AMETHYST
By
Sharon R. Barrett
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Authors Notes
A romantic love story about a female werewolf (Amethyst)on the run from a murder. A handsome young alpha male(Rain Walker) who falls for Amethyst Richardson and he does everything in his power to protect her; while trying to keep his inner wolf under control from possessing and desiring her.
Prologue
Casper, Wyoming, U.S.A.
In the corner of the office hung an old clock from the eighteenth century which did not fit in to the ultramodern furniture of the high-rise office. A large glass desk sat near the floor to ceiling windows with the name plate Mark Hartman President. Two pictures on one wall gave way to a warped view of life with abstract paint marks on canvas. On another wall framed diplomas from UCLA. The walls painted a cream color to give the brown carpet a feeling of warmth. A door to a private bathroom was on the left. Double doors lead out of his office into the secretarial area.
The man sitting at the desk in a deep brown plush high back office chair looked like a weasel. His sharp pointed nose stuck out from to thin a face. His gaunt appearance made him appear shorter than his five foot ten height. His dark brown suit was tailor especially for him; Italian made shoes, giving off the outward aspect to having money. He said nothing as his mind dismissed plan after plan that would not work in his favor. From the sixteenth floor he could see all of Casper and the day proved to be a sunny day, but his mood was less than sunny! He was downright angry!
Two men stood waiting for their boss to speak. Finally speaking both men jumped slightly as his voice boomed across the room. "We have to get the girl!" Good he thought they were scared of him. Put the fear of God into a man and he will do anything you ask. Or put enough money in his pocket!"
"Her father is out of the picture now, nice and tidy; work well done! But he left a will with his only daughter Amethyst as beneficiary. I tried to find the damn will and could not, searched the entire house, found nothing, but then didn't find the money she had to have taken with her to get away. We have to get her to sign over everything to me then we can sell her off to some slave trade in Asia. I am sure I can make a nice tidy sum for her. To bad we cannot get the lawyer to bend to our will. The damn man is faithful to his clients I'll give him that. And his life has been clean; he has never gotten a parking ticket in his life. The man is a new description for squeaky clean and should be in the dictionary."
"Boss you want for me to rough up the lawyer a little?" The tallest man Big Red said with a sneer. Hartman looked at Big Red and thought, "he is really a big man, over weight by fifty pounds, must be six foot five. He had been in the minors as a wrestler and never made it to the big time. An accidental blow to his head left him slightly incapable of thinking things out. He was good at taking orders and nothing more.
The other man Ray was shorter, hot tempered, and just as mean as Big Red. The stupid man never thought first then acted. Just reacted to what ever was happening around him. The fool would get himself killed one of these times; maybe that would be a good thing the man was dangerous when out of control.
"No, damn it, that is too risky. As for Amethyst, after marrying her, I would have screwed her a few times, he laughed. Tried black mail, but she saw right through me. Now either way we are going to have to kill her!" A smile crossed his lips as he thought about how great it would have been to poke her a few times; maybe I could have kept her for a while, but I know I could not keep her for good. That would be too dangerous to do, she knew too much. People who know too much it is best to get rid of them, no telling when they might turn on you. Damn the bitch ruined all my plans!"
"The lawyer's telephone is bugged, there is a man watching him all the time. So far he has done nothing out of the ordinary. Hired a private investigator named Zanderland he specializes in run a ways and people in hiding. Told the stupid investigator she was my niece and she had run away from home. The damn fool believed me when I told him her father passed away and she was out of control. Told Zanderland I was worried about her and what might happen to her with her so distressed. I hired him because I understand he has special talents for his work. His rate of success is extremely high. It is as if he has a six sense about run a ways. He damn well better find her for what I am paying him a day! It will be well worth it when he finds her; I can then dispose of her. I have the house phone bugged, a man watching the house keeper Anna. Amethyst has not tried to contact her; Anna truly does not know where Amethyst is. I slipped her a drug; she talked about everything, but knew nothing about what I needed to know. Anna and Amethyst were extremely close; it surprises me that she has not tried to contact Anna. Amethyst will want to contact Anna after a while just for nothing else then to let her know she is well. When she does, then we have her! Now the two of you get out of here and get back to work," Hartman's face turned red with anger.
"Yes boss," Big Red said as he was leaving the room.
Hartman shuffled a few papers around his desk, then got up and walked out of his office. Stopping at his secretary's desk; "Miss Marshall I will be back in an hour I am going out to lunch." Miss Marshall was an older woman in her fifty's. Small amount of gray hair at the sides of her ears, very nice looking, but not to his taste she was too intelligent. She was smart enough to keep her mouth shut mind her own business. One of the reasons she had been with Hartman for ten years. Walking out the glass door that said Richardson & Hartman Company, he walked quickly to the elevators pushed the down button and waited; when the doors opened he stepped inside. Pushing the button for lobby the doors closed.
Chapter 1
Lifting her ass off the car seat for the tenth time and trying to move a little was impossible. "The next small town I drive into I am staying the night! My butt and my one leg is a sleep. Should have my head examined for being alone on this damn trip! But then I could not endanger another person. Darn how many miles has it been since I left the last big town heading north. Seems like days instead of hours. At least the roads are decent to travel on," she thought.
When her father had told her she was born on the dark of the moon moving to the waxing moon of the dark moon on an eclipse. She laughed then needed to know what it all meant. Her father had told her she was capable of thinking first then action. She was a warrior type. "Oh sure warrior what am I doing running not fighting. Father would say I was smart enough to run to fight another day. And he had said she was a survivor!"
Knowing you can't win where you're at then you move to a place you can. Laughing we are to make good mothers, great lovers and intelligent. Her father had nearly named her Sliver because that was what the moon was when she was born. Amethyst knew her father was teasing. She had been sixteen when they had the talk that all she wolves got from their fathers. She had been amazed at how much the moon effected were's and more so with her. Memories flooded her mind and a tear ran down her cheek to be quickly wiped away with her hand. "This is not the time to cry, oh a road sign." she said to herself as she saw the road sign.”
Five more miles to the next small town, the bottom of the sign is obscured to see the town clearly, I've driven enough miles for one day; my eyes do not want to focus on the last part of the name! Was it Coyote Ridge or Coyote Run? “I hope to Felina they have a motel, sick and tired of sleeping in this vehicle,” she said to out loud to herself. At least there is some day light left to check the town out. Could be a safe place to stay for a couple of days?" Small northern towns; damn right, she thought to herself as she saw the welcome to road sign. She swore! “Welcome to Coyote Ridge Population one hundred and twenty-one” she read aloud to herself. Yes, Coyote Ridge that is what that sign read back there. It is made up of two streets the main street she noticed had a gas station, diner, a bar, clinic, bank and, grocery store combination with a small hardware store, newspaper office and a few houses. The second street has houses and a saddle shop, dentist office, and an antique shop, fur traders' store, but no motel! At the bottom of the first street, awe yes cabins for rent that works for me since there is no hotel or motel in the whole town," she thought." Slowly driving to the northern end of the town to the sign saying cabins for rent she pulled her vehicle into a parking spot. "Well let's hope one is available."
Climbing out of the SUV she almost slipped to the ground. Hanging on to the door, waiting until her feet and legs could hold her. She grabbed her purse and slowly walked up the four steps and into the small building to a counter. Sitting at a table was a man and a woman who both appeared to be around fifty playing crib. Both were in excellent shape for their ages. The woman was tall around five foot seven, slender with a pretty round face, she didn't appear to have any gray hair and it was not dyed. The man was more than likely six-foot, looked like a lumber jack from an old-time movie. Nice looking guy with brown hair that was a little to long. It looked more like the hippie style of the seventy's, the style suited him. The office was spotless, counter shined; floors looked as if they were cleaned after someone walked in to the office.
Looking at the couple Amethyst felt uncomfortable at first as if she was intruding on their date night. "Do you have a cabin available for me to rent?" Amethyst said with more confidence then she felt, and her voice sounded tired, other wise OK.
The woman looked her way and smiled, "sure do. You could take your pick we have six. Too early for summer vacationers and hunters, so they are all empty."
"One bedroom will do nicely, thank you. How much for a week? I can use a break. Relax; see some of your beautiful country side. Take a picture or two."
"My name is Paula, my husband here is Ned.” Paula had a big smile and nodded her head in Ned's direction. “Rent is seventy-five dollars a week, have you been driving a long distance?" Paula asks still smiling at Amethyst.
"Amethyst instantly liked Paula and Ned. Paula had a way of making a person feel relaxed and trusting. For that reason she felt it was safe to tell Paula her real name and where she was from. Yes, all the way from Wyoming!"
"My, that is a long drive! What brings you up this far north? Certainly not our weather this time of the year and there are no fancy or historical sites around here. Please sign the register".
Once Amethyst signed the register Paula turned it and looked, "so your name is Amethyst Richardson. Welcome to our small town Amethyst I hope you enjoy your stay. How long will you be staying?"
"I am sure I will like it here, thank you. Just needed to get away for a while, maybe take some pictures as I said before, take some home with me of the local wild life." Feeling as if she pulled that lie off the woman seems to believe her thank goodness. "Just a few days to a week are all."
"Cabin six has a single bedroom; here is the key, just drive around the back of the building here, and down the narrow road about a quarter of a mile. Bedding and everything is in the cabin. You will have to go up to the store and get some groceries otherwise; you will have to eat at the diner. Foods good, home style cooking, all you can eat on Wednesday nights. They open at seven in the morning and close around eight at night. If you want to eat after that you will have to go to Wylie's Bar, you can get sandwiches, hamburgers and fries there. People here are friendly, mind their own business and don't get involved in vacationers. If you need anything Amethyst just drop in."
"Thank you Paula, I think I will head up to the store and get groceries. Then hit the diner for something to eat, then crawl into bed and sleep for a day or so." Paula's laughter filled the room making Amethyst smile. She liked Paula she was warm, friendly and smiled the entire time she talked.
Walking out the door she stopped at the top of the steps and looked up the street then down. "Not much to look at but still it might be safe for a couple of days or so." Feeling as if someone was watching her, Amethyst pulled her long hair around to the front of her and slowly walked down the steps. All the while she searched the area but saw no one. Walking across the street to the grocery store the uneasiness continued, but it was not a feeling of being in danger. A feeling of being watched, her senses were on over load, she wondered why.
Chapter 2
Rain moved away from the front door, down one of the aisles and out a side exit. His heart was beating out of control. Darn it anyhow, she is the most stunning woman I have ever seen! I will have to get a better look at her! Rain thought to himself. She knew she was being watched, since females seem to have a sense with all the other little quirks, idiosyncrasy and idealistic attitudes they have. Things about the fairer sex he loved so much! Females don't think like men, sometimes they don't make sense, and they can irritate us no end, but the trip down the road is always well worth it, pot holes and all." He laughed out loud!
The Diner
After shopping for some groceries to make sandwiches, she slipped over to the diner. She looked around the diner not to many people in to eat. So taking a seat at the bar instead of a table or at a booth seemed like the thing to do. Booths ran down two walls and the floor was filled with tables.
A waitress in jeans, blouse and an apron came to her immediately. "Can I help you?"
"Yes, a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich with mayo and a cup of coffee, please."
"Sure thing," the waitress moved to a small window behind the bar, gave the order to the cook. Susan returned with a pot of coffee and a cup. "My names Susan if you need anything, just yell."
Susan seemed really friendly, young around her age twenty-one or two. Light brown hair that was short and curly, straight white teeth showed when she smiled. It suited her perk little nose and brown eyes. She had a small figure and stood about five feet tall. Making small talk was fun. Well not in a bad way. She had good things to say about the community and the people who lived here. She truly did love the society she lived in. She seemed as if growing up here in this small town was her entire life. Maybe it was she was happy with it, most young girls would rather leave and head out to the larger towns. Myself, I could leave the big city and settle in a small area.
Listening to the waitress chat was refreshing. Her mind now concentrating on what Susan was saying. "A little over four years ago, two guys moved in named Rain and Pend. They purchased some land five miles north, west and east of town. Rain is single and Pend married a while back. Then some more guys moved into the area and they are all to die for. Joe, Matt and Raw, are single and Markus is engaged. The rest of Rains friends are married, I believe. It seems they attract women like sugar attracts ants. I dated Matt for a while, but it did not last. They all have this animalistic wild aura about them. They have a way of making a woman feel like she is the only woman in the world that means anything to them." Susan laughed when Amethyst gave her a raised eye brow.
Amethyst spoke softly and sweetly saying, "They sound absolutely yummy! Not interested in getting to know any of the men in the area. I am here on vacation and won't be here long. Only couple of days more, then I will be moving on. Then on the other hand, maybe I should; have some fun. It sure cannot hurt, but nothing permanent." she said to Susan with a change of the mind
Susan laughed, and said, "Men do not grow on trees in small towns like this one. Most of the young men head south to the bigger cities, where all the excitement is. Myself, I love small towns, you know everyone, and the crime rate is low if nonexistent."
"If the young men leave, head south to the larger cities, then why did Rain and Pend move into the area?"
Susan smiled. "They came to work in the lumber mill, south of town. The lumber mill put an advertisement in the big city papers for lumber yard workers."
Amethyst handed Susan cash for the meal and a nice tip. She thanked Susan and walked out.
The Cabin
Getting into her vehicle it was not long until she was on the small road to the cabin. The cabins were back a ways from the main house. I suppose people like to be left alone when on vacation. In a way kind of lonesome, but that suits me just fine. She thought as her SUV moved towards cabin number six.
Cabin number one set far to the left in the woods a little and cabin two and three to the far right. There was plenty of room between the cabins for privacy. Jack pines were over eighty feet high and were cleared of lower limbs. Further down the lane she came to cabin four and five set off to the left and then she saw cabin six to the right and further down. Cabin six looked lonely since it set back in the woods and further apart from the other cabins. The cabins were actually real cabins made with logs and mud. They were well taken care of and even had porches. In places it appeared that mud had been replaced or repacked. The roof looked as if it had been repaired recently with new cedar shakes. Looking around a little more she expected to see a tepee or two. Then she laughed at the thought of an Indian coming out of the woods heading to his tepee. She could almost imagine an out-door fire and a deer roasting over it; an Indian maiden waiting for her brave with a child in her arms. Beyond the cabins was a medium size lake which seemed likely that people would fish in the lake.
Taking the key out of her pocket, the one that Paula had given her, she unlocked the door and walked in. The floors were bare of any rugs. The kitchen and living room made up, one large room with the table making a divider between the two areas. Dishes sat on open shelves above the kitchen sink. Off to each side of the open shelves were empty shelves, she could place the groceries there. A small frig finished off the kitchen. A picture of a bear hung on one wall, and on the wall towards the bedroom hung the head of a deer. Eight point to the antlers. It suits my purpose for the time being, she thought. “Hartman sure would not be looking for me in a cabin that looked like it was built in the seventeen hundreds," speaking out loud to the walls! She began to giggle then frowned when she realized that these cabins could not possibly be mouse free. Checking around her found no mice, or mouse traps. Maybe t0o far north for mice it is supposed to get really cold up here in the winter time, she thought.
The bedroom was behind with a bathroom off to the right. The bedroom was large enough for a double bed and one small dresser. A small throw rug was beside the bed. Everything was very home like with flowered wall paper on the walls. A picture of flowers hung on one wall. It will do nicely for a time; it wasn't going to be home for the rest of her life, she thought.
Heading out to the SUV she took her suitcases from the back seat, suddenly she felt uneasy. And she did not feel alone! Looking around carefully, placing her eyes on places, someone could hide, she saw nothing. She wondered about being watched. Dismissing the feeling, she dragged her suit cases and camera bags into the cabin; closed the door and locked it. After locking the door she leaned against it and thought, well; what is the worst thing that can happen to you up here? Hell, you're probably the worst thing that can happen to the people. The thought made her laughed.
Zand’s Investigating Work
Zand stood hidden out of sight as he watched Amethyst take her luggage into the cabin. She was one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen. Her amethyst eyes sparkled. He had just got into town when he scented her coming out of a dinner and watched her drive up a lane behind a cabin rental. Zand thought well this job is over; he would call Mr. Hartman in the morning and tell him he had found his niece and where she was.
Amethyst put the groceries away and after a good hot bath to relax her muscles. She felt better and not so exhausted. The tub was pink as was the bathroom sink that sat in a wooden stand. The design was from the seventy's. She slipped into her pj's and crawled into bed. The bed was shear comfort it made her feel lazy and she smiled. Thinking about the uneasy feeling she had earlier she thought it is way too soon for anyone to have found me. I had not stopped at any hotels or motels. Sleeping in the vehicle and I paid cash for everything. Should be safe for a little while, or will I? She thought as her eye lids slipped shut.
Early Morning
Around two in the morning, Amethyst woke with chills running down her body. Slowly opening her eyes she searched the bedroom. She did not see or hear anything. The moonlight filtered through the sheer curtains on the window that hung open. She did not feel alone someone or something was near. Slipping out of bed and moving to the only window in the bedroom her eyes searched the area outside. A slight movement of a shadow by a bush her eyes began to focus on it. Starring she could almost make out an eye, then two then one then none. They were blue eyes, eyes not easily forgotten. Shaking her head she moved back away from the window but kept her eye on the bush. A flash of something moving off to the right and it was gone. I should shift and go check out what is outside, she thought. The feeling that someone or something was watching her was gone. Checking all the windows were locked and double checking the door she slipped into the bathroom, then back into bed. Probably just a dog or some other kind of animal, shifting and heading out the door to run into to a skunk did not appeal to her. Rain could not sleep so he took his truck drove for two miles and parked. Deciding to take a run, once he realized he was so close to the cabins he just had to get one more look before he headed home. Sneaking up to the window and looking in Rain felt like he was looking at sleeping beauty from the fairy tale story. His jeans grew tighter in front as his male parts began to swell. Even his inner wolf seems to be panting and wanted to howl at the moon. Then he noticed her body flinch and her eyes opened. Rushing away from the window he hid in the shadows and behind a bush where he could watch the cabin, yet not be seen by her.
Rain could not take his eyes off the woman he saw in the window. Her being at the window had taken him by surprise. She had the longest hair he had ever seen when he saw her earlier coming out of Paula's and Ned's Cabin Rentals. He was in the hardware part of the grocery store picking up some light bulbs and was about to leave. As he reached the door handle his eyes saw the woman leaving Paula's and Ned's. He stood there watching her as she glided down the steps and to her vehicle. Then she had turned towards the grocery store. At first he had thought she had seen him through the small class window on the door. But when she had just started picking up items to purchase he realized she didn't see him at all. He wondered about the disappointment he felt at that moment. She finally left the window he made a dash for the forest.
"Somehow tomorrow, he would find a way to meet her, by accident," he thought has he trotted through the woods at an easy gate. Heading back to where he had left his truck three miles down the road. He shifted back into human form before reaching the truck. Opening the door he jumped in with a smiling, he knew would cause most women to want to be near him. Laughing to him, they do not even understand why; they are attracted to me. He didn't have to work at getting dates they seem to fall into his lap. That was why he dated a girl name Kathy. She actually had fallen right into his lap at the bar after she had tripped. Kathy was getting to serious and it was time to move on. When he settled down he thought, "It would be with a female wolf not a woman who was all human."
As Rain drove back to the alpha house he wondered "what was a beautiful female alone was doing so far away from her pack. It surprised him that her father would even permit her to travel alone. Some unanswered questions he wanted answers too. Rain knew from experience that females in a pack were protected within the pack. They were not allowed to run as they saw fit. Their virtue was highly valued. No male wolf would ever commit himself to a female wolf that slept around." Too great a chance that she might carry another wolf's cub. If a female was carrying another wolf's cub then it was shamed the male mate would carry for the rest of his life. No alpha would consider a female who was free and easy.
The sun was streaming in through the window! Waking slowly Amethyst felt so relaxed. "More relaxed she realized then she had felt in a long time." The bed was so warm and comfortable she turned over and closed her eyes. Memories began to flood her mind. "Father your death was so unexpected, some considered it murder; others an accident, no proof either way. The funeral was large, father was loved and respected by so many. Her attorney had taken care of everything for her."
Hartman, her father's business partner was with her all the time. She appreciated it in the beginning, but then he would not leave her alone for five seconds. He had become possessive of her and her time. Then Hartman had cornered her in the study; the day before her father's funeral. Hartman had asked her to marry him, as if he were the last man on earth that would have her. She had refused his proposal, had rushed up stairs to escape him, to the privacy of her bedroom.
The day of the actual funeral her father's urn was lowered to the ground as she turned towards the limousine, Hartman put his arm around her. She moved a few feet away from him. She had refused to marry him for the second time that morning, and then he tried strong arming her.
Hartman was pushing her out of sight behind a mausoleum. Telling her she would marry him whether she liked it or not as he twisted her arm to make sure she understood. Oh she understood alright he was leaving her with no choice. Or so he thought at the time.
The fear she felt was so over whelming. He was going to force her into a marriage she did not want. If she agreed to marry, he would leave the business shares in her name otherwise, he would take control of the company. He would take her fathers shares by any means including blackmail. It was that moment she knew; she had to run and began to set in motion her plans. As if reliving it her body began to tremble and she pulled the covers up closer to her chin. Truth was she wanted to cover her head and hide. She knew she was stronger then that. Her father had taken a great deal of time teaching her to be independently strong. She could not let her father down; if she did it would taint her father's memory!
Saying good-bye to Anna her house keeper and nanny had been hard. Anna had been with her since she was born. She was a second mother when her own mother died in a car accident. "Poor Anna with tears in her eyes said she understood. Thankfully,
Father had cash in the house hidden just in case it was needed. The old safe was broken into and cash taken papers destroyed. It would have been a nice addition, but she had enough money to do her a long time if she spent it wisely. Thank God her father put his last will with the money he had hidden. Crawling out of bed for the bathroom a quick bath to wash away the tears, they could not change a thing.
Chapter 3
Feeling somewhat better she stepped outside the cabin deciding to look around the area. Going back into the cabin she grabbed off the dresser a light jacket. Returning outside, locked the door and headed down a path behind the cabin towards the lake. The path ran along side the lake fifty yards then moved in to the forest.
The path was narrow but well used. Some mud here and there but the snow was melted the run off had slowed down. Small streams were not flowing over their edges.
The lake water was clear; a person could see the bottom clearly down to ten feet. The forest was mostly jack pine trees. Most stood over a hundred feet easy. The pine needles made a wonderful carpet to walk on. The jack pines had been trimmed of branches to about twelve feet above the ground. It made walking easy, no ducking branches.
Moving slowly down the path in search of anything interesting she could find. Amethyst nose picked up a small scent not close but not that far away. The scent seemed to make her heart flutter then suddenly beat faster as the scent got stronger. Moving slowly behind a jack pine tree she stood and watched and sniffed the air. "It's getting closer, part of her wanted to stay hidden part of her wanted to run and yet another part of her wanted to confront the scent". A mixture of emotions she was not use too, ran crazy ideas through her head."
"The scent was even closer now; warmth began to pool at the center of her being. Her senses were on full alert. Mm; she felt a small tingle between her legs and pulled them together to still what was happening to her. Then she saw it, a very large male wolf walked up and stood by the stream looking around then drank some water. Sitting down it seem to be staring in her direction then his nose lifted into the air and she realized he was scenting the air. Then moved downstream a little ways and disappeared into the woods. "The eyes were blue the same blue as she had seen outside her cabin. Damn he had blue eyes!" she said in amazement. "It had to have been the wolf that was outside the cabin." The realization made her feel like melting into the ground like the first fallen snow flake in winter."
Finally realizing that she had not taken a breath the entire time she stood there she gasped for air. As her lungs filled with air her brain seem to begin to work. Turning quickly nearly falling she hit the tree with her hand to steady her self, "and cried out, "ouch!" The bark of the tree had dug in and small scrapes were seeping blood. She looked up from her hand; there stood the most amazing man she had ever seen. Black hair, blue eyes, about six-foot three, standing there, he was looking at her. With this smile on his face that would melt any woman's heart. "He was not moving star handsome he was rugged handsome and new immediately he was dangerous. There was something about him; he knew he was all that and a bag of chips as they saying went." Her favorite saying for great looking guys who knew it"
In one total look from head to toe she looked him over as if he was a dream or something that walked out of her imagination. His black hair was cut to perfection. His blue eyes were a deep ocean blue. His nose was straight and slightly flared at the tip. His lips were full and smiling. His muscled arms and chest were covered with a blue western shirt that fit snuggly to his body. She wondered," what would it would be like to be held in his arms pulled into his chest and feel safe?" He had narrow hips and strong muscular legs. He wore blue jeans that hugged his hips. On his feet he wore cowboy boots that were black. "She liked what she saw and he knew it."
Rains smiled deepened and he voice was warm and comforting, "See anything you might want?" Rain stood looking at her then did the same thing to her as she had done to him. He started to look at her from head to toe. Her hair was dark brown and long in a long single braid down her back that reached her knees. Her lips were full and warm he wondered what it would be like to kiss them. Her eyes were blue amethyst in color, shining gem stones with a sultry look to them. Her face was heart shaped, her nose was small and her skin was flawless. He moved down to her breast and decided a little large for her size but perfection in shape. She had a small waste, nice hips and beautiful long legs and small feet. And an ass any man could not help but love. He liked what he saw and it showed. She wasn't very tall more than likely five foot two or three. He liked looking down on women and placing his chin on top of their heads and pulling them in tight to his body. They seem to fit so nicely and melt into him. He felt his male parts growing in desire and his inner wolf wanted to howl. Calming his inner wolf he did not want to scare her off he told his inner wolf to be silent."
"My, my name is Amethyst" she spoke almost in a whisper but his excellent hearing heard her name as if she spoke normally. "Why are you looking at me like that? Haven't you ever seen a female before?"
Rain laughed, avoiding her question as she had done with his. "He thought, her voice was sexy and soft, it was inviting to him." Rain stood there and said nothing; he just smiled at her trying to bring some kind of control over his inner wolf. "For his sake he had too, he could not let his wolf run things at this time. “You're trespassing." Rain said with a smile. Walking towards her she backed up until her back came in contact with the tree, but her eyes never left his. He thought her name suited her because of her eyes." Picking up her hand his eyes lowered. "You have hurt your hand it needs attention!"
"What?" Amethyst said as she stared up at him.
As he pulled her towards the small stream, "she could not seem to gather her wits about her." She just let him lead her. "What the hell was wrong with me?" she thought. When her hand hit the cold water she suddenly seemed to come awake from some sort of romantic dream and pulled away quickly. Standing she turned to run, he grabbed her arm and pulled her back and into his arms. Looking down at her; his lips moved towards hers, she began to kick, but he avoided her feet. Then his hand came up and held her by the back of the head, his lips came down on hers. All the struggles inside her came to a slow stop as his lips began to possess her heart, mind, and body. Her body melted into his and she felt warm all over inside. The experience was leaving her breathless. She had never felt like this before.
Pulling her hands free she placed them around his neck, opened her mouth to his. Rains arms pulled her closer. His lips were hard at first, demanding, then softened, and quickly persuasion took over. Where his lips bruised now caressed and soothed, she could not help but move deeper into his arms. She had felt like she was lost and finally came to a place that she no longer felt she was alone. She could feel warmth flowing into her body and centering between her legs and then moving up into her tummy. Putting here entire self into the kiss she could feel his warmth seep into her. Somewhere back in her mind she heard herself say, "what, the hell are you doing?"
"Rains mind told him she must be experienced to kiss him the way she was. No innocent female could ever kiss like that." Then he began to grind his maleness into her belly and suddenly she pulled back. Slapping him in the face and kicked him in the shin. She began running for the cabin as fast as her legs could carry her!
"He yelped like a wounded dog and she could hear him growling."
Amethyst smiled to herself, "it served him right!"
His inner wolf wanted the chase and to dominate her till she whimpered and accepted his dominance. Instead he stood their smiling, knowing she was unpredictable smart sassy woman. "The inner wolf began raging and it took all his will power to calm him down. His inner wolf settled, and then tried to reason with him. She is perfect for us. Now let's go get her! Be still; patience is required with her." Turning shifting into a wolf he headed back to his home and his pack. The smile on his face did not leave the entire evening.
Once Rain reached home he headed into the kitchen. "Hi Willow, I could use a sandwich do you mind?" Willow was a small woman and not very tall. She was in her fifty's and sweet mild temperament female. She kept house and did the cooking and washing. She was like a mother hen to him and the rest of the pack. They didn't mind and it seems to make her happy.
"You know, I don't mind. What has you smiling, and your eyes sparkling?"
"Am I smiling? Eyes sparkling, he laughed."
Taking his ham sandwiches he headed into the den sat down and proceeded to watch TV. In truth he saw nothing, his mind was on Amethyst and how delectable she was. "She sure could kiss. One of her kisses could melt any man's heart and turn his reserve into butter. He had better be careful before she had a ring in his nose." His inner wolf growled and said "what is so bad about that? Wolf the ring would be in your nose too his inner wolf growled in protest, don't like it do you?"
Once Amethyst realized that Rain was not following her she shifted into wolf form and ran towards the cabin. Just inside the woods she stopped and shifted back into human form. Then she silently walked until she could see the cabin, "nothing seemed out-of-order, no unusual scent, she thought." Then walked to the cabin and opened the door slipped inside. Locking the door then leaning against it she could still feel Rains lips on hers. Touching her lips with her finger a thrilled ran down her entire body.
"Could she stay here?" Feeling her heart drop she thought," more than likely not!" If her father's business partner Hartman had anything to say or do about it. The thought was so over whelming she cried out," I want to stay! Maybe she could come back once things were settled! What is the use he more then likely won't stay single forever, not with his good looks."
After a shower and deciding a trip to the diner would be better than cooking for herself, off she went. Thinking," I am pretty useless in a kitchen at the best of times". Deciding that since the diner was only a little over a quarter a mile away she could walk, and then thought better of it, "I will drive just in case of a need to get out-of-town quick. Now is not the time to take chances."
The diner was busy it was Friday afternoon and made a metal note not to come in on Friday afternoons ever again. Finding a spot at the end of the bar she took a menu and looked it over. Susan came up with a cup and some coffee and said she would be back to take her order. Five minutes later Susan walked up, "Sorry it took so long. Have you decided what you would like to eat for lunch?"
With a smile she said, "how about the veal dinner for one? Susan do you have an internet hook up here in the diner or are there one in town someplace? I need to hook up my laptop and read the Globe and Mail."
"Goodness no internet in this town, we get the paper here! I'll just get it real quick so you can read it as your waiting for your lunch. The owner likes to read the Globe and Mail that is why we get it."
"Yes, need to check out how the stock market is doing on a certain stock. Invested a few dollars on the suggestion of a friend, hoping it pays off."
Susan walked away and set the order into the cook, Susan returned and said, "Sorry no veal left, but here's the paper."
What is left Susan?"
"You can have any sandwich you like, she said with a smile."
"OK I'll take a hot chicken sandwich with fries. Can you take a break and sit with me and chat for a while?"
"No break right now to busy, maybe when things slow down I can."
Picking up a newspaper Amethyst worked her way towards the announcements. Read a short poem.
Purple flowers in total are left to you in bloom; those in power have cleared the way. All that is yours access will be soon, I for see at this time absolutely no delay. (Putter)
Smiles broke out all over Amethyst face. Her day just got brighter. "The lawyer was making progress; the will had been read everything was left to her. The investigator is working on the case. Now all she had to do was wait for the money. Every thing has to be placed in her name and some money transferred over to a bank that could be accessed by her. She had to wait for another poem to find out how things were progressing on the blackmail scheme that Hartman had devised. If she could just relax take a breath and hang on for a little while longer things just might work out for her. Or at least she was hoping.
Susan smiled at her as she walked up to her and said, "What has made you so happy? You're smiling all over and your eyes are bright as a light. Did your stock go up?"
"Oh just a silly poem is all! Stock went up a little so no big profit, yet! There is always tomorrow."
Susan smiled as she set the hot chicken sandwich down on the table and said read it to me. So Amethyst read the poem and Susan said, "Well that is silly and does not make a lot of sense."
Laughing she said, "Susan that is why it's so amusing. No sense at all to anyone." She thought, "no one would even think the poem was meant for her. Putter was a nick name her father had given to her best friend, no one knew about it but Putter, herself , and her father and now of course her lawyer. She had met Putter when she was twelve. There parents owned homes on the same lake. Each year they met and spent their summers together. Emily got the name Putter because she loved to get on the golf course and putt balls into the cups on the greens. Her eyes began to water slightly, she missed Putter. Right now she could not dare call her." Blinking quickly to get rid of the tears that were about to erupt she looked up at Susan she said, "Are you working tonight at Wylie's Bar?"
"I'll be there it is Friday night and it's the best tip night of the entire week. Everyone gets paid on Friday; I only work Friday nights at the bar. Are you thinking of dropping in tonight?"
Yes, will pop in, must check out those yummy guys you mentioned. So I'll come in for a little while! Finishing the last of her chicken sandwich, leaving the money on the counter she said, see you later Susan."
Stepping outside she looked up and down the street she decided to pick up a couple of things at the local drug store and head back to the cabin and relax. The drug store had two customers. She moved around the isle picked up some aspirins, shampoo, and cream rinse. Went to the soap isle picked up some bubble bath, and a bar of soap.
Driving up to the cabin she saw someone sitting on the porch a silver colored truck sat in front of the cabin. The smiles left her face and for a moment fear replaced her smile. She slowed her SUV down trying to get a better look at who was on the porch. Finally he turned and she saw it was Rain. Thinking, "oh great what the hell does he want? He probably wants to warn me to stay off his land or sue me for assault? The jack ass! Oh but, what a handsome jackass he was, she purred to herself. Oh I have got to stop this!"
Stopping her vehicle putting it into gear and shut down the engine and then getting out she grabbed the bag from the drug store, her purse and marched up the steps of the porch. "And what brings you to my door this day, she said in a huff?"
Rain put his arms out and she handed him the bag and unlocked the door. Then taking the bag from him set it inside the door on the floor and stood there looking at him. "Damn he had no right to look so handsome, her inner voice said. Then stand there and saying nothing. She decided to just stand there and say nothing herself. Let him be the first to speak after all he came to see me, I didn't go see him."
Dismissing Amethyst irate voice at seeing him standing on the porch he smiled. He knew his smile could melt the heart of most women, would it melt Amethyst's heart, and it was a wait and see. "She was so different from the women he was used to, or ever met come to think about it. If her looks could kill there wouldn't be a male within a hundred feet of her." Rain put on his most charming smile and smoothly spoke. "I came to ask you if you would like to go out with me this evening. It's Friday and Wylie's bar is having fish, instead of his usual hamburgers and fries. We got off on the wrong foot and would like to make it up to you."
Thinking fish dinner would be a nice change. She did not want to agree to easy or to quickly she stood staring at him. She watched the smile leave his face and a frown begin to appear. "Good she thought he thinks I am going to say no;" Then smiling and without thinking further "I will meet you at Wylie's Bar at 7 P.M." Leaning in towards her he kissed her quickly before she knew what he was going to do. Then moved off the porch and down to his truck hopped in and drove off.
Thinking to herself "I feel like a run in the woods, a roll in some leaves and barking at some small animal might just do me a world of good."
Chapter 4
The Run in the Forest
Running into the cabin she put the bag of items away then locked up and headed behind the cabin. Walking down the path a ways she shifted into a wolf and began to run she leaped over a log came to a small stream and jumped over it. Then stopped and smelled the ground then began to roll in some leaves and whimpered in delight. Catching a small squirrel on the ground she bounced towards it barking. Then laid down on the ground, placed her face between her paws, and enjoyed the different scents around her. After a few minutes she raised herself up stretched and headed back towards the cabin. Wagging her tail; happy as a bird in a field of grain."
Rain had decided he would sneak back to the cabin via the woods to take a last look at Amethyst before heading home. Rain stood watching Amethyst as she ran through the woods, rolled, and barked at the squirrel and thought even in wolf form, "she was beautiful. Her fur was black and shiny it appeared marbled in places, he wondered about the unusual coloring for a wolf. She was remarkable female. He had to get to know her there was no such word as no in his vocabulary when it came to her."
Rain’s Alpha House
Rain headed home showered, changed into a pair of jeans, shirt, and boots, and "told the pack he was heading into town." His beta Pend teased him about going in to see a certain lady. Rain laughed because "they thought it was some one else other than Amethyst. They did not know a new wolf female was in town; he wanted to keep it that way, just for a little while longer. "Not seeing Kathy anymore! Told her yesterday it was over, she was getting far too serious for my liking. Don't want to settle down with a human. Not fair to her or to me to keep the relationship going."
Turning, out the door he went hopped into his truck and pulled out and headed for town. Rain felt a challenge in Amethyst demeanor at times and could not help but quirk his top lip to one side. She would never be boring he thought. Maybe a relationship with her would not be such a bad idea. His inner wolf agreed and wanted to howl. Then thought he was just being foolish.
Raw one of the men staying with Rain got up from the table, "I think I will head into town and check-up on our alpha, he's up to something. I am thinking it is a new female and I should check her out. He might need some help" he laughed. Raw stood five-feet eleven, black hair that was kept in a style that made him appear younger. Smile lines filled his face, his happy go lucky attitude showed as he left with a big grin on his face.
Amethyst’s cabin
Amethyst had gotten back to the cabin and took a long hot bubble bath, washed her hair. Her soap made her smell like flowers in a field. She was actually looking forward to her date with Rain. "He was exciting! There was this animalistic odor to him she couldn't seem to think when he was near her and he filled her senses putting them on over load." Amethyst said out loud.” He had this body that was to die for. He looked like a body builder, but knew it was from working hard.” She began to wonder. “Could he accept me the way I am or would he think of me as a freak of nature and would he be angry. He would more than likely shun me once he knew what I am. It does not matter tonight I am going to just have fun and see where it will take me. After all I am wealthy, carefree, and; still in danger."
"Need to set up things ‘a will’ just in case something happens to me. I will do that tomorrow, making a mental note,” she said out loud. Slipping on a denim wrap around skirt that was knee length, high healed black boots, and a light loose top that showed a little cleavage and high in the back, the color of purple to match her eyes she smiled. "I look pretty darn good." Amethyst said to herself. Brushed out her hair took two leather laces tied them together into a knot then a bow she centered it at the back of her neck and then crossed over and under her hair to hold her hair in place working to the bottom of her hair. She was ready and it was fifteen minutes to seven she grabbed her purse locked the door and headed to her SUV got in started it up and went to the bar.
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