eyes opened in surprise. “That’s why
Mr. Wallace attacked you. He knew you could see what he really
looked like.”
I nodded my head. “Yep. He thought I was sent
there to find him and take him back to the wereanimals.”
Eric frowned. “Why would the wereanimals want
him?”
“ He was probably a slave
or something. Preternaturals aren’t humanitarians like the humans.
Most are very barbaric and animalistic, but that’s to be expected
from some who are animals half of the time.”
Eric asked, “And what do you think about
wereanimals?”
I shrugged. “I haven’t really talked to many
of them, but the ones that I have are very single minded.”
Eric raised an eyebrow in question. “How
so?”
I took his ball and tossed it in to the
gutter. “Sex is all they think about.”
Eric frowned. “That was my shot.”
I shrugged. “You took too long.”
Eric waited for his ball to come and then
tossed it down the center of the lane getting a strike. Bastard.
“So, what happens if they find out you can see them?”
I looked down at the ground. “I try not to
think about that. Let’s just say that there aren’t very many
positive possibilities.”
Eric reached out to console me, but I pulled
away and grabbed my ball. I tossed it down the lane and grimaced as
it swung in to the gutter. Eric laughed quietly and I spun around
glaring at him. “Not all of us can be perfect you know.”
Eric’s laughter faded and his smile
disappeared. “I’m far from perfect.”
“ Right. Because there’s
nothing you aren’t good at?”
He shook his head. “That was bantering. If I
wasn’t so selfish I would be pushing you away and telling you to
run, but I can’t push you away.”
He started walking toward me and I couldn’t
move. The openness of his words and the fragile look on his face as
if he expected me to turn him away forced me to stay and listen. He
stopped in front of me. “I’ve never felt this way about a woman
before. I know you’re worried for my safety, but I assure you that
I can take care of myself. It is much more damaging for me to be
away from you. I’ve tried to ignore it, but you are too much. Your
scent, your face, your body. It all draws me in and I can’t ignore
my cravings.”
I swallowed. “Eric, I…”
He put his finger over my lips. “I don’t want
you to say anything. I just want you to know how I feel.” His
finger was replaced by his lips as he kissed me.
I kissed him back then whispered, “Let’s go
to my house.”
He smiled and nodded his head. “Okay.” We
hurried out of the bowling alley and into his car. He drove fifty
the entire way and slammed on his brakes in front of my house. I
grabbed his hand and led him to my front door then stopped. The
door wasn’t closed and the handle was missing. Eric looked at the
door handle and pulled me behind him. “Wait here.”
I shook my head and grabbed his arm. “No.
Let’s just go.”
Eric frowned. “Ciara, just stay here.” He
pulled out of my grip and entered the house, opening the door
silently. I danced from foot to foot as I waited for the scream I
knew I would hear. Two minutes passed before the first growl came,
but it wasn’t inside. I turned to the right slowly and tensed. Two
set of glowing eyes looked at me from the forest. I started to take
a step toward the front door when another growl sounded and a large
rat hissed at me.
“ Oh come on. Rodents of
unusual size? Why me?” I asked angrily. I backed up slowly and then
saw Eric run out of the front door. He grabbed the wererat around
the throat and tossed it out of the house toward the trees and his
friends. Eric picked me up and started running. “Eric, you can’t
outrun them!” I yelled.
He smiled. “I can try.” He picked up a little
speed, but when I looked behind us the rats were right on our
tails.
“ What did they use in the
fireswamp?” I asked out loud.
Eric sighed. “Ciara, that’s just a book
turned into a movie.”
“
Mr. Wallace attacked you. He knew you could see what he really
looked like.”
I nodded my head. “Yep. He thought I was sent
there to find him and take him back to the wereanimals.”
Eric frowned. “Why would the wereanimals want
him?”
“ He was probably a slave
or something. Preternaturals aren’t humanitarians like the humans.
Most are very barbaric and animalistic, but that’s to be expected
from some who are animals half of the time.”
Eric asked, “And what do you think about
wereanimals?”
I shrugged. “I haven’t really talked to many
of them, but the ones that I have are very single minded.”
Eric raised an eyebrow in question. “How
so?”
I took his ball and tossed it in to the
gutter. “Sex is all they think about.”
Eric frowned. “That was my shot.”
I shrugged. “You took too long.”
Eric waited for his ball to come and then
tossed it down the center of the lane getting a strike. Bastard.
“So, what happens if they find out you can see them?”
I looked down at the ground. “I try not to
think about that. Let’s just say that there aren’t very many
positive possibilities.”
Eric reached out to console me, but I pulled
away and grabbed my ball. I tossed it down the lane and grimaced as
it swung in to the gutter. Eric laughed quietly and I spun around
glaring at him. “Not all of us can be perfect you know.”
Eric’s laughter faded and his smile
disappeared. “I’m far from perfect.”
“ Right. Because there’s
nothing you aren’t good at?”
He shook his head. “That was bantering. If I
wasn’t so selfish I would be pushing you away and telling you to
run, but I can’t push you away.”
He started walking toward me and I couldn’t
move. The openness of his words and the fragile look on his face as
if he expected me to turn him away forced me to stay and listen. He
stopped in front of me. “I’ve never felt this way about a woman
before. I know you’re worried for my safety, but I assure you that
I can take care of myself. It is much more damaging for me to be
away from you. I’ve tried to ignore it, but you are too much. Your
scent, your face, your body. It all draws me in and I can’t ignore
my cravings.”
I swallowed. “Eric, I…”
He put his finger over my lips. “I don’t want
you to say anything. I just want you to know how I feel.” His
finger was replaced by his lips as he kissed me.
I kissed him back then whispered, “Let’s go
to my house.”
He smiled and nodded his head. “Okay.” We
hurried out of the bowling alley and into his car. He drove fifty
the entire way and slammed on his brakes in front of my house. I
grabbed his hand and led him to my front door then stopped. The
door wasn’t closed and the handle was missing. Eric looked at the
door handle and pulled me behind him. “Wait here.”
I shook my head and grabbed his arm. “No.
Let’s just go.”
Eric frowned. “Ciara, just stay here.” He
pulled out of my grip and entered the house, opening the door
silently. I danced from foot to foot as I waited for the scream I
knew I would hear. Two minutes passed before the first growl came,
but it wasn’t inside. I turned to the right slowly and tensed. Two
set of glowing eyes looked at me from the forest. I started to take
a step toward the front door when another growl sounded and a large
rat hissed at me.
“ Oh come on. Rodents of
unusual size? Why me?” I asked angrily. I backed up slowly and then
saw Eric run out of the front door. He grabbed the wererat around
the throat and tossed it out of the house toward the trees and his
friends. Eric picked me up and started running. “Eric, you can’t
outrun them!” I yelled.
He smiled. “I can try.” He picked up a little
speed, but when I looked behind us the rats were right on our
tails.
“ What did they use in the
fireswamp?” I asked out loud.
Eric sighed. “Ciara, that’s just a book
turned into a movie.”
“
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