Amethyst (3 page)

The day of the actual funeral her father's
urn was lowered to the ground as she turned towards the limousine,
Hartman put his arm around her. She moved a few feet away from him.
She had refused to marry him for the second time that morning, and
then he tried strong arming her.

Hartman was pushing her out of sight behind a
mausoleum. Telling her she would marry him whether she liked it or
not as he twisted her arm to make sure she understood. Oh she
understood alright he was leaving her with no choice. Or so he
thought at the time.

The fear she felt was so over whelming. He
was going to force her into a marriage she did not want. If she
agreed to marry, he would leave the business shares in her name
otherwise, he would take control of the company. He would take her
fathers shares by any means including blackmail. It was that moment
she knew; she had to run and began to set in motion her plans. As
if reliving it her body began to tremble and she pulled the covers
up closer to her chin. Truth was she wanted to cover her head and
hide. She knew she was stronger then that. Her father had taken a
great deal of time teaching her to be independently strong. She
could not let her father down; if she did it would taint her
father's memory!

Saying good-bye to Anna her house keeper and
nanny had been hard. Anna had been with her since she was born. She
was a second mother when her own mother died in a car accident.
"Poor Anna with tears in her eyes said she understood. Thankfully
father had cash in the house hidden just in case it was needed. The
old safe was broken into and cash taken papers destroyed. It would
have been a nice addition, but she had enough money to do her a
long time if she spent it wisely. Thank God her father put his last
will with the money he had hidden. Crawling out of bed for the
bathroom a quick bath to wash away the tears, they could not change
a thing.

Feeling somewhat better she stepped out side
the cabin deciding to look around the area. Going back into the
cabin she grabbed off the dresser a light jacket. Returning
outside, locked the door and headed down a path behind the cabin
towards the lake. The path ran along side the lake fifty yards then
moved in to the forest.

The path was narrow but well used. Some mud
here and there but the snow was melted the run off had slowed down.
Small streams were not flowing over their edges.

The lake water was clear; a person could see
the bottom clearly down to ten feet. The forest was mostly jack
pine trees. Most stood over a hundred feet easy. The pine needles
made a wonderful carpet to walk on. The jack pines had been trimmed
of branches to about twelve feet above the ground. It made walking
easy, no ducking branches.

Moving slowly down the path in search of
anything interesting she could find. Amethyst nose picked up a
small scent not close but not that far away. The scent seemed to
make her heart flutter then suddenly beat faster as the scent got
stronger. Moving slowly behind a jack pine tree she stood and
watched and sniffed the air. "It's getting closer, part of her
wanted to stay hidden part of her wanted to run and yet another
part of her wanted to confront the scent". A mixture of emotions
she was not use too, ran crazy ideas through her head."

"The scent was even closer now; warmth began
to pool at the center of her being. Her senses were on full alert.
Mm; she felt a small tingle between her legs and pulled them
together to still what was happening to her. Then she saw it, a
very large male wolf walked up and stood by the stream looking
around then drank some water. Sitting down it seem to be staring in
her direction then his nose lifted into the air and she realized he
was scenting the air. Then moved down stream a little ways and
disappeared into the woods. "The eyes were blue the same blue as
she had seen outside her cabin. Damn he had blue eyes!" she said in
amazement. "It had to have been the wolf that was out side the
cabin." The realization made her feel like melting into the ground
like the first fallen snow flake in winter."

Finally realizing that she had not taken a
breath the entire time she stood there she gasped for air. As her
lungs filled with air her brain seem to begin to work. Turning
quickly nearly falling she hit the tree with her hand to steady her
self, "and cried out, "ouch!" The bark of the tree had dug in and
small scrapes were seeping blood. She looked up from her hand;
there stood the most amazing man she had ever seen. Black hair,
blue eyes, about six-foot three, standing there, he was looking at
her. With this smile on his face that would melt any woman's heart.
"He was not moving star handsome he was rugged handsome and new
immediately he was dangerous. There was something about him; he
knew he was all that and a bag of chips as they saying went." Her
favorite saying for great looking guys who new it"

In one total look from head to toe she looked
him over as if he was a dream or some thing that walked out of her
imagination. His black hair was cut to perfection. His blue eyes
were a deep ocean blue. His nose was straight and slightly flared
at the tip. His lips were full and smiling. His muscled arms and
chest were covered with a blue western shirt that fit snuggly to
his body. She wondered," what would it would be like to be held in
his arms pulled into his chest and feel safe?" He had narrow hips
and strong muscular legs. He wore blue jeans that hugged his hips.
On his feet he wore cowboy boots that were black. "She liked what
she saw and he knew it."

Rains smiled deepened and he voice was warm
and comforting, "See anything you might want?" Rain stood looking
at her then did the same thing to her as she had done to him. He
started to look at her from head to toe. Her hair was dark brown
and long in a long single braid down her back that reached her
knees. Her lips were full and warm he wondered what it would be
like to kiss them. Her eyes were blue amethyst in color, shining
gem stones with a sultry look to them. Her face was heart shaped,
her nose was small and her skin was flawless. He moved down to her
breast and decided a little large for her size but perfection in
shape. She had a small waste, nice hips and beautiful long legs and
small feet. And an ass any man could not help but love. He liked
what he saw and it showed. She wasn't very tall more than likely
five foot two or three. He liked looking down on women and placing
his chin on top of their heads and pulling them in tight to his
body. They seem to fit so nicely and melt into him. He felt his
male parts growing in desire and his inner wolf wanted to howl.
Calming his inner wolf he did not want to scare her off he told his
inner wolf to be silent."

"My, my name is Amethyst" she spoke almost in
a whisper but his excellent hearing heard her name as if she spoke
normally. "Why are you looking at me like that? Haven't you ever
seen a female before?"

Rain laughed, avoiding her question as she
had done with his. "He thought, her voice was sexy and soft, it was
inviting to him." Rain stood there and said nothing; he just smiled
at her trying to bring some kind of control over his inner wolf.
"For his sake he had too, he could not let his wolf run things at
this time. “Rain; you're trespassing." Walking towards her she
backed up until her back came in contact with the tree, but her
eyes never left his. He thought her name suited her because of her
eyes." Picking up her hand his eyes lowered. "You have hurt your
hand it needs attention!"

"What?" Amethyst said as she stared up at
him.

As he pulled her towards the small stream,
"she could not seem to gather her wits about her." She just let him
lead her. "What the hell was wrong with me?" she thought. When her
hand hit the cold water she suddenly seemed to come awake from some
sort of romantic dream and pulled away quickly. Standing she turned
to run, he grabbed her arm and pulled her back and into his arms.
Looking down at her; his lips moved towards hers, she began to
kick, but he avoided her feet. Then his hand came up and held her
by the back of the head, his lips came down on hers. All the
struggles inside her came to a slow stop as his lips began to
possess her heart, mind, and body. Her body melted into his and she
felt warm all over inside. The experience was leaving her
breathless. She had never felt like this before.

Pulling her hands free she placed them around
his neck, opened her mouth to his. Rains arms pulled her closer.
His lips were hard at first, demanding, then softened, and quickly
persuasion took over. Where his lips bruised now caressed and
soothed, she could not help but move deeper into his arms. She had
felt like she was lost and finally came to a place that she no
longer felt she was alone. She could feel warmth flowing into her
body and centering between her legs and then moving up into her
tummy. Putting here entire self into the kiss she could feel his
warmth seep into her. Some where back in her mind she heard herself
say, "what, the hell are you doing?"

"Rains mind told him she must be experienced
to kiss him the way she was. No innocent female could ever kiss
like that." Then he began to grind his maleness into her belly and
suddenly she pulled back. Slapping him in the face and kicked him
in the shin. She began running for the cabin as fast as her legs
could carry her!

"He yelped like a wounded dog and she could
hear him growling."

Amethyst smiled to herself, "it served him
right!"

His inner wolf wanted the chase and to
dominate her till she whimpered and accepted his dominance. Instead
he stood their smiling, knowing she was unpredictable smart sassy
woman. "The inner wolf began raging and it took all his will power
to calm him down. His inner wolf settled, and then tried to reason
with him. She is perfect for us. Now let's go get her! Be still;
patience is required with her." Turning shifting into a wolf he
headed back to his home and his pack. The smile on his face did not
leave the entire evening.

Once Rain reached home he headed into the
kitchen. "Hi Willow, I could use a sandwich do you mind?" Willow
was a small woman and not very tall. She was in her fifty's and
sweet mild temperament female. She kept house and did the cooking
and washing. She was like a mother hen to him and the rest of the
pack. They didn't mind and it seems to make her happy.

"You know I don't mind. What has you smiling,
and your eyes sparkling?"

"Am I smiling? Eyes sparkling, he
laughed."

Taking his ham sandwiches he headed into the
den sat down and proceeded to watch TV. In truth he saw nothing,
his mind was on Amethyst and how delectable she was. "She sure
could kiss. One of her kisses could melt any man's heart and turn
his reserve into butter. He had better be careful before she had a
ring in his nose." His inner wolf growled and said "what is so bad
about that? Wolf the ring would be in your nose too his inner wolf
growled in protest, don't like it do you?"

Once Amethyst realized that Rain was not
following her she shifted into wolf form and ran towards the cabin.
Just inside the woods she stopped and shifted back into human form.
Then she silently walked until she could see the cabin, "nothing
seemed out-of-order, no unusual scent, she thought." Then walked to
the cabin and opened the door slipped inside. Locking the door then
leaning against it she could still feel Rains lips on hers.
Touching her lips with her finger a thrilled ran down her entire
body.

"Could she stay here?" Feeling her heart drop
she thought," more than likely not!" If her father's business
partner Hartman had anything to say or do about it. The thought was
so over whelming she cried out," I want to stay! Maybe she could
come back once things were settled! What is the use he more then
likely won't stay single forever, not with his good looks."

After a shower and deciding a trip to the
diner would be better than cooking for herself, off she went.
Thinking," I am pretty useless in a kitchen at the best of times".
Deciding that since the diner was only a little over a quarter a
mile away she could walk, and then thought better of it, "I will
drive just in case of a need to get out-of-town quick. Now is not
the time to take chances."

The diner was busy it was Friday afternoon
and made a metal note not to come in on Friday afternoons ever
again. Finding a spot at the end of the bar she took a menu and
looked it over. Susan came up with a cup and some coffee and said
she would be back to take her order. Five minutes later Susan
walked up, "Sorry it took so long. Have you decided what you would
like to eat for lunch?"

With a smile she said, "how about the veal
dinner for one? Susan do you have an internet hook up here in the
diner or are there one in town some place? I need to hook up my
laptop and read the Globe and Mail."

"Goodness no internet in this town, we get
the paper here! I'll just get it real quick so you can read it as
your waiting for your lunch. The owner likes to read the Globe and
Mail that is why we get it."

"Yes, need to check out how the stock market
is doing on a certain stock. Invested a few dollars on the
suggestion of a friend, hoping it pays off."

Susan walked away and set the order into the
cook, Susan returned and said, "Sorry no veal left, but here's the
paper."

What is left Susan?"

"You can have any sandwich you like, she said
with a smile."

"OK I'll take a hot chicken sandwich with
fries. Can you take a break and sit with me and chat for a
while?"

"No break right now to busy, maybe when
things slow down I can."

Picking up a newspaper Amethyst worked her
way towards the announcements. Read a short poem.

Purple flowers in total are left to you in
bloom; those in power have cleared the way. All that is yours
access will be soon, I for see at this time absolutely no delay.
(Putter)