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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 .