I was starting to burn out and my pace was slower. I looked back and saw that Tweedledee was far behind but his brother was still hot on my heels. Since I had just one brother to face, it shouldn’t be so difficult to take him down or at least slow him down. I saw a cactus plant ahead and ran towards it. I carefully cut off a few spines without piercing my skin in hopes that it was poisonous. By the time I was done cutting, Tweedledum was in front of me and the only thing separating us was a cactus plant. I looked behind him, his brother was slowly catching up. I knew I had to do something fast. So, I threw the spines at him in quick successions to distract him. Then I took the last two spines with me and dragged them across his face as hard as I could. When I noticed that he was gaining his composure, I ran. I had not noticed Tweedledee who was just at my back until I ran into him. The impact of the collision threw me backwards but he caught me before I could reach the ground. He lifted me with one arm squeezed tightly around my neck and I could feel life seeping out of me. I fought to release myself from his grip but he was too strong. It was the end for me, it was time to go I thought until hope rose in my heart when I heard a scream from behind me.
The scream came from Tweedledum. While he was just getting free of all the cactus spines I threw at him, he must have stepped on one, slipped and lost his balance. He had fallen head first into the cactus plant itself. The sight caused his brother to release his grip around my neck. I took advantage of the situation and threw punches and kicks at him until he threw me in the sandy ground like he was disposing a ball of scrappy paper. I landed on my face and could taste blood in my mouth. I was in so much pain. I tried to move but I could not. It felt like someone placed a huge mountain on me and million pieces of broken glass under me. I watched Tweedledee as he helped his brother out of the plant and I knew he was coming for me in anger. I knew that if I did not do anything I would be dead in seconds. I closed my eyes and gathered all the strength I could muster in my condition.
With the side of my eyes, I watched the brothers as they approached me. Although there were scratches all over Tweedledum’s face and body, he looked like he could still kill a man. I guess the cactuses were not poisonous after all. I closed my eyes anticipating my death, in any moment I would be snapped in two but Jackie stepped forward with a self-satisfied grin and a gun pointed directly at my face.
As Jackie was about to pull the trigger we heard loud growls out of nowhere. Two jet black wolves appeared. While Jackie was still distracted, I ran towards her and managed to snatch the gun out of her hands but before I could get a good grip on it, it fell to the ground. Jackie did not waste any time, she reached for me. We both fell to the ground rolling over each other while the two wolves attacked the twin brothers.
Jackie jumped with flexibility and speed that left me momentarily paralyzed, I could not do anything. Unlike me, she was a trained fighter; killing was what she does best. “Are you going to sit there and do nothing?” She asked, ‘or would you beg me like your dying mother did?” She continued without forgetting to add her signature annoying laughter. I was filled with so much rage and it clouded my thinking. I did not know when I stood up and charged towards her. She was still blabbing and had not noticed my movements until my first blow struck her left cheek. She gasped and took a step backward. On seeing the triumphant smirk on my face, she charged towards me screaming on top of her lungs and slapped me. The force of slap sent me back three steps. As she charged towards me again, I was a bit more prepared and landed her a blow in her abdomen just about the same time she hit me again on my face. I staggered back and spat out blood.
Seeing that she was still doubled over from the blow, I moved towards her with stealth and hit her with my elbow at a point between her neck and her shoulder blade. The impact of the blow brought her to her knees. As I was about to prepare for the next strike, she pulled my leg with her right hand and I slid off balance, hitting my ass hard on the sandy ground. The impact went through my back and settled in a region around my neck.
We pounced on each other again like will animals fighting for a territory, I pulled her hair and she pulled my legs, and we were both screaming out in pain. My nose was bleeding again from my encounters with the brothers. I knew I had to end this if I wanted to come out of this desert alive. With all the strength I could muster, while still pulling her hair, I tried to release my leg from her grip, but her grip was too tight. I twisted in a way that I never thought was possible and used the heel of my boots to hit her hand.
She screamed out in pain and loosened her grip on my leg. I kicked off her hands with my second leg and climbed on her back. Still pulling her hair, I lifted her head off the ground and with my other hand twisted it to the side. She was screaming wildly now, her legs and her hand flailing wildly in every direction. She tried to grab a hold of my head or my hand, and she begged for her life. Thinking of everyone I have loved, my mother, my brother and all the pain I’d suffered because of her, I summoned courage and strength and I snapped her neck.
Chapter Twelve
Joslyn
Grateful that Storm and Shadow came to rescue me, I smiled and hugged them as we started our journey home. I asked Shadow how they knew I was in danger and he said Ash sent them to rescue me and bring me alive in one piece. I smiled happily that at least he thought of me and didn’t leave me alone. Well I hope he is not angry with me – what I did was for his safety. I was filled with a mixture of guilt and admiration as I watched his brothers smile at me. He must really feel something for me otherwise, why would he send people to rescue me when I deliberately injured him in order to embark on this suicidal mission. My mind drifted back to that evening’s occurrence when we got back from our walk.
“How is he?” I asked Storm who was beside me.
“Fine. I am sure he is waiting for you.” He smiled and that gesture made me relax my tensed shoulder. On getting to the car, Storm offered to drive and I didn’t object because I needed to rest. I tried opening the door of the car only to discover it has not been shut all the while. Someone must have vandalized my car and made away with something, I thought. It was when I sat on the driver’s seat to check what had been stolen that I realized I had left the key at the ignition even though the engine was off. We all entered the car and drove silently. When we approached the house, I struggled with getting out of the car because I didn’t know how I was going to face him. Lots of thoughts ran through my mind and I was about to turn around and run as fast as I could when Storm caught me by my wrist and started dragging me into the house. He was dragging me like a ram that was about to be slaughtered – my heart was pounding so fast. I didn’t have the boldness to look Ash in the face. It was when we got into his room and saw him lying on the bed that I composed myself. Storm then released his grip on me. My eyes moved quickly to his abdominal region where I noticed that the wound has been taken care of. I thought he was asleep and was about to leave the room when Shadow and Storm obstructed and encouraged me to stay with him.
“Ash” I called and he turned his head towards my direction like a robot. Our eyes locked and it seemed as though he couldn’t remember me. “Ash” I called out again as I moved closer. Recognition hit is face with a force that he jumped out of bed, called my name and pulled me into a tight embrace. I relaxed a little, grateful that he was happy to see me. I heard the door close behind me which made me realize that his brothers had left the room.
He held me close for what felt like eternity and when he finally released me, I was breathless. He held me close to see if I had sustained any injury. When I finally caught my breath, I spoke out, “Ash, I am so sorry, I didn’t intend to hurt you, I panicked, I was selfish, I was thinking only about my brother and did not put anyone else into consideration…”
“Shhh... it’s okay and I’m not angry. See I am healing fast so all is cool. All that matters is you are okay.” All my worries melted as I hugged him.
“I’m fine.” I lied, but I was anything but. With the revelation of my mother’
s death still fresh on my mind, it was hard to feel like anything would be okay ever again.
I needed to sort out some things – I needed to go home, I needed to confront my father, but I couldn’t tell him, he would never allow me to go, so I decided to enjoy every bit of him, seeing as this might be my last time with him, I stood on my toes and kissed him – and Ash being a man of action kissed me back with so much force that he had to support me. When he finally broke the kiss, he said, “Josyln, before I met you, I thought I had a good life but since you came into my life, I realized I just started living. I am falling head fast in love with you and I will wait as long as you want till you feel the same for me –” I was shocked and seeing that I would not be with him the following day, I placed my index fingers over his mouth and quietly hushed him. I saw the way his eyes bore into mine.
“Kiss me!”
He kissed me like there was no tomorrow, I could feel all kinds of emotion from the kiss. I could feel his hands moving over my body –now it was on my back; and before I could breathe, he held my butt and lifted me such that my legs were wrapped around his torso. He had already unhooked my bra from my clothes and thrown it to the floor. With him wearing no shirt, my nipples touched his bare chest through my clothes and it sent a sensation down my groin. I couldn’t think straight. Feeling the same way, he dropped me on the bed, cupped both of my breasts with his hands. I arched my back and pushed my chest into his hands. I wanted more, and sensing my needs, he lifted my hand and pulled the top off my head, leaving my bare breast exposed.
His eyes widened and I saw as love or lust filled it - he started kissing me all over, kissed my lips, then my earlobes, my neck then my breasts. He lavished his attention on them one after the other, taunting my nipples and biting them. The feelings went straight to my mound, causing moisture to pull between my legs. He kissed his way down from my breast, stopping at my belly button. He dipped his tongue into my navel while his fingers went to the waist of my trousers. He zipped it down slowly. Building the anticipation, I couldn’t take it any longer and slapped his hands away to lull it down the rest of the way.
He looked up at me and I saw that the color of his eyes was now mixed with a shade of brown – his wolf was awake. He smiled at me, grabbed my hands, and held it down above my head while he kissed me senseless. Craving to rub my hands all over him, I managed to release my hands to grab his shoulders. Being a man always in charge, he got up from the bed, pulled down my trouser and tied both of my hands with it around the head post of his bed. The knot was not too tight, but I couldn’t move my hands. Satisfied, he continued looked down at me and grinned, unable to use my hands, I closed my eyes and pictured my hands in places all over his body.
The coolness of his tongue on my pussy sent ripples through me and I screamed out his name. He smiled and continued teasing me, he pushed his fingers into me and I arched my back, powerless against him – I could only moan, he pulled out his finger and thrust into me again and again each time going deeper than before. I couldn’t think again I was so sure that my brains had turned into jellies. As pressure was building inside of me, I thought I was going to explode, and then he stopped. I groaned wondering why he had to stop. He got up, pulled down his pants and climbed on top of me and in one fluid move; he thrust into me with enough force to lift my ass off the bed. I called out his name but he just continued plowing through me. I could feel my climax building when he suddenly pulled out of me and turned me over, my ass standing in the air, he pulled my hair and entered me again and had his way thoroughly into me. My orgasm was building as fast as it crashed. I screamed his name just as I was about to climax, he screamed out my name and came inside of me – my whole body was vibrating from it all – before he pulled out. He reached up to untie me and then we both fell on the bed together with me resting my head on his broad chest. This was definitely my best experience in bed. Fully sated, he moved his hands up and down my back, and kissed me, telling me he loves me.
After what seemed like hours of deep sleep, I opened my eyes, confused as to where I was, but I remembered I was in Ash’s room – I looked to my side and saw him sleeping peacefully, the wound by his side was healing quickly.
Looking at his face again, I wanted to kiss him, I wanted to stay beside him and wait till he wakes up, but I could not, I had to be somewhere else. I couldn’t believe I was going to leave him again, and this time for good. I may never see him again. With tears in my eyes, I picked up a sheet of paper and wrote him a note. I signed the letter with my name underneath. Looking around for something – my clothes or say Jackie’s clothes – I saw it on the floor and put it on. That was the only form of clothe that could fit, seeing that Ash was way bigger than me.
I went into the hidden shelf in his wardrobe as I had seen him do a couple of time and took out what was inside. Guilt rose up within me, but I just had to do it. I took everything inside and placed it in a bag I found lying around. As quietly as I could, I picked up my shoes and tiptoed my way out of the room. Bearing in mind that Storm and Shadow might still be around, I peeped into the living room which was empty. With speed, I raced across the room to the front door and left the house. I wanted to take my car, but it would attract noise and my whole plan will be thwarted. I resorted to using my legs, still walking as silently as I could until I knew I was safe enough, I wore my shoes and ran as fast as my legs could carry me.
Having had nothing to eat for hours, I thought about getting something to eat. I stopped at a park, looked into the bag I was carrying and counted the money inside. I can’t believe how my life turned out like this, first cheating on my boyfriend, secondly, stabbing him with a knife, thirdly, killing another woman and stealing her clothes, and now I just stole from my boyfriend. These occurrences where destined to happen, I thought as I walked into a mini store and bought a change of clothe, a pair of matching underwear, a jeans and a top. I desperately needed a bath after the previous day’s event but then I decided it had to wait – there are other pressing issues. I entered into the coffee shop not too far from the store and got a cup of strong coffee with doughnut. With no other store opened at that moment, I left the coffee shop and headed for my next and maybe final destination on earth. It is time to face my fate, I muttered.
Chapter Thirteen
Ash
I woke up feeling really refreshed after weeks of insomnia. I finally got my desired sleep in the warm company of a woman I practically adore. What more could I ask for? I thought as I opened my eyes. It was already noon; I had slept half through the day. The pain at my side had drastically reduced, which meant I could share more fond moments with Josyln. I turned to my side to wake her up so we could discuss what happened the day before. We couldn’t talk about it the previous night because we were both exhausted after a great sex. I can’t remember the last time I felt so alive. What I saw next – an empty bed – was what I least expected. I quickly got up from the bed and called her name – no response, I headed to the bathroom, it was empty, and has clearly not been used. Confused, I went back into the room, wondering where she might be. It was then I saw a sheet of paper neatly folded beside my bedside table. I ran towards it and picked it up. It was a note from her and it read –
“My dear Ash, I am sorry that you had to find out this way.
Knowing fully well that I could not get my brother yesterday, I have to go after him my own way. I have to get him back, he is the only one I have left. I am sure he is somewhere at my father’s place. I am going after my father on my own. Please do not come after me or try to stop me. I have to do this. Also I took the money that belonged to the wolves. I am sorry.
I may never see you again, but I want you to know that I love you.
I have always loved you and I will always do. Bye my love.”
“No!” I said out loud, “She can’t live me. She can’t go like this.”I said to myself as I read the note several times. I looked at my wound, it was much better so I can at least fight for her today. Disoriented, I wa
lked around the room thinking of what to do before going out to look for Storm and Shadow.
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