Beautiful Creatures Series

It was six in the morning, and Darrell had to get to the job site. With Katelyn missing, it was important for him to keep up appearances, so people did not suspect he had any involvement in her disappearance. He was going to have to go back to her house and pretend as nothing had happened.

However, he could not leave Katelyn tied up all day. She would no doubt need food, water, and to use the restroom. He needed someone to check in on her while he was at work. He knew just who to ask too. Darrell hopped into his truck and drove the short distance to Stanton’s cabin, which was his closest neighbour.

Pulling into the driveway, he knew Stanton was still home because his SUV was still parked. Getting out of his truck, Darrel mounted the wooden porch steps and knocked on the door. It took a moment for Stanton to answer the door. He was only wearing his jeans and not a stitch more except for the police-grade handcuffs attached to his left wrist. He had not had the chance to take it off before answering the door. Darrell smirked. No one talked about it, but Stanton and his new wife Aurora were both a little bit freaky when it came to the bedroom games. Darrell never asked, but he suspected that little Aurora was the dominant one in the bedroom. It was amusing to think of big bad Stanton submitting to anyone, let alone a woman he dwarfed in size.

Darrell smiled, trying not to draw attention to the handcuffs. “Is Aurora around?” It was a rhetorical question. He could see her from where he stood at the door.

She was pulling on a tiny little tank top. She was now dressed… sort of. She was wearing nothing but a pair of fitted black and pink lace panties that barely covered her amazing bottom and the tiny tight tank. It hugged her body in the most seductive way. Aurora was far from modest or shy. Before she married Stanton, Aurora had been a legitimate prostitute. She was drop-dead heart-stopping gorgeous, and Darrell, like every other man, were both envious of Stanton and confused as to what he had done to make this woman love him. Stanton was a great guy but butt ugly. What Aurora saw in him, no one would ever know.

Stanton stepped aside as Aurora came to the door dressed only as she was. The bottom of her tank top riding up because of the small baby bump she had recently developed. She was a good six months pregnant, but she had only started showing not long ago. Aurora came to stand in front of Stanton with a playful grin. “What’s up, Cowboy?” Aurora addressed him with the little pet name she had given him. No one else called him Cowboy, he wouldn’t allow it, but he let it slide when Aurora did because she did so with affection.

“I need you to do a favour for me,” he said.

“Sure,” she said, eyeing him up like he was a steak. “But, you will have to wait until Stanton goes to work,” she said suggestively. Cowboy snickered because he knew she was not actually offering to service him. She was just playing.

Stanton growled at Darrell. “She’s kidding,” Darrell said quickly. “Aurora, tell him you are just playing before he disembowels me.”

Aurora laughed as she turned and caressed Stanton’s face. “Big Daddy knows I’m just teasing,” she said, standing up on her toes as Stanton leaned over to kiss her. She then patted him on the chest. “Go get dressed for work,” Stanton muttered something under his breath as he wandered off to get ready for his day. Aurora turned to face Darrell as she folded her arms across her chest and leaned against the doorjamb. “What’s up, buttercup?”

“That girl from last night.”

“The one you won’t kill?”

“Right. I have her tied up in my house. I need you….”

“Say no more. I’ll kill her.”

“No,” he said quickly. “I don’t want you to kill her. I need you to drop in a few times during the day to let her use the restroom and give her a little food and water. Just until I get home.”

“Are you sure killing her wouldn’t be easier?”

“No, you can’t kill her. You take care of her and be nice.”

Aurora frowned as though insulted. “I’m always nice.”

scared, don’t make it

this girl. You can’t keep her tied up

some time to think this through. Will you check in

and operated the new organic grocery store in the hub. The hub was a small one street where they had a few shops that did business within the pack. It

“Thank you.”

goodbye and then hopped back into his truck and

***

get the ropes loose enough to slip out of. She did not know where Darrell was, but she needed to escape before he came back. She was making no progress. This man knew how to secure someone. Katelyn’s heart skipped a beat when the

as she came to the couch and sat down on the coffee table facing her. She looked at the rope abrasions on Katelyn’s wrists. “I see you have been up for a while. You shouldn’t struggle so much. The knot he tied only gets tighter when tugged on,” she told Katelyn. Well, that explained why she was not getting anywhere. “I’m sorry we haven’t been properly introduced. My name is Aurora Bradshaw,” she said, reaching out

was a pet name.

I’m married to a friend of his. I’m just here to feed and water

not a plant,” Katelyn

I could have worded that better. Cowboy asked me to check in on you while he was at work. Make sure

been way too long, and after everything, Katelyn had drunk the night before she had to relieve herself.

She returned shortly with a knife, using it to cut the rope around Katelyn’s ankles so that she could walk. Taking Katelyn by the arm, Aurora

the corner. The floors were hardwood, and there was a midsized plasma TV in a homemade entertainment shelving unit. The furniture was dark brown and cozy, probably

into the kitchen, which was just as rustic as the living room. There was a wooden table with four chairs and a long bench along one side. It was something out of better homes. The walls were grey like the other. The cabinets and the counters were light-coloured wood. There was a deep double sink. Stainless steel appliances, a gas range, and a pantry shelf along one wall was a chef’s

this one was equipped with running water and a proper drain. It was really quite quaint. Aurora stood outside the door, giving Katelyn some privacy while she relieved herself. While the door was closed, Katelyn searched the small

door, and Aurora smiled at

to

some cereal for breakfast?” She said, taking out a

with her wrists bound, but she would make it work. She

gave her a funny look. “Cowboy,

funny way to

in the City Morgue. He went to bat for you against his own

he just wants to

have stayed had

“No.”

it, but these walls are the only thing keeping you alive. Outside, this house is fifty miles of woods and mountains teeming with Lycans who want you dead. Lycans who can track you by smell

wooden banister that looked made out of thick branches. She could not see what was up in the loft. “What

bedroom up there,” she said. “I have never been up there. You know he built this house with his own two hands from the foundation up. That man can do wonders with a hammer and a saw. It is only got the one-bedroom, but he’s always going on about building an

not only had she attracted a psychopath, but she also attracted another cheater. What was it