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Chapter 18
Alana
Afterthefamilygatheringand lots of hugs with bogus explanations on my part of where I’d been- I was glad to be finally sitting in Grandma’s house in my favorite spot. It was tough fending off my family’s questions, but I had told them that I was stranded in a cave system on the beach, which was partially true. My mother had cooked a gourmet meal with the help of my sisters, so I spent the entire day there catching up with everyone while Adam hid out in the basement with his computers.
But now I leaned back in Grandpa’s old armchair, drinking hot chocolate and absorbing the smell of the apple pie that Grandma was making in the kitchen. As I sat in the armchair, I watched the sunset from the living room, sitting in wonderful silence.
Alone at last.
Everything that happened to me in the last couple of weeks felt like it was all a dream. I took a sip of the hot chocolate, the sweetness of it settling on my tongue. I couldn’t believe I was back home again. I would check on my beloved shop tomorrow. Setting my drink down on the coffee table in front of me, I opened my diary on my lap and began writing:
08/03/14
Dear diary,
I finally found the guy I was looking for. He was a vampire, out of all freaking creatures. Do I still think about him? Yes, I do. He has a hold on my heart that I can’t escape. A hold that no one else would understand. He understood the darkest parts of my soul. He was there the night I was attacked. The night we slept together in his tiny bed with the rain dripping into his hut was magical. The way he gently touched me when he realized I was scared of him. And I will never forget the way he caught the shower bucket from falling on me. My heart just beats faster thinking about it.
Lio…where do I start with him? How do I sort out my complicated feelings for him?
If I had never met the vampire- Lio would undoubtedly be my forever mate. Him, Markus and Owen, my forever pack. I would be content. But is that enough? Without James?
“Alana,” said Grandma, breaking me out of my writing trance.
“Mhm?” I asked, still trying to write, but gave up, closing the book.
“Here’s a little treat to go with your hot chocolate,” sang Grandma, handing me a plate with a scrumptious slice of apple pie.
“Oh god, it looks so good,” I said, digging into it with a fork. It felt amazing to finally be home and return to normal life as quickly as possible. I had everything in my life under control, and I needed it to go back that way.
“Your parents are thinking about going on vacation,” said Grandma, leaning back in her rocking chair and taking a bite of the apple pie with her green tea.
“To where?”
“I think they said,hawayyor something like that,” said Grandma.
I was confused for a moment.
“Do you mean Hawaii?”
“Yes,” said Grandma. “It’s amazing that omegas can travel now.”
“But only with their alpha packs,” I said, rolling my eyes, and she laughed out loud. The living room was getting darker, so I got up and flipped on the light switch. As I made my way back to the chair, I noticed Grandma staring at my neck.
I braced myself for her question.
“How did you get that mark?” she asked, with her mouth full.
“It’s nothing,” I said.
“Don’t expect me to believe it was some animal like you told everyone else today,” said Grandma. “Tell me the truth, granddaughter.”
“Well, you wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” I said, debating whether or not to tell. I knew she was lonely here and wasn’t really close to anyone but me.
“Try me,” she said.
“It was a vampire,” I said simply. “He bit me on the neck.”
