She opened the cab of the truck and leapt from it. Her flip-flops slapped against the hard pavement, as she fled from the huge house and the truck with the frozen boy.
Chapter Six
Sam
He felt her eyes on him, they hadn’t left since she’d met him.
“Can you just ask her to try to not to stare?” He whispered into Lucas’s ear.
Lucas laughed, “On your own there man. I don’t get involved.”
“Pretty sure Ari is going to feel the full strength of my Siren gift when I get home. I might just show you what unleashed really is.”
Lucas’s back straightened. He bit into the chicken thigh he was gnawing on. He crunched the chicken bone and licked his fingers. He glanced back at the woman, “Janine can you do me a favor?”
“Sure Sugar, whatever you need.” Her eyes never left Sam.
Lucas frowned at Sam and then looked back at Janine, “Just stop okay?”
She didn’t even bat an eyelash, “No.”
Lucas looked back at Sam, “I tried, you even think about messing with Ari and I will kill you, cook you and eat you.”
Sam grinned, “Try.” He flashed from the room.
The moonlit night was peaceful and cool in Maine. He couldn’t believe the size of the moon. He could feel the pull of the oceans as he stood under it. His Siren appeal was always stronger under the full moon. The wolves knew that no doubt. Fae knew a lot about the supernatural world. They stayed in groups and educated their offspring. Not like the rest of the supernatural world. Most were rogues who wandered the world alone. Except Siren's who all lived on the Island in Greece. With no actual skills beyond their sex magic they stayed where they were the strongest.
His mother had been one until she met an angel and gave him her heart, the other Sirens had shunned her. Sam had grown up with his mother and the Wiccan's. He had always told everyone his father was alive. He never wanted anyone to know whose son he actually was.
His phone vibrated in his pants. Hanna had finally messaged him.
She answered his question, ‘At Lydia’s’
‘I want to see you’
‘Where r u?’
He sighed and looked around, ‘Butt eff nowhere with Luke’
‘ewww try to behave ;-)’
‘Funny’
‘I have to leave tonight. Lorri is sending me to Greece to see my fam’
Panic filled him, ‘NO’
‘yeah’
‘I’m coming to you’
‘Leaving now with Aims. Text when I know where I am. <3 U’
He sighed, “Fuck.” Then sent his last message to her, in hopes it would help his cause later, ‘I love you too’
The last thing he wanted was for Hanna to meet the others. He had hoped to explain the whole situation before she met the rest of them.
Chapter Seven
Ophelia
Panic made her heart race as she ran through the downtown core. The small town along the Maine coastline was tiny enough that downtown consisted of about four blocks. Her feet ached from the flip-flops but fear and heartache pushed her on. She raced until she reached the only small lane that looked as if it could be considered an alley. She didn’t notice the shadows begin to take form around her feet.
She leaned her back against the cool brick wall of the local hardware store. She didn’t know what had happened to Jake. Why had she run? Why had the voices told her to run? Where was her sister? She pulled her phone from her pocket but sparks flew from it as her fingers met it. She sighed.
She slumped onto the ground between two huge dumpsters and clutched her knees in her arms. She pulled her knees into her chest.
She was so lost in thought, she didn’t notice the white blue eyes watching her. She didn’t notice the dark shadows forming into fingers, trying to reach out to her.
Her skin started to shiver from the cool air, brushing against the sweat beading on her skin. She had been hot all day. She felt like a freak wiping her hands against her forehead.
Her breath grew rapid, she felt something change in the air around her. Suspense hung in the air, coating her skin like mist. She felt something moving but saw nothing. She heard the mist whisper.
She gulped but didn’t move, she waited for whatever it was to show itself. The thumping in her chest was starting to drive her nuts. She tried to hold her breath in. Nothing moved around her.
Suddenly a huge animal lunged at her from the black empty spaces between the walls and the unlit alley. She put her hands out and screamed. Something pulsed from her. The huge wolf with the pale blue eyes stumbled back. She screamed again.
‘RUN OPHELIA’
She looked around at the voices but instead of belonging to the mist they had taken a shape. A huge ball of light separated into six smaller balls. As the light dimmed suddenly six girls stood in the alley. Each held their hands out as she had. They turned to face her, their faces each identical to her.
Instead of eyes the bright blue lights filled their faces. Each made a panicked face and screamed at her in unison, ‘RUN’
Their voices filled the air around her. She scrambled to her feet nearly losing her balance.
‘RUN TO THE HOUSE AND STAY INSIDE OPHELIA’
She rounded the corner of the hardware store and didn’t stop until she was on her street. She raced across her lawn and bolted up her front steps. Her shaking hands were barely able to grip the door handle but she finally got it open. She shot inside the house and locked the door. She didn’t know if the beams of light could get in. She pressed her back against the door and began to sob.
A knock at the door startled her. She shook her head letting the tears flow from her eyes.
“Ophelia?”
She stopped and whispered, “Jake?”
“Ophelia let me in. Are you okay?”
She shook her head and swallowed hard, “No I feel really sick. I need to go to bed.”
The door handle rattled above her head.
“Ophelia let me in.”
She shook her head, as if he could see her.
“Jesus Christ I just want to talk.” His voice started to sound angry.
Trembling she wiped her face and waited for him to leave.
His hands shook the door handle again, “Oh my god. What is that? Ophelia let me in. LET ME IN!”
He began to pound on the door. She jumped back from the door and watched the handle shake.
“SOMETHING IS OUT HERE!”
She grabbed the lock and threw open the door.
He leapt in knocking her to the ground. She screamed as he pinned her to the floor. The huge wolf with the pale blue eyes lunged at the door. Its wide-open muzzle bounced off the open door, as if it hit a glass wall.
Jake scrambled off of her and dragged her further inside of the house. He lifted her off of the ground and held her in his arms tightly.
"WHAT THE FUCK! WHAT THE FUCK!"
She tucked her face into his chest, squinting away from the wolf at the door.
Jake’s arms wrapped around her, “What the fuck?”
She shook her head.
He put her on the couch. The door hung open. Jake stepped toward the door.
“No Jake, no stay here. No don’t go over there.” She whispered putting her hands out. She never took her eyes off of the open door. A cool breeze blew in making the door creak. She felt like her heart was in her throat watching him take another step toward the door. He peeked around the open door frame.
“I don’t see it.” He whispered.
She could feel it though. She could hear it whisper in her mind. It wanted her. It wanted to do bad things to her. It called her a witch. It said that was its favorite.
Suddenly Jake jumped back. The huge wolf growled, filling the doorway. He grabbed the door and swung it hard. The door slammed shaking the entire house.
His chest rose with his breath.
She had covered her eyes with her hands and was peeking through the spaces between her fingers.
He turned at her, “What the hell was that?”
She shook her head, “A wolf.”
"Yeah I get that it’s a wolf O, but what the fuck is it doing in town? Why is it chasing us?"
"I don’t know."
He turned the lock on the door, “Why couldn’t it get past the doorway? It bounced on nothing.”
She shook her head again, “I don’t know Jake. Why did you freeze in the truck? What was that?”
He turned to look at her confused, “What?”
“Lance’s driveway. We were kissing and then you froze.”
“I don’t know. I never. I just looked out the window and you were gone.”
She rubbed her hands over her eyes, “What? That doesn’t even make sense. You didn’t hear me leave the truck? You were frozen. I touched you. It was like a seizure.”
He backed away from the door. He went to the windows and closed all of the blinds.
"What made you come here? Why didn't you go in the party?"
He walked over to her, his dark blue eyes looked concerned, “I just knew you were here. I had a bad feeling, like I needed to get here right away.”
He climbed onto the couch and pulled his cell phone out of his pocket. He dialed and held it up to his ear.
“Dad there's a huge wolf outside of Ophelia’s house. Ophelia. You know Dr. Peters. Ophelia Peters. Yeah.”
He rubbed his forehead, never taking his eyes from the front door, “It was the size of a horse dad. It was huge. It jumped at us and tried to get us.”
They both watched the door.
“No we’re safe at Ophelia’s but you need to call the police and the forest rangers.”
He pulled the phone away, “I’m staying here with you okay.” He whispered.
She nodded, she didn’t know if that made her feel better but it didn’t feel worse.
“I’m staying at her house. Yup.” He hung up the phone and started to fiddle with it.
“I’m going to text everyone at the party and let them know. They should go home, this is nuts.”
She watched his hands fly across the surface of his iPhone. She couldn’t help but notice how graceful they were for such large hands.