Isabelle's Mate (Shifters of the Bulgarian Bloodline Book 6)

by Daria Wright

  As they were pulling out of the driveway, they saw an older gentleman peering out of the window. Her parents told her that new neighbors had just moved in but she hadn’t seen them yet. She wondered if anyone else lived there besides the man in the window.

  Jess drew Sabrina’s attention away from the mysterious man by talking about how excited she was for them to be going out that night. Her excitement grew when she mentioned how many cute boys were at the club.

  Though Sabrina wasn't experienced like all of her other friends she did make out once, a few years ago when she was still in high school, telling her parents that she was staying late because she had to get some work done. That was something they had never found out about.

  “I don't know why your parents are so strict.” Jess shook her head; she was glad her parents didn't care where she went. She was a young adult and able to make her own rules.

  “They always have been. Come on, I gotta change out of these clothes.” Sabrina looked down at her white t-shirt and blue jeans. She knew they were going out to a club that night so she packed night club clothing.

  A short skirt, a matching top that showed off her belly button and a pair of high heels. Clothing she had stashed away in her closet and almost forgot about.

  Jess nodded her head in agreement as she backed out of Sabrina’s driveway and on to the road. She was going to show Sabrina a good time, that there was more to do than just staying at home and reading a good book.

  Sabrina turned up the radio as they made their way to the night club on the other side of town, she sighed with relief that she had escaped her parents’ clutches, even if it was for just one night. She felt the freedom already the more they distanced themselves from her house.

  It took twenty minutes to get to the other side of town. Between traffic lights and it being a Friday night it looked like everyone was out partying. Sabrina brought her I.D with her because she knew she looked younger than twenty-three years old.

  “I was hoping it wouldn't be so crowded tonight,” Jess grumbled as they pulled into the parking lot of the night club.

  It took a few minutes to find a parking spot and it was at the end of the parking lot where there were no lights.

  “Kind of creepy. Don't leave me alone,” Sabrina laughed, taking her overnight bag with her so that she could change in the bathroom.

  “I won't,” Jess promised her.

  Sabrina didn't feel confident about her promise because she knew that Jess was a drifter even if she didn't mean to.

  Chapter 2

  Sabrina and Jess had to push their way through the crowd. Sarah saw a few people staring at her as she made her way around them.

  She was sure they were looking at the clothes she was wearing, wondering why she wasn't dressed up for a night on the town.

  “Come on, hurry up,” Jess told her, checking out her make-up in the mirror and adjusting her black halter top that she was wearing.

  Jess turned around and checked out her ass in the tight jeans she was wearing. There were rips right above her ass cheeks that she had made herself and there were holes in the knees when she turned around but she looked great in them. It was the style of pants at the time.

  “I'm almost done,” Sabrina called back, getting her skirt on and slipping her heels on.

  She shoved her clothes into the bag, when she came out of the stall she put her bag in one of the lockers that were in the rest room. Glad she didn't have to go out and put it in the car.

  “Do you want me to do your make-up?” Jess asked, taking her make-up kit out of her purse.

  “No, I like the way I am. I don't need that junk.” Sabrina made a face and they both laughed. She had always thought make-up was fake.

  Sabrina put her matching, black, purse over her shoulder as they headed out of the rest room and made their way to the bar.

  They had a beer and watched the dance floor. Sabrina wasn't much for dancing; she didn't have much experience in it. Another thing that she didn't know how to do because of her parents being so strict. She didn't like lying to her parents but she had to get out once in a while.

  “I will be right back,” Jess leaned in and told her. Sabrina nodded her head and took another drink of her beer, it was half gone now. She couldn't tell Jess no about leaving her at the bar. She knew it wasn't fair to Jess who usually lived the night club life style.

  Jess gave Sabrina a hug and a smile before she made her way out on to the dance floor.

  Sabrina was shaking her head but had a smile on her face as well. She knew that Jess was out going and she wished that she had the confidence in herself to do the same.

  “Are you here alone?” a man asked, sitting on the bar stool beside her.

  “No, my friend is out there on the dance floor,” Sabrina told him, pointing at Jessica. Hoping that he would leave.

  The guy had red, curly, hair and hazel eyes. He wore a pair of torn jeans and a black shirt with a hole in it.

  “Can I buy you a drink?” he asked her, not even giving her his name. Not asking for hers.

  “I've got one, thanks.” Sabrina brought the bottle to her mouth and took a long drink from it. Wishing he would just go away.

  The silence between them was too awkward and Sabrina didn't like the way he was looking at her chest. She did have her cleavage exposed but it was still kind of creepy to have him staring at her.

  Right before Sabrina thought about getting up and making her way towards Jess on the dance floor the red head got up, seeing that he wasn't getting anywhere with her, he made his way out to the dance floor to hit on someone else.

  She turned around to get another beer when she heard a commotion on the dance floor, she turned back around quickly and saw that there was a fight. People were backing away from the dance floor.

  She was surprised that it was the red-head who had been hitting on her just a few minutes ago. He was fighting with a black haired man, both of them throwing punches at each other. Sabrina watched as Jess made her way back to her.

  “What's going on?” Sabrina asked.

  “The black haired guy's name is Tommy. He's always been a trouble maker of sorts. The red-head, his name is Adam. I don't know what caused the fight but Tommy is always looking for a fight from what I hear. He's like the bad boy of the club, I don't know why they haven't thrown him out yet,” Jessica explained, rolling her eyes and grabbing her beer, drinking it down. “I heard that he moved but I guess not because he seems to still be here a lot,” Jess explained.

  Sabrina nodded her head, keeping her eye on Tommy as a bouncer broke the fight up.

  Tommy had spiked black hair, dark blue eyes and he wore a black torn shirt. His jeans didn't have any tears in them and he wore what looked like brand new sneakers on his feet.

  She saw that Tommy wasn't escorted out of the bar, instead he made his way to the bar and sat on the other side of her.

  “Can I buy you a drink?” Tommy asked, looking over at Sabrina.

  Sabrina saw out of the corner of her eye that Jess was shaking her head no. So Sarah turned away from him as if she hadn't heard him, starting a conversation with Jess and turning her back to him.

  Jess watched over Sabrina’s shoulder as Tommy shook his head and got himself a beer. He didn't look happy that Sabrina had turned him down.

  Chapter 3

  Jess didn't want to leave the night club but when the bartender told her it was just about closing time she finished her drink and handed over the empty bottle. She had noticed that Tommy had left an hour before, she had watched him go out the door.

  “Here's the keys, I'm going to go to the bathroom real quick. I will meet you at the car,” Jess explained.

  “Grab my bag while you're in there,” Sabrina told her, giving her a smile as she got off the bar stool to make her way to the exit.

  Sabrina didn't think much of it, since she wasn't experienced with things that went on during the night she didn't look at her surroundings. She didn't check to see if anyone wa
s following her. Something that she should have been aware of.

  As she slid the key into the driver's side door she felt someone shove her up against the car. She tried to cry out but a hand covered her mouth as she felt the other hand begin to caress her body roughly.

  She struggled the best she could but couldn't see who was trying to get her clothes off. Within minutes she felt herself being released but didn't dare turn around until she heard a familiar voice a few inches away from her.

  Sabrina turned around and saw that Tommy was beating the hell out of the red-head from the bar. It was their second altercation that night.

  “You don't know how to keep your hands off women, even after the dance floor!” Tommy shouted in the guy's face.

  Sabrina realized she had been assaulted by the red head that Jessica said was Adam. She watched, without crying out for help. There was a crowd around them now as she saw Jess coming out of the club.

  “What's going on?” Jess asked.

  “Let’s just get out of here.” Sabrina murmured, she didn't want to be there when the cops showed up. The last thing she needed was to have her named dragged into it.

  Jess took the keys and unlocked the door as Sabrina quickly walked over to the other side of the car to get in.

  Jess didn't ask any questions until they were away from the night club and seeing that Sabrina had tears rolling down her face.

  “What happened? Was it Tommy? I thought that he had already left. He's such a jerk, thinking he can do whatever he wants.” Jess told her, blaming everything on him.

  “No, it wasn't him. I was attacked Jess. That guy Adam attacked me, if it wasn't for Tommy being there I'm afraid it would have been a lot worse.” Sabrina stated, her voice shaking as she stood up for Tommy.

  “Wow, he's got such a bad boy image. That's why I thought that he was the one who was causing trouble.” Jess was surprised that he would help someone.

  “I guess we shouldn't judge a book by its cover huh?” Sabrina asked her, shaking her head back and forth. She couldn't believe that something like that would ever happen to her.

  “Well we can go to my house and relax for the night at least. We can put this night behind us.” Jess assured her, glad that they were almost to her house.

  “I'm not sure I can put that behind me.” Sabrina told her softly, looking out the passenger side window.

  “We can at least try to. Do you want to go to the cops and file a report? Will that help?” Jess asked, she would do anything Sabrina wanted.

  “No, my parents would know that I wasn't at your house this whole time. Last thing I want is to get in trouble with them.” Sabrina's eyes grew wide as she turned her attention to Jess.

  “Alright, then there's nothing else we can do,” Jess sighed heavily as she finally pulled into her driveway.

  As they got out of the car they heard someone clear their throat at the side of the house. The girls froze until the person walked towards them and set off the spot light to light up the driveway.

  They both relaxed when they saw that it was Tommy. How he had gotten from the club to her house so quickly neither one of them knew.

  “Hey, I wanted to make sure that you were alright after what happened,” Tommy said, looking over at Sarah with his hands in his pockets.

  “I'm okay, thank you for being there. I don't want to think about what would have happened if you weren't.” Sabrina told him softly.

  “You're welcome. That guys a jerk.” Tommy shrugged his shoulders.

  “Yeah there are a lot of men out there like that.” Sabrina gave him a smile, thinking he looked cute the way he was standing there. He didn't look like a bad boy at all.

  “I was wondering if maybe you would like to go out with me tomorrow night?” Tommy asked, seeing the surprised look on Sabrina's face when he asked her.

  “Sure.......yeah, I would love too.” Sabrina answered, giving him a smile.

  “Great, so should I pick you up here tomorrow night?” He asked, raising his eyebrows at her. Not sure if she lived there with Jess or not.

  “Yes. I will be here.” Sabrina nodded her head at him and watched as he turned and walked out of the driveway.

  “And how do you expect to be here tomorrow night? What about your parents?” Jess asked her, shocked that she would agree to go out with someone she didn't really know.

  “You have to help me Jess. Please.” Sabrina begged her as they went into the house and settled in for the night.

  “Fine, but I still don't think it’s a good idea. So he helped you out, you feel entitled to agree to going on a date with him?” Jess asked, a little confused.

  “Come on, you have to admit that he's a little cute.” Sabrina laughed at her, shaking her head.

  She felt that Tommy was just misunderstood that maybe something had happened in his past to give him the image as a bad boy.

  “Alright, first thing tomorrow morning I'm going to call your mom and tell her that my parents are going out of town tomorrow night and I don't feel like staying home by myself but my parents don't want me going out anywhere while they're gone. That way they can't invite me to spend the night at your house.” Jess came up with a quick idea, a great idea.

  “Awesome, they should fall for something like that. They really like you thank god.” Sabrina nodded her head, hoping that the plan worked.

  “You have to let me wear your red dress,” Sabrina stated, knowing that the dress didn't fit Jess well. She could hardly get into it.

  “You can have it. I almost broke the zipper on it the other night and had to find a different outfit to wear.” Jess laughed, shaking her head.

  She didn't like the fact that she wasn't as skinny as Sabrina. She knew that she would look great in it.

  Chapter 4

  Early the next morning Jess had called Sabrina's parents while she was still sleeping. She was worried that Sabrina's mother was going to ask to talk to Jess's mother but she never did.

  She had put Jess on hold for a good five minutes, making Jess nervous before she got back on the phone and agreed that it was okay for Sabrina to stay another night since her parents weren't going to be home.

  When Jess put the phone down she felt her hands shaking, her forehead was sweating as she realized she had just gotten away with lying to Sabrina's parents.

  Jess wouldn't have done that for anyone else but Sabrina was different. She wasn't even allowed to go out on the weekends when they were going to school together. This was the reason Sabrina didn't have many friends. In a way Jess felt sorry for her. She just prayed that Sabrina was going to be alright that night. She didn't think it was a good idea to go out with Tommy but she wasn't going to hold her friend back. She would have to find out for herself whether or not Tommy was a good guy.

  As night fell, Jess helped Sabrina get ready for her date. The red dress looked hot on her. The dressed showed off her long legs and the top of the dress showed off her cleavage without making her look desperate or cheap.

  “You look really great,” Jess told her, standing behind Sabrina in the mirror and helping her zip up the back of her dress.

  “You really think so?” Sabrina asked, a little anxious about her date. It was her first actual date.

  “Yes, I think that you look beautiful. I'm going to put a can of mace in your purse tonight. I don't want the same thing happening that happened last night. It’s just in case.” Jess told her, slipping the can of mace into the matching red purse that she was letting Sabrina use.

  Jess' parents were at a friend's house that Saturday night. They always had plans on the weekends ever since Jess started high school. They knew she was old enough to stay by herself and they had done their time raising her.

  Jess and Sabrina heard the doorbell ring from upstairs in the room, it was seven at night and they slowly made their way downstairs as Sabrina put her high heels on in the living room.

  They walked to the kitchen and Jess opened the door. Tommy was wearing a regular shirt and a pair
of black jeans. He had his hair flat, unlike last night when his hair was spiked.

  “I didn't know what time you wanted me to come over.” Tommy was surprised to see the way Sabrina was dressed.

  “Make sure she's here by ten. I don't want to have to call and worry about where my friend is.” Jessica glared at him, letting him know that she was serious.

  “I will have her home before midnight. Trust me, nothing is going to happen like last night.” Tommy told her as nicely as possible.

  Jess watched the two leave the house. She looked out the kitchen window and saw him open the passenger side door for her of his red, two door car.

  She watched until they were out of the driveway and she couldn't see them anymore.

  Tommy and Sabrina got to know one another, the more they talked the more Sabrina was enjoying his company. They went to a dinner and a movie. She felt comfortable with him when Tommy put his arm around her during the movie they had watched together and happy that he had picked a place where there were other people in case they didn't hit it off.

  “Do you want to go for coffee?” Tommy asked when they got back into the car.

  “Sure. I don't feel like going back to Jess' right now,” Sabrina stated, glad that he had come up with another plan to keep the night lasting longer.

  When Tommy got their coffees he decided that a secluded place would be nice to just talk and feel each other out. He liked her so far and he had a feeling that she liked him as well.

  Sabrina didn't say anything when he pulled onto a dirt road to talk, she had her mace in her purse and knew that if she had to use she would.

  When Tommy shut the car off he looked over at her, seeing how pretty she was. Sabrina smiled at him and felt her face grow warm in the dark car, before she knew what was happening she felt Tommy's lips on hers.

  Sabrina loved how his lips felt soft and warm against hers. She opened her mouth slightly so that he could slip his tongue into her mouth and moaning for him when she felt his wet tongue touch hers. She leaned into him and slipped her arms around his neck, kissing him back harder.