15 comments/ 17952 views/ 16 favorites Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 02 By: LuvKaiLynn Guess what? SEX! lmao. I hope you guys like. Still no editor but I'm trying. I'll be going on a much needed vacay soon. So it might be a couple of more days for the next installment. Ok enjoy. ---------------------------------------------- It had been 3 days since I was taken against my will and forced to be the queen of a wolf. I had completely shut down and stopped replying. I wouldn't eat, I wasn't hungry. I had to be forced to eat and even then I'd only eat small portions. I wouldn't sleep, I wasn't sleepy. I would just sit on the couch and stare at the blank wall. When Eric talked to me I would just look at him with blank expressionless eyes. When I knew he was reading my mind, he would only get blank thoughts. It was all a part of my plan. I would play crazy until he had no reason to even want me around, but this morning things were different. "I'll have somebody bring you food. You need to eat," he sighed. I kept quiet until he walked out. "Stupid Eric," I said. One of the only omegas, that I actually liked, allowed up here brought me food. I didn't eat pork so she always made sure they gave me turkey bacon. I was especially hungry so I decided I would eat up. I genuinely loved to eat and I was in need of a good conversation so I talked to the girl. "What's your name?" I asked patting the spot next to me. She looked uncomfortable. "Stephanie," she replied sitting down. I studied her. She looked my age. Maybe younger. She had short brown hair cut into a bob. She was a very pretty girl. She had blue eyes and her smile was contagious. "How old are you?" I asked. "15 almost 16. How old are you Madam Alpha?" she asked. "18 and I am not your Madam Alpha. You can be Madam Alpha if you want. Just call me Natalia," I said while eating. "Haha no thanks Mada-- I mean Natalia. I have somebody I like already," she said the last part quietly. "Ooo who is the lucky guy?" I asked. She blushed. "He's from another pack. You wouldn't know him," she said. I nodded. That was true. I finished the food and thanked her. "Thanks for the food Stephanie," I said. She walked to the door and turned around. "I really hope you do decide to become Madam Alpha," she said and with that she was gone. I walked to the bed thinking. Could I really be lady of the pack? I mean I could barely take care of myself. How would I take care of a pack? A pack of wolves at that. I was still scared of them so how in the hell would that work? I thought back to my attack when I was 10. ************************************************************************** "Talia come on. We have to go get my brother's ball or I'm gonna get in trouble," Kelly urged. "But Kelly I'm scared. It's dark in there. I don't wanna go in the woods," I cried. "Stop being a scaredy cat Talia. Nothing's gonna happen. Come on," she said pulling my hand. We walked through the dark woods and everything made me jump. "We have no business being in the woods after dark Kelly. I hope my mommy and daddy don't find out or I'm going to get a whooping," I whined. "I found it," she screamed. "Good hurry up so we can leave. This place makes my skin crawl," I said looking around. We heard the leaves rustle and when we turned around and it was a big dog. I started crying. This wasn't like my puppy Chuchi, this was a really big dog. I looked at Kelly and she threw a stick at the dog. That just made it mad and it jumped at her. I ran towards the edge of the woods as fast as I could. I didn't wanna die. I heard Kelly screaming behind me and I started crying. My tears blurred my eyes and I tripped. I tried to get up but I couldn't move. I heard the wolf's paws coming at me and started screaming. I saw a man come out with a gun and that's when I felt the dogs teeth rip into my side and I passed out. When I woke up I was in the hospital missing half of the skin on my side. Kelly was dead and they thought I was too. Turns out the man who I saw with the gun saved my life. He shot the dog and took me to the hospital but they never found the dog. Now that I think about it. That dog kind of looked like a- **************************************************************************** I was interrupted from my thoughts with an agonizing pain. My whole body was on fire. I was in the worst pain I ever felt and I felt like my body was being ripped open. I thrashed in bed and started screaming. I started throwing up and my skin was burning. I fell off the bed and hit my head on the corner of the dresser but I didn't feel it. I curled up into a ball and I started cramping. Not regular cramps, those would be lovely compared to these. I couldn't breathe and I started choking for air. I looked at my skin and I had red and white patches all over me. Suddenly the door burst open and Eric swooped me up. "Help. Me. Please," I choked out. He ran with my body to the bed and barked orders at the guards. 3 people suddenly appeared and I started clawing at my clothes. They were burning my skin. I wanted to tell them but I couldn't speak. I could think straight but it was like watching all of this happen from outside my body. I started thrashing and had to be held down. Somebody in a white coat stabbed me with a needle in my thigh. "Clothes. Hurt," I managed. Eric started ripping off my clothes. What was wrong with me? I could breathe now but I was losing focus. I let the darkness take me over. "You've worried everybody enough. It's time for us to wake up," somebody said. Was that in my head? I woke up and looked around. Nobody else was there. Us? I tried to speak but my throat was burning. I tried to move but I was strapped down. Now I was genuinely scared. A man walked in with a glass of water and unstrapped me. I sat up and he handed me the glass. I readily accepted. After I drunk it he walked back out and I heard a howl. "Oh Natalia," a girl cried. She threw herself on me and hugged me. "Who are you?" I asked. "It's me Natalia. Katari," she said. I didn't know her. She looked at me confused. I had never seen her a day in my life. "You must have me confused. I've never met you," I told the girl. "Huh?" she asked. A very handsome man walked in and my breath got caught. He kissed me on the forehead and I looked at him. He looked stressed out. His eyes were bloodshot and he had bags under them. "How are you my love?" he asked. "Are you talking to me?" I asked. "Of course I am Natalia. Who else would I be talking to?" he asked. "I don't even know you," I replied. He looked shocked then hurt. "It's me. Eric," he said. "Nice to meet you but I don't know you," I told him. I couldn't mistake the pain in his eyes. I felt bad but I didn't know him. Maybe I had seen him a couple of times before, but I didn't know him enough to accept his forehead kisses. The doctor walked in and the man, Eric, jumped up. "Why doesn't she remember me?" he asked. "She seems to have amnesia after suffering a blow to her head," he replied. "A blow to my head? What happened to me? Where am I?" I asked. "You were poisoned. While the poison was spreading, you fell off our bed and hit your head on our dresser," the man, Eric, said. I took note of how he said "our". "Are you my husband? Do we live together?" I asked. "No I''m your ma--" he stopped himself. "We're just friends." Why was he lying? "When can I go home? My dad must be worried. Who poisoned me? Why?" I asked rattling off questions. "We don't know but we intend to find out," he said. "Does my dad know?" I asked. The man, Eric, ordered everybody out the room. He closed the door and walked over to me. "Your dad died. Before you came to visit me," he explained. My heart broke in a million pieces. "Who do I live with? My mom?" I asked. "Samantha," he replied. "When can I go home?" I asked. I didn't miss the flash of sadness in his eyes. It made me sad to know I made him sad. "A car will be ready in an hour," he said leaving. My heart broke for the second time as he walked through the door. The girl came back in. "He's sending you home huh?" she asked. I nodded. "I'll miss you. I know we weren't close but I still looked at you like a sister," she said. Before I could reply she hugged me and walked out. Something wasn't right. I got up from the bed and my legs wobbled a bit. I was sore and stiff all over. I walked to the door and tried the handle. It was unlocked. I walked through the door, down a long hallway and into a room full of people. They all looked at me. "Natalia what are you doing?" Eric asked. I turned around and saw him leaning against the door frame. "I was looking for you," I answered. "Why? What's wrong?" he asked concerned. "Nothing. It's just... I don't know you. I'm trying to remember you as best I can but I can't. I just don't remember you. But I feel like I am supposed to be with you so please don't send me home. I don't know you but I wanna stay with you. We can start over. I'll get to know you. Don't make me leave. I need you. I don't know why but I do. If you still won't let me stay, well don't leave me alone for tonight. I need you," I whispered. He smiled and grabbed me. He kissed me hard and my heart exploded. The room applauded and he took my hand and led me down the hallway back into the room. He helped me into bed and climbed in with me. I laid in his arms and all felt right. I wanted to lay there forever. I let sleep overcome me. "Goodnight my love," I heard him say. I woke up with a slight headache. Somebody had their arms wrapped around me. I turned my head around and it was Eric. The hospital gown I had on had risen up and my naked ass was against his thin pajama covered dick. I pushed him out the bed. He jumped up. "What's wrong? What happened?" He asked. "What the hell are you doing Eric? That is sexual harassment," I yelled. "Natalia? You remember me?" he asked. "Yes perv. Why would I not?" I asked. He rushed towards me and tried to bear hugged me. I put up one hand and gave him an evil look. "Don't touch me. Just explain what's going on," I demanded. He explained everything and I thought I would die. I wanted to fight myself. I had the chance to go home and I didn't take it. "So who poisoned me?" I asked. "We don't know yet. We can't find the trace yet. We know someone slipped it in your food but we don't know who. We will find out Natalia. I will keep you safe," he said. "So can I still go home?" I asked sweetly. "No," he said. "Just get out," I yelled. He got up and left. I was tired of fighting with him but I wasn't about to just lie down and take my life being controlled. These people were born into this. I wasn't. Why did everybody expect me to just be OK with giving up my life to be a fucking wolf. Get real. I know I was acting like a brat but this wasn't some movie. This was my life. "Daddy send me a sign. What am I supposed to do?" I asked out loud. I walked into the den full of people and walked right by everybody in deep thought. I wasn't trying to be rude but I didn't have time to talk. I needed to think. "I challenge you for the alpha!" said the red head from the restaurant. She jumped in front of me and blocked my path. I did not feel like dealing with this bitter bitch. I felt like shit and I'm sure I looked the part. I looked up at her. "You can have him," I replied and walked around her. Now what was I going to do about getting out of here. I could always shimmy- "Bitch where do you think you're going? Fight me or I kill you. I'll be Madam Alpha either way," she yelled interrupting my thoughts. I blinked at her. People were crowded around us. Trying to see what my next move would be. This would quickly turn into something if I let my anger get the best of me. Breathe Tal. "Who are you again?" I asked intentionally. "I'll see you in the circle in 10 minutes. Prepare to die," she said bumping me. I watched her walk away. Suddenly it hit me, I was going to meet her in the circle. My legs almost gave out on me. Eric was there suddenly. "What happened?!" he asked. "Vanessa challenged her. They're set to fight in 10 minutes," someone answered. I wasn't going to pretend I wasn't scared. I didn't trust that I could win this. I had fought plenty of girls but never a werewolf girl. I wasn't going to lie to myself. I wasn't going to win this. "Let's go Natalia," Eric said. I willed my legs to move but they wouldn't. I had gotten myself into this and now I would pay the price. Instead of taking her threats seriously, I mistook her for a joke. I looked up at Eric and silently pleaded with him. Just let me go home. He grabbed my hand and dragged me up to the elevator. Once we were inside, I let it all out. "This is all your fault Eric. If I die I hope you know that my blood will be on your hands," I said harshly. "Why do you hate me so much?" he asked sadly. "Because you took everything from me! You literally took everything! I can't go home now! I can't see my friends! I can't go to college! My life will never be the same! You might not understand it, but I'm human! You were born into this life! You weren't forced! I didn't have a choice! You didn't give me a chance to live before you introduced me to vampires and wolves! It's like who I was, is gone! What I wanted to do with my life, doesn't matter! I'm not Natalia anymore! I'm Eric's mate!" I yelled. The elevator dinged and we walked into the room. I walked into the closet. "I'm sorry Natalia. What more can I say? You were supposed to stay in the car," he said. "Really Eric? You were half dead when I saw you. What makes you think you would've survived if I hadn't distracted them long enough for you to kill them. What if they would've killed you? You don't think they would've found me in the car and killed me?" I asked. "Natalia, I'm sorry," he said with his head down. "Save it. You've brought nothing but trouble into my life from the first day I met you. I wish I never met you," I said. I heard him leave as I threw on a tank top and sweats. I kicked the bags. UGH! I was pissed. I heard Katari come in and I listened to her explain the rules and how everything would go down. She left and my 10 minutes were up. It was time. I took the elevator downstairs and walked outside. How was I supposed to find "The circle"? I look ahead and saw Vanessa waiting for me inside. Oh well that's how. I walked to the circle. "Do your best. You don't have to kill her. You have to make her submit," Katari explained. I nodded and stepped inside the circle. How would this end? "Madre De Miho, save me," I whispered. I didn't know what to expect or what to do. I turned around and saw Eric, he even looked scared for me. Vanessa picked that moment to charge at me but I saw her out my peripheral. I side stepped her and waited. She was an impulsive fighter. She ran at me again and punched me in the face. I countered and hit her back. She ran towards me and I side stepped her then tripped her. While she was down I sat on her stomach and delivered blows to her face. She flipped me over and started punching me in the nose. All I could do was cover my face. "Fight back human! Don't let her beat us," somebody said in my head. I threw her off me and ended up back on top of her. I punched her in the jaw and put my knees on top of her arms. She couldn't move. I wrapped my hand around her throat and started to squeeze. She couldn't move me. She was a skilled werewolf but her fighting skills were nothing compared to mines. "Submit Vanessa! She has you pinned," Eric commanded. She struggled under me and then went still. I won. I slid off her and sat on the ground. I still can't believe I won. Eric came and picked me up. My thoughts were reeling. "This isn't over human," Vanessa said walking away. Some people looked relieved, some were pissed. I'd never done anything to anybody and I was a target for these people. We walked to the elevator. I would never fit in here, these people were crazy. "I'm proud of you," Eric said walking into the room. "It wasn't easy," I replied walking into the bathroom. I stripped naked and turned on the shower. I let the hot water soothe me. I washed up and shaved. Then I started thinking and before I knew it, I started to sob and broke down under the stream of water. I put my head in my hands and sobbed for the friends I was giving up, the family I had lost, the life I would never have, the people I would never know. I sobbed for me, my dad, Samantha, and I even cried for Eric. I didn't try to hide it. I didn't muffle my cries. I let them out freely. I cried at the thought of giving up everything for this life. I fell to my knees and put my head in my hands. I asked God to kill me right there. I was nothing but an empty shell of a woman. I had treated everybody around me so bad. I didn't deserve to live. I just sat there and cried until the water went cold. I cried until I was empty of my tears. I would try to adjust to this life. I could at least give it a chance. I was stuck here and I didn't have a choice but to remain stuck. "Natalia when you get out, let's talk," Eric said through the door. I didn't trust my voice so I just turned the water off and stepped out the shower. I grabbed the jumbo towel and wrapped it around my small frame. My skin was red from the hot water and my face was puffy from crying. I walked out the bathroom and sat on the bed next to Eric. "Natalia I am so sorry that you're so miserable here. If I had a choice I would send you home and let you forget all about me," Eric said. I put my head down. I wasn't good at expressing my feelings. I always felt weak and vulnerable. I didn't like people to think I was weak. "Eric, I should be the one apologizing. I've been nothing but rude and disgusting towards you. It's not like you had a choice. You were born that way," I said taking his hand in mines. "I have a lot to learn about this were life, but it will take some time Eric. I won't just lie to you and say that I'm just OK with all of this, but I am trying. Everything will take time. I can't say that I accept all this right now but I am acknowledging it and I am acknowledging you as my mate. I have always been aware that you complete me. Fully. I will treat you as so. I am done with hating you, fighting you, defying you. I don't want to do that anymore. I won't do that anymore," I said. I waited for his response. It felt so good getting that out. This whole time I had been denying his existence and my predicament but I have never denied his feelings. "Thank you. That is all I ask," he said smiling. I laid my head on his shoulder. It wouldn't be easy but it was a start. He grabbed my face and kissed me. I got lost in the kiss. It was one of those soul searching, finding myself inside of you type kisses. I enjoyed it. He let me go and I got up to get dressed. He walked in the bathroom. I was hungry. I threw on some shorts and a tank top. Might as well go and try to find food. I'll even interact with the pack. 2 birds, 1 stone. I walked down the hallway to the elevator. I was nervous to show people the new and improved me. I prayed they would accept me. The elevator dinged and I stepped off. "Come here Rose," I heard a woman demand. I heard a little "Woof" and jumped when a little wolf appeared. I had a mini heart attack and put my hand over my heart. I knew who this hard headed pup was. I picked her up and laughed as she licked my face. "I'm Sarah. That's my little pup. She really likes you," Rose's mother said. "I really like her too," I said handing the child over to her mother. I've always liked children, I just don't want any. I watched Rose and Sarah walk away. I headed towards the kitchen when I saw Stephanie. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 02 "Hey Steph," I said walking in the kitchen. "Hey, want me to fix you something to eat?" she asked. "Nope I got it," I said looking for food to make. "Are you sure? I don't think Alpha would want you making your own food," she said. "I don't know what you mean by that, but I'll ignore it. I can cook mam," I said while searching for measuring cups. "I'll cook for you guys tonight." "I'm not hungry," she said quickly. I stuck my tongue out at her and started mixing together ingredients. She sat on the counter with an amused look. I had a couple of other bystanders too. "Do you guys doubt my cooking skills? Hope so, because I love a challenge," I said. No one answered. They just all smiled. 30 minutes later I had created something. I knew it would be good. "That does not look edible," Katari laughed. "When did you get here?" I asked. "When you were mixing the broccoli and mustard. What are you making?" she asked. "Casserole. It's a family secret," I lied. "You put bean sprouts in casserole? And potatoes?" she asked. "Yes. Family secret," I said dumping the contents in a pan to bake. I poured cheese on top of it and had to admit. It looked good. I put it in the oven to bake and turned back around. Everybody was staring at me. "What?" I asked. "You're going to eat that," somebody asked. "You guys are mean. Go get Greg and Eric. I want them to taste it," I said. Eric and Greg came downstairs and I pulled the food out. 6 minutes was enough time. The cheese had melted. I cut them both big slices and fixed their plates. "I'm starving," Eric said. "Me too," Greg agreed. "Well I hope you guys enjoy. I worked really hard to make this," I told them. I watched as their faces went white. "You cooked this?" Eric asked. I nodded. "Anybody else want some?" I asked. Everybody shook their head no. "More for me," I said. Eric and Greg picked up their forks and took a bite. Both of their faces turned up. "Natalia this is-" "Good?" I asked cutting Eric off. "Disgusting," he replied. "I agree. This isn't just disgusting, it's disturbing. How do you create something this bad? I mean what else are you capable of?" Greg asked. I gasped. That was mean. I turned my back to them and took a bite of the food. I almost threw up. What the hell did I create? Death in a dish? "I like it," I lied. "Samantha told me you couldn't cook but I didn't know she meant you could create this," Eric said making fun of me. "You guys are overreacting. It's not that bad. Katari and Stephanie, please just eat some," I whined. They took bites and spit them out. "No no no, not in my kitchen. Out," the chef said walking in. "But I can try again," I said. "No!!! I'll cook," he said trashing my food. Eric pulled me out the kitchen into the living room. I had never been introduced to the pack properly because I was being such a brat. I sat next to Eric and answered all the questions they asked. I had been there for 40 minutes answering nonstop questions when they died down. I was still hungry. "Come on, let's eat." Eric said pulling me off the couch. The cook presented us with steak and salad. I dug in and ate to my hearts content. I was so full I thought I would bust right there. "Thank you for the food. You'll have to let me cook for you one day," I said to the chef as Eric was pulling me up the stairs. "No thanks Madam Alpha," he replied. I turned my attention back to Eric. "I do not wanna take the stairs. I am full full full," I whined. He picked me up and ran with me up the stairs. It was like everything was in slow motion. I marveled at how everything seemed to stop for us. We reached the top in 1 second tops. "5 seconds but who was counting?" he asked. "Shut up," I said playfully hitting him. We walked into the room and got in bed. I was still a little uncomfortable and awkward between us, but I swallowed that and just kept quiet. He laid between my legs and laid his head on my stomach and I jumped a little. "Are you OK? Want me to move?" he whispered. "No you're OK," I replied awkwardly. I was nervous. I had never been aware of how hot he was. Literally. His skin was burning. He wrapped his arm around my waist and snuggled his head deeper into my stomach. I was getting horny. OK calm down Tal. Just count the dots in the ceiling. "Natalia?" he whispered so soft. "Hmm?" "Are you OK?" "Yes!" At that moment I realized 3 things. 1 I was incredibly horny. 2 he was shirtless and 3 I was breathing so hard I was almost hyperventilating. "I smell you," he stated nonchalantly. "What?! Do I stink?!?!" I asked. "No." I realized another thing. Eric was weird. In a good way. He looked at me. I saw a lot of lust in his eyes but I saw something else. Was that... love? Couldn't be. He sat up and stared at me. "Eric?" I said softly. He just continued staring into my eyes until I put my head down a couple of seconds later. I had never been able to look someone in the eyes when they were talking to me. "Look at me," He growled. "I can't," I replied while looking down. "You don't want too," He said moving away. I grabbed him. "No that isn't it. I've never been able to look people in the eyes. I'm sorry," I said. He crawled closer to me and kissed me with passion. "You're beautiful," He said. "Let me show you. Can I show you?" I nodded and he started undressing me slowly. His fingertips burned my skin in a pleasant way. He slid my shorts off and took off my tank top. Once I was naked he had me lie still. I was so self conscious. My breast were too small. My butt was too big. My scars. My bruises. "I can't do this," I begged trying to cover up. "Do not push me away. Do not close your eyes. Do not ever hide from me," he commanded. He started from my toes and kissed every one of them. He kissed my legs and he kissed my thighs. He kissed between my legs. He kissed my belly button. He kissed my love handles. He stopped at the scar on my side and kissed it 10 times. He traced it with his fingertips. He covered my entire stomach in kisses. He kissed my hands, fingertips and arms. Stopping at scars and giving them more attention. He kissed my breasts. My ugly, unattractive, entirely too small breasts. He treated them like they were the best thing he ever seen. He showered my entire chest with kisses and moved to my neck. He lingered at my neck and dropped kisses on every inch. Hot kisses. He kissed my chin. He kissed my cheeks. He kissed my nose. He kissed my eyelids. He kissed my forehead. He kissed my ears. He kissed my lips. He looked into my eyes and I turned my head. "No, you are beautiful. Don't look away," he begged. He grabbed my face and made me look at him. "I don't care about your imperfections. I do not care. I love you for you. Every inch of your body I love. Trust me. I won't hurt you and I don't care about the small things. Look me in my eyes," he begged. I looked at him. "Luna knows how I feel about you. I've got so much love I want to give to you. I've had to hold it in until you were ready. It hasn't been easy. My wolf wants to claim you, love you, fuck you, hold you, kiss you. You can't begin to imagine how hard it was watching the one you love be miserable with and around you," he said. "I can," I said. He intertwined his fingers with mines and rolled me on top of him. I noticed he still had his shorts on. I slid down his body taking his shorts with me. I pulled them to his ankles and marveled at the sight in front of me. "Like what you see?" he asked. I smiled and crawled back to him taking his already hard dick in my hand. "Is this for me Eric?" I said. He nodded. "Well I don't want it," I said jumping off the bed. "Too bad you're gonna get it," he said. "Gotta catch me first," I screamed. I ran away from him laughing. He jumped up but tripped from his shorts being around his ankles. I ran into the bathroom and locked myself in the glass shower. Eric ran around the corner dick first. His eyes started glowing when he found me. "Unlock the door you vixen," he said. I lifted my foot on the soap dish and started fingering myself while moaning his name. I heard him growl and pull on the handle. I licked my fingers and dragged them down my body. "Open the door," he whined. I looked dead at him and bit my bottom lip. "Fuck me Eric," I whispered. He had had enough. He yanked the handle so hard the glass door broke. I looked up at him with amazement and he snatched me into his arms kissing me hungrily. "Bed. NOW!" he yelled while smacking me on the ass. I ran to the bed laughing and jumped in. He was right behind me. I screamed laughing as he flipped me over and pinned me down. He had me pinned and I couldn't move. I spread my legs and waited for him to fuck me. I was getting wetter and wetter by the second. "Eric fuck meeeee," I whined. He rubbed his dick against my clit, and I had had enough. I was close to tears. I was just that horny. "You ready," he asked. I nodded. He rammed his dick in me, slamming into me with a force. This wasn't the time for love making and fondling. We were both way past that point. "YESSSSS!!!" I screamed. He started fucking me hard and palming my breast. I came almost 4 minutes in. He grunted against me. His skin moist with sweat. "Fuck," he said over and over. I was moaning and screaming into his mouth when he flipped me over, dick still inside, onto my stomach. The movement made me cum again and I was close to number 3. He started fucking me hard. "Smack my ass. Pull my hair," I moaned. He smacked my ass hard and wrapped his hands in my hair pulling my head back. I started throwing myself back on him harder and harder. He stuck his finger in my ass and I lost it. I came harder than I ever came before. "Yes Eric. Fuck meee," I screamed. "Who pussy is it Natalia," he asked. "Yours Eric. All yours." I moaned. He started massaging my foot while I threw it back, squeezing my pussy muscles. I hummed against the pillow. "Shit yes," I moaned. "I'm about to cum Natalia," he moaned. I didn't think it was possible but he grew harder. I increased my pace and squeezed harder. He dug his fingers into my waist and slammed me back on his dick and held me there. I heard him groaning and saying my name. I came again at the same time he did and we both fell forward. "Eric, you're crushing me," I complained. He pulled us to our side and I started to get up. "We'll be stuck like this for a while. My knot hasn't gone down yet," he said. "Your what?" I asked. "My knot. It happens when I cum. It basically ties us together so that if you were a Were my sperm would reach your eggs," he explained. "Oh OK," I said yawning. I wasn't really listening, I was too tired. I laid my head on his arm and he pulled the cover over us. A thought crossed my mind. "Eric, do you think ima slut? I did give it up fast," I asked. He was already fast asleep. I guess I would ask him in the morning. I reached down and felt the knot. It was kind of weird to think about his little babies swimming around inside of me. I still wasn't ready for kids. I dozed off. I was content for that night, I would deal with my demons in the morning. I heard a boom and opened my eyes. I was sleeping in Eric's arms but we weren't tied together anymore. I looked at the clock. It was 3:29 AM. I heard another boom. "Eric wake up," I whispered. The door busted open and I was grabbed. I struggled against the men but they were stronger. "ERIC!" I screamed. I saw 4 men hold him down as I was kidnapped. My captor jumped through the patio window, holding me, and landed on his feet. He held a rag to my nose as I fought him and everything went black. When I woke I was chained to a metal table naked. "Mistress will be glad to see you woke," a strange man said. "Who are you? Where am I?" I asked. "Who I am won't matter soon my darling and you're in hell," he said laughing. I heard a door open and what I saw shocked the hell out of me. It was Vanessa. "Good job. I have no use of her. Do whatever with her. I honestly do not care. Make sure she never sees outside again. She is not to interfere with my plans," she said walking out. The man tied up my arms and legs before unchaining me and throwing me over his shoulder. He took me to a small room with a bathroom and dropped me. "Go wash up. I have plans for you," he said untying me. He walked out and I heard a click. I wouldn't cry. I would just wait patiently for Eric to save me. This shit was unreal. I was terrified. I couldn't help but to think, had Eric never brought me into this life, I wouldn't be in this predicament. "Don't think like that. Stay positive," I said to myself. I walked into the small bathroom and turned the water on. It only had one nozzle and that was cold water. I stepped in the shower and quickly washed up. I stepped out the shower and turned the water off. I walked back into the room and sat on the bed. There was no towel or cover so I couldn't cover myself. I just put my knees to my chest and waited. 10 minutes later the man walked in. He didn't have any clothes to give me, so I scooted back on the bed away from him. He started undressing. "Is that anyway to treat your new husband?" he asked. "Leave me alone," I said. He grabbed my ankle and dragged me down the bed. I fought him as he tried to force himself on me. I kicked him in the dick and he threw me on the floor. He grabbed me by my hair and yanked me to my feet. "I see I'm going to have to break you in the old fashioned way bitch," he spat at me. "I don't care what you to do to my body. You won't break my spirit! I'll never willingly open my legs to your disgusting self," I spat back at him. His eyes showed anger and slapped me so hard I fell against the wall. I fought back the tears as he walked out. I tasted blood and ran to the bathroom. I inspected my face and only saw a busted lip. I pressed a cold washcloth to my lip and walked back into the room. I needed something to wear. I opened the dresser and found an old white shirt 4x my size and put it on. I would just have to wear this. I slid the dresser against the door and laid on the hard bed. I would get out of here myself. I couldn't wait on Eric. I was here because of Eric. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 03 So guess what guys... I'm on vacation. Guess what I'm doing... I'M FREAKING WORKING :( This story is my addiction. I literally can't sleep a full night without waking up and writing down an idea. I have an iPhone full of random cryptic notes that I have to decipher because I'll be so tired when I randomly write down an idea. Is this what writers go through? I dream about my characters. I literally have dreams about them. Anyways. I just want to thank you guys for sticking with me. I know that I left some things out in my last chapter, but it was for a reason. I know you guys might think it is moving fast but remember that had I not started over, and put chapters 1-4 in one submission, technically this would be CH 6. OK? Happy readings my loves. ________________________ I woke up to talking outside of the room I was locked in. I had lost track of time and I had no idea how long I had been here. Maybe a couple of days. Where was Eric? Had he given up on me? Abandoned me? He didn't wake up when I screamed his name. Maybe he wanted me to be here. I listened to the men outside. I knew one of them was my captor on his way to come and try to rape me for the hundredth time. I would just fight him and insult him until he got so angry he would beat me until I passed out. I was growing tired of being beat and my body couldn't take anymore. He hadn't hit my face except once when he slapped me. Maybe he was saving it for later. "Sorry man I can't. I got a hot little woman waiting for me," he said. "I can't believe Vanessa really pulled it off," the other guy said. "Me either but the witch guaranteed the spell would work. That it did. The wolves were knocked out cold and the ones that were awake couldn't move." "Damn man. That spell had to be powerful." "Yea it was. We had our inside man let us in and we walked straight through. It was a piece of cake." "Who is this inside man?" "I don't even know but he knew the security code." "So what's going to happen now?" "I don't really know. Vanessa said something about killing the alpha. She needed his blood to complete the spell the witch gave her. She's going to perform some ritual to bring back some old powerful dude. I wasn't really listening." "How is she keeping the Alpha still? He is very powerful." "He was until she took control. Now he is just a weak wolf." "How did she do that? That is just wow." "Anything is possible with magic. His wolf is knocked out. Unable to help because of the magic. He's locked in some magical room." "What's going to happen to the girl?" "Her will to fight is breaking. I'm going to break her spirit and train her. She'll be begging for my dick in no time. There's something different about her though. She wasn't sleep when we found her." "Maybe the spell doesn't reach humans." "Yea probably. Either way, I'll be fucking her soon." "That's what I'm talking about. Hey lets go fuck with some humans. I haven't had warm meat in a while. It is night time. We can catch some unsuspecting girls." "Sounds like a plan." I heard them walking away. What was she planning? My blood was boiling. I was scared. I was pissed. Ever since Eric and I had sex, something about me was different. Something was on the surface waiting to break out. I feel asleep not long after. ************************************************* "Where am I?" I said out loud. I was walking through a forest. A clearing. Everything was beautiful. I wanted to sit down and enjoy this but my feet wouldn't stop moving. They took me down a path. First thing I saw was a beautiful bird in a cage. I walked right to the cage. It was locked. The bird waited patiently just looking at me. I had a feeling that I was supposed to rescue this bird. I saw the lock was like a bike lock. I almost felt like I knew the combination. I reached forward and my hands had a mind of their own. Suddenly the bird was free and it flew next to me. "Wow. What is this?" I asked out loud. I didn't have time to think about it, I was walking again and saw yet another cage. This time it was a snake. I guess in my dreams I wasn't scared of animals. I unlocked the cage and the snake slithered next to me. I kept walking down the path unlocking multiple cages along the way. I looked around. I was surrounded by animals. I had unlocked a bird, snake, cheetah, bear, lion, elephant, fox, horse, monkey, rabbit, and a rhino. I had come to the last cage. A wolf. I walked up to the cage and the wolf whimpered and looked at me with sad eyes. "I'm scared of you wolf. Will you hurt me?" I asked. I knew the answer already. She wouldn't hurt me. I was still afraid. Suddenly my hands were unlocking the lock and the cage door was open but she wouldn't move. "Are you afraid of me wolf?" I asked. The wolf didn't move. She just looked at me with sad eyes. I suddenly understood. "You're scared because I'm scared? You don't want to hurt me by scaring me?" I asked. She whimpered some more. I wasn't afraid anymore. This wolf wouldn't hurt me. I dropped to my knees and crawled to her. She moved away from me. "I'm sorry for locking you up in this cage. I was afraid but I'm not scared anymore," I told her. She walked towards me and out the cage. I felt her rub against me. Now what? What did all this mean? They led me to a clearing. I saw a woman and a man on a rock. They were holding hands and embracing. As I walked closer, I realized that it was my dad. "Daddy!!!" I screamed. I ran as fast as my legs would allow. I ran straight into his arms. "Oh daddy I've missed you," I said crying. "I'm sorry I wasn't a good daughter. I'm sorry I wasn't around when you were murdered. I'm sorry daddy." He pulled me away from him and looked in my eyes. "That was never your fault daughter. You were perfect to me. Still are," he said. I noticed the woman. I felt drawn to her. She was beautiful. Beautiful was an understatement. She was just... wow. She had brown skin that looked like silk. She had gray eyes like mines. Her hair was long, brown and curly, like mines. She had soft brown eyes, like mines. Who was she? "Natalia, that is your birth mother," He said. "How? I look just like mom, but I look just like her," I said. The woman walked up to us. I was a mirror image of her. There was no denying that this woman was in fact my birth mother. "How? Why?" I asked. They led me to a lake and we sat down. "When we first met, it was the second best moment of our lives. We were extremely happy," My dad started. "But as fate would have it, our joining was illegal and frowned upon. It was not accepted for us to be together back then," the woman continued. "But we loved each other dearly and still do. So we ran away together and got married. Then we got pregnant. We knew it was dangerous but we were being selfish and couldn't give you up. When you were born, it was as if our lives were created solely so you could exist. I would have been content with dying at that moment. There was nothing anybody or anyone could have said that would have made me even entertain the thought of giving you up. You were the perfect combination of us. You were created solely out of love. In just that second I knew you were my world and I would die protecting you. Your birth was the best moment of our young lives. We laid low and for the first 2 years of your life, everything was great. Your father's side had given up finding us, but my father hadn't. He wanted revenge. One night I was visited in my dreams and was told that my time was going to end soon. I had to protect you so I did what was necessary." "Why could you not be together?" I asked her. "Because my dear heart... a witch and a were could not coexist with each other. Our species were at war and it was illegal," she explained. "A..... A witch? You are a witch?" I asked looking at her. I looked at my dad "And you're a were? Why didn't you tell me?" "He didn't know," She said softly. "After I had had my dream, I knew what I had to do. I had to protect you at any cost. If they found you, you would have been killed. They only saw you as an abomination. I didn't tell your father because I knew you would need somebody to raise you. I searched day in and day out for a woman that could past for your mother. When I finally found her, I knew it was time. She had no family, no one that would miss her if she disappeared. I erased your father's memory and implanted only memories of her. He didn't know he was a were. I had to bind his wolf. Not to deceive him, but to protect him. I made him fall for her, like he fell for me. Selfishly, I couldn't bring myself to erase your memories of me out your mind so I only bound your powers and kissed you goodbye. I performed the spell and erased the woman's entire memory and planted the memory of falling in love and being pregnant with you, watching you take your first steps, say your first words. I put her in my spot and watched from the shadows. When they woke, it was like nothing had changed. But you knew. You wouldn't go to her and you cried every time she touched you. I knew I had made yet another selfish decision but I regretted it not. I had used so much of my power that I was drained. I watched for a month as you warmed up to her and accepted her as your mother. For what it's worth, it broke my heart giving up the 2 things that had ever made me happy." I watched as tears slipped down her cheeks. I knew she was reliving the whole moment of giving me and my dad up. "When they found me, I had no energy left to fight. I knew it would be over soon. They promised me freedom if I led them to you and your father, but I wouldn't. I couldn't. I lived in fear each day that they would find you but they didn't." She said. "The day of my death I took out everybody that was threatening to find you. I could have escaped but my father found me. I had used all my energy so it was pointless to try and fight. In his eyes I was a traitor, not his daughter. We fought and he stabbed me in the stomach. He was going to leave me there to bleed out. He told me he would find you and do you the same. I prayed to Luna for strength. I conjured up just enough strength to do one last spell. I wouldn't let him harm you. The spell killed my father and as I lie there, I sent all my love to you. Finally, I let death overcome me. I joined my mother in heaven and continued to watch over you. I never stopped loving you." I was crying now watching her cry. She had given up so much. "So what am I?" I asked. "You have the blood of a witch and the blood of an alpha wolf. So that would make you half of both," my dad explained. "You also have pure born witch blood. I was born a witch; my mother was born a witch, her mother and so on and so on. Your blood is very special and very powerful. It has healing qualities," she said. "But aren't all witches born?" I asked. "But our bloodline goes back since before Christ walked the earth. Since you are the last in our line, you inherited all that power and knowledge. You are very powerful," she explained I nodded. "What is my purpose in life? Why am I here?" I asked "You shall find out soon dear heart. We have to go now. You know the truth, now it is up to you to determine your life. We love you and we will always watch over you," my mom said. "Wait I have more questions. How do I use this magic?" I asked. "Let your body relax. Concentrate on what you want to happen and let the spell overcome you. Speak it out loud and so it shall be," she explained fading. "Daddy who killed you? When will I see you guys again?" I asked. But they were already gone. *********************************************************** I woke up sweating. What did all that mean? I looked down and saw weird symbols on my wrists. They could pass for tattoos, but I knew what they were. It wasn't just a dream. This was all happening so fast. I even felt different. I felt faster, slicker, stronger. I could hear better and see well. I could smell better. I was a different person. I felt powerful. I had slept the whole day away. I could feel it. "I have to get out of here. I have to save my mate. Vanessa bound his wolf and is keeping him prisoner with magic," I whispered out loud as the realization hit me. Now that my birth mother had talked to me, I understood how Vanessa had succeeded. Magic was powerful. How do I tap into my own magic? I closed my eyes and let my body relax. I need to heal and I needed to heal fast. Words appeared in my thoughts I read them out loud. I felt tingling all over my body and when I opened my eyes I didn't have a bruise or cut on me. "Wow," I whispered. Suddenly I had a plan. I would have to work fast to pull it off. I listened as I heard him walking down the hall. I could smell him. He was coming to hurt me. I ran in the bathroom and waited. "Turn into a snake," I commanded. Nothing happened. Oh please turn into a snake. Nothing. I had to work now or my plan would fail. I closed my eyes and willed myself to be a snake. I felt my bones crack and strangely it didn't hurt that bad. I had gotten the hang of this pretty fast. When I opened my eyes, I was a snake. I slithered on top of the door frame and waited. I felt the vibrations of him walking before I saw him. "Are you hiding from me little girl? You know I hate games," he said out loud. He walked into the bathroom and before he had a chance to react I made my move. I slid off the frame and tightened around his neck, squeezing him until he couldn't breathe. He was pulling at me but I squeezed tighter until I heard a crack. He fell to the ground with me still around him and I knew he was dead. I willed myself to change back to a human and felt the similar tingling. When I opened my eyes I had my legs wrapped around his neck and I was naked. I blushed. "So much for modesty," I said out loud. I got up and went to the bathroom for the shirt. Right where I left it. Now what? I needed a spell. I had some of the most powerful witches ever blood running through my veins, and I had Alpha blood in there too. I was a force to be reckoned with. I was powerful in my own right and I would do anything to save my mate. Anything. "I need an invisible spell. What are those called? A... a... a... Dammit what are they called?" I asked myself frustrated. Then it hit me. "A cloaking spell." I walked over to the dead body and kicked him. Not so powerful now huh? OK concentrate Talia. I need a good cloaking spell that will get me out this place. I closed my eyes and let the spell take over. My lips started moving on their own. Suddenly I felt light. Like air. How do I know if it worked? Oh well. Only one way to find out. I slipped out the room and let the door close and lock. This way they wouldn't know I was gone just yet. I walked down the hallway and peeked around the corner. I saw a guard. I jumped back before he saw me and saw another guard walk right past me. They couldn't see me. "Hey you!" one of the guards yelled. My heart started beating a mile a minute. I could hear it thumping. "Come hold my post while I go pee. That douche never gives us bathroom breaks man," he said. I let a breath of air; one I didn't even know I was holding, out. That was like something out of a TV show or movie. I started walking. I had to find a way out now. This magic could wear off at any moment. I saw an open window and looked down. We were about 7 floors up. I climbed out the window and stood on the ledge with my back against the brick wall. I willed the cloaking spell to wear off. "Now what? I can't go back in or I'll get caught," I said out loud. These guy were truly dumb. They didn't even have guards outside. Then again who would be dumb enough to try to climb out the freaking window Natalia? While I was having that internal argument I lost my footing and slipped off the ledge. I closed my eyes and waited to hit the ground but I never did. I opened my eyes and I was flying. Oh my God I was a bird. I was flying. I tested my wings and let them take me. This was truly magical. I flew and flew until I saw a forest. I could land there and rest. I flew overhead checking the forest and making sure I didn't see anybody or any traps. It was clear. I flew straight down and landed. I had no idea how tired I would be. I willed myself to change from a bird to a human. At that same moment I felt Eric's pain. "Don't worry Eric, I'm on the way," I said. I had no idea where I was but I would figure it out for him. I had a lot of making up to do. I laid down on the cold forest ground. I was lost, naked, tired, hungry and drained. "Keeping going Tal. You gotta find shelter," The little voice in my head was right. The sun was going to be setting soon and it was going to get very cold. I didn't have any power for a spell. I stumbled through the forest for about an hour. I had almost given up until I fell into someone's backyard. I crawled to the backdoor and pulled myself to my feet. I rang the doorbell over and over until an older heavyset black woman answered the door. "Help me," I begged. "I'll help you child," she said. I didn't miss the evil smile she gave me. Shit I need to run. But it was too late. I had only saw the evil look in her eyes 1 second before passing out in her arms. "Wake up sweetie. You need to eat." I opened my eyes and saw the older woman. I was lying in a bed. More than likely her bed. She had pictures everywhere. "How long was I out?" I asked. "Only a night," she said. "Well I should get going. Thank you for all you have done," I said getting up. I had on basketball shorts and a tank top. That was nice of her. "Oh no child you have to eat," she said with that same evil smile. She pulled me out the bed and into the kitchen. I could handle myself against her if necessary, but something told me she wasn't a bad person. "JERMAINE!" She yelled. "Coming Ma!" a man yelled back. I looked at her. She had that same evil look in her eyes. A boy or should I say a man ran downstairs and I had to admit he was stunning. He had dark chocolate skin, beautiful brown eyes and he was tall and in shape. I could tell because he was shirtless. He smiled when he saw me and he had the second prettiest smile ever. I had to admit, he was beautiful. He was my type all the way around. Had I not met Eric, I would've been attracted to him. But Eric was it for me. His body called to me. His lips, eyes, nose all of it was perfect and I couldn't wait to be with him again. I heard the woman clear her throat. "Oh sorry huh?" I asked blushing. It had looked like I was staring at her son, but I was really thinking about Eric. Oops. "This is my son Jermaine. Jermaine this is... What was your name again?" she asked. "Natalia," I said shaking his hand. "Natalia, nice to meet you. I must say you are gorgeous," he said. I blushed and looked at his mom; she had stars in her eyes. "Thank you. You are handsome yourself," I said. "You know Jermaine is single and looking. You and him would give me beautiful grandchildren," she said with that same evil look. Now I understood. She wanted to hook me up with her son. That is where the evil look came from; she was formulating a plan to get us together. "Well I have to go to work. I won't question you about what you were doing naked on my back porch at sunset because I'm sure you won't tell me, but please keep in touch," she said walking out. "Oh and I wouldn't be mad if you guys stayed together. Let me know if you need some privacy. I can stay away for a couple of nights." What a woman. She was weird and funny at the same time. Now to let her son down. I didn't want to lead him on or anything. "I'm sorry Natalia, but I'm just going to get it all out there. I' m not interested in you. I kind of already have somebody I'm pursuing and I'm only interested in her," He said waiting for me to cry. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 03 "Well that is OK considering I'm engaged,"' I said. "Woo. Big relief," He said looking at me. "I have to go actually. Thank you for everything," I said getting up. "You need a ride?" he asked. "Actually, no. But where are we?" I asked. He told me where we were and I realized we were only 10 minutes away from the compound. 5 if I ran. I thanked him and left. That whole situation was really weird but I wouldn't question it. I walked back towards the forest and let my wolf take over. She knew exactly where to go. I got to the compound and peeked around the corner, it was heavily guarded. I willed myself into a tiny garden snake and so I was. I could sense Eric not far away so I slithered in unnoticed. Nobody bothered to check for me and I was grateful. This was easy. Then again, it was almost too easy. Something was off. They should have known I was gone by now. I finally got to the room where I sensed him. I couldn't hear or smell anybody else, so I walked in. The room was dark and I could barely make out Eric. "NO NATALIA IT'S A TRAP," Eric yelled. It was too late. 2 huge guards grabbed me and restrained me while Vanessa locked the door and turned on the light. "You're too late. You should have just stayed put but now you get the honor of seeing your beloved mate die," She said. I struggled against the men but it was pointless. I was only tiring myself out. I watched as she grabbed a knife and walked to Eric. "No no no," I screamed. "Stop please I'll do anything. Please don't kill him. Kill me!" She looked at me and smiled. "Nope. Your next," she said plunging the knife in Eric's chest. I heard Eric yell and I screamed. I felt the knife in my own chest. I fell to my knees sobbing. I couldn't feel Eric anymore. I couldn't sense him. He was gone. Something in me snapped. "Kill them, they killed our mate." The symbols on my arm started glowing and I blacked out. I lunged for the guard on my left, ripping out his throat with my clawed hands. I jumped on the other guard and stuck my claws in his chest ripping until you could see his insides. Then I went for Vanessa. Stupid Vanessa. She thought she could take me. I walked towards her slowly; I willed the knife out Eric's chest and into her neck. I watched as the knife sunk into her neck. She was gasping for hair. She died not to long after. I walked up to Eric. "Oh Eric I'm so sorry," I sobbed over his dead body. I tried to think of a spell that could bring him back but nothing came up. I punched the wall and slid to the floor. Eric was dead. "Please God bring him back. Please dear God," I sobbed. An idea came over me suddenly. I didn't know if it would work or not but it couldn't hurt right? I picked my broken body up off the ground and walked towards Eric. "Please God let this work," I whispered. I grabbed the knife off the table next to him and sliced my wrist open. It didn't hurt like I thought it would, but I didn't know what to do. I let the blood fall into his wound and waited. Healing qualities my ass! Nothing happened. I started to cry again. He was dead and it was no bringing him back. ______________________________ Please ignore any spelling errors just this one time. I have literally 7% battery on my computer with no charger so I rushed through finishing this chapter. I spell checked but I didn't have time to proof read because I wanted to get it to you guys today. Since I'm on vacay, I won't have a charger for at least 2 more weeks and I didn't want you guys to wait that long. Ok I'm pressing my luck. Bye. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 04 Ugh I hate that my stories take so long to be approved. Makes it seem like I am taking forever to write them when in actuality I submit a chapter every time one gets posted. I try not to take too long in between. Anyways, enjoy. ___________________________________________ I stopped sobbing and let my anger take over. I needed to leave. Fuck this pack. They didn't need me. As far as they were concerned, I was still kidnapped. Let this pack fall apart. I don't care. It's not like they would be able to find me, only Eric could and my mate was gone. My other half. If only I had treated him better. I had taken for granted his time here and didn't show him how I really felt. I couldn't stay here. "I love you forever. May your soul watch over me and join my parents in heaven," I said kissing his lips. I slipped out the pack quietly covering my scent. That way they couldn't find me. I was going to have to walk to Sam's house and I wasn't going to do that naked. I pointed at myself and clothes appeared. Now, once I got there, I had to leave. I had more than enough money to move and start over. "Hey gorgeous, need a ride?" I looked up and saw a man in a yellow car. He looked harmless and at that moment I wouldn't care if he wasn't. I would rather die than do this. But something was urging me to stay strong. "Yea," I replied walking around the car. I got in and gave him the directions. The longer I stayed in this city, the harder my will was to live. I was heartbroken in every sense. It felt like a piece of me was missing. It was. "We're here," he said. "That was fast," I replied. "Yea, it was only 30 minutes out. You looked pretty occupied with your thoughts," "Well thank you. I don't have any money on me to give you but I could run in and grab some," "No it's cool. Your phone number would be more than enough," I smiled. "If I had met you a couple of weeks ago, I would've given you my number. But my boyfriend just died and I am nowhere near ready." "Wow that sucks. Well hey, if you ever need a friend, I'll be around," he said slipping me his number. I smiled and got out the car. I waved as he pulled off and walked up to the door. I crumpled up the number and threw it in the bushes. I didn't have my phone or key on me, so I would have to use the spare key. The door opened before I could twist the knob. "I missed you," Sam said hugging me tightly. "Oh Sam I've missed you too," I said crying. "I have news. Jake asked me to marry him!" she said happily. I was happy for her. "But there's more. I'm moving in with him. And there's more... We're moving to West Virginia," she said quietly. I smiled. "That's great; I am so happy for you" I said hugging her. "I also have news for you. I'm moving to New York... alone. I'm just here to get my things and say goodbye." "Wow what about Eric?" she asked. "It didn't work out," I lied while shrugging. "Relationships; they just aren't for me." She smiled understandingly. "Mom!!!!! Dad!!!!! Come here!!!!" Sam yelled. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It took 3 hours but I was finally on my way to New York. After the crying and the goodbyes, I went upstairs and packed with Sam. Coincidentally, she was leaving that same night as me. Her parents were in tears. "We're losing 2 daughters. At the same time," Her mom cried. I just hugged her while Sam and he dad rolled their eyes. Even though they were sad, they booked me a one way flight to New York and sent me off with more than enough money. I would be OK for at least a year with how much they had given me. Plus I still had my dad's money. Sam had dropped me and my bags off at the airport and after a 10 minute goodbye full of promises and tears, we went our separate ways. "Flight 408, LA to New York is now boarding," the announcer said. I grabbed my carry on and headed towards my plane. "Goodbye California," I said tearfully. I boarded my plane and was shuffled to first class. It was just like Sam's parents to insist I ride first class instead of economy. I sat in my seat and put my headphones in. It wouldn't be a long flight so I didn't get too comfortable. Instead I thought back to Eric. I hadn't been with him for that long but I felt the same pain as if I had been with him for years. "Goodbye Eric," I whispered. I let the tears roll down my face. I didn't bother wiping them off. I wanted to let the world know I was hurting. I wasn't ashamed to grieve for you Eric. I had been scared to love you but never ashamed. I cried myself to sleep and when I woke up I was in New York. The time difference was clear. Where it was sunny in Cali, it was night time here. I had been off my plane for 1 hour and it took 45 of those minutes just to reclaim my bags. I had been trying to get a cab for 15 minutes. In just 1 hour I was fed up with this entire city! I tried something I saw once in a movie and whistled. To my astonishment, the cab stopped. I started packing up the cab with my suitcases when the cab driver stopped me and did it himself. I thanked him and got in the cab and closed the door. What now Tal? "Where to pretty lady?" he asked. "Actually, I don't know. Can you take me to the nearest hotel?" I asked. "Sure doll. You're not from here are ya? You have an accent," "No. I'm from L.A," "Ah, they do breed some of the most beautiful women. What made you choose New York?" We were stuck in traffic but I was just enjoying the scenery. They say New York was the place to be and I had to admit, it was lovely at night. "I wanted a change of scenery," I said. "I feel that. I can't wait to get the hell out this city. You sure a little pretty girl like you will be OK in the Big Apple by yourself," he teased. I laughed. "I think I'll manage," I said. "Well we're here young lady. You stay safe out here. It's a lot of crazies around here," he said making a circular motion with his finger pointed to his head. "Well then I will fit perfectly in," I said half joking. I looked at the amount of the ride and handed him 200 dollars while the bell hops started unloading the cab. I watched as they put my bags on the trolley and got out the cab. "Hey the ride was only 23.91," he said shocked. "Keep the change," I said shrugging. "No no no, I couldn't do that mam," he said while handing me the money back. "You're the first person who has showed me any type of hospitality since I arrived. Have a good day and stay safe," I said walking away. "You're God sent," the driver said driving away. I walked into the hotel and looked around. It was a nice hotel. Very fancy looking. I walked up to the desk and rung the bell. A woman came out the back and she looked like she had an attitude. I prayed that she didn't because I just was not in the mood for it. "Hi, I need a room for tonight," I said sweetly. "Sure. Are your parents around?" she said rolling her eyes. "Actually, it's just me," I said politely. "Listen little girl, rooms here start at $400 a night. I don't know what you're trying to pull but it isn't going to work here. I've had a horrible day and you are making it worse," She said raising her voice. I was shocked. My mouth literally fell open. AS the shock wore off, anger replaced it. "Listen bitch, I just flew 5 fucking hours on a plane after seeing the love of my life get murdered in front of me only to arrive to this fucking city to have my luggage lost. You wanna talk about a horrible fucking day? You wanna compare misery? I only wanted a fucking room and you're being hella fucking rude." I said using California slang. "Matter of fact, I want to speak to your fucking manager!!!!!" I yelled. People where staring and I saw the manager scramble around the corner very quickly. "W-w-what's the p-p-problem miss?" he asked stuttering. "All I wanted was a freaking room. But she," I said pointing at the woman. "Assumed I was trying to pull a fast one because I didn't have my parents around. I assure you I am old enough to travel alone and I damn sure can afford a room." "Y-y-yes yes! I will g-g-get one for you r-r-right away," he said. After getting my room for free, I was escorted upstairs with my luggage. The manager had offered a penthouse room on the hotel. I had offered to pay but he insisted. I would find an apartment tomorrow. These hotels just didn't do it for me. I plopped down on the bed and my sorrows finally caught up with me. "Eric I miss you! I should be with you. I should be in your bed... Our bed," I sobbed. I definitely felt the emptiness in my heart that was once occupied by Eric's presence. I hated that I couldn't feel him anymore. It was like he had disappeared altogether. I hurt. Not just physically but emotionally and mentally as well. I wanted to die, but something was holding me back from taking the plunge. It was like a tiny flicker of light in the darkness. It was dim but it was there. Maybe it wasn't enough. I screamed in my pillow and punched the headboard. I sobbed and screamed until my throat hurt, and then I just laid there and cried myself to sleep. I figured I would have nights like these for the rest of my life. I woke up groggy and my eyes were puffy from a night of crying. I would just have to wear sunglasses. I sighed and looked at the clock. It was already going on 2 PM. "DAMMIT!" I screamed jumping out the bed. My body was still on LA time and I needed to start my apartment hunt and I needed to start it by 12 PM. I needed to be going now. I didn't have time for a shower and breakfast. I brushed my teeth and threw on some shorts and a tank top. It was surprisingly hot in New York. I walked out and hailed a cab. Getting one was easier this time. "Where to?" he asked. I looked at the first place I had circled and gave him the address. We pulled up to the place and I thanked and paid him as I got out the cab. I walked in the rent office and asked to do a walk through. I was mortified. It was infested with bugs. I crossed it off my list. The next 6 were just as bad. Some were even worse! I was discouraged when I ventured to my last entry. It wasn't in the greatest part of town but I would at least check it out just to say I did. To say I fell completely in love with the apartment would be an understatement. The apartment was a 2 bed 2 bath. Very affordable. Living room, dining room, kitchen and patio? It was perfect. "When can I move in?" I asked the man who owned the building. "Today if you want. You already filled everything out and gave me the down deposit and 1st months' rent," he said handing me the keys and walking away. That was surprisingly easy. It only took 30 minutes. I thought they would have to run my name and that it would take at least 3 days. But I guess not. Money talks. I walked to the first payphone I could find and dialed Sam's parents. She picked up on the first ring. "Hello?" Mrs. M said. "Hey Mrs. M, its Natalia," I said. "Henry it's our little Natalia!" She yelled. "Oh we miss you darling. How is the city? Why didn't you call us when you landed? Do you need money? Did you find a hotel? Are you OK? Do you want to come home honey? Did you call Sam? Are you eating?" I smiled as I listened to her rattle off questions. "Margret hush. You're being a little to protective. Have some faith in the girl for God's sake. I'm sure she's fine," I heard Mr. M say in the background. "Answer my questions Natalia," she whined. "The city is fine. I didn't call because I was so tired I passed right out when I hit the bed. I don't need any money. I found a hotel. I am OK. I do not want to come home. I haven't called her yet and I am eating," I said mentally recalling the questions. "Did I miss one?" "OK, you know we worry," She said. "No, you worry. I know she's fine," Mr. M interrupted. "Shut up Henry. Natalia, we think of you as a daughter," she said. I could hear her tearing up. "We've seen you grow up since you were 10. We've loved you since you came home with our little Sam you know." "You've said all this before Margret. Stop crying woman. The girl is fine. Don't depress her ya old sap. She's just a chip off the old block so I know she's OK! If she's anything like me and her dad, the girl is fine woman," I heard him say. "I miss you guys very much. I promise to call every week. You have always been a mom to me Mrs. M and you were always a second dad to me Mr. M. I thank you for everything. I actually called because I found an apartment and I'm moving in tomorrow. Its 2 beds and 2 baths. I plan on finding a roommate. Maybe," I said. She squealed. "You did? Give me the address. I'll handle everything," she said. "I already did Mrs. M," I said. "Do you have furniture? No! A security system? No! Appliances? No! Food? No! Cable, internet and phone? No, no and no!" she said impatiently. "Are you going to tell me no? NO! Now you give me the address and let momma m handle it." I rolled my eyes while smiling and gave her the address. I could hear her making demands and I sent them my love before hanging up. I needed a job. I figured that would be the hard part. "If all else fails, I could always be a stripper," I said half serious. I walked to a little diner I had passed on my way here. I was hungry and my feet ached. I sat at a table closest to the windows and waited. "Wow. You are really pretty," the waitress said. "Thank you, so are you," I told her. She was honestly gorgeous. She was literally breath taking. She had big blue eyes and long blonde hair. She was about 5'7 and slim. She had a gorgeous smile and she seemed genuinely sweet. I could see a tattoo on her arm but I couldn't make out what it said. She was a prettier version of Barbie. "Where are you from? You have an accent. Oh and what ya having?" "L.A. What do you recommend? I really haven't ate anything," "The cheesecake brownie. It's to die for!" I started to tear up. I couldn't help myself. I was turning into that girl. The emotional wreck that cried at everything. That was the dessert Eric and I had shared together on our first date. "Hey what's wrong?" she asked. "Nothing," I said smiling. "I'll have that." She brought my food out and we had a conversation about the differences from here and home. Her name was Jessica and she was from Georgia. She was a really nice girl. "Gotta get back to work. Come visit me again sometimes ok?" She said. I nodded and ate my food. I left her a 20 dollar tip and left the diner. I thought about walking but decided not to and caught a cab back to my hotel since it was getting dark and I had nothing else to do. I needed to get a cell phone but I didn't want to be contacted. I would do the contacting. I didn't want to be around people and Mrs. M told me my apartment would be ready tomorrow, so I didn't have to shop for furniture. I walked in my room and turned on the lights. "Eric are you proud of me? I'm trying to stay strong like you would want, but I miss you every time I breathe. I know we didn't get a lot of time together, but I cherished every moment. Even when we weren't on the best terms," I said out loud. I suddenly felt weird. My mouth watered and I ran to the bathroom. I made it to the toilet 1 second before I threw up everything in my stomach. I groaned. "Now I'm getting sick," I whined. I laid down on the bathroom floor and started thinking. Why didn't I get there sooner? I could have saved his life. Then again, if it wasn't for me he would be alive. I sighed. I really was kind of clueless when it came to love and romance. I ran my hand over my stomach and noticed a slight bump. "The fuck is that?" I asked out loud. I stood up and walked the full size mirror. I raised my shirt and saw a little belly. Not noticeable but definitely there. I groaned loudly pinching the fat. "See what happens when you don't work out after eating Natalia? What did I tell you? You gain what when you're lazy? You gain weight!" I said scolding myself. "Definitely clueless human." I pouted at the thought. My wolf was being mean. Not only was I sick and self-conscious, my feelings were hurt. "You don't have to be mean wolf! I thought you couldn't talk," I said. Silence. She was very rude. I walked back to bed. It was 12:30 in the morning, but I wasn't tired. Maybe a shower would help. I walked back in the bathroom and turned the shower water on. I willed my clothes off and watched them hit the floor. I was being just that lazy. I stepped in the shower and instantly felt relaxed. My body was more sensitive and the stream of the water on my nipples made me orgasm hard. "What. The. Hell?" I said shocked. I stepped backwards from the water and touched my nipples and felt a shock of pleasure shoot through my body that made me squeeze my thighs together and moan. I slid my hand down my body and touched my clit. I pushed against it and had another powerful orgasm. I fell against the back wall screaming. I didn't know what was happening to my body, but I loved it. I sat on the side of the tub and lifted one leg. I had my back to the wall and one leg on the ground balancing myself. I squeezed my nipple and guided my hand back down between my legs. I was very wet and not from the shower. I slid 2 fingers inside of my pussy and imagined Eric was the one fingering me. I could picture his fingers sliding in and out of my body. I squeezed my nipple harder while speeding up the pace of my fingers and threw my head back in ecstasy as I came again moaning Eric's name. I shook as the orgasm washed over me and let it take me for the ride. I breathed hard and I waited until I could feel my legs again to stand up and wash up. I turned the water off and went into the room not bothering to dry off. I was exhausted. I threw myself in the bed and pulled the covers over up to my neck. My feelings washed over me and I held myself and cried as I longed for the happiness only Eric could bring me. I woke up tired. The clock said 11:39 AM but my body said no no and hell no. I dragged my body out the bed and walked into the bathroom. "Good morning Eric," I said out loud. I brushed my teeth and got dressed to start my day. I ordered some food to the room and lounged around for a couple of hours. I would go for a run and workout later. I had to lose this gut. This was just not attractive. "Ok lazy. Time to launch operation gut no more," I mumbled putting on my workout clothes. I walked down the stairs instead of taking the elevator and walked out the hotel to start my jog. I found a trail and ran for an hour and a half stopping every now and then to enjoy the beauty. I found a gym and did some working out for another 2 or 3 hours. I always loved to work out, so I didn't realize I had been there so long. I got lost in the burning of my muscles. That was enough for today. I walked in the locker room and showered. I rolled my eyes as I realized I had forgotten to bring extra clothes. I thought up some clothes and watched them appear. I was pleased with the look so I got dressed. I walked out the gym. I had been in the gym for longer than I thought. It was dark outside and it was seriously freezing. I recited a spell warmth over my body and instantly felt the warmness surround me. I loved this witch thing. I needed to consider buying a car. "Give me all your money and I won't hurt you," I turned around and looked at the man with the black ski mask on. Are you fucking serious? Why was the universe fucking with me tonight? My day had been normal and fine. Why now? "No," I said harshly. "I wasn't asking bitch," he said walking towards me. I felt myself growing angrier by the second and I was pass trying to calm myself down. I felt my teeth and claws sharpen and lengthen. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 04 "Go away," I growled. I watched the man run away like a little bitch and continued my walk. I still had to check out my hotel and get to my new place. "Fuck this," I said out loud. I pictured myself in the hotel and when I opened my eyes, I was in my room. Cool. Now I wouldn't have to walk. I pointed to my bags and thought them to my new place. I knew the layout of my apartment so it was easy. They disappeared right before my eyes. I grabbed my smallest suitcase and took the elevator to the lobby. "Checking out," I said handing them the key card. "Thanks for staying with us. Hope to see you soon," the man said. I was pleased to see the rude woman wasn't there. I didn't care what happened to her. I walked out the hotel looking at the symbols on my arms. If I could perform those spells, I wonder what I could really do. As I was walking on my side of town, I saw a girl and what looked like her brothers sneak into an abandoned building. Never one to mind her own business, I saw my bag with my others and walked over to where I saw them go in. I made sure to walk lightly until I was in the window looking in on them. I saw the girl, no older than me, and 2 small boys huddled together under a small blanket eating scraps of food. The maternal instincts I never knew I possessed kicked in and shocked me. "Eat up Byron, this is all we'll have for a while," the girl said. "I miss mommy," the other boy said. "Me too Jimmy, but now it's just us. I'll never leave you," she said. I leaned too far in and ended up stumbling and making a lot of noise. I head them gasp. I walked out the shadows and smiled at the kids. They were terrified. "G-go away!" the girl yelled. "I have a weapon. Who are you? What do you want?" "I'm sorry, I just wanted to help," I said softly so I wouldn't scare them. "It's cold out here and you guys look tired and cold." "We're fine," she said. "I won't hurt you," I said. "I just want to provide you guys with food and a warm place to sleep. It's killing me to see you guys like this." "Why would we trust you?" she asked. "You don't but take my word. I want to help. We're only 5 minutes away from my apartment. I know this is weird, but I can't just leave you guys stranded after seeing you guys," I said running out of patience. "Look. It's cold, you guys are hungry and tired, and I know a bed would be the best thing ever right now." "OK we'll go," she said. I watched as the kids stood up and hid behind their big sister. I led them to my apartment and unlocked the door. It was dark inside so I flipped a switch. "Wow," I said. Mrs. M seriously had come through. The living room had a huge flat screen, a black leather sectional that looked great with the white carpet, full cable with Blu-ray and DVD boxes, game systems, a big glass table and pictures everywhere. The kitchen had black appliances and was decked with food. The dining room had a glass table in the middle with black and white leather chairs. We walked down the hall and went into the guest room. It had a lovely king size bed decorated with green and blue covers, another flat screen equipped with cable and 2 small couches. The bathroom in the hall was decorated with a French theme. We walked into my room, which was the main, and it had a huge king size bed with a canopy, a flat screen as big as the one in the living room and equipped with the same things, a white leather couch and a big box with a ribbon. I had black dressers and my walls were covered with pictures. I walked in the closet and saw my bags on the floor. All in all, Mrs. M had outdone herself. As usual. I would have to call and thank her. Her eye for fashion and design made her a perfect candidate for home decorating. "Are you rich?" the youngest, Byron, said. "Not at all. Go get settled," I said to the boys. I looked at the girl. "You guys can have this room." I watched the 2 boys run out the room and down the hall. "You don't have to do this. I can sleep with the boys in the other room," She said. Now that we were out the dark I had a better look at her. She was cute. She had brown hair that was pulled into a sloppy ponytail and big brown eyes. She wasn't exceptionally gorgeous but then again neither was I. She was certainly pretty. "I want to," I said shrugging. "How old are you and what's your name?" "18 and my name is Marie. We'll be out by tomorrow," she said. "Pretty. I'm Natalia, and you can stay for as long as you like. I insist. Well you can go shower and wash your hair. I haven't been in the bathroom yet, but I'm sure it's equipped. It's probably toothbrushes under the sink. You look my size. My bags are in the closet, you can find something in there. Oh and can you cook?" I said walking out. I looked back and saw her nod. She looked shocked. I smiled to myself. I wouldn't admit it but having them here would keep me from my thoughts. In a way I was using them. If I had them to look after, I wouldn't have time to think about Eric. I would be too busy with work, when I found a job, and them to worry about my own problems. I realized I didn't have any clothes for the boys. They would need baths. Hmm, I would just have to conjure up something. They boys were about 7 and 9. What did little boys wear? I thought up some clothes for little boys and was pleased to see them appear right before my eyes. I walked out the bathroom and down the hallway. They were sitting on the living room floor. "You guys can go take baths. Your clothes are in the bathroom," I said smiling. They ran in the bathroom and I decided to explore the kitchen. Eric I miss you. I know you would want me to move on with my life. I just can't. I sat on the counter and thought back to 2 weeks ago. When I was in Eric's arms and everything was ok. I felt the tears trickle down my face. Part of me wanted to give up and lose my sanity, part of me wanted to live, part of me wanted to die and part of me wanted to just be ok. "Thank you for the clothes," Marie said. She scared me out my thoughts and I almost fell off the counter. She looked better. Now that she had had a good shower I could see her beauty for what it really was. She had big brown doe eyes, full pink lips, a mole in the middle of her forehead and a cute button nose. Her brown hair was pulled up into a bun and she had on one of my many white tank tops with my gray sweats. "That was fast," I said. She nodded. She still looked uncomfortable. "So what's your story?" she asked. "My story?" I asked. She nodded. "Well I'm 18. I'll be 19 in 1 month. I'm from L.A. I'm an only child kind of and I'm here because nothing is left for me in Cali. My birth mom, dad and boyfriend are all dead. Your turn. Also you can cook if you want. I would but I'm sure you want to live another day," I said. "I just turned 18. Byron is 6 and Jimmy is 8. We don't know our dad and our mom overdosed a year ago. I was born homeless and so were the boys," She said nonchalantly. I watched her move around the kitchen. She was pulling out ingredients. "I need to check on the boys," she said walking into the bathroom. I watched her walk back out and she continued cooking. "How are they?" I asked. "Getting dressed. What made you invite total strangers in your home?" she asked suddenly. "I saw a situation in front of me that I wanted to change. I couldn't walk away after seeing that. I guess I just wanted to make sure you guys would be ok. What made you come to a total stranger's house?" "You seemed genuine. Plus, we were hungry and I didn't want the boys to suffer because of me. You're very sweet Natalia. Weird but sweet." I laughed. "What cha making?" "Pasta and garlic bread. From scratch." I suddenly felt a stabbing pain in my head that made me scream. Talk about painful. I felt so many emotions at once that I had to grab my head and started crying. It was like my brain was exploding. "Are you ok?" Marie asked holding me with tears in her eyes. I was on the floor. How did I get here? I felt a ripping going through my body starting from my skull. It was a burning in my body. I heard Eric's voice as I passed out. ******************************************** "He's up," the doctor announced. The man and woman walked into the room where he lay. He was draped in all white. He looked like an angel as he laid in the middle of a large king size bed. The covers and sheets were a royal black. He almost looked God-like. His hair was freshly combed. His hazel eyes full of life and the wound on his chest was stitched. Nothing left but a tiny scar. "Good to see you up Alpha," Greg said. "Greg! It is good to be woke," Eric asked. Something was bothering him. Where was she? "Where is my mate?" he asked. "No one knows. We can't seem to find her. We fear the worst. Last we knew of her, she was kidnapped. But when we went to where you said she was, she was not there. If she is alive, she must have thought you were dead. She hasn't been here Alpha," Katari answered. "No that cannot be true! She came to my rescue. I saw her before my body shut down to heal. She must have thought I had died. That's right. She didn't know that I wasn't dead. She had no knowledge of the special powers in my family's bloodline. I can feel her. I feel her pain and grief. I felt it in my body while I was healing. She thinks I am dead. We have to find her, but not until I get my pack back in order." He said with a scowl. He could feel his mate hurting, but he couldn't abandon his pack again so soon. He was their alpha first. He knew what she must have been feeling. He tried to tell her when he saw her that it would be ok but she was caught. He would make things right. "Where are the ones who betrayed us?" He asked. "In the dungeon Alpha. Brace yourself, some of them are childhood friends," Greg warned. He scowled. These betrayers would regret the day they ever decided to cross him. "And Vanessa? She didn't know about my powers either. Where is she?" he asked. "This is where it gets a little weird. When we found you, we found her. She had a knife sticking out her neck. But the knife had no fingerprints. Here is when it gets a little weirder. The 2 men she had with her are also dead. One man's throat was torn out. The other man's chest was clawed out. We caught a scent on the dead bodies... It belongs to Natalia," Greg said. "I didn't bite her. How could that be?" Eric asked surprised. "We don't know. We didn't detect that she wasn't human. We haven't been able to contact her to find out what happened," Greg replied. "Order some men to track her down. I need to deal with our enemies. I need to get this pack back on track," Eric said getting out the bed. "We missed you Alpha," Greg said hitting him in the back. Eric chuckled and walked out the room leaving his best friend to make the arrangements. He would find her. He would make sure of that. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 05 I want to give a special special SPECIAL shout out to Fa_JF!!!! You made my day. Your words touched me. I loved the advice you gave me. I will definitely take it. Actually, everybody that sent and sends me feedback I love it. I hope you guys don't think I ignore it; it's just that sometimes, well most times, you guys send it anonymously so I can't reply to it. I want you guys to know that means EVERYTHING to me. I seriously mean it. I love when you guys send me stuff that warms my heart lol. It's crazy how much I've come to love this story. I've found comfort in this story. You guys don't know this but I am a mother. Actually, I'm a young mother at that. I'm only 18 going on 19 (07/25 go Leos). Another thing is I'm a single mother. My boyfriend was killed a couple of months before our daughter Akemi (more Japanese lol) was born in April. It was actually around that time that I submitted my first story. It's crazy how I was struggling with dealing with that, but writing has been a great outlet for all the pain I've felt. I am at peace with his death. Now I'm in a great place. I have a little baby girl, my sophomore year in college is about to start, and I'm just really happy. I need this story just as much as you guys. Writing this is healing me. OMG I'm such a sap lol. Ok enough of this. Thanks for all the support lovelies. ___________________________ "What are you?" Marie asked. I had been woke for not even a whole minute and she was already questioning me. I had no idea what she was even talking about and I had the worst headache. I literally felt banging in my head. I rubbed my eyes and sat up in my bed. "What are you talking about Marie"? I inquired. I wasn't registering what she was saying. The question just didn't interest me at that moment and I wasn't thinking about it. She was so blunt and straight forward with her question that it didn't even make sense. I was surprised she was even still here. "What are you?" she asked repeating herself. "How long was I out?" "2 days. You answered my question with a question. That isn't how this works." "You're actually really annoying right now. Where are the boys?" I watched her tilt her head and gather a confused look on her face. She squinted and shook her head. I had no idea what she was doing. "What boys Natalia?" "Your brothers. Jimmy and Byron!" "I don't have any brothers Natalia! I'm an only child!" I rubbed my temples and looked her in the face. She was being dead serious and she looked like she had no idea what I was even close to talking about. I was truly losing my mind. I remembered 2 boys. I found them when I found her. I remembered them just like I remembered her. But I didn't see any little boys. I don't hear any little boys. I was truly losing my mind. I was going crazy. I was imagining kids that didn't even exist. Something was wrong with me. I needed to check myself in a mental hospital. "No I'm just kidding! They're at our grandparent's house," she said laughing. "That isn't funny dummy. I thought I was losing my mind. I was seriously considering checking into a mental hospital," I replied sticking my tongue out at her. That little joke wasn't funny, but it did get me thinking. I was a feeling so out of touch with reality lately. "I didn't know you had any living relatives left," I said. "Me neither. I went to take the boys to the park and a woman stopped me while I was pushing Byron on the swings. To my shock and surprise, it was our grandmother. Of course, we remembered her from the times we would have to sleep in her house because it was too cold to sleep outside, but I was still shocked to see her. Apparently after the last time, she warned my mom that she was going to try to get custody of us. Well my mom didn't like that so she cut all contact with her parents and we never went back. They had been looking for us ever since. It was quite the emotional scene," she replied nonchalantly. "Wow that is actually really crazy. I am glad it all worked out for the best." I commented. "We had a long talk after going to her house. I've decided to let the boys stay with her." She said smiling sadly. "She extended the offer to me but I declined. I'll visit them but I decided I would be being selfish if I kept them with me. They finally have the chance to have a normal childhood and go to school. They wouldn't be able to do that with me. And before you ask, of course I am sad. But they deserve to be kids." I nodded. "I understand the idea of sacrificing your own happiness for the happiness of others. I commend you on your ability to be so strong." "It wasn't easy but it was the right choice. The boys didn't really make the choice harder. They were ecstatic to live with her," She laughed. "Well kids are the easiest creatures alive to please. Sometimes they like you and sometimes they don't. They can switch up on you in just 2 seconds, but you gotta love them." She nodded her agreement. I knew it took a lot of strength to let her brothers go even though it would be best for them. My brothers never thought twice about me. In a way, I didn't have any brothers. I never saw them; they never called, so they didn't really exist to me. "So what are you?" she said repeating her original question. I laid back down and rolled over with my back facing her. Maybe she would just go away. I had a serious headache and I didn't feel like playing 25 questions. I would just figure out what she meant when I woke back up. I yawned and closed my eyes. "You're not human," she said quietly. In fact she said it so quiet, that I almost missed it. Nobody else would have been able to hear it but somebody with my hearing. It was like she said it only so she could hear it. I sat up and looked at her. I was suddenly very interested in what she had to say. It had finally hit me about what she asked. "What did you say?" I questioned. "What are you Natalia? Your secret is safe with me. I know you aren't human," She whispered. "I am human. What do you mean?" "I saw you." "Saw me what Marie?" "You know..." "I know what?" "What you did." "What did I do?! Stop with the mind games!" "You were a wolf, then you were a mouse, then you were a bird. Then you changed back and started floating. It was weird and but you didn't scare me. I trust that you won't hurt me." "You sound crazy." "I sound like a person who saw you," she pointed at me, "transform 4 times in her living room. Then you transformed into a wolf and wouldn't let me come near you. You are a very mean wolf. After an hour of inching closer you let me pet you. Finally after 10 minutes you transformed back and fell asleep. Then you talked in your sleep. You answered all the questions I asked. It's unfortunate what happened to your "mate" by the way." She made air quotes with her fingers around the word mate. "You were just about to tell me what the hell you were, but you woke up." I fell back into the bed. I didn't remember a thing. "And don't think about erasing my memory because I've wrote everything down and I will find the paper I hid and reread it. It would be pointless." "Marie..." "No don't 'Marie...' me. Ok? I don't care that you're some freaky weird animal transformer. You gave us a home. You made a way for us. I'm sure if you were going to kill me, you could have been did it. So it goes without saying that I trust you. I could've left you on that kitchen floor in pain, but I didn't. You owe me the truth. You wanted me to trust you; I want you to trust me." "Why aren't you freaking out?" "I told you already. I trust you. Your wolf let me get close to you." I groaned. I didn't want to have this conversation right now. I had a headache and I didn't know what was wrong with me. "When are you going to visit the boys?" "Don't change the subject. Can you turn into other things? Can you do spells?" I sighed. No use in denying what she already knew and it was clear she didn't plan on leaving until she had her answers. "Yes and yes," I told her folding my arms. "That is so cool. What are you?" she asked twirling her hair. "A witch and a were. You really can't tell anybody. I'm serious. I like you and I'd hate to have to report you missing," I said seriously. She laughed. "Don't worry about that. I'm as quiet as a mouse." I got out the bed. I was wearing a black camisole tank top and a lacey pair of pink boy shorts. My hair was in a tight bun and I had on a pair of pink and black thigh high socks. I was dressed for a Playboy cover. I looked at Marie questionably. "I had to dress you. You were naked and I figured you would like to wake up stylish. You're just lucky I got the boys to stay out the living room while you were malfunctioning. Can I ask you a personal question? Don't get offended," she warned shrugging. "Umm sure... I mean what more could you ask?" I asked. I started walking towards the bathroom. Of course I would feel sick at a time like this. This flu had to go. "Umm no offense, but umm you're kind of fat and you're moody, sick, tired and pale. Umm... are you... umm... you know?" she asked very unsure of herself. "Am I what?" I asked turning around eyeing her suspiciously. "Pregnant?" she blurted out. "No!" I followed up quickly. I was very offended. Why do people say "no offense" before they say something offensive? Is that a way to soften the wound? It still hurt. I was fat. I frowned at the thought of weighing myself. "I'm sorry. It's just that your stomach is a little round and it's very hard. Way harder than a regular belly. I was just wondering," she said trying to make me feel better. I looked at my stomach. Sure I had gained a little weight but not that much. I didn't know that I looked pregnant. I frowned and rubbed my stomach. I was just a little bloated. I wasn't pregnant. I am sure I would know if I was pregnant. "Umm earth to Natalia!" Marie said snapping her fingers in my face. "Oh huh?" I asked snapping out my thoughts. "I said show me your magic. Make that door open," she whispered. She was right in front of my face so there was no point in yelling but why we she whispering. "Why are you whispering?" I asked stepping back. "You still have a headache right?" "Nope." "Well show meeee," She squealed excitedly. I rolled my eyes. I guess I would just show her so she could shut up and leave me alone. I pointed at the door and it blew up. We ducked, the door shards barely missing us. I gasped. Why did it do that? I concentrated and focused on the bathroom door. It blew up again. "What's wrong?" Marie asked concerned. "I don't know Marie. Something is wrong. I guess I'm just not focusing because my headache just went away. Maybe I'm just tired," I said making excuses. She nodded sympathetically. "It'll be ok," She said hugging me. "You've changed," I said hugging her back. "You're open. You're nicer too. I didn't know you were this friendly." She laughed loudly. "You didn't know me and I didn't know you. It's a mechanism you learn after living on the streets for so long. You can't be nice to any and every one. It's everybody for their selves. There is no in between. It's killed or be killed. Only the strongest survive." I nodded. It was clear that she had been through a lot. My stomach growled and we both laughed. I guess after 2 days of sleeping I was hungry. We walked to the kitchen and I sat at the bar. I let my thoughts consume me as I watched her pull out things to cook. I wonder what Eric's and I kid would have looked like. I almost wished I was pregnant so I would still have a piece of him. "What 'cha thinking about girly?" She asked interrupting me from my thoughts. I sighed and smiled a little smile. "Just wondering if I was pregnant, which I am not, what Eric's and I child would look like?" I saw her smile. "Beautiful," She said winking. "How do you know?" I asked smiling at her. "You described him to me while you were sleep. I can tell that you loved him. I can tell that he was very handsome. You 2 were truly meant to be. He was the other half of your soul. The missing piece to your life," she said dreamily. "Sorry, I am a diehard romantic. I just think it is a great thing you got to find your true love. A lot people never get to experience even a fraction of that love before they die. I can only imagine how many people die without knowing any love. " I nodded. I did love him. Even if I didn't show him. I sighed. "Unfortunately I didn't deserve him and I treated him like he didn't deserve me," I said sadly. "I'll never get the chance to show him how much I actually loved him. I told him I wish I never met him, that I didn't want to be with him. One time I told him that I hated him." I could feel the tears threatening to escape my eyes. She turned around and grabbed my hand over the bar. "I know how it feels to say things solely out of anger. The day my mom died, I told her I hated her for ruining our lives. I told her she didn't deserve to live and she damn sure didn't deserve to have kids. I told her she was nothing and would never be anything because she couldn't even stay sober long enough to love her own kids," she said with tears running down her face. "I watched her smile a sad defeated smile and drop her head. She whispered she was sorry and walked away. I was so damn mad that I didn't care that I had hurt her. I wanted her to hurt. I was glad she felt that pain. I just got the boys and went to beg for food. When we came back, she was dead." I felt my own tears running down my face. "The last thing I told my mother was that I hated her. I saw her heart break that day. I saw the hope flood from her eyes, but I didn't even care. I had killed her before she even killed herself. In a way I am responsible for her death. She purposely killed herself. She overdosed because I took what little life she had left. I killed my own mother!" She was sobbing and I was sobbing with her. I was speechless and all I could do was cry. I walked around into the kitchen and held her as she cried. She had been the grown up for so long. She was raising her brothers. She was caring for them, but she had nobody to care for her. "Look at us. Like a bunch of girly girls. I'm sorry for getting my snot and tears all over your shoulder. I had been holding that in for months. I guess my full cup finally tipped over," She said laughing. I'm sorry I didn't have any motivational words for you. I wish I could have comforted you and made you feel better," I said smiling sadly. I didn't have any experience with this. Sam never wanted to hear encouraging words. She just wanted somebody to listen to her. "You helped me just by listening to me and crying with me. I'm just happy that I finally got all that pain out. Thank you for that," She said rubbing away my tears. I responded by rubbing away hers. In my opinion this was gross. It was truly a disgusting thing. I hated tears. I just did. Dirty little drops of salt. That's what I thought they were. "I'm glad I met you. I know we met for a reason," She said. I nodded. This was such an emotional setting. It was too much for me. I still hadn't come to terms with Eric's death. I was just avoiding it and not dealing with it. "Wanna go shopping?" I asked her changing the subject. "Hell yea!" she said jumping up. I watched her run out the room and smiled. She was surely growing on me. I felt a pain in my stomach and fell to my knees. I needed to go to the doctors. "Hey you alright?" I looked up and saw Marie standing in the doorway with concern in her eyes. She walked over to me and helped me to my feet. "Ignoring the obvious would be a fool's move. You're pale, you're having pains, you're sick and you can't control your... you know," She said whispering the last part. "To the doctors we go. ************************************************************************* "Have you found the girl yet?" "Not yet sir! We know she is somewhere in New York." Jake slammed his hand on the table in anger. "We need to find her before the wolf does. I want that power Jeffery. I WANT IT NOW!" He roared. "With all due respect sir, we need more time. She doesn't want to be found. She isn't making this easy for us," Jeffery trembled. "I DON'T CARE. FIND HER!" he yelled. "Sir I don't mean to overstep, but I'm sure Samantha knows. Why not ask her?" He whispered. Jake flipped his hand and the man fell to his knees gasping in pain. "How dare you question me? You insolent fool. I am your master. My mate is currently unavailable. If it was that easy, I would have just asked her. I wouldn't have armies looking for the girl! I WOULDN'T NEED YOUR WORTHLESS ASS!" He yelled. He flipped his wrist again and Jeffrey grabbed his throat in relief. "Yes master. I am sorry the disrespect," He choked out. "Go. Find her," He said dismissing the weak man. ************************************************************************* The doctor's office made me sick to my stomach. The smell, look, sound, all of it made me want to throw up. I didn't want to be here. "Natalia Miyoko," the nurse yelled looking around. I stood up and she looked at me. "The doctor will see you now." I looked down at Marie. I surely didn't want to go alone. She got up and we walked to the back. It was a narrow hallway filled with pictures of happy clients I'm guessing. "How depressing," Marie whispered. I nodded. It was indeed a morbid setting. The nurse led us in a room and closed the door. I guess the doctor would be with us in a minute. I sat on the table and waited. "I'm scared..." I admitted. "Relax doll, you'll be fine. You have me here don't you?" She said winking. The doctor entered the room. I couldn't make out his face because of his face mask, but I could tell he was an older man. "What seems the problem Ms. Miyoko?" he asked in a deep voice. "Well I've been feeling sick and I've been in a lot of pain," I answered. "Ok before I start I need you to answer some questions," he explained. "Ok," I said nodding. "Are you sexually active?" "Yes." "When was your last menstrual cycle?" "I'm irregular. So it comes and goes. Sometimes I get it, sometimes I don't. Most time I don't." "Are you on any type of birth control?" "No." "That's strange. Any alcohol or drugs?" "No." "Ok. Lie back and let's get started." I laid back and watched him pull out his stethoscope. He pulled the side of my shirt over and listened to my heart. He walked over and wrote something down. I wonder what it was. He came back and pulled my shirt up exposing my stomach. I shuddered at the cold metal on the bottom of my stomach. He looked at his wrist and went to write something else down. He walked back to me and had me stand on a scale. I was shocked. I hadn't gained a thing! Maybe 2 or 3 pounds! After he checked my weight and my blood pressure, took a urine sample, and gave me a blood test, he pressed hardly on the bottom of my stomach with 2 fingers. "Oww!" I yelped. "Umhm. Come with me," he said. Marie helped me off the table and we followed the doctor to a room. I walked in and saw a woman in white and table like chair thing waiting for me. Next to that I saw a monitor. I turned around to walk back out but Marie pushed me in. I groaned. "I'm not pregnant Doctor." "Well don't you want to be certain Natalia? Here. Go get undressed," I walked to the bathroom and quickly stripped down. I would just find out to bury my worries. Better safe, than sorry. I sighed and slid the dress on and went and laid on the table. I put my feet in the stirrups and waited. The nurse handed the doctor a wand looking device and a condom. He held up the stick that now was covered in a condom and pointed it at me. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 05 "This is a probe. I'm going to cover it in gel and stick it inside of your vaginal area. It won't hurt but you might feel a mild discomfort," he explained. "It's going to help me see your insides." I just closed my eyes as I felt him insert the probing device in me. I shuddered and jumped because it was cold. "Relax," he said sternly. The doctor started moving the probe around in me and I felt funny. There was no way I could be pregnant. We had sex once. "Once is all it takes," my wolf said in my head. Go away. Ha! There is absolutely positively no way I could be pregnant. I didn't even want kids. I was against it. "Ok you might want to open your eyes," he said. I opened my eyes and looked at the screen. I didn't see anything. He turned up the volume and I heard a soft thumping. It was light but it was there. He pointed at a little blob. "That's your baby right there. You're about 9 weeks." he said. I shook my head no. This was some type of joke. "That's impossible! What did you do? You put that there!" I exclaimed. There was no way. It hadn't even been a month since I had sex with Eric. Before that I hadn't sex for 5 months. I know this to be facts. He must have miscalculated. "You're pregnant. There's your piece of Eric," Marie whispered. "Eric has left behind a piece of him with you. There must be a reason you're pregnant." "I guess I am," I whispered. I felt the tears burn my cheek before I even realized I was crying. I looked at her and saw her blurry form through my tears. I couldn't for the life of me decipher the meaning behind these tears. I couldn't tell if they were happy or sad tears. On one hand I was happy to be blessed with a piece of Eric that I could hold on to for forever. On the other hand I was now an unemployed single teenage mother with only a high school education and no family. Not to mention I had no idea what I was carrying. I didn't know how to raise a child let alone a wolf, witch, were baby! On top of all of that I had a lot of problems and issues in my life that were going to be around for a while. That thought alone made me cry harder. Yea, the bad definitely outweighed the good. "Don't worry Tal, you have me." Marie said reassuringly. I walked into the bathroom and put my clothes back on. Everything was suddenly too tight and very uncomfortable. I felt huge, I looked huge. I let the tears roll down my cheeks. I didn't even wipe them away. Was I really ready for this? I mean mentally and emotionally. I wanted to be married and settled in life before I even thought about kids. I walked out the bathroom and sat in a chair. "The doctor said he would be back," Marie said grabbing my hand. The nurse finally spoke up. "There is always abortion. You have other options. I'm going to assume you're a single mother right? Well you could always give this child to a couple that deserves the baby and would raise it the right way. I'm going to be honest with you since it seems you can't be honest to yourself. What are you? 18? 19? Are you really ready to be a statistic? You'll be another black teenage mother struggling to raise a kid alone. You'll probably apply for welfare that my taxes are paying for. Your child will probably grow up to be a criminal since it'll have no father figure. Your life is pretty much over. Forget about having dreams and goals. You won't amount to anything. A social life? Forget it. No more parties, clubbing, fun... nothing. You'll more than likely raise this child wrong and society will have to pay the price for your consequences. Don't be another pathetic teenage mother." I looked at her in complete and utter shock. I couldn't find my voice. I was sure my mouth was hanging open in shock. That whole statement was jaw dropping. I watched the nurse roll her eyes and walk out. It seemed like everybody was against me. "You'll be a great mother. Forget that old bitch! Don't let her fill your head with things like that! You'll show her. You will raise a great baby and she'll look so stupid!!!" Marie yelled. I looked at her and she was visibly upset. I gave her a smile to comfort her. "I have no doubt in my mind that I'll be a great mother," I said trying to convince myself too. What I really wanted to say was that I had no doubt in my mind that I had absolutely no idea what I was doing or how I was going to even attempt to raise another human being. So far I did know that my baby was growing at twice the rate of a normal child, I didn't know if I would have a baby or animal, I didn't know what it would eat, and that I was totally unprepared for a child. All I knew is that I wouldn't fail this child. I know that I barely could take care of myself and I didn't know what to do, but I would figure it out. I thought back to what the woman was saying. Of course abortion wasn't an option. I was not against abortion. It's a woman's choice, but it wasn't my choice. "You ready to go?" I asked. Marie nodded and we walked out the doctor's office. "This is a new beginning in every sense of the word... For both of us. We went in as children, and we came out women!" Marie preached while we walked. "We are now the proud parents of a hybrid child!" I laughed and rolled my eyes at her. I was feeling better already. "I'm still hungry. Let's go feed our child," she said grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the nearest restaurant. "Wait I need to use that payphone. I promised I would call my friends parents. Go ahead without me. I'll meet you there in a minute." I urged her. "K. See you there," she said running in. I picked up the payphone and dialed Sam's mom. I promised I would call every week and I would keep that promise. "Hello?" Mrs. M said. "Hey, it's Natalia." "Oh honey I was so worried. When are you coming back? The trial starts Monday and you'll probably have to testify against that evil woman." "What trial?" "Your mothers and stepfathers." "Wait... WHAT?! What did they do?" "You haven't received any of my messages? I've been leaving messages for almost 2 days Natalia. Oh I thought you knew." "Knew what?" "Your mother and your step father were both found guilty of your father's murder. They are both being charged." "How do you know?" "It is all over the news in LA honey. Your mother was first found guilty and she told on her husband. They killed him for his life insurance policy and will." "Wow. That is a lot to take in. I'm ok though." I was in total shock. I wasn't sad and upset because I didn't care what would happen to my mother. I honestly was happy she was going to be going to prison. I was upset at the fact that I would have to go back to Cali. "So I'll book you a ticket for 1 pm my time, 4 yours. That gives you 2 hours to pack some things and catch your flight," She instructed. "Oh huh?" I said not paying attention. "Your ticket home honey." "Oh yea, ok. Can you book me 2? I have a roommate and she's going through some things. I don't want to leave her." "Of course darling. I'm so happy you're coming home. I wish it was under better circumstances but you're still coming home nonetheless. I miss you and Sam so very much. I haven't talked to her since she left." "I'm sure she's just busy. I have to go pack now. I'll print the confirmations from my computer and I'll see you in a couple of hours," I said twirling my hair. "Ok dear, kisses," She smooched into the phone before hanging up. I walked into the restaurant with a frown on my face. I was happy my mother would finally get what she deserved but I wasn't happy at the same time. No she wasn't my birth mother but she had raised me for all my life. I didn't want to see her suffer but she had brought this on herself. My pity turned to anger. My father didn't deserve to die like he did. Let that bitch rot, she deserved it. "Over here," Marie said waving. I speed walked to where she was and dropped into the booth across from her. She was already eating and she had ordered me shrimp scampi. I loved this meal. I loved anything with pasta. "Thanks for ordering for me. We have to eat fast. We're leaving in a few hours. What's this?" I asked pointing at the drink. "You're welcome. Where are we going? Raspberry lemonade," she replied. "California and I'm allergic to raspberries," I said taking a bite of the food. "This is so good." "What? Why? For how long? And sorry. Didn't know what you wanted." "My mother murdered my father if that makes any sense at all. I don't know how long and you don't have to go if you don't want too." She dropped her fork and her eyes widened. "Are you serious?" She asked in disbelief. "Very," I nodded. "Well I'm coming. That wasn't a question at all," She said. I nodded and we ate in silence. I was worried about a lot of things and this was just something added to the list. I sighed. I really didn't need the extra stress. California would only remind me of Eric. God forbid I run into somebody from the pack. I dropped my fork suddenly losing my appetite not that that mattered. I had finished almost everything on my plate. "I'm done," I said looking at my plate. "Me too," she said in agreement. I called the waiter over and paid for our food leaving him a 20 dollar tip. I knew how much tips meant to waitresses and waiters. I was always a generous tipper. We walked out the restaurant arm in arm. I thought back to my clothes. All my things were still packed and Marie didn't have any clothes. "We need to get you some clothes," I said. "It can wait until California. I always wanted to shop there," she explained with stars in her eyes. The walk back to the apartment would take us at least 30 minutes. I looked at my sore feet then at Marie. I couldn't walk for 30 minutes. I thought us to the house and opened my eyes. I recognized where we were instantly. I had seen multiple pictures. We were in the house my father grew up in in China. "Where are we Natalia?" Marie whispered. "China I think," I said whispering back. She looked at me with wide eyes that said get us out of here. I thought about us being at the apartment again and I heard horns. I opened my eyes and freaked out. We were in the middle of a busy highway. "Natalia concentrate!!!" Marie screamed. "Apartment apartment apartment!" I yelled right before a car hit us. I heard nothing. I still felt Maries arm in my own. I was too scared to open my eyes. "Marie, are you ok? Are we here?" I asked unsteady on my feet. "I don't know. I'm too scared to open my eyes," she said with fear in her tone. I opened my eyes and we were standing in the middle of our living room. I sighed in relief and saw Marie open her eyes and sigh too. I fell to the ground and crossed my legs. "That was terrifying," I said out of breath. "You could've warned me. That was scary," she said holding her chest. "Sorry, my magic is being so stupid. It was working just fine a couple of days ago," I explained. "Prob because you're so stressed," she shrugged. "Let's go. We have 35 minutes to get to the airport and I don't trust you poofing us there." I got to my feet and followed her to the back. We grabbed up the suitcases, printed the confirmations and were ready to go just that fast. Thank God I didn't unpack anything. We walked outside and locked up. I didn't know how long I would be there but I didn't plan on staying for more than a week. We hailed a cab and arrived at the airport with 10 minutes to spare. After checking in the bags and showing them our conformation it was time to board the plane. All of this felt like deja vu. We made our way to first class and took our seats. "First class? I could get used to this," Marie said kicking her feet up. I smiled at her. "Don't get to comfortable; the plane ride isn't that long." I closed my eyes and decided to just sleep until we got there. It's not like I had anything else to do. I found it easier to go to sleep nowadays. All I had to do was close my eyes and I was out like a light bulb. I was very exhausted. Physically and mentally. I let sleep overcome me before we even took off. "Wake up mam, the plane has landed." The flight attendant said while shaking me. "Thank you," I smiled at her. I looked at Marie and smiled. She was sleep and her hand was on my stomach. There was also a pair of headphones on my stomach. I guess she wanted the baby to hear some music. I needed to pick up prenatal vitamins and find a doctor that specialized in my condition. "She loves our child just as much as us," my wolf said. "Umhm, she does," I said in agreement. I shook her lightly and she didn't budge. I shook her harder and she jumped up in fright. "Let's go sleepy head," I said laughing. We got our stuff and got off the plane. Home sweet home. LAX was busy as usual. I looked at Marie and laughed. She looked like a tourist if I ever saw one. Her eyes were big and her mouth was open in awe. "Natalia!" We turned around and tried to locate the voice calling my name. I gasped when I saw who it was. __________________________ Sorry for taking so long to get this chapter out. I am and have been sooooo sick. I am laid up on bed rest feeling horrible while writing this. Not to mention my daughter is sick and fussy too. She is just driving me insane. Anywho, I hope you enjoyed. This story actually hit home because believe it or not, that doctor scene was exactly what happened to me when I found out I was pregnant with Akemi. The doctor was like "You're pregnant!" And I was like "Nooooo you put that there. I'm supposed to only have the flu. You lie! You lie!" and the whole time I'm crying and saying that it must be a tumor or something. Lol. The nurse was so rude too. She pretty much said everything that the nurse told Natalia. So yea, I hope you guys liked and I hope I feel better pretty soon. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 06 Oh my gosh. I am so sorry for the wait. I know you guys are like "where is this bitch at?"! I know. But I am human too and man has my life gotten busy. Between work, school and Akemi, I am a robot with no time. Not to mention my daughter is sick again and giving me hell on a scale. She has the lungs of life and lets me know every time I even think about sitting down to write. _________________________________ The voice belonged to Sam's mother, but it did not look like Sam's mother. I watched Mr. and Mrs. M walk up to us but all I could do was stare at her in disbelief. She had heavy colors of makeup caked on her usually pale face, and it was clear she had been to a tanning booth because her skin resembled a dull orange marker. She had a bright red streak in the front of her hair, and she was dressed in skin tight ripped up skinny jeans and a bustier that screamed "SLUT"! Even though she looked very out of place, she walked gracefully in the military style boots that seemed too big for her tiny frame. I was still shocked as I felt her arms wrap around me. "M-Mrs. M... What... What happened?" I asked as she stepped back. "Don't I look hot Tal?" She said fanning herself. "And look!" She turned around and gave me a full view of her back. I likely died when I saw the tattoo on the small of her back that read "Sexy Princess"! I had seen her in a bikini more than once and I knew she had no tattoos. "Oh My God... What the heck is this?" I asked pointing to the tattoo. She looked over her shoulder toward me and shook her butt a little. "You like? I had Rico on 59th in Oakland hook me for the low," She squealed. I looked at Mr. M for clarity. He just shook his head and rolled his eyes. "It's fake," He said rolling his eyes. "Oh shut up Henry. I'm going to get the real thing tomorrow," She said turned toward me, "Ugh don't you hate the old joy killers. He's always stopping me from getting my groove on. Old man never lets me do anything." She turned her attention to a group of girls talking loudly. I looked at Mr. M hoping he could explain what the hell she was thinking when she did all this. He just looked at her and shook his head. "My only guess is that she is going through a midlife crisis. Either that or the old bat has finally lost it," he offered. I looked at Marie and saw her struggling to keep her laughter in. This whole scenario was hard to believe and even harder to swallow. I decided to change the subject for now. "This is my roommate Marie," I said introducing her. "Hi, nice to meet you guys. California is truly a beautiful state. I can tell already," She said extending her hand to shake. "Hey girl nice to meet you. Let's go so we can hit the clubs tonight," Mrs. M said focusing on us again. She started walking away and all eyes were on her. Men, women, children of all ages were watching the old beauty saunter away. I could tell she loved the attention but I'm not sure they were looking because they liked what they saw. I saw the group of girls snickering and pointing their phones at her and something inside me snapped and I got angry. I walked to the group of girls she was once focused on and got in their faces. "What the fuck are you taking a picture of?" I yelled. "Mind your business Dora the Explorer!" One of the blondes said. "Yea Chiquita Taco Bell. Go away!" Another added in. I watched all the girls laugh and got angrier. Of course it would be Beverly Hill type White girls I was dealing with. You know the ones that wear UGGS when it's 100 degrees outside and drink hot ass coffee when it is blazing. Those type of white girls. All looks but not an ounce of brains. These girls weren't worth it. I decided to walk away. Just as I turned around I heard the blonde smack her lips and laugh. "That's right little immigrant. Go back to where you're from," She laughed shooing me with her hands. Before I knew what was happening I turned around and backhanded the girl with so much force she slid back on her butt. Marie was pulling me away in an instant. I let her lead me away as Mr. M grabbed our luggage and followed us outside. We loaded into his six-seater truck and begin our trip home. No one spoke about the airport accident. It was like it never happened. "So how is the New York life Natalia?" Mr. M asked while driving. "Is it everything you wanted it be?" "Actually I love it. I love the bright lights and the city that actually never seems to sleep. I feel like such a tourist but I can't believe it is home," I replied. He nodded and smiled. "Ah I can only agree. My experience in New York was when I was 16. I instantly fell in love with entire city. So how did you girls meet?" ''I'm a friend of the family's. Well my mother was before she died. I was looking for a new start and Natalia needed a roommate. So we just talked and voila," She lied effortlessly. I was impressed. I was going to say we met at a café or something, but she was really something else. Mrs. M was unusually quiet. "What's wrong Mrs. M?" I asked her concerned. She just sighed and pouted her lips. I looked over at her husband and he rolled his eyes. I decided I would ask again. "What's wrong Mrs. M? Why are you so quiet?" I tried again. "Oh I don't want to burden you with my issues. I'll be fine," she said sullenly. "Okkkkkkk. Well if you want to talk about it, I am here for you," I said letting her know. "Well actually, since you say that, something has been bugging me. Oh darling why don't you come home to stay? I'm so lonely without you and Sam in that house. I've resorted to actually talking to my husband," she whined. "No Mrs. M! And that is final," I said. I sat back in my seat and watched Mrs. M get a defeated look on her face and turn to pouting. She just didn't understand why I could never live here again. It was too risky to even be here right now. I watched the colors go by in a blur. Last time I was here seemed like forever ago when it was only a month later. I was so carefree and childish before I met Eric. I was a happy teenager. Now I was a mother, a witch and a were. I was a mother over all things though. Yes in just 24 hours I had grown a bond so deep with my child that I knew I was willing to die protecting this baby. I felt a flutter and rubbed my stomach smiling. Yes I loved this baby. I loved this baby with everything in me and that was a new foreign feeling. I turned to see Marie staring at me with a smile on her face. "You're weird," I mouthed to her. I closed my eyes and willed the headache I felt forming to go away. I still needed to do something about not being able to control my magic and these pains I was feeling. "Wake up ugly. You need to feed our baby," Marie said shaking me. I opened my eyes and shook my head. I was in my old bed and Marie stood over me with her arms crossed and an amused look on her face. "When did we get here? How did I get here? When did I go to sleep?" I asked firing off questions. I didn't like not knowing when something happened. I didn't like black outs and not being able to remember doing something. It scared me. That's why I didn't understand how girls could get so drunk that they would pass out and not remember anything. "Probably an hour or 2 and I carried you. You've picked up some pounds I can tell you that. I've been thinking. We really need to find a doctor that can tell us about the baby and why you are experiencing these setbacks with your magic," She said twisting her hair. I nodded. She was right. They had to make sure everything was ok. I got out the bed and walked into the hallway. It felt late even though it clearly wasn't. Oh how I hated time changes. I maneuvered the stairs and walked into the kitchen. I knew this house like I knew myself. I thought the house would seem foreign to me but it still felt like home. "Maybe you should practice your magic. We're the only ones here," Marie said hot on my trail. "You could practice on me... I just don't want you to hurt the baby." "I could kill you dummy. I'm not in control of my magic. I might blow you up!" I said voicing my thoughts. "That is just a price I have to pay to make sure you and our baby is ok. Your faulty magic use could be something further in. I don't know actually and I know I'm not making sense but I would rather you practice and hurt me than practice and hurt you," she said bravely. "I don't want you to get a magic build up or something and hurt our baby." I looked at her and wondered what was going through her head. It suddenly hit me hard. A wave of sadness crept over me and I felt a lump in my throat. As if she read my thoughts she started explaining. "I know you think it's weird how much I care about you and this baby because we hardly know each other but I feel a connection to you both." She said placing her hand on my stomach. "We are so much alike and you get me. You're the sister and best friend I always wanted. I always had to take care of someone but you take care of me. I love you. I mean it. The baby is a piece of you and I love her too! I would die for you guys..." "Her?" I asked with tears decorating my eyes. "Sorry, it just seems like a girl. Idk!" She laughed. "I love you too Marie. It is crazy because you're technically a stranger but I know I met you for a reason. I'm glad I have you," I said hugging her. I felt her squeeze back and my back was wet with her tears. I didn't even mind this time because we were sharing a moment. I let her go and grabbed her hand leading her to kitchen drawer. "Do you trust me?" I asked her suddenly. "Um yes?" she said with confusion in her features. I opened the drawer and took out a knife. Not a regular knife but a long pointy butcher knife. She didn't flinch or move away or scream. She stood there waiting. "Give me your arm," I instructed her. She held out her arm and looked at me with 100 emotions in her eyes. But never once did I see distrust or fear. She knew what I was going to do. "It's going to hurt a little, but not for long," I warned her. "I don't know what you're doing but I trust you so let's go. I can handle it," She said sure of herself and me. I made a long incision from 1 side of her wrist to the other. A pained look graced her face as I cut her wrist open. I quickly did the same to myself and held our wrists together. I felt our blood mingle. Well maybe I didn't. I would like to think I did. I heard her gasp and looked at her. She definitely felt mine. After I was sure that our blood was now flowing through each other's veins, only then did I remove our arms. I watched in awe as our wounds healed before our eyes. I could feel her presence inside of me. She was a link... a bond in my heart. I could feel her thoughts and emotions. "I feel you... In me... I mean not in a perv way but I feel your presence in me," she explained. "I feel you too. This is kind of weird," I whispered. "That was intense," She agreed. "OMG your eyes! Look!" I exclaimed. We ran into the hallway and looked into the mirror hanging on the wall. Sure enough her eyes were blown with flicks of light gray in them. My eyes were still gray. "That is so cool. Now let's practice. You say its people that you don't want to find you here. We need to mask our scents. Or at least yours. Wait mine too since I'm around you," She fired off with determination in her eyes. I concentrated and felt the tingling happen within my body. From the look of Marie's eyes, so did she. We stayed that way until the tingling stop. "Well that was certainly easy," She said. I turned to the door and looked at it. I was determined now. The door swung open with the force off a grown man, but it didn't explode. It wasn't perfect, but it was a start. ****************************** "We've located the girl Master. One of our men has seen her and a friend walk in. We are now checking to validate his information. If the information is correct, do you want us to bring her in?" the servant asked. Jake had his back turned to the man but he had heard everything he said. He was grinning evilly when he swiveled his chair around. The grin sent a bone chilling terror through the faithful servant. "Bring me the girl..." Jake commanded in a low terrifying voice. "And start the plan." The man hurried out of the menacing vampire's presence and Jake relished in the power. The thought of having the girl in his arms made his mouth wet and penis hard. She was certainly a beauty and he planned to enjoy her... even if it meant another of his mate's life again. By the time he snapped out his thoughts he was making funeral arrangements for Samantha. There was no way he was giving the girl up now. She was his for the keeping. The more he studied the girl over the years the more he found himself in love with her. The original plan years ago was to just take her and make her his, but the timing wasn't right. Then he found out about her powers and knew that it was now or never! He admired Natalia's attitude, and looks, and she would make a good queen, but what really turned him on was the thought of the girl half-dead under him with blood leaking out her neck while he pumped his dick in and out of her. See, this wasn't an ordinary man in love. No this wasn't a regular love, but the dark obsession of an evil man. ****************************** "Alpha! Alpha! Alpha!" Katari burst in the meeting interrupting very important business. She was out of breath and her face was flushed. Eric was pissed. The thought of killing the girl crossed his mind almost instantly. He was looking bad in front of the Counsel. They had come to talk about the recent events, and how to prevent them if need to and they were all agreeing until she came in. Now he looked and saw the crowd of men looking at him as if he were a weak leader. They shook their heads and tsk-tsked under their breath. He heard a mumble that sounded like "No control". No forget pissed, he was infuriated. He had been seen as weak and soft for a while now. They counsel were convinced that was how the ambush happened, because of him being weak. He admitted that was true, but only because that is what he thought his pack needed. Not an iron clad harsh leader like his father was. He saw his mistake too late though. "HOW DARE YOU INT-" he started to yell but was cut off by Katari holding her hand up and saying "Not now Alpha." She was out of breath so it came out in jumbles. The crowd gasped in shock as did Eric. He had never seen such disrespect from anyone that didn't want to die. She didn't want them listening in to her so she sent to him from his mind. 'IT'S NATALIA! WE'VE FOUND HER AND A POWERFUL VAMPIRE IS AFTER HER, AND SHE IS IN DANGER AND HE WANTS TO KILL HER AND DRAIN ALL OF HER POWER!' She half yelled half sobbed through the bond. Eric stopped in his tracks just moments from ripping Katari's throat out. Instead he grabbed her by the shoulders and looked in her eyes. A million questions ran through his head. 'Natalia is really alive? How do you know this? Do you lie to me?' he sent back to her. She shook her head and he felt his world brighten. He had all but given up on finding her. He was convinced that she lie dead somewhere after he could not sense her or find her anymore. He felt his heart jump and he had to gather himself before he started to cry. But she was in danger. "She is. I saw her with my own eyes while I was out for a run. We have to go to her quick alpha. They knocked her out and she's unresponsive. We have no time. They might be on the way back!" She begged. She shifted into her wolf and jumped out the window leading the way. "Sorry gentlemen. I have to save my mate." He said to the men. With that he shifted and took off after Katari. It never occurred to him to send for his men. All that mattered was saving his mate. She made him crazy, and he would have her in life at all costs. 'Where are we going?' he sent to Katari. The path was unfamiliar but he kept running anyway. Katari didn't answer and he figured it was because she was so intent on finding Natalia. He kept up with her until they reached a cabin. He still didn't sense her. Something was off. He sent his location to Greg. 'Got it. On the way Alpha.' Greg sent back immediately. 'She's in there Alpha. He knocked her out. OMG Alpha you have to save her. Save her.' She sobbed through the bond. He shifted back into a human and walked into the dark cabin. He saw a movement in the corner of his eye, but it was too late. He was grabbed and a rag covered his mouth and nose. He looked up and saw Katari standing next to a man grinning evilly before his entire world went black. ****************************** We were eating when I felt a weird feeling of darkness overcome me. I shook my head and tried to clear the darkness from overtaking my head. I saw Marie looking at me with fear in her eyes. I felt panic and worry and that something bad was about to happen. Suddenly I couldn't see Marie. She was blurry. I was felt myself start shaking and I couldn't breathe. My chest hurt. It felt so tight. My brain was screaming for air to enter my lungs. I gripped the counter and fought for breath. I was getting dizzy and I thought I would die right at that moment. "Stop! Focus on me and breathe deep. Focus on me. There is nothing wrong. It is all in your head. You're going to be ok. You are not going to die. Calm down and breathe. Count with me." Marie instructed calmly. "1... 2... 3... 4..." "Can't... Breathe," I choked out. She wet a paper towel and put it on my head. She grabbed my face and made me look directly at her. "A la nanita nana nanita ella, nanita ella. Mi nina tiene sueno bendito sea, bendito sea," She sung. I listened to the Lullaby and focused on the words she was singing. I suddenly and thankfully felt myself calm down. "Are you ok?" She asked rubbing my back. I nodded. "How did you know what to do? What happened to me?" "You had a panic attack. My little brother used to have them a lot after our mother died," She explained. I felt a wave of nausea rush over me and ran toward the sink emptying everything in my stomach. I rinsed my mouth and sat at the kitchen table shaking my head. I wasn't sure what had happened to me, but I knew that I was exhausted. Plus I couldn't shake the feeling of something bad about to happen. Marie must have felt the similar feeling because she looked at me with wide eyes. Suddenly the front door downstairs crashed open. "We have to go. NOW!" She said grabbing my hand and running out the kitchen. We ran upstairs to the 3rd floor and down hallway. I was thankful for the carpet covering our footsteps. I knew whoever was here was an evil person. I felt the dark energy. I led her to the bedroom Sam once called her own. I led her to the hidden pathway Sam and I had discovered as kids. We ran in the closet and I moved the floor board over while we lowered ourselves down. I fixed the floorboards and knew they wouldn't find us. Sam and I had made sure this path was only visible to people who were looking for it. We had spent hours making sure you couldn't see where the spot was and that you couldn't see the pathway from the basement. I heard the floor creaking while we were standing on the stairs that led to a small narrow hallway. Somebody was on top of us. I turned around and readied myself to kill them if I had to. I could have poofed us out there but I wasn't sure I could yet. I wanted to keep my friend and my baby safe. Suddenly it got quiet as the person walked back out the room. We listened hard. "She's here sir. She's hiding somewhere in this house," a voice said. "I can't even sense her. You stupid fucking idiot. He's going to kill us if we come back empty handed. Find her now or we're both dead!" Another voice yelled. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 06 I grabbed the key off the hook and we continued down the stairs until we reached a door. I slid the key in effortlessly and turned it twice. I twisted the doorknob 3 times and felt the door pop open. We slid in and I locked the door from the inside. We were now in a room that had multiple monitors everywhere. We watched the cameras and saw 6 men in all black looking for us. For me. We watched them search and search and after 15 minutes we watched them give up. I casted a protection spell over the house. I instantly felt all the negative energy disintegrate. They wouldn't be back, but I couldn't stay. I was putting everybody's life in danger. "Where are we going to go now?" Marie whispered. I could see excitement, anger, and fight in her eyes. She wasn't scared. "Why are you mad?" I whispered back. "They're stressing out my best friend and God child. They have to die," She said with anger lacing her tone. "You have to go home without me. You're in too much danger. I should have never brought you here," I said grabbing her. I needed her to understand. This was real life. This wasn't a joke. "I'm not going anywhere and that is that. We're blood sisters to the end. Whether you like it or not," She said grabbing my shoulders back. "Let's go!" I said with determination. _________________________________ Sorry the chapter is so short. I just figured I would get something out rather than nothing at all. I know I know. Shame on you Kai. Be patient with me. Also I submitted this to WritePoint since I still don't have a editor. So any mistakes are WritePoints fault lolllll. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 07 Wow. It has been entirely too long. My only excuse is my daughter, who is almost constantly looking for a way to cause trouble. I'm constantly chasing her going "No Kemi, don't hit the dog with that. Stop Kemi, don't put that in your mouth, ear, or nose . Kemi, stop banging that toy against your skull." So as you can see I am very busy trying to make sure my sneaky 1 year old doesn't eat paper, stick beads in her ear (idk where she is getting these beads from, or why she thinks it is ok to stick them weird places), give herself a concussion or kill our dog. Bare with me. I will never go that long without posting again. That was just mean. However, I cannot promise back to back postings. My boss (Akemi Miyoko) barely allows me to take a shower or do homework without her finding a way to destroy something valuable. It's come down to strapping her in her car seat positioned in front of the tub (i need to see those hands at all times) surrounded by towels just to take a 5 minute shower. If I don't give her her desired attention (23 hours of the day), she will escape her child pen, take out all the pots and pans, and bang them against each other until I play with her. She's evil like that. So please don't send me emails cussing me out because I haven't updated fast enough. As you guys can see, my hands are full. I do appreciate nice emails though :)! ---------------------------------------- "You have 2 forces living inside of you that cannot coexist. There is a war going on inside of your body and I mean this literally. One force will completely overtake the other or you will be left with neither. There is no way the orb of power that a witch has and a wolf could live in the same body. It is unheard of. You need to either bind your animal side or bind your powers," The doctor explained. "What about my baby?" I asked him in fear. I was scared of his answer. I didn't really want to know his answer. I had to find out though. I had originally agreed to go to the doctor because I had estimated that I was probably in my 4th month of pregnancy and there were some things that I felt uneasy about. I still had yet to feel much movement from my son? My daughter? My kid. I hadn't felt my kid move and I was concerned. I had no idea that I would walk out with little to no information about my child, and a whole new concern. "You need to consider the fact that your child will not survive. If the baby does survive long enough to be born, it will be very sick and more than likely will not live past the night. There is a high risk that neither of you will make it. Your only option is to have an abortion. Your use of magic could harm the baby as it is anyway. You need to make the choice soon." The doctor's words replayed over and over in my head as we pulled into the airport. It had been only 28 hours since the conversation with the doctor, but I couldn't get the visit out my mind. I would either die and lose my baby or live and lose my baby. Life had been stressful enough without that information, but now I was going through things that I would have never imagined for myself. Not to mention things between Marie and I were somewhat tense even as we unloaded our luggage from the car as quiet as possible. I wanted to make sure she was OK, but I wasn't even ok. She hadn't taken the doctor's warnings too well and I could tell she was having a hard time just accepting the news. I sighed out loud while we unloaded the remaining luggage. The attempted kidnapping still had me shook. It had been 2 days and I was still checking over my shoulder and sleeping with 1 eye open. After a night of waking up in cold sweats and checking the room every 2 hours, I finally decided that I couldn't take anymore. It was time to leave and honestly I was tired of California. I was very happy we decided to head back to New York. I had talked to Sam's parents and told them that I couldn't handle the trial and had to leave. They understood immediately. I knew I should have never come back. It was too dangerous to begin with. I still had enemies. Potential enemies. "What's really on your mind Marie?" I asked while unloading the car. "Why you decided to dress like that for the airport," she answered quickly. I was taken back. "Yes. Because you just look so great," I fired back smirking. She at me and smiled. Only the smile didn't reach her eyes. She looked at me with those big sad eyes and I thought for a moment she would cry. "I, uh, I wore this because all my other shirts barely cover my stomach and if they do, the bottom hangs out. This was the only large sweatshirt that successfully covered my stomach and still felt comfy. As for the leggings, it is a struggle to put on jeans now Marie. I pretty much have to pray that they come all the way up, and if by some miracle they do, which they usually do not, zipping and buttoning them is impossible and out of the question. So I opted for an easy and comfortable look. I can't explain what I have going with my head. I won't make excuses. Pure laziness," I explained while rubbing my stomach. "Well you look like you're homeless. And I know what that looks like," she said jokingly with those sad eyes. "Stop looking so sad," I demanded. "There has to be a second opinion. Where did you find that doctor anyways?" she asked rubbing her sore shoulder blades. I knew the pain she was feeling. My own shoulder blades ached with a vengeance. We had done a lot of shopping to get our minds off of things. I had mostly just picked up clothes I knew I wouldn't wear but it was therapeutic. My arms were exhausted from all the bags we had to move. I considered using my pregnancy to my advantage and making Marie move everything, but I'd just feel bad in the long run and end up helping. "I told you already. He came up to me and told me he could sense my internal struggle. I didn't know I literally had an internal struggle," I said pulling out the last suitcase. "Done!" I said throwing my hands up in the air. Suddenly the world stopped moving. I mean it literally stopped. People were frozen in place. Adults stopped mid step. Kids paused mid jump. Birds were frozen in the air. Nothing was moving or happening. Time was at a standstill around us. Marie and I looked at each other in confusion. "Natalia! Did you do this?" she screeched. "Un-freeze them mamita. Dios Mio! What are you thinking?" I shook my head and looked around. I didn't mean to do that. "Mira, mira! Look!" Marie demanded. "Why did you say mira and look in the same sentence? Doesn't mira mean look?" I asked ignoring her. She turned me around and I moved closer to her and we watched silently as 2 women walked up to us followed by 5 men. "Who are you?" I asked out loud. "I stopped time just to greet you and that is how you welcome us?" A man asked. I was terrified but I was not going to show it. I didn't know who I was dealing with. Hell I didn't even know what I was dealing with. They were clearly powerful to have stopped time. A man in all black stepped ahead of the girls and spoke. "Give these ladies your tickets. I don't think it would be in your best interest to refuse seeing as how I can kill you at the wave of my hand. Make this easier on yourselves." All they wanted were our tickets? "Ok?" I said handing him our tickets. "Men, grab our prisoners and let's go," he instructed smoothly. I looked at Marie who had gone pale with fear as 2 men grabbed both of her arms. I felt a similar pang of anger intertwined with fear when I felt 2 men grab mine. Of course they didn't just want the tickets Tal. I was tired of playing the victim. Every time I turned around I was getting kidnapped or being the damsel in distress. I was constantly being tossed around by men who thought they could run my life. I felt my claws elongate. I was pissed. "I AM NOT ANYBODYS VICTIM!" I yelled. I yanked my arms from the men and watched them step back. I was furious. This wasn't a pride thing. This was the reaction of holding so much in that it finally boiled up and leaked out. I felt a familiar tingling and blacked out. Everything happened so fast. One second I was standing opposite the men, the next I was ripping the head clean off the one closest to me. I started for the man dressed in all black until he held up his finger and his ah-ah-ah stopped me. It was one of those noises that give you give a child when they do something wrong. I looked at the man in black and saw an amused look on his face. "I don't think you want to do that sweet Natalia Miyoko," he teased. "You wouldn't want your friend to die because of your temper. Would you?" I looked over and saw one of the men holding a gun to Maries head. She had gone paler if that was even possible. I just knew she was finally realizing I was dangerous. I knew she was done with me. I felt the beast calm down and whimper. She's our sister. The beast didn't want her to get hurt. The beast retreated and I heard one last whimper. We wanted to kill these men but we wanted to protect Marie even more. "Good girl... Now let's get this party on the road," he laughed. He waved his hand and the world resumed as if nothing happened. We watched the girls take our luggage and head to check out as if they were us. "You see, those girls will go to New York and disappear. So it'll look like you both died or disappeared after making it to New York. Just a precautionary so people around here won't get suspicious," he explained. Why didn't these people see us? Did we not look suspicious already? "Don't worry they can't see you. Let's go," He said grabbing my arm and yanking me with him. They led us to a black van and pushed us into the back. The man in the black and one of his flunkies followed us in. The other 2 went to drive. "Call the vampire king," he demanded looking at us. The flunky pulled out a phone and made the call. We heard someone scream hello and hang up. The phone rang again and the man answered, put it on speaker and handed it to the boss. "Where's your boss?" The man in black answered asked. "He's busy Amhad. You got the girl?" he answered with a hint of dislike. Marie and I looked at each other. It was the dude from the house the other day. The attempted kidnapper. Of course we knew the voice. We both had probably replayed his voice a 1000 times in our head. "Yea but she cost me a loyal guard. So there has been a change of plans," He smiled evilly. There was a pause on the phone before we heard a loud exhale. "What do you mean Ahmad?" he spoke slowly in a calm voice. "I said there's been a change of plans. We're keeping them," he laughed. "What the fuck do you mean? We paid you big time money for those bitches! You bring them like planned or you die. Your choice," he yelled. "How could I give up such prizes? You didn't tell me they were breath taking," he laughed. "Listen they're mine and if you want them you come get them." We heard a growl. Vampires growled? "You know, I only hired you because all of the other Warlocks knew better than to get involved with Vampires! I had to settle for you. You're nothing but a lowly level-" he was cut off by Ahmad hanging up the phone. "That dumb ass! How dare he insult me! I will have his head for that, I swear by it!" Ahmad seethed. Now it was eerily quiet as we all sat waiting... The man didn't seem like a big threat, but I knew I couldn't handle him. I mean he stopped time for Christ's Sake! Somehow I wasn't scared even though I knew nobody was coming for me this time. I should have been trembling, begging, scared with terror. Only I wasn't. I was tired of running. I was tired of everything. "Where are you taking us?" I asked. "Just enjoy the ride darling, it'll be your last," he said menacingly. The ride was bumpy and we sat in awkward positions for what seemed like forever. The van finally stopped with a screech and we sat waiting for what was to come. After a couple of minutes, the doors swung open. They were only open for just enough time for the man and his flunky to get out. They slammed shut with enough force to rock the van. I thought it might tip over. "Keep the wolf girl and her friend there while they set up everything," He instructed from outside. "Boss, you sure that girl is just a wolf? I smell something else on her," someone said. "Duh you idiot. What else could she be? You smell a fresh wolf. Nothing else. Now let's go," he said. We heard leaves crunching as the men walked away and I turned towards Marie as she was about to say something. I shook my head at her and she gave me a confused look. I looked towards the front of the van and her gaze followed. I shook my head and she understood. Somebody else was still in the van. "What are we gonna do?" she mouthed. She crawled over to the side of me and laid her head on my shoulder. I didn't have any reassuring words, but I knew this wasn't the end. Suddenly the doors flew open and I saw a familiar face. A flash of joy coursed through my entire body until the man in black, Ahmad, stepped beside her and put his arm around her waist and the joy turned into pure anger. "Katari..." I said with venom in my voice. "Nice to see you too Natalia," she said smiling. "So you're evil now? You're working with them? REALLY?!" I yelled. "I've always been evil. You were just too stupid to see it," she said flipping her hair. "Let's go and I wouldn't try anything crazy if I were you." We climbed out the van and saw that there were no guards or anything to keep us from running. That was enough to keep me still. If there wasn't any guards, that meant they were confident in whatever they had to assure that if we ran we wouldn't get far. "Escort her to my room and take her friend to the dungeon. She'll be pleased to see who waits for her," Ahmad instructed. "What?" Katari asked in a dumbfounded voice. "Take the Hispanic one to my room. Take her friend, the short one, to the dungeon in the basement," he repeated himself slowly. "While she would certainly be great company, I find more interest in the friend. She is more my type." He said eyeing Marie's entire body. "No offense Natalia. You are certainly a prize in your own right." "None taken," I said rolling my eyes. "Umm, no offense, but gross. Can I go to the dungeon instead?" Marie asked. "Yes you can and yes you will," Katari answered her. "Good! I'm not leaving Marie," I demanded. "Yes you are. I make the rules here!" Ahmad yelled. "I'm not leaving Natalia! I refuse. Kill me now, but I refuse to leave her side," Marie screamed. "You'll go to the dungeon with her. So you can both shut up," Katari answered again. "No I've given my rules; I want her in my room and that is where she will be!" Ahmad said stomping. "Yea... No I'm not. Not without Natalia," Marie replied. "No she is not," Katari agreed. "I would rather be in the dungeons then his room," I whined. "Well I would too," Marie agreed. "Then it is settled. You'll both go to the dungeon!" Katari said with authority. "Yea, I'd rather go home actually," I said shrugging. "Not going to happen," Ahmad said quickly. "Natalia is in the dungeon, Marie is in my room and that is final." "I'm still team dungeon," Marie said. "That is where you're going so shut up," Katari demanded. The situation had gone from life or death to open discussion about where everybody wanted to be and it had escalated quickly and was out of control. "ENOUGH!" Ahmad yelled with authority. Everybody instantly shut up and as quick as the fear had left the situation it was now back with a vengeance. His voice put fear in my every bone, but not enough to matter. I was conflicted. I was scared of him, but I wasn't at the same time. "Will you 3 just shut the hell up?" He asked rubbing his temples. "Fucking women. How am I going to put up with you 3 constantly bickering like this?" "Why is she going to your room Ahmad?" Katari asked sullenly. From the look in his eyes, he wasn't the type of person you questioned after he had given his demands and put his foot down. You did what he said and that was it. "Because she is," he said through clenched teeth. "That is why." Katari stiffened and we could see her fists ball up. "What about me?" "What about you?" he asked in a pissed tone. "You're making me angrier than I already am Katari." "Take her to your room? What about me? I am your mate. Well I will be soon. Why would I take her to your room?" she asked holding back tears. "You were never going to be my mate you insolent bitch! I would make her-" he stopped suddenly and frowned. "I don't have to do this with you little girl. I make the rules. Not you. Take them where I instructed. NOW!" he shouted pointing towards path. "But I am your mate! You can't talk to me like that! I thought you loved me!" Katari sobbed. Ahmad grinned evilly before laughing loudly. "You think I love you? Fool! I was using you but I have no use for you now! I would make either of them my mate before I would ever think to consider you. Matter of fact, I think I will make her my mate." He said calmly while his eyes roamed over Marie's body. "She certainly is more mate worthy. But you Katari? You will NEVER be MY mate!" At that moment I felt a small amount of pity for her. She had been tricked by a man she loved and thought loved her only to find out she was being played for a fool. I certainly would have done anything for Eric so I knew the feeling of a girl in love. But this wasn't a movie and she wasn't about to magically switch sides and we all help defeat Ahmad. This was real life and she was only a sad broken hearted wolf and I was only a walking bomb and Marie was just a human. We stood no chance against someone as powerful as Ahmad. So no, I didn't grab her hand and we didn't unite. We only watched the scene unfold as Katari's face contorted into one of anger and defeat. It seemed things moved in slow motion after that. I'm sure all of our faces mirrored each other's in shock as Katari punched him so hard in the face we heard his nose crack. I thought I was seeing things as blood started to pour from his nose. She geared up for another hit when she suddenly dropped to the ground unmoving. I felt a warm substance splatter on my face. It wasn't until I looked at her, and saw the blood leaking from what was formerly her forehead, that I started screaming. The left side of Katari's head was blown off and only part of her face remained. I looked around for the shooter but I saw no one. Not a single person. I didn't even hear a gun go off. We stood silently covered in Katari's blood and brain as we waited for his next move. "Shall we continue?" He asked fixing his nose. It heeled instantly. We watched him walk down the path whistling like he didn't have a care in the world. He stopped and admired the flowers while we trailed silently behind him. "Welcome to your new home ladies," He said motioning towards a flimsy looking cabin. We climbed the 4 steps leading into the cabin and followed him in. It was pitch black inside and I had to grab Marie to make sure she was still there. The lights flickered on and I had to squint until my eyes adjusted to the lights. What looked like a cabin from the outside was certainly not a cabin on the inside. 2 men appeared out of nowhere and started shoving us down a hall. "Take them to the dungeons until I can sort out the room situation," he demanded. "Don't worry ladies you won't be there for long. You are not prisoners here. You 2 are simply forced to stay here." The guards escorted us down many stairs and through a door. After walking down a long hallway, we continued down yet another long set of stairs until we reached a large metal door. One of the men with us unlocked the door and led us into a dim lit musty old room and full of cells and told us to pick. As if us staying here was some sort of royalty. After looking at them like they were stupid for 5 minutes, they pushed us into the cell farthest on the end and left us to our misery. The cell could only be described as a small room with cinder block walls and the only way in was through the door which looked more like a jail piece than anything. It was metal and had bars throughout the entire thing. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 07 "Do you feel that?" I asked. I felt a throb in my heart the moment we stepped foot in this cabin. It only intensified as we found our way into the dungeon. "No, but do you smell that Natalia? I mean seriously. The least they could do is clean up the place if they're going to keep people held hostage here. I mean seriously." She said straightening up the beds in the tiny room. "Umm Marie?" "I mean they could at least spray Lysol every now and then..." "Marie..." "And do not get me started on these damn beds? What has been laying here? A fucking wolf? No offense, but really that is gross." "MARIE!" "WHAT NATALIA! WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY NATALIA? WE ARE TRAPPED IN AN UNTIDY DUNGEON FOR GOD'S SAKE! WE ARE TRAPPED AND IT SUCKS AND I'M MENTALLY EXHAUSTED AND I AM HUNGRY AND THERE IS A MAN UPSTAIRS THAT WANTS TO MAKE ME HIS BITCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE A FUCKING ANIMAL HAS SHEDDED EVERYWHERE AND... AND WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SMELL?! " "I know. I am so sorry." I sat on the floor and put my head in my hands. I almost threw up when I found out that I was sticking to the floor thanks to a sticky substance. This entire situation was draining me to my core. I just wanted to give up. "Hey, it isn't your fault. You have no reason to be apologizing." She said sitting next to me. "I just get stressed out in dirty rooms. I think I have OCD!" "But it is." "No. It is not your fault that all this happened to you. It was in His plan. You're destiny. This was written before you were born. If everything is dipped in gold, then it will never grow. Hey now. Don't cry. We're going to figure this out ok?" I nodded because I couldn't find the words we so badly needed to hear. Her reassurance was pointless. She was just saying what seemed right. I let her pull my head into her lap and comfort me. "I promise we can figure this out. We are going to figure this out," she said rubbing my hair. "Does your magic still not work?" "I don't know. I haven't tried it," I said whispering. "I'm scared it'll hurt the baby." We heard groaning and I jumped at the noise. The thought of not being alone was unsettling. But what was that feeling I was feeling. Familiarity? I stood up and walked to the bars. "Who's there?" I yelled uncertainly. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!" Marie whisper yelled. "That could be a dangerous teenage girl killing animal or it could be a dangerous teenage girl killing ghost who can walk through walls and kill us. Stupid girl. Sit back down and ask for forgiveness." I didn't even know what I was doing. My voice had come out of nowhere. "Who is that?" I asked again. "Natalia, if I could get off this sticky ass floor without touching it with my bare hands, I swear I would strangle you. If you wake up whatever is over there, our asses are grass," she whispered yelled. "Oh Madre de Dios, salvame. Esta chica es loco en la cabeza," she prayed to herself. "Natalia?" the voice said. My heart did 4 flips and I had to back away from the bars. "That can't be... I... Eric?" I asked holding myself. Marie gasped loudly and her eyes widened. What kind of games was Ahmad trying to play? "Can't be..." she said shaking her head in disbelief. "It Is! Natalia is that really you? Oh God please don't let this be another trick," he said out loud groaning. "It is me Eric! Oh my God. I... Oh my God," I said over and over. My heart and mind could not process the facts that my dead mate was a- not dead and b- in a cell in the same room as me. There was no way Eric was still alive. I watched him die. I watched him leave me in this world alone. Or so I thought. "You're supposed to be dead!" I blurted out. "Nice one," Marie shot out. "I thought you were dead Natalia. No one has been able to find you," he said. He sounded so far away. I truly missed him and wanted nothing more, but to be in his arms right now at this moment, but that could wait. It would have to wait. Suddenly, I felt movement inside my stomach and a very hard kick to the ribs. I winced and grabbed my body, the blow being too much to handle, while steadying myself on the wall with 1 hand. "What's wrong?" Marie asked quietly. "This child is going on punishment as soon as it comes out. For at least a month," I whispered. She rolled her eyes and smiled. "Not my baby. Maybe it wouldn't be so excited had it known it was about to meet daddy." "Are you guys ok? Natalia, why are you whispering?" Eric asked anxiously. "What are we going to do?" Marie asked him ignoring his previous question. Before she could answer the door swung open and bright lights radiated the entire room. "Dios mio, this place is truly gross," Marie said under her breath. It was true. Now that we could actually see the room for what it was, I was seriously considering throwing up. I let my hand drop from the wall and wiped it on my leg. Ahmad stepped in the room and gave us a polite smile. "I see you guys have gotten reacquainted. Now, I am going to let you guys go home now," he said clapping. "There is no use for you to be here. I literally have no use for you guys, but there is one condition." "What?" I asked taking the bait. "The girl stays. I've grown quite fond of her," he said with his eyes roaming Marie's body. "No!" Marie and I said at the same time. "You did all this just to try to claim me? You could have courted me, hell I am a sucker for food and romance. But kidnap me and make my friend suffer? Why did you do all this?" she asked. "Of course not woman. I did this for payment from the Vampire King. Now I am giving your friend a chance to leave with her long lost mate and you are being ungrateful. I could easily kill everybody in this room," he replied smugly. He pointed his finger at me. "I'll stay," Marie said jumping in front of me. "No you will not!" I said pushing her out the way. "Figure it out," he said walking out the room and cutting off the source of light yet again. I turned to Marie and could only hope she could see the pleading in my eyes. "You're not staying," I told her. "Nobody is staying. Help is on the way," Eric said quietly. "I could have left the moment I arrived Katari did something to me to knock me unconscious. We've been communicating the whole time I've been woke." "Didn't he think about the fact that you would talk to them through your mind?" I asked. Ahmad seemed too smart to leave any loose ends. He was the type to dot all his I's and cross all of his T's. It only made sense that he would assume. "He must've thought Katari handled it when she brought me down here," he replied. "Katari is dead Eric. I mean dead dead," I said filling him in. "So when can we expect this help to get here? I'm not exactly rushing them or anything but being here is making me sick to my stomach!" Marie complained. "It shouldn't be long now. They're moving in now. Now that I know why he kidnapped you guys I can go visit the vampire king and see what business he wanted with you," Eric explained. "I'm going," Marie exclaimed. "Me too. I'm not going to sit around and wait to be kidnapped again," I agreed. "Neither of you are going and that is final," Eric said. As soon as he finished his sentence we heard a loud boom. I jumped at the sound. Everything went eerily quiet. "What was that?" I asked. "Help," Eric replied nonchalantly. We sat waiting for 15 minutes. Every minute that went by was a minute closer to seeing Eric for the first time in what seemed like forever. Suddenly light brightened the entire room and I stopped breathing. Was it Ahmad? Or was it the pack? "Alpha?" Greg asked. "Over here," Eric replied. "Threat has been eliminated Alpha. There won't be another word from Ahmad... ever. Everybody that was a threat has been taken care of and I already called a crew to come clean up," he explained. "Any casualties on our part?" he asked. "Nobody from our pack died but everybody that was with Ahmad has been eliminated. Alpha, that pathetic excuse for a Warlock was no match for us. According to Anissa, the man only knew level 3 magic. His only weapon was Katari. Speaking of, we discovered her body not too far from the entrance. We need to know what to do with the traitor," he said bitterly. "Anissa is here? As for Katari, we'll speak on her later. I want Natalia and Marie transported to the house. I don't even want them seeing the upstairs. I'll have to hold on our reunion until I get home so I can oversee the cleanup." Eric instructed. "Natalia?" Greg asked. "She's alive?" "Yes Natalia. Do I have a say in this? I really don't want to be whisked away like I am a damsel in distress or something," I said defiantly. "Same old Madam Alpha," Greg laughed. "Natalia, just go home and I'll see you there. Ok?" Eric bargained with me. "Yes of course. Just be safe," I said giving in. Some things never change but my attitude and how I talked to Eric would definitely change and would definitely be different. I had a lot of making up to do and this time I would make things so much better. "Let's get this show on the road," Eric ordered. "Step back," I heard an unfamiliar voice say. There was a loud boom and the man walked over to our cell and ordered us to step back as well. There was an explosion and the wall holding the door crumbled to our feet. "Really? You could have done that," Marie whispered as we stepped over the rubble of the fallen wall. "Alright, let's go!" Greg insisted. He turned around and locked eyes with Marie. I could see the hesitation for a moment. They looked like they knew each other. "Who's this?" He asked. "Marie, my friend and my sister," I replied. "Oh cool, just didn't recognize her," he said walking out the room. Well I guess men will be men. He shuffled us into a side hallway and out a side door. We didn't even go upstairs to get out. I didn't get to see even a glance of Eric and I was somewhat bummed out. Marie tuned to me with a serious look on her face as soon as Greg put us in the truck and sent us on our way. "Who was that?" She asked. "That was Eric's second in command, Greg. He is a real goofball," I said noting the looking her eyes. She nodded and starred out the window at him as the truck drove away. The look she had in her eyes was one of confusion. I didn't have time to think about it much, because as soon as the truck found the path, I fell asleep. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Wake up Tal," Marie said pushing me. "Where are we?" I asked yawning. "I have no idea." I looked out the window and smiled at the familiar site. I was home. Not home in New York or home at Sam's house, but home where I belonged. "We're home," I said smiling. The whole pack waited outside as we pulled up. I slid out the car and was instantly pulled into a million hugs. Marie stood to the side with a comfortable smile on her face. The pack had a way of making you feel like family even if you didn't know them. As soon as they realized she was there, she was pulled into her own line of hugs and kisses. They say wolves are passionate creatures. "Ok guys, enough. Let them breathe. They probably want to go bathe and sleep. Let them be," a woman said while making her way through the crowd. "Come on guys." The pack said their goodbyes and we followed the woman up the familiar path to the room Eric and I shared. I couldn't help but be happy to be back there. It brought back so many memories. Once we were inside, the woman spoke again. "I'm Anissa, Eric's sister," she said shaking my hand. "I already know everything about you Natalia. You make my brother very happy." "Wow, I feel horrible. I didn't even know he had a sister. I am the worst mate ever," I replied sullenly. "Eric doesn't talk about our family that much. He was sort of the black sheep," She explained smiling a sad smile. "There is much to learn my sister but for now I must leave you to go handle business. Please get reacquainted with this room and I will send clothes up for the both of you." She walked out the room and left us to our own. I felt a tickle and then a muscle spasm and I gasped out loud. "What?" Marie asked panicked. "What's wrong?" "The baby," I said starring at my stomach. I lifted my shirt and sure enough we could see the little kicks the baby was doing. I was in shock. "He's so strong," I blurted out. "He?" She asked. "Yep, I feel like it's a boy. He's going to be a fighter like his dad. Look at those kicks. It looks like something is trying to bust out of me," I said in amazement. Marie placed her hand on my stomach and laughed. "Oh yes, he wants out. Do you want out big boy? Do you want out the mean lady's tummy?" she cooed. He kicked harder and I could tell he would love Marie as much as I did. "I take that as a yes. I'm going to take a shower. Whoa, I stink," she said walking in the bathroom. I lowered my shirt and suddenly the door swung open and Eric walked in. "Natalia," he said looking at me lovingly. "Eric," I replied. He was still as beautiful as I remembered him even as he looked disheveled. He still held an air of authority and a major place in my heart. He walked to me and wrapped his arms around me as tight as possible and just held me there kissing all over my face and neck. I felt my cheeks wet with tears. "Eric my love, I have missed you more than you could ever fathom," I cried. "Never could you imagine the pain my heart has been in since I lost you. I lost my way when I lost you. I felt like a failure. I couldn't live without you and I was considering ending it all just to be with you again. Since I couldn't have you on this planet, in this lifetime, I would have you in heaven or wherever we go when we die. I was a broken man without you," he admitted. "You don't have to worry about that anymore, God forbid I ever leave you again. I'll kill anybody who threatens to separate us," I promised. "I love you Natalia," he into my neck. My grumbling stomach interrupted the mood as Eric threw his head back in laughter. "The baby is hungry," I whispered unsurely. He stepped back and looked me over. I lifted my shirt for him to see and a smile broke out over his face. I wouldn't admit it but I was worried about how he would react to us becoming parents so early. "I thought I felt something in that dungeon but I wrote it off since there were so many other people there. You mean to tell me I am going to be a dad? To that little baby?" he asked disbelieving. I nodded. "I am so happy!" He said picking me up and spinning me around. "Actually, we have to talk..." I said. I didn't want to get his hopes up since there was a chance he would lose us both again, but I feared I had already done so. "What's wrong?" he asked lowering me. "Well, you know how I thought I was human and you thought I was human? I'm not Eric! I'm a shifter! And on top of that I'm a witch! And I didn't know and my mom isn't my real mom but my real mom is a witch and she sacrificed herself to save me and my dad and my dad is a shifter but he didn't know and they weren't supposed to be together so when they had me they had to die but my mom didn't want us to die so she stripped my powers and erased my dad's memory and I saw a doctor and he told me that I have an internal struggle and that my witch powers can't exist with my shifting powers and that the baby won't survive and we might both die if I don't get rid of him now but I would rather die than lose this baby and I'm scared cause I know I might not survive but I don't care as long as the baby survives and my magic is out of sorts and I am so hungry," I said rambling in one breath. "Whoa whoa whoa, slow down. It is ok. We'll get a second doctor's opinion and see what is going with you and the baby. Don't worry and stress yourself out my love. There is no way I'm losing you again or the baby. We will figure it out because we are in this together," he said rubbing my stomach. "You know just what to say," I said laying my head on his shoulder. There was knock on the door and an omega brought in fresh clothes for Marie and I. The shirt was certainly smaller than the one I had been wearing and soon everybody would know the secret I had been hiding. I ran into the bathroom and laid out the clothes for Marie before stepping back into the room. "I'm serious my heart. It's going to be ok. We'll figure something out. I can have the pack doctor run some tests on you tomorrow to see how everything with the baby is. Even if things turn out bad, we've gotten through worst right?" Eric asked. "Right, it's just that my luck hasn't been exactly good. I don't want to hear any more bad news. I don't want to lose this baby. This baby has been the only thing keeping me sane for the past couple of months with you being allegedly dead. Speaking of, I saw you die!" I exclaimed. "You saw the powers of a powerful line of wolves dear, but that is to be spoken about later. I see you've met my sister Anissa." "I have. Why didn't you tell me you had a sister? It was kind of embarrassing not knowing my mate had a sister!" "We don't know a lot about each other, but we didn't exactly have a lot of time to talk. With you hating me then getting kidnapped," he chuckled. "Now you're pregnant and since we can't complete the mating process, we need to get married." "Huh?" "A marriage. I don't want my son or daughter being born into this world without my being connected to its mother in some way. So let's get married." "NO!" "What? What do you mean? Why not Natalia?" "That isn't how you propose to someone. It sounds like a task," I said turning away. "Fine Natalia, I apologize. I'll make it up to you with a better proposal. But you will be my wife. I can guarantee you that. Now would you like some food?" "Yes, I'll be down after I shower." Eric left and was making demands before the door even closed. Marie exited the bathroom with a steam of smoke following her like a ghost. "I'll tell you one thing, I could marry that shower," she said dreamily. "You're really nosy my dear friend," I commented. "You should marry him, he loves you." "But he didn't do it the right way. I know I sound so immature, but I mean I had my life all planned out. Now I'm not complaining because I am certainly more blessed then most people, but could I at least get a proper proposal. I just want him to do it right, that is all I ever wanted. To be courted, proposed to, married then kids. So is it so horrible that I want to do something right?" I whined. "The man just asked to spend the rest of his life with you while you look like you've just been beat down by life and smell like death. Could that be any more romantic? You look and smell horrible yet he still saw the beauty in you," she lectured me while shaking her head. "You're right, I'm a jerk." "A fat jerk," she agreed. "I will send you straight to hell Marie." "I can't believe that Ahmad dude was only a level 3." "Me either, I thought he was super powerful. Stopping time and whatnot. But the man on the phone was saying something about settling before he hung up. I guess it should've clicked when he couldn't even smell what I was." "Too bad he's dead. He was kind of cute in the whole I'm-a-crazy-warlock-set-out-to-kill-anybody-who-thinks-I'm-not-powerful type way." "Really?" "I mean if he would've approached me like a regular guy and not some crazed stalker I would have accepted. And if he wasn't like... demented in the head ya'know?" "No." "Well you did get pregnant by a werewolf darling," "Speaking of pregnant. Ever since I've got around Eric, it's like all these pregnancy symptoms kicked in full force. I'm craving specific foods, my boobs hurt, I think my feet are swollen and really I'm between raping him and punching him. I'm starving but I need to shower. Oh the struggle. I want food but I want a shower even more," I breathed sadly. Natalia and Her Wolf Ch. 07 "Come on stinky, let's get you in the shower. You'll look and smell so much better after," she laughed. I walked into the bathroom and stripped naked avoiding the mirror. After toying with the water faucets for a couple of minutes I found the perfect temperature. Within 5 seconds of stepping in, I remembered the reason I fell in love with this shower. The streams did one's body right! I let the water drench my hair and looked down. Was I really ready to be somebody's mom? I mean, did I even like kids? Why wasn't I freaking out about this? Honestly, I didn't think it had hit me yet. Even after feeling the baby kick and move, I still didn't believe that I would actually be a mom. I didn't feel like a mom. I certainly didn't act like one. I was still young. Barely 19. I didn't even have a job. What if the baby came out a tiger or something? How was I going to raise a tiger? What would the pack say? I wasn't even mated! They're going to think I'm a whore. What about pills? I haven't been taking any prenatal vitamins. What if I affected the baby in a bad way? What if I am a horrible mother? Oh God. I don't even know why I'm so big. How come I won't be pregnant for 9 months? Do baby animals grow faster? This baby is definitely more developed then other babies at this stage. What if I die? What if he dies? "I'm scared," I whispered to myself and the baby. A knock on the door jostled my thoughts and I felt Eric's presence outside the shower curtain. "Natalia, you're worrying is killing me babe. I feel your anxiety from all the way downstairs. You're stressing out is doing nothing but stressing the baby. And me. You're going to end up having me follow you around with positive sayings for the rest of this pregnancy my love. It will be ok," Eric said. "Yes Eric. I'm just worried," I said washing up and rising off. "I'm worried about you too and the baby. I can't imagine losing you again. I need you. And him," he said genuinely. "But if it comes down to it, I need you more my dear. Losing you was the worst pain I ever encountered Natalia. I don't think you can fully grasp the raw emotion I felt waking up with thoughts of not knowing where you were. Not knowing if you were dead or alive." I stepped out the shower and into Eric's waiting arms. He didn't care about me getting him wet and he didn't care that I was an emotional wreck. "I know what it is you feel. I know what it feels like to love somebody with every bit of energy and soul. I know what it means to be willing to sacrifice and surrender everything for their happiness. I feel that way for you and our baby. Honestly, it scares me that I have little control but I accept it. I love this child more than anything or anyone I have ever known, excluding you," I whispered in his ear. "I won't let anything or anybody ever hurt you again. I will kill anything that attempts to hurt you. For now, I'll be downstairs overseeing the food and making sure our guest is comfortable in her own room. Though I'm sure Greg is making sure she is just fine. And you're not an emotional wreck. You're pregnant," he confessed. "I know. I just feel so damn helpless Eric. But what does that mean? He's making sure she's just fine?" I asked. "Oh nothing slow one, I know you're starving. You'd better hurry up and finishing showering so you can get dressed and come eat," he taunted. My stomach growled in agreement and I watched Eric leave before I headed back in the shower and continued washing up. After washing my hair I turned off the water and stepping out the shower feeling squeaky clean. I examined the clothes I had put down for myself and frowned. The old Natalia would've been able to slip into these no issue. I had to sigh out loud after looking in the mirror. I was seriously considering having every mirror in this house removed. I looked a mess. My nose, my face, hell my everything looked swollen. I looked like a swollen version of my previous self. 'That happens when you get pregnant dear, you're still beautiful,' Eric said in my head. Shut up Eric. I put on the clothes and flinched. The shirt barely covered my stomach and I was pretty much cutting it close to busting out of it. At least the pants were baggy jogging pants. I walked out the bathroom and frowned. I got a weird worrying feeling and started to feel anxious. I would've been able to fit this shirt a couple of weeks ago! "Babe you ok in there?" Marie asked through the door. "Come in," I told her. "Hey gorgeous girl, I feel the waves of sadness rolling off you in high depth. What's the issue?" she asked. "I feel this weird feeling. I just feel anxious like something bad is going to happen. I can't explain it," I tried to explain but fell short. "I just feel like I forgot about something. You know the feeling you get when you can't remember if you locked the door?" "You're just still traumatized from earlier. Don't focus on the bad darling, let us eat. I promise everything will be ok. I mean seriously, what else could happen?" she said steering me towards the door. "You're right. Do you realize we have nothing? I mean not even a shirt for our backs?" I asked incredulously. "I know. I was just thinking about it. Look at these clothes. We need to go shopping ASAP," she said full of excitement. I saw stars in her eyes after she mentioned going shopping. All I could think about was how I wouldn't be able to fit anything worth wearing anymore. "Let us EAT!" She said pulling me out the door. We walked the narrow path towards the elevator and I couldn't shake the feeling of anxiousness as we got on and the doors shut. I looked at Marie and saw her staring at me with concerned eyes. I gave her a weak smile and focused on calming the hell down! "You ok?" She asked. I nodded and after what felt like forever the elevators opened. I was greeted by a very surprised pack. Lots of women and men alike gave me a shocked look. They would look at my face and my stomach then to Eric and back at me. Nobody said anything though. After an awkward silence a young girl I remember from before said her congratulations. Everybody followed suit and there were congratulations from everybody around the room. Plans were being made, other mothers were giving me advice and the pack was beaming. Eventually everybody got over it and we moved on to our tables. After all of the introductions, stories and the announcement of a pack run to celebrate the making of a child, the food was served. I looked at everyone laughing and smiling. I was content. I didn't know the worst was yet to come.