CHAPTER SEVENTEENWhat Happens AfterTears are falling thick and fast down my cheeks. I press a hand to my mouth to stifle the sound of my sobs, rushing to my room and slamming the door.I don't know if the door will stop Dylan from hearing me, but it's the best I can do.I throw myself onto the bed, pressing my face into the pillow.I never thought it would be like this.I never thought he'd find out.Even if I'd known he would, I would have been sure he'd brush it off, just like all my other efforts of investigation.I grab my phone, sending a text to Hannah with shaky hands."Hannah I messed up. Dylan found out about Jim tailing him. He's mad. I think he hates me." I texted her"Oh hon, I'm sorry. Tell me what happened, exactly." She replied.I spend a few minutes typing out a description of the fight, not wanting to risk Dylan hearing me speaking to her on a phone call.Hannah's response is a few minutes in coming. "Give him the night to cool off. He has a right to be mad. I'm no
CHAPTER EIGHTEENWelcome to HellThey're still speaking, but I'm not listening. I hurtle to the door, grabbing Dylan by the shoulder and yanking him back.He's a lot heavier than I am, and I barely manage to move him, but I push myself between him and Derek anyway."Stay away from him! I'll call the police if you hurt him again, I swear I will."Derek raises his eyebrows at Luke. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Dylan cover his face with his hand.Hm, maybe I misjudged you after all."I don't like the way Derek's looking at me. It's like he's X-raying me. Like he can see everything."Tell me, what has Dylan told you about our... group?"*Just because you've got Dylan too scared to say anything doesn't mean I won't find out. If you try to hurt him, I'll bring you down. My best friend is a lawyer. Trust me, you don't want to go up against her."Dylan chuckled. He doesn't appear at all moved by my threats. "It can wait until tomorrow, Dylan. I assume you have things to do?" He eyes me
CHAPTER NINTEENThe Engagement PartyI hang on Dylan's arm as we enter. He really doesn't know what he's getting into.Kenzy, Dylan! You look lovely, dear. And you, Dylan - that suit is... quite original."I grimace at my mom.Does she have to start with the veiled insults the moment we walk through the door? I already know she prefers Raymond to Dylan.Probably because I limited the time she spent with Raymond for this very reason.Thanks, mom.Joseph comes to rescue us. ''Hannah s already here, she said she needs to talk to you when you get here."Dylan and I follow Joseph to the corner of the room, where Hannah is sitting by the snacks table. She winks at us. "Thought you might need a reason to getaway.Did we have to invite her?" I moan."She'd be crushed if you didn't, "Joseph points out. "Don't be too hard on her. She means well. She's just misguided."I know.," I sigh, and Dylan puts his arm around me.It's ok. This is what I signed up for, remember? It's just one night."No,
CHAPTER TWENTY We're Not ExclusiveI get out of the car, holding my head high. "Raymond."What are you doing here so late?"My head is still buzzing with the argument with Dylan, and I can't think up anything better on the spot than the truth. "I fought with Dylan."Raymond's mouth twists in distaste at the sound of his name. "I never thought you two were right for each other. I couldn't believe it when I heard."*We are right for each other," I growl"Then what are you doing here?"He has me there.I...um..." Words aren't working for me. I stride over to Raymond and kiss him. He responds by wrapping his arms around me, kissing me back in a way that makes me breathless.He breaks away to lead me inside, closing the front door behind us.I knew you'd come back to me."His kisses, now on my neck, are distracting, but I know I have to focus."Raymond, wait. This isn't - I'm not coming back to you. If we do this, it's a one-time thing. We're not together."He pauses to look at me. "You t
CHAPTER TWENTY ONETime to Think***KenzyI'll call you in a few days. I need time to think."Please don't take too long. I understand you're freaked out, but Derek is going berserk about this. I'll try to hold him off for as long as I can." He sentDylan's words do nothing to reassure me. Hold him off? What, exactly, is Derek going to do to me? Surely, Dylan wouldn't let anyone hurt me?How much power does he have over Derek?From what I've seen so far, Derek does what he wants, and Dylan is expected to follow orders.I spend the morning alternating between pacing and lying in bed, worries swirling in my mind.Will the police find the body? What will Derek do me? What do I want to do about Dylan?He's... he's a werewolf. I saw it with my own eyes.Werewolves aren't supposed to exist. They do. How does this change things between us?In desperation, I resort to Google. Unsurprisingly, Google doesn't have anything to offer that suggests that werewolves are anything more than fiction.I
CHAPTER TWENTY TWOPlease Don't TellHe's fiddling with his pants, but before he can get them undone, the man has suddenly ripped them away from me.I spin around in time to see something huge and furry atop him. It looks like a wolf, but wolves don't get that big.The wolf's long teeth sink into his skin, tearing his throat out.I realize I'm screaming hysterically, pressed against the car. The wolf looks at me and hesitates. Probably wondering if I'll make a good meal.It seems to decide that I'm not worth the trouble. It starts walking away.I'm sobbing, and I can't seem to stop.The wolf turns back to me.No, please, leave me alone. Eat the guy you killed, surely he's enough to fill your belly?I don't see what happens, even though I'm staring right at the wolf. Its shape seems to shift. The fur vanishes and it steps upright, shrinking as it does so.The wolf is gone. Dylan is in its place."Kenzy, it's ok." He takes a hesitant step toward me.I stumble into his arms, clutching at
CHAPTER TWENTY THREEBetter Off Not KnowingIn the time I hesitate, Dylan has changed the subject.So now you know what I am. Do you... do you still want to go ahead with the fake marriage? I must warn you, living together is more dangerous than us remaining friends since we'll be in close contact more often."For a split second, I wonder if I should press the issue of why he came back, but I decided that I'm better off not knowing.I'm done with digging up Roger's secrets.They hurt too much. I don't know if I can withstand another bombshell like this one.I trust you." That much I know for sure.Dylan doesn't seem as sure. "I don't know if you should."You've managed to control yourself so far.You've never hurt me. If it wasn't for you, I would have been hurt really badly."Dylan nods, but he doesn't look like he believes me.I lean back, thinking, that the silence is no longer awkward. If I'm going to do this, I want to be all in. I want to see Dylan, to know all of him. He's carr
CHAPTER TWENTY FOURMates for LifeThe footsteps start toward us.I glance at Dylan, unsure what to do. He hesitates for a moment before sweeping me up into his arms.He starts running, carrying me easily. I can't hear any sounds of our pursuers over the rushing wind through my ears.Dylan puts me down a few minutes later but doesn't speak, due to the fact he turns immediately into a wolf. I don't need to be told what to do. I leap onto his back and hold him tightly.We run through the game reserve, the scenery flashing by too fast to make out. Only when we finally reached the loose fence did we come in by.Are we safe?" I ask breathlessly as Dylan and I hurry to the car.We're safe. I definitely outran them, but they might still be searching the park. We should get out of here just in case. I'm sorry."So much for showing you that being friends with a werewolf could be fun."I find myself laughing. "Are you kidding?"That was awesome! Ok, so the nearly getting the caught part wasn't
KENZY'S P.O.V.2 weeks later.It's been like ages since the last time Dylan kissed me on the forehead and said he loved me. Yeah, I knew Dylan had always been there for me and we had moved through this part together. Caring and loving like a normal married couple.I huffed, shutting my eyes and remembering everything that has happened so far.Yes, the truth of the matter remained that we both love each other but the circumstances of our marriage were slowly racing through my mind. I knew I was hungry for something extraordinary, something I feared that Dylan would give to me. A real marriage, a normal family. As the days keep rolling by I find myself afraid of the worst. I don't know why, but I have been having these crazy dreams about him slipping away from my hands, right in front of me. I'm not that type of frek that thinks so negatively and let it torture me in form of nightmares. This one just keeps happening, each time I shut my eyes and lay down to rest I keep seeing this beau
CHAPTER FORTY ONEI stared into Dylan's blanched face as they took me away, Inez made the atmosphere intense as he smirked.Victory written all over his face as I was gently taken away. Just like the scenes of an Indian movie, I turned backwards watching Dylan race towards but the bodyguards held him back. I could feel the agony and pains in his eyes but regardless I had to do this for him. I couldn't watch his pack become ruined because of me. As our eyes met one more time, I did what everyone in my shoes would have done. I shifted my gaze, to the door as tears rolled freely down my eyes. I knew this might be the last time my eyes will ever behold Dylan's wonderful face and we'll definited body but honestly, I didn't have a choice.I knew he would hate me for my decisions, but I don't care. What mattered more to me is the fact that I would be able to save his life and that of his pack.I gulped down, the pains of being taken away from your lover hit me like strain bullets and my ent
CHAPTER FORTYI froze at first before shrugging it off. There was no way a man like Daniel could be brother to someone as powerful and committed to his pack like Derek. Although I had to admit they both had an undeniable striking resemblance which makes me reconsider my thoughts. 'Are they actually brothers?' I snapped out of it soon as I saw a drop of blood dropping down from Daniel's face. I was furious and filled with anger and I dive towards Daniel."Let go of him! Daniel." I tried to sound as calm as possible.His weird smirk tells me something is wrong but I tired not to bother much about that. I don't know what's happening but in the next few minutes, rogues surrounded our pack. "It was a trap all along, Daniel had tricked me and with the way he was smirking, I sense everything isn't going to be fine! Derek's unusual silence caught my attention and I'm forced to look in his direction. I opened my lips to talk but figured out there wouldn't be any use for that. I could talk
CHAPTER THIRTY NineI wiped off the tears that had been falling freely down my face. I hate the fact that I'm torn in between two things I love the most. I kept running until I got to the end of the road. Now, I'm standing in front of the two paths. "Either way you will have to lose one." Daniel's words echoed in my head and I gulped, trying to figure out what to do next. Taking the right path would lead me to my Dylan, the man whom I treasured more than the entire universe and had more memories with. My existence was based on him and I couldn't imagine another day without him let alone lose him forever. Taking the right path, I will get to the pack house in no time, I will be able to warn the entire pack members and Derek will be able to help stop everything ahead of time. Speaking about time, I'm out of time! I barely have up to forty minutes to round up whatever I chose to do. I shut my eyes remembering what Raymond had taught me, back then when we used to be together, he said w
CHAPTER THIRY EIGHT"Do you think you'd be able to escape?" Daniel's hot breath feel on my neck.One thing was certain, I didn't care what the consequences of my actions are and I'm none apologetic about it.I inhaled sharply the breez, turning over to him with an indifferent look."Say what you want but don't you dare lay your filthy fingers on me." I warned with a stern look.The expression on his face showed he was amazed about the kind of woman I was. Fearless, bold and even sassy. Deep down, my head is a market place and I shiver as I don't know he was going to do next. I can only hope he doesn't hurt me and I desperately know I need to work on my tongue!"What makes you think I'd want to touch your body?" He asked with a deadpan face."I don't know but like I said, don't you fucking touch me." My eyes meets his and he grinned, devouring him with his hungry eyes as though I was some of meal.I roll my eyes really hard and sneared at him, he sighs and dragged me along like I was
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN Deep down inside the forest, I am panting as drops of sweat race down my face.There is total darkness and I can barely make out anything.I tried to be as calm as possible, I had never been this careful, walking and praying I wouldn't end up making a single noise.I stopped on my track, looking backwards to see if anyone was behind me, but no, there was no rogue after me.Turning front, I discovered I didn't know which part to take. I was lost in this deep part of the forest. I began to panic, there was no escape for me, everyone had been taken down and I was the only person that made it out. 'Dylan!' his name rings bell in my mind and I am lost wandering where on Earth he must have gone to! Earlier at the restaurant, I became angry the moment I noticed it was another man holding me instead of Dylan. I opted to leave but he held me back. I discovered that I was not the only person who was attacked.The entire restaurant had been attacked, I flicked, pushing ba
CHAPTER THIRTY SIX"You are back!" I huffed extremely happily and I jerked off the couch.He didn't say a word, rather he pulled me into his arms and I really wished I could concrete and live in the moment but I just couldn't.The look on his face wasn't promising, he was sad. I was no werewolf neither did I have detecting skills but I still know when things aren't already with Dylan."Hey, what's wrong?" I asked, staring into his eyes.They are dull and pale, my ears are itching to hear something but he doesn't grant me my wish. Rather, he kissed me on the forehead and requested to eat."I'm hungry." His husky voice filled my ear. I stared into his eyes, and decided not to trouble him further.In a swift, I'm in the kitchen preparing what I know he loves best.He turned off the television and headed towards the room. I can't say for sure but I know something was wrong somewhere and one thing was certain, I would find out about it.Aside from the intimate relationship we now share, Dy
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVEI woke up early in the morning, touching the other end of the bed to reach Dylan but I can't feel anything.The second I realized he wasn't there I opened my eyes widely, lurching up the bed instantly."Dylan." I call softly.I stood up from the bed but realized I was naked! I roll my eyes and in a swift I'm putting his clothes down my body.I picked up my mobile to aid me see and walk my way to the light switch.I turned it on but there was no sign of Dylan around. Maybe you were in the sitting room, I tried to convince myself, as my breathing level continued to increase."Dylan." I called out again, this time I was a bit thick and shaking.He is not in the sitting room either, I panicked as a sweet scent of Maple syrup filled my nose.He was probably in the kitchen, without thinking again I was standing in front of the kitchen. Pulled the door open but he is still not here! I mumbled, drawing closer to the kitchen table. There is a cover plate on it with a can
CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR"Are you ready for this?" Dylan asked with a tensed face. For some reason, I knew he didn't want to play along with my silly plan. I knew the pack had their eyes on Raymond and soon enough, he would be arrested. Still, I wasn't at ease and preferred to buy them more time as the digging continued."It's fine! I don't need to remind you it was all my idea after all."Okay." He frowned.Dylan slammed me hard on the door, causing a loud thud noise.I smile at him and give him a thumbs up."How dare you Kenzy?""Dylan…please…" I pleaded for help but he wasn't listening."You know, I used to love you a lot but not after you've betrayed my trust in you." "Mark my words Kenzy, I WILL MAKE YOU PAY!" "Dylan, understand me, it wasn't my intention. I'm sorry, please don't hit me again." I cried from the far end of the room.If things work as planned, Raymond would be breaking down this door any moment from now. And is quite patient enough to give him the satisfaction of eav