Amethyst (15 page)

A barbecue was set for after the wedding,
there would be steaks, burgers, baked potatoes, bakes carrots and
yams. Plenty to drink for those who wanted to part take of beer and
spirits. Cold drinks were set up for the children and put on ice in
a barrel.

The wedding was perfect. Silver had come down
the stair case with everyone smiling she was beautiful her hair was
up; she wore a sweet white dress that just touched the floor. Storm
sang a song called Love Counts. Markus met her at the bottom of the
stairs and walked her to the Elder. Markus was dressed in a dark
suit and looked handsome. The binding ceremony had caused the women
to cry. An Elder from Silvers pack had come to do the honors of the
binding. Then the Reverend Davenport said words that would bind
them by law. The celebrations began.

Amethyst went around making sure everyone had
enough to eat and to drink. Met Silvers parents, they were
delightful couple. She could tell they were deeply in love. They
smiled at one another often, and every once in a while you could
tell they had little private conversations. He even kissed his mate
several times during the barbecue.

Kelly's parents came, her father was old
fashion, appeared to be strike. You could tell he was an alpha by
the way he carried himself. It was the same way Rain carried
himself. Both men stood tall, strong, and in authority, and
control. They talked for over an hour before the alpha went to be
with his wife, daughter and Pend.

Markus's parents had come for the wedding.
They had driven in early in the morning. Markus was an identical
match to his father, they could have been brothers. Markus said it
was strong genes in his father's side of the family. Rain and
Amethyst had laughed.

Music played from a CD player. Rain had asked
her to dance several times. Rain enjoyed spinning her around
catching her and dropping small kisses on her lips. During one slow
song he whispered in her ear, "I love you Amethyst.

Amethyst whispered back, "Now and Always
Rain." Amethyst words caused Rains heart to swell in his chest. A
smile from ear to ear was on his face all evening. He told Amethyst
he had to keep making the rounds of the guest because of his being
the alpha. If she got lonely to send him a message he'd come and
get her.

As the barbecue came to an end a vehicle
drove in. A man with dark hair gray at his ears about six feet
stepped out of the vehicle. He limped slightly, he smiled and it
was a little off to the side. Several of the boys met him then Joe
came over to Rain. Rain was standing with Amethyst talking to
Sparks and Fire. Joe said, "Rain you need to talk to this guy and
right now."

Rain walked over to the man, "I need to speak
to Rain Walker immediately."

"I'm Rain what do you want." The man seemed
genuinely at ease as he stood before Rain. He sensed no deceit from
the man. He appeared to have been in a bad accident Rain thought.
He wore and expensive dark gray suit and had a silk tie on. He was
a man that was use to giving orders. Yet he relinquish his power
before Rain by speaking softly, tilting his head slightly.

The man reached into his vest pocket, and
Smitty grabbed his arm. Then the man said, "I am only getting a
piece of paper out of my vest." Smitty released his arm and the man
said, "My name is Rick Richardson, your married to my daughter
Amethyst. Here is the proof of what I am telling you." Richardson
handed Rain the documents of proof.

Opening the papers he read the letter from
Amethyst attorney, checked out the medical papers. Rain said, "Oh,
Amethyst is going to be in such shock, she has mourned your death
for a month.

Rain turned and looked at his beautiful mate
standing by the fire talking to Willow and Fire. She wore the
skirt, shoes, and the dark lavender top he picked out for her.
Amethyst was so delighted with his gifts. She was breath-taking
with the light of the fire flashing before her. He would have to
buy her some more gifts. As if knowing he was looking at her,
Amethyst lifted her face, so filled with love. She saw the look of
concern, and reached out to his mind.

The moment Amethyst did he turned away and
said to Richardson; Go with Smitty to my office I'll be in
momentarily with Amethyst. Smitty escorted Richardson to his
office.

Rain walked towards Amethyst. His mind was
open, but shaded and she wondered why. What was he shielding in his
mind from her? When Rain reached her he said, "Come”

Amethyst was taken by the arm walked to his
office when she entered she saw Smitty. The man who had asked her
to dance at the bar was sitting in one of the chairs. At the bar
she had not gotten a good look, but now in the bright lights of
Rains office. She stared at the man, and then said one word,"
Father?"

"Yes Amie," for a moment she thought she was
dreaming and then rushed into his arms and cried. After a while he
told Amethyst of the accident, how he had escaped at the last
second, and how his friend died and how his body was mistaken for
his. He had been badly hurt his face needed reconstruction surgery
but he still had a smile that was a little off to one side. It was
during the healing process he realized he had to hide out and find
out who did this."

"Hartman not only tried to kill me but he
also had arranged your mother's death. Hartman stole money from the
company, had hired hit men. When I realized that you had taken up
with Rain I was happy for you and did not want to interfere in your
happiness. When I checked into the Lycan registry and found you
married, I was thrilled. Nothing could have made me happier to know
my little girl was mated and happy with the man of her
choosing."

And then he told her it was his bullet that
went through the window of her bedroom. Big Red was aiming at her,
but he could not get a shot off at Big Red, Richardson said, "I had
to make sure you were safe, so I shot high, and to the left making
sure to miss everyone. I could not shift fast enough and get to Big
Red before he pulled the trigger. Then when a young man had killed
Big Red I quietly left the woods. I am sorry I was not here the
night you were forced off the road. I tried to find you, and when I
couldn't I went after the men who did it. When they said you were
dead I shot and killed all three of them. Then when I had gotten
back I heard you were still alive."

Amethyst said, "the telephone number under
the lining of the brief case I remembered it early this morning.
Rain and I called it this morning, but their was no answer who's
number was it father? Was it your number?"

Richardson took his daughters hands in his
and stated simply, "yes! When I saw the number that was calling I
new it was you Amie, and new it was time to come see you."

A knock at the door brought every ones heads
up and Rain said, "Come in!" Willow opened the door stepped inside
smiled and told them that everyone had gone off to bed or were in
the basement having drinks. Willow looked at Richardson and smiled
said, "hello." Richardson smiled back and nodded his head.
Richardson thought, she is very pretty woman, a look of loneliness
seem to be in her eyes. Then realized it was the same look he had
carried since his mate's death. He wanted to get to know her better
he thought. She was too young like him self, to live the rest of
their lives a lone.

Rain stood up and said, "I think it is time
to celebrate how about the rest of you?" Laughing they got up and
headed for the basement for refreshments and fun.

Rain pulled Amethyst back and leaned in and
kissed her lips and she melted in to his arms. They stood inside
the office for a moment and held one another. Amethyst felt like
her world was up side down out of control. Rain felt like his life
was turned up side down and had finally flipped over and he was in
control again. Rain whispered, "You smell so sweet, your scent is
driving me crazy. We had better leave the office now or we won't be
leaving it for a while."

Rain and Amethyst headed down to the basement
a few minutes later to join the rest who were still partying.
Markus and Silver had left. Silver was excited to see her new home;
Markus was in a rush to make love to his new mate. The older
couples had gone off to bed leaving the younger generation to
party. Storm and Joe were at the pool table.

Drinks were served, Rain took a seat on the
floor leaned up against the wall, Amethyst set between his legs.
Her father was talking to Willow and she had a feeling Willow might
not be here that long if her father had any say in it. Rain pulled
Amethyst up tight again him so her butt fit nicely against his
maleness. He whispered your scent is making me randy sweet heart, I
do believe you're coming in to heat. I would say in a week by the
scent of your hormones. She smiled pushed her butt against him
tight then started grinding it against him causing him to get hard,
and purred, "practice makes perfect darling!" His smile was all the
reply she needed.

Two days later Amethyst was coming down the
stair case when the door flew open bouncing off the wall behind. In
it stood Mark Hartman with a crazed look in his eye, he pointed a
gun at Amethyst. "Come here girl before I shoot you!" She had to do
what he wanted if not it could cost Willow her life, she was in the
kitchen. The words that Rain had said to her on her wedding day
came to mind, "some day the safety of the pack may fall on your
shoulders." It appeared the day was here. She slowly moved towards
Mark and when she was standing before him he grabbed her by the
arm. He laughed, "you thought you got away from me you little slut.
I surprised you."

"You won't get a way with this Mark; my mate
Rain will kill you."

He laughed "maybe, but you're going to be
dead first. Amethyst you will make such a beautiful corpse. Shame
you could not see your way to doing things my way. Then you would
not have to be concerned with dying." He began laughing and
whispered, "You only would wish you were dead."

Fear filled her mind and body. She began to
shiver, he pulled her up against his chest turned her so that they
were backing out the door. Once out side he pushed her towards the
woods behind the house. Inside the woods he began to drag her by
her arm. She cried out, "you're hurting me, stop it!" He just
turned jerk her hard, and when she fall he kicked at her. She cried
out as pain shot through her leg. Pulling her up he dragged her
deeper into the woods When she had fallen a third time, he grabbed
her by the hair wrapping it around his arm several times and pulled
her to her feet. He started down a path that leads to a ravine and
to the lake. Rain had said the ravine had a sharp drop off to it.
Amethyst thought," if I shift Hartman will kill me with the gun. If
I bide my time maybe at some point shifting might save my
life."

"I am taking you to the ravine to the drop
off; it will look like an accident when I throw you off." The sneer
on his face made him look like a demon she had once read about in a
book. She shivered, and pulled back to drag her feet. Amethyst
stopped dragging her feet when Hartman pulled the trigger back, and
aimed the gun at her. Once they were moving again he laughed,
"Smart girl, to smart for your own good."

Amethyst mind raced then it hit her mind like
a slap to the face, "My father is still alive Hartman you failed to
kill him."

"You lie bitch. Big Red and Ray killed him.
They told me they saw the vehicle go over the cliff; no one could
have survived the two hundred foot drop. Nice try to up set me, but
you have failed."

"My father did survive," Amethyst said with
pride. If you kill me he will see to your death. My father killed
your associates on a back road south of here.

"I will just have to kill him myself to make
sure it is done right this time," Hartman said with a wild look on
his face.

Rain driving back from Coyote Ridge with
Richardson after doing some business in town felt Amethyst's fear,
and then he felt her pain. Stepping on the accelerator the truck
flew. Rain turned to Richardson and said, "It Amethyst she's
scared." The truck pulled into the yard came to a sliding stop.
Gravel and dirt flew into the air. Rain jumped from the truck and
rushed into the house calling "Amethyst, no answer. Willow rushed
out of the kitchen asked what was wrong. "Where is Amethyst?" but
Willow told him she didn't know. Rain looked in side the house in
every room calling her name, but no answer.

Rain rushed out side rang a bell that hung at
the far south side of the porch. Storm, Smitty, Joe, Mike and Pend
ran up. Amethyst has been taken find her. All in one accord the men
shifted into wolf form. Rain heard Amethyst voice in his head, "the
path behind the house." Then Rain howled, and the pack rushed into
the woods following Rain. Moving in one unit the wolves spread out
slightly.

Running and scenting the ground in fifteen
minutes the pack had found Hartman and Amethyst. The wolf pack seem
to know exactly what to do silently they began to surround Hartman.
The wolves were moving from shadow to shadow to keep out of sight.
Then Hartman noticed several wolves, he laughed as if sanity had
completely left him. The ravine was only another fifty yards
away.

Grabbing at Amethyst tearing her shirt, he
said, "hungry you bastards, you can have the bitch! While you're
eating her I'll just slip away!"

"Amethyst said "yes throw me to the wolves; I
would have a better chance of surviving with them, then with you."
She tried to pull free, but Hartman had her by the hair. He jerked
it, pulling her back and making her cry out.

"Maybe I should just put a bullet in you head
and leave the scrapes to the wolves." Hartman pulled her hair
laughing. "This is your death sentence bitch. There will be nothing
left of you when they are done. They will tear the flesh from your
bones." He laughed pulled a knife from a sheath that hung from his
pants belt; he took Amethyst by the arm and sliced her. Blood ran
down her arm to her fingers then dripped to the ground. Amethyst
screamed, again Hartman laughed, "Does the blood excite you
bastards" he yelled at the wolves then have at her.