Fire And Ice

Chapter 29 - Road Trip

Natalia's P. O. V

The next day, I rose before the sun, per usual. From the even rhythm of her breathing, I knew Hailey was still asleep. I climbed out of bed and laid it, carefully, to avoid waking her. Once I was through with that, I changed into my workout clothes and moved to the window.

Opening it carefully, I balanced on the sill then dropped to the ground below, landing in a crouch. Standing, I broke into a run, speeding around the city.

'We should probably convert one of the rooms into a training room.' Candy said twenty minutes in.

I nodded.

She waited some time, then continued, 'Maybe we should look around the house. There has to be an attic we can use.'

I nodded.

Another pause, then, 'The house is so big but, if werewolves will be staying, there are only a few rooms... maybe we could extend the house or split some rooms?'

I stopped at the front door, 'Candy, you don't get to keep secrets and be cryptic then expect to get away with pretending like everything's fine. You're my wolf and I'm your human so we shouldn't need to keep anything from each other'

'I know, I just...' She trailed off.

When it was obvious she wasn't going to say anything so I went round the house to the garden and scaled a tree then leapt into my open window.

As I took a shower, I heard Hailey get out of bed and go downstairs. Shortly afterwards, the scent of bacon wafted around the house. When I was done, I dried off and dressed in black leggings and a blue button down dress shirt.

"Morning, Ari. Oh, you're already dressed, must be an early riser. I'm not really a morning person. Sleep well? I slept like a baby, the bed is so perfect. I made breakfast, hope you don't mind." Hailey greeted as I stepped into the kitchen.

I smiled as I took the plate she handed me, "Good morning, Hailey. Yes, I slept well. I'm glad you like your bed. No, I don't mind, thank you for making breakfast."

"No problem, it's the least I could do since you've put up with me even after yesterday. I should have told the boys where I was."

I shook my head, "None of that was your fault and you don't owe anyone other than your guardian an explanation of where you are. Keily just blew everything out of proportion and she's not your responsibility."

Hailey smiled warmly as we sat at the island to eat in comfortable silence. Halfway through, I informed her of my decision.

"We're going on a road trip."

She swallowed the food she'd been chewing, "Okay but why?"

"I found a map of the location of packs in the book I was reading. Most of the ones I'm looking for were there so we're going to see if it's still accurate."

"Where are we going?"

"Crestwood village six, New Jersey."

"Cool. I've never been to New Jersey." She said then polished off the last of her food.

I finished up with my food and took our plates to the kitchen, "You have a driver's licence, right?"

"Yeah, but I don't have a car."

"We'll rent one. I'll handle the dishes while you take a shower then we can pack. There's a forest there. The next full moon is in two days and will last for two nights. We'll stay there for five days. How does that sound?"