SWNOVELS Chapter Chapter Nine
After a few more hours hanging out with the guys, my eyes started to feel heavy and I yawned I decided it was time to head up to bed.
“I'm gonna head up goodnight”
I rose from the couch and made my way to the stairs, as I got to the second landing someone grabbed my hand I turned to see Drake holding my hand in his I looked at him a tilted my head to the side waiting for him to say something.
"Aria I just wanted you to know you are safe here no one can hurt you anymore, and don't worry about your dragon it doesn't make you any less of a person”
I could see the sincerity in his eyes swirling around, I smiled up at him while he was still holding my hand after a few more seconds of standing there I slid my hand from his.
"Thank you, Drake, I feel safe here, you guys mean so much to me already and we haven't even known each other that long but you guys make me feel safe, loved and cared for."
He smiled back at me standing tall “always Aria” I turned around and headed down the hall to my room, I shut the door and laid my head against it, for once in my life I didn't fear my brother I didn't fear coming home the only thing I feared was not knowing what was going to happen in two weeks.
I walked over to the bed in the middle of the room and pulled the duvet back and slid in, it had been so long since I felt the comfort of a good mattress, I stared at the window across the room watching the moonlight trickling in and the shadows cast across the floor. My eyes started to feel heavy and before I knew it I was drifting into the darkness.
I was dreaming of walking through a clearing in the woods it reminded me of the clearing where Dragus and I sat, the moon was high in the sky and the light illuminating the grass around me. I came to a stop in the middle of the clearing standing there staring up at the sky the stars twinkled and the moon glowing
I heard a rustle behind me I slowly turned to see what the noise was when two pairs of eyes were staring back at me I couldn't see anything else as they hid in the shadows but the eyes they called to my soul. I was frozen on the stop waiting for what I'm not sure but I couldn't will myself to move, after what seemed like an eternity the bodies that those eyes belonged to moved forward from the shadows and into the moonlight.
I gasped and my breath hitched as they stood there staring back at me Dragus and Darian there were no sounds around us just the gentle breeze. I didn't know what to say if I should say anything they didn't seem to want to say anything either, as we stood there staring at one another I felt the breeze pick up around us I felt a knot form in my stomach and I started to feel sweat forming on my brow and run down the side of my face, what is wrong with me I wondered why did I feel like this?
Dragus moved toward me never breaking eye contact with me as he stood a few feet away from me I felt my hands go clammy and tried to wipe them down my shorts I didn't know why I was feeling like this around them I had never felt like this before so why now.
Dragus closed the distance between us until he was stood directly in front of me, I had to crane my neck to look into his golden eyes he towered over me in all his glory I couldn't remove my eyes from his I felt like I was drowning in his golden pits, movement to my right forced my eyes away from Dragus and into Darian's hazel ones they both stood staring down at me and not a word had been spoken.
Dragus lifted his hand to my face and his thumb ran across my cheek I felt tingles and sparks running across my cheek where his hand was and I leaned into his touch and closed my eyes, Dragus continued running his thumb across my cheek when I felt another hand grab mine and lift it I opened my eyes as Darian placed my hand on his cheek the feeling sending another wave of sparks through my arm they both continued to stare at me as we held onto each other.
The breeze around us picked up and my hair started to whip around me and then I heard a small voice in the wind a voice I had never heard before whispered;
"MATES"
I jolted upright in bed from my dream the tingles still running across my face and down my arm it felt so real like we were standing there together it wasn't a dream, I looked around my surroundings realising I was in my room in my bed it had to have been a dream and who's voice was that, that I heard?
The questions running wild inside my head I couldn't have a mate let alone mates I don't have a dragon I reminded myself it was a dream and a dream only but why did I feel the sparks and tingles even after I had woken up? Deciding it was best that I went back to sleep and forgot about the whole thing that's what I did
I was woken a few hours later with the sun streaming into my room the heat on my face and I could hear the birds chirping outside a small smile crept onto my face I hadn't woken this peacefully in a long time. I stretched out in my bed and decided I should get up, I made my way to the bathroom and hopped in the shower I let the water fall over me relaxing me but I still hadn't forgotten that dream with Dragus and Darian what if it wasn't a dream?
I shook my head pushing the thoughts to the back of my mind today I needed to find a job. I quickly finished up in the shower and got dressed, I headed downstairs towards the kitchen I found the guys all around the island in the kitchen drinking coffees.
"Hey, guys"
I made my way over to the coffee machine before Silas handed me a cup I smelled the coffee and let out a little moan over the smell the others must have heard me because they all started chuckling.
"That good huh” Landon smiled at me from across the other side of the island, I nodded my head enthusiastically and smiled at him.
"So what's the plan for today guys?” Declan’s cheerful voice always made me feel happy.
"Well I need to go to the store Dana's going into work, Drake and Sinclair are heading to the campus" Landon answered before glancing towards me, I cleared my throat before answering.
“I'm going to find out if there are any jobs going around here"
"I can come with you if you like, you know as a guide and all" Landon smiled at me and I couldn't help but smile back.
"That would be great, I'm ready to leave when you are”
"Let me grab my keys"
I put my coffee mug in the sink as the others started to get up we all moved into the entrance hall and got ready to leave once we were done we all walked down the pathway to the gate and went our separate ways.
Landon walked beside me as we made our way down the pavement towards the bars restaurants and coffee shops that littered the high street. Landon helped me pointing out which stores always had job openings I went into a few stores and spoke with a few managers who promised to give me a call when there was an opening, I made my way to the final coffee shop and spoke with the manager, she was a lovely woman dark brown eyes slightly shorter than me with shoulder-length hair smiled back at me before letting me know that I could start tomorrow, I was so happy I found myself a job!
Once we left the store I started jumping up and down and grabbed hold of Landon hugging him he chuckled and hugged me back.
We started making our way back to the house my legs were aching from walking all day but I was happy Landon walked next to me and we chatted all the way back to the house. We made our way down the path and to the front door Landon moved into the entrance hall and closed the door behind me we could hear the guys in the entertainment room laughing with one another.
We walked down the hall and into the entertainment room, the guys were playing pool and Dana was sat on the couch with a book in her hand. As we entered the room they all looked over to us and smiled Dana was the first to say something.
"So how'd it go?"
I beamed her a smile and she threw her book onto the sofa jumped up and ran across the room to me slamming into me and pulling me into a bone-crushing hug.
"I start tomorrow,” I said the guys made their way over from the pool table and each gave me a hug telling me how proud of me they are. I was so overwhelmed with their support and love something I hadn't felt from anyone back home well apart from Ariel...Shit Ariel I haven't even called her since I've been here!
I thanked the guys and said I was heading up to my room as I left the room I bolted to the stairs and up to my room I kicked the door shut and launched myself onto my bed while gripping my phone in my hand. I scrolled through my phone and found Ariel's number I pressed the call button and waited while it rang.
"Aria is that you?"
"Hey, girl yeah it's me how are you? I'm sorry I haven't called I had so much to sort out but I'm finally happy and settled now"
"Don't worry girl I knew you would need a few days to sort everything I'm glad your happy you deserve it after everything”
We were chatting for about half an hour while I told her about the guys and how they had helped me and how we had become friends she told me about the twins and how they had turned into a nightmare since they found out I left.
"They've been looking for you Aria, they've asked me god knows how many times now where you are I haven't told them just that you needed to leave to be happy”
I couldn't understand why they would be looking for me, my thoughts drifted to the dream I had a few nights ago and that one word that had been whispered in the wind "MATES". My skin tingled at the memory of my dream and my cheeks flush god why was I blushing it was a damn dream!
I was brought back to the present when Ariel's voice was rambling down the phone I couldn't hear anything she had said.
"I have no idea, Ariel, listen I need to go I'll call you when I can I love you Ariel stay safe"
I hung the phone up before I heard her reply and sat on the edge of my bed. I hope they don't find me I don't want to be pulled back home to where my brother was I was safe and happy here and I wouldn't let anyone take that away from me not now I've had a taste of what my life should have been like all along...