Chapter 11: Sam

~FLASHBACK~

"BELL'S WATCH OUT!"

Charlie screamed as Bella ducked a strike coming from the claws of the Wendigo that sought to cleave her in two. As Bella ducked, she heard a gunshot and a horrible scream as the Wendigo was exorcised. Panting in relief that she wasn't going to get scratched by that beast and that it was finally dead, Bella turned to Charlie to see if he was okay only to hear him grunt in pain. Concerned, Bella cautiously approached the man who raised and trained her. If seeing the look of shock on his face wasn't a clue that something was wrong, then hearing the gurgling of blood getting caught in his esophagus was. Worried and downright panicked now, Bella sprinted to the man and caught him before he collapsed to the ground. Seeing a huge gaping whole stretching the length of his left shoulder to his right ribs, and feeling how much blood he was losing as she tried to staunch the bleeding, Bella knew this was bad. After seeing how pale he was, she knew it wasn't bad…it was worse!

Trying to hold herself and him together, Bella kept pressure on his wound as she dug around his jacket for his cell phone to call for help when she felt Charlie's hand gently stop her. Seeing him shake his head at her, she blinked back the tears that were damn near begging to be released, Bella took a big gulp of breath as she tried to think of what she could do to help him. But as he grew fainter she knew that she was going to lose the man who trained her and raised her, the worse thing was there wasn't a damn thing that she could do about it. Just as she was resigning herself to watching her mentor die she heard a sound of a wing ruffling near to her right. Fearing that they were about to be ambushed by some unknown creature in their vulnerable state, Bella quickly drew her pistol and aimed it where she heard the noise only to stop and stare at what she found.

Standing not even five feet away from her was the most gorgeous man she has ever seen and seeing as she has met some beautiful creatures before this is saying something. The man stood at roughly 6'5 feet tall, the wore nothing by a loincloth showing his powerful and seemingly chiseled muscle's, he had an angular face with a strong royal chin, and shoulder length curly brown hair. But it was neither of those features that caught and held Bella's attention. It was the man's emerald green eyes that were so captivating it seemed to both soothe her and excite her. This man wasn't human was her first thought. If the man's beauty didn't give him away his huge white wings sure did.

As Bella stared at the angel before her, the angel in question tilted his head like a curious puppy as he studied the human before him. The angel has been around for a millennia and has had many lovers in the past, but none has peeked his curiosity more than she. The angel has been watching her for a long time, he has been waiting for her longer than she has been alive. The angel couldn't wait to claim her as his finally, but before he could even think of claiming her, he decided to get to know her first.

"Hello little one." The angel's rich baritone voice greeted her, startling her out of her ogling.

As Bella pressed harder on Charlie to apply more pressure on the wound, Bella grabbed his hand and tapped her index finger three times. This was their code that something supernatural was around when they couldn't see them. Charlie seemed to have been lucid enough to understand because he seemed to put more effort into staying awake and alive long enough to ensure that Bella was safe. Focusing back on the curious angel who in her distracted state moved closer to her, Bella licked her lips nervously as she could feel the power seemingly rolling off of the creature.

"Hello?" Bela stuttered nervously, the power she could feel making her lose her confidence and her worry for Charlie making her even more nervous. Seeming to understand her anxiety, the being tilted her head at the man in her lap curiously. The being wondered if this human male is the woman's father, he certainly hoped he wasn't the female's mate. A growl rumbled through his chest at the thought, she is MINE! The being raged possessively.

Having to have heard the beings primal growl, a shiver ran down her spine, though curiously it was not from fear. Does this being have powers over emotions? Bella thought to herself as she observed the man before him. Bella decided that she must gain more information on this being to determine if it is friend or foe.

"Who are you?" Bella asked the being in front of her. Though she mean the words to sound strong, it came out as a breathy whisper.

With another tilt of his head, the being studied the human before him. Bella thought he was looking into her soul his stare was so intense. By the time the being deemed her worthy of an answer, Bella was fraught with nerves. With a smirk, the being answered her in a voice thick with power.

"I have many names young one. But for simplicity's sake, you may call me Sam."