The Wolfs Maine Read Free

this time I know what I’m trying to find, it’s John.  I keep walking and looking and can see him but the more I walk the further away he gets. 
    I look over and those yellow eyes are watching every step I take, but all I can think of is getting to John.  I begin to run towards him, every breath beginning to feel like it’s shredding my chest until I finally run into him.  He holds me with his strong arms, vowing to not let me go and all I can hear is him telling me to breath and then I feel something change.  It’s John.  He is disappearing or not disappearing but changing into something else, something soft.  The next thing I know he is gone along with the yellow eyes that were following me and all I hear is a howling in the distance.  I wake up breathless.
     
     
    Chapter Two
     
    I didn’t really know where I was until my eyes began to focus and see my living room walls and my computer blinking at me.  A chat window is up and it’s Lena,
    ‘Are you ready yet?  It’s Five o’clock.  I’m going to come over there and pick you up.  See you soon.’ 
    Damn! It’s already five!  I jump up and get myself together.  Shower, clothes on, makeup on although I doubt it makes a difference to this pale face of mine but I have to try nevertheless.  Finally I strap on my favorite high heel boots with my black leggings and one shoulder tunic, make sure Nicholas has dinner in the crock pot and head out the door to find Lena waiting for me.
    “Hey Avalon! You ready to party?” 
    “Definitely!” 
    First we go to Five-Fifty Five where we order dinner and get that ‘out of the way’ as Jaci likes to put it and then head over to club Styxx on Spring Street.  Since its Thursday it is Ladies Night which meant discount pitchers of Margaritas. 
    Inside is what you would expect from a club, multi-color lights, a DJ booth, loud music, an awesome wrap around bar, and all kinds of people on the dance floor.  We make our way to the bar first because Lord knows we are going to need a drink before you get us out on the dance floor.  The bartender looks at us and smiles.  I have no idea what he’s thinking but he comes right over.  He looks like any typical bartender; tall, built, his arms look almost as big as my thigh with tattoos on his arms and spiked bla ck hair. It was nice to see white teeth though when he smiled.  Normally bartenders smoke so you always see the yellow teeth if you’re lucky to see teeth at all but this guy looked much nicer. 
    “The usual, Jaci?”  Lena and I both look at Jaci as she says “Of course,” followed with a wink. 
    “Jaci, how often do you come here?”  I had to ask. 
    “I don’t know, once a week or so.  I need to blow off steam after work.  You work eighty hours a week and see if you don’t need to do the same.” 
    Jaci is an intern at the local hospital which does keep her very busy so I can assume this would be a great way to end an eighty hour work week.  Lena, Jaci , and I drink our Margaritas then head to the dance floor.  I almost forgot how freeing it feels to dance.  Just moving around without a care in the world, it’s very accelerating.  Half way through the tenth or so dance I feel my thigh vibrate.  I walk over to the bar, order another drink, and check my phone.  It’s a text from John.
    “Hope you’re having a good time. Thinking of you.”   That same smile creeping on my face I’m sure.
    “John just texted Ava.”  I look up to see Jaci and Lena looking at me.
    “What?”
    “I was just telling Lena that John texted you and that is why you have that big goofy grin on your face.  Are you going to go meet that guy or what?”
     
    “I don’t know.  The more I think about it the more I want to but I’m just worried about Nicholas finding out.” 
     
    “How would Nick find out?  He’ll hardly notice if you don’t show up at home.”  Lena looks at me and I can see the question on her face that she soon expresses out