Werewolves of New York: 4 Hot Werewolf Books Box Set by Faleena Hopkins

Author:Faleena Hopkins [Hopkins, Faleena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hop Hop Publishing
Published: 2016-05-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Forty-One

On the fifth morning when they walked down the sandy steps to their cabin, they opened the door to Rose’s phone ringing. She ran to catch it, muttering as she swiped to answer the call, “I don’t know the number.” He leaned against a wall watching her face change as she listened to the caller. He could hear a woman’s crying voice explaining something so fast the words stumbled over one another.

“Okay, slow down. It’s okay. I knew you were going to call,” Rose said. Then she covered the phone and whispered to Eli, “It’s Diana!”

He snapped to attention and went to stand by Rose so he could hear what was said.

Diana was hysterical. “I called the police! She’s in jail. Eli said I could call you and I don’t know what to do.” She broke down into sobs as if she’d fallen to the floor.

Rose was filled with compassion and patience as she soothed her. “Diana, what you did was very brave and you don’t have to worry.”

“I can’t afford a lawyer!” Diana cried.

“Eli already told me he’d take care of it.” Rose looked to him, emotion welling in her eyes. He nodded in encouragement for her to keep going. “I will make sure she never hurts you again.”

“She’ll come back! She always does and this time she was so…cruel. So brutal.”

Rose urged her, “Diana, go to somewhere safe, where you feel loved. Eli mentioned you have a friend nearby?”

“But she’s already done so much,” Diana whispered. “I don’t want to be a burden.”

Rose looked at Eli with her eyebrows raised. “Her friend will help,” he said quietly enough that only Rose could hear him. “Tell her to go there.”

She nodded and told Diana, “I think she’ll be happy to help you. That’s what friends are for. And I’m out of town but I’ll come home early.” She looked at Eli and he nodded. “I’ll catch the next flight. We’ll press charges together. Okay?”

“Okay,” came her quiet reply. “Thank you.”

“Thank you, Diana. What you did was very brave. You’re very strong, much stronger than you can think. Borrow my faith in you until you believe in yourself.”

“Okay,” Diana whispered but she started crying again. “I’m so scared.”

“You don’t have to be scared anymore.”

Eli watched Rose say goodbye after getting the address of where she could find Diana, just in case. He strode to the bed at once feeling impressed with Rose for sacrificing so quickly, and with Diana for doing the thing he didn’t know she would. He had to search for his phone, completely forgetting where he’d left it since he hadn’t needed to use it. “And here I teased you about making sure your phone was charged,” he muttered, grateful she hadn’t listened to him.

“I’m so sorry we’re going back early, Eli. You don’t mind?”

He spun around and saw the cloud around her face. Stunned, he rushed to her and took her face in his hands. “Are you kidding? I’m so glad you didn’t hesitate. This is a huge thing she just did and she’s going to need support.

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