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.”

***

was moving into 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

pack was not ready to accept Katelyn, and he wished to give them more time to warm up to

Katelyn found her parents looking concerned. Her mother stood up as they came into the room. “What is going on?”

is Nigel,” the authorities must have found his body.

gasped, genuinely surprised. He was alive. Katelyn looked at Darrell,

road, and it almost killed him. He crawled to the highway where a motorist found him. He’s in the hospital

She had no idea how they would get to Nigel while in a hospital. All Katelyn knew was, he had to be silenced. “Look, that’s a horrible thing for him, but beyond common human sympathy, I don’t

your life for so long. How could you say that?” Her father

was sleeping with Karen.”

you. He was looking for you too. After the disgraceful scene you made at the brunch.

thing. If Karen was already cheating on Scott, she would have just kept doing it. He saved Scott

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

to me. So is Nigel. The

“I

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

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

someone does 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 my things,” she said as they walked

Darrell climbed into the truck. “If you leave

her. “Last chance to

placed her hand over his. “Let’s get out of

drove off. It was hard to leave. She would miss her parents, but she was going to stand by Darrell.

are thinking about Nigel,

was dead. I can’t even

have to try it

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 a way of getting to

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. It is just that you are a serious breach to my pack’s wellbeing,” if he believed that he was not going to like what they had to tell him. Darrell frowned, sharing a concerned look with Katelyn that Gordon instantly picked up on.

about Nigel. Nervous, Derrell ran the

eyes flashing with rage.

in the hospital in critical care. I don’t know how, but

stopped glowing as he regained control of his rage. “Ok,” he said, doing his best to stay calm, “is he

“I don’t know.”

things first. Someone has to go to the hospital and find out if he is conscious and if he is whether or not he is lucid. I

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