes go wide. “What happened to your bar?”

“Some idiots decided to rearrange it with baseball bats.”

She stops walking for a second. “why are some humans so evil?”

She makes me giggle with her strange choice of words, and I reply

“I don’t know, sweetie, but it’s nothing that can’t be fixed. I will make the Star Gazer great again. Or I will when the mafia decides to move on from my front door.”

I didn’t mean to say that last part out loud, but Leah shrugs her shoulders as she carries on walking.

Fifteen minutes later and, I find myself walking towards a few scattered houses on the edge of the woods; they are beautiful houses, and to my surprise, I also notice one of these houses is up for sale, and I somehow find myself drawn towards it, I snap a quick pic with my phone, I will call up the estate agent in the morning and ask for a viewing tomorrow. It will take one hell of a chunk out of my savings, though. Hopefully, I will still have enough to get the Star Gazer back on its feet.

Fuck Warren, I don’t need his cheating ass anymore!

This one is ours, “Leah says as she starts to lead me up a long driveway. They really are beautiful houses; each one has a large driveway and extensive grounds, and it’s so quiet here, not like living in a busy city. I never knew this place was here so close to the town.

Leah grabs hold of my hand, her face turning serious as she says,

“Can I tell you a secret, Erin?”

“Of course, Leah”, I reply as we both stop walking…she turns to me and whispers, “Be careful; I am a werewolf.”

Which makes me giggle as I reply, “Don’t be silly, Leah werewolves are not real.”

She chuckles as she mutters, “You’ll see.”

I laugh kids and their fairytales,

Before either of us gets the chance to say anything else, A ridiculously tall figure appears in the glass of the door in front of us. When he opens the door, I swear I almost drool all over myself and him because standing in front of me is the most handsome man that I have ever seen in my life.

I chuckle to myself as he looks down at me. Just my luck, Leah’s foster father or adoptive father is spoken for…I’m sure Leah said that her name was Lucy…. Well, Lucy is one fortunate lady getting to share her bed with this hunk of a man every night.

I shake my head; after tonight, I should be sworn off men forever! They all think with their Dicks anyway!

“He pulls Leah into his arms and whispers, “Leah, thank God you're okay; we have all been so worried about you.”

I smile; my job here is done, and it’s very obvious that this man adores this little girl. I turn away and start to walk back down the driveway as I check my watch; I have a date with a bed in roughly twenty minutes.

I turn my head to look back as Leah calls out, “Erin.”

“Yes, Leah?” I reply as she shouts, “Thank you for bringing me home,”

“Yes, thank you, we are so grateful to you”, says ridiculously tall and handsome, in a ridiculously deep, sexy, and extremely panty-melting voice.”

Damn, I had better keep walking. Otherwise, I’m going to leave a wet spot on his driveway. I wave my hand over my shoulder as I call out,

“You’re welcome…Bye, little wolf.”

I quickly turn for one last peep of Mr Handsome before he disappears out of sight, and to my surprise, he seems a little shocked, maybe even a little annoyed, but when he sees me looking, he smiles and waves, shit, I really need to get some sleep. I’m getting delirious now!