The Werewolf Next Door

18

(Angela's POV)

After my week of torment, I took my bed stuff to the laundry room and put it in the washer, and so happened to run into Tyler. He looked like he was struggling with something, but just ended up asking me to follow him, this was happening everyday, even the day of my birthday, I was surprised with a small yet beautiful bouquet of flowers, and they girls took me out to enjoy the day, and even if I was still mad at Natalia for lying to me, I didn't let it show  in front of the others. They also took me to shop for some knew clothes and thanks to Nat and Jas, I had a whole knew wardrobe. Tyler was running over the same things Natalia had already taught me, and he watched or asked questions in certain cases, and then he told me that I was to help Jas with the club, which unbeknown to Nat or him, I already was, we've been running through some ideas and one we had was to get dancers.

People hear dancers they think strippers, no dancers putting on a show for people if their costumes were a little revealing that was their choice. We'd have guards and stuff close to the stage to keep people back and this was an equal opportunity for men and women, and it was their choice if they wanted their faces shown. The day before we all tried out I was in the back room checking out my costumes, when Natalia walked in.

we both looked at each other, as she stood in the door way.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"Playing dress up."

She raised her eyebrows at me, at my smart ass reply, and even when I tried to walk past her, she didn't let me pass.

"What?"

She crossed her arms across her chest, I looked out behind her and saw no one was around.

"I use to dance, that was before I was attacked, it was how I paid for school and had my stuff, I guess I was pretty good."

"What was your main type of dance?"

"I have three, belly dancing, hip hop, and reggaeton. "

"From what I saw from the chase you do parkour too right?'

"Yeah, I taught myself a bit."

"That's impressive, and don't worry I won't tell anyone."

I nodded and we walked out of the changing room together.

The next morning I was a nervous wreck, Jasmine and I had done the tryouts for the men this morning, and I needed a cold shower some of those made me feel like I was in Magic Mike, one I noticed was Nelson, and that man could move, and he had an amazing body. Now it was the women and this time Tyler was going to be judging, and we had talent in the bunch of women, I wore my mask like before, so when it was my turn, only Jasmine knew who I was, after that I headed straight back to the house. Jasmine told me, Tyler had been hypnotized by my performance.

They had agreed all the women were good enough to stay, so we were going to be taking turns every week. We got a schedule done and by the time we got started the stage was complete. The night of our opening it was amazing the place was nicely fixed to fix the dance floor and the stage. We got ready back stage, me and one other were doing a dance tonight, when my music started the magic poured out of me.

(Tyler's POV)

I couldn't believe these woman actually convinced me of this, but after the tryout I guess it wasn't  a bad idea, tonight we were starting with only two and they would decide what happens later. We were enjoying drinks with some of the guys and soon Natalia came down from the office, as the music of the first performance started, at the try out. This dancer had me hypnotized with her hips, the way she moved just had me feeling some kind of way,, I just couldn't look away.

"She's amazing huh?"

"Huh, oh...yeah, she's alright."

Joshua smirked at me, as he took a sip from his drink, we watched until the dancer hit her last pose and the music was done. I felt like I could watch her all night if I could. She walked off stage and then soon after Angela walked into the club looking around and found us, but went to get a drink first.

"Excuse me." said Natalia as she walked toward  Angela, I just watched them.

"Who would've thought those two would end up being friends right, kinda scary."

"They're family, Josh, some times family just makes life better."

As I sat back thinking that they both head back together, but then I saw Jordan invite Angela, to the dance floor, my insides boiled with anger, as Angela accepted the invitation, I got to my feet but Joshua stopped me.

"Calm down, it's just a dance and you haven't put out a claim on her either so it's not the boy's fault."

I knew all that, but just watching how those two were grinding and touching bodies had me seeing red, that was until Natalia came and slapped me on the back of the head.

"It's just a dance, be faster next time."

It was so scary how okay she was that I was after Angela and not her anymore, but then I had broken up with her, and we haven't been together anymore and the more time past the more okay I was with it too. the music finished, Angela and Jordan hugged and she came toward out table, Natalia had her drink here I calmed down and when a  good song started I asked her to dance, she accepted after getting a reassuring nod from Natalia. We went to dance woman knew how to move, her body definitely called to me, we got lost in the music, and just danced like we weren't surrounded. The crazier part was when I pulled her into a kiss, she kissed me back, but then pulled away, holy s**t had that really happened?

"Angela, I'm..."

"I..um..I gonna go."

"Angela!" she ran out the door, I couldn't believe I had done that, it was so out of the blue. I was in shock, so to give myself time to think I walked to the office, and just sat at the office. What the hell was happening, I didn't even recognize myself anymore,

"Scary isn't it to grown up so suddenly?"

"Nat, I don't even know why I did that."

"Tyler, you make t sound like it's the worse possible thing to happen, you thought you wanted one thing and you really needed something else."

I looked at her, I still felt like she was the most beautiful person I ever saw, but I looked at Angela, and it was different, I actually go weak in the knees like some love struck boy. I had wanted to believe with my whole heart that Natalia was my mate and that just giving it time, we'd be back together, but it's like the psychic said we've tried to make it work in somethings we're compatible, but in other things we just weren't and there was no working around it. I haven't gotten to know Angela for long and I already know she's mine, and I hers.

"Nat I'm sorry."

"Hey, at least you didn't try to kill me, you've saved me, Ty, I'll always love you for that."

I nodded and she came over kissed me lightly on the lips and walked out, for once in life I felt at peace.

(Angela's POV)

The next morning we were at training, and to our surprise Natalia joined us, she explained at she was now leaving me the road wide open to Tyler, I was confused did they break up again?

"We weren't together Angie, we're just friends."

"Okay but what makes you think, he's coming to me now?"

To answer my question, Tyler himself came in front of everyone, saying he had an announcement.

"Angela is off limits to all mate ships, I will be claiming her in the next full moon, she is my mate!"

All the guys hoot and hollered, but understood, on the run Nat and Jasmine, explained I wasn't to be alone with any other male, or else a fight could break out, no flirting, and if I rejected the idea to let him know. I was stumped, did I reject the idea, did I want to?

"Angela watch out!" a log was right across my path, and I did a flip over it and kept running, Jasmine and Nat laughed by the end we worked a little better, all three in each of our sections. We got to planning the full moon trip for this month too, sense the village wasn't that big, we were all going. We were just getting the three trucks packed, when the alarms suddenly went off, the women ran with their children, but when I looked where the trouble was coming, I saw they were coming from up the road, like a plaque but they ran right at the house, I phased and readied myself as did the others, soon the air was filled with snarls, growls and ripping sounds. They fought with no mercy, as did we. I got separated a bit from the others as I fought off the enemy, then I looked around suddenly and a tall blond was going toward someone, I thought maybe Tyler but it was Natalia, I ran toward him, but someone else rammed into me, and it took me a while to get them off, by the time I got to Natalia, the blond guy had already stabbed her, I ran at him he spun around and I was able to dodge him once, twice, the third I wasn't so lucky he got me right from my arm pit to my hip, it burned like fire, and it made me dizzy, and sick

"Two for one, my lucky day." he said as he walked away, and I howled sadly into the air, as I crawled toward my cousin, and my heart shattered when I realized she wasn't breathing anymore.

I felt myself whine and yelp at her, she couldn't be dead I just found her, I couldn't lose her too.Soon whatever was on the dagger, made me black out, but I kept calling her, even if she never heard me.

( Tyler's POV)

"Natalia?"

I ran toward the group that had formed, I had felt her die, and prayed I was mistaken, but Joshua had her covered already, a stab wound right into her heart. I felt the tears fall from my eyes, as I looked at her.

"Joshua, she's seizing up!"

I looked over and saw Angela, as she started to convulse she too was covered, but I told them to get her to Jasmine and Nora, I made sure they knew what to do with Natalia, so she could be put to rest right, after I was done with that, I went inside to check on Angela, Nora was pouring some hot liquid on her side that was burning her blood, she screamed in pain as this was happening, I took Jasmine's place in holding her hand, she was covered in sweat and was shaking.

"Natalia?" she asked I shook my head slowly and she cried for her cousin, soon the torture was over and she fell asleep, I helped carry her to her room. Nora explained that her body would have to finish burning the wolf's bane that was used, she'll be sleeping for a while.

"Thanks Nora."

"Yes, hon."

I sat there for a while, I just lost someone dear to me, and still had the one that mattered too. All of this felt wrong like none of this was suppose to happen. After while, I headed out and arranged everything for Natalia's burial, I called Julie, and she informed Natalia's parents. We got everything ready, I knew she would've wanted to be buried next to her grandmother, so we made it happen, the only family member that showed up was Julie, she told me, at her brother had been distraught, and that it was better this way, so he didn't cause any trouble.  I was so lost in thought that I never asked if she'd want to meet Angela, I'd let Angela decide that. After the funeral, we tried to go back to how things were but now missing a good person, it felt so off,  Jasmine didn't want to get rid of any of her things, I told that some of the women in the village could use them, she couldn't so we were going to wait.

Angela was burning off the wolf's bane for a whole week, until she finally woke up, weak and hungry, Nora and Jasmine feed her a lot of red meat, she had lost a lot of blood and she needed to heal, I'd come in to check on her, and found her in the window one afternoon.

"Angie?" I asked as I closed the door, but when she turned to look at me, it was her wolf, she was crying.

"She's gone." she said with tears, I nodded and she roughly wiped her eyes, she wanted to be tough, but the moment I hugged her she broke down in tears and sobs. I held her tightly, it hurt me too, but I was also glad I didn't lose her too. I had never wanted for Natalia to leave, but now she was really gone. I felt anger she didn't deserve to die, she deserved to live a happy life. I was going to make sure I made Mason pay for doing that to her.

After a while Angela, fell asleep, she was still very weak, so I let her rest, I went to check on everything before I went to bed too, I had been on patrol sense after the funeral, I haven't been able to sleep so, but tonight I just wanted to sleep and forget for a while.