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.”

***

getting married, but since they had not known each other long, they decided to tell them she 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

pack was not ready to accept Katelyn, and he wished to give them

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

must have found his body.

Katelyn looked at Darrell, who had the same stunned

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

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, that’s a horrible thing for him, but

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

was sleeping with

He was looking for you too. After the disgraceful scene

probably could have done so with more tact, he did the right thing. If Karen was already cheating on Scott, she would

You owe

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 to me is Darrell, and

care,” Her father snapped. “I don’t want ever

her man. “I’m sorry to hear that because we are getting married. If my future husband is not

marry this man?” Her mother barked

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

into the driveway. “Don’t do this, Katelyn,” her father yelled after her as she and Darrell climbed into the truck. “If you

at her. “Last chance

hand over his. “Let’s

would miss 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. He was worrying about Nigel

are thinking about

he was dead. I

will just have to try

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

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. “Is

hesitated that he did not want to tell Gordon about Nigel. Nervous, Derrell ran the tip of his tongue over his

his eyes flashing

in the hospital in critical care.

unfathomable growl rumbled from deep inside Gordon, and then his eyes stopped glowing as he regained control of his rage. “Ok,” he

“I don’t know.”

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 contain this before it

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