The Wolfs Maine - By Jinni James Page 0,59

think he could do it again?

"Alright Andrew. I want exact information. I want to know where he is, what he is doing, anywhere he goes...etc."

"I'm on it." Andrew gets on his phone with JR and starts giving instructions. I do not know why but my gut was giving me a warning about JR. I was not quite sure if we could trust him or not. He has only been with us for a few months. He came on as head of security for my company back in Portland and has been very useful so far but my gut was definitely telling me to keep my eyes and ears open when it came to him.

Somehow Nicholas was tracking us. I am not sure how but he was. The other thing bothering me is why was he taking his time? If he really knew where we were and wanted Ava then why not just go get her? Vampires are unusually fast. He could have already been at my house and we could have already taken care of him. Why the cat and mouse game? And at this point I am not sure who the cat is and who is the mouse.

I could not help but think about Ava. I would never forgive myself if anything were to happen to her. We have not had enough time together yet. I am looking forward to a long and wonderful life with her. If only we can get rid of Nicholas. He is the definition of a sore loser if I do say so myself. I know he doesn't want Ava, he has never wanted Ava. All he has ever wanted was to ruin her family which he has done a good job of so far but it ends now. He cannot have her. He has already killed her parents, her aunt and now has turned her best friend into a vampire; I will die before I let him anywhere near her now. We have got to get rid of him and fast. Andrew has been on and off the phone for about ten minutes now trying to find Nicholas. It should not be this hard with all the people I have working on this.

"Andrew? Any word?" Andrew put his cell phone back in his jeans.

"Nicholas has about two other guys or vamps with him. They are staying in a house in Ashland. I do not know what they are doing or planning at this point."

"Let’s head up there."

With a nod from Andrew we toss our cell phones in the glove box of the car then we shifted into wolf mode and began running towards Ashland. One might think that driving would be faster but in all honesty running like this is much faster. There are no barriers, no detours, no speed limits, plus we are less noticeable this way. Now we are just two wolves running through the wilderness, minding our own business.

My worry right now is how close Nicholas is to Ava. It would take him no time to find her if he knew exactly where she is. Maybe that is his problem. He knows the area she is in but not exactly where. That could hopefully work to our advantage.

The entire time that we were running my thoughts keep drifting back to Ava and our night together. Sure we have had nights together before but nothing like last night. It was like we both knew anything could happen so we were taking advantage of the time we have. If I have my way, which I know I will then Ava and I will have many nights like last night. We will have our lives together. I will never tire of her and I will make sure I never take her for granted. She is amazing. If only I could get her to realize that. She has no idea how remarkable and how beautiful she really is. I will devote my life to making her feel cherished. My heart aches now not being with her but as long as Nicholas is around we will not be able to relax. He will always be out there searching for her and Lord knows if he wants to find her he will and he will kill her.

Finally we make our way to the house Nicholas is hiding in but it is completely silent. Its daytime, and the sun is out, so he is probably still in the house. While vampires can go out during the day