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it had become almost like a tradition to have the big dinner on christmas eve , then open presents and have leftovers on christmas day . |
what i really needed to do was find jessa . |
she still wasnt answering her phone , and i needed to get in contact her before the six oclock deadline . |
a note on my front door was visible even from this distance . |
who wouldve left it ? |
jessa wouldve called , and id received no new calls or texts . |
weird . |
going to the door , i noticed the note was scribbled in big bold letters . |
not written by anyone i knew , but the text itself scared me . |
we know where you live . |
you dared to poison one of our kind . |
youll regret that mistake . |
call 555-7889 , or ill hunt you down . |
my heart leapt in my throat . |
what had i gotten myself into ? |
should i call or try to hide ? |
no , i would be foolish to hide . |
id see what they wanted . |
thats all i could do . |
i dialed the number . |
to my surprise , mr . |
sexy didnt answer . |
it was another man . |
at least , it really didnt sound like him . |
you better make a potion to fix whatever you did . |
if you dont , youll live to regret it . |
the mans voice was a rumbling purr , and i nearly dropped the phone . |
i ... i dont know what youre talking about . |
my keys jiggled as i tried to insert them in the doorknob , but a strange man with a cell phone to his ear opened it . |
i think you do . |
my phone slipped from my grip . |
surprise slammed into me . |
the man clenched his fist around my throat , cutting off my air , as he pulled me into my home . |
youre going to do whatever you can to make sure this gets fixed . |
you poisoned my father , and youll damn well fix him . |
he flung me like a doll , and my head slapped the wall . |
i slumped to the floor . |
within a span of seconds , he was on me again . |
get up . |
please , stop . |
my voice sounded weak even to my own ears . |
i dont know what youre talking about . |
who is your father ? |
while i had a feeling it might be whoever had been poisoned , i had no idea why this stranger was pissed off at me and at my home . |
the werewolves were after me , but this guy was taking it personally . |
you know who im talking about . |
stop playing dumb . |
he lifted me to my feet and his nostrils flared . |
he bent closer to my neck , and i stopped breathing . |
my pulse rapidly beat in my chest , and i couldnt hold back the fear crashing through me . |
no , dont show fear to werewolves . |
who do i smell on you ? |
i dont know this individual . |
why does he smell like a werewolf ? |
i backed up , but he followed me , keeping his nose just a little above my skin . |
his breath caressed me , but i didnt feel any lust or allure . |
maybe partially because he was a hot but still psycho werewolf , and i knew how crazy werewolves could be , after meeting mr . |
sexy at jessas shop . |
why should i tell you ? |
better not to lie and say i didnt know . |
who knew what hed do then ? |
youll tell me . |
if you dont he shook his head . |
theres no time to get into this . |
fix a potion for my father . |
ill find whoever this is . |
werewolves dont intrude on my fathers territory . |
they are dealt with . |
tell that to whoever attacked him and changed him ! |
i slapped a hand over my mouth , feeling stupid for having said too much . |
damn it , damn it , damn it ! |
he jerked back from me . |
what ? |
no . |
my pack doesnt do that . |
were not the kind of people who go out changing others into our kind . |
if we did , people would know about us ... . |
he trailed off and his face fell . |
oh fuck ! |
balling his hands , he slammed a fist into the wall near my head . |
i screamed as part of the wall rained down on me . |
if i got far enough away , i could work up my magic enough to get off a spell or two . |
i might be able to escape . |
let go of the fear . |
hopefully my supernatural muscles were more up to par than theyd been during my first werewolf encounter . |
muttering an incantation , i breathed in and out , forcing myself to remain calm . |
the previous meeting with a werewolf had been bad , because i hadnt known they existed , but now one was in my house ! |
if i shattered the illusion of normalcy , my neighbors would recognize the fact my house was on fire from freaking fireballs on the curtains . |
the werewolf looked at me dead on . |
dont weave your magic on me . |
if i wanted to kill you , youd be dead . |
he nodded his head to the wall . |
who told you to make the initial potion ? |
i ... i dont know his name . |
he was tall , muscularumarrogant ? |
what else could i say ? |
if only jessa had taken down mr. sexys information , instead of just accepting cash from whoever came in who wanted to get involved with magic . |
but then again , she had his number . |
i patted my pockets , searching for my cell phone , but then i remembered : my phone was outside . |
you do realize you described half the people in my pack , dont you ? |