Chapter 45
His knock was very uncharacteristic,
“Is that La cucaracha?” I asked myself after hearing his knock, he has changed so much since Iceland.
“Hello Aiden, it’s so nice to see you again” he walked in wearing leather from head to toe, I walked over to him reluctantly not knowing how to feel about this new Aiden.
“Nice to see you again Mrs Roberts” mom looked at him quizzically
“Aiden I asked you to call me Samantha remember”
“Oh yes, sorry Samantha” he said awkwardly
“What no flowers today” I said jokingly
“I’ve never given you flowers, and I’m not about to start now”
my eyebrows furrowed
“Not for me silly, for my mom” I said trying to ease the tension
“Well Scarlett I think you’re going overboard here, okay, why would I buy your mother flowers and not you, I mean” he chuckled, chowing his gum furiously now.
“You’re right how ridiculous of me” I looked at him and all my defences went up.
“Okay, see you later mom” I said turning towards her and she kissed my cheek.
“Yeah see you later honey” I saw from the look on her face that she felt it too, there was something off about Aiden the new attire and his behaviour with my mother, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, we walked down the driveway in silence.
“Is that a motorcycle?” I asked pointing at the Harley Davidson parked on the driveway, and he nodded.
“Yep, she is a beauty isn’t she?” He said with the proudest look on his face.
“Where is your car?” I asked, he didn’t respond he just looked at me and handed me a helmet.
“I got rid of it, I thought we could have some fun for a change” he said mounting the bike.
“Okay then in that case give me a minute to go back and change”
“No” he said taking my hand,
“What you’re wearing is perfect” he said pulling me close.
“Aiden, I’m not going on that wearing what I’m wearing” I said pushing his hand away and folding my arms in protest.
“Well, It’s either this or nothing”
Who the hell does this guy think he is? I thought to myself
“Well, in that case I chose nothing” I said turning back and walking towards the house.
“Wait Scarlett, I’m sorry, look… I mean you look perfect, and you look great for what I have planned, I promise that I will drive cautiously and that we will get there safely” I looked at him and bit my lip apprehensively.
“Don’t bit your lip, it’s unbecoming of the future Luna” I exhaled deeply out of frustration but because I don’t want to disappoint the pack, as uncomfortable as this makes me feel I should at least try as the future Luna, I took the helmet and got on the bike warping my arms around his waist tightly.
“What is this… I thought we were going to a restaurant” I said looking at the entrance to the woods
“Today is the night of the full moon, and the solstice, and if we do this right we can undo everything”
“What do you mean, undo everything? Aiden what are you talking about?” I asked as we unmounted the bike deep in the woods and then he cleared his throat.
“Look Scarlett it’s time we get to the bottom of why we are here” I folded my arms furious at him.
“Oh, okay I’m listening why are we really here Aiden” he flinched, and I thought back to when we were still at the house, and realised that every time I’ve called Aiden’s name he has flinched, he flinched when mom called him Aiden, he flinched when I called him Aiden on the driveway and he flinched again just now when I called him Aiden.
“Who are you?” I asked feeling the danger rising around me.
“Scarlett” he said holding his hand up in defeat.
“Aiden doesn’t call me Scarlett, just who the hell are you?” his whole demeaner changed,
“I had hoped that we would get through this without you realising it” he inched closer to me
“Realising what?” I asked inching away
“I’m sure you’re well aware that today is the hunt, and if I mate you tonight in wolf form on the solstice I will erase everything that idiot brother of mine ever did” he said walking towards me, I walked back trying to get away from him, but I got stopped when my back hit a tree.
“Run” a vision of Aiden appeared urging me
“You are not Aiden, where is he? What did you do with him?” I said pushing this imposter away,
“You don’t have time Scar, you have to run…run now” the vision of Aiden continued I turned my head furiously looking for a way out, the imposter came closer to me, he put his hands on my shoulders and I kicked him in the nuts he fell to the ground screaming cupping his privates with his hands and rolling back and forth on the grass. I took my chance and ran as he was crouched down on the ground.
“Run faster”
“Aiden…where are you? How are you doing this?”
“Scar I told you that I will never lose your scent no matter where you are”
“Where are you? What happened to you? And who is the guy pretending to be you?”
“I don’t have much time Scar, my brother locked me in the shed…I need you Scar…come find me…come save me…” his voice and face faded in the distance.
“Aiden!” I screamed; my feet are too slow at this rate he will definitely catch up to me I need to turn.
I turned letting my wolf take over and I ran even deeper into the forest, and I stopped.
“Oh no” I cried because here, where I am now there is sex everywhere I had unwittingly stumbled into the Hunt.
