Strings of Fate

29- Rewards and rom–coms

“I am so sorry Ryann, I came as fast as I could an- oh…” she stares up at Darrien. She seems a little intimidated, I’m not sure if it’s because of his size or just his generally severe

demeanour but she freezes and stops mid sentence.

“Let her through Darrien, it’s just Maggie.” he steps aside and she tentatively enters. I notice a bit of effort to her breathing and frown. We traded floors so she could avoid coming up these stairs so often, but she seems to be struggling even more than she used to. Or maybe it’s just because she was in a hurry. I hope for the latter.

“Maggie, this is Darrien. He’s friends with Bellamy, the Shifter guy who scared Paul off. You met him yesterday morning briefly.” I explain. Maggie seems a little suspicious.

“Right… you seem to be having a lot of Shifters over recently. Not that I have any objections to that of course dear. I am a little curious how you all met, and what this young man is doing here. Forgive me sweetheart but you have never been one to entertain often. I have to wonder if this has something to do with those men that attacked you the other night, the ones the other young man fought off.” She says casually. The blood drains from my face.

“You saw that? I was hoping you wouldn’t notice, I didn’t want to upset you.” I’m freaking out a little. Maggie might be my friend but if she thinks I’m endangering her precious grandson she will ask me to leave, no doubt about it. Maggie shrugs.

“Dear, it did take place just outside my window. I’m old, not blind, or deaf.” she reminds me with a kind smile as she waits for me to explain.

“Uhm… Bellamy, the first Shifter you met before… he is actually the feline Alpha. I don’t really know the details but the men who attacked were after him, they just thought that I would be an easy target to try and get him to cooperate. The men are gone now and everything, but Bellamy thought it would be a good idea to have someone keep an eye on me and this place until he’s sure that no one will try anything like that again.” I decide to omit the fact that the men were Vampires. Maggie didn’t mention it and in the dark, she might not. have noticed. Besides, it’s unlikely that the Vampires were the ones who planned the attack, which I guess explains why I have to have a day guard as well. Maggie looks thoughtful for a moment as she considers what I’ve told her.

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okay and that the boy from the other day is taking good care of you. You deserve to be taken care of for once.” Darrien gives

head into my room to get him. The poor kid is fast asleep. He doesn’t even stir when I call his name. I close

fast asleep, I think it might be best not to wake him. He can stay here a bit longer. I don’t mind.” I

it’s okay with you dear. I’ll take him downstairs

to her.

sheets sweetie, I’ll sort them out before it gets too late. It’s the least I can do. In fact I think you need some chocolate chip cookies too.” She declares. I grin, I absolutely adore her chocolate chip cookies. Score! She turns

you’ve been here helping all day too haven’t you. What kind of cookies do you like?” she demands. Darrien glances at me helplessly. I shrug. Eventually

prefer honey biscuits ma’am.” He admits, Maggie

Maggie!” It is hilarious to see the little old lady lecturing the bulky Shifter, I stifle

She makes me promise to call the moment Logan. wakes up. The next hour or so is pretty peaceful. Darrien sneaks into my room and fetches my laptop and

When the movie

romance is. Personally, I think the couple would have

was that difficult then she really can’t like him that much, not to mention he took her back way too

that he took her back despite her flaws is just evidence of how much

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time deciding shows that she wasn’t just blown away by some romantic gesture, she thought it through, even compared him against another guy and ultimately found that she loved him. Some people need to mess up in order to understand when they actually do find the right person.” he argues. I frown, I am the one who usually argues that people need to be allowed to screw up a little

more when I notice Logan shuffling out of my room. His eyes are sleepy but he does look a little better

ago.