Ch. 10

'Sara! Guess what! Shannon is an actual genius she's getting you food and supplies!' He was met with an icy glare. 'Sara what are you doing? What's with all the mess? Are you going somewhere? You're not- No!'

'I'm sorry Rhydian I have to go' her voice was emotionless empty.

'No you don't we have it all sorted!'

She rounded on him growling 'No you don't and you never will! I'm leaving now!'

'Sara no you're making a mistake'

'Goodbye Rhydian'

'No. I won't let you leave' his voice low and dangerous.

'Try and stop me' she flung a rucksack over her shoulder and headed towards the door. Rhydian growled, caught her wrist and stood in front of the door, bringing himself up to his full height. He wouldn't let her leave on such a stupid whim, she had only just arrived. She growled at him, eyes burning yellow and tried to free herself from his grip. She struggled, she was much weaker than him. A smirk washed over Rhydians' face she was not going anywhere as long as he didn't let go of her. He walked her back to the kitchen. She was still struggling against his grip as he pushed her into a kitchen chair.

'Sara listen to me' he knelt down in front of her and took one of her small hands in his engulfing them. They were cold and shaking 'boy, you're really not used to living life as a wild wolf' he smiled. Her gaze met his directly

'Of course I'm not my parents were- were mm mur-' she was trying to swallow her tears as reality hit her. Her head stooped down to conceal her face. 'I'm an orphan' she wailed 'I have nothing. I have nobody' tears coursed down her face. Rhydian could feel himself welling up she was the saddest most washed up person he had ever laid eyes on.

'You have us, you have me' he pulled her down into a bear hug crying with her.

'My mum and dad are dead. I don't know what to do with my life' she sobbed.

'Sshhh' Rhydian tried to comfort her. He put his hands by her face forcing her to look at him. 'You see me? I'm here and I'm staying. And so is Shannon and Tom and even Yana. We will be your family. Don't ever think you are alone' their foreheads were touching eyes locked. 'I'm here'

'You know I don't think it even really hit me, the changes that have happened until just now everything came just crashing down'.

The mint that always seemed to surround her unexpectedly seemed intoxicating to Rhydian. 'Can I-'

'Can you what?' She breathed. His eyes glanced down to her mouth. He leaned in and brushed his lips ever so gently over hers. The chapped skin of her lips sent a shock straight through him. 'Rhydian what are you doing, please no. I-I can't.'

'Why not? I thought you-' his brow furrowed.

'I do, I think anyway, but I just can't. Not yet. I just want to feel something I think, affection, anger anything I just need to know that I can after what's happened all I've felt is a cold numbness like ice inside of me. Please try to understand, they- they tried to kill me! I was so scared, I don't even feel that any more.'

'And do you, you know feel anything?' a blush rising up his neck. Her cool hand calmed the red in his cheeks.

'I'm not saying no in any way but I hardly even know you Rhydian.'

'I know but I've never felt such an instant pull to anyone, especially not a Wolfblood my age'.

'Well you are only 17!' she laughed 'and what about the Maddie girl that used to live here?'

'Maddie, she was a great friend but she's gone now forever most likely'

'Most likely? And you're already moving on to another girl? You dog!' She was laughing heartily. He gave her a shove and called over his to her that he would see her later with Shannon. She giggled to herself from the floor lying back thinking that maybe now wasn't the time to leave, just yet.