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through clenched teeth, trying
his best to pull away from the arms that firmly held him.
    “You’re right, we aren’t children,” Anthony replied, standing
straighter. He continued speaking with a calmer tone. “But, it was a promise,
not a threat. I order you two to get him out of my sight, before I bring you
both up on charges of conspiracy.”
      Both men bowed their heads in
unison, then dragged a yelling, Timothy down the hallway
away from Sky’s apartment. Anthony shut the door then put his head against it,
with his claw like hand still on the knob. It wasn’t until he felt Sky’s hand
on his back for the second time, that he released the knob and turned around. She
wrapped her arms around his waist, while he wrapped his arms around her upper
body and laid his head down on top of hers.
    “What a dick,” Sky said, making her own observation. “I’m sorry I
didn’t believe you before. I thought you were going to wolf out all the way for
a minute there.”
    “I almost did. If you hadn’t put your hand on me, your apartment
would need to be remodeled right now,” he replied,
walking with her over to the couch.
    “What did your brother mean when he said you already ‘marked your
claim’?” Sky asked as they sat down together.
    “He was talking about the mark on your leg,” he replied, thinking he
might as well just tell her and get it over with. “You’re infected.”
    “I know, you can tell by looking, it’s infected,” she replied,
completely ignorant to what he was trying to say.
    “I don’t mean that form of infection...I mean, I infected you when I
scratched your ankle.”
    “What are you saying, Anthony?” she asked, sitting up on the edge of
the couch.
    “My clan will not accept a normal human as one of
its own . They never have, not once in all of our history. I can’t tell
you enough that we are meant to be together, my soul is the other half of
yours, which means you were meant to be one of us all
along,” he compassionately explained, taking her hands into his.
    “So you infected me without my knowledge?” She stood up. “That’s
like having aids and sleeping with someone first, then divulging the
information.”
    The doorbell rang for the second time that afternoon, causing Sky to
jump so bad she let out a small yelp. She stood where she was while Anthony
answered the door, relieved that this time it was the pizza delivery boy. Sky
was biting her lip, thinking about the subject that they had just talked about,
with as much curiosity as she had contempt for what he had done. She watched as
Anthony set the pizza, that neither one of them wanted anymore, on the table. He
picked up his shirt, then he walked over and started
putting on his boots.
    “Are you leaving?” she asked, closing her house coat tighter.
    “I think it would be best. You have a lot to think about. Besides, I
believe I just blew the mood, so to speak.”
    “You know it really stinks that you can get into my head. Of course
I’m upset, you just told me that...I’m going to change to…like your hands…” she
paused. “I think I’m gonna be sick.” She ran as fast
as she could to the bathroom.
    When she came out after losing what she’d eaten for lunch that day,
Anthony was gone. A note stood next to the salt shaker on the table.

 
    I will send my car
to pick you up tomorrow night around eight, dress comfortable.

 
    Until then, Anthony

 
    Sky stuck the note on the refrigerator, then took out a soda. She grabbed up the box of pizza and went to her room setting
everything on the bed, before going back and turning out the lights and locking
all the locks on the front door. The one thing she didn’t want to see again was
Anthony’s crazed brother and his huge goons. What the hell have I got myself into? she thought crawling up onto the bed, hissing at the pain that was creeping up her
leg. “He is awful cute though, isn’t he,