Chapter 5

Isabella's POV

As I climbed the stairs to the room I had woken up in, I walked past an open door. I took a quick peek inside and say Alexander pacing. I was about to say something when he started talking, "Eva, I…no that wouldn't make sense. Eva, I love you….." and that was all I heard, I started back up that stair case.

I knew it, I knew he loved her. I almost couldn't stop the tears, but I did. I had no idea where these feelings came from, why they were hitting me so hard. I barely knew this guy, I didn't even know his last name, but I knew I was in love with him. I walked into the room, and saw clothes laid out on the bed, guy's clothes. As I pulled them on, they smelled faintly off the cologne I had first smelled upon being carried into this house. Then, it suddenly hit me, it was Alexander's cologne, it wasn't John's or Fergus's, it was Alexander's.

I looked around the room and found just what I was looking for, a brush. I cringed as I pulled it through the knots in my hair. After all the knots were gone, I quickly braided it because soon it would become very frizzy. I walked out the door and looked around the hallway, after finding one, I walked in and preceded to was my face and rinse my mouth out.

Breathing in deeply and letting it out slowing, I walked back down the stairs to face the bitch from hell again, remembering she was Alexander's girlfriend, or future wife by the sounds of it, and that she was staying a few days. God help me.

Alexander's POV

I had finished putting Eva's things in my room, and started to pace. Pacing always helped me think.

"Eva, I…no that wouldn't make sense. Eva, I love you but I don't think this is working." After I said that, I heard someone going up the stairs. I walked out into the hall and saw Isabella going up the stairs, and realizing in horror that she had heard me. 'Shit,' I thought to myself, 'What am I going to do now?'

'Don't as me buddy; this is your problem, not mine.' Fergus said.

'I wasn't asking you asshole.'

'Don't get moody with me Alexander,' just as he said that an intruder alarm went off. I saw Isabella coming down the stairs, I ran to her, grabbed her hand, and ran to the wall next to a painting. I wiped the portrait's nose and a secret entranced opened, I put Isabella in there.

"Wait for me, do not come out for any reason." I pushed the secret door closed and raced downstairs. To find Fergus tumbling over the floor with a werewolf. I walked up behind it quietly and grabbed his head turning it quickly, snapping it's neck. I pulled the dead animal of Fergus.

"Thanks man." He said as I pulled him up.

"Your welcome, who was this? Not any werewolf we know."

"No, he was here for Isabella, he followed her scent here."

"He was one of Redfern's messengers." I nodded, not liking the sound of that.

"What would Redfern want with Isabella? Oh shit, Isabella!" I raced back up the stairs to her. I wiped the portrait's nose again and the door opened to a very scared looking Isabella. "Are you ok?" she just nodded.

Isabella's POV

I was just coming down the stairs when an alarm sounded. Alexander grabbed me and pushed me into a secret hide away and said, "Wait for me, do not come out for any reason." I nodded as he closed the door . I just stood there, then decided to sit, not knowing how long I would be in there. I strained my ears to here any noise, but there was none. I then realized the room was sound proofed .

So I just sat there, hoping whatever was happening was over soon. I felt myself drifting off, I was just so warm and cozy, and I pulled my knees up to my chest and rested my head. My mom had always called me a hamster, burrowing before I sleep.

It felt like I had be asleep for a few seconds, and shot up when I felt the door swing open and looked up to see Alexander. "Are you ok?" I just nodded.

"I kinda fell asleep while you were gone. And you just kinda scared me." He stilled looked worried. "What's going on?" I asked.

"A werewolf broke in, and he was after you." he said.

"Well why did you hide me? I can take care of myself."

"Well, I haven't seen you in action yet and I don't know what you can and can't take ok?" I just yawned and nodded.

"Why don't you go lay down for a little while?"

"You know what, that doesn't sound bad." I started to climb the stairs again. I walked into the room I had awoken in for the 2nd time in an hour or so. As I climbed into bed, I smiled as I thought of the worried face of Alexander. Take that Eva, I thought to myself.