Chapter 1 Angie
Colt's POV
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Angie. She was our best friend. She had the most beautiful black hair and sparkling green eyes. She had a giggle that sounded like bells and she always smelled like cotton candy. She was fun and adventurous, and had just enough sass to keep me chasing her.
We grew up together. We went on so many adventures that normally got us all in trouble. But we didn't mind. We were kids, enjoying our lives and our closeness. We planned on staying together forever. We were meant to be. We told her she was going to be our mate, and she agreed! We spent every moment we could together, until one day... she disappeared.
I don't know what happened, one minute she was there and then she was gone. We were devastated. We searched everywhere! We went to her house and everything was empty. She didn't leave a note and her phone number had been disconnected. She was just... Gone!
I spent night after night, crying with Fox. Our friends tried to cheer us up, saying maybe the Blackwoods would come back someday. Trey, Knox, Jaxx and Lee had all been a really big help. They made sure we were focused on other things. They took us camping and fishing. Levi loves the water. They spent hours with us just sparring, and working on our magic to distract us from our grief. We actually grew really close during that time.
Since then I've tried to move on with my life. I was able to forget about the hurt and push back the memories of Angie. It was hard, and I know I couldn't have done it with Fox and the guys. Soon, she was nothing but a distant memory that would show up in my dreams sometimes.
I went through high school and started dating girls... a lot. It seemed I was really good with girls. My body knew exactly what it wanted and nothing seemed to be slowing me down. I was exploring things that I probably should've waited for. I knew at some point I would find my mate, but I didn't want to think about it. If my mate loved me enough she would forgive me...
Fox and I became known as quite the players... I was the worst, but what can I say? I love the attention. It wasn't just the attention, it was a need I was trying to fill. If I couldn't find that special connection, then I'd move on to the next girl, seeking a feeling that I didn't know if it even existed. The high I got from sex was something I craved, and soon I didn't even care any more.
Then we hit college. Enchanted Forest University really knows how to grow their girls. The different types of magic and powers flowed through my veins every time I kissed a new girl. I wanted to experience everything. It was the greatest drug there was... and as far as drugs are concerned, it wasn't physically harmful... We were just playing around. What harm could it do? The girls always ended up satisfied, so in the end, who was I hurting?
Maybe I was getting in over my head, but I had an addiction, and Fox wasn't too far behind. I couldn't seem to keep my hands to myself... And neither neither could they. I loved the way they touched me. Turned me on. The heat that flowed through my body just before I came. The ecstasy of a fleeting moment of pure bliss.
I needed their bodies to help me forget. They helped me keep back the memories of the girl I loved and promised I would love forever. And yet, she still hasn't come back to me. Did she expect me to wait forever for her? If I had any indication that she really would come back, I probably would've waited. It would've been perfect. We could've made her our mate and spent eternity together.
I still dream of that pleasure we could be sharing together... but then I wake up and realize it would never happen. So I kept distracting myself with playthings so I didn't have to feel guilty about giving away what should've been hers... Which is all of me.
We were doing great until the whole mess with the Abyss started about two weeks ago. We were actually focused more on the Guard then on girls... We were training and followed the girls to school to make sure they were okay. We didn't want anything happening to them. We knew it was really killing Chloe. We could see her getting weaker with each poison Mother Earth suffered.
Well, I can't say that I didn't pay attention to girls entirely. I really enjoyed our time with Nadia and Selene... But there was no way in hell we were treating Chloe's friends like some kinda party girls. No, they were special. We watched them grow up into the gorgeous girls they are. They will always have a special place in our hearts. We knew they were not the girls who go sleeping around with anyone. In fact they were all virgins, which kinda scared us... So we took it slow with them... sort of.
“Hey, sexy girl. You didn’t think you could get away from me that fast, did you? Freaking Knox stole you away from me before I was finished, then that slut came and stole him from you... So technically, this is still my dance, but I guess we can share,” I whispered into Nadia's ear.
“Nope. We are completely free. We’d be happy to share you, Dia. You are hot as hell,” Colt nuzzles my neck from behind me. “I’m sure we could talk Thalia into giving her consent... It might take a little bit for us to convince Leo, but he loves us. I’m sure we could make it all work.”
Then Jaxx pissed us off when he told Selene to ditch us.
“How the hell would that fix anything? What would that leave us with?” Fox complained. “And are you outta your damn mind saying that it would make people think she’s sleeping around? If we were in a real relationship then it shouldn’t matter!”
We weren't kidding when we told them we would've gladly taken them as our mates. Both girls were not only hot as hell, but there was something special about them. It would've been easy for us to fall in love with them... Even though we knew they weren't ours.
We were not blind... just selfish. We knew about Knox and Jaxx, but both boys were idiots... especially Jaxx! We really couldn't stand back and watch it any longer. Why the hell would he put poor Selene in that much pain? All he had to do was toss his bitch to the side to have what he really wanted.
Although, I can't blame him completely. I know what it's like to have an addiction, and that is exactly what Cassie was. An addiction to the pleasure she could give him. It had nothing to do with love, it was all lust. But when he was finally able to let it go, he I will admit, I've never seen him happier.
I don't know if that will happen for me and Fox. I had been searching and searching for someone who I can connect with, and it was just not happening. I was beginning to believe we'd just end up screwing around for the rest of our lives and never find someone to love us.
But last night a miracle happened... Well, yes, we fought the Abyss and won, now all those pipsqueaks are locked in our dungeons; and Levi, Erik and Leo will be interrogating them to find out everything they know and how the whole damn thing started. I know they said something about a sorceress and they will get the information out for them if it's the last thing they do...
But that's not what I'm talking about.
We found her! In the midst of all the chaos, last night we found Angie. He was bleeding and unconscious in the middle of the battlefield. Actually, it was Fox who found her first, and then he ran to me and told me to follow him.
"What's up?" I asked as I jogged behind him.
He seemed excited and worried all at once. But then we turned a corner behind a building and there she was. Laying on the ground. Her beautiful black hair spread out in a puddle of blood. She was breathing, and that was all that mattered.
"How did you find her?" I swallowed hard as I gathered her limp body in my arms, and looked down at her beautiful face. Other than a few scrapes and bruises, she was perfect.
"I don't really know," Fox answered. "There was this... pull I felt. It lead me here. The moment I saw her I knew exactly who she was," he swallowed.
Fox knew how important she is to me. To the both of us, so of course he'd come and get me. He wouldn't take her for himself. He's not as selfish as I am. And I appreciate it more than I want to admit right now. Because I want her all to myself. For the first time ever, I don't want to share her. Not with Fox. Not with anyone! She's mine!
I couldn't help it. My eyes filled up with tears of relief. We found her! She's ours again! I placed a kiss on her brow and nuzzled her face with my own. I could feel the tingle and sparks of magic running through me. It was more addictive than anything I've ever known. If this was a trap, I was willingly going to walk into it... For her.
"We can't leave her here! We need to get her back home," I swallowed standing up with her in my arms. I pulled her close to me and breathed in her scent. She still smelled like cotton candy and it made me smile. After all these years, I have proof she was trying to come back to us. To me!
I'm not sure how she got there. Did the Abyss kidnap her and keep her away from us? Did she know we needed help and finally found her way back to us to help us fight? Did the Abyss find her first and hurt her? How did she know we needed her?
We wanted answers, and we weren't leaving her until we got them. But we also didn't want her to be taken away by Lee and the rest of the guard who might have accidentally thought she was one of the Abyss.
Instead, we rushed her back home, and we're gonna keep her home with us. I've missed her for years, and now that I have her back, I'm not letting her go ever again!
But then something happened I didn't think ever could. Fox and I got into an argument... about Angie!
“Dude... There is something off about our attraction to Angie... It feels... stronger,” Fox said as he looked between the two of us. I could see the longing in his eyes, but there was something else too. Something cautious. Maybe he knew I didn't want to share her anymore?
“I know... I’ve missed her so much... and now that we’ve found her again, I’m never letting her leave again!” I smiled. I didn't want him to get suspicious, so I'm gonna play this like nothing has changed. Like the plan was for us to always be together.
“That’s not what I mean,” he groaned, looking annoyed that I have no idea what it is he is trying to tell me.
“What then?” I asked in confusion. I really was having a hard time following him, and it was starting to annoy me too. We are always in sync. It feels wrong to not be on the same page.
“Just that, I think we should be careful. We don’t know what she’s been up to the last 6 years! She could have a mate! She could have kids for all we know!” He just dropped a freaking bomb on me and acted like it wouldn't detonate my whole world.
“That’s ridiculous! She was always meant to be ours,” I argued. I would not accept that could even be a possibility! She was looking for us... so she was coming back to me! She wouldn't have a mate and leave them... We were meant to be together!
“All I’m saying is we need to be careful. What if she was part of the Abyss?” He asked me cautiously, probably because he was aware that was the one thing that would make me blow up.
“DON'T BE STUPID! SHE WOULD NEVER JOIN THEM!” I roared, defending my love against my own brother!
“How do you know? We looked for her forever and she just disappeared! She could be a completely different person from the Angie we used to know!” he argued back. But I refuse to listen to this BS.
Fox and I are good at sharing and I could tell how much he's longed to have her back with us too. So why the hell was he saying all this crap? Why can't he just be happy we found her again? Why can't we be happy?
DAMMIT! I didn't even want to look at him or think about anything he was suggesting!
Last night I laid her on my bed and couldn't stop kissing her face. Obviously, she didn't wake up like in a fairy tale, but it didn't matter.
"They will be missing us. I'll go and make an excuse," Fox said, brushing Angie's hair gently. I know he still has feelings for her. I know he wants her just as badly as I do. So why was he being such an ass a moment ago?
"Thanks man," I sighed. I really didn't want to leave her all alone, even if she is sleeping.
She is my addiction.
