Myra's POV
I woke up with a growling stomach due to not having dinner last night. I quickly got out of bed to start my day, took a quick shower, and brushed my teeth. I went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast since my dad would not be around by now. Whenever my dad was absent, I was the cook and slave of the house. Yay!!
I prepared pancakes, toasted bread, and bacon. I had 2 slices of bread and a pancake with a glass of orange juice. Yum!!. Before I could rush out of the house, unfortunately, an annoying voice stopped me. "Hey, Myra or whatever your name is, I hope you prepared breakfast?." my stepmother asked me. To avoid any beating or insults this morning, I just replied with a yes. She headed to the dining area with her daughter to have their breakfast. "Mom, what is she still doing here? I thought she was of no use to you. Her presence alone annoys me." I heard Carrie saying just when I was about to step out.
"ohh, just leave it, dear. When she's of no use to me, I will get rid of her. She's just like her stupid mother, useless." Jenna said with venom. I could not stop my tears. I've always endured insults from her, but bringing my dead mom into this was just too much for me to bear. With my mood spoilt, I made my way to the library.
I opened up since I always held the key. The owners, an old couple, Mr and Mrs Browns were a lovely couple. They took care of me and loved me like my very own grandparents. I loved them. I arranged the books according to the shelves they belonged to.
About an hour later, I sat down to continue my book from where I stopped. It is a werewolf novel. I kept on reading without keeping in mind my surroundings. Immediately, I felt a gush of wind as the doors to the library were pushed open. A very good-looking man entered with a young lady.
He looked 6ft tall, with dark long hair tousled back. Chiseled jawline, sky blue eyes, full pink lips, and a pointed nose. He was wearing a white shirt with a black leather jacket on top. He looked to be having muscles and packs. I suddenly felt this urge to kiss him. I started having dirty thoughts about him. I knew instantly that I was wet with arousal. But the most embarrassing part of it was that I just met this stranger, and I was feeling this way.
I immediately brought my head down and stepped forward to ask them if they needed my help. He stared at me. He looked to be sniffing the air around us and growling lowly, or maybe I heard wrong. He just looked at me once, then walked out of the door, not for once turning back. I felt bad but before I could dwell on it more, the beautiful lady he came with spoke up. "Sorry about him, he's just been grumpy all day." I only nodded. "I think I will need your help. We are looking for an ancient book. It's really old with a worn-out leather cover. Do you think you have it?." I don't know why but I denied it. "I'm sorry but I have no idea what you are looking for. "
I felt bad for lying to her, but I just had this feeling that she was bad news. I could see she was pretending and putting up a font. they departed in a luxurious vehicle, accelerating away swiftly.
All through the day, I could not get him off my mind. Thinking about how his lips will feel on mine. How his body will feel tightly pressed on mine, how his..... Oh God. What am I thinking? And about the lady he came with, I won't deny that I kind of felt jealous that she got to stay beside him but I don't. She might even be his girlfriend or maybe even his wife. OMG, he could have been a married man and I'm having such thoughts of him.
I hurriedly arranged the books readers used to their rightful position and started closing up. I wanted to go home early in to avoid my evil stepmother and her bitch of a daughter. I made my way home quickly, seeing as it was not late yet. I was still thinking about Him when I walked into the house.
I met my Stepmother with her daughter, my dad, and a stranger in the sitting room. Before I could sneak into my room, she spotted me and called me sweetly. "ohh there you are. I was about to call you. Meet Luke, he's your-"before she could complete her statement my dad stopped her. "Jenna, please.." he queried my stepmother. "fine," she raised her hand surrendering before turning her head in the opposite direction.
OK, now I was really curious. "OK, Dad, spit it out," I grumbled frustrated. I was already tired as it is. He looked conflicted but decided to let it out. He sighed slowly and said something which I never expected him to say. I was surprised, hurt, and betrayed. With tears flowing down my eyes, I rushed out of the house.
I kept running until I found myself in the woods. I couldn't care anymore about my safety and sat down on a random rock. By now, it was already dark. My dad's words still kept ringing in my ears. "Dear, Luke here is Jenna's distant cousin. He said he had just got back from the States. " "OK??" I questioned. He gulped loudly before dropping the bomb. "he is to get married to you. And you have no choice."
I kept on crying when suddenly I heard a twig snap. I quickly turned but was met with darkness. Immediately I was face to face with a very large black wolf. It looked deadly and scary. It was really large. I was screaming and about to pass out.