Wattpad fan – “Headintheclouds, where the hell have you been?” *reaches for pitchfork*
Headintheclouds – *Rubs hands together nervously* “I’m really sorry; college and work were determined to keep me busy”.
Wattpad fan – “That’s no excuse for making us wait over a week for the next chapter” *takes a step towards Headintheclouds*
Headintheclouds - “Look I’m sorry and I’m here with a new chapter” *backs away*
Wattpad fan – “Can’t wait to read it but I’m afraid, I’m coming for you!” *Runs at Headintheclouds*
Headintheclouds - *Runs away screaming!!!!*
Check out Grey on the side in a lovely suit *swoons* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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After getting off the phone with Macy I noticed James sitting on his own in the living room. I couldn’t help but think of how James acted when he came home to find me spraying air freshener like crazy in the house… oh yeah and I was in my towel.
“Hey James,” I said while plonking myself next to him on the sofa. I immediately noticed how he shifted closer to me and the warm smile he gave me sprang out specific thoughts in my head, thoughts that couldn’t possibly be true.
“Hey August,” James shuffled his hair lazily as he spoke and I could easily see the bags underneath his eyes. “James when was the last time you slept?”
He shrugged, “I’ve been really busy lately with prepping for my move to a new pack and my training, that sleep isn’t an option right now”.
Without thinking I pushed back his ruffled fringe and felt his hot forehead, “James you’re getting a temperature, you need to sleep”.
He laughed lazily, “I like how you worry about me August”.I dropped my hand and nervously bit my lip before asking, “James… do you, well you know, like me?”
He looked at me head on and I shifted nervously and uncomfortably under his gaze, he smiled “would that be so bad?”
I sighed heavily, “look James you’re a really nice person and you have been a good friend...”
“But you don’t like me back”. I held his hand in mine, it was very warm and I used it to squeeze and reassure him “I like you just not in that way. I will admit that you are good looking but as cheesy as it sounds I just want to be friends”.
He tightly gripped my hand, “friends sound ok but now can I ask you something?” I smiled lightly at him and nodded, “is there someone else?”
I could have laughed his question off and made something up but instead I said “yes there is”. It felt right telling James even though sometimes he made me uncomfortable with his flirting and asking me out to places. However James had admitted something personal to me so I felt lying to him would be an insult. “Yes there is” and as I admitted this I couldn’t help but feel my heart flutter with the image of Grey in my head, I was missing him so much.
He smiled “I thought as much”.
“How?” He couldn’t know Grey could he? We had been careful as to where we had met up, I was ready for him to know I was in a relationship but not with whom and how really special he was. The news of finding my soul mate had only been revealed to Guy and he had kept his word in keeping it a secret, soon after Lizzie got married I would introduce Grey to my family and make sure they don’t ruin our future together.
I growled at the thought of Grey leaving me, he was mine and I was his and that’s the way it was going to stay.
He laughed, “you’re always disappearing and when you come back you have this stupid smile on your face. Oh and your sisters and Abigail have been trying to guess who the lucky guy is, Abigail thinks it’s me and truthfully I wish it was”.
I shyly let go of his hand and brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. They had been talking about my love life, no wonder Rachel asked me who I was seeing.
“That is embarrassing!” I fell back against the sofa and turned my head away from him, I was never one to handle gossip especially when it was about me.
I could only imagine what Rachel had been saying.
“Don’t worry about it August”. I looked back at him and I could see the disappointment hidden within his eyes and I didn’t know what to do or say. This was a new experience for me, I had never once in my life had to turn down a guy before and now here I was sitting with James who I considered a friend and trying to find the best way to keep us being friends.
“I’ve never been in this sort of situation before James. I don’t know what to say that will make us ok!” James didn’t look at me for a moment and I thought he was just going to ignore me but instead he engulfed me in his arms, “I hate the guy who has you but we are ok.”
I hugged him back “I’m glad”. We released each other and when he looked into my eyes he asked the question I didn’t want to hear, “who is he then?” I pulled away from James and pretended to find the cushion more interesting, “I can’t say who is yet?”
“Why not?”
“Well you know my family and my past experiences with them concerning boyfriends isn’t exactly what I’d call great.”
He playfully nudged my shoulder, “come on August you can tell me”.
“No. not yet anyway”.
“Please tell me” I saw the desperation in his eyes but what scared me was the slight anger in his voice. “James I said no ok. I’m not ready to tell anyone just yet so please respect that.”
The whole house was talking about the rehearsal dinner at the palace. They were talking about it so much that I had decided to go for a run. I had been cooped up in my room for ages and my head was ringing from Lizzie constantly talking about her dress.
I slipped out of the house but noticed Guy leaning against the wooden railing. I watched him as the light breeze caught the strands of his ravens black hair, moving them gently but causing him to reach up and smoothing them back down.
Guy was very handsome, anyone could see that especially as his toned and strong body was perfectly set in dark suit trousers and a crisp white shirt. He dressed smartly nearly every day and with his strong features, dark eyes and powerful aura I knew that one day he would be a man that would hold such power. That’s why he was a Duke.
“You know if you wanted to stare at me you could have just asked”. His masculine voice ripped me from my daydream and had me blushing from embarrassment. I walked over and stood beside him all the while keeping my eyes on the beautiful crystal blue sea, “sorry just thought I’d leave you to your thoughts”.
That was partly true.
I turned my head to look at him and noticed his pearly white teeth as he smiled, Guy was no Grey but he sure did know how to look good. “Well thank you but I’ve had enough of my thoughts for one day”.
“Why, what’s up?” I could see under his usual cool and charming self that he looked strained; was it me or did I seem to be bumping into every tired and stressed guy.
He sighed “with the wedding getting closer, my parents and everything else it just seems that I can barely breathe”.
“All I can say is that your one brave man to be marrying my little sister”. Guy laughed at that remark and I smiled even though it was hurting me not to tell him that Lizzie’s heart belonged to another. From what I knew about Guy so far, he was a good man who had other people’s problems weighing on his shoulders. “Seriously though Guy, you’re doing great and once you and Lizzie are on your honey moon everything you stressed over will seem stupid”.
His eyes brightened as her looked at me and I saw some of his stress lighten a touch. “Your right, once everything is over a better life will begin”.
I patted his back “good, now I would love to stay and chat but I’m going for a run to clear my head”.
“Really. Well where are you planning on changing?”
“The clearing south of where we had the moon run”. He nodded and shot a killer smile and with that I turned and headed for some peace and quiet.
I stretched in my wolf form, the wind danced through my fur and I breathed in the rich smells of the woods and animals around me. My licked my lips when the pure scent of deer hit me and ignited my feet to run towards it.
My honey coloured fur danced as I sprinted through the trees, my eyes gave me a clear picture of everything around me and soon the sight of the running deep was ahead of me.
The sound of its heartbeat combined with its feet thumping against the floor rang in my ears, it was overwhelming but the urge to catch my prey overcame everything else.
I could almost imagine my teeth tearing its flesh apart at the heat of his blood on my snout. Nothing else mattered than the hunt… until he came.
The black wolf from my last change was here only this time he was like a shadow. It swept in from nowhere and began to chase me, it nipped at my heels and when I tried to retaliate it seem to disappear.
I sprinted off up an uneven hill and took off through think trees and bushes. I tried to use the thick green leaves scent to cover mine but when I thought I was safe the black wolf was at my side, its golden eyes tearing into my soul. I growled and charged at it but it so gracefully side stepped me and took off through the woods.
Without a second thought I followed but again it was like following air because just as he was there it was gone again. I skidded to a stop; I took in every sound around me trying to finds its heartbeat. Suddenly the sound of paws thudding north had me running.
I ran and ran until my muscles burned but the adrenalin fuelled me and my anger with the wolf kept my energy high and my senses active.
I stopped beside a shallow stream and tried to once again listen for my prey. Just because it didn’t have scent didn’t mean he could hide the sounds he made.
I waited and waited patiently for the black wolf to come out and play. My eyes scanned the tree line watching every little flutter the leaves made and every movement an animal took.
Where are you black wolf?
It was like he read my mind because as soon as that thought left my mind I was shoved roughly into the shallow stream. I barked and trashed as the cool water hit me, the weight of the wolf rested on top of me stopping any form of escape. Things got worse though when he lowered his head and allowed me to see the humour in his eyes; he liked teasing and humiliating me.
I thrashed harder but all that did was cause more water to get up my nose and into his mouth. I thought the wolf wanted me to submit but instead he licked the space between my ears and took off running.
I changed back into human form no longer able to keep the wolf form. I covered my breasts with my arm and screamed “I WILL KILL YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH”.
I could have screamed some more or punched someone but I noticed that a public foot path was close by and I really didn’t need anyone finding me out here naked. So quickly I washed off the black wolfs scent and took off to find my clothes.
My mobile rang pulling me out of my thoughts.
I will admit that I felt on edge and slightly scared. I had no idea who that wolf was and how it seemed to find me where ever I went.
It was beyond any normal werewolf I had come across. It moved faster than I could blink and the way the black wolf glided through the forest made it seem unreal, like a figment of my imagination.
The wolf had no scent, its fur was the colour of the blackest soul and its gold eyes could strip my inner self bare.
I shivered remembring how it looked at me and how he licked me. I never wanted to think or talk about him. That wolf was the darkness, something to stay away from.
I pressed the answer button on my phone and pressed it against my ear, “hello?”
“Hey August, it’s Andrea”.
I was actually really happy to hear from Andrea. I had been worried that she might be weird with me seeing as I kept pushing her to speak to Chris about Zach but her cheery tone relaxed my worries.
“Hey, what can I do for you?”
“You don’t have to or anything but I’m skipping out on the rehersal dinner tonight and I was wondering if you could hang with me and Zach.” She sounded so cute when she was nervous and I would have said yes straight away but I thought about going being able to see Grey at the party and dinner.
“How come you aren’t going?”
She sighed heavily “I saw Chris and Paul yesterday. Chris teased the hell out of me and that doucbag Paul just egged him on. Long story short but I said something and they said something so now I don’t want to go. As I said you don’t have to but you, Zach and I could have our own party and such. Please come over”.
I gripped the phone tighter and bit my lip, once again I was feeling mean and guilty but if there was a chance that Grey was going to be at the big party then I really wanted to see him.
“Thank you so much for asking me but I can’t.” There was a long pause down the phone and it was actually hard for me to tell if Andrea was still on the line. Then she finally spoke “don’t worry about it August, thought it might be a bit much to ask”.
“No it’s not too much. I would say yes but…”
“It’s cool. Look I have to go and feed Zach so I will speak to you later”.
The tone that rang in my ears signalled that she had hung up. “Well done August”.
As soon as I got home I showered and slipped on a tank top and grey jogging bottoms. I collapsed onto the bed and immediately rang Grey. As I waited for him to pick up I prayed that he was going because:
A. I missed him and really need to kiss him.
B.I had just blown off a friend for him.
“Hey Angel” The nerves switched to my heart beating wildly against my chest, I was actually hearing his voice.
“God is it lame if I admit how much I love hearing your voice”. His warm laugh swept through the phone and made a stupid smile light my face. I was acting like a love struck thirteen and I really didn’t care.
“Not at all. Especially when I admit that your voice is my favourite sound”. My cheeks burned and my body tingled with need, it was good to hear his voice but I wanted to hold him.
“That’s good to know”.
“So Angel, what do you need?” I shook my head free of the dirty thoughts and settled back down on earth. My head was in the clouds most of these days. “I just wanted to know if you’re going to the rehersal dinner tonight?”
“No I’m not, I have other things to be worrying about,” there was irritation in his voice that I wanted to help get rid of. If he was here with me now I could soothe and comfort him.
“What’s wrong Grey?”
“Oh nothing, just things getting more difficult”.
“Can I help?” Please say yes Grey.
“No I’m fine. Anyway so are you going to the dinner?”
The answer to that was simple now, “no I’m not. I was asked by Andrea to stay with her because she isn’t going. However if you’re not attending then I’m definitely not”.
“I don’t want to ruin it for you Angel”.
I smiled while lightly laughing “Grey you don’t seem to realise that you not being there would ruin it for me”.
Lizzie did not take the news well. She had spent half an hour trying to convince me to come; when that didn’t work she just threatened to throw a fit. I told her that a friend needed me and that was it.
Well in truth Jack came into the room and I made a deal of saying I hope nothing slips out of my mouth. I gave a hug to Kiera, my middle finger to Rachel who commented on how I couldn’t be missed and made my way over to Andrea’s with an overnight bag and some apology food. She didn’t know I was coming as I had decided that surprising her might sweeten things up and because I was too scared to call her on the phone.
Andrea can be scary at times.
I knocked on her door and when Andrea opened she was first surprised then she placed her right hand on her hip and scowled. “Thought you were going to hang with all the Barbie dolls”.
“Well turns out that I don’t have a Barbie membership and I was really hoping to hang with my friend and her cute son”.
She held back a smile “what have you got for me?” I pulled out a bag of chocolate chip cookies and with one laugh she snatched them off me and led me into the house.
I looked at my watch and by the now the party had started, not that I cared seeing as I was having fun with Zach and Andrea. As soon as I came into the living room he had crawled onto my lap and proceeded to cover my cheeks with melted chocolate.
He didn’t stop there and I couldn’t help but wonder where he got his energy from. We had baked, played games and watched TV. Now he was dancing to a kid’s song by bobbing up and down in the living room.
When the phone rang Andrea answered it while wiping cookie crumbs off her face.
“Hello?” Zach squealed just at that moment and began to move his head to the music; I laughed at this and made him smile when I joined in. I forgot about Andrea until she threw herself onto the couch with a face on her that could kill instantly.
I sat next to her “what’s with the face?”
“That was Kiera. Apparently Chris is saying stuff about me and she thinks I should come and defend myself”.
I shook my head at Chris’s stupidity; he was hurting the mother of his child without knowing. This sort of situation usually calls for the friend to get ice cream and let Andrea cry about it but when it came to me I wasn’t going to let her cry.
I stood up “right go and get dressed while I sort Zach out.”
She looked at me confused “why?”
I picked up Zach who continued to dance in my arms “if we get ready now, we can be there in time for a few dances and then the meal".
"But I don't want to go".
I smiled "Andrea it's time we show the world who you really are”.
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Please don't hate me :)
I'am really sorry for the late update but college and my job has been very stressful so I've been giving them both my full attention.
I hope this chapter makes up for the wait xxxxxxxxxx