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if you dont help me out , then consider yourself and your family ... and your werewolf boyfriend ... all dead . |
no way else around it , girlie . |
either do what i want , or youre done for . |
he squeezed my shoulder hard . |
a whimper escaped my lips before i could stop it . |
the pain was truly reaching epic proportions . |
fine . |
when do you need it by ? |
i asked , hoping hed let me go on my way . |
now . |
he stared into my eyes from inches away , intimidating the hell out of me . |
i cant right now . |
my friends store isnt open right now . |
i cant get the supplies i need if shes not there . |
i hoped hed buy that excuse . |
really hoped . |
maybe if he did , i could reach jessa between now and then , and we would figure out a way around this , so someone didnt have to die . |
tuesday then . |
if i dont have it tuesday , then expect her to be the first victim . |
um , where do you want to pick it up ? |
he propped his feet on the opposite booth . |
at the new age shop , and if you dont show promptly at 6 pm , there will be consequences . |
understand ? |
i nodded , trying to figure out how i was going to get out of this . |
he wanted it on christmas eve . |
this was hell . |
tuesday , at six oclock . |
be there . |
he slid out of the booth , his shoes silent against the tile floor . |
i rested my head in my hands , trying to keep my body from violently shivering . |
the fact he hadnt been trying to kill me was something i hadnt anticipated , but the sick feeling that he had changed ethan into a werewolf on purpose disgusted me . |
i had to make sure ethan was okay . |
i grimaced . |
that meant id have to search for him , either at his house that he shared with nolan , or at my parents , and i refused to go back there . |
mr . |
sexy already knew where they were , but that didnt mean i liked luring him there . |
it didnt take long to drive there . |
nolans car wasnt in the driveway , but maybe he stored it in the garage . |
who knew ? |
if i had any chance of talking to ethan about what was going on , i needed to do it now before i chickened out . |
i knocked on ethans door , not at all feeling like i should be there . |
if nolan answered , what would i say ? |
hey bro , i wanted to talk about getting mugged , after all . |
thanks for the brotherly advice , and by the way , stay out of my business in the future ? |
no , that would be the door swung open , and ethans sexy body filled most of the doorframe . |
i stumbled back a few steps . |
heat shot through my veins at the sight of him . |
hi . |
i just ... . |
your brother isnt home right now . |
he started to shut the door , but i caught it . |
please , i want to talk to you . |
im sorry , i didnt know where else to go . |
my mouth kept moving , even though nothing sensible came out . |
ive just ... i dont know . |
this whole mess is ethan pulled me inside , carefully missing any of the bruised flesh of my arms . |
if youre going to talk , dont do it out there . |
he pressed my back against the now closed door . |
my body reacted to the closeness , and the urge to arch into him overrode all reason . |
head out of the gutter ! |
after dinner , i went to this fast food joint and keys rattled in the door behind me , and i jumped from the door , only to smack into ethans hard chest . |
he held me for a moment , and the heat of his palms warmed me after being out in the cold . |
want something to drink ? |
i guess so . |
frowning , i didnt know what to do . |
maybe i should escape out the back before nolan got in here , but that would be awkward since he would see my car out front . |
how did i get myself into these kinds of situations ? |
i sighed , and headed for the couch . |
mia , im surprised to see you . |
nolan frowned at me as he came into the room , then glanced over to see ethan arriving with three cans of beer . |
he threw one to my brother and set the other two on the coffee table . |
what are you doing here ? |
i ... i just didnt feel safe at my house after the mugging , so i decided to hang out here for a few hours . |
i tried to act casual , but my voice shook a little . |
casual didnt define the emotions raging inside me . |
especially with both of them staring at me like id grown two heads . |
yeah , she seemed pretty unnerved when i answered the door . |
guess its all catching up with her . |
its easy to let it get to you . |
just stay strong . |
ethan popped open his can of beer and took a sip . |
great . |
a pep talk . |
exactly what i needed . |
this was all too weird . |
i didnt know what else to say or do . |
i just took a swing of beer . |
college football was on television again , so i sat in silence . |
the two of them went into the kitchen , and i heard their whispered voices , but i couldnt catch what they were saying . |
within minutes , they returned with nolan carrying a bag of tortilla chips and two bowls of salsa . |
we sat watching sports for what felt like hours . |
football wasnt my idea of a good time , but spending time with the two of them like this relaxed me . |
nolan glanced in my direction , but i tried to keep my gaze on the tv . |
i wanted to blend in with the couch . |
i probably shouldnt even be here . |
i hated to think that id lured the werewolf to where my brother and ethan lived too , but i couldnt say that he didnt already know , either . |
i rested my head against the arm of the couch , and within minutes , all my cares just faded . |
the beer had helped relax me , and the delicious scent of ethan warmed my body . |
i felt safe for the first time in the past couple days . |
chapter eleven ethan after mia fell asleep on the couch last night , nolan covered her with a blanket , and we slipped a pillow beneath her head . |