Chapter 10

"Kill her," I heard from the stairs.

Who I'm assuming was his sister, darted down the stairs, ready to slit my throat. Chad's strong arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me to safety behind him.

A low growl escaped his lips, sounding pretty sexy. I shook those thoughts from my head and let out my own growl. "Don't touch her," he snarled.

"You promised not to date one of those…things," his mother roared.

That's when his father walked in, looking confused. "What's going on in here?"

"Your son's girlfriend is a vampire."

"How come he's my son when he pisses you off?"

"Dad, doesn't this make you angry at all?" his sister asked.

"No. I'm not one of you, and it looks like he really cares about her. At least that's what it looked like when they were playing tonsil hockey in our driveway." Chad and I flushed a deep red. He pulled me in front of him and tightened his grip around my waist.

Chad rested his head on my shoulder. "Chad, we have to kill her now. It's what we do," his mom said.

"No," he said, his voice firm. "I won't let you touch her." I could tell he was about to start crying.

"She's a filthy bloodsucker. You can't possibly like a girl like that. Won't that bother you every time she goes hunting?" his sister screamed.

"We've already been hunting together, Christine. And it was fun." He smiled at me and I smiled shyly back.

My phone rang in my pocket, ruining the moment.

I gave most of the Coopers, aside from Chad and his dad, a nasty glare before answering the phone.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hello, is this Alison Monroe?" a professional voice asked me.

"Yes. May I ask who is calling?" I asked politely.

"This is Officer Jensen. I was asked to inform you that at approximately six PM tonight, there was a fire in your apartment caused by the person in the apartment sharing a wall with yours."

"What? How bad was it?"

I could tell Chad could hear the whole conversation I was having. He strengthened his grip on my waist.

"The only things that survived was a box of clothes in the closet and a box of jewelry under the bed. It was a very serious fire. There is actually a friend that went to see you at that time who was injured in the fire."

"Who may I ask?" I asked concerned.

"A young man named Grady."

"Grady? Um, I'll be there as soon as I can." I ran a frustrated hand through my hair. I hung up the phone and looked up at Chad hopefully. "Can you give me a ride?"

"Of course," he agreed, nodding. "But if he flirts with you again, we are both leaving." I rolled my eyes at my boyfriend but agreed nonetheless. He took my hand and led me to his car, ignoring his family's protests.

Fifteen minutes later, we arrived at the hospital. I rushed to the front desk and asked, "Grady Mitchell please?"

"Room G239." Chad and I went to the elevator and up to the second floor. We went down the hallway to Grady's room. I was surprised when Chad actually went in with me.

I was stunned to see the doctor in his room. "Carlisle?"

"Sonny! It's so nice to see you again!" He hugged me tight and I squeezed him back. He looked over my shoulder to see Chad standing there timidly. "Is this the werewolf I've been hearing so much about?"

I blushed and said, "Yes. Carlisle, this is my boyfriend, Chad. Chad, this is Carlisle." They shook hands but I could tell Chad was still nervous. "I know you guys were supposed to meet tomorrow, but obviously Grady needed me now."

"You know Grady is one of us, right?"

I nodded. "He told me earlier today."

"Okay, and since it was a fire, it did hurt him harshly. His skin is mostly scorched and he was conscious for five minutes, asking for you and Nico, then he passed out again."

I nodded in understanding. We suddenly heard a moaning coming from the bed against the hospital room wall. "Sonny?" Grady groaned.

I went over to the bed and said, "Grady? How are you feeling?"

"Okay, I think." His eyes drifted open and he smiled as soon as he saw me. He tried to lightly grab my hand but I just moved it away. He instantly frowned. He eyes floated to where Chad was standing in the corner talking to Carlisle. "What is Pooper doing here?"

"He was my ride."

"You know he's a wolf right?" I was in awe. How did Grady know what Chad is?

"Yea, but how did you know?" I asked him.

Nico and I saw him Change in the woods behind the studio. Chad and Carlisle stopped talkling and I could tell they heard us. "You saw that?" asked Chad.

Grady just ignored him and continued to talk to me. "I thought you had a date tonight?"

"I-I did. But I thought... it would be more important to be with you. Being burned is a vampire's worst fear." He nodded in agreement and reached for my hand again and grasped it before I could pull away. Chad was by my side in a second.

"I suggest you let go," Chad said with a menacing tone in his voice.

"Awww, isn't that cute? The dog likes the hot girl. Yeah, like that's going to happen," Grady said sarcastically.

"Hey, Sonny isn't just hot. She's beautiful and you don't deserve someone as amazing as she is."

"Face it. She would much rather go out with someone of her own species, like me," Grady said, snooty.

"Grady, I get that we haven't been working together long, but this a whole other side of you. You can't choose who I want and who I don't want to date."

"Wait a second. He's a werewolf, you were with him tonight when you said you had a date, and you're defending each other. Are you two together?"

Chad and I exchanged awkward looks, unsure of what to say.