Alpha (Wolves Creek Book 1) by Samantha Horne Read Free Book Online

around me. Once I got my head out of my arse I realised how disappointed she would have been with me. I made it my mission to be as optimistic as possible, and try and share that with other people. If you need anything at all you just let me know, okay? I’m pretty much at the pub most of the time, I’m a bit old to be out much anymore. Eva loved people, and she never did understand the narrow-mindedness of some of the people around here, so if you need anything just say the word.”
    I smiled and felt saddened at the thought I’d never be able to meet the woman who had stolen Logan’s heart. He seemed like a wonderful man, and I was sure she had been the same. Sometimes you need to get to know someone for a while before you understand them, or even like them. I found it difficult to explain but there was just something about Logan that made me feel at ease and safe. I had no idea if I was using him to fill the dad-shaped hole in my life, but somehow I didn’t think that was true. He just seemed to be one of those warm characters that people gravitate to, and I just knew in my heart that we would end up being the best of friends. It certainly made me feel better to have an ally in this town, and my eagerness to stay was increasing each hour I spent there. After ten minutes more of general chit chat, Logan excused himself to get back to the pub and I walked away with his phone number in my hand; promising to call him if I ever needed anything.
    I was sitting outside on a bench, enjoying the sunshine with a million questions running through my head, when a shadow fell across me, and I looked up to see Isaac standing over me with a scowl on his face. Maybe that grumpy scowl ran in the family?
    “So, Jackson just let you wander around town all by yourself?”
    “I’ve been old enough to walk around alone for a while now, Mum.” I joked, before standing up so he didn’t tower over me quite so much.
    “Why do the people around here react so badly when they see me?”
    “You’re different.”
    “Well, that’s what I don’t understand! How am I different? Just because I wasn’t born and raised in this weird town?”
    He rubbed the back of his neck with his hand and looked around him, clearly uncomfortable with the conversation.
    “Look, just listen to whatever Jackson tells you to do and you’ll be okay. It will just take a while for people to trust you, but once they do you’ll be fine.”
    I raised my arms in exasperation, and struggled not to punch him square in the face.
    “I haven’t even given anyone reason not to trust me!”
    “But you haven’t given anyone a reason to trust you, either.”
    I spluttered as I tried to think of some argument, and cursed myself silently when my vocabulary seemed to disappear and it was only noises that came out.
    “Once people trust you, you’ll see the place differently. I promise you we’re not that bad.” He gave me the same mock salute I gave Jackson earlier, before disappearing in to the crowd that had formed around us whilst we were arguing. Everyone quickly dispersed, as something suddenly caught my eye through the trees on the right. I looked closer and got sudden chills when I saw a pair of pale yellow eyes, staring at me through the woods. I blinked, and the eyes disappeared. I stared harder, trying to find where the creepy pair of eyes went but all I could see now were dense trees. Deciding I must have been going mad from the stress of the previous few days, I grabbed my bag and headed off to meet Jackson.
     
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    That evening at the bed and breakfast was a lovely night, with the drinks flowing and the most amazing food on the table. Jackson and Ethan had both stayed for dinner, and I was pleasantly surprised to find Jackson making an effort to get to know me. He spent the evening asking me questions about myself and how I’d wound up here. I skimmed over most of the details and just told him that I’d had a bit of drama and wanted a fresh start.