Caught Between Them

The pipe broke and I wondered if my day could get any worse, I watched, exasperated, as water pooled around me and I was too damn broke to even call a plumber, luckily the water stopped rushing out and I sighed, jeez! My life is was so fucked up. My living room wasn't any better, I was a neat person but I lost it last night. I stared at the scattered living room that looked as if an army had passed the night here.

A bark rang out and I turned to see my little puppy running and barking as his vocals could allow.

"There you are, Ginn" I said and picked him up. Ginn was a brown husky, I found him on the roadside, abandoned by someone and had picked him up then we became BFF(best friends forever); a knock on the door made me jump and Ginn barked. I opened the door and my best friend, Reagan walked in, grinning when she saw the messed up room.

"Jeez, Amelia, you sure know how to mess something up, what happened here, wild lovin'?" she asked and I rolled my eyes sometimes Reagan was crazier than I thought

"Wild loving? You must be joking" I said plopping into a sofa, Reagan smiled like it was something I would do if could, the truth was that I wasn't interested in any type of relationship, I was struggling as shit here and soon the owner of this house would demand for his rent, my life was surely fucked up.

"So, have you got any job yet?" Reagan asked and I shook my head glumly staring at a spider on the ceiling as it spun a web.

"God I hate America, it's hard to find something doing" I muttered and Reagan grinned as if my statement amused.

"Oh Amy, you shouldn't blame America for your problems, don't worry I'll ask an uncle of mine, he always tells me there are a lot of jobs in Portland" Reagan said and I groaned.

"Portland is too damn far, if I left here in the morning I am sure to come back the next day, jeez!" I complained to a smiling Reagan.

"It's your choice Amelia, I think a job in Portland would be good for you, you've always loved nature and there is plenty of it in Portland" She said and I mused over her words. I really loved nature, maybe a job in Portland wouldn't be that bad.

"Fine" I grumbled and Reagan nodded.

"Got anything to eat," she asked and I scowled at her.

"Just some cheeseburgers and milk" I said and Reagan smiled.

"That's great" she said and sauntered to my kitchen sashaying her hips, I shook my head but smiled, what would I do without Reagan? Her quirky and funny self always made me laugh. Reagan came out of the kitchen with cheeseburgers and a glass of milk, I watched as she shoveled cheeseburgers into her mouth then gulped down her glass of milk.

"Yum" she said, "Reminds me to come here every morning"

"I pray I get a job in Portland, I wonder how you'll knock on my door in the morning" I said and Reagan winked at me.

"I could visit, Amy, it's no big deal" she said and drank the last of her milk, she stood and stretched as I glared at her.

"You just ate the last of my meal" I said and she nodded and strolled out.

"Who's gonna return the plate?" I yelled.

She slammed door slammed shut

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The ride to Portland land was long and tiring, I sat in the back of the pickup, and with my backpack, I had given Ginn to Reagan to take care of. The pickup lurched and my head slammed into something, I groaned and sat straighter, watching as the landscape rolled by, I smiled when I saw a herd of gazelles, I saw one or two buffaloes. The pickup lurched again and I cursed, was the driver high on booze. We passed the mountainous terrain and drove into a small town. I stared, fascinated at the close knit houses and people, men hurriedly went about, dogs barked, the air seemed pure and clean.

The pickup stopped and I hopped down, wincing as I landed too heavily on my feet, I stared at the paper in my hand. Reagan had scribbled an address on the paper of her uncle's house. I stared at the address once more and followed the directions until I came to a small town. How the hell did I get a job here? I didn't know, I asked a little boy about the address and he pointed to a large house, I knocked on the door.

The door opened to reveal a man in his late forties, he smiled at me.

"You must be Reagan's friend" he said, his smile broadening and I nodded. He motioned for me to come in and he asked me to sit, he brought a steaming plate of pizza and soda and set it before me, my mouth watered.

"Reagan said you needed a job" he said and I nodded.

"I need a job, I am currently unemployed" I said and Reagan's uncle nodded thoughtfully.

"There is a man who is in need of a waitress. I am gonna contact him to see if the position is still available. Got a place to stay?" He asked and I shook my head.

"You can stay here as long as you want, I'll see you later" he said and walked away. I sighed and eat the last of my pizza and contentedly leaned back into the sofa, things were getting better soon I would have a job and carter for myself, I can't wait as I settled into the sofa, a bone-chilling howl rang out, an howl that rustled my brain, and I could tell that howl wasn't from a wolf, It was no wolf

How did I knew? I don't know, what I could tell was that the howl meant a message.

And I knew what the message was.

My day started pretty well this time except most of the customers wanted to sleep with me or feel me up, being a weak-willed person, it would have happened if my boss hadn't butted in to stop the overstepping customers.

I sat now, serving two crude men, that talked too loudly and drank beers, one grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him, I let out a small squeak knowing I was in for it today as my boss was not around, the man squeezed my butt and I cried out, he grinned.

"I haven't started yet, darling, let's do this somewhere private" he said.

"No please" I begged but the man stood and grabbed me, the other followed and they picked me up.

"Shut.........."

"I believe she has said no" a new voice said and we turned to see a tall muscular guy, he grinned mischievously, but that hinted on how dangerous he was, "Drop her" his voice was deadly calm, I found myself staring at his handsome features, I stared at his gray eyes and I could have sworn I saw a flash of yellow in his eyes.

"Wrong choice of words bro" one of the men grabbing me said and dropped me unceremoniously to the ground, the handsome guy eyes were like flint but he smiled coldly.

"You'll regret that" he said calmly and the other men snarled at him, and pulled out knives and pointed them at the handsome young man.

"Mind your business, Sport, or you'll die painfully" one said and the dude with the gray eyes shrugged.

"And if I don't?" he smirked and the other men decided they have had enough, they charged for the man, the first one reached him, and stabbed at him with his knife, but the young man with the gray eyes dodged the blow with surprising speed and agility, he countered with a solid punch into the cretin stomach, and the unfortunate man was sent flying out of the restaurant into the streets, I blinked, who the hell could have that much power behind a fist, the other one stared at the gray-eyed man and fear blanketed his eyes, he took one more terrified look and ran out.

The man help me up, his eyes had switched from battle mode to warm and friendly.

"Am sorry I asked them to drop you, foolish of me" he apologized and I nodded.

"It's no problem thanks" I said, the guy studied me way to intently and he sniffed, he muttered something like 'Wolf' he stared at me once more and I could swear his eyes turned yellow for a moment before returning back to their normal gray, he forced a smile.

"Apologies, I am Logan" he said, and I smiled at him, starting to like him.

"Amelia" I said and he grinned at me.

"Should I call you Amy?" he said and my smiled widened, Reagan was the only one who called me that.

"If you want" I replied and he nodded, it looked like he wanted to tell me something.

"How much are you being paid here" he asked and I told him, he stood and smiled at me.

"I am gonna take you somewhere better and good for you, you are never gonna be poor again" he said.

"Now?" I asked surprised, it wasn't everyday I get someone who offers to get me rich quick. "Where?" I asked and Logan grinned

"You'll see" Logan said.

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We reached a cave and we ducked and I came to face a magnificent city, it was very modernized and everything here was mostly made of Gold, I watched fascinated as people trudged about but was shocked the most at a very far distance close to a forest, people shifted into wolves and I stared at Logan, comprehension dawning on me.

"You aren't human are you?" I asked and Logan shook his head.

"I am a werewolf, this is an hidden city for werewolves" he said and I looked at him, my heart melting at seeing his playful smile.

"Why bring me here Logan" I asked and he stared at me, serious.

"I want you to be my mate, Amy, I have fallen for you ar first sighting say yes please" he begged and I was suddenly so happy. If Logan was proposing then I will be at the main source of attention and the happiest woman here, I smiled at him.

"Yes" I said, and Logan smiled

Logan looked please and led me to a towering building that almost looked like the 'White House' werewolves guards stiffened to attention as Logan passed, it seemed as if Logan had some sort of rank, or could he be the................

"Alpha!" A voice called, and i bristled, so Logan was an alpha, he acted so normal.

"Frost" Logan said grinning and I turned to see a young werewolf boy, he grinned at Logan.

"Hi uncle, I drew a picture of you," he said, Logan smiled at him.

"I'll see the picture tomorrow huh?" Logan said and Frost nodded and jogged off, Logan crashed into a sofa smiling contentedly, he observed me as if I might disappear if he closed his eyes.

"I'll be fine" I said when I saw his sleepy eyes and nodded and dozed, I whipped up breakfast and when I came back with steaming hot food, Logan was already awake. We ate in silence, our relationship was growing but things were still pretty awkward.

Logan wolfed down his food in minutes and smiled at me.

"It is customary for me to introduce a new member to the pack, so I am gonna introduce you tomorrow."

"But I am not a werewolf, I am a human" I said and Logan raised a brow.

"That's not true, you have werewolf scent on you, Amy," he said and I glared at him, Whatever, right now I couldn't get enough of Logan handsome face, I leaned over and kissed him on the lips, he held me close and deepened the kiss, then pulled away.

The door opened and when I saw the person that walked in, I forgot Logan existed.

I woke up in Logan's arms the next morning but I didn't feel as content as I was earlier. Sure, Logan still made me happy and I can say I still have feelings for him but seeing that handsome dude walk in yesterday, just muddled me. Logan had introduced him as Brock, this Brock was so damn handsome, I found myself staring at his stormy green eyes. I had offered my hand but the handsome guy ignored it while Logan was kind and loving, Brock was withdrawn and cynical, he hadn't even glanced my way last night.

I shifted from the sofa and Logan's eyes opened, he agilely jumped to his feet and put on a shirt, I stared in awe at his perfect body.

"I'll be out today, scouting, I'll leave Brock behind to give you a tour of the city, you can trust him" Logan said and kissed me goodbye and left, sighing, I wore a golden dress Logan had given me and stepped out. I met Brock standing outside, he looked irresistible, his dark hair was slicked to one side, his build was even more pronounced than that of Logan.

"Logan asked me to meet you" I said, he nodded and didn't say anything, his face was expressionless and he started walking away, I had to jog to catch him with him.

"Are you the beta of this pack?" I asked, trying to start a conversation, but as usual the dude ghosted me, I bristled inwardly. This dude was so cold and looked to be in his own world, but I couldn't help but be drawn towards him, he showed me around, I was too distracted to focus on what he was saying, instead I listened to the sounds of his deep baritone and when he wasn't looking, glance at his handsome face, I liked Logan in a way but Brock case was different I find myself wanting to know him more, but the guy was not even giving me room to even start a conversation.

"So, ever loved a lady?" I blurted out and Brock turned to me, his green eyes were so cold I stumbled back, he sneered at me.

"It's none of your business" he snarled and walked off. Seriously! What was this guy's problem anyway? I jogged after him, and he turned back to glare at me.

"Tour's over, go home" he growled and I stood where I was, staring into his eyes, they were ringed in yellow.

"Fine, but Logan said you should escort me home" I said, petulant and Brock looked furious at being trapped, fur erupted on his arms and I stepped back.

"Fine!" His voice was deeper as if two people were talking at once, he shook his head, "Move along" he said and we trudged back up the hills leading to Logan's house, the splendor of the house still amazed me. Brock said nothing at all and if he hadn't spoken some words, I would have said he was dumb.

We came to Logan's front door and he turned to go.

"Brock" I called and he froze and turned, his green eyes darkened and he scowled.

"What is it?" he said impatiently, and I stepped closer, he was so tall, even taller than Logan.

"It is nice meeting you, Brock" I whispered and surprise lit his features before his stoic mask fell back, he looked away.

"Thanks" he muttered like the word was bile, then he spun and leaped, as he leaped, he transformed into a huge black wolf midair then landed gracefully on his paws and bounded into the woods, I stared at his torn clothes and picked a fabric. I inhaled, Brock smelled manly, I wanted to keep smelling his scent as long as I could.

"There you are" a voice said and I turned to see Logan, hands in pocket smiling, I hid my hands behind my back.

"Hey" I said and kissed him, while shoving the fabric into my back pocket, he smiled into the kiss and pulled away.

"Did Brock show you around?" Logan asked.

"He did" I confirmed and Logan smiled at me, I couldn't help but smile back.

"Don't mind his cynical self, he had some issues when he was younger" Logan said, "I am the only friend he has for now."

"Oh" I said, no wonder the dude was so cynical, but he was also arrogant as hell, his roguish good looks seem to always draw me to him, when I am with it's like Logan is completely wiped out from my memory

"I don't know if you are my soulmate Amy, but we'll find out on the mating ceremony, but I want you to know that from the first day I saw you I have fallen in love with you" Logan said and my heart soared, for an alpha, Logan was so sweet. I stared at his handsome face.

"I love you too, Logan" the words sounded weird in my mouth and I didn't feel okay saying them.

"Good" he said, he opened his mouth to say something when a lone howl rose into the night and other howls rang out, Logan stiffened and his eyes turned yellow, he roared in challenge and around us, Grimclaw werewolves came out of their homes with weapons of all kinds.

"What's happening?" I asked and Logan turned to me, his eyes still yellow.

"Invaders" his voice was impossibly deep, it scared me. "Go inside Amelia" he said and I ran inside, I peered through the window to observe what was going on. I watched as a loud explosion startled Logan and he howled, an eerie, chilling sound and Grimclaw werewolves howled in response, Logan grabbed a large silver sword and roared, he looked terrifying, his yellow eyes had turned red and with a shout he ran towards the forest and thousands of Grimclaw werewolves followed suit, charging behind him. I watched from my vintage position to see the invaders charge at Logan and his pack and then with a large crash, they slammed into each other, I watched as Logan and Brock worked together it was so beautiful, Logan with his incredible strength disbanded warriors left and right, while Brock calmly cut down warriors, he seemed to have an aura around him, anytime an enemy came near, lightning bolts would drop incinerating the person.

I stood in awe and shock as the battle raged on below, what have I gotten myself into. That was my last thought, before something slammed into the back of my head and I sunk into oblivion.