Chapter 16
Waking up to birds chirping and a slight breeze hitting my face from the open window was probably the best way to wake up. I was not sure why I was worn out, but I had been giving so much information, I was still trying to process it. We still had seven hours left in our travel to reach our destination. Draping my feet, I made the trek to the shower again. I turned the water on hot. It didn’t take long before the whole bathroom was misted over, and I was in heaven, Letting the hot water massage my neck and back, I just stood there thinking
Raven. I fist have a feeling something is going to happen today,” Dahl
“Yeah, I felt that way last night, I am not sure what it is though, but we should be alert. I am going to go to sleep since I stayed up all night. I will be here if you need me though” And with that, Raven circled a few times in the back of my mind before she laid down, sighed, and started snoring loudly in my head.
“You awake??” “Zach yelled in my head, I swear, his muming personality was his most annoying
“Tock, yes. Stop yelling.” 1 grumbled. “I am showering and will be down shortly.
“Okay, we are getting ready to eat breakfast and then we need to head out. Long drive ahead of us. Plus, I don’t really want to stay here longer than needed. I don’t get a good feeling from this place
“Yeah, me either,” I said and closed the link. Sighing, I turned the shower off and grabbed my towel and dried off. Thankfully, Zach brought me my bag, so I grabbed
simple pink leggings, a black crop top, and sports bra to match, and grabbed my black sneakers. I left
my hair down and braided it off to the side, and applied lotion to my face, I didn’t really care about my looks since all I would be doing today was driving
Making my way downstairs with my bag, I could hear whispering, I stopped and listened.
“I don’t think she knows who they are,” a male said with a deep raspy voice
“Well, it’s his family, does he know?” A second voice said but slightly higher pitched.
“Woman, use your fucking brain. We were told they kept him a secret from everyone, I already told you too much as it is. Fuck. Just go away before you spoil
everything.”
Hearing footsteps, I quickly ran to the nearest door and went in. It just happened to be another bathroom. I heard someone stop outside the bathroom, so I quickly flushed the toilet and washed my hands. Opening the door, I was met with a guy that screamed danger. Towering over me, he had tattoos covering both arms, blonde hair that was pulled into a man hun at the base of his neck, a cut off black vest, blue jeans that had more holes in them than anything, and military style black boots. He was solid muscle and had these eyes that bore into your soul.
“Oh, hi, 1 am finished now. You’re welcome to head in,” I said lamely.
“Hmm.” was all he said and walked away, I made my way to the kitchen and the mystery man was not there. Zach’s eyes found me and narrowed in, and he could tell something happened. I quickly shook my head and made my way to the empty chair across from him. There was a light spread of waffles, fruit, pancakes, sausage, and orange juice. Grabbing a plate, I chose pancakes with chocolate chips and sausage.
“When are you guys leaving?” Alpha Alex asked. I didn’t get a negative vibe per say, but I didn’t get a ‘please stay as long as you want vibe either.
“As soon as we are done eating, we will head out. Thank you for your hospitality, sir,” I said, looking him in the eyes. It was a sign of respect, and I did not want him to think we didn’t appreciate it even though we couldn’t leave fast enough.
“Sounds good. I will not be able to see you off, but my warriors will allow you to pass. I recommend staying on the highway from here on out to avoid any more
“Yes, sir. Thank you again,” Zach said, nodding his head. Alpha Alex got up and left. After that, it was just Zach and me left now,
“You ready tu gu?“: Zach said as I stuffed the last bite of sausage in my mouths.
“Yes, plecur,” I said, and we made our way to the front door. I paused for a second, feeling a pair of eyes on me. I turned quickly and didn’t see anyone, so I shook it off as maybe pot a pack number being curious.
“Here, I will drive,” Zach said, and I fully agreed. I didn’t want to drive with all this new information in my head. I didn’t relax until we were finally outside the Redwood territory and headed to the Smoky Mountains.
“Why were you so weird when you came into the kitchen?” Zach usked finally
“So, I overheard two people talking. One a male and come a female. The man was wondering if a girl knew of someone, and the female said it was actually his family. I didn’t understand it, but he flipped out on the girl, and I heard him coming, so I ran to the bathroom and pretended to pee. When I came out, a guy was standing right by the door and was watching me. Like he was trying to find out who I was or something. Creepy guy. Either way, I made an excuse and came to the kitchen.” | finished with my story.
Chapter 16
“Did he say anything to you?”
“No, just said “hmm‘ and then walked away. It probably was nothing anyway, I doubt it was even about us.”
After that we fell into a comfortable silence. Neither of us spoke and we just enjoyed being free. I had the windows rolled down and I kicked my shoes off and had my feet on the dash. I loved the feel of the wind in my
“You do realize today was graduation, right?” Zach said,
“Hmm yeah, I guess you
you are right. Maybe wherever we stay tonight, we can let Raven and Max out and let them run.”
“Sounds good to me”
