I Give You.. by Shannon Burton (i am malala young readers edition TXT) 📕

"Beautiful isn't it?" Angel asked.I looked over and saw what looked like excitement in his deep blue eyes.

"Very beautiful" I answered."Come on, I want to introduce you to everyone."

Everyone? I am now curious as to what I gave gotten myself into.

We walked up to the house and I was able to see it in detail. Roses were carved  beautifully into the base boards of the house and the air was permeated with the scent of roses. I instantly fell in love with the house. Angel opened up the door and all I could do was gawk at the inside. The spacious living room contained high ceilings, a flat screen t.v was mounted on the wall, and a huge beige sectional wrapped around the living room. What really caught my eye was the fire place. Just like the outside of the house it had white roses carved around the mantle. Pictures of many different people hung on the walls. Angel led me down a long hallway to a large kitchen. The kitchen looked like something out of a Home and Garden Magazine.Dark wood and granite was everywhere. All of the appliances were made of stainless steel. To be honest I was jealous.

Angel pulled gently on my arm and led me to a huge sliding glass door. We walked out and I saw the reason why the air was permeated with the smell of roses. In front of me was a garden full of blood red roses.I really didn't understand what the big deal with roses was but that was soon forgotten as Angel led me down the stone path. When we reached the center of the garden I saw a stunning water fountain. It was a statue of a goddess with a rose in her hand.She was terribly lovely but she looked so sad.I yearned to comfort her.

I didn't have long to study her because I found Angel leading me down the stone path and through the other side of the garden. When we cleared the garden he began walking me through the forest. I heard what sounded like water and to my surprise we stopped in a meadow that contained a sparkling lake.   When I lifted my eyes from the lake there was a group of people starting at me. Angel stepped forward and introduced us all.The first person I met was his brother Skye.He was hot.Not as hot as Angel but he definitely had something going for himself.

  He had light brown curly hair, Sky blue eyes,and high cheek bones.He was muscled like Angel and the only thing he had on was a pair of shorts! I couldn't stop myself from ogling him,and the 6 pack I saw did not disappoint. He had a family crest tattoo on his chest and a dragon tattoo that began at his wrist and ended at his shoulder.

"I'm Skye." His brother stepped forward with a cocky grin. "Niara." I said back.The next person I met was Skye's wife. Oops.She stepped forward with a smile and said her name was Liliana but I could call her Lilly. I liked her instantly.She had long brown hair pulled back into a ponytail, pretty dark brown eyelashes, and a very petite figure. She was wearing a bikini swimsuit top with a pair of jean shorts. Her cutest accessory was the baby on her hip. His name was Storm and he had a plump little body.He looked exactly like his father but with his mothers long lashes.I then met Lilly's 5 year old from a past relationship. Her name was Ciara and she had her mother's beauty. She had shiny blonde hair,plump pink lips,and large blue eyes.It seemed that everyone in this family was inhumanly  beautiful.

The next person Angel introduced I immediately disliked.Her name was Tempest.Tempest had elbow length red hair,Light blue cat eyes,and a slender body.She was beautiful with tanned skin.I was jealous of her.

She looked at me with disgust and stepped towards Angel.

"Angel you have stooped so low.I told you that you are always welcome into my bed. You did not have to bring back a pathetic human",She laughed.

I looked at him in shock.Human? Why would she call me human.Isn't everyone here human.Oh god No! I can't do this again.I had to run,I had to get away.

"Niara wait!!"Angel yelled.I felt him grab my arm. How in the hell did he catch me so fast??Oh yea he's not human.

"Niara please,let me explain."

"Your not human," I accused. He looked taken aback.

"Oh so you caught that.." Angel muttered.

"I can't stay here Angel."I said.

"How did you figure out that I wasn't human?"

I looked down in shame."I need a shower." Angel nodded and lead me back to the house.

We walked up a huge spiral staircase to a room fit for a queen. My eye immediately moved to the massive bed.It had a mahogany canopy and the comforter was cream and gold with intricate designs all over.There was another rose covered fireplace and a cream carpet. Just like the rest of the house this room had a huge bay window that over looked the rose garden. A walk in closet was next to the  adjacent bathroom. The room felt so warm and welcoming.

"There are clothes in the closet for you to change into. Wear whatever you want." Angel told me. Then he walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.I walked over to the closet and giggled like a little girl. All of the clothes were gorgeous and looked like they would fit my curves perfectly. I pulled out a pair of acid washed jeans and a cute bustier top. The top would stop just above my navel, allowing my toned abs and belly button ring to show. This ought to make that bitch Tempest angry.

I walked into the bathroom and came face to face with true luxury.A huge mirror and his and her sinks were to the left. To the right were steps that led up to a pink granite jacuzzi tub.A soft dark brown carpet lay at the foot of the steps.I stripped down and turned on the water. As the tub filled up I looked at how much of a mess I was. My hair was in disastrous tangles and make up was smeared all over my fast. My eyes then moved down my body from my C cup breast, to my flat stomach and my full hips. My eyes stopped on the large scar that ran from my knee to the middle of my thigh.It would always be there. A horrific reminder of my past.

I turned the water off and slid into the tub. When I turned the jets on I lost all sense of time and relaxed. The whole room smelled of jasmine because of the body wash I found sitting on the side of the tub. After what I assumed to be 45 minutes the water got cold so I dragged myself from the tub and rubbed jasmine lotion into my soft skin.I slipped into my clothes and pulled out my toiletry bag.When I went to the mirror in the bathroom I gasped in awe at how refreshed I looked. My eyes were bright and my skin glowed.The outfit I wore looked amazing.The cream bustier top emphasized my breast and showed off my midriff while the jeans hugged my ass and thighs wonderfully.I applied a little bit of eyeliner and mascara and fluffed my wet curls. I looked damn good. Once I was finished I headed downstairs. My stomach growled and I realized that I hadn't eaten since that morning.

  When I found the kitchen everyone that I had met earlier sat behind the granite bar chatting and eating sandwiches and chips. Angel stepped forward and pulled me into a hug.

"I'm sorry about earlier. I wish you didn't have to find out like that." He apologized.

I noticed that he had gotten freshened up also. He smelled amazing. His hair was damp and he wore a white v neck with some jeans.He was heaven trapped on earth.

"Sit,you need to eat." He dragged me over to the table and piled a plate full of sandwiches and chips.

"I am not going to eat all of that." I cried.

Angel grinned at me "Some of its for me sweet heart.I didn't want to eat until I knew that you had eaten too."

I would give up every beautiful thing that I have ever had in this world to see him smile like that again.

"Let's get out of here." Angel said.

"Where are we going?" I yelled as he ran down the hall.

"Stay right there!!", he yelled back. I turned and saw everyone looking at me in awe.

"Uuuuhh What?", I said

Lilly was the only one to speak up, "Your changing him."

I didn't understand what she meant and I didn't have time to figure it out because Angel came back and led me back out to the rose garden. He took me to the lake and laid out a blanket. He picked a spot under a pine tree and took out our sandwiches and chips. Being there with him made me yearn for something I didn't know the name of. I wanted to laugh and tell him everything there is to know about me. I wanted to lay in his arms and know what its like to lay your burdens on someone else's shoulders. I wanted to tell him.

"What exactly are you," I questioned him.

"Niara, we don't have to talk about this right now. Let's just enjoy the moment."

"That bad,huh?"

"I'm a werewolf", He sighed.

My heart began to beat fast. Why did he have to be a werewolf. Of all of the fairy tale creatures out there I happened to run into a werewolf!

"Niara please calm down.You know that I won't hurt you .Please",He pleaded.

Angel was right. He had never hurt me and he probably never would. I looked up into deep blue eyes and found my courage in their depths.

"My ex boyfriend was a were wolf. He did terrible things to me. He took everything from me. When I had the chance to run. I took it. He has been searching for me ever since."    

Letting Angel see my sorrow felt like a breathe I had long ago forgot to take.It hurt,it robbed me of my pride, and most importantly, it freed me. It felt so good that I couldn't stop. I lay bare everything that had once pained me.

   "He let other people in his pack use me and a month into our relationship he began beating me. The night that I left he had broken 5 ribs and my ankle.Once he was done he threw me outside into the pouring rain.He figured that since he had broken my ankle there was no way that I would be able to walk. He was wrong." I murmured.

Angel was looking into the forest when I had finished as if he couldnt bare to look at me.

"Im gonna head back to the house." I got up slowly and began walking.

When I turned around Angel was still sitting in the same position.

I found myself yawning as I walked up the stairs to the house so a nap could definitely do me some good. As I l walked up the spiral staircase I came face to face with Tempest.

"He will never want someone like you. Poor pathetic little human. Angel needs someone that is as strong and as ruthless as he is. I am the perfect women for him."

Ruthless? This lady couldn't be talking about the same Angel that I know.

"Listen, I am too tired to deal with your bullshit right now.Oh and Angel would never want someone as clingy and as bitchy as you are."I laughed

"You don't know what he wants!" She yelled back at me.

I could care less. I was weary and exhausted. I wanted nothing more than to curl up