Chapter Four

John and Steele looked to the cabin as soon as they heard the scream and then seconds later they were running inside as Natalie stood by the door with her hand over her mouth. All she could do was point at the floor where the body of a young man lay, groaning in pain. She honestly felt like she was in some sort of nightmare because there was no longer a huge wolf on the ground but a naked young man who was groaning and moving.

"Just stay back here" John said to her as he walked over to the guy on the ground..

"Now this is intriguing" Steele said as he walked over to John..

"What is going on, How, I saw and now" Natalie began to stutter her words as she looked at the guy on the ground..

The young guy opened his eyes as he laid there and then they got big.."Oh no you don't" John said as he leaned down and yanked the guy up roughly by his arms as Natalie let out a loud gasp..He ignored her..

"Listen I didn't" the guy began to say as John pushed him hard against the wall, leaving an impression in the wood..

"Now why aren't you dead" John stared at the guy as he gritted his teeth...

"I don't..this isn't.." Natalie began to hyperventilate.."Someone tell me what is going on!" she yelled out as John and Steele both looked at her and then before she knew it she was falling backwards onto the couch as she passed out..

"Check on her" John said towards Steele as he kept his grip on the guy.."Your gonna wish you were dead" John smiled devilishly at the man..

"OK OK, I was just taking orders man" the guy continued..

"Orders huh, from who" John said sternly at the guy.."I said FROM WHO!" he yelled now as the guy shook some..

"She's fine, just passed out" Steele called over to John.."I really think we should go though, its not safe".

"You got more boys coming?" John asked the guy who swallowed hard and then John quickly pulled his fist back and hit the guy hard in the face..He then moved his hand to the guys throat and squeezed hard.."you make one sound, just one and it will be your last" John said as he let go of the guys neck..."Grab her, were going" John directed at Steele who quickly acted and picked up Natalie.."Don't try anything stupid" John warned the guy as they all headed outside towards the truck.

Once they got to the truck Steele had put Natalie in the front passenger seat as John pushed the young guy towards Natalie's car.."You got the stuff?" John yelled toward Steele..

"I always come prepared" Steele grinned as he reached into the glove box and pulled something out. He then walked over to John as the young guys eyes got wide..

"Wait wait wait, I'm not gonna run, I swear" the guy began to panic as Steele held a syringe in his hand and smiled..

"Yeah well we would rather not take chances" John shoved the guy against the car and within seconds Steele was injecting the mans neck as he groaned and then fell limp.."Get the trunk and some rope" he said as he held the guy up some.."and maybe some god damn clothes too".

Natalie awoke to voices talking and air blowing in her face. She coughed some and pushed her hair out of her eyes.."And so she finally awakes" Steele said as he looked over at her as he drove and she jumped quick as she looked at him..

"What the... where?" she began to mumble frantically as she looked out the passenger side window and saw nothing but city lights and big buildings.."Stop the truck" she said quickly as she looked all around..

"Listen its fine OK" Steele tried to calm her down..

"I said stop the god damn truck NOW!" she yelled..

"OK OK, just don't try and jump out, I'm driving still" he said with concern as he quickly pulled over to the side of the road and she immediately jumped out as John pulled up in his car.

Natalie felt disoriented, confused and plain old scared as she stood on the side of the road. She watched as John got out of her car and she stormed over to him.."What the hell are you doing in my car!" she yelled..

"Let me explain" John began as she shook her head and Steele walked over..

"She's pissed" Steele said towards John..

"Thanks Captain Obvious" John said sarcastically and then he walked over to Natalie and she backed up..

"Oh no, I think your fine right there buddy, what the hell is going on!" she yelled and then her eyes got wide as she remembered the naked guy on her living room floor.."Oh my god, there was a guy, there was" she began frantically..

"I told you that this wasn't a good idea" Steele began as John rolled his eyes..

"I wasn't about to leave her back there with, you know" John began sarcastically..

"Yeah well this doesn't seem much better, just saying" Steele threw his hands up in the air..

"OK both of you, someone tell me right now what is going on or I'm calling the cops" she yelled at them as they looked at her..Steele shook his head and walked back over to the truck as John ran a hand through his hair..He began to walk over to her and she put her hands up.."Thats good enough right there"

"Listen Natalie, there is a lot of stuff that you wont understand" he began as she laughed now some..

"Oh really, like the wolves in my cabin, oh and the naked guy on the floor! Or shall we just start with the fact that your kidnapping me!" she yelled..

"No one is kidnapping you" John shook his head..

"Kind of looks like it, I mean you are driving my car and this doesn't look like Lanview" she said sarcastically even though right about now she was scared shitless.

"OK..its complicated" he began and she started looking through her pockets and she immediately noticed she didn't have her phone or her purse..

"Where are my things, you stole my purse!" she yelled..

"Stole? No... we must of left it back at the cabin" he began quickly..

"Likely story" she snapped as she went to the truck and swung the door open as she glared at Steele.."I know what your up too, and when my uncle finds out..." she said as she looked around the truck and then slammed the door shut as she stormed over to the car.."Give me my keys" she demanded from John..

"I didn't take your purse" John began..

"KEYS!" she yelled as she put her shaky hand out as he sighed and walked back over to the car.."your purse isn't here, look for yourself" he said with a loud sigh..

"So you are kidnapping me huh!" she snapped..

"No one is kidnapping anyone" John said with frustration..

"Then why wont you hand over my keys" she put her hands on her hips..

"Because I cant let you leave" he said quietly now..

"Oh.. so since when is not letting someone leave and kidnapping not the same thing, huh!" she yelled and then she heard a thumping sound in the distance and she stopped yelling.."What was that?" she said as she looked around, cars were passing them but the sound she heard was odd..

"What was what? Will you let me explain now?" John said quickly and then she heard the thump again..

"That? What was that?" she said as she began walking over to the car and Steele began shaking his head..

"Listen it was nothing, OK. " John began as the thump was heard again and she looked at her car some more..

"That noise is coming from the trunk" she said as she looked at the two of them..

"I didn't hear anything" John said with a shake of his head and then a loud groan was heard as Natalie's eyes got wide..

"What the hell!" she said as she ran to the back of her car and the groaning continued..

"This isn't good" Steele said to John as he walked over to Natalie..

"Something is in the trunk" she said in shock, the groans got louder now as she gasped some.."Whats in the trunk" she said with fear even though she had a feeling she knew what it was but she didn't want to comprehend it..

"Nothing, OK,nothing of importance" John began as the groans continued, he looked at Steele for support but Steele was now staring aimlessly up at the sky as he pretended not to know what was going on..

"Is there someone in there? In my trunk?" she said with her voice shaking and then she heard another thump, it was louder this time. She jumped backed and gasped.."Oh my god, open the trunk" she said quickly..

"You don't want to do this" John shook his head..

"Oh I am, open the damn trunk!" she yelled at him as he shot Steele a look and then quickly went over to the drivers side door and popped the trunk as she walked over...

"You too are gonna be in so much deep shit, you have no idea who you are messing with, and to think that I felt bad for you!" Natalie yelled towards John and then she gasped as she put her hand over her mouth at the sight of the guy tied up in the trunk. It was the same guy from earlier, she was sure of it.."oh my god!" she yelled out in fear as John came over to her.."No...don't you dare, you tied this guy up, are you freaking kidding me!" she yelled as the guy in the trunk looked at her, his eyes almost pleading with her.."What is that thing around his neck..is that a..a..." she said as she backed up and then looked at John...

"Just calm down OK, I will explain" John began..

"Like hell you will!" she yelled and then took off running down the side of the road as she yelled and screamed for help...

"You better go get her" Steele said as he came over and slammed the trunk closed..

"This day just keeps getting better and better" John said as he took off running after her.

She was absolutely freaking out as she ran. She could only think the worst, and right now it looked like she was about to be the star of her very own horror movie! "Help, help, somebody help" she yelled as cars just passed by. She couldn't believe none of them would stop for her!

John caught up to her quick as he grabbed her arm but she surprisingly swung around and kicked him hard as he stumbled back. She was grateful for all the self defense classes she had taken years ago, apparently now they were finally going to pay off. While he was still a bit off balance she took the opportunity to land another kick but this time he grabbed her leg as it landed on his stomach and he flipped her over until her back was on the ground.

The wind got knocked out of her as she lay there and then he was on top of her as he held her arms over her head. His weight on her lower body as she straddled him.."Don't do that again" he growled low as her eyes got wide and it wasn't because of the threat in his voice, no it was something much much worse. His eyes glowed a bright green, unlike anything she had ever seen before.

"What...what are you?" she said with her voice shaking as she looked at him..

"Someone who is trying to help you" he said quickly and then he moved off of her and put his hand down for her to grab, which she did slowly..

Natalie was beyond confused and even more curious as she stood there now looking at him..She swallowed hard..

"I promise to explain everything but right now we have to go, its not safe out here" he said as he looked around and then back at her. "Those things that were in your cabin, those wolves, there is more of them and they can be anywhere, understand?" he said seriously and all she could do was nod her head. She glanced at the trunk of her car and then John spoke.."Don't let him fool you, he isn't what you think, trust me" he said seriously.. Even though she didn't quite understand what was going on, she could definitely feel a sense of worry coming from him and that in itself was concerning.."Come on, its not too much farther" he said as he turned towards her car..

"Where are we going exactly" she finally asked as he looked over at her..

"New York City" he said seriously and then she just nodded her head as she walked past her own car and back towards the truck. Right now she needed time to think, time to try and understand what the hell was happening. They were going to New York City with a man in the back of the car, this was beginning to sound more and more like a horror movie, and then there was the facts of how the last twenty four hours had gone, not to mention Johns eyes changing color. He didn't seem like he wanted to hurt her and honestly he could of like a million times by now but he seemed like he genuinely wanted to help her and keep her safe but from what and from whom?

Natalie kept to herself in the truck, just staring out the window as Steele drove. He didn't say anything either. He seemed like the quiet one anyways and she was sort of glad for that but she began to wonder what her family would do when they found the cabin in disarray and what about that wolf they had left behind. She knew her parents would put out a APB on her immediately, she would have to call someone, she would have to say something.

The sight of the Lincoln tunnel brought back memories of NY to her, she had been there a few times as a child with her parents and brother but it had been quite sometime since she had been back, work had kept her in Lanview.

"We have a safe house thats not too far" Steele finally spoke, breaking the silence as she looked at him..

"Safe house? Are you FBI, CIA?" she said with wide eyes, maybe that is what was going on, maybe they were special agents though it wouldn't explain the wolves and the naked guy.

"Not that glamorous" Steele smirked some as he shook his head.."But close, sort of"

Natalie had worked in law enforcement to know that the Unites States had all sort of different secret agencies, some so secret that no one knew of them, maybe this was it?

"Try not to over think it too much, if John wants you to know then you'll know" Steele said confidently as he continued to drive..

"So that guy in the trunk" she began with a shake of her head..

"Trust me its exactly what you think, your not crazy" he said quickly as she sucked in a deep breath..

"But I saw" she finally said quickly as she looked at him..

"Were here" he said as he stopped the conversation and Natalie looked up at a huge building. It had to have at-least thirty floors, he pulled into the parking garage and began to drive round and round..

"This is the safe house?" she said in shock..

"The safest" Steele smirked as he pulled into a parking space and then John pulled up next to him.."Just give us a second" he finished as he got out of the car and walked over to John.."You sure we weren't followed?" he asked quickly..

"No way, with all the different scents in the air here they are way too strong but we need to get him upstairs and secured" John said as he opened the trunk and looked at the now frightened looking young guy who was dressed in a t-shirt and jeans.."Now we can do this the hard way or the easy way" John warned him as the guy nodded his head. His mouth was duck taped..

"Lets do this" Steele said as the two men pulled the young guy out of the trunk..

"I got this, make sure she gets inside safely" John said as he glanced at the truck and then steel..

"Alright, I will meet you up there" Steele said as John quickly pulled the guy over to the elevator and they stepped inside..Steele opened the truck door as Natalie looked at him..

"Where is he taking him?" she couldn't help but ask, she had watched what happened out the rear view mirror.

"Somewhere where he cant hurt himself or others" Steele said seriously as she got out of the truck..

"Your going to interrogate him right?" she said quickly..

"Your a smart girl, cop?" Steele asked with a grin..

"Forensic Tech" she said with a quick smile..."I know something is going on here that I don't understand but I do need to call someone before there is an APB out on me" she said honestly..

"We'll see what we can do once we get up stairs" Steele said as they headed to the elevator..Even though Natalie didn't know Steele or John from a whole in the wall, she felt oddly safe with both of them even under these extremely strange circumstances.

Natalie was quiet in the elevator as they headed up to the top floor, she was shocked to see that they were going all the way up to the penthouse. She knew of safe houses but a pent house being one was odd, very odd..

The doors opened to a marble entry way that was decorated to the hilt and she couldn't help the gasp that left her mouth as she stepped onto the shiny floor. Considering that she was the daughter of the wealthiest family in Pennsylvania, she had seen her fair share of lavish homes but this one was unbelievable especially the decor inside that looked antique. It truly was breath taking and the pieces of art on the walls were literally priceless..

"This is your safe house?" she said in shock as Steele grinned at her..

"The safest" he smirked at her..

"who exactly do you work for?" she shook her head as they walked into the living room which sported a huge sectional couch, a 80 inch TV propped up on the wall and a fireplace that was big enough it could literally fit a grown man inside of it.

"Drink?" Steele asked as he ignored her question but she was too much in awe to notice..

"Sure" she said as she walked over to the fireplace and looked inside the massive thing..

"Impressed?" John said as he came into the room and Natalie quickly turned and looked at him..He was changed out of Chris's old clothes now. He wore a pair of black dress pants and a dark blue button down short that complimented his eyes. He looked unbelievably handsome, she had to break away from staring at him as she turned some..

"Impressed? More like completely in awe, this place is amazing, where did you get the decor?" she asked as Steele walked over and handed her a drink, then he gave John one..

"I'm a collector and I like to travel, please have a seat I'm sure your exhausted" John began as he motioned over to the couch and she sipped her drink and walked over to it as she stared at the paintings on the wall..

"Are these originals" she asked as she stared at the paintings on the wall. Chris had taught her a lot about art and she knew he would be insanely jealous to see all these priceless paintings on the walls.

"Your a fan of art?" he asked as she shook her head No..

"Use to be" she said as she turned from the paintings..

"How can you go from being a fan of art to not?" he asked with confusion..

"Because I just did OK" she said a bit loud this time as she sipped her drink.."So are you going to tell me why were here and what exactly is going on?" she wanted to change the subject quick plus she needed an explanation for everything!