“I’m not sure that I really have anything like that right now. I’m remodeling a house that could work, but it won’t be ready for a few months. Would you want to look at something in town that you can stay in until the house is ready?” “I guess that could work for now. When would you be able to show us the apartments,” she asks.
“Il can make some time tomorrow if that works for you, Miranda.”
“That would be great. I have the address of your building. Would nine work for you?” “Yes, that will work out perfectly. I can head over after I drop my daughter off at preschool.
I’ll see you tomorrow.” I cut the call and grab my keys heading out of my office. When I reach the office lobby, Lily is bouncing on the balls of her feet as she tells Stacey about her friends at school. “Well ladies, are we ready to grab some dinner and a cupcake?” This time they both squeal, and we make our way out to my truck
Stacey straps Lily into her booster seat, and we take off for the diner. I grab the to go order I called in earlier before we make our way to the Batter Up Bakery. Once Lily is out of her seat and her hand is firmly in mine, we cross the street. As I push open the door, the most intoxicating scent of coconut and vanilla invades my nose. Gideon growls, and my heart starts to race
I push him to the back of my mind and focus on Lily as she points to the brightest pink cupcake in the case. “How about you Mr. Forester? CanI interest you in anything sweet,” Holly asks trying to be seductive. I resist the urge to roll my eyes. She hits on me every time we come in here, but I just remain friendly.
“Actually, do you have anything that has coconut and vanilla in it?”
Rosalyn POV
Emmett and I follow mom into a large building located on the main street of the human city. Emmett has been assuring me since the moment we arrived that there is no way Reese, Cain, or Robert will find us here. The closest pack is thirty miles away and it has no affiliation with the Black Rose. We are more than four hours from the Black Rose. Emmett suggested going to the council but my mother refused
Robert’s oldest brother is a member of the council and though he is supposed to uphold werewolf law without biased my mother believes he will protect his brother at all costs. Besides, I just want to move on and try to be happy. I hope Emmett’s right, but I have a sinking feeling that Reese isn’t going to give up so easily. Bryce is probably thrilled I’m gone. I miss Addison but having Zora has eased the ache in my heart at missing my best friend
I haven’t been able to shift since my first time and Zora and I are anxious to shift again. I was hoping that when mom spotted the name of the relator at the diner, we would be able to find property that would allow us to run in wolf form. It won’t be anything like the freedom we had in the pack, but the thought of not being able to shift pisses me off. I refuse to let Reese and Bryce take any more from me than they already have
I push thoughts of them away as a beautiful woman with long auburn hair approaches us. “Hi, are you Miranda” she asks my mother. “Yes, I am” my mother says a bit confused. “I’m Stacey, Beckham asked me to meet you here. Unfortunately, Lily wasn’t feeling well this morning so he needed to stay with her,” she says
Zora purrs in my mind, but before I can ask her what the hell that was about, my mother turns toward me and Emmett. “I’m sorry to hear that, Stacey. This is my daughter Rosalyn and my son Emmett.” She steps forward and extends her hand to me. The moment I take her hand, the faint scent of sandalwood and leather tickles my nose.
Zora growls and my body stiffens. I notice something flash in her eyes before she pulls her hand from mine
She shakes Emmett’s hand but doesn’t meet his eyes. She drops his hand quickly before she turns back to my mom. “Well, I have three apartments for you to look at. If you follow me, we can get started.” She leads us over to a fancy elevator.
Once we are inside, she pushes the button for the third floor. I’m not sure what I expected, but it wasn’t for the building to be so beautiful and modern. Blakesville is a quaint small town with only three stoplights, so the building feels a little out of place
As if she can hear my thoughts, Stacey starts to talk about the building. “This building used to be the town hall before Beckham gutted it and turned it into an apartment building. The mayor, his secretary, and the sheriff didn’t need a building this size,” she says as the elevator door opens. I’m not sure why I find her familiarity with a man I’ve never met irritating, but I do
The first apartment is nice, but the kitchen is small. If I know my mother that is something she won’t be willing to compromise on. It was the room back at home she spent most of her time in. Despite being the Beta female, she helped with all the menus and cooking in the pack house
I want her to be happy after all she has sacrificed for me
I know she took what she could as far as money, but a completely furnished apartment isn’t going to be cheap. It’s the reason that as soon as we decided to stay here yesterday, Emmett and I walked through town to find jobs. I refuse to let my brother and mother struggle. When I walked into the cute bakery, I knew instantly I would love working there. The owner was nice enough, but I had doubts we would be good friends.
She gossiped for ten minutes about the man that owns this apartment building
The second apartment had a bigger kitchen, but the third bedroom was like a closet. I was fine with it, but my mother wasn’t. When Stacey pushed open the door to the third apartment, I fought back the urge to cry
It felt exactly like the house we had at the pack. Dark blues and grays decorated the living room. The kitchen was the biggest out of the three apartments. The apartment was perfect. I was shocked when Stacey told us the rent and my mother immediately signed the lease
“Well, I’ll get this paperwork back to the office. I’m sure at some point Beck will introduce himself. It was nice to meet all of you” she said handing my mother the keys. My mother looked confused but took the keys from her hand. Once she left, Emmett and I went down to our car to grab our bags.
When we stepped back into the apartment, my mother was sitting on the couch a look of concern on her face
“I don’t think we should stay here” she says, and I freeze looking at Emmett. “Why, it’s perfect.” “You two don’t think it’s odd that she didn’t want to check into us. See if we can afford the apartment. Besides me giving her first and last month’s rent, she has no idea if we can afford this place.
That’s another thing; the rent. The rent is probably a third of what it should be” she says, her voice panicked
“Rose, I can’t explain it, but I think we are supposed to be here. I know your mom is worried, but I think we’re safe,” Zora says. “Rose, what if she knows what we are? What if we underestimated Robert’s reach? What if they find us here,” she asks.
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