White wolf Pub (2)

I opened the door of the pub and walked inside. Like Laurent's house, it was nicer inside and looked more like a five-star restaurant than a pub. A place entirely not from around here. And it smelt nicer too. So nice it made me... Fuzzy?

I looked up from the half-occupied tables to the waiter who just exited the kitchen. She stopped as I locked eyes with her. The tray she had full of food flipped from her hands and crashed, shattering the plates and glasses.

Everyone ran up to her asking if she was okay but she just stared at me like she just saw a ghost. Her eyes dripping tears. She turned and ran back into the kitchen. As she ran off, they all looked at me, ready to pounce and kill me.

I looked down and walked in the direction of the bar that was in a corner. Before I could sit down, a huge man walked up to me and asked me who I was.

Laurent didn't say anything about this. but he was angry. was he going to kill me using them? He had shouted at me for breaking down his door and I didn't think I could break it. He then dragged me as roughly as he could to the car and drove here.

"I came to see Debby," I told him showing the crystal coin. "I was told if I showed this here I would be given a ride to Artem's ground."

He took the coin and looked at it. "I'm sorry this is... glass? I've never seen this coin before," he said passing the coin back to me. I took it and got up.

"wait," he called before I got any further. "can I see it once again?" he asked and I gave it back to him. The other guys in the bar were slowly trying to surround me and giving me odd eyes.

"hey boys, any of you ever seen a glass coin being used in town?" he asked everyone around. A guy wearing a black hood sitting in a corner got up and walked towards us. he kept his head bowed and all of his entire body covered. He took the coming and looked at it.

"where did you get it?" he asked in almost a whisper.

"Laurent gave it to me," I responded taking a look behind me. the guys were already surrounding us and I started to wonder if I was in the right place.

"wait, Laurent, As in the Laurent?" he asked again and I nodded.

He scoffed and passed the coin back to me. "I guess the rumors were true. The beast is back in town," he muttered under his breath and took his hood off. He had a black beanie under the hood and a mask covering his face too. He took off his beanie too showing his completely white hair and Albino skin tone.

"This coin is one of the oldest coins there is on this land. it belongs to the keeper and it's only used to trade anything with the keepers and his people. Tell Laurent not to use this coin for petty reasons like transport. It's worth more." The guy said looking at me with his red eyes before he put his clothes back on and walked for the exit.

"what is it worth?" The bartender I think asked.

"It's worth way more than you can think, it can buy this restaurant, and everybody in it if the owner willed." The white hair dude said making me question its value too. "Give it to Debby, she knows its worth."

With that, he left.

The bartender grabbed the glass coin and gave me a funny look as all the guys approached me. Oh god, what did Laurent get me into?

"Boys," the waiter said exiting the kitchen once more with a plate of food. "Get back to your tables or leave before the white wolf burst in here and kill all of you." she casually threatened them and they all left at the mention of the white wolf.

she stopped as she saw that the table of the hooded guy was empty. she turned around and looked at me.

she smiled at me with eyes full of tears. for what it be, I felt like crying too seeing her. but I didn't know why. Maybe it was because Laurent shouted at me and I've never felt that scared and her eyes seemed warm and comforting?

"hang on a minute," Debby said getting up moments later as we've sat on the table and she had stared at me for way more than a minute, as I ate the food she had offered me. I had given her the coin and told her what I wanted. she refused the coin saying she couldn't take it. but what she wanted was to know how Laurent was. and I told her what I knew.

he was okay. besides puking blood and being terribly angry at me. he was alright. I hope.

"I'll drive you home in a moment," she said and walked towards the kitchen. I sat alone, eating in the empty diner, Laurent's last expression bothering me.

he seemed pained. And what was that groaning? I picked the fish and put it to my lips.

What about that blood? It cant be just a spell or an outcome of fighting demons.

but no matter how hard I thought of it, Laurent wasn't okay. I dropped the fish back into the plate and started eating the french fries.

but why was I so concerned about him? he is a werewolf. he can take care of himself. He's... I remembered everything about his house. it was empty. it didn't have any photos. His grounds were full of animals and there were graves. countless graves, as if it was a cemetery.

I felt pity for him. yeah, it was pity. nothing else.

I touched my tummy remembering his gentle healing touch as I slept. his warm rough hands on my stomach were exactly what I've needed all my life. from my first menstruation, I've never slept peacefully while having my usual period pains. I've rarely slept for ten years but with him, I slept like a baby.

I remembered everything he gave me for just period pain. his late-night shopping and... was there anyone who took care of him when he was sick? I finished eating except for the fish, I did.

I stared outside as I thought of Laurent. Debby clearly wasn't in contact with him. She didn't even know Laurent was back in Arcadia until I told her. And what did she say, "no one can find Laurent if unless he wanted them to"? that meant...

some guy walked into the cafe, and behind him, the beautiful scent came in. but instead of feeling safe like I always did. or missing whoever the scent belonged to, it pained me. Horribly. but it wasn't my pain. It was his.

I took my coat and left the coin behind as I walked out in search of the source of the scent. but the wind was being a prick. I could barely trace it. I lost the scent in an ally that had three or four restaurants with an extra outdoor area.

Lost I looked around and saw Laurent staring at a family of four with the saddest family I had ever seen on him. In front of him, a bunny that looked like Mr. Ruffy except bigger sat, next to a first aid kit. He looked vulnerable, lonely, and pained.

just as I thought I was about to go in, he got up and left. I tried to follow him but like the scent, I lost him.

I found my way back to his car and sat next to it as the cold wind blew. I thought of him and the words he had said earlier about me dying if I don't find my mate by the end of the month. it was preposterous. how could I die in my early twenties just because I didn't find my mate?

it's crazy. but I didn't want to die. I am afraid of dying. I still want to get married, to have kids, and raise them. I still want to know what it means to be in love with someone. I cant die now. Marcus has never met his mate. but he was older than me and he's not dead yet.

"Aint you supposed to be halfway home, by now?" he asked. I looked up and met him face to face. I got up and quickly hugged him. he froze, like a stone.

"ok, this is unusual," he said without any intention of embracing me. "I thought you were too scared to even talk to me but here you're touching me."

"I'm afraid of dying." i said with my face buried in his chest as i felt tears forming in my eyes. "i don't wanna die."

He put his arms around me and held me tight. my heart rumbled instead of beating as his chin touched the side of my neck softly and i felt him breath warm air on me.