Chapter 111
Goosebumps prickle my skin. A chill travels down my spine as if someone is here with me.
1 can feel eyes on me, prickling my skin. My hair stands on end, the cold shivering my skin.
che softest of breaths dances across my face, a featherlight kiss placed against my lips. In this moment, I feel as if she’s here with me, standing right in front of me, except I can’t see her, but I feel her before she fades away and the goosebumps are no longer there.
Closing the door fast, I run all the way back to the house as fast I can until I’m in the safety of my own room, and even then I still feel freaked out.
It takes a few minutes to calm down enough to call Dallas. I’m still slightly out of breath when he answers.
“Dallas.” It comes out fast.
“Rya?” he questions.
“I beat Cash today.”
“That’s my female. So when are you coming back? I miss you.” His voice caresses my ears.
“I’m not sure when, but I think soon. I don’t want to leave. I want to see you, but I want to stay here too.” He’s quiet as he lets me talk. In the background, I can hear a small pup crying out in rage. It’s demanding something in the way the cries get more furious.
I hear a door close, the cries being muffled slightly.
“Who’s that?”
“It’s Kimberly’s male. Clayton watches him every Monday for her while she’s at school.” That brings a smile on my face, a brother helping a sister. I never thought that something he did would ever turn my lips into a smile.
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“What about Kimberly’s mate or mother?”
“He’s working. His mother works the weekend and Mondays, so that’s the only day she needs someone to watch him until school is done.”
“That’s nice of him to do that.”
“She’s his sister, and he loves her very much. It’s nice to watch them together.”
“How’s he doing with Caleb?”
“I think they secretly like each other.” He laughs. “Not in that way, but I think that they could be great friends. He hasn’t beaten him yet, but very close.”
“When he beats him, are you coming back?”
“Yes, I’ve done everything I can here. I have a doctor starting next week. Clayton’s taken almost all the day to day responsibilities of running the pack. Some of the wolves are coming around to trust in him again. He just needs to trust in himself.”
“What about a midwife? Have you gotten him one yet?”
“No, Rya, some things he has to do for himself.” It’s my turn to be silent for a moment, contemplating what his words really mean..
“I went to your house today, Dallas.” Complete silence on the other end.
“I went inside, not too far in, but far enough to see the life you had.”
“What did you think?”
“I think that you guys were happy, that you loved her, that she loved you.”
“We were happy, Rya, and I do love her.” His voice wobbles in his throat before he clears it.
“I felt her in there, Dallas. I just felt her love. I felt as if she were giving me her blessing.” I think he’s crying because the phone sounds muffled against something.
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“Could you ever love me the way you loved her?”
Without hesitation in his voice, he answers. “I could love you more.” I believe him. “Rya, please don’t feel as if you will ever be second to her. She was my past, but you’re my future.” It’s my turn to stifle the cries that want to seep out into the air.
“Thank you,” I tell him in a choked whisper. “I should go. Bye, Dallas.”
Bye, Rya.” I hang up first because my emotions are getting the better of me.
Turning the phone over in my hand, I contemplate listening to my past so I can move forward with my future.
He takes a breath. There’s a slight pause before he blows out slowly what he was holding in
his lungs.
“So after that first day I saw you drive away, I started stalking your house, trying to get glimpses of you. I saw you in that garden, poking around, pulling weeds. I tried not to stare at you so you wouldn’t know I was around. Do you know I love to garden? It’s kind of a hobby of mine. Kennedy had her art, and I had my garden. I always wanted her to come and help pull weeds, but she would rather sit underneath a shade tree and draw me pulling weeds.” He laughs at the memory he’s having. He wouldn’t be laughing now if he could see
her.
“I knew that you would be starting work on Monday. I just couldn’t help myself; my Wild was pushing me to see you. I got up early that morning, sneaking around the house. It’s funny, I was trying to be quiet so I wouldn’t wake Kennedy to see you. I felt like I was cheating on her if I were to see you. I never told her, when I would leave the house, what I was doing. She trusted me.” A sad laugh comes from his lips.
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