A/N : Hey everyone C: This is my first time writing for tw , so please forgive any off characterizations . I 'm catching up with a few other stories , so I 'm gonna try to pace this one at midlength chapters . Thanks for reading ~ !
Gravel crunched solidly beneath my boots as I rose out of my car. My hand lingered at the top of the open door as I looked around at my temporary residence, breathing in stillness and cold.
Beacon Hills.
I sighed against the night. Pulled a hand through auburn hair.
It felt strange to be in someone else's territory.
To be in a town I didn't rule.
I turned from the sign and leaned against the side of my car, slipping my cell phone out of my pocket.
"Cedric." I said as the call picked up on the first ring. "I've arrived."
"You've been gone less than two full days and already some of the youngest are anxious, Ari."
"It can't be helped. Remind them I'm here to make sure we stay safe."
"I'll be a broken record."
"Leave Post It notes around, then." I closed my eyes. "At any rate, it's weeks until the moon. I'll be home before then."
There was a heavy pause.
"…And we're sure about that?"
"Cedric. Darling. If I need one person to believe in me right now, it's you. I'll be back." I swallowed. "I swear it on Alaric's grave."
"Very well then. Try not to stir up the locals too much, if you can manage that." The hint of a smile was in his voice.
"It's hardly a sleeping town as it is." I smiled despite the underlying grimness of the situation. "And I'm the last person to try and read it a bedtime story."
I shook my hair loose as a wind picked up.
"Make sure Ian gets up for work. He'll use any excuse to neglect his day job while I'm not around."
"Yes, mom."
"If only I should be so cursed. You can't see it through the phone, but I'm making a distinctly hideous face right now." I pushed myself off the metal and slid back into the driver's seat. "Good night, Cedric." I turned on the ignition.
"I'm about to go shake up an Alpha."