Chapter Nine
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[P.O.V. Unknown]
Watching her with him at this. Fall celebration makes me angry. There is little information about him I have found. His name is Zyston Kale Woods. COO of Silver Moon products. He has two siblings, an elder brother, Vincent Theodore Woods. His twin is Katrina Izabelle Woods. He owns his own house further out of town. That's the only personal information that I could dig up. Unfortunately, I can't find any more. Beside things on the internet. Talking about their company and products.
"I will find out more about him." Mumbling under my breath with frustration.
"Maybe I can help you with that?" A male voice says. Turning my head around. A man over six feet tall, very well built, with dark brown hair in a small ponytail, and reddish-brown eyes. They were more red than brown, stood there.
"How can you help me?" Venom is coming out of my words. He just chuckled while standing next to me. Looking forward, following his gaze. He was looking at Adriana and that so-called Zyston.
"I am an ancient enemy of the Woods family. I can give you all the information. You want about them."
"Why would you want to help me?"
"Doesn't matter why? All that does matter is. You will have your girl back. Also, I can give you a gift that can help you with that."
"Still want to know what you get out of it?"
"My revenge," Thinking about what he said.
"Who exactly would I be working with?" He smiled a sinister smile.
"Alexander Parr." Holding out his hand to shake. Shaking his hand, his smile left. "Meet me outside of town tonight at midnight. I will give you that gift to help you out." With that, he gave me a card with his information on it. The man left, leaving my hair to stand up. I'm fully aware I'm not a good person. But you can feel the evil radiated off with Mr. Parr.
Here I am at midnight, waiting for Alexander Parr outside of town. Hate being out here with nothing but a two-lane road. A bunch of trees with wolves howling in every direction. Something shaking the bushes got my curiosity. Standing in front of the bushes. A gigantic wolf jumped on top of me. Biting into my shoulder. A yell left my mouth as it chopped down harder. Blood running down my shoulder and back. The giant wolf got off me. As a man behind me laughed.
"You might not understand now. But soon you will be reborn into something stronger," Alexander says while I blacked out from the pain.
[P.O.V. Adriana Braxton]
It is a lovely first week of October. Soon it will be Halloween! I'm super excited! Katrina, Scarlet, Jolene, and I have become excellent friends. In the short time we all known each other. Jolene is Zyston other best friend, Joseph's wife. She is beautiful with long, red, and curly hair. She has dark brown eyes and flawless white skin. We all decided we wanted to go out for Halloween night. So here we are getting costumes. At the mall in Raven City, a few miles out of Dark Wood.
We have been here for hours. The girls have already picked out their outfits. Katrina is going to be a sexy pirate. Scarlet will dress up as a sexy nurse. Jolene will dress up as a sexy schoolgirl. I do not know what to be. I have been trying different ones. But nothing has sparked my interest. Katrina giving me one more outfit to try on.
"This has to be it! I can feel it in my bones!" Katrina says excitedly. The other two agreed. Taking the outfit from her. Going into the dressing room to try it on.
Looking at the woman reflecting at me. I had a hard time believing it was me. Dressed as a sexy cop, the blue really made my eyes pop. Short blue shorts, blue cop shirt with long sleeves. That also showed off my stomach a little. Enough to show off my belly button ring. Fishnet stocking with black heeled boots. Pair of handcuffs hanging on my hip. Black cop hat on top of my head. Walking out of the dressing room. The girls squealed with delight.
"You look so hot!" Jolene says.
"Damn, I barely recognized you!" Scarlet says
"My brother is going to go crazy! He is going to want to tear those clothes off!" Katrina says, making me blush super hard.
She has been helping me try to get Zyston's attention sexually. I was always forced to have s*x. With my previous boyfriend. After healing five years from all the trauma. I finally decided to do it on my own terms. To have it with someone that cares about me. "We need to buy some sexy underwear for underneath." That made me redder than a tomato. After hours of shopping, we all sat and ate. While eating, Scarlet got a phone call.
"Hello?.. yes, this is she... What?.. what happened?.." That got my attention. She had tears brimming in her eyes. "Yes, I will be there right away.. I have to go, Jake, been in a terrible car accident. I will tell you what happened later. For now can someone please take me to Raven City Hospital?" She says as she hangs up the phone. And grabbing her purse. Tears falling down her face. She was even shaking.
"Yea, of course." I tell her. Jolene and Katrina agreeing.
We all gathered our stuff, trying to comfort her on the way there. The police officer said it looks like something. Flipped him over down a hill. Getting to raven city hospital. The emergency room was vivacious. Finally, after Scarlet yelled at the receptionist. A female nurse walked towards us.
"Mrs. Rosston? Right?" The nurse asked.
"Yes, I am Mrs. Rosston! Is he okay? Can I see him?" Scarlet ask all but in sobs.
"I'm Nurse Flinner. Your husband is in critical condition. It is so serious that. Our emergency team has to do an emergency surgery on him." Scarlet broke down in sobs, kneeling on the floor. Kat and Joel kneel to comfort her.
"What exactly is wrong with him?" Asking for my best friend. That is sobbing like a baby.
"He got some internal bleeding. That needs immediate attention. You are welcome to wait in the waiting room. We will update you soon as possible." With that, the nurse leaves.
Jolene, Katrina, and I helped Scarlet. To the waiting room. All of us were with her and comforted her. We each took turns to get drinks and food. After waiting for hours. Finally, a doctor came out. Telling all of us that. Jake was resting in a private room. Scarlet left to go and see him soon as possible. After a while when Scarlet could pull herself together. She told us to all go home. We all agreed we would be back in the morning. To check on Jake and her.
After leaving the hospital, I went straight home. The house felt empty without Scarlet and Jake. My heart is just broken for my two best friends. One friend is heartbroken while the other. Is in a bed trying to stay alive. Closing my bedroom door. I just flopped on my bed, crying. Afraid I was going to lose a man. That is like a brother to me. I am a single child. My parents gave me up for adoption. So I never got to know. If I had siblings or not. Jake and Scarlet are the closest thing. To having any real siblings. My cell phone rang, looking at it. The ID number said it was Zyston. Hurrying and picking it up.
"Hello?.." My voice expressing my feelings.
"Adriana, are you okay, babe? Kat and Joel told me what happened."
"I'm... alright.."
"Do you need me to come and get you? Or stay the night there?" Something downstairs crashed. Making my heart race and anxiety sweep in.
"Zyston?.." My voice coming out unsure.
"Yes, babe?"
"I think there is someone in the house.."
"What? Hide, I will be there in a minute."
"Just stay on the phone with me."
"No! Dammit, Adriana, stay in your room or somewhere safe!" Grabbing a baseball bat. Out of Jake and Scarlet's room.
Placing my phone on my chest with my other hand. Creeping down the stairs. Getting closer, my heart was beating so hard. I can hear it pounding in my ears. Looking around, nobody was here. The front screen door was slamming. From the wind blowing. I must of not closed the screen door all the way. Taking in a deep breath. I seal the screen door. Then the front door locking it. Putting the phone up to my ear again.
"I think it was a false alarm... " About to reassure Zyston. When two arms grabbed me from behind. Making me drop the phone. A high pitch scream leaving my mouth. Next, a cloth-covered my mouth. I try to fight back. But it was making me very sleepy. My vision blurs, and then darkness surrounded me.
[P.O.V. Zyston Woods]
Katrina and Joel came back. To the pack house very unhappy. After asking what was wrong, they told me. What happened to their new friend Scarlet. Just hearing what happened. Made me worry about Adriana. I knew how close she was to them. After comforting my twin. Mind-linking my delta to come to get his mate. Taking my phone out, calling my beautiful mate.
"Hello?.." Her voice sounding like she was crying.
"Adriana, are you okay, babe? Kat and Joel told me what happened." My voice coming out very concerned and worried.
"I'm... alright.."
"Do you need me to come and get you? Or stay the night there?" I really didn't want her to be alone tonight. I wanted to comfort my mate. Hearing her heart broken is tearing me apart.
"Zyston?.." Her voice sounded unsure.
"Yes, babe?"
"I think there is someone in the house.."
"What? Hide, I will be there in a minute," my wolf Travis and my dragon Stryker were on high alert.
"Just stay on the phone with me."
"No! Dammit, Adriana, stay in your room or somewhere safe!" Dammit, why does she have to be so damn stubborn? "Adriana?... Adriana?.. She not answering me. Pacing back and forth in my office. My emotions are going haywire. But then I heard her voice for a second.
"I think it was a false alarm... "High pitch scream coming from the other end filled my body with rage. Throwing the phone at the wall. Racing down the pack house stairs. To get to Adriana's house. Getting down the flight of stairs. A young boy comes running through. The front doors of the pack house and was panting.
"Alpha!! We're being attacked!!" He said out of breath.
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