Twice Blessed ~ Matthew’s Story

Matthew’s POV ~

I drove Ella home.. we laughed and talked the whole way. As I pulled into her driveway, there was a strange car parked behind Fred’s. I asked if she knew who it was.

She was a little disconcerted “No.. but Fred has been acting shady as fuck the last couple weeks.. mumbling shit, in his drunken stupor.. like needing money.. making me give him money.. he’s going to get killed.. He’s always telling me to stay away from wolves.. threatening me.. shit like only good wolves are dead wolves. I’m afraid he’s developing alcohol related dementia. Either that, or he’s involved in some sketchy shit that’s going to get someone killed!”

I frowned “I don’t like the sound of this. I’m going to come in with you.” She shook her head.. “No.. I got this. I’m not thirteen anymore. He knows what will happen, of he ever tries again!”

I let her know I wasn’t okay with it, but I understood. Then I told her “I’m staying in town.. I won’t be far away.. if you need me.. text N U to me. That will let me know to come running.”

She smiled and asked why N U.. I replied “it’s letting me know you need me.. N Need U You..” She pulled her phone out.. going to her text messages and opening mine.. she typed in the letters.. leaving the app open, she snoozed her phone.

I grinned and said “Studly?” She flushed beet red and muttered “Well.. I.. umm. I didn’t.. oh screw it! Yeah! You’re fucking fine as hell! So.. Studly” I laughed and pulled my phone out.. and showed her what she’s under. She laughed “Babelicious? We’re even!”

Shaking my head “No way! I really like my nickname! I think you should call me that all the time!” She laughed and responded “Ohhh.. Okaaayy.. Studly Do-Right! You got it! On the daily!” She leaned over and kissed my cheek. My heart melted.

I watched her walk inside, before I drove away.. Not feeling good about leaving her. No! I’m not leaving. I look for a way to camouflage the truck, close to her house.

I found an empty field on a dirt road behind the house.. I parked the truck.. and crept back towards the back of her house.. I could hear two men talking.. one of them louder than the first.

I mind linked Maverick and told him to grab ten warriors and meet me at Ella’s house. I was close enough to hear any shouting or sounds of a fight. I wanted to be ready for anything.

Ella’s POV ~

I opened the front door and walked in.. Fred yelled “Where the fuck you been, girl?” I glared at him.. then at the man sitting at MY table.. and back to Fred.. “Where I go, is my business! You no longer have the right to question me. I am going to my room.. lock up, when your…. little buddy leaves.”

I acted like I ran up the stairs, but stopped to listen. The man said “You said she was shy.. quiet.. that one has a mouth. You better figure a way to beat that out of her, before I pick her up next month. Or you pay me back the quarter of a million I paid for that bitch.”

He lunged around the corner, and grabbed me by the throat.. he had somehow known I was there. “I should kill you! Don’t you know eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves?” I slid my thumb across my phone and hit send.

Just as I started seeing spots.. his grip lessened.. I gasped in a large gulp of air.. and started coughing. Not realizing Matthew had killed the asshole.. and Fred escaped.

I tried talking, but my throat was too raw. I got up and went to the fridge for a bottle of water. I said “Fred sold me to that fucker.. for a quarter of a million dollars. He was coming to get me next month.. after Fred beat me into submission.”

Matthew asked “Do you know that man, at all?”

I shook my head no.. He responded “He’s Norman Sparks. The leader of the local hunter group. It makes me curious why Fred would know him.”

I shook my head no, and headed to the stairs.. He asked where I was going. I said “That fucker’s room! If he’s involved with hunters… there should be something in there.”

He grinned and said “As soon as Maverick gets here, I will come help” I said okay and went on to Fred’s room.

I started with his dresser.. moving to the armoire.. Then, finally his closet. Under the floorboards was a ton of documents and certifications for hunter qualifications and a uniform. Too small for Fred’s beer belly now.. so he must have been a hunter for a long time..

I was packing everything I had found to go through tomorrow.. Matthew joined me. I told him what I had found. He pulled me into a hug “You’ve been through a lot tonight. I don’t trust that bastard to not show up here and try something. Will you come stay at the pack house now.. instead of next month?”

I smiled and teased “Saved me from asking! No way am I staying here! That asshole sold me for a lot of money! Someone will come looking. I would rather not be front and center for that! I’ll pack some clothes real quick. You’ll have to get me to and from work.”

He grinned “It would be my pleasure! Every day!” He took the boxes of Fred’s stuff.. down to his truck. I went to my room and packed some of my things.

When I got downstairs, the dead guy was gone and my house cleaned up. I thanked Maverick.. and Matthew grabbed my bags.

I looked back at the house and said “I need to lock everything up. I don’t want that man back in my house.” Matthew replied “I kinda broke the back door on my way in.. I will have men all around the house tonight.. and the doors will be fixed tomorrow.”

I told him I wanted to search Fred’s car. So we tore it apart.. Found some maps..raid schedules.. a few other useful things.

Maverick hollers for us to roll.. and we headed out of town.