The Masked Stranger

Chapter 8

Jade's P.O.V

After my crying session was over James and I talked for a bit about various topics.

“Hey James.”

“Yeah?”

“I’d love to keep talking but I’m kind of tired.”

“Oh right I bet crying must have taken a lot out of you.”

“That and the long car ride.”

“Right, how did I forget that?” He said, causing me to stifle a laugh.

“Can you show me to my room Marina sorta forgot about that on the tour.”

“Actually she didn’t forgetn I sorta mind linked her to let me show you. It gives me an excuse to spend more time with you.”

“Oh so you want to show off is that it?”

“No, I just want to be around you. Is that a crime?”

“No, just unexpected on my part. Come on, show me to my room.” I grabbed his arm and gestured for him to lead the way.

"Has anyone ever told you how cute you are when you get bossy because right now you look adorable." He says while leading me down the hall.

"Has anyone ever told you how bad I can be when people say cringy things to me." I say, firing right back at him. I look at him really sternly then he just bursts out laughing at me. Seriously, he's laughing at a time like this, okay, he's really in for it now. I stuck my foot out in front of him, causing him to trip as I let go of his arm.

"HAHAHahahaha Oh my gosh that was funny." Oh my goodness I swear it's just too easy. He then notices that I'm laughing at him. He stood up and gave me a disapproving look then sighed before walking away.

"Hey don’t sigh at me, jerk." He rolled his eyes.”I saw that eye roll you know.”

"In my defense, I wasn’t trying to hide so of course you saw it." He said earning a light shove from me.

“Your bedroom awaits my lady.”He opened the door on our right for me, bowing in the process like I was a royalty.

“Why thank you good sir.” I pretended to curtsy.

“Mock me all you want but to me you are a princess.” He said with a soft bashful smile.

“Umm I think that’s just your werewolf and male hormones talking. Because if not you get whipped way too quickly.”

“Well one thing is for certain you didn’t draw me in your feminine charms.”

“Okay I’ll bite, what do you mean?”

“I mean you can’t use what you don’t have.” He said then started laughing.

“That’s not funny. Here’s a word of advice, don’t quit your day job.”

“Ouch and the ice queen strikes.” He said while giving me finger guns.

“As fun as this whatever is I’m afraid this ice queen needs her beauty rest so bye for now.” I said as I tired to get him to out of the room.

“Very well I shall leave rest well.” He left the room and I leaned against the now closed door.

“You know I think I might actually like him as weird as he is. It’s somehow appealing. Whatever I need sleep.” I walked over to the bed and plopped down onto it face first. I then quickly sat up and looked around the room. The bed had posts on each corner of the frame and had thin red curtains tied to each post with a thick braided gold rope. There was a table and some chairs a few feet from the foot of the bed a desk in the right hand corner by the bay window, which was lined with light purple, blue, and white floral pattern fabric on the cushions. I stood up from the bed and walked to the left side of the bed and into a walking closet unfortunately it was empty. Which reminded me that I need clothes since I obviously can’t go back home to get mine. I walked to the other side of the bed and opened the other door which led to a bathroom. The bathtub had claw feet and was rather big for a clawfoot tub, not that I minded. It had an easily accessible shower with porcelain white tiles and an adjustable waterfall shower head. It also had double sinks.

I decided that there was no time like the present and tested the water pressure of the shower out. I emerged from the shower clean and with some energy but it quickly faded when I remembered and looked back at everything that had happened in the last couple of days. I still had so many questions but the most important one was, who is Apollo and why should I trust him?

“Ugh this is so frustrating.” I groaned then wrapped a towel around myself and grabbed the robe from the hook next to the shower and left the bathroom. I crawled onto the bed and stared at the ceiling. I layed there wishing I knew what was going on. Why were these things happening and why to me? Why was Mr Demotov at my house and what was he if not human?

At the rate my thoughts and life were going, the only light at the end of the tunnel was James. He’s been trying his best to help me and to keep me safe and I am very grateful for it. I wonder if he’s doing it because of the mate thing or if he’s actually just nice.

“I hope that if he’s a dream that I never wake up” I whispered to myself before drifting off to sleep.

***

‘BEEP BEEP BEEP’ I woke up to a blaring noise and realized it was an alarm clock on the nightstand next to the bed. I sat up then got out of bed unplugged the alarm clock then picked it up and walked over to the bay window and opened one of the windows and at that moment I was glad I was on the second floor. I then proceeded to throw the alarm clock out the window and watched as it shattered into a million tiny pieces onto the patio below.

“If you don’t like the clock just say so no need to ruin it’s whole life.” James spoke from the doorway, making me jump a little.

“It’s an inanimate object, it doesn't have a life.” I replied as I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes.

“You don’t know that maybe that clock had a family and now you’ve just left all it’s children orphaned you monster. What do you have to say for yourself.”

“I only have one thing actually. That clock got what it deserved.” I then went back to the bed and tired to go back to sleep. Much to my dismay though James dragged me off of the bed and refused to let me sleep.

“No you can’t go back to bed, we need to get you clothes.”

“But I wanna sleep.” I groaned while holding on tightly to one of the bed posts as James tried to pull me off of it by my waist.

“Stop being so stubborn you need clothes. I thought girls liked shopping.”

“I can’t speak for other girls but I for one hate shopping. Besides, I don't have any clothes to wear out to buy any.”

“If that’s what you're worried about I brought some of my clothes for you to wear out so put these on I’ll be in the kitchen, oh and Jade if I have to come up here and drag you out I will and it won’t be pretty.” He said before closing the door and leaving.

“Ugh this sucks.” I stood up from the bed and put on the shorts with an adjustable drawstring and a t-shirt and my shoes. I then opened the door and walked down stairs. I was halfway down the stairs when I smelled something really good so I dashed into the kitchen. When I got there I saw cinnamon rolls that looked like they were made from scratch.

“Am I dead, pinch me I think I’m in heaven. Thank you lord above for such sweetness.”

“Hey don’t thank a deity for this, I'm the one who made ‘em.” James said with a pouty face.

“Really are you a god of sorts?” I asked while grabbing his hand with hopeful eyes earning me a sigh from him.