After deciding that stopping at my car would take up to much time, I ran all the way back to the house only stopping to grab back up clothes I kept in the trunk of a hollowed out tree near the river incase of an emergency such as this.
After changing quickly I made a mad dash for the house. I just went through the front door feeling that there was no need to be secretive seeing as no one would be home. When I walked into my room however I was proven wrong. Viv laid under my bed covers and patted the spot next to her. I went to it and laid down feeling comfort in the warmth of the familiar bed.
"I'm going to find a way to fix this." Viv assured putting a hand on my shoulder and squeezing supportively. I hardly heard her though as blackness took over me.
I woke up late in a hot and sticky sweat groaning sorely. Jumping out of the bed, I ran to the bathroom and leaped into the shower. I let the cold water run over my skin washing away the previous nights issues and dilemmas.
Sighing softly I leaned my head against the wall knowing damn well that would be impossible. The was no forgetting, changing, or fixing, I laughed bitterly remembering Vivian's words from before. There was no fixing this; I fought I won I pay the consequences. I become queen and I become Gabriel's Bitch, but if they think for a second I'm not going to drag this out and make everyone's life a living Hell really don't know me. That fight wouldn't start till tomorrow after lots of coffee and bacon maybe even waffles we'll see.
I quickly finished showering and wrapped a towel around myself. I walked into my room and dressed in shorts and a tank top. Running a brush through my hair I began to blow dry it and left it down. As I fixed my bangs a knock resounded from my door. I slipped on my robe and my slippers deciding the cold shower left me a little cold and opened my door.
"Aunt Esme?" I asked puzzled at the women's presence. One, Esme doesn't knock. Two, she is off doing something with the pack after a get together or she would still be in bed tired from staying up all night. I examined her discreetly noticing a very slight limp in her left leg and her posture was slouched more than usual. Astrid did that to her, ran through my head as I realized how close she was from truly dying.
"Oh baby I'm so proud of you." She pulled me to her hugging me. I awkwardly hugged back rather confused about my current position.
"You did wonderful last night and don't you worry about your little disappearing act last night everyone understands that you were shocked."
"Wait, what shocked? I wasn't shocked I was disgusted! I had to keep Viv from jumping in there and saving your ass so I did it myself. I wasn't because I wanted the position or the power it's because I wanted to save you and I knew that when I jumped at Astrid and now I have to pay the price." I exclaimed pushing past her to head down stairs.
"You don't think I know that. I know what you did out there and it was amazing and if it would have been fair fight I would never had needed saving, but it wasn't and I did so thank you. Look it isn't like they are saying you have to go out and marry Gabriel now you just need to get to know him. Everyone knows your still in high school. You can wait till your out of school then you can get married and having little pups of your own." She said from the top of the stairs I was already half way down.
"Are you kidding me? I don't care what you think I can do or should do I'm not stopping after high school, I'm going to go to college and Med School and be a surgeon. I will not change my entire life plans just to be some dumb house wife who has to be taken care of by a husband." I scolded sharply.
"Look one day you will understand how good this whole thing could be for all of us." She kissed my forehead on her way down before going out the door, most likely to work. I groaned loudly feeling myself slip away. I leaned against the railing for support feeling absolutely exhausted.
My head whipped up a few minutes later as the scent of musk and mint soap wafted up the stairs. I went the rest of the way down to the living room to see Gabriel sitting in my lounge chair.
"How did you get in here?" I asked frustrated and tired. I walked in to the kitchen for coffee before he ever answered. "Rudy." Even from a distance he sounded powerful, and I kept a distance. I noticed the white of a bandage under the hem of his shirt, and the shiny pink and white of new scars on his arms.
"Oh just freaking wonderful!" I growled bitterly. I was more than grateful for the new single serve coffee maker I had bought to nurse my coffee addiction. I took a hearty drink as Gabriel walked in the kitchen. He grinned lazily. "Don't be pissed off at him. I pulled rank." And I bet you loved doing it. "What do you want?" I asked just as lazily taking a sip. Gabriel raised his eyebrows. "I thought you knew."
"Look your not getting it so if all you wanted was to tell me that you can leave." I began to move around the kitchen deciding waffles sounded really good right now.
"Cynthia." I could feel Gabriel's hot breath on my neck as he put his hands on either side of me trapping me against the counter.
"What?" I made the mistake of spinning around to face him causing our nose to brush against each other lightly. Gasped feeling heat creep through burning my skin. Before I knew it I was perched on top of the counter and Gabriel was pressed in between my legs. He nibbled on my lower lip roughly pushing my lips apart. My hand went to his hair running my hands through the long black locks reveling in the feeling. His hands went to my robe undoing the tie. I shivered roughly as the air hit me. Gabriel's hands wrapped around my waist firmly. As his finger skimmed the small area skin between my shorts and shirt I jolted out of my trance pushing him away and he went. I leaped off the counter running a hand through my hair. Readjusting my clothes I moved into the dining room out of breath.
"I see I'm required to court you in every room of the house." He said following me into the dining room.
"Not likely," I replied meekly.
"I'm looking forward to the bedrooms," he said. His grin faded. "Don't look at me like that." he said.
"Like what?" I asked confused
"Like I broke you, like I destroyed, as if I took away your fight because I didn't." He told me stepping closer.
I looked up at him shocked. "But that's exactly what you did. You broke me. I was unfixable, but I managed to fix myself and now that have you come waltzing back into my life acting like you know me and you care but news flash Gabriel you know nothing!" I told him defensively.
"I know that no one else has seen you the way have. No one else has heard you the way I have. Nobody has or ever will love you the way I do. I will court you and I won't give up. I will wait for you like I waited for you all those years ago, and I'll follow you like I followed you home last night, keeping you safe. I will wait for you because you are meant to be mine" - his voice grew husky with desire - "and because you'll be worth the wait."
"You need to leave." I demanded sharply.
"Okay." He turned around and headed towards the door.
"Oh and if you ever pull rank on my uncle again may the Goddess of the Moon help you." I told him as he opened the door. He stopped and hesitated but continued on out the door.
"Dammit!" I shrieked grabbing the vase sitting next to me and slung it against the door he had just walked out of. I sighed sinking to the ground against the wall breathing heavily. What was I supposed to do now. I knew I couldn't avoid this problem and at the next pack meeting I would probably kill someone if they sounded remotely the way Esme did and they would. Because I danced the dangerous dance and I came out victor. More like victim I thought wearily.
Okay so probably my shortest Chapter BUT it has the most Dialogue so far.
And you get a another glimpse of just how much power Cynthia has when it comes to Gee. Which is so much fun to write because lets face it in the book Vivian has power just not over Gee and to me that's a significant thing in Cyn and Gabriel's relationship. They have this mutual control over each other. She is the only one who can boss him around with out getting hit and he is the only one who can break that shell of calm and collectiveness she seems to always possess.
Next chapter up either tonight or tomorrow we will see how everything goes.
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