Chapter Twenty Six
"Riddoc you're doing it again!" Adrian says in a sing song voice and I growl under my breath.
"Adrian? Baby? Angel? Please don't do this to me?" I beg and collapse backwards against the bed letting my feet hang off the edge.
"You've had me cooped up here for a week, I can't put this off any longer" she complains and I throw my face into my hands.
"It has not been a week!" I sigh, feeling slightly exasperated, why didn't she get it?
"Close enough!" she snaps back. "I have a business to run Riddoc; I've already been away from it for two months"
"You said Misty did a great job while you were away"
"Yeah she did except Misty's not there right now because Seth won't let her out of his sight either!" she cried sounding frustrated, I knew how she felt I was dangling from my last straw too. That had to be someone besides Adrian and Misty that could run that place. I'd had Adrian hauled up here since the attack and Seth had dragged Misty out of her apartment that night and moved her into the guest bedroom at Embry and Leah's. Adrian comes stomping back out of the bathroom yanking a comb angrily through her hair. "What if this Vampire never comes back? Am I supposed to stay trapped in your parents house forever?"
"Trust me he's coming back" I snap sitting up so I can glare at her, she rolls her eyes at me
"Oh please you don't know that. Besides I'm only gonna go down to the bar for a couple of hours just to make sure the place isn't falling apart and to get the books in order. At some point I actually have to pay the people who work for me you know?" she tells me and I clench my fists.
"It's not the length of time you'll be gone that's the problem, it's the fact you'll be out there without protection that bothers me. I don't care if it's two hours or two minuets it won't even take a second for a Vampire to snap your neck!" I spit wanting to wince at my own words.
"Then come with me, I'm not stopping you!" she shouts back, I grit my teeth.
"You know I can't! I have patrol; I'm the fastest wolf in the pack and probably the only one with a chance of keeping up with this bastard!" I try not to react when I see her roll her eyes at that, she shrugs into a shirt and starts buttoning it shaking her head.
"Well I'm sorry that you don't get it but I'm not gonna stop living my life!"
"No you're the one who doesn't get it! You're being ridiculous!"
"You're being unreasonable""
"You're being irrational!"
"You're being a child!" she shouts, she finally stops dressing and getting ready to leave so she can properly look at me. I sigh and run my hand through my hair.
"Jesus Christ Adrian, You're so fucking stubborn it drives me insane" I exhale
"Did we just have our first real fight?" she asks quietly and I chuckle
"Yeah I think we did" I say. Adrian moves across the room and kneels on the floor between my knees, her hands resting on my thighs.
"I'm sorry, I'll wait. But I'm not staying here like a prisoner forever ok?" she says and I nod
"Ok, I'll get him and you can have your life back I promise" I tell and she sighs. She reaches up and cups my cheeks with her hands and pulls me down so my forehead rests against hers.
"I don't want you to get him, I don't want you anywhere near that monster... sorry" she says catching herself
"No you're right they are monsters, but they're not like my family, my families different" I say
"I know" she nods
"Thank you for not going, maybe I can take you when I get back?" I suggest but she just shakes her head.
"No it'll be late by then"
"It won't be that late, it'll be eight" I say
"I'll go tomorrow, Can you come with me then?" she asks and I try to look positive. I have patrol again tomorrow night at eight I was hoping to sleep most of the morning and well into the afternoon. But it was better than letting my imprint out alone when we had a vengeful vampire running around.
"Sure, we'll see yeah?" I say and she smiles
"Ok" she says and I lean down to kiss her.
"I really have to go though Angel, I'm late" I tell her and she stands up
"Yeah ok" she says. I give her one more kiss then hurry out of the door knowing Shila and Miles will be wondering where the hell I've been.
Patrol was yet again uneventful; this was really starting to piss me off. I was beyond frustrated, who the fuck was this guy and if vengeance was what he wanted why didn't he just come and take it already?
Shila: Duck? You ok?
Me: Yeah I'm just getting tired of waiting for this guy to make his move
Shila: I know, it sucks right? Like we're waiting for something that's never gonna happen
Me: It'll happen. Shila? Does Luci get pissed at you when you put her on lock down?
Shila: well this is the first time I've ever had to so...
Me: right, sorry
Shila: you and Adrian have a fight or something?
I briefly flicked through our argument this afternoon for him to see and I felt him sigh, he'd had similar discussions with Lucinda, but that's just it theirs were discussions not arguments. I guess Lucinda was a pack kid she knew the rules and she didn't mind playing by them, even if she didn't like it Jared and Kim would never let her out of their sight anyway.
Shila: I'm sorry man
Me: it's ok, she'll get over it. and with a bit of luck we'll have this Vamp's head before you know it
Shila: I hope so, I hate knowing that things been on our land, even that's too close to Luci for my liking. And I hate sugar coating all this bullshit to her, every time Jared's looking right at me and he knows what's really going on.
Miles: my god you guy this is like listening to daytime TV
Shila: then stop listening asshole
I'd never really considered what a pain in the ass it must be when your girlfriends Dad was a wolf, Jared was retired now but still.
A while later I felt Seth phase, he seemed really pissed off.
Me: You ok?
Seth: why are women so fucking difficult!
Shila and I exchanged a glance, it looked like this was putting strain on all of our relationships. Seth's memories burst out before he can get a hold of them and we all got a quick glimpse of Seth and Misty's last conversation.
"why are you so pissed off I went with Leah, she said you'd be ok with it!" Misty shot at Seth and he trembled and balled his fists.
"You should have waited for me I would have gone for you" Seth said and Misty through he hands in the air.
"I couldn't wait any longer Seth! You dragged me out of my apartment in nothing but a towel. Do you think I enjoyed being thrown over your shoulder just for my entire neighbourhood to see my bare ass! Because I didn't, I've been wearing Leah's hand me downs for days, I just wanted some of my own stuff!" she yelled.
Me: dude you didn't even let her pack a bag?
Seth: yeah alright whose side are you on?
Shila: where you headed?
Seth: where do you think I'm headed? To Misty's house, then the florist then back to Leah's to grovel
Shila: good luck!
Miles: You're gonna need it
Seth: shut up
Seth bolted towards town and Shila, Miles and I continued our run.
I broke through the trees into my parents driveway and for a second I go cold, then the coldness is replaced by fire and rage. Adrian's truck isn't in the drive way.