Guardians Of The Shifters by Shannon Schoolcraft Read Free Book Online

could wear it as a necklace if you wanted to. He handed it to me. “This is the only key to this unit.” I nodded my head, stuck the key in the handle and twisted. Opening the door, the darkness beyond greeted me. I’m not sure why that surprised me, probably because I was half expecting for a light to automatically turn on once the door was open.
    I ran my hand along the wall trying to find a light switch and gave up when my hand grazed nothing but smoothness. Caden walked past me and shortly a light came on. Yup, I was right, it was the size of a one bedroom unit minus the kitchen. In the middle of the room was a queen sized bed, next to it was a silver night stand with a lamp attached to it. On the right side of the room was a brown dresser that had a clock on top of it and to the left was another door.
    Walking over to it I pushed it open. A light came on and revealed a small bathroom. You couldn’t even fit two people in it, the most you could do was use the toilet, wash your hands and take a shower. Talk about claustrophobia. I turned around just as Caden set one of my duffel bags on the bed. I stood there for a few minutes before walking over and dropping my other duffel bag and backpack on the bed. There was only one window in the unit and it was a few inches from the door.
    I never really do good in new surroundings, that’s usually when my anxiety kicks in. But once I’m alone I can mourn the loss of Carla and try to piece together some of what’s going on. But on the other hand I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to be alone. Caden’s voice broke the silence.
    “I’ll go so you can freshen up.”
    “Okay.”
    He ran his hand through his hair. “I’ll come back by in about an hour.” With that he walked past me and out the door closing it behind him. I automatically went to the door and locked it, then closed the thick white curtains. I was left alone with my thoughts. Walking back to the bed, I opened the duffel bag that was closest to me. Inside were clothes and another envelope.
    Picking it up I opened it and froze, inside it was a bunch of money, possibly thousands of dollars. Dropping the envelope back into the bag I reached for the other one and pulled it to me. Yanking it open my eyes went wide when I saw the contents. There were different size daggers, some were black, some had black and silver handles and some had light blue handles. There were even a couple swords still in their sheaths. “What the hell!” At the bottom of the bag were more clothes and another light blue jacket. I searched both bags for another note but came up empty, I need to know what’s going on.
    I grabbed a stack of clothes and the sharpest looking dagger I could find {although they all looked pretty sharp} and headed to the bathroom. A mirror hung on the back of the door. I gave one last look at my hair before grabbing a handful and chopping most of it off. I went back into the room to find a pair of scissors and found a pair in the top right drawer in the dresser. I went back in the bathroom to try and fix the mess that was my hair the best that I could.
    When I was done my hair stopped just a little above my jaw. Satisfied with my new look I stripped out of my clothes and stepped in the shower. Half an hour later I was sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for Caden to come back. I had all the contents from the bags dumped out on the bed when I heard a knock on the door. Whipping my sweaty palms on my jeans, I went over and opened the door.
    Caden stood there staring down at me with his brows raised, he opened his mouth and closed it a few times before he finally spoke.
    “What did you do to your hair?”
    I patted my hair down with my hands. “I’ve been meaning to cut it.”
    He looked surprised. “Why?”
    “It gets in the way.”
    “I see.”
    Rolling my eyes I stepped aside. “Come in.” He walked in and stopped as his eyes looked upon the bed. He turned half way towards me. I didn’t give him a chance