Claimed by the Beast - Part One by Dawn Michelle

Author:Dawn Michelle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, coming of age, young adult, werewolf, witch, teen, shapeshifter
Publisher: Novel Concept Publishing LLC

Chapter 9

Crystal opened the front door and saw her mom sitting at her desk, working on some paperwork. “Hey, Mom, um, I’ve got kind of a big favor to ask.”

Brandy Davis looked up from her stack of bills and smiled. “What’s wrong? Is—oh, hello. I’m Crystal’s mom. Please, call me Brandy.”

Crystal turned and saw Ember smile. “Brandy? Hi. I’m Ember.”

“Amber?”

“Ember,” the redhead said with a touch of edge to her voice.

“Oh, I’m sorry. That’s an unusual name. Very pretty though,” Crystal’s mom added.

“So, anyhow, uh, Ember is the problem,” Crystal interrupted. She ignored the almost silent growl from the redhead and continued. “She moved into town recently and her dad had to fly back out West to take care of some things. Since it’s a new town and school, I wondered if she could stay with us?”

Brandy frowned. “I didn’t know you had a new friend.”

“Mom, it’s not like we see each other all that much!”

Brandy nodded. “I know, and I’m sorry. We’re short-handed at the hospital and I figured the more shifts I can pick up, the easier it will be to help you pay for college.”

“I said I’d figure—”

Ember pushed past Crystal, interrupting her. “I’m sorry to bother you, Brandy. I promise you won’t even know I’m here.”

Crystal had to fight to keep herself from scowling. “Yeah, she’ll even sleep on the rug in my room if she needs to.”

She saw Ember’s shoulders stiffen and knew she’d struck home. Her mother sighed and nodded. “No, no, that’s fine. She’s not a dog! If I’m working, you can sleep in my bed and Ember can have yours.”

Crystal fought back a laugh and asked, “What if you’re not?”

Brandy winked at her and nodded towards the couch. “Then you can be a good hostess and take the couch.”

Ember turned to look at Crystal and smirked. “I think I’m going to like it here,” she said.

Crystal forced a smile on her face. “Come on, Amber, let’s go.”

She led the way upstairs to her bedroom and heard Ember following behind. Ember looked around and smirked. “Pink?”

“What’s wrong with pink?”

“Nothing,” Ember said. “It’s the same color as a deer after I’ve torn out their throat and they’ve bled out.”

“Jesus!” Crystal gasped. “That’s sick!”

Ember shut the door behind her. “Call me Amber again and I’ll tear your face off. Then you can match your walls.”

Crystal backed up a step and felt her bed against her leg. She sat on it and pulled her phone out of her purse so she could plug it in. It was nothing more than an excuse to not look at the woman who scared the hell out of her.

“Don’t worry,” Ember said. “It won’t take long.”

Crystal jerked her head up. “What won’t take long?”

Ember smiled. “He’ll come soon. He’s probably already healed.”

“You’re supposed to protect me, I thought?” Crystal asked. “So far you’ve threatened to rip my face off and reminded me there’s some creepy monster after me.”

“The real world isn’t princesses and slippers,” Ember said.

Crystal clamped her lips shut and fumbled with her phone, finally plugging it in.

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