Chapter 5 trouble

We stayed up late into the night talking and getting to know each other. Everyone I met was so interesting and all of them had such amazing stories about my birth parents. I don't know what time I finally got to bed, but I definitely slept through my alarm the next morning. 

"Damn it! I am so late!" I yelled looking at my clock. I jumped out of bed, threw on a pair of jeans and a tshirt. I pulled my hair up in a quick ponytail and rushed down the stairs.

"Good morning honey, looks like we all slept in today!" Dad sang out running to grab a coffee on his way out the door. "Happy birthday! Welcome to adulthood!" 

"Thanks dad! Gotta run." I ran out the door. I ran almost all the way to school stopping about half a block away to catch my breath. I went to step out and cross the street when someone grabbed me from behind and pulled me backwards into the bushes. I shoved the person away and spun around to beat the living daylights out of whoever had the full to put their hands on me. 

"Who the hell..." I stopped dead in my tracks...standing there was Blake.. but since when did Blake smell so good? It was like the ocean and sandy beaches...'Mate' my inner wolf screamed.. but how can my mate be a human?!? Pushing aside my urge to kiss him and claim him as my own I confronted him. "And what in the hell gives you the right to grab me? Are you looking to get your ass kicked?" 

"Amb please shh and listen." Blake looked panicked and stressed and like he to was fighting the mate bond that was pulling me closer towards him. "I am a wolf; your parents... your real parents planted me in the school to protect you. It has been my job to keep you safe at school."

"Yeah? And how did they react at the enormous failure you are at that?" I blurted. I had been picked on and bullied so many times and he did nothing. 

"I am to protect you against supernatural beings not humans... humans can't hurt you; not really."  Blake gently brushed his fingers across the side of my face. It was like everywhere he touched came to life and sent bolts of lightening through my body. Oh my god if this is what the mates bond is like I don't know how anyone stops touching their mate...I leaned into his touch without even realizing it. 

"There's trouble in the school" Blake continued," A group of outsiders showed up at the school today and they are looking for you. We have to get you somewhere safe. They will kill anyone who gets In their way... please don't argue. Just let me get you safe. Oh and Amber?"

i tilted my head in a questioning nature

"I cannot tell you how long I have been waiting for you mate. You will never be alone again. You are mine and I am yours." Blake smiled and pulled me in for a long passionate kiss. My head was spinning and my heart was racing. My body responded to his touch and my wolf wanted nothing more than to jump Blake and claim him . But my brain suddenly flashed to my family... if these strangers would do anything, kill anyone... what about my family?

"I am yours and you are mine." I echoed his statement. Nodding as I started pulling him back towards my house" I will let you keep me safe.. but First? My family! We have to warn them. We have to make sure they are safe."

"Amb no!" Blake stopped dead. "There is no time for that.. the risk is too high."

"Blake, we will make time! This is important! If anything happens to them because of me..." I couldn't even finish my sentence.  I could see Blake's hesitation; he needed to protect me but he also wanted me happy.  "Blake please?" I begged. 

"Fine; but quickly. We will stop at your house, warn them and then we move... we have to get as far away as possible...like yesterday." Blake still hated the idea but knew I would fight any plan he made otherwise.

Together we turned and ran back to my house. Blake protectively running half a step behind me to make sure no one grab me from behind. 

We got to my house and both of us froze at the sight before us. I swear I had only been gone what 15 mins max? How could this have happened in such a short amount of time? The front door was kicked in, windows were shattered. I ran as fast as I could to the front door.

"Amberlee wait, let me check it out first .." Blake cried after me, speeding up to trying catch up to me. I made it to the door at the same time as he caught me. "I need to make sure it's safe." He said determinedly. 

"Blake, I am going in... now; come with me if you want to protect me but you are not keeping me out." I stepped in the door. The house was totaled. Someone had tossed everything everywhere. Dishes smashed all over the kitchen, books all over the floor of the den, the living room looked as though a bear had torn everything to shreds. With every room my anxiety increased. "Where is everyone? Maybe they got out before whoever did this got here?" I      Almost plead for it to be true. I glance over at Blake and see him looking at all the destruction with anger and know he feels personally attacked. Any male wolf would feel this way if his mate is attacked.. when we mate it is like two becoming one... or well I guess 4 becoming 2 since our wolves also merge. My pain is now his pain, and his pain is now mine. We feel what the other is feeling, we share a mental, physical and emotional bond so entense the loss of a mate can leave the remaining mate hallow and full of disparity. In some cases when the bond is extremely strong, sometimes it is said that when one mate dies the other dies as well because they cannot stand to be apart . Blake and I hadn't completed the mating ritual yet so we didn't yet share the ability to communicate through our mate bond but I could feel his anger and fear for my safety radiating from him. 

"Let's check upstairs, but Amb, if no one is up there we have to go... we can't hang around waiting for them to come back and find you." Blake was trying to be patient. I knew he would like nothing better than to grab me and whisk me away from here , but he was trying to be considerate of what I wanted. 

I nodded my head and took his hand as we slowly and quietly climbed the stairs. When we reached the top of the stairs I knew my worst fear had come true. We saw a trail of blood leading down the hall into my parents room. I gasped and went to run to my parents room but Blake gripped my hand right keeping me by his side. He lead me to the room keeping me close to his side. "Together Amberlee, we face everything together now okay?" Blake said gently. I could feel the tears welling up in fear of what we would find in my parents room. We entered the room and my heart dropped.

"Mom!" I cried and dropped to my knees by her side. Her face was ashen and cold and blood still leaked from her nose and mouth. Gashes along her arms remained Open and bleeding ozzing with the reek of wolfs bane and silver. Her eyes stared straight into my soul as my heart shattered. "Mom, no please? Mom please wake up.. please mom.." I sobbed, shaking her. 

"She's gone love." Blake said sadly coming behind me he bent down and wrapped his arms around my shoulders. "There is nothing more you can do for her Amb. She died fighting. It is an honerable  death. We need to go. I know it's hard but we have to go." Blake gently helped me up, allowing me to curl into him as I sobbed. 

We checked the remaining rooms on our way out but no one else was in the house. Not wanting to draw any attention to us Blake lead me out the back door. I was in shock and dispair so I did not resist or argue. I just let him lead me to where ever he thought we should go. A few streets away Blake stopped at a car, opened the door and gently helped me into the passenger seat. He closed the door and walked around to the drivers side and got in. He started the car and drive away. All I could do was cry. I must have fallen asleep at some point and when I woke up it was dark. Blake was still driving but I could see he was exhusted and in need of a break. 

"Can we stop somewhere for a bit?" I asked. My throat was dry and hoarse from crying. My head was pounding and  as much as I hated to admit it, I was hungry. I had run out of the house without breakfast and hadn't eaten since last nights dinner. The last dinner I would ever eat of my moms cooking I realized and had to fight back another wave of tears.  "I need to eat and use a bathroom... and you need some rest." I quitely admitted.

Blake looked at me with some much love and compassion that it nearly knocked the breath out of me. "We will love. I just wanted to get us somewhere safe. We should be there in about 10 mins. We can eat and rest and clean up. Tomorrow we will get back on the road again, but for tonight this place will be safe."

I slid across the seat and curled into Blake's side. Just being near him made me feel safer. I had to fight like hell to keep myself from crying all over again, but I knew I had to try to put myself together. I still didn't know if Dad or Chris were okay, or if any of my friends had been hurt to get to me. I had to figure out a way to find out what happened to everyone and who did this. As Blake pulled into the parking lot of a little motel my mind was working overtime trying to put together a plan to discover the fate of the rest of my family and friends. 

"We're here." Blake gently helped me out of the car. "Let me do all of the talking in there okay?" He looked at me with concern. I was sure I probably looked hideous. I wiped away any remaining tears and tried to compose myself enough not to look like I was being held against my will or something.  I nodded to Blake that I understood and we walked into the office hand in hand. I let my hair fall around my face just enough to hide a bit of my face. I knew my swollen, blotchy eyes would probably give people reasons to be suspicious.