Her Forever – Chapter 29

Sadie

The wind started to wisp around my hair as I sat in the grass. My hair is constantly being batted against my eyelashes and trying to pry into my mouth. Summer had been coming to a close the past week, and the crisp fall air made its harsh appearance.

The seasons here seem to have a sharp contrast to what I was used to. Aunt Maria and I would always sit on our porch swing and swing into the night, just listening to the cicadas and crickets hum. Here, it didn’t seem like the loud, obnoxious insects had time to ponder their song since frost was quickly approaching.

created by the lot. Children were screaming and squealing, playing some sort of game of tag.

ness of their seriousness.

r didn’t wrap around my neck. This really was paradise. I honestly couldn’t

with friends.

too worried I wouldn’t be accepted? My parents knew her; they trusted me into her care; since she became my guardian, she should have been allowed to have me here in this pack. Could my parents have been a part werewolf? Why

ters from the will and read them. That hardly seemed important. Most of them probably dealt with the estate.

of the gravel behind me. The bench was facing the backyard with the children in the treeline, so I was feeling unaware of whose footsteps were behind me. There were no tingles, so it wasn’t Seth.

e missing out on it. I couldn’t help but laugh.

Max?”

e vacant seat beside me. Max was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a pair of shorts. I was already in the long pants, long-sleeved cardigan. He was as comfortable as it was a summer morning. I coul

it, only to find red on the tips of my index and middle finger.

bbed my shoulders as he looked at my nose.

e him to pieces, though.

t the bleeding to stop. I wasn’t in any pain, but the warrior in front of me thought otherwise. “Luna, let me take you to the pack doctor. You need to be seen!”

rag, and I held it to my nose to keep from the other wolves staring.

se.

t of concern, but he gave him a reassuring smile and removed the rag. “See? It’s all better now! Didn’t even hurt!” Max’s face widened.

umans are weird.” He laughed.

nsumed her wolf.

’m alright.” I giggled. “They are normal for humans,” I said, rolling my eyes.

same bed every night, it was like he wasn’t getting a restful night’s sleep.

rs, but now I’m afraid I am the one to blame.

.

voice.

ng you awake at night? I hope I’m not kicking you or talking in my sleep.” He started laughing.

ind, and you are not keeping me awake. Besides, I love watc

s if my whole body was tattered with bruises and cuts. “This really isn’t necessary. It was a small nose bleed! They are normal!!!”

e.”

you doing when the bleeding occurred?” One of them announced.

h, watching the pups play a game.” I continued shortly.

, no movement of any kind

thing?” He lowered the clipboard and awaited my answer.

g about?

asn’t thinking about doing stuff with Seth; that would be completely terrifying.

und mine and squeezed it. “It’s alright love. What were you thinking about?”

quickly took a breath. “I was thinking about my aunt, and since she was a werewolf, why would she didn’t look for the help of this pack to help raise me? Everyone here is family. Why would she run away, so very far away?” Seth’s hand found my face and pulled me to look at him. The pad of his thumb washed away a few tears that had fallen down my face. I couldn’t look at him like this. He was so strong, a born leader, and here I was crying over the past.

t and grime of the day.

the way she gets the bleeds when she tries to remember or comes up with a lot of information.” He wrote more notes on his clipboard. “I would say, however,” he paused and looked at Seth. I could not look up, too embarrassed from crying.

of compulsion only it is magnified.”

re you saying some blood-sucker is involved?”

a vampire? Seth? Did a vampire do this to me?” My voice rose as I spoke. My breathing went heavy, and my head hurt. Is it happening again? Am I going to have a full-blow

d set, ready to fall down my face, were sucked back up. I would not cry, not in front of Seth. He was so strong. Heck, I was strong, too. I hate crying in front of people; that just wasn’t me. “Yes, that sounds like a

you places you don’t want to go.

help her mental state. Giving up childhood, teenage years, and even college was an easy decision back then. I didn’t know any better, and

ded too? Was that why we couldn’t stay in the pack?

tterns adorned his body. Each one was a work of art. His entire body was decorated except for one area, his right shoulder.

h?”

“Mhm”

y, beautiful, just like his ocean-filled eyes.

me, too.” Seth took his finger and brushed the hair from my face. Studying my reaction to his words.

o do that too?” I said excitedly. “I can claim you!?” This was the best news I heard all day. The spark of excitement came back immediate

about the other stuff.” I blushed.

e smirked.

t make me say it!” I shoved his arm hard, only for him not to move. I gave him a death glare, and he gave me the biggest smile I’ve ever seen from him. He’s got th

d savor his flavor.

tastes like a late-night summer with smo

s as he tries to push our bodies to

ugh, just a week since I’ve known him. You can’t love someone after a week, can you?

py. “Sleep, Love,” he whispered.

***

ared.

thside stable?” Seth gruffe

es, the entire perimeter is secure. We have everything in place. No one could get in or out.” Marco

om up and running.” Seth mentioned as he walked towards me.

s?” I laughed.

grin on my face as I turned beet red. “I love it when you blush, baby. It does things to me.” He whispered that last part seductively.

f I wasn’

He then pulled me up, and I wrapped my legs around his torso and gave him a hot, passionate kiss. Of course, I can’t keep things serious, so I

ed.

ed.

ough of this man!

im that. It was like our own inside joke.

ront door of the pack house.

fe room for the pack. When activated, bars and reinforced steel bars lower through the windows and block out anyone trying to get in. There are two guards at the entrance talking to one another and linking to those who are

ge sleepovers, was a major sign.

Sitting down on the couch, I grab Max, who is

o diabetic shock.”

that?” he said as he conti

, realising they don’t get sicknesses. “Nevermind.”

ll the pups started running towards the middle of the room as I got closer to the wall with the panic button. The guards at the entrance ran into the room when they were flown back onto the ground by some force. The pups started screaming, and with the fastest my legs could carry, I darted to the panic

closed by large sheets of steel.

id lifeless on the ground. Quickly looking back, I could see the oldest werewolf pups hold on to the younger ones. She had to be about 13 years old, just one year shy of

planation, and I had to grab him. He was part of my job, to protect the little ones.

eave him alone.

rather than dead, I darted toward the main entryway. The sirens and lights that keep going off were enough to make anyone afr

” I screamed. I tumbled over the stairs as I tried to race up as quickly as I could. Between the sounds and the lights strobing the ins

on the top floor, the room door was open, and Max played crawled up in a ball on my bed. “Max!” I cooed. “It’s alright, I know it’s loud, but we have to go back! It isn’t safe!” I picked him up,

Nathan.