Heirs, 40
(POV: Scarllet)
I watch nervously as Renata rushes out of the office, transformed into a wolf. This shouldn’t have happened; she should have never found out the truth.
“Our girl has been here all along, Nic,” I hear Lina’s shaky voice, and I grimace.
“What part of ‘She helped me in my revenge’ didn’t you understand?” I air-quote with my fingers. “Don’t you realize you’ve been deceived by her all this time? Nothing I say will make you turn against her, nothing.”
“My daughter has been deceived by you all this time, nothing you say will make me turn against her, nothing,” she insists, looking at me with swollen eyes.
“I will find her and make her drink a potion that will make her forget the past few hours,” I promise.
“Dammit!” she screams, and I smirk mockingly.
“Take care of them,” I instruct Rick and rush out of the house. I need to catch up with my daughter.
“Scarllet,” Lina calls out. “If you harm my daughter, I’ll kill you,” she threatens.
“You’re not in a position to make threats, Lina, and I’m tired of them too,” I scoff. “Renata is my daughter,” I say, irritated.
“No, Scarllet,” she stares at me defiantly. “Renata is my daughter, not yours.”
I decide to ignore her stubbornness. She’ll pay for this audacity later. Now, finding my daughter is more important, and she shouldn’t have overheard our conversation or transformed. She still has months before she reaches the right age. Damn it!
My plans can’t go wrong in any way. I need to retrieve my daughter. She won’t choose them over me. I have to find a way to rid her of that damn wolf inside her.
“You two, come with me!” I order two of my men who were guarding the front door.
“Yes, ma’am,” they respond in unison and follow me into the forest.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
I see huge pawprints on the ground and walk quickly in the same direction. As much as I love Renata, her scent in wolf form is like poison to my nostrils. The strong odor deeply disturbs me.
I run swiftly, determined to reach her wherever she’s heading. In a matter of seconds, I see her wolf a few meters away and stop, signaling my men to be quiet. I advance slowly, watching her.
And then, what I see infuriates me. I can’t believe my eyes. Trying to get closer, my henchmen make noise and startle her. I’m extremely annoyed.
(POV: Deniel)
Suddenly, we hear movement a few meters away from us, and the wolf ceases its attacks. I notice her ears perk up, and she becomes visibly restless.
“She’s right there, Scarllet,” I hear an unfamiliar voice say, and my blood runs cold. Scarllet is behind her, and that can’t be good.
“Help me,” the wolf pleads in a terrified voice, and I’m intrigued by the relationship between this wolf and Scarllet. Then, what I feared the most happens: Scar got here before me.
Before I can draw my conclusions, I see the massive wolf collapse on the ground just as the voices draw nearer.
“This is just what I needed,” I mutter as I look at the fallen body next to me. “A big, all-powerful wolf afraid of a few vampires,” I complain. Yes, I know they’re vampires because of their unmistakable scent.
“Oh, ma’am… why… Don’t kill me,” the unknown voice begins to speak, choking up.
When I look back at the wolf, I notice she has reverted to human form and is completely naked. Something about her face catches my attention, and I step closer to examine her. When I turn her face to get a closer look, I’m shocked. It’s the mountain girl who has never left my thoughts.
“Invisibilia,” I whisper the Latin word that will make us invisible to any beings. I take off my jacket and carefully cover her, all the while seeing Scarllet approach with a man by her side.
“Deniel,” she calls out to me. “I know you’re here,” she says, looking around. “Appear and give me back the wolf,” she demands.
“Ma’am,” the man calls her. “They escaped, there’s no one here.”
“Shut up, wretch,” she demands. “Deniel, I know this is some trick of yours. Appear and give me back my daughter,” she insists, and I flinch.
“Daughter?” I exclaim in shock, drawing her attention.
“I knew you were still here,” she says, looking in my direction, but she still can’t see me. “Yes, Deni, she’s my daughter.”
“Impossible!” I assert, looking at the girl, who reminds me of someone from my past but I can’t identify who.
“I’ve raised her since she was a baby; she’s mine,” she states firmly. “Give her back to me,” she demands. “I won’t let you take her from me like you did with the others!”
I ignore her demand and turn to the unconscious girl. It seems I’ll have to postpone my unexpected visit. She needs me, and I regret only meeting her when she’s vulnerable. I stroke her rosy cheek.
“We need to stop meeting like this, Little Wolf,” I whisper as I carry her towards the forest entrance where I left my pickup truck. I pass by the vampire who was searching for her and resist the urge to beat him up out of jealousy. If I hadn’t been here, he would have seen her naked.
I try to control the anger welling up in me and walk faster, trying to push away these thoughts. This girl is not mine in any way. I can’t have these kinds of feelings for her.
“Deniel!” I hear Scarllet’s shout, and I smile. You won’t touch my girl.
My girl?
I’m going crazy. Where are all these inappropriate thoughts coming from, I don’t know, but I need to push them away.
I reach the truck, open the rear door, and lay her down carefully. I circle the car and take the wheel, quickly driving away towards my house in the mountains.
“I’ll take care of you,” I say, looking at her in the rearview mirror, and my heart warms with a sense of peace I’ve never felt before.