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Chapter 2

"Who hit you?"

Anakin was surprised when she had shaken his hand, shocked when he had taken off her shades but now she was stumped by the anger in his voice as he asked her about her black eye.

"Occupational hazard." Anakin said slightly shrugging while trying to understand why she felt attracted towards this guy. Sure, he was handsome and rugged, just the kind she liked, but she was never one to be attracted to a guy so easily no matter how good looking he was.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm a cop, it happens. No biggie." Anakin wanted to hide from his questioning, concerned eyes. It reminded her of her Nana. She was the only one who would always worry about her. The day she died, Anakin swore she would never allow anyone to get close to her. It wasn't good for her. She had to focus on her job and it was absolutely dangerous for the person as well at least until she caught that motherfucker.

"No biggie?! Have you seen how swollen it is?" Paul asked outraged. She was hit. And she didn't think it was a big deal?! What kind of a girl was she?

"Look I said it's fine. Leave it be. Thanks for the ride." Anakin said curtly as she walked away from him.

"Wait! Let me take you to Forks. There's a bed and breakfast there. It's not much but it's better than this shack and much safer too." Paul was not letting her stay in the woods alone in this cottage.

"Listen, I really appreciate your concern and while you may think I'm a helpless little girl who just lost her only relative, I'm not. I'm stronger than I look and I can certainly take care of myself." Anakin said rudely but upon seeing his face fall her heart felt a tug again. She winced. Obviously the guy was trying to be nice and she just snubbed him.

"I'm sorry. But please understand I need my space and I'm fine with this shack. If there's a problem then I'll call Chief Black. I have his number." Anakin tried to pacify him with absolutely no idea why. Maybe because you're not really a rude person, that's not how your nana raised you, she thought.

"Where's your phone?" Paul asked crossing his arms.

Anakin handed it to him while looking skeptical.

He quickly typed in a few numbers and then handed it back to her.

"Now you have my number too." He said looking pleased with himself.

Anakin had a good retort for him but she wasn't in the mood so she just nodded.

"Ok then"

"Yeah, bye" Anakin said a she started walking inside but Paul wasn't moving.

"Did you need something?"

Paul noticed then that he hadn't moved and she was not going to let him stay. He could still watch over her, he thought. So he left without another word but he kept glancing back in case she called for him. But that did not happen.

Anakin went inside and she realized he had been right. It was a shack but she didn't need more space now. It was just her and the smaller space would make her feel better.

She set about the cleaning the place up. It would get her to settle in quickly and would keep her mind off things too. But she knew she wouldn't be left in peace for long. She would go down to the Forks station soon to check it out. She was sure she would get a transfer. She had learnt that an officer had been in an accident and had passed away. She could easily get in.

She wondered when he would contact her again. But she did also speculated if she was endangering the lives of these people by being here. Was it a good idea to move here? She had thought so at the time. She thought it would be nice to live in the town her grandmother was from, where she was born, to get away from the memories. And it was a relatively small town too so maybe he wouldn't follow her here. But if he did, it would be easier to spot him as well. Small town, small number of people. And this was a place where everyone knew everyone. So if there was a new person in town she could immediately check him out.

She felt better thinking all this. Maybe it wouldn't be all that long before she caught him finally. She'd love to see his expression when she did. She had only seen him once. His face seemed to betray his actions. How could a face so innocent be doing things so heinous? But she had learnt never to judge a book by its cover.

Anakin settled in for the night. It took longer than she had anticipated to get everything cleaned. Just as she was about to switch off the light, she thought she saw a movement outside. Immediately she was in high alert. Could he have found her this soon?

She walked outside with a pistol in hand, ready and aimed right in front of her. She looked around, her eyes and ears focusing on the sounds and sights around her but all she could see were the trees. A light wind was blowing and she shivered. She had already changed into her night clothes or actually just gotten out of her clothes. She was only wearing her boy shorts and a bra. She was cold but she had to check out for signs of an intruder.

Paul watched curiously and then in amusement as Anakin's gun poked out the door but that quickly turned to lust when he saw what his imprint was wearing. He could clearly see her firm, toned body. Her legs long and her ass toned in those black shorts, her arms which were stretched out in front of her to hold onto the pistol looked strong, he was sure she lifted weights. Her abs were pretty fab too. She must really work out. Her hair was open now and it swayed in the wind. Paul could see the goosebumps rise on her skin, he growled but shut up when he saw her stiffen.

Anakin heard a growling noise and she stopped dead in her tracks. She knew how to handle thugs and crooks but animals? Still she was a brave and strong and independent girl and so she stupidly went forward to check it out.

But she couldn't see anything and so after looking around for a little while, she went back inside, switched off the lights and slept.

Paul watched her every move and decided he had his job cut out for him. She was stupid! She actually checked around for a wild animal! Didn't anyone tell her to just go lock up inside the house when such things happened? Paul let out a huff as he settled in for the night as well, very close to her cottage.

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