Beautiful Creatures Series

Chapter 37: 15

After his shower, Darrell threw on a pair of worn jeans and had taken a cold beer from the fridge and sat out on the porch swing. He had been out there for hours. He watched the sun go down over the mountains. It was dark now and out here in the country; the only source of light was coming from inside the house. He stared up at the starry sky. He had been nursing the bottle all day. He still had half a bottle, only now it was warm.

After the sun went down, the door a few feet away opened, and Katelyn came out with a bottle of beer in her hand. She walked over to him and offered Darrell the beer. He looked at the bottle. “I thought you might like a new one,” she said. “This one is cold.”

He reached out and took it, giving her the half-empty bottle. Katelyn put the bottle on the floorboards and took the seat next to him on the porch. She rested her head on his shoulder and watched the stars with him. He actually liked having her seated next to him. It was a comfortable silence, which was nice. He had never just sat with a woman. He would have never guessed it felt so good.

Her affection was comforting. She had not runoff. She had not fought with him about the matter. Now she sat with him. She was giving him time to get over the horrible thing he had just done. She did not recoil from him, and that gave him home. “I didn’t want to have to kill him,” he spoke softly.

“I know.”

“That’s not who I am.”

“I know.”

Darrell sighed heavily. “I get it.”

“Get what?” She asked, lifting her head to look at him. “I get why you don’t want to marry me. Why would you want to marry a monster that kills your kind?”

“I don’t think you are a monster.”

“Why not? I am.”

Katelyn placed her hand on his chest, just over his heart. “I know your heart. You are a better man than Nigel ever was. You are not afraid to do the hard things if it means you can protect the people you love. Life is complicated. But I’m going to walk the path with you.”

Darrell was confused. “What?” Was she saying what he thought she was saying? Did he dare to hope?

Katelyn smiled. “I’m going to marry you.”

Darrell grinned. “Really. You think you can handle this crazy life?”

“To be with you, I will adapt.”

“You just made me a very happy man.”

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his house and then after a few months, she would tell them they were getting married. Katelyn knew she was doing the right thing. Even though their time together had been brief, the imprinting had Katelyn feeling as if they had known each

they keep their engagement a secret for now. The pack was not ready to accept Katelyn, and he wished to give them more time to

her parents looking concerned. Her mother stood up as they came into

Nigel,” the authorities must have found his body. That was quick. “He’s in the

looked at Darrell, who had the

him. He crawled to the highway where a motorist found him. He’s

It truly was. If he regained consciousness, he would tell the world about Darrell and the rest of the pack. Judging from the look on Darrell’s face, he was thinking the same thing. She had no idea how they would get to Nigel while in a hospital. All Katelyn knew was, he had to be silenced. “Look,

of your life for so long.

was sleeping

looking for you to make amends,” her mother said and then glared at Darrell. “And you. He was looking for you too. After the

tact, he did the right thing. If Karen was already cheating on Scott, she would have just kept doing it. He saved Scott

your flesh and blood. You owe her more loyalty,” her

was her loyalty when she was sleeping with my man. Screw Karen. She is dead to me. So is Nigel. The only person who has never lied

snapped. “I don’t want ever to see

said nothing, but he looked wounded that even now, her family preferred Nigel over him. Katelyn sighed. She was going to do the right thing and stand by her man. “I’m sorry to hear that because we are getting married. If my future husband is not welcome in this house, then neither am I,” she

you marry this man?” Her mother barked at her. “You barely

not determine or limit the love two people have for each other,” Katelyn snapped. “I love you, Mom, but you are small-minded. I’m leaving, and I’m not coming back. I’ll send someone for

father yelled after her as she and Darrell climbed into the truck. “If you

her.

her hand over his.

her parents, but she was going to stand by Darrell. She loved him too much not to. As they drove, she noticed how distracted he was.

thinking about Nigel,

was so sure he was dead. I can’t even

have

on the side of the road is one thing. It gets marked as a traffic accident or an animal attack. Killing him in a hospital in the middle of Aspen will attract the police and the media. It will be called murder, and somebody will have to pay for that. It is not as easy as walk in and walk out. I have to go to Gordon. We need to brainstorm

through his business paperwork. When they walked through the door, Gordon came out of the small back office to greet them. He was smiling. “Well, isn’t this a surprise? I see you still have the human with you,” Gordon then offered Katelyn a sympathetic smile. “No insult intended, Darling.

to tell Gordon about Nigel.

Gordon yelled, his eyes flashing

critical care. I

regained control of his rage. “Ok,” he said, doing his best to stay

“I don’t know.”

the hospital and find out if he is conscious and if he is whether or not he is lucid. I want to know who he has talked to, if anyone. I want names and, if possible, addresses. We are going to

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