Shifter Romance: Werewolf Shifter Romance: Problem Child (Wolf Shifter Romance Baby Romance Shapeshifter Romance) (Alpha Romance Short Stories Romance Shifter Romance) by Terry Jade Page B
Authors: Terry Jade
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one reason why not.” Demands Alex.
Rob stares up into my face, silently pleading with me to make it good.
“Think about Dad… he’ll be destroyed.” I try. I know it’s a bit lame, but it is true.
“Right, the man I didn’t know existed until a few months ago,” He says bluntly.
“That’s not really fair Alex,” I say.
“That’s not important now,” says Alex, getting up, suddenly, and scooping the money from the counter, as well as looking around manically. “The safe, have you got the combination.”
“Behind the mirror,” Says Rob “Take it, it’s not actually locked.”
Inwardly I roll my eyes. This was just about typical for anything to do with Rob. The guy couldn’t even remember to lock a safe, I was pretty sure he wasn’t capable of masterminding some elaborate scam to kidnap me. That would have to have been someone else’s idea. In the time we were together it became pretty clear, that he wasn’t exactly Einstein.
Alex takes the dollar bills and the safe and stashes them into a sports bag.
“Get up,” He says to Rob.
He grabs a rope cord that was being used to tie off the boxing ring with – now they finally had gotten a proper one – and starts to tie up Rob’s hands with it.
When he’s finished tying him up, he discovers a large velvet ribbon that was being used as part of a bar display and puts it round his eyes. Then he pushes him forwards, propelling him out towards the door.
“What are you going to do?” I ask, aghast, but following quickly.
“Eliana stay here.” He snaps, but I keep on going after him.
The others remain firmly pasted to the spot outside in the bar, as Alex pushes Rob up the steps and out the back way into the car park, down to where the sea front is.
It’s even crazier at the front then I can recall it being just a few minutes ago. My frozen lumps of hands ache painfully with the cold.
Alex just marches Rob down along the pier, the blustery ice, and forked wind billowing through his black hair, doing nothing to calm down the rage inside of him.
Rob's eyes bulge furiously through the velvet sash. I can hear him trying to speak above the whistling wind and flurries of hail.
“Please Alex, please don’t do this.”
Alex ignores this completely and orders Rob to scramble over the shallow fencing between the end of the pier and the roaring ocean. He is clearly terrified as he does so.
“Alex. I...”
Rob is perched on a narrow ledge, that looks mighty precarious and he may just slip from at any time.
Alex sets about untying his hands and removing the blinds.
My heart rises suddenly. Is he going to let him go?
“Now jump” He hisses, still with the gun trained on him.
No, he’s not.
“Alex, please. I love you.”
Both Alex and Rob turn around now. The gun remains suspended in mid-air as Alex’s head comes face to face mine.
“What did you say?”
“I love you, and not as a sister. I was never your sister.” I say slowly.
This seems to completely floor him, he stumbles backward and I walk over to him. I’m not quite sure what is going off in his head. I’ve still absolutely no idea whether I have just made the biggest fool of myself ever.
“Was it real?” I ask quietly, as the sea spits its fury all over us.
“Yeah,” He says gently. “It was real.”
“Only I wasn’t sure. I didn’t really know.”
Alex stares deeply into my eyes.
“This is such a huge mess. I feel so guilty. They sent a message and I couldn’t read it….and if I had.” He trails off. “See. All this is my fault. You should never have met me.”
“But. I did…”
Kissing him lightly on the cheek I take his hand. “All this can be sorted out now. There’s no need for any of this to go any further.”
Rob glances over towards me, nods with a slightly perplexed look, but decides it’s best to just slip away silently.
“But, but,” Alex says. “You’re my…”
“Friend,” I say “Always, but also, maybe more if you
Rob stares up into my face, silently pleading with me to make it good.
“Think about Dad… he’ll be destroyed.” I try. I know it’s a bit lame, but it is true.
“Right, the man I didn’t know existed until a few months ago,” He says bluntly.
“That’s not really fair Alex,” I say.
“That’s not important now,” says Alex, getting up, suddenly, and scooping the money from the counter, as well as looking around manically. “The safe, have you got the combination.”
“Behind the mirror,” Says Rob “Take it, it’s not actually locked.”
Inwardly I roll my eyes. This was just about typical for anything to do with Rob. The guy couldn’t even remember to lock a safe, I was pretty sure he wasn’t capable of masterminding some elaborate scam to kidnap me. That would have to have been someone else’s idea. In the time we were together it became pretty clear, that he wasn’t exactly Einstein.
Alex takes the dollar bills and the safe and stashes them into a sports bag.
“Get up,” He says to Rob.
He grabs a rope cord that was being used to tie off the boxing ring with – now they finally had gotten a proper one – and starts to tie up Rob’s hands with it.
When he’s finished tying him up, he discovers a large velvet ribbon that was being used as part of a bar display and puts it round his eyes. Then he pushes him forwards, propelling him out towards the door.
“What are you going to do?” I ask, aghast, but following quickly.
“Eliana stay here.” He snaps, but I keep on going after him.
The others remain firmly pasted to the spot outside in the bar, as Alex pushes Rob up the steps and out the back way into the car park, down to where the sea front is.
It’s even crazier at the front then I can recall it being just a few minutes ago. My frozen lumps of hands ache painfully with the cold.
Alex just marches Rob down along the pier, the blustery ice, and forked wind billowing through his black hair, doing nothing to calm down the rage inside of him.
Rob's eyes bulge furiously through the velvet sash. I can hear him trying to speak above the whistling wind and flurries of hail.
“Please Alex, please don’t do this.”
Alex ignores this completely and orders Rob to scramble over the shallow fencing between the end of the pier and the roaring ocean. He is clearly terrified as he does so.
“Alex. I...”
Rob is perched on a narrow ledge, that looks mighty precarious and he may just slip from at any time.
Alex sets about untying his hands and removing the blinds.
My heart rises suddenly. Is he going to let him go?
“Now jump” He hisses, still with the gun trained on him.
No, he’s not.
“Alex, please. I love you.”
Both Alex and Rob turn around now. The gun remains suspended in mid-air as Alex’s head comes face to face mine.
“What did you say?”
“I love you, and not as a sister. I was never your sister.” I say slowly.
This seems to completely floor him, he stumbles backward and I walk over to him. I’m not quite sure what is going off in his head. I’ve still absolutely no idea whether I have just made the biggest fool of myself ever.
“Was it real?” I ask quietly, as the sea spits its fury all over us.
“Yeah,” He says gently. “It was real.”
“Only I wasn’t sure. I didn’t really know.”
Alex stares deeply into my eyes.
“This is such a huge mess. I feel so guilty. They sent a message and I couldn’t read it….and if I had.” He trails off. “See. All this is my fault. You should never have met me.”
“But. I did…”
Kissing him lightly on the cheek I take his hand. “All this can be sorted out now. There’s no need for any of this to go any further.”
Rob glances over towards me, nods with a slightly perplexed look, but decides it’s best to just slip away silently.
“But, but,” Alex says. “You’re my…”
“Friend,” I say “Always, but also, maybe more if you
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