CHAPTER 17

***EVELINE***

Shirley as usual is being cagey about how she knows that Eden and his friends hang around the beach.

"I thought you hated them. how do you know so much about them? And no, don't deflect on me" I persist

She sighs "I have a thing with Doug like I told you but its way complicated than a normal hook up."

"what's going on with you two anyway?"

She rolls her eyes at me "I will tell you just so you can stop pestering me. Where did you get this curiosity though?" she laughs

"probably my mother?" we both laugh. we start making our way towards the beach

"Doug and I have been seeing each other secretly for quite some time now."

I look at her expectantly waiting for her to go on "I'm waiting on the complicated part"

"I also have a thing for someone else."

"what! Shirley you go getter?!" I laugh surprised.

She rolls her eyes again "its not that simple. Its really eating me up and I can't even concentrate on Doug. I suck at hiding stuff let alone seeing two people at the same time together, secretly!" she shouts at the last word. She dramatically sighs and I can't help but smile

"I don't see why you can't tell them. I mean this is the 21st century and women can date more than one person at the same time. you just have to agree."

"I wish it was that simple-"

Our conversation gets cut short vas we near the beach and hear the shouts. I think people are fighting. We round the corner and I see them.

Its Eden and Justus fighting but its really Eden beating Justus's ass pretty badly. What's going on?

My feet are stuck I can't move as I look and I hear my name in between the grunts and the shouts.

What?

"I think they are fighting because of you?" Shirley says and I can't even look away. My wolf can't stop looking. Deep down it is feeling so good that two male wolves are fighting because of her but on my side I feel worried. Eden is hurting. My wolf snorts at that thought.

Of course. I mean we heal so quick and from the looks of it Eden is capable of handling himself pretty well.

The others try to pry the two apart without luck but when Eden sees me they succeed in stopping them. I see Victoria noticing the exchange and glaring at me icily.

Eden approaches me but I instinctively back off a little a hurt look crosses his face for just a second but he starts to reassure me.

He wants us to chill with them even after the whole incident. I guess we will be swimming after all.

Victoria puts on a display for Eden which really grates me. She has been so testy with me and I have been so patient I can't anymore. She will get what she has been asking for.

'yes'

That wasn't me. I jerk and look around. There is none and it wasn't Eden either

"are you okay?" he asks me

"I'm fine" I change to my bikini and start heading toward the ocean. Its so beautiful here. I have always been drawn towards the ocean for as long as I can remember. I feel a stir from deep within me. That has been happen a lot since my spell as broken. I have been feeling like something wants to get loose but I don't know why I also feel like once I do let go of the floodgates, there's no coming back.

I feel it more now, especially because of the exchange I have heard with Victoria and its not doing wonders to my wolf either. We are so mad I am surprised how I am keeping it together and not even showing it.

It looks like everyone has decided to enjoy the afternoon and dissolve whatever tension and disagreements by swimming. I don't see Justus though. I move father away from the group unconsciously and starts to float. It is quite.

My peace is distracted by a shriek. I look up and see Eden and Victoria splashing each other water. I though they were mad at each other.

I don't know what happens next; all I know is me breathing in calmy and feeling the anger. I feel like a coil unwrapping its self from my core, rolling and rolling and the next thing is I hear screams.

"oh my God she is drowning! Somebody help her!"

"vic! Victoria! hold my hand!"

"oh no please! The waves will carry her off please someone hold on to her!"

"Eve?! Eveline!"

Someone shakes me and I am out of the trance. Its Shirley

"Victoria is drowning come!"

By this time they have managed to get her out of the ocean and Doug is doing cpr on her she doesn't look like she is breathing.

"what just happened?! What the fuck?!" Nicole is shouting, panicking

"the ocean was calm one minute and the waves just came out of nowhere" dawn replies.

They all look terrified. Eden is kneeling next to Victoria helping Doug try

resuscitate Victoria

She sucks in a breath and coughs out water. She really had drowned.

'that's what you wanted isn't it?'

"what?" I shout. Everyone looks at me

"I mean is she okay" I ask them

What's that voice and who is she? Why I'm I hearing voices in my head? I'm freaking out. Did I just drown Victoria? Oh my god. What did I do?

"she will be okay." Eden tells me.

I'm hugging myself and shaking. He stands and comes to hug me "you are okay" he kisses me.

"you are shaking"

"um yeah. I'm just shocked that's all" I can't tell him. I can't say anything.

"I can't feel you"

"what?"

"your mind, its completely shut off from me. I can't feel you."

'no one gets to hear us'

I jump when I hear the voice again.

"uhm I don't know. I guess we are just all shocked" I quickly tell him. He looks at me like he wants to say something but lets it go.

Victoria has regained consciousness and is shaking pretty bad by now. Dawn covers her with a large fluffy towel and carries her. As they pass by us, she looks at me and starts to scream.

What the fuck?

"I think she is traumatized I will take her home now." Dawn reassures her and they leave.

I look at then as they leave until they disappear. When I turn around, I see Eden looking at me

"take me home?" I ask him. He cannot think like that. He can't look at me like I have something to hide.

Because I have stuff to hide. I'm just not even sure of the stuff itself.