Ally's POV
"The morning shift is so much better than the night shift." I say on the phone to Lucky an hour after we both got off our new morning schedule.
"Completely agree. I told you I already think this town is strange, so being there at night isn't exactly a party." She replied while I nodded in agreement even though she couldn't see it.
"What made her change it to only morning and early afternoon hours permanently anyway?" I asked curiously after Dr. Webster told us without any kind of explanation.
"Um, I don't know all the details but last night when she came home from seeing a movie, she had some weird encounter with some man who seemed like he was interrogating her."
"Oh my god, what a creep." I say feeling scared for her.
"Yeah, she said it kind of freaked her out so she'll only feel safe working during the day time from now on. It just means extra meal prep and walks for the dogs during the day so they're okay until we return in the mornings." She explains.
"Okay, I get that. I hope she doesn't encounter him again."
"Me too."
"Well, I'm a block away from my house so I'll see you later when you come over to hang?" I ask again from our deal this morning.
"Of course. Bye city girl." She says as I chuckle because she's always gonna call me that.
"See ya." I reply hanging up as I continue to walk until I hear footsteps behind me.
My breath hitches because I feel the presence of someone following me. I close my eyes and take the deepest breath I've ever taken in my life before turning around quickly to be faced with an older man who looks to be in his late forties.
I notice his dark hair with hints of grey seeping out and the small crows feet around his deep sunken, cold eyes.
My hands shake a bit because we stare at each other for a couple of seconds too long that it feels like forever.
"What... what do you-" I stutter, internally kicking myself because of the nerves.
I was now only a few houses away from mine and this very strange man is following me for no reason I know of.
"What do you want?" I finally manage to get out as I gulp, hoping he didn't see. Though, I'm sure it was painfully obvious how terrified I was.
"You're one of them, aren't you?" He asked lowly with a very evident scowl.
"Who?" I wondered nervously while sneaking glances around my surroundings, wishing this isolated town would grant me some kind of miracle. Maybe somebody coming out of their home, a person walking down the street or even just a car going by. Something... please!
"Don't act stupid, little girl. I know you're one of them!" He repeated himself but louder this time as I whimpered taking a step back.
"Please, sir. I promise I have no idea what you're talking about. I just want to go home." I tell him as he dryly chuckles.
"You aren't going anywhere after what you took from me!" He shouted walking up to me as I started backing up quickly keeping an eye on him.
I wasn't sure if this guy got the wrong person or if he was just straight up crazy. All I know is that he's on a mission and that mission is to hurt me.
"You're trying to blend in with us before you take over the whole damn town and I won't be like the others who ran away. Oh, I've been waiting and waiting and now I'm more prepared than I should've been that night." He roared into the air as I become even more puzzled and frightened.
The olden man then pulled out a long, thick hunting knife from under his jacket which brought about the bloody murder scream I let out before swiftly turning around and running away.
I felt his hard footsteps chase me as I continue to scream in fear, seeing my house come into view and I feel my body get taken down with the weight of someone else.
The man is now on top of me turning me around as I scream, trying to fight for him to get off of me.
"Please, stop! Don't kill me, please! Please!" I shout as tears are now pouring down my face in horror at the man struggling to keep me still and in place.
"You're dying tonight, girl. You'll be a message to your leader Talia to not fuck with me. Say goodbye to immortality." He spoke creepily before lifting the huge knife giving me a slight opening to lift one of my legs to kick him in the balls.
The man groans in pain as he falls beside me as I breathe heavily, getting up and running the remainder length to my house but I hear him get up as well and continue to follow me.
I struggle and struggle with my key as my face is stained with fresh tears and finally it unlocks when I realize his footsteps stop randomly.
"It's you." Is all I hear from the man under his breath as I slowly turn around and what I see shocks me to my core.
The man who was just trying his damnedest to kill me was lying on the ground on his back as Austin is on top of him holding him down with just one hand around his neck.
"Austin." I say as it comes out as a small whimper because I was still shaken up.
I watch as he looks up to me for a second before looking back down at the man with nothing but rage in his now red eyes. Wow, that discoloration disease really does appear at any time.
After what I just went through, I don't why I started to slowly walk towards them but for some reason with Austin around and on top of him, I didn't feel in danger anymore.
"What is happening? Do you know him?" I questioned fearful of the entire situation and referring to the man's comment saying it's you.
"I will kill you one day. I will." The man eagerly threatened even from underneath but it didn't faze Austin, not one bit.
"Vengeance will be the price to pay for what she did." He spoke looking deep into Austin's eyes as Austin had a look of confusion as his red eyes returned to his normal brown ones.
"Go." Austin finally spoke letting go of his neck and standing up shocking me.
I backed up multiple steps as Austin noticed my actions before coming over to me and blocking my way as I held onto one of his arms in fear.
"You come near her again... you'll be leaving with broken bones." Austin protectively said as I looked at the man who glanced at me for a few seconds before dryly chuckling like he did with me before.
"You're a soft one. Good. That makes it easier for me to get it done." He says as I look between them in bewilderment.
"I don't know what you're talking about, now leave. Now!" Austin shouted making the man and me jump a bit before he ran off into the night.
After he does, I let out the deepest breath I've taken in my life. Austin begins rubbing my back as I run my hands through my hair asking myself if that actually happened.
Did someone seriously try to kill me? If they did, me and my dad's argument would have been the last things we said to each other, it would have been the last time I talked to Claire or Lucky, I never would have graduated from college and earned my degree or succeed in my dream career.
It was as if my life was flashing before my eyes and it scared the hell out of me.
"Thank you." I say finally facing Austin as I try to come out of my own world.
"You don't have to thank me for that, Ally. I'm just happy you're okay." He said worried, gently caressing my face and searching for any scratches, bruises, etc.
"You saved my life. Of course, I have to thank you."
"I just don't understand... why were you here?" I continue.
It was the morning and all but we never made plans to meet up and he never showed up uninvited except for at my job, when he wanted to apologize for what he did. Other than that, we always talked to each other first especially with my dad around and him and I not being on good terms.
"Um..." He started out sounding guilty of something rubbing the back of his neck.
"I like to check up on you from time to time." He told me as I looked at him a bit strange.
"You've been stalking me, Austin?" I asked half jokingly and half serious as he shakes his head embarrassed and blushing.
"No, no! It's just... this town is filled with some weirdos. I just like to make sure you're okay and no one's bothering you." He informed me.
"Which is a good thing, considering I just saved your life from someone who tried to kill you." He said acting weirdly but I scratch it off because he was right. If he didn't come here, I could've been dead meat.
"Well... I guess I'm a lucky girl to be stalked today." I joked as he chuckled a bit.
"I'm really sorry you had to go through that. I can't imagine how scared you must have been." He says as I sigh nodding before going to sit down on my porch steps.
"I was absolutely terrified. I really thought I was gonna die." I say looking up to him as he stares at me for a few seconds before joining and sitting next to me.
"As long as I'm around, nothing bad will ever happen to you. I won't let it. I promise." He told me as my eyebrows raise in surprise.
"That's sweet and all but... you know you can't prevent everything right? I could get struck by lightning tomorrow if the universe demanded it." I tell him as he smiles a bit.
"Well, I'm still gonna prevent it." He said and I playfully roll my eyes and bump his shoulder as he smiles and I do too.
"I just don't get how you over powered him. I mean, he was so strong." I said in disbelief shaking my head from the memory.
"Well, you're tiny Ally. It's not exactly hard to take you." He said with a little laugh.
"Not funny, considering it just happened." I say seriously as his smile disappeared.
"Right, sorry."
"But still, even so... you had him down by his neck with just ONE hand. How are you that strong?" I asked still baffled as he looks like he doesn't know what to say.
"I don't know what to say, Ally. I'm just strong." He answers and I don't know how to respond to that.
"Yeah, I guess. It's a good thing you are though because it saved my dad the horror of seeing his dead daughter on his lawn in the broad daylight." I tell him which was a very dark comment that could've easily become reality.
"Well, I'm gonna go inside and call the police. I think I remember his wardrobe." I say standing up to go inside my home when Austin quickly grabs my arm.
"Wait, don't call the police." He told me as I look at him confused.
"What do you mean don't call the police?"
"Don't call them. Not on him." He said as I looked at him as if he was insane.
"Austin, are you crazy? That man tried to kill me! You saw it for yourself! Hell, if you didn't come, it would have been a done deal!" I yell highly upset.
"I know, I know!" He says with a sigh knowing how ridiculous he sounds.
"It's just that the man… his name is Billy Sharpe. He lost his wife two years ago and he's been kinda off his rockers ever since." He admits to me as I look at him for a while before shaking my head.
"No. No, don't do that, Austin. Not you! Why are you trying to make me feel guilty for a man who tried to take my life?"
"I'm not! I promise!" He said as I pout like a child crossing my arms against my chest looking away from him.
"It's just... I think he's lonely, depressed and a little crazy. They were together for decades and everyone knew them well in the neighborhood."
"For a person from the South Side, you sure know a lot about the North Side." I vocalize as my eyebrows raise suspiciously.
"It's still a small town. Even our side with the mansions. Everyone pretty much knows everybody." He responded with a shrug before awkwardly looking down because that's the best explanation he could come up with.
"Whatever. I'm just so freaked out. He kept saying that I was 'one of them' like I actually knew what he meant. Was he talking about a freaking cult or something?" I wondered more to myself as Austin stops me from pacing back and forth on my porch and holding me still in front of him.
"You need to calm yourself."
"It's kind of hard after almost being murdered by someone who lives in my new, creepy ass town."
"Ally, he's not a killer."
"He just tried to kill me!"
"I'm telling you, he lost his wife and he's just going through a hard ti-"
"I don't care!" I shout in his face as he's taken back.
"I'm not letting something slide this time. Ever since I got here, there was an incident when a man tried to steal my purse and I let it go. Then, there were three creeps who stared and watched me walk home and now someone has actually tried to KILL me!" I shouted feeling so frustrated that I wanted to cry again while Austin has a face of sympathy and shame.
"For this town to be so called 'isolated', it's really fucking dangerous and I don't like it. I need to do something to feel safe." I utter still being shaken as he doesn't respond but instead just observed me.
"I'm sorry, Austin but I'm calling the cops. No way will I let him get away with this." I tell him as he looks at me deep in my eyes knowing that I wasn't gonna change my mind.
I take out my phone from my pocket and I put in my password before Austin snatches it from my hand. Before I can protest, Austin places his hands on each of my shoulders, making sure to look deep into my eyes as I feel myself fall into an illuminating trance.
"You are not going to call the cops on the man that attacked you. You will feel empathy for him because of the death of his wife." Austin instructs causing me to suddenly not have the urge to call the police anymore.
Austin backs his face away from mine before letting his hands off my shoulder while looking a little guilty, puzzling me.
"You know what? I'm not going to call 911." I say casually.
"Are you sure?" He questioned.
"Yeah. I feel bad that he lost his wife. I know more than anyone, what it feels like to lose someone. I'm sure he didn't mean it." I reply shrugging with a calmness but feeling a little weird about my rapid decision change.
"That's great. So, do you want any company?" He asked with hopefulness in his voice.
"Yeah, but later. My co worker Lucky is coming over soon. Make sure to come up the tree again because my dad is home and you two are not meeting with him acting like an asshole." I say as he nods understanding.
"Of course. I'll be here later tonight." He tells me as I smile leaning up and kissing him as he seems to hesitate before he kisses back softly putting both his hands in my hair as I moan softly into it.
Our mouths move gently and passionately against one another as we back up into my door making a small bumping noise as we continue to breath each other in as our lips become infatuated with one another.
"Wow." I say after we slowly pull away from the breathtaking.
"Yeah..." He replies just as stunned before taking a step back.
"I'll see you, Ally Dawson?"
"Yes, you will... Austin, no last name." I respond as he chuckles shaking his head before I walk inside, closing the door and leaning against it with a huge, embarrassing blushing smile on my face.
Austin's POV
I let out a deep breath once Ally closes her door going inside her house. I look around the block making sure no one was watching me before speeding off.
After doing what I did, the guilt already starts to seep in. The truth is... I compelled Ally so she wouldn't call the cops on Billy Sharpe. I couldn't live with the thought of him going to prison just because grieving his wife went too far.
Yet, he said something that has been playing in my mind over and over again.
Vengeance will be the price to pay for what she did.
That makes it seem like he's blaming a specific person for the death of his wife but from what I know, his wife died from a heart attack... before I can even get more into what he meant... I have to inform Thomas, Talia and Sarah about who's back in town.
When I arrive in front of our mansion, I enter as Thomas and Sarah are watching some rerun television show about zombies while Talia is sipping some champagne from her glass.
"How was your morning run?" Sarah asked glancing my way, before turning back to the TV.
"It was okay." I reply from the lie I told them all this morning.
Morning runs or jogs are usually Thomas and Sarah's thing they do together so I pretended like I was interested in taking it up. I'm so glad I'm not human at the moment because my fast heartbeat would have given it away.
Luckily, I'm dead. Yeah, I don't know anyone else who would say that either.
"Little early huh?" I say to Talia about her champagne, grabbing the glass from her and putting it down.
"I'll drink whenever the hell I please, Austin." She told me offended as I kissed her cheek which calmed her down a bit.
"Look, there's something that happened last night that I need to tell you all about." I start off with a sigh.
"I should've told you as soon as I returned home yesterday but you guys were asleep and I didn't want you to think we were in danger right at the moment." I tell them as this intrigues Thomas and Sarah both, causing them to give me their full attention.
"Dude, you're scaring me a bit." Thomas said with a chuckle.
"Well, we all should be worried... because Sarah was right. He's here." I tell them as they realized what I was talking about.
"With what proof?" Talia asked folding her arms against her chest in denial.
"I didn't just see him. I talked to him." I admit as all their eyes widen.
"You what?!" Talia shouted in disbelief.
"I knew it was him! I knew it!" Sarah shouted standing up completely shaken from the confirmation.
"What do you mean you talked to him?" Talia interrogated walking closer to me.
"Well, we exchanged some not so friendly words. He ranted on about what we did and how it wasn't over. None of it is." I confess while they all seemed to take it in.
Especially Thomas. He actually hasn't said anything since I told them that I had seen him in person. I guess he really didn't believe Sarah the first time.
"Also, he wasn't alone." I add.
"Of course he wasn't. He was with his pack right?" Sarah assumed.
"No, actually. Just Maria and his little sister Brooke." I tell them as they looked confused on why they were traveling alone since they usually only traveled in packs.
"God, I hate that bitch." Talia said about Maria who she had a serious beef with, along with their kind in general.
"So... they're coming for us huh?" Talia spoke and for the first time, I hear slight nervousness in her voice.
"Yeah, they are. I saw it in his eyes guys. He's never gonna stop. If he wasn't determined before, he definitely is now." I state my opinion truthfully as Thomas sighed getting up.
"We don't have to do this." He said finally speaking since I broke the news.
"Aren't you guys sick of the constant war? We should at least try to make amends." He suggested as Sarah looked at him as if he was crazy while Talia dryly chuckled.
"I'd kill myself before that fucking happens, Tommy... and that's saying something because I love myself."
"Come on, it's been two years... maybe they could somehow eventually get passed it." He said seeming a bit hopeful which was confusing for me because usually that was me of the group.
Don't get me wrong, Thomas is a good guy and that's why he's my best friend but he usually just goes along with what his sister does or wants because she kind of always took charge in situations.
"Dude, I'm telling you, there's no fixing what happened. I didn't even do anything and he looked at me with more hatred than I've ever seen in someone's eyes."
"Well, it's not like he was your biggest fan to begin with." Talia commented with a roll of the eyes.
"What?"
"Come on, babe. They all hate us but he really had it out for you." Talia said as I didn't respond because it was true.
"Who cares? Don't overthink something we could potentially change." Thomas said as Sarah turned to him with annoyance.
"As if they'd ever forgive you and Talia for what you both did." Sarah scoffed shocking Talia and Thomas at her blunt statement.
"I'm going to bed and we'll talk about moving tomorrow." She told us irritated, walking upstairs because she knows moving is the only way we always get out of this same fucking scenario.
"Ignore that. She's just upset." I tell them about her agitated statement.
"Was she wrong though?" Thomas voiced sitting down and feeling guilty about what happened two years ago.
"It never should've happened. I never should've-"
"What? You never should've what?!" Talia roared while looking down at her brother.
"Saved my life?!" She yelled defensively.
"I wouldn't have had to save your life if you didn't do what you always do!" He shouted back at her.
"Meaning?" She asked folding her arms annoyed with what he was saying.
"Sabotaging everything for you and everybody else! You thrive on drama and chaos, Talia!" He screamed aggravated as I sighed exhausted knowing this could go on forever.
"I'm a vampire Tommy, so I'm sorry that my trust issues with other creatures are too much for you."
"It could have worked... you know it could have. You just didn't want it to." Thomas said and I looked down knowing exactly what he was talking about.
Something that Thomas, Sarah and I were completely on board with. Something that could have stopped so much death, grudges, and pain in the future. Talia, of course ruined our chances by doing something so horrible and unforgivable, while also giving Thomas no choice but to get involved.
"You're damn right that I didn't want it to work. For as long as I can remember, I was taught that werewolves are our natural born enemies and I wasn't gonna be trapped into thinking otherwise."
"Even if it meant a better future?" He questioned standing up again.
"Yes, because I'll be damned if those hairy beasts think we'll ever be equal!"
"And that's what it comes down to, like always right? How strong you look to people?"
"Not how strong I look Tommy, how strong I am!" She shouted as I went over to her.
"Babe, maybe we should go somewhere so you can cool off." I say trying to reach for her hand but she pushes it off, never losing eye contact with her brother.
"No, no I want him to hear me." She says as he rolls his eyes irritated by her dramatics.
"We've been vampires for 349 years Tommy, you know that?"
"Of course, I know that!"
"Then how could strength and power not be on your mind all the time? We are different than everyone else. What we could do with our years of experience and knowledge."
"I'm not willing to sacrifice everything in my life just for power!"
"Well, I am!"
"Even me?" He uttered sternly as she looked taken back at the question.
"What are you talking about? It's always been me and you. Ever since we were kids. It'll always be us in the end." She reassures him as he looks away, not really believing it.
"Our 350th birthday and anniversary is in ten months and we'll finally be able to rule Twin Towers. You and me. Imagine the power we could have together, big bro. It'll be everything I want and more." She says placing her hands on each of his shoulders and looking right in his eyes.
"What about what I want? You never ask me about that." He says as she sighs.
"Because I'll know it'll be some stupid answer like world piece and shit." She said letting him go and turning herself around.
"I told you before, Talia. I'm not interested in Twin Towers. It's not happening."
"The hell it is." She said when an expression of anger quickly spread across her face as she faced him once again.
"I did not spend three centuries training, fighting, killing and perfecting skills for us not to take over Twin Towers. The last twin vamps on record were in 1565. It's been abandoned ever since, you know that?"
"How could I forget? You mention it a million times every year." He said rolling his eyes.
"I don't understand you! Why are you always so difficult?!"
"Me difficult?! That's ironic coming from you, sis."
"All I'm saying is that you are well aware that twin vamps are the most powerful vampires in the world because of how rare they are. Once we turn 350, we'll be granted access to the stone and every vampire on Earth will feel it and know they are no longer leaderless. They'll know the Muller Twins will guide them and rule for the rest of eternity!" She cheered with so much passion and enthusiasm.
"How could you pass up that opportunity when we are the only ones left in existence."
"Come on, you don't know that."
"If not, then why hasn't anyone run Twin Towers in centuries?"
"Maybe because they aren't obsessed with power like you are."
"That's bullshit and you know it. You've always been so afraid of your own potential."
"What the hell does that mean?"
"You know exactly what that means! Even when we were kids, you were always focused on playing with your stupid little friends and never wanted to stand in the spotlight."
"Maybe that's because you were always such a bitch and too busy trying to steal it from me!" He shouted so loudly that his veins exposed in his forehead were exposed.
Talia and I were both stunned from the sudden outburst. I guess it wasn't too sudden huh. Talia does have a way of getting under people's skin.
I watch as Thomas's infuriated face calms down as he realizes what he said as Talia for the first time in her life looked genuinely hurt as she chuckles flipping hair out her face to act as if she wasn't.
"Well, big bro... at least bitches get things done." She replied as Thomas just looked down ashamed of what he called his twin sister to her face.
"Okay, I've been here listening to you guys argue for the past five minutes without getting involved because I know better but this is getting out of hand. It's too early in the day for this. You both need to go somewhere and cool down." I tell them as they look each other for a few seconds before Talia speeds upstairs as we hear her slam her door while Thomas just sighs falling down onto the sofa.
Thomas and Talia barely see eye to eye, if ever but they were still very close. I know it sounds really odd but it's true what Talia said in their argument. It's always been them despite the very different personalities they have.
I don't know much about their past except for Talia being the one who turned her brother in the first place.
Yet, there are so many things about their past life that I desperately want to know.
What was their childhood like? Who turned Talia into a vampire? What were their parents like? How did they die? What were Thomas and Talia doing for the 315 years before they added me and Sarah to the group? Was it only just them? Were there others along the way? Who trained them? Who told them about the infamous Twin Towers?
So many questions that I'll never get answers to because Talia is too closed off about it and Thomas won't share anything out of respect for her.
We all may consider each other family but sometimes I feel like an outsider looking in.
Ally's POV
Lucky and I sat on my bed in my bedroom as we watched the Friends marathon currently on.
"Rachel is such an icon." I said because of her amazing confidence and fashion sense.
"Maybe, but Phoebe and Chandler are hands down the best characters." She responded.
"Fair enough." I agreed as she smiled before I paused the TV sitting up as she did too.
"Okay, who did you have a crush on in the show? Ross, Joey or Chandler?" I asked curious with a smile taking some popcorn and entering it into my mouth.
"None. Not exactly my type." She told me with a shrug of the shoulders.
"Oh, well me... I have to say Paulo from season 1. Don't know how Rachel ended it with him." I said with a sparkle in my eyes as Lucky chuckled.
"I could name a few reasons." She said with raised eyebrows as I giggled shaking my head before thinking about something.
"So, what did you mean not your type? You have to at least give me an example of your perfect guy." I say with a laugh as she awkwardly chuckles.
"Um, city girl... you know I'm gay right?" She stated with a head tilt as my eyes widen in surprise before sitting up with full attention towards her.
"No, why would I assume that?" I asked baffled and confused because she expected me to know.
"Everyone else just usually assumes from the way I look." She said with a shrug.
"Well, I don't judge a book by it's cover. Not saying it's a bad thing, of course. I support all people, I swear I do."
"Ally, stop. You're rambling." She said with a laugh.
"So, you're out? That's so cool. I wish the world was a better place to allow others to have the same bravery. I'm happy you had an easier time."
"I didn't always. Why do you think my mom kicked me out?" She revealed as my eyes widen realizing.
"Oh my gosh, she kicked you out because you were gay? That's horrible, Lucky. I'm so sorry." I tell her as she shakes her head looking down.
"It's in the past."
"Doesn't mean it no longer hurts."
"Of course... and a part of me will always want my mother to accept me but the disconnect from her was there way before then. She blamed me for the death of my father."
"Oh my god, what?"
"Yeah, he died in a car accident trying to rush to the hospital since she went into labor early. Apparently, I was suppose to be due two weeks later when he was off from work but plans changed I guess."
"God, Lucky. That's not your fault."
"Yeah, I know that now. But I didn't when I was younger. I use to beat myself up about it all the time."
"I'm so sorry that you lived so long believing it was because of you."
"It was hard not to. She made it a mission every year to remind me on my birthday that he died that day because of me coming too early."
"My God." I say covering my mouth not imagining how I would feel if one of my parents blamed me for the death of my other parent.
"Yeah... it wasn't all bad. There were some days when she was just a normal acting mom, like taking me to the movies or to the park and teaching me how to play solitary. But there were also times when she would look at me and I could tell... she wish she had him instead of me. She never said it but her actions would every time." Lucky shared openly as my heart hurt badly for her.
"God, Lucky. You are so strong. I don't think I would have been able to handle that at all."
"That's not true. You only say that because you got along with your parents in life. If you were in my situation, it would be all you know so it'd be something you're used to. No one knows how strong they actually are until they're forced to be." She tells me as I am amazed by her wisdom.
"You're 19 and you give these kind of speeches? How is that possible?" I ask as she smiles a little before she looks at something that catches her eye.
"That's your mom?" She asked pointing to a picture of my mom, my dad and me after my high school graduation.
"Yeah." I confirm.
"Wow. She is beautiful." She said getting up and walking over to the picture.
"Um, yeah. She got that a lot." I say crossing my legs to get into a more comfortable position because I was feeling a little uncomfortable now.
"If you don't mind me asking, how did she die?" She asked as my breath hitched in my throat.
"She was sick. She had stage 3 cancer and the doctors didn't catch it as early as we had hoped." I admit as she looks back at me with sympathetic eyes which I hate.
Sympathy is half the reason why I don't enjoy talking about her or what happened but for some reason, it feels easy to with Lucky. I guess we both lost our mothers in different ways so it's nice to be able to relate with someone in this dreadful town.
The other half of the reason is because I closed off my feelings about it and I don't like to be emotional and vulnerable. It's very hard to admit how I'm feeling but Austin has been slowly making it easier. Though, he doesn't exactly do the same.
"I'm so sorry." She replied feeling badly and I shrugged.
"It's not your fault. Things happen. Life happens." I say as she slowly nods and going back over to the bed.
"This has been really cool hanging with you but I have to go. I promised I would help Mrs. Webster with grocery shopping around this time." She told me.
"It's no problem, Lucky. Thanks for coming over."
"Thanks for having me." She replied as I went for a hug but she pulled out her hand.
"Uh, sorry." She apologized.
"No, it's okay. I believe we'll get there." I say causing us to both laugh.
"If it makes you feel any better, I'm warming up to you."
"I am a charmer." I reply as she playfully rolls her eyes.
"Bye." She causally says, waving one last time before leaving out my bedroom door.
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"So, Talia's still in her room?" Austin asks the only non angry person at the moment.
He had just got back from the hospital to retrieve some blood bags since they ran out quicker than expected. Thought, it should've been expected considering Thomas, Sarah and Austin had been without human blood for decades so they binged… HARD.
"What do you think?" Sarah replies with a roll of her eyes, not for Austin but the situation at hand.
"They haven't had a big fight like that in a while." He comments what they were both thinking.
"Yeah, try a long while. The last time they fought like that, they didn't speak for six months!"
"I remember." He sighs as flashbacks from the awkward and uncomfortable time crossed his mind.
"We don't have time for that. We are gonna be on the brink of war if we don't act fast and decide what the hell we are going to do about the wolves."
"Yeah, yeah... I know. What do you think?" Austin asked Sarah inquisitively.
"Why? It's not like we're gonna do what I say. No one does." She says as Austin sighs, slowly nodding his head.
"That's fair." He responds to the jab she took.
"For what it's worth... I'm listening." He tells her honestly as she looks up at him with a smile of appreciation.
"I think we should move, Austin. I know Thomas and Talia are both opposed to it for two very different reasons but I think it'd be best."
"Okay, I'm hearing you... but don't you think they'll find us again? They do every time."
"I don't know, but we need to go out the country this time. We're always going just a state away. That's not enough. I was thinking... what if we moved to Thomas and Talia's home country?"
Austin looked at her in shock of the unexpected proposal.
"Germany?" He questioned with his mouth agape.
"Yes! They were born and raised there. They'd help teach us the culture and it's on the other side of the world. I think it's a good idea."
Deep down, Austin knew it was a brilliant idea and he would have told Talia that he was on board with Sarah's suggestion, but instead something was holding him back from wanting to go through with it.
Actually, someone was.
"Yeah, it's a smart idea Sarah."
"Seriously?" She asked surprised that he agreed with her.
"Yeah, it is. I just don't see Thomas and Talia agreeing to it. They don't ever speak of their life before meeting us so I doubt they'd want to go back to their country." He tells her honestly.
For the first time, he was grateful that Thomas and Talia were so hellbent on staying because he didn't want to leave either.
"Not to mention, Thomas wants us to make peace with them and Talia wants us to kill them."
"I don't want to kill them. They have every right to be angry!" Sarah defended.
"You think I want to? I don't want none of this but everyone is so goddamn stubborn. I don't see a way out of this without bloodshed Sarah. I just don't." Austin explains to a now disappointed Sarah because she knew it was the truth.
"I'm gonna go out for a bit. I need some fresh air." He tells her getting up and heading for the door.
Little did Sarah know, Austin was really going to the one person that made all the bad in his world go away just by the sight of her smile.
Ally's POV
I've just been catching up on a lot of my shows after Lucky left earlier but I was starting to get bored. Usually in Miami, there would be a million things to do there but here, the options are so limited.
Suddenly, I hear a knock close by causing me to scream before I see Austin's face at my window. My heart beats fast with my hand over my chest in shock.
"Gosh, Austin." I say with exasperation even though he couldn't hear me.
I walk over to my window lifting it up to the most adorable human on the planet. What? Okay, maybe I'm a little biased.
"Hey, you." I say as he smiles, climbing inside.
"I gotta stop scaring you before you have a heart attack." He jokes as I laugh a little.
"Yeah, that would do me some good." I agree sitting on the mini sofa in front of my window, as he sat next to me.
"Is it weird to say I missed you?" I questioned looking at him shyly as he blushed.
"No, because I definitely missed you." He responded confidently before we both leaned in connecting our lips.
Man, kissing Austin will never get old. The way it feels like the most natural thing in the world scares and entices me all at once.
After we pulled away, I moved closer to him and put my head on his shoulder.
"How was the rest of your day? You know… after saving me from being murdered?"
"Too soon, Dawson. Too soon." He replied as we both chuckled at the horrid morning.
"Yeah, I know. You tried to lighten the mood earlier and I wasn't ready for it but now I'm completely prepared to send that scary encounter out of my mind. I hate being paralyzed by fear, even if I decided that it was best for that man not to go to jail." I tell him as Austin has a guilty expression after my last sentence but maybe it's because he wishes he got there sooner... but that's not his fault.
"Well, my day kinda sucked. My family had a pretty big fight." He confesses as I gave him a look of sympathy.
"I'm sorry. Do you want to talk about it?"
"No, it's okay. I just want to stay in this moment with you." He replies softly, making a wide smile appear on my face as I lift my head off his shoulder to look at him.
"You know what I miss?"
"What?" Austin responds with his interest piqued.
"Those times when we were kids and we had so many unforgettable days. You know, those days or moments that were so great or legendary that you'd always remember them. Life seemed so much more enjoyable when you didn't know too much about what was really going on... and those epic moments seem to come less and less as we get older." I say feeling nostalgic about life.
"Wow… I feel that. I mean, everyone should have days that they'll never forget. In the best way, of course." Austin said as I smiled when a specific thought came to mind.
"The day I met you was a day I'll never forget."
"Really?"
"Oh yeah. I felt epic after you hurriedly walked away when we bumped into each other." I responded sarcastically as he chuckled.
"No, but seriously. You saved my life the first day I met you. Hell, you saved my life today. It's like you're my hero. Even though, my hero tried to avoid me at first." I shaded him again with a laugh.
"That's only because you were a hu-" He cuts himself off, confusing me.
"It was just a chilly night. But seeing you again when that guy took your purse... I can't help but feel like it was fate. What were the odds?" He said staring intensely into my eyes.
"I mean Ally, you have no idea how much I steered clear of the North Side. I try to keep my life and the people over here very separate. That day of all days, I just happen to take a walk, getting lost in my thoughts and stumbled on this side of town and then I run into you." He shares as a small smile spreads across my face as his right hand lifts before he places it on my cheek, softly caressing it.
"You're the most beautiful girl I've ever known." He whispers lowly and I swear I might've just fallen in love right there.
My eyes fill with adoration as I lean in, as does he. If this a dream, I don't want to wake up because this is the feeling movies tell you about and it almost didn't feel real. Yet, here he was in the flesh and I couldn't get enough of him.
When our lips touch, it's a soft collide that makes me feel like my lips will never be kissed like this again. His lips brushed mine, over and over, softly, delicately, like butterfly wings, just long enough that he could inhale my breath, feel the warmth of my skin, and the taste of my lipstick lingered far after our lips eventually part.
Our eyes meet again and I see nothing but infatuation and lust and there's no doubt in my mind, that my eyes are showing him the same thing.
Suddenly, there's a nervousness in the pit of my stomach but not in a bad way. I just don't ever remember feeling this way about a guy before. This feels different than anything I've ever experienced and it's becoming super overwhelming.
"So... I'm feeling a little tired." I whimper out, still feeling light headed from that intimate and sensual kiss as I backed up more onto my bed and lying down on my side.
"Come." I instruct him patting the side of my bed for him to lay next to me.
"Um, I don't think that would be wise with your father downstairs, I don't wanna seem disrespectful." He told me which was kind of endearing but ultimately sounded like an excuse.
"Austin, I'm 21 years old. I'm a grown woman and besides, he's still at work. See, he likes to stay a little longer than usual to avoid his precious daughter." I say as he looks like he ran out of excuses.
"You confuse me so much, Austin." I say with a sigh.
"You like me, you don't like me, what do you want from me?" I asked as he instantly grabs my hand that's at my side.
"Of course, I like you, Ally. My life... it's just complicated."
"Who's isn't?" I reply lowly as he stares at me for a second before removing his shoes and coming onto the bed with me.
Austin lays on his side next to me, while putting one of his hands on my side and kissing my forehead and bringing a smile on my face.
Austin's POV
That kiss was... wow. If I'm being honest, every kiss we've had so far was breathtaking. I'm not quite understanding how they continue to get better and better.
Man, I know it's wrong and I shouldn't be deceiving both women like this but it's never been my intention. You have no idea what this feels like. Sometimes, I just feel so damn stuck in a box that I'll never be able to get out of.
Ally asks me to come lay next to her and I couldn't help but hesitate and make up an excuse because it's such an intimate act even if we're not doing anything more. My body has made it very clear that I'm in no control when I'm around her, so being pressed up against her body doesn't seem like the brightest idea.
Then, those words come out of her mouth and it stings knowing that a part of her isn't sure if I even reciprocate feelings. I understand why because of my mystery, secrets and flakiness but if she only knew how a single thought of her makes up my entire day, then she'd never have another doubt about the way I feel about her for the rest of her life.
Those exact feelings succumb to her needs once again as my body has a mind of it's own, making me lay next to her on her bed.
This is kind of new to me. I haven't laid next to another person who wasn't Talia for the past 34 years. Let alone, a human. A part of me feels guilty because it's the most normal and peaceful I've felt in decades and it's all because of her.
"Do you really believe your father stays late at work to avoid you?" Austin asked lowly with eyes filled with empathy for me.
"I mean... yeah. All we do is fight. It's been that way for the past two years. It's kind of the norm." I tell him with a chuckle even though I didn't find anything funny about it.
Austin sees right through me and rubs my side with his exposed hand as I just close my eyes, taking a deep breath to stop myself from getting emotional.
"We use to be so close." I speak with a soft voice, opening my eyes again and meeting his.
"All of us were. My mom, dad and I. I know it sounds a little dorky but besides Claire, my parents were my best friends." I shared as a small smile grew on Austin's face.
"It's not dorky at all. I was super close with my parents too. I'm sure all the people who think they're too cool for that would actually kill to have that kind of bond." He said validating my feelings which made me feel even more connected to him.
"I just wish I could get that back. The natural bond we use to share. I hate that I'm so use to fighting with him all the time." I say with pure exhaustion from the situation.
"But I guess sometimes things can never go back to the way they were. Sometimes things are broken forever. Maybe I'm naïve to think that things could ever be okay again with my mother gone." I mumble under my breath when Austin holds my chin up to face him.
"I know exactly what it feels like to think that your life will never be the same again but don't ever give up on fixing you and your father's relationship. Your mother may not be here anymore Ally but he is. Maybe it's not easy and maybe it's too damn hard but you'd never forgive yourself if you just walked away. You have to know that." He said as I looked into his eyes seeing that he really didn't want that for me.
"How do you do that?"
"Do what?"
"Know me so well, in such little time." I wonder so intrigued by the growth of our connection.
"It's not hard to see you're good at hiding your pain, Ally Dawson." He whispered before moving a strand of hair out of my face and putting it behind my ear, as my breath hitches at his blunt comment.
"What about you?" I question.
"What about me?"
"Are you in any secret pain I should know about?" I ask as he chuckles.
"I guess you could say that but they're not so secret."
"Okay... then spill!" I say as he couldn't help but laugh.
"Well, I know this beautiful girl who I can't seem to stop thinking about… but unfortunately, my complexed life keeps getting in the way-" He says as I playfully roll my eyes.
"I'm serious, Austin! Come on, you can talk to me." I tell him softly as he chuckles a bit before taking a deep breath in.
"Alright um... fine." He starts off before sitting up to get into a more comfortable position.
"My parents died about ten years ago from a car accident." He admitted as I was taken back.
I mean I kind of figured his parents had passed away because of his references of wishing he'd do anything to see them again but I didn't know it happened so tragically.
"Oh, Austin. I'm so sorry." I say sitting up along with him and rubbing his knee with one of my hands as he just gave an emotional and grateful smile.
"They were the best, Ally. They taught me everything and raised me so well. We weren't rich but I swear they gave me the best childhood I could ask for. They had this natural goodness in them, that I envied... even though they told me it was always in me." Austin said looking down with a smile at the memory.
"Something about their aura, their presence, their energy... everyone loved them. Ever since, I've been trying to do my best in every aspect of life and just wishing that one day, I'll live up to the people they were. That dream is a joke, though. With who I am... I'll never be as good as I want to be. Not as good as they wanted me to be." Austin stated as tears filled his eyes and this was the most vulnerable I had ever seen Austin since I met him and it was the most heartbreaking and endearing thing I've ever witnessed.
"Austin." I say his name with a shyness as his eyes look up to me again.
"Yeah?" He whispers as I feel his cold breath on my face from his response as we inch closer.
"I think you're amazing..." I confess before watching his eye turn that yellowish color from his disorder and yet, he's never looked more handsome.
Our faces inch closer and before we're able to kiss, Austin abruptly stops.
"Are you okay, Austin?" I ask concerned placing one of my hands on his face.
"Yeah..." He says in the least convincing tone.
"You need to know something." He told me which such guilt in his eyes which worried me.
"What is it?" I question as I now use my hand to rub his back and bring comfort to him.
"I... I have-" He starts off but seems to get choked up in the middle of it.
"It's alright, Austin. You can tell me in the morning. You're obviously not ready now and that's okay." I assure him as he closes his eyes tightly, seeming disappointed in himself.
I feel terrible. I think he was trying to share another story of his past with me to open up and it was too hard for him. The fact that he's trying means so much to me. I just hate that it causes him so much anxiety.
Austin's POV
What the fuck am I doing? It was right there. The opportunity to be truthful was right there! Instead, I choke and lose my brain cells all at once. What is wrong with me?
The first time she doesn't interrupt me and gives me the space to be completely honest to her and I blew it.
"Do you want to spend the night?" Ally asked me causing my breath to hitch.
"We're not gonna do anything of course." She added with a blushing chuckle.
"You can just lay here... if you want." She offered as I couldn't help but smile.
"I'd like that... yeah." I told her as she blushed before laying back as I copied her motion.
Ally turns her back to me and I take the action as a hint to cuddle her. I wrap my arms around her body as she intertwines her hand with mine instantly.
My other hand delicately moves the hair out of her face after it falls over again and putting it behind her ear… again. Even her side profile is beautiful.
I become in a trance of her beauty until a smell enters my nostrils and it's strong.
Oh my god... her blood. I can smell the blood pumping in her veins so clearly and it smells sensational. I never paid attention to it before and now for some reason, I can't stop focusing on it.
I can hear her heartbeat and it's fast. I can see see the veins in her neck pumping and the smell of her blood is indescribable.
Oh my... the scent is the most attractive and delicious blood I've ever smelled in the past three decades. It becomes a problem when I find it to be difficult to resist the urge to taste her. My eyes stun me when I look up in her mirror to discover my red eyes complimented with veins surrounding them, meaning what I already knew.
I'm hungry for her in the worst way possible. It must be because I started drinking human blood again. My taste buds have been without it for so long that I was able to manage being around humans without the desire to take them right then and there but now that I have it again, it's hitting me harder than ever.
Suddenly, I feel my fangs grow and it almost feels like her neck is taunting me and saying:
"Bite me, bite me... please bite me."
I have to get out of here now or I'm gonna do something I'll regret for the rest of eternity. I close my eyes and pray Ally drifts off to a really deep sleep soon and fortunately, it didn't take long.
As soon as I knew she was knocked out for sure, I threw on my shoes and wrote her a quick note using some of her college supplies in the corner of her room. Then, I rapidly jumped down from her bedroom window and began to speed home.
Ally Dawson. Where did she come from? She makes me feel so many conflicting emotions and I don't know how to handle them. I want to be with her, but I don't want to break Talia's heart. I want to protect her but I don't want her to leave. I want to be honest with her because she feels like the only person who actually sees me for me but I don't want her to think I'm a freak and scar her for life.
Whatever this thing is between us and whatever we're doing, it's the most intense thing I've ever felt in my life. More than the relationship I had with Talia before she turned me and I thought that was impossible but tonight has proven otherwise.
Talia isn't a great person if I'm being honest, but that doesn't mean she deserves this. I don't want to be that guy. Hell, I never thought I was but Ally has become such a huge temptation for me. More tempting than human blood and that scares me like hell.
Everyday, I try to fight the urge to not want Ally and to convince myself, it's just better to forget about her and let her go... but my dead heart won't allow it.
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Eventually, Austin makes it home and enters a silent and empty living room which gives him some comfort because he wasn't exactly up for talking about where he was.
Kissing Ally Dawson gave him butterflies like he was a schoolboy with a crush. It gave him a rush that made him feel alive again. What he felt laying next to her was something he hadn't felt with Talia in decades.
"You okay?" He hears, causing him to jump out of his trance as Sarah chuckles.
So much for not feeling like talking to anyone.
"Oh, hey." He replies awkwardly, adjusting himself better on the couch as she sits on the chair on the opposite side of him.
"Hey, yourself. You're in pretty late." Sarah said with raised eyebrows as he tries not to look nervous.
"Don't worry, it's not my business." She assured him as he nodded grateful that she wouldn't push him on it.
"So, what's wrong with you? Is it about Talia?" She asked curiously.
"Somewhat." Austin tells her which technically isn't a lie because it's about her and Ally.
"But it's nothing you can help me with."
"That's true. I haven't been in a relationship since I was human." She responded with laughter but the sadness in her tone didn't go unnoticed by Austin.
"Why haven't you?"
"I guess I think it's pointless. Sure, one night stands come in handy when you're horny every once in a while but a real relationship? What's the point? I'll never have a real life, I can't have kids, a family and I can't grow old with the person I love." Sarah answered, simplifying it.
Austin nodded, understanding her point of view on it. I mean, how could he not? You think these were things he didn't think about? Marriage? Kids? Growing old with his soulmate? He never doubted in his mind that he'd get to have all those things if the universe allowed him to and what's more ironic, is that he thought he'd do all those things with Talia.
Talia never liked the idea of marriage. Always said it was beginning of the end for every relationship. She had a strong dislike for children and never bonded naturally with them. These were things he always felt endearing at first because she felt different than all the other girls he's been with but when he thinks back to it, it seems Talia and him were never on the same path and he can't say with confidence if they would've lasted even if she wasn't a vampire.
Talia never liked any of his friends or tried to get along with them. My parents were civil with her but shared their concerns about her not seeming like the right person for him and he ignored their doubt. Despite knowing that his parents always had the best intuition.
Austin fell in love with her beauty, her confidence, her party goer energy and it blinded him to who she kept showing herself as. The words of his wise mother echo in his head over and over again.
"When a person shows you who they are, believe them."
I guess the real truth is... Talia never hid who she really was from Austin. Okay, yes, the vampire thing was a huge deal but besides that, who she was as a person was always right there in front of him and every time, he chose to turn a blind eye.
"Sarah." Austin called out when he realized she got up from the chair and was walking away. She turned around.
"I'm sorry the choice was taken away from you. If it's any consolation, I think you would've been a great mother." He sweetly told her, bringing a warmness to her soul that technically no longer existed.
"Thanks, Austin. I think so too."
"I hate that we didn't have a choice." Austin added into the air.
"We did have a choice. It was taken away from us. Then again, it's Talia Muller and I think we all know if it's not her way, it's the highway." Sarah spoke harshly as Austin raised his eyebrows, realizing how upset Sarah had got in the moment and the spite in her mouth was slightly shocking to him, considering it was for someone she was supposedly best friends with. Though, it was understandable for her to still have some resentment towards the decision that impacted her entire life.
Sarah snapping out of her anger and bitter filled trance, realized she made a mistake and immediately tried to fix it with a smile.
"But of course, that's all in the past now and I'm sure she's grown from her mistakes." She backtracked causing her to get a weird look from Austin.
Luckily, she's saved from any further awkwardness when Thomas makes his way into the house and the happiness gleaming on his face did not go unseen.
"Oh, would you look at that? I guess I'm not the only one returning at all hours of the night." Austin humorously commented, standing up and heading over to his best friend.
"Where were you?" Sarah asked with a curiosity and though, Austin had no right judging people with secrets... deep down, he wanted to know too.
"That's none of your business." Thomas smirked, taking his jacket off as Sarah rolled her eyes at his secrecy.
"Well, if you won't tell us, then how about I ask you both a question." Sarah stated walking over to the men.
"Why are you two always going out when you know Braedon and his pack are out there? Are you trying to get yourselves killed or do you just not care?" She asked frustrated folding her arms in front of her chest.
Sarah might have had a secret, raging hatred for Talia but she absolutely adored Thomas and Austin. Thomas was who she considered her real best friend. He was there for her whenever she needed someone. He was the one to help her with her impulse control during her first few weeks as a vamp when she was really struggling. He was the one to let her know that she was gonna get through it and promised to be there every step of the way and he kept that promise.
Austin and her may not have been best friends but she still loved and cared about him like family. They related to one another as humans who's lives were stripped away from them with no say in the matter. Austin and Sarah had their own bond and she'd never want to see him hurt and vice versa.
"I think I've come to a point of whatever happens, happens." Thomas responded casually.
"It's been on my mind Sarah but I don't want to put my life on hold because of them again. I don't want to give them that power." Austin told her as she took in both guys answers and she couldn't exactly be mad at them.
"Well, I honestly didn't expect you both to have good reasons." She said making them both laugh.
"I'm gonna hit the hay and I will get you to crack about where you've been going sooner or later, Thomas." Sarah said with a pointy finger as he just raised his hands innocently.
Sarah sped off as Thomas decided to pour himself a drink for the long day he had. From yelling at his sister and his unknown whereabouts, he needed something strong running through his veins even if he couldn't get drunk.
"So, Talia's still in her room?" Thomas asked Austin as he glanced up the stairs.
"She should be, yeah. I think I'm gonna head to bed too, actually." Austin decided patting Thomas on the back as he nodded.
"Night, dude." Thomas said as Austin nodded.
Austin's POV
I sped upstairs to Talia and I's room and when she sees me, she smiles coming over to me and kissing me as I kiss back as if everything is normal. This is wrong, I know it is.
"Hey, you. Where were you all night? Please don't say that old lady, for crying out loud."
"I was at first but then I went to the hospital to get more blood bags just so we could be more full but it was closed so I went into the city to check out a few hospitals and it didn't go so well." I explain lying through my teeth and the guilt is just eating me alive.
"Awe, love... that's very charming of you to try and do that for the group but leave the food source to me. I'm the expert." She told me with a chuckle.
"Don't have to tell me twice." I say as she humorously shakes her head at the statement before it quickly fades to an unhappy expression.
"Hey, what's wrong?" I ask her after she separates her arms from around my neck and turning away from me.
"Thomas isn't on board with Twin Towers." She said as I internally rolled my eyes at this thing again.
"He never was. What's the difference now?" I question as she turns around with a swiftness and attitude.
"The difference is that before I had decades and centuries to get him on board and I don't have that time anymore. We only get granted access to the stone on our 350th birthday and that's in ten months and he's still in the same place he was when we first found out centuries ago."
"Talia, is Twin Towers really everything? What do you get out of it? Ruling over other vampires? You said it yourself, Talia. The last recorded twin vamps on record were over 400 centuries ago, which means all the vamps have been leaderless all this time and they've been fine, including us."
"It's not just about ruling over other vamps. Any other species wouldn't dare to cross paths with us and you know it. Power, Austin. That's what matters."
"It's not what matters to me." I tell her truthfully and she shrugs, facing me.
"It's all I've ever wanted. I was just born that way."
"I don't believe that."
"It's the truth. Some people just know who they want to be, Austin. I wanted to be on top and I'd do anything to be so. I don't see what's so wrong with that? I have done far too much to get here. Things even you don't know about." She disclosed.
It's difficult to be surprised because she's always been secretive. I guess now I know how Ally feels when it comes to me rarely sharing anything.
"Like what?"
"Some things are better left unsaid, my love." Talia says ending the conversation and kissing me on the cheek before getting into bed and it worries me that it's possible I've been with a monster this entire time.
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Ally awakens the next morning with tired eyes and a smile that soon fades when she realizes a certain blonde isn't by her side anymore. Disappointment began to weigh on her heart, especially after the deep conversation they shared with one another. That is, until she spots a note on one of her nightstands.
After she picks it up, she reads:
Ally,
Your father knocked on your door sometime in the middle of the night and I didn't want to risk getting caught in your room or causing any kind of awkward situation for you. Even if you're a 'grown ass woman'.
-Austin, no last name
Ally smiled at him using the silly reference she made up and would tease him about all the time. It also felt good knowing he didn't leave just because. Little did she know, that the reasoning Austin wrote down was a lie and the truth of why he needed to leave as soon as possible was to stop his desire to taste the blood inside her.
Austin was pretty sure she wasn't gonna like that answer so he came up with a pretty believable one and all that mattered was that she knew he didn't just abandon her and she felt good about where they stood with each other.
There go those butterflies again.
'Holy crap, am I actually falling for this guy?' Ally wondered in her mind. She's only been in love once before and she was grateful for the experience even if it didn't end well but this felt different... and she's not mad about it.
Suddenly, there's a couple of knocks at the front door that she can hear from upstairs. Whoever's knocking should feel grateful that this is one of Ally's workdays because if it was her day off, they'd be knocking at the door all damn day.
Ally makes her way down the steps, with light footwork because it is her father's day off and the last thing she wants to do is wake the beast. She hopes whoever's at the door makes it quick because she wants to be able to make breakfast before she heads out.
The knocks happen again as she finally arrives to the door, opening it to reveal the face of the guy from the clinic. The one who always hangs around those two girls and yet, they weren't there with him.
"Hi. I think we should get to know each other." He said with a sly smile that sent a chill down the brunette's spine.
END OF CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS
1.) What did you think about Ally's attack and Austin compelling her?
2.) What do you think Thomas and Talia did to the wolves?
3.) You've gotten a little more background info on Lucky, thoughts?
4.) How do you feel about the way Austin is handling his relationships with both women?
5.) How do you feel about Talia?
6.) Thoughts on the ending?