MY SWEET PRINCESS

Chapter Two

BRETT'S S P.O.V

Well, it's getting late and it's not safe staying out late. Something or someone could hurt her and the kids. The mere thought of someone hurting her in any possible way fills me with rage. I quickly shake off the feeling before everything goes out of hand. "Give her to me." she demands bringing me back to reality.

"She's asleep." I reply even though I truly don't feel like setting little Clara down.

"Well, wake her up then." she says again.

"No, let her sleep. Where you headed?I could drop you off.

She looks at me taken aback by what I just said.

"We're fine. Okay, well just give her to me." she says trying to get Clara out of my hands but it seems Clara doesn't want to leave me either. She holds on tighter to me as Laurel tries to get her away.

"It seems Clara is on my team."

"Really?"she says and I don't like the sound of this but I still nod.

"Okay,"she stands on her tiptoes and aims for Clara again,"Clara my baby, come to momma." She says in a different voice. Momma? She can't be their mother, can she? I mean, she barely looks like she can take care of herself.

Clara shifts a little in my arms but doesn't leave. She repeats again but this time to my dismay, she takes Clara out of my arms. I notice Jacob trying his best not to fall off his feet while trying to rub the sleep out of his eyes. I slowly reach down and carry him as well.

"What are you doing now?" she says almost sounding panicked. I simply smile at her,"I'm not running off with him and you need my help."

"No, we're okay."

"I can drop you to wherever you're going."

"I think our parents taught us not to speak or take lifts from strangers. I already spoke to the stranger, I'm not accepting the lift... I've heard the story enough to know how it'll end for me." she says the last part in a low voice but I still hear her though.

I'd never hurt you is what I wanted to say but my train of thoughts is interrupted by my wolf who seems to have just woken up from who knows what and the first thing he gets to say is;

MINE!!

MINE?What does he m-

And then it hits me now and hard. The wind blowing her scent around us. JASMINE AND VANILLA.

It's her. My mate. MINE.

I turn back to her and look her in the eyes. I know my eyes have already turned black. A gasp escapes her lips and she slowly starts backing up. I move closer to her but she retreats again. It hurts to see her so scared of me right now.

"Y-y-your eyes! What's happening to you?" She doesn't know about shifters. I can't shift in front of her. I try calming both my wolf and I but it seems Darren is not backing down. After a while of fight, he finally surrenders.

Still holding Jacob in my arms, I move towards her.

"No,no. Stop." she says in a shaky voice that makes my heart ache. Why is she having so much effect on me?

'How did you not notice! Are you really this dumb? '

'Whatever Darren, I have to deal with this first.' I say and immediately block him out.

"Listen, I'm not gonna hurt you."

"Isn't that what they all say." she says stepping back.

"Look, I have Jacob, If I wanted to hurt you do you think he'd still be alive."

She looks down quietly and when she looks up, I'm already in front of her.

"What are you?" she asks as I place my palm on her cheek. Sparks run through my entire body but that's not all, her body radiates power....feels like a lot of power. A gasp escapes her lips and i know she feels it too.

"What are you?" I find myself asking her the very same question.

"I'm a girl, Brett."

BRETT.

Sounds so good on those little pink luscious lips. No, she's still quite...not old yet.

"I won't hurt you or your siblings. I promise. I mean, it's against every cell in my body to hurt or pain you.

She looks up at me confused.

"Why should I trust you, Brett?"

Lord, I'm in heaven.

"Because I'm a kind man who would have been able to do all the dirtiest to you, a defenseless girl but I didn't. Pretty hard finding people like this out there. If it was another person, you'd not even want to know what would have happened to you. He would've—" I stop myself seeing the horrified look on her face," What I'm trying to say is you don't know who else you'll come across and it's not safe for you, little Laurel or Clara or Jacob."

"And you're trying to say we're safe with you."she asks in a low voice. Seems my words sunk in deep.

"I'm not trying to say because you are safe with me. No one will hurt you. If not for me. For Clara and Jacob's sake."

'Alpha, we gotta go!' Rick, the driver sends a mind link.

I turn back to Laurel,"Come."

I say taking her in mine. Of course she tries to pull away but fails miserably.

"Wait,Brett." It's almost like a request.

I'm met with her pleading eyes.

"You won't try anything, will you?"

"Never!"

She hesitates for a while before agreeing.

"Your parents must be worried. Where do you live." I say after helping her into the car.

"We– we don't have parents.We live at the orphanage just a few blocks away." she says looking down at little Clara still in her arms.

They're orphans.

I tell Rick where we're headed through a mind link and soon we arrive.

Too bad it didn't take long at all.

Laurel turns to the door but I stop her.

"Let me." I say as I get out and open the door for her. A blush steals it's way to her cheeks as I reach my hand out and she takes. Jacob slowly opens his eyes and looks at me.

"Are we home yet?" I just nod at the sleepy boy and place him down.

I turn back to Laurel and she has a smile on her face.

"Can I see you again?" she looks at me surprised by my question.

"Well, I can't."

"Why not?"

"Stranger Danger."

"But I'd would love to see you again. I could get to know more about my new friend. So?" She looks at me hesitantly and I result to pleading eyes.

"I don't have work tomorrow. It's a weekend."

"Can I see you tomorrow?"

"Well...only of I can bring Clara and Jacob along. I can't leave them here." I nod. They must mean a lot to each other.

"Tomorrow at that same restaurant."

Oh, how Lucy would smack him is she heard him say that.

"Goodnight, Mr. Stranger,"Jacob says and I look down at him. "Goodnight Spiderman!"

His face lights as if he wasn't just dozing. I turn to Laurel. "Goodnight,Laurel." I say pressing my lips to hand making her blush intensely.

The orphanage is clean and in good shape, I'll give you that. It's a cream grand two story house but I don't know what might be in there.

I will take them away!

I promise myself as I leave.