CHAPTER TWO
I was standing on the little hill which face the lake and I could see the clear lake with the moon reflecting off of it. A slight breeze brush against my warm skin and the grass below brush my bare feet, I was confuse on how I manage to end up here. All of the sudden I felt a pair of arms wrap around me and I was fill with warmth. My mind was alert and shock, but my body melted into the muscular arms and welcome feel. I felt the person's breath on the nape of my neck and then I shudder in delight, my brain was going into a haze and I was engulfing into sweet bliss. Then before I shut my eyes I saw something break through the surface of the water breaking the still water and then something slowly came out. By then I was already limp and numb, I force my eyes to open but they just lower in response.
"Arabella... come... here..." A hiss came from the direction from the lake, my eyes open an inch wide but then they lower again. Damn it! Why can't I can control my senses?
With the last strength that I had I spun around to see who was holding onto me and I as twirl in the person's arms I look up to see that it was Anthony.
I was inhaling gallons of air and my cold sweat clung to me like a second skin. My heart was beating rapidly against my chest and I felt numb, I look over and saw that the cold air was coming from my open window. Of course I am so stupid and forgot to close my window. My head was pounding and I felt cold, I look down from my queen size bed and saw my blankets were on the floor. After a minute of controlling my breathing and my heart returning to the normal pace, I sat up and I look over to my nightstand where my alarm clock read 5:23 AM. I sigh and then groan, I picked up my blankets and pull them back onto me. As hard as I try to go back to sleep I couldn't, so I got up and started getting ready for work.
"What time did you leave yesterday? Because it's pretty early for you." Natalie, an employee, ask with concern eyes.
"Um... I left like at two thirty." I responded as I shrug out of my sweater and hung up in my personal locker.
"In the morning?" She ask in shock.
"Yeah, but I don't want to be at home right now." I said spinning around so I can face her. She was only a year older then me, but she always act like a mother. To me she is like an older sister, but we look nothing alike. After all she has strawberry blonde hair that went to her mid back and it's straight without her straightening it, where as I had dark hair that went to my knees and had waves. She has light blue eyes and I have hazel eyes that change color a lot, my skin had a light hue of tan from my heritage and she has ivory skin. So there is no why we can be related but we act like it and I love her like a sister too.
"What's wrong sweetheart?" She ask stepping closer to me, but I held my hand up.
"I had nightmare nothing more." I reply looking down the floor, but I look up to see that she was frowning at me. I smirk, I knew it irk that I always try to act tough for her benefit. "I really am fine, it was just a nightmare and I am not tire anymore." I reassure her.
"It's seven clock and you went to bed at two in the morning, which means you at least got four hours of sleep so you must be tire." She conclude.
"No." I murmur and then I brush by her so I can get out of the staff room knowing she will be following right behind. "I am actually excited to be back." I mumble.
"What? Why?" She ask surprise, I peek over my shoulder to see her gaping mouth.
"Hmm..."I walk over to the kitchen so I can get some coffee.
"Why are you so excited to be back?" She whisper underneath her breath because she knew it would be private.
"Because yesterday this guy came and he seem different." I muse, remembering what happen yesterday and my nightmare.
"You like a guy?" She squeakily whisper.
"Did you think I was going for girls?" I mock hurt.
"No, I thought you were a nun." She snort and pull me to a corner so we can talk face to face.
"A nun is required to be a virgin and we both know that is impossible now." I said crossing my arms over my chest.
"Well how long was that um... lets see... since freshmen college when you were 18 and now you are 21. Come on you need to relax and let a guy take control of you!" She shook me and I glare at her. Let a guy take control over me! Over my dead body! I wanted to agree with my head, but I know that she won't leave me alone.
"So… what's today schedule?" I ask, changing the subject always work.
"Not working." She flatten her lips and yet again sometimes it doesn't work.
"Oh we don't have to do anything?" So sometimes you have play stupid.
"Abell!" She growls.
"Natalie?" I reason.
She open her mouth to respond, but then (thank goodness) my boss shows up.
"Well Abell you are in early! That's rather rare." She said raising her eyebrow, I got irritated. ( Maybe her showing up was bad after all)
What's the big deal of me showing up early and I don't even come late to work, I come exactly on the time that I am suppose to be here. I bit back my anger and plaster on a smile, which I am use to when I have to deal with annoying guest, and look up at her.
"Um… yes? Why do you not want me here?" I fake sweetness from the corner of my eye I can see Natalie fighting her smile.
"Don't think I am going to pay extra for an hour early, because I didn't ask you to do extra hours." She growl, but I just kept on smiling at her.
"That's alright." I said and with that I turn on my heels and march away, I could feel Natalie following right behind me.
I stop next to the stove right when Josh was pulling out freshly bake blue berry muffins, I extend my arm to grab one but Josh has reflexes like a cat and easily swat my hand away.
"You will burn yourself." He said in his deep gruff voice, but he is the sweetest guy I have met.
"But I am hungry." I pout and he just stare unfazed, I huff and lean onto the counter checking him out.
"Do you like what you see?" Natalie whisper into my ear.
In fact I couldn't deny my attraction to Josh, as long I did go for girls or I was completely a nun but even a nun would swoon over him. After all he is around six' two feet tall, with a nice bronze skin tone, and has muscles that doesn't look overrated. His dark black hair makes me wonder how it feels and his dazzling amber eyes entrance you, just like he has me in his stare right now.
"Yes!" I whisper back, because I can't lie about it.
His dead-drop glorious smile told us that he heard us, so much for whispering.
"My I have my muffin now?" I ask hoping that my cheeks weren't turning scarlet by now.
"Only if you do me a favor in return." He bargain and he gave me that dazzling smile again.
"What?" I ask unfazed, but I was very fazed.
"Can you take this dish to room 365?" My heart lurch out and my fuzziness fade.
Did I hear right or was it just me being so damn paranoid about that guy?
"What?" I ask still in shock status.
"Can you take this to room 365?" He repeated his sentence and this time I clearly heard the room number. My palms got sweaty and I felt like I wanted to dash out of the kitchen, but I don't understand what gives me this feeling when usually I am not scared of taking risks.
"Um… sure." I said confuse, my hands grasp the tray and I turn around so they wouldn't see the terror in my eyes.
I know I was going to confront him sooner or later, so why not now? I reach the elevator and push the button waiting for the 'ding' sound or the doors opening. A hand reach out and grab my arm and I almost jump out of my skin, I look over to see that the hand belong to Natalie.
"Hey, are you okay?" She ask, I knew I showed my fear so I had to force a smile and look completely fine.
"No I am fine, was just remembering that I forgot to turn off the light in the bathroom, so now my electric bill will be expensive." I easily lie, but it suck.
"Alright." She said narrowing her eyes at me so she can get a reading on me, but I was emotionless.
The elevator ding so I turn around and enter, meanwhile, punching the seven floor. The doors shut on Natalie's face and in her eyes I saw her concern. I don't know why I am making such a big deal about this guy and why I am so scared of him. I mean we had worst guest here before like the one time we let a criminal stay, which we didn't know he was, and he murder a young girl in our suite. Then we had a rape and an old woman die of an heart attack. So maybe it was the building that was making me paranoid about him, but he did have an air to him that didn't sit well with me.
The elevator ding again and the doors slowly open, I swallow and step out. My palms grew sweatier and I felt a cold shiver run down my spine. The hallway was empty and the lights seem dim. I drag my feet so I can make my way to room 365, but every step I took seem like an eternity. I finally made it to room 365, but something seem wrong. I could see by the cracks from the door that there was not light what so ever. My breathing got out of control and I felt my body shaking, so with a lungful of air and with all my strength I had in me I knock on the door.
"Room service." I said loud enough so he can hear me.
I waited for a minute, which seem like forever, and then I knock again but harder this time.
"Room service." I said not so loud this time because I was getting freak out.
What if he had heart attack? Or maybe he is in the bathroom?
After waiting for what seem like five minutes, I finally pull my key card out and slid it in. The door beep and then unlock, I grasp the tray so hard and I slowly walk into the dark room not knowing what can be inside. I don't know what made me go inside, but it was too late. What was I going to say when I got caught, with that thought I spun around to leave. But at that second the door shut and I slam into a muscular body and I screamed of pure fear.
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A sneak peek of the next chapter:
That's impossible! I just saw him right at the edge a second ago and now he is across of the woods, I felt my bones melt and my head was spinning. I had to get out of here or I was going to be in big trouble, but I didn't want him to notice that I was there especially after what I saw. I was going to make a dash into the woods, but then I heard that growling sound again but only this time closer.
