Chapter 2

A howl from outside woke me up. I drowsily sat up in my bed and turned on the lamp beside me. It was 3' o clock. Why the hell was I awake? Oh yeah, my new neighbours decided they would help me out by howling in the middle of the night. I groaned and lay back down, leaving on the light.

I sat there for a minute before I realised there was no way I was going back to sleep. I got out of bed and headed outside to see what had got my new friends so stirred up. I pulled on a loose fitting jumper and walked out into the cool winter breeze that filled my backyard. I shivered slightly and clutched my arms. My stomach let out a small growl, but I dismissed it immediately.

I walked right up to the fence separating my backyard to Boundary Woods. I peered out into the darkness and spotted two small black figures in the distance. Wolves. I could tell by the way they sat. Waiting, watching, hoping. Their heads turned to the left catching the sound of a bird taking flight from a tree.

Then I saw him. He walked calmly towards the wolves and put a hand out to them to show that he meant no harm. They sniffed it and came closer, deciding that he was of no threat to them. He then chucked something on the floor and the wolves dove at it, graciously accepting the gift. Food. He was feeding them. But why?

The question spun around my head for a while until he moved, interrupting my thoughts. He turned to face me where I was standing and his yellow eyes pierced the darkness. They looked extra creepy in the dark like this. There was something about those eyes that triggered a memory for some reason. He swiftly ran back inside the house and I decided to do the same.

~X~

I was reading my book silently when there was a knock on the door. I leapt out of my seat in fright and went to answer it. I was surprised to see the boy with the yellow eyes on the other side of my door.

"Hello, I saw that moved in yesterday", he said calmly.

"Yeah I did", I replied trying to match his level of calmness.

"Where did you move from?"

"Uh, Willow's Creek".

"That's a long way from here. Why did you come here of all places?" he said with a hint of suspicion in his voice.

"I was looking for a fresh start," I replied trying not to sound intimidated.

He glared at me as though he knew there was more to it than that and said, "Ok then. My name is Sam, Sam Roth". He extended a hand out to me.

I shook it and said, "I'm Annabelle Thomas, but call me Belle."

"Well it was nice meeting you Belle. I have to go to work now so I'll see you around". He walked down the path and I closed the door.

There was something about the way that he spoke to me that made me think that he hadn't just come over for a chat. He was onto me.