Running in Fear: Abandoned

by Trinity Blacio

  Jaycee floated into the warm water and closed her eyes. She used the loose shower head to soak her hair and wash it. Remi broke down the door. Jaycee didn't move an inch, just continued her bath, using her powers to help her.

  “Are you trying to kill our baby? What the hell are you doing?” Remi's beast snarled.

  Jaycee turned her head towards him and growled low in her throat. “My son is fine and for you even to suggest I would, you can take a cold bath.” She let the words that ran across her mind float out of her mouth.

  Her mates disappeared, gone from the house. They flailed in the cold frozen pond behind the house. Their shouts rang out.

  Jaycee smiled and finished her bath, and brushed her teeth. A new nightgown floated into the bathroom. She floated out of the tub and into her nightgown. She was getting tired and drifted to bed, not bothering with her hair. She had just settled into bed when her mates came into the bedroom. They were soaking wet and shivering. She ignored them and curled up into the bed, but her stomach was flip-flopping again. Jaycee needed saltines and she knew where they were. Concentrating on them, they came floating up the stairs. Dane grabbed them out of the air and held onto them.

  “Give them to me. I need them. My stomach isn't feeling too good right now,” Jaycee whispered.

  “No wonder, using all that power,” Remi said.

  “It's called morning sickness, asshole!” She held out her hand and Dane slapped the crackers into it. She nibbled on the saltines slowly. “You'd better go get warm near the fire, since you can't stand to be next to a liar,” she snapped.

  “Don't tell me what to do,” Dane said.

  “Whatever. I'm tired now, so just go away.” Jaycee carefully turned over to her side and, hugging the pillow, she closed her eyes. The crackers lay near her in case she needed them later. Her mates stomped downstairs. Tears fell on her pillow as she fell asleep.

  * * * *

  Jaycee woke up the next morning to Dane dumping her clothes in suitcases. “What are you doing?” Jaycee asked.

  “The car is here. We're leaving in an hour,” Dane said and continued to pack her things.

  “Why are you packing my fairies?” she asked and slowly sat up. “I want them here so when we come back to visit I'll have them here,” Jaycee said.

  “We don't know if we'll come back,” Dane snipped. “We're thinking of giving this place back to Marsha and her family. You don't need it anymore.” Dane threw a bag down the stairs.

  “Watch it, you'll break them!” Jaycee threw the covers off her and slowly got out of the bed. Dane stood slowly up and looked at her.

  “What the fuck do you think you're doing?” He stomped over to her and picked her up, then placed her back into the bed.

  “Marsha said I could get up and walk around. You're not giving anything back to Marsha. This is my place, and I will be back,” Jaycee yelled and got out of the bed again. She waved her hand and clothes appeared on her body.

  “You need a real doctor. You don't know what's going on. We have a doctor standing by when we touch down at home,” Dane snapped.

  Jaycee ignored him and floated down the stairs. She wouldn't risk walking the stairs, as Marsha said. As soon as she touched the floor, she looked around, and everything had been packed. The walls were empty. Marsha sat on a dining room chair, tears in her eyes.

  “They said you won't come back. I can't see if you will, because you are part of me now, and I can't see your future.” Marsha cried while Bo held her. Jaycee went to her and pulled her up into her arms.

  “I'll be back. I promise. Even if it's by myself, I'll be back.” Jaycee turned to the front door, which was open.

  Remi and Mark stood out there with two women. They rubbed themselves all over them. Remi squeezed one of their breasts and smiled down at her. Jaycee stumbled and Bo caught her. He growled as he saw what she saw.

  “I'll kill them!” Bo said, but Jaycee was there first. Both women turned to rats, and they scurried into the woods.

  Jaycee glared at her mates as tears fell down her face.

  “Bo, tell momma I'm not leaving. Start unloading my things now,” Jaycee said. Using her powers, she unpacked all her belongings, placing them where she had them before. Remi howled, but she didn't budge. She stood in the doorway.

  “You have crossed the line. There will be no bonding ceremony, and the three of you will leave now. Don't come back. When the baby is born, I'll contact you. You're free.” Jaycee turned towards the stairs. She lifted Dane off his feet and carried him down the stairs. She threw him outside near Remi and Mark.

  She slammed the door, locked it, and protected the door with a spell, knowing they couldn't get in. She looked up at Bo.

  “I've got the signed contract upstairs. I'm going to need that sent today. I'm going to have to take care of me and my baby now.” She went into the kitchen and started the coffee when she felt Marsha behind her. She wrapped her arms around Jaycee and hugged her.

  “It'll get better, baby. They didn't mean it,” Marsha said.

  “It doesn't matter if they didn't mean it, momma. They did it when they were angry at me. Are they going to do it every time they're angry at me? I won't, I can't, do that. What would they do if I went and screwed with another man? They would kill him and then they'd blame me.” Jaycee turned and laid her head on Marsha's shoulder. First the tears fell, and then the sobs shook her body. “I love them, momma. They called me a liar, they accused me of wanting to hurt my baby, and now they slept with other women. Did I do something so bad that it warranted this?”

  Bo and his twin walked into the kitchen.

  “No, you didn't, little sister. I can understand them being mad, but what they accused you of and what they have done is too far. I'm going to mail this out for you. Then I'm going to stop by the house and pick up some of my clothes. I don't want you out here by yourself. Drew is going to stay with us here also.” He kissed her forehead, and walked out the front door with Drew. They closed the front door and the yelling started outside. Bo was giving her mates hell. Jaycee turned and started to make breakfast for her and Marsha.

  “We can work on your powers later if you'd like.” Marsha sat down to eat breakfast. Someone pounded on the door and they knew it was Dane. Jaycee shook her head and got up to the door, since she knew he couldn't enter by himself.

  She threw open the door. “What do you want, Dane? I've said all I have to say. You guys made your choice.” Jaycee noticed Bo and Drew still outside. Bo nodded to her as Remi stood next to them with Mark.

  “We didn't fuck any others, Jaycee. Remi was just showing his thanks for keeping us company last night,” Dane said.

  “So it would be okay for me to have a man here tonight to touch me? Good, maybe I'll find someone. Goodbye.” Jaycee slammed the door in his face and had turned around to eat the rest of her breakfast, when he pounded on the door again. She sighed and turned back to the door. She threw the door open to Remi.

  “No man will touch you, you're mine, ours,” He said.

  “Really? This liar, this killer of babies, is yours? I'm not allowed to have another man touch me, but you can touch who you want? Or I'm supposed to believe that you didn't fuck someone else. Now, I'm going to finish my breakfast and work on my stories, since it looks like I have to support my son!” She tried to slam the door, but he stepped inside and she looked back at Marsha, who just shrugged her shoulders. Jaycee spun around to see Remi advance on her.

  “You're coming back with us now. Nothing happened and nothing will ever happen. Our cocks will only get hard for out mate or bonding partners. We are touchy people. They gave us comfort last night when you couldn't.”

  Chapter Ten

  Remi scooped her up into her arms. He looked at Marsha. “We will be back to visit. We'll leave her things here for now. Thank you for all you have done.” He marched outside and jumped into the car with Jaycee in his lap. Dane got into the driver's seat and Mark in the back.

  Jaycee didn't say a word
. She didn't want to hurt the baby moving around. She stared at her cabin as they drove away. Tears fell down her face as it got further, and further away from her view. She laid her head on the window and ignored her mates. They didn't say anything.

  She must have fallen asleep, because she woke up to Remi carrying her to the private plane. She shivered, not having a coat on. Remi picked up his speed as he took the steps two at a time. He entered the plane and sat her down on a seat, then grabbed a blanket and wrapped her up in it.

  He turned, joining Dane and Mark. They talked the whole flight and ignored her, which was fine by her, but she felt so alone. The plane landed four hours later. She used her powers and covered a coat on her body. She waited for the plane door to open.

  Remi stood behind her. The door opened up, he scooped her back up into his arms and walked down the stairs. A limo waited for them. Once inside the limo, Shelly and Kate smiled at her.

  Jaycee didn't care. She ignored them and stared out the window. She watched the scenery change as they drove in silence.

  Finally she gazed up at the house, her prison. Stepping inside, she found her father standing there with someone she didn't know. Remi scooped her back into his arms and took the stairs to her room. Inside the room, he stripped her out of her clothes and laid her down on the bed. The man she saw downstairs came into the room.

  “This is Doctor Blaine. He's going to examine you and the baby,” Remi said, but Jaycee didn't say anything. The man examined her body; he poked and prodded. He even did a personal Pap on her, while Remi stood there and said nothing.

  When the doctor was done, he got up and covered her body with the blanket. “She's healthy as a horse and the baby is fine. Whoever healed her did a great job, but the baby was never in danger. It has some kind of protective shell around it. It was even hard for me to examine the baby with the shell around it.”

  The doctor stared down at her. “I think your mate protected it with this shell. It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen.” He shook his head and left the room with Remi.

  Jaycee got up and went into the bathroom. She threw up everything she had eaten earlier. She brushed her teeth and got a drink of water. She walked into her closet and grabbed a pair of jeans and a new sweater. With her laptop and her box of stories, she headed down the back stairs to the family room.

  Jaycee had just settled in when there was a knock on the door and Shelly peeked in. “Can Kate and I come in?”

  Jaycee nodded her head and continued her work on the book.

  “Are you okay, Jaycee?” Kate asked and sat down next to her.

  “The baby is fine, and this killer of babies is fine. You might not want to get to close to a liar,” Jaycee mumbled and typed.

  “What are you talking about?” Kate demanded.

  Jaycee stopped what she was doing and stared up at her, “It seems my mates think I'm a liar, that I want to kill my baby, and that it's okay that they can fuck anyone they want.”

  “They what?” Kate stood up and screamed. Shelly paced back and forth.

  “They didn't. How could they? Once mated, they're not supposed to be able to get their cocks up for another female,” Shelly said.

  Jaycee watched her pace back and forth. “Well, they sure weren't ashamed of feeling them up in front of me. They said they couldn't be with me last night. They were too angry at me. So the females there gave them comfort. Hell, maybe they're getting comfort now, from God knows who.” She shrugged her shoulders and began to type again, pouring her hurt into her story.

  Jaycee heard the men stomp down the stairs, and her father stormed into the room. “What the hell is wrong? Did someone hurt the baby?” her father asked and stared down at her.

  “Her baby is fine. I'm pissed, and if you don't get those assholes, out of my sight, I'm going to kill them.” Kate and Shelly growled at Remi, Dane, and Mark.

  “What the hell are you talking about, woman?” her father demanded.

  “Ask them who they were with last night. They sure weren't with your daughter,” Kate snarled. Jaycee rolled her eyes and gathered her things.

  “Jaycee, where were your mates last night?” Her father asked.

  “I have no idea where they were, but I know they were with other women, getting attention. Since they couldn't stand being around a liar and a baby killer!” Jaycee said over her shoulder and stepped up two steps. “But don't worry, Father. At least now you don't have to worry about a wedding or a bonding ceremony, because it won't ever happen.” Jaycee quietly walked up the stairs as everyone stared at her.

  She put her things inside her room and walked down the stairs to the living room. She opened up the door and started out on her afternoon walk, going north towards the gazebo. It was peaceful outside, and she walked into the burial grounds, right to Pierre's grave. Jaycee sat down and pulled her legs close to her body.

  Tell me, Pierre, was I so wrong to want to protect them? Would you have taken another female because of what I did? It hurts, Pierre, and I don't know how to fix this hurt. It's deep, like they took their claws and shredded my heart. I miss your laugh. Do you know I can't remember seeing Remi laugh around me?

  Jaycee brushed the tears away and got up, looking down one more time at his grave. She'd hoped he would say something to her, but nothing came.

  She realized Remi had followed her and watched her like a hawk, but she ignored him. Walking to the gazebo, Jaycee waved her hand. A cushion and blanket appeared on the swing as she got on it, curling up under the blanket. She inhaled the fresh air and tried to relax. It felt so good to be outside. It was so beautiful out here; she loved it.

  Jaycee heard their footsteps and knew they were behind her, but she didn't say a word.

  “You do know you have every female fuming right now.” Dane stepped into the gazebo.

  “What do you want me do? Lie like you accuse me of? Well, it's not happening. So go fix it. Find another female to snuggle up to. Maybe then they'll feel sorry for you,” Jaycee said.

  “This is your pack, too. You need to fix this?” Remi said.

  Jaycee got up, looking at him. “I have nothing to fix. Did I go and let another male touch me? No! You fix it.” Jaycee threw her blanket at him and pushed Dane out of the way. She stormed back towards the house and into the pack house.

  Grace and Camille were there, having coffee.

  “Jaycee, come sit and warm up,” Grace said, getting up and dragging her to the table. “We were wondering if you would like to go into town with some of the females tonight. They want you to have a night of dancing and relaxing, since most of this crap is behind us.” Grace sat down next to her.

  “You know the prison guards won't allow this,” Jaycee stated, slipped her coat off, and took a sip of coffee.

  “Don't you worry about them. We're going to keep them busy until you're gone. Then they won't be able go anywhere. We'll take care of the cars,” Camille said with an evil smile. “We even have a dress picked out for you. Kate and Shelly will meet you at the back stairs near the family room at seven tonight. Be ready,” Camille said, getting up and walking towards the doors.

  Chapter Eleven

  Jaycee couldn't believe the dress they had given her. It barely covered her body, but it made her feel beautiful. She slipped on the thigh-high boots and laughed. Her mothers-in-law had kept her mates busy; she hadn't seen them all day. Even at supper they had been busy. Jaycee grabbed her coat and purse, heading towards the back staircase. She smiled as she noticed Kate and Shelly waving the car keys at her, and they slipped out the back door to the house.

  They all climbed into Dane's truck and took off. They all laughed, driving into town. Jaycee loved it. She felt so free. No one chased her, or wanted her dead. It was the first night in a long time that she felt relaxed. Shelly pulled into the parking lot of the local bar. At least twenty females from the pack waited for them. Jaycee shook her head and got out of the car. She couldn't drink, but she sure could dance. No one was going to stop her from d
ancing tonight.

  Jaycee and her group took over six tables near the dance floor. She ordered a Diet Pepsi as the band started up. She laughed at Shelly as she tripped over the chair, trying to stand up.

  “Quit laughing at me and get your butt up, we're going to dance. They promised me they would play our song, Honky Tonk Badonkadonk[M1].” Shelly pulled her up as the band started to play their song. Jaycee and Shelly danced, messing up the steps. The song ended and they made their way back to the table as a slow song began to play. A man from town came up to Jaycee.

  “Would you like to dance?” he asked her. Jaycee shrugged and took his hand while he led her to the dance floor. All the woman hooted as they embraced, dancing, and the man could dance. He dipped her and grabbed her leg, pulling it up. She hadn't danced like this in years. He flew her around the dance floor—and then she heard the growls. Jaycee's head snapped up as the song ended. She thanked the man and headed to her table. Her new friends and accomplices surrounded her. They growled back at her mates as they tried to get close to her.

  Dane and Remi pulled their alpha status and they backed away.

  They came up to Jaycee, grabbed her arm, and tried to pull her out of her seat, but she didn't budge. “Let me go,” she said. “I'm out with the girls. I'm not drinking and I'm safe, so get lost.”

  “You will come home now. You planned this whole thing, didn't you? You even got our mothers into it, so you could dance with some men,” Remi accused.

  Shelly and Kate stood up and pushed at Remi. “She did no such thing. This was our idea, not hers. Get your hands off her and let her have a good night. She is out with the pack females and is surrounded by people who would give their lives for her. You need to get a grip. She has never lied to you, and you need to stop this now. You're going to lose her if you already haven't.”

  Dane and Remi stepped back and released her arm. They walked to the bar and ordered a drink. They watched every move she made.