FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE MATE

chapter eight

I felt the wind in my hair as I ran as fast as I could. My bare feet hit the cold ground as my skin was being ripped by tree branches, I was bleeding. My breath was coming out in pants and my lungs felt like they were burning but I still kept running. I had to keep running, I need to be safe.

A cold paralyzing fear took over my body as I felt it moving closer and closer. I tripped and fell, ripping my white dress in the process. I was too scared to move.

"Someone help me!!" I screamed but no one came

It was getting closer and closer and my body was visibly shaking with fear. I could feel the shadows slowly creeping around me as it began to engulf me. I screamed again but my voice was muffled, no sound was coming out of my throat anymore.

I'm too weak, I can't fight it and I was gonna die. I felt it. I knew it.

"Isla wake up!" It was him, his entrancing voice was pulling and drawing me out. Where is he?

"Isla" he called out but more softly this time.

Suddenly, I was no longer on the floor. I was standing in a dark place. I couldn't see anything beyond the darkness, but I could feel him. He was what I needed.

Where is he? Why can't I see him?

A warm feeling began to slowly creep on my skin and my fear began to dissipate. My breathing began to slow down as the feeling of safety began to take over my body.

It wasn't real, it was a dream.

I smiled as I felt his arms move around me, holding me close as I inhaled the scent that was just...him. I moaned as I snuggled closer into his arms.

"Isla" he said tenderly. Instinctively, my eyes fluttered open to stare at his enchanting orbs. I felt my breath get hitched in my throat as I watched him watch me with a look that I couldn't place.

Was it.......love. No it couldn't be, I've only known him a couple of days.

His fingers slowly brushed a strand of my hair aside, leaving sparks in the places our skin touched. I gasped from the sensation but he didn't stop.

Grayson" I whispered as a tear slid down my cheek. It had felt so real, so vivid that I was sure it was my reality.

His large hand gently held my face as he wiped away my tears with his thumb. My hair was wet with sweat and it was sticking to my forehead, my breathing began to match his and soon our heartbeats were in sync.

"I'm here Isla" he said, his fingers still in my hair "you're safe"

Everything about him was drawing me in, making me feel safe. His touch, his scent, his voice, everything.

I leaned in closer and without thinking, I wrapped my arms around his middle. He stiffened for a second but then his shoulders became relaxed. He pulled the blanket higher over the both of us and soon I fell asleep to the gentle sound of his heart beating.

But by the time I woke up he was gone.

My raised my hand and ran it through my hair as I closed my eyes. I could still feel his fingers in my hair and his scent had somehow clung to sheets.

I have been having these nightmares for as long as I could remember. They had started when I was ten and I've lived with them ever since.

Each nightmare was the same, I'm always running away from something, something that I was sure would kill me. But for the first time in my life, the dream had changed. The sound of Grayson's voice had pulled me out to somewhere else, somewhere safe, somewhere I was craving to be at this moment.

Did I like him that much?

I shook my head as if that would shake the thought out. I stripped out of my clothes and got into the shower. The closet was already filled with clothes that were surprisingly my size so I didn't have trouble picking out a black hoodie and jeans.

"Rise and shine gorgeous" jazzy said as she walked into my room without knocking. I'm beginning to think this was a thing with werewolves. Gosh it sounds so weird even saying it in my head. Werewolves.

"What the heck jazzy" I said startled

"Thank the moon goddess that you're already awake and dressed" she threw her head back as she spoke, completely ignoring what I said "I was already thinking of how I was gonna splash you with a bucket of water to wake you up" she plopped herself on my bed comfortably.

My eyes widened "would you really do that"

She giggled "only if you're a heavy sleeper. I do it to my brother all the time and believe me when I say he does not like it" she said casually.

I let out a breath of relief "Thank God I'm not a heavy sleeper" I turned back to stare at my reflection in the mirror. I tilted my head to the side and decided to let my hair down today.

She laughed "I'm just messing with you gurl, take it easy" she wrapped her arms around my shoulder "I only do it to my brother so you're safe"

That definitely does not feel safe.

"Come on" she squealed "lemme show you around our glorious pack"

She took my hand and began leading me out of the room and into an elevator.

"Could we hold off on the tour, I gotta tell my boss that I won't be working there anymore" I said

She flicked her wrist. I'm guessing this is a habit for her. "It's already been taken care of"

"By who?" I asked in surprise

"By alpha Grayson of course, who else!" She said in fake irritation

"But...but I only got the job yesterday and my boss is not the kind of..."

She held her fingers to my lips, cutting me off mid sentence "not like I'm trying to brag or anything but alpha Grayson is like" she twirled her hair with her index finger "really f*****g rich and can get anything done" she snapped her fingers "just like that. He's a really big deal in the country"