him in the shoulder. “Kitten, don’t leave us. We love you,” Nick whispered. “Wolf or not, you’re part of our pack.”
The knife lowered, the tip pushing into Nick’s t-shirt, but my hand shook and the blade didn’t go any deeper as I fought against it. I couldn’t hurt Nick. He was my best friend. He was my Guardian.
Nick stared into my eyes and whispered, “Kitten, don’t be scared. I’m right here.”
I dropped the knife and screamed as I felt the vampire in my head, angry and hungry.
The vampire yelled, “No!” inside the house, and then I felt him leave my head. I collapsed into Nick and darkness surrounded me as every part of me went numb.
Chapter Six
“I have just as much right to be here as you do,” Gary said in an angry whisper near me. “You’re just trying to make it so that when she wakes up you are the first one she sees.”
“So?” said Nick.
“Well, no matter what, I’m taking her out first tonight.”
“Stop fighting,” I said softly as I opened my eyes and sat up.
Dad rushed into the room, pushing the boys away from me. “Sarah, how are you feeling?”
I smiled at him. “Fine. A little tired and sore, but fine.”
He hugged me tightly. “I thought I was going to lose you.”
I relaxed in his arms. “What happened to the vampire?”
He pulled back and smiled. “I killed him. He won’t be bothering you ever again.”
My shoulders slumped in relief. “Thank you.”
“There’s food downstairs when you feel up to going.” He looked at Gary. “Come help me set the table.”
Gary started to say something but clenched his jaw. He knew better than to defy his Alpha. “Yes, sir.”
Dad closed the door, leaving Nick and me alone. I looked at the tears in his eyes and his hands clenched into fists and knew I had to go to him. I got out of bed and walked to stand in front of him. “You saved me again.”
“You almost died.”
“I almost killed you.”
Nick wrapped his arms around me and sobbed. “I froze when he grabbed you. If I hadn’t frozen, I could have gotten you from him and he never would have bitten you.”
I reached up and touched one of the bite marks on the side of my neck which itched. “I felt like he was eating my soul,” I remembered my other feelings and stepped out of his arms, turning away from him. I still believed I should leave them. I shouldn’t stay with the pack and endanger them. I was an untrained witch, and one of the last witches in existence. When my powers finally manifested, it could be catastrophic, since I had no one to train me. The thought of leaving them was frightening though. I had never lived anywhere else.
“Kitten, why are you frightened?” he asked as he moved towards me. “You’re safe now.”
“Yeah, but for how long? When will the next supernatural come after me and try to kill me or take me away?” I asked softly as I grabbed clean clothes to change into. Maybe that was why Alfred was so interested in me. Maybe he wanted me because I was a witch.
“I’ll protect you,” Nick said vehemently. “I’ll train harder and—”
I spun around. “You could have died, Nick! I almost killed you!”
Nick’s eyes softened. “You wouldn’t kill me.”
I sobbed and put a hand over my mouth. “I need to change my clothes.”
Nick stared at me a moment and then nodded. “I’ll be outside.”
I changed as quickly as I could and used the restroom before staring at myself in the mirror. The bite marks looked like bruises now, almost like hickies. I hadn’t even had my first kiss, and I was almost killed.
I shoved extra clothes into my backpack and some jerky I kept hidden in my room so the boys wouldn’t eat it. I turned on my radio and then slid open my window. Nick had taught me how to sneak out of my room when I was ten. Now I was using it against him. I started out the window when I spotted the group picture we’d all taken last summer and I grabbed it, storing it in my backpack safely before climbing out my window and jumping to the tree outside. I stopped moving when I realized that the living room was full of people and all they had to do was look outside and they’d see me. Luckily everyone was busy talking and didn’t bother. I climbed down from the tree