Chapter 4

Lincoln

When I brought Paisley back home with me, I’m not even sure what I was expecting. I know that she is different from everyone else around here, but I didn’t know that she would be everything that I could have wanted in a female. I wouldn’t say that I am picky, and I wouldn’t say that I have done things to a certain degree, but I have been through so much in my life, I have this feeling she’s going to do everything for me.

It made me a bit nervous as I showed her around the pack, letting her see everything. I couldn’t be completely sure of how this would go but something told me it was going to be alright. The one thing I didn’t like is when other men are gawking at her like they are going to eat her up or something. That makes me mad because there’s no way in damn hell that she needs to be treated like that.

I look up at her and I notice that Paisley is looking at me curiously. She is wearing a beautiful, flowing black dress that almost seems like a sundress. It hugs her in all the right places, showing off the length of her legs and the curves of her breasts. She wears jewels, showing off everything. I wonder what to do about her, it makes me a bit curious to see what she thinks.

“What are you staring at?” I ask her softly, my heart pounding in my chest.

“I was just thinking how I never realized how handsome you were until I saw you in person.” She murmurs softly, raising an eyebrow at me and making my heart skip a beat, “You’re everything that a girl could want, and I don’t understand how you don’t have a mate. It makes no sense.”

“I just haven’t found the right person yet.” I tell her, hoping that she understands it completely, “but I think my luck is going to change.”

I see the flash in her eyes and her cheeks go a little pink. I don’t mind flirting, in fact, I like it. But if she told me she didn’t want me to do that, I would respect it. I totally want to flirt with her more now and make her mine. I want to do everything in my power to do precisely that because it is becoming more and more clear that she might be a bit interested in me like I thought she would be. A part of me wondered if maybe I was going to fall in love with her and if she would be the perfect princess.

Shit, my parents would have killed me though. She might be beautiful, and she might be everything to me but unfortunately, it wouldn’t matter to them. They would have preferred it if I picked a Princess, someone to gain allies with. Of course, I really didn’t give a damn about that, and I was just trying to do everything in my power to make sure that I wasn’t going to get screwed out of everything. Due to what I have been through, I have been trying to decide what to do about it, but everything told me at that moment that I need to think for myself, or I’ll end up regretting everything.

“So, what are you thinking about?” I ask her, looking around, “Does anyone stand out to you?”

She just shakes her head and purses her lips, “honestly, no. I thought that I would get a read on someone out here, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. I wish that I could give you more answers, but I think it will happen with time.”

“Lincoln!” I suddenly hear Lauren yelling, walking towards us as Paisley looks at him curiously, “Is this the witch?”

I don’t like that immediately, “don’t talk about her like that! She’s going to help me find the person out to get me. I thought that you would have been all for it.”

I am all for it.” He assures me, rolling his eyes, “but what I’m not okay with is her using you. What is she getting in return? What did she ask for?”

She looks about ready to bash his face in and I honestly wouldn’t have been able to blame her. A part of me wishes that maybe something would go right and that I wouldn’t be having to deal with all of this but something else is telling me that this is only the beginning. I wish it wasn’t the case, but I have high hopes right now. I just hope that I can do everything in my power to make sure that this goes the way I need it to.

Paisley is giving him an odd look, one that I’m not a hundred percent sure about. I’m staring at her because it’s clear to me that she is examining him. I look at my best friend and there’s no way that I could even believe that he is the one who would try to kill me. I mean, why would he? He gains nothing from my death. I will say that he has been acting a little odd but nothing short of the way he has always been.

“Lauren, please treat her with the respect that she deserves.” I tell him, giving him a look as I am being serious, “I don’t want to have to tell you again. Okay?”

He purses his lips but nods, “okay. Sorry, I was just playing around. I’m sure she knew that.”

Paisley smiles but it is not a friendly smile, maybe one that is suspicious of him, “yeah, I can see that. I just wonder where it was supposed to be funny.”

“Sorry, you didn’t have to get the joke.” He grumbles, turning away from us, “Anyway, I have some stuff to get done so I will catch you later. I’m sure we have a lot to talk about, Lincoln.”

He walks away from us and I see that Paisley is watching him go. I’m not sure what is going through her head, but I know it can’t be anything good. I’m worried about what might end up happening if I allow this to go home and I turn to her with a questioning look. She raises an eyebrow at me, as if she is expecting me to say something about this?

I wish that she would just open up to me.

“I don’t think he is the person.” I assure her, “he’s a bit weird but he’s been around my entire life.”

She doesn’t look too sure about that, but she nods her head. I don’t know why Lauren would want me dead, but I have to hope that I’m not wrong. I’m sure she would have figured it out already if that was the case. I just wonder what this’ll mean in the long run if it goes this way.

Fuck me.