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Chapter one
Paige
“Run, run, run, Little Riding Hood. The big bad wolf is coming for you,” he said and laughed, his fast strides sounding behind me. He was toying with me.
My legs burned as I ran for my life, and so did my lungs and side. I don’t remember the last time I ran like this. I feared for my life. I dreaded the thought of him getting his hands on me. I should have seen this coming. The cards had tried to tell me, but I had been so rushed this morning that I hadn’t stopped to listen. Why didn’t I?
“Don’t be afraid! I won’t hurt you,” he cackled. “Not in any way you won’t come to enjoy, anyway.”
“Fuck off before I freeze your dick off!”
I turned just fast enough to throw a spell at him; his agile body dodged it, forcing a curse from my lips as I spun back to continue my run. It was the fifth spell he had dodged; a trail of ice was left behind like breadcrumbs in a forest.
“Was that meant to be my dick? A little off on the aim there, sweetheart.” The sound of his laughter sent a shiver down my spine. The sound held no joy. It was the laughter of a psycho—a beast toying with his prey.
Fuck that. I wasn’t anyone’s prey.
“Yeah, well, small targets are often hard to hit! Don’t worry; I won’t miss the next time!”
Home was just on the other side of the park. I had chosen to come this way to collect some herbs for Mom on my way home from work. I wanted to gather some since I noticed she was running low on black sage and remembered seeing some growing out on the cliffs. Now, I wished I hadn’t: I wouldn’t have caught his attention. I wouldn’t be running for my life, listening to his taunts and teases.
“When I get you, I’m gonna huff and puff and blow your mind, Little Riding Hood. Just you wait.”
“Go to hell, you overgrown fur ball!” I yelled, tumbling over loose rocks and barely catching my balance. The last thing I needed was to be caught due to my clumsiness. That’s how killers in movies caught girls. I wasn’t the opening scene girl. I was the final girl. I wouldn’t allow myself to become a werewolf’s chew toy.
I threw another spell over my shoulder, cursing as it hit the path behind him, the crystal shimmer of ice catching the moonlight.
“Come on, Riding Hood. I promise you will like it. Who doesn’t like it when their mate makes them scream?”
“Well, I’m not your mate!” I growled over my shoulder, twisting and throwing another spell at him, my aim finally finding its mark. “So, take your popsicle dick to her.”
My spell wrapped his feet in ice, holding him still. He let out a feral growl as I kept running, working the magic spell to hide my scent as I ran while covering my tracks. I had to move fast. I couldn’t hold the ice spell for long. He would be free and searching for me; the last thing I wanted was to lead him home.
I could hear his howl echoing behind me, my scent blending with the ocean and the wet sand that fragranced the park. His howl turned to snarls, screaming in rage at the loss of my scent as I ducked and weaved along the rocky cliffs.
“I’ll find you!” he howled in rage somewhere behind me. “You can try and hide all you want! But I always get what I want. Don’t you forget that, Little Mate.”
Still, I didn’t stop running. Not until my feet hit the pavement, and I narrowly dodged a car before jumping onto the sidewalk and running up the path to my family home.
“Aye! Paige, what are you doing running in here like that?” Mom cried out, startled by my sudden crash through the front door.
I glanced out the door's peephole, panting as I caught my breath. I made sure he hadn’t followed me. Only when I saw the nearly empty street, with no one out of the ordinary walking around did I relax.
“Sorry, Mom,” I gasped, pressing my hand to my chest.
“What are you so worked up about?”
I shook my head, not wanting to worry her further, confident that I had eliminated the threat. He couldn’t find me without my scent, and I covered my tracks well. It was a big city; what were the chances of coming across him again?
“Nothing. I thought it was going to storm,” I lied, wincing at the very clear night sky.
Mom frowned and rolled her eyes at me. “Well, go get cleaned up. Did you eat dinner?”
“Yeah, I ate at work,” I answered, walking to the stairs to go to my room.
“Paige,” Mom called as my foot hit the first step.
“Yeah?”
