Unexpected

chapter 18: the move

[Bay’s pov]

      After finishing packing I take a seat on my bed. To be honest I don't want to be living with this guy but, I don't want to be too far away from Alex during all of this bullshit. What happens if Sarah comes here and none of us are anywhere to be found? At that thought I pulled my phone out and pulled up her number. After staring at it debating i finally hit the call button.

       After ringing a few times I got sent to voicemail. I expected it but part of me was hoping she’d answer. The beep signaling to leave a message goes off and I snap out of my thoughts. 

  “Sorry for bothering you um- i just thought it would be better over call than text. I wanted you to know none of us will be at the cabin for a while. A Lot of s**t has been going down and Alex and Jase both think it would be best if we stayed at his place. *sighs* I really miss you Sarah. I wish you would just talk to me about what's-” the beep at the end signaling i reached the time limit. 

    Why won’t she just talk to me about it? My phone vibrated and on my screen was a message from Sarah that said a simple “okay”. It would’ve felt better if she didn’t say anything at all. Grabbing my book bag with my hygiene stuff and some clothes, I head to the kitchen to see everyone sitting and talking. Cameron and Jase are talking about a training schedule while Gram and Alex are listening in, putting their opinions in whenever they disagree with something.

    Jase looks at me in the doorway “You ready? We can walk, but it would be faster if you guess shift and we all run there.” 

    “Alright, let's just get this over with '' I'm still not happy with this whole moving s**t. I understand he just wants to keep Alex safe, but so do I. He's the one who helped the very source of the reason why she needs to be kept safe. I still don’t fully trust him either. What if he snaps one day and hurts her? Vamps are possessive and controlling and act out on their emotions instead of thinking first, that much I know. 

    Alex stands up, and the other three do so while grabbing their overnight bags “trust me Bay you’ll love it there, relax a bit.” she chuckles as she heads to the door with Jase following right behind her cam and gram following directly behind them with me coming out last. We head to the wood line and we separate a strip and shift and meet back up in our wolf forms except for Jase. he nods at us and takes off following his lead.

    There’s nothing like the  feeling of my paws hitting the ground as I run, the air whipping against my fur, and the beautiful scent of nature taking over my senses as we run. It’s the only time today anything felt like how it's supposed to be.

    After a few minutes Jase starts to slow down, and we slow down to a trot behind him, Alex catching up to walk beside him. I watch as he reaches out to her, keeping his hand on her fur and I feel a pang of jealousy. I want that with my mate but she doesn’t. I’m thankful Alex won’t ever know what this feels like. The constant pain of not being near my mate, the heartbreak on replay because she won't even give me a chance. The excruciating painful fact that I know she’s going to reject me and there isn't a damn thing I can do because she wont let me near her.

    Suddenly I ran into Cam, startling myself out of my thoughts. Jase was standing in front of us looking at us with Alex next to him. “Alright guys, go ahead, shift back and put some clothes on. It’s only a few minutes walk from here.” we all nodded and trotted off in different directions not too far from each other.  Going behind the tree, I dropped the back pack  I had been carrying in my mouth and shifted back. I put my sweat pants back on and my vans and headed over to where Jase was standing With Alex wearing one of his shirts with her arms wrapped around him. Another pang crept into my heart. Why can’t I have that? I’m happy she’s happy but like why can’t i be happy too..? Soon after i Cameron and Gram are walking towards us fully clothed “alright kids let’s go, I’m getting tired” Gram demanded, Jase looks at her in amusement. “Kids? You know I have a few thousand years on you, right?” he chuckled and Gram scoffed in return causing Alex to giggle. 

    We all start to head to our destination, Alex and Jase taking the lead. Soon we reached a building and my jaw dropped. It’s huge! Whenever he talked about his place he never mentioned the fact that it was a fuckin castle! Completely made out of stone, giving off some scary move vibes on the outside but in a beautiful way. Their were gargoyles on posts on either side of the doors and a few at different corners on the roof, rose bushes alongside the walkway up and a welcome mat that reads ‘enter at your own risk’ that's quite funny if you think about it, who knew the goon had a sense of humor. 

    “Welcome to my home guys, I will have Laura, Shelby, and Dessa show you to your rooms, they are the house keepers here and if you need anything don’t be afraid to ask. I’ll give everyone a tour of the place after you get a chance to settle in and relax.” Jase said as he held the door open for everyone. Three identical women were standing in wait for us by a stairwell by the entrance. They all had dirty blonde hair that stopped right above their shoulders, brown eyes and were probably about 5’7 if I had to guess. All wearing identical all black uniforms.

    “ Mr. Casal, please follow me to your room” one of them said to me and i nodded, following her up the staircase and stopping on the first floor, i look behind me and see  that Cameron and Gram are also being lead to rooms down the other direction. I face forward again just in time for her to stop and open the door. “This will be your room during your stay here sir, if you need anything please let me know.” she bowed and headed away i yelled out to her first 

    “Wait! How am I supposed to let you know if I don't know your name? “ I raised an eyebrow at her. She blushed and looked down and said quietly “I'm Dessi sir” if i didn't have heightened senses i wouldn't have heard her. She quickly scurried off and I went back in the room and plopped on the bed. Might as well take a nap for now.