CHAPTER FIFTY
She got a burgundy wine cup and placed it on a stool alongside an Italian wine. She had had a very long day and all she wanted to do was to have a good rest.
She switched on the red dim light to set in the mood for her relaxation and lit some strawberry scented candles. She connected her bluetooth speaker to her phone and the song Feeling Good by Michael Buble began to saunter the air, softly. She dipped a toe into her bathtub and the temperature felt charged from that toe to different parts of her body, bringing a smile to her face.
"Perfect!" she exclaimed.
She loosened her red and cream flowery robe and she let it glide freely from her hands and it gathered at her feet. Her brown wavy hair fell on her shoulders and a slight cold hit her lovely porcelain skin. She entered the bathtub and a lovely sigh left her lips - the feeling was comforting.
She took the wine and poured a generous quantity into the wine glass before bringing it to her mouth. The burst of fruits and natural ingredients that crossed her mouth and slid down her throat was calming and refreshing! She laid her back against the bathtub and paced her arms on either side of the wall as she sang to the lyrics of the song.
"Freedom of the mind…that's how I feel.. it's a new day, it's a new world and a whole world, for me..for, for me" sang Dr Kate.
She scrubbed her skin for a while with a soft pink loafer and when she was done, she stayed in the bubbles and was just soaking in the fragrance that the soap bubbles brought. When the song restarted, she laid her head to the side of the rim of the tub. She was drop dead gorgeous-ly tired but she kept on telling herself to soak more in the tub and not jump into bed for the night but before she knew it, her eyes began to subtly close and she was drawn into the realm of mildly great rest.
Everywhere was foggy, she could not see a thing but she kept on walking, because what would she have done? Stopped walking and still be covered by thick fog. After working for some minutes, the fog finally cleared. Though not entirely, at least she was able to make out the shape of a tree…oh no! Not a tree but trees. She was standing before the woods.
'Should I enter? Should I not go in? It's always safer to go in my wolf form. I'd rather shift!'
She tried to shift but nothing was happening, it was like she was trying to act in a horror movie and then a cold began to creep up on her.
'Cold? I am a freaking werewolf. Why would I be cold?'
She tried to wrap her arms on her body as the cold began to intensify and she looked at her outfit and she saw herself in a black bra with a flimsy black flannel that had large styled holes in it. She wore them with boyfriend denim jeans.
While she was still speculating whether to go in or not, she heard the voices of two persons coming from the woods. They were close and she didn't know what to do. They could be anything bad…evil…vile! Behind her was a thick fog, in front of her was the woods and where the voices were drawing nigh.
'I know that voice. That is the voice of my mate! Oh! Gracious Selene, thanks so much. At least, I would not die out here!"
The voices soon came to where she was and true to her words, it was her mate and a friend of his.
"Hi! I'm so glad to see you because I honestly have no idea how I got here. Please, can I come with you?"
"Definitely not! I have already given you my conditions. You always think too highly of yourself Kate, if I am to be honest. Now, that is the greatest of your many flaws. Yes, I won't deny the fact that I love you since you are my mate but I'm not sure I can give you my all. Do not get me wrong, I want to perform all mate duties out there…you know what I'm saying" said Kate's first mate and he gave her a wink as he tried to make her understand the inference in his words. She is not stupid, she understands!
Her heart sank and stung at his words.
*What do you mean by that?" asked Kate, close to tearing up.
"You know what I mean. Me being your mate does not mean I have to be the serious freak that you are. I am a party boy and all I have to offer you is my dick. It did keep you warm though, especially on nights like this!"
She said nothing and he and his friend went on their way and she kept on looking at his back, maybe he was going to turn to her and tell her that he was joking all along and he didn't mean what he was saying but he never did and was soon eaten up by the fog.
Noticing she was still standing alone and that there was no one around, she thought to herself that since her ex-mate just came out from the woods with his friend unscathed, she was being unreasonable by standing there and not making a move.
She entered into the woods and tried to navigate her way through for a while alone but she fell down a lot during these trials. The last fall, as she groaned on the forest ground in pain and thought of how to stand up and continue the journey, sce felt a presence standing before her. Horrendous fear captivated her as she solidly kept her face flat on the earth and silently prayed for no muscle in her to twitch. She could feel the cast of the shadow of the creature on her and above her eyes where she dared to sneak a peek. She wondered how the creature was feeling about her and most likely what the creature felt about her. Did she seem like food or sport? Whatever, as long as it is to save her life. The creature turned her tiny body around with one large paw and she tried as much as her she could to calm her heart and appear dead but it seemed the creature still wanted her anyway because the next second, the creature was bringing its head closer to take a bite but a snarling growl turned its head and this also made Kate's eyes to fly open.