Chapters (20)
"I can't borrow this, it's too nice," I say shaking my head. I look over the room, it has another large fireplace and a large four poster bed made of dark wood. The bed sheets are red and match the red curtains. There are two large paintings of packs of wolves on the walls. I want to look closer at them but maybe another time. There are pretty flowers on the window and chest of drawers, with many little bottles of things on top.
"You can and you will." Anna pleads with me, distracting me from the room and I give in, with a nod.
"There's a shower in there if you want to clean up." she says with a smile.
"Thanks, I won't be long," I say recognising her mother like tone. It’s that one where you know you won’t win the argument, so it’s best to just nod.
"Come down when you’re ready." she replies.
I wave goodbye to her and before going to the bathroom. I keep my hair out of the water, as I quickly shower and dry off. I slip on the dress and let my hair down, running my fingers through it a few times, so it's a little better than a fizzy mess.
I'm glad I didn't wear any makeup today, as it would have been a massive mistake.
I leave my pile of clothes in a neat pile on the counter. I can change back into them before I leave tonight. I slip on my trainers, I’m lucky they are small ones and black so they don’t look too weird.
I shut the bedroom door behind me as I leave; I make a mental note to thank Anna again when I see my outfit in the full-length mirror in the hallway. The dress hugs my curves and pushes up my chest, making me look a lot hotter than I am. I shake my head at myself as I walk down the corridor. It’s a pretty empty corridor with about five doors leading off it; there are a few pictures on the walls of people I don’t know.
I stop when the door in front of me opens, and a freshly showered Jaxson walks out. His eyes widen as he looks at me, his eyes go from the bottom of my legs to my eyes before moving to shut the door behind him.
"You look, beautiful lass," he says like a dark warning, as he walks towards me. I feel like I'm the prey and he is a hunter as my heartbeat picks up. My back hits a wall as he cages me in, with his face hovering close to mine.