Page 2 of Rock Pucking Bottom

The vampire rarely showed up for meetings with the shifters. So they thought I wouldn't like what was coming next and wanted to control me if necessary.

I tried to keep an open mind.

There was an empty seat next to Theo, so I sat there. Theo gave me a pitiful smile, which only confirmed my fears. The vamp had one of those undead smiles I hated so much. Trying to be a team player, I asked. "I take it that there's no chance that I can get re-signed and you want to trade me?"

Paddy nodded. He rested on his elbows on the desk and folded his fingers together. "Unfortunately so. You see how good the guys are and with the flat cap, we just can't afford to keep you. Besides, you're thirty-six Eoghan. You deserve a real cup run and I thought we might do it this year, but we're slipping in the rankings."

While I understood what he was saying, I didn't have to like it.

Theo gave me a tight smile and said, "We'll come up with the options and we'll talk things over tonight."

I didn't have an option except to give him a select list of which teams I would play for, which absolutely sucked.

Chapter 2

Emmy

4 Years Ago

Thingshavebeensostressful. Midterms have been an utter bitch.

Okay, part of that was my fault. I got a little caught up going to parties and just having fun at the start of term. I was tired of being a nerd and university gave me the opportunity to reinvent myself. It was fun to drink and meet new guys. It became a habit.

There were a few downsides. My friends weren't really true friends. Just people that I would party with and more often than not, nobody gave a shit if I got home okay. It also took a toll on my grades. Hard to get good grades when you party too hard. At least, I didn't fill my water bottle up with vodka. Well, there was that one time, but I don't make it a habit.

But this week, I've been a good girl. No drinking. Lots of studying. It's all about cramming.

It was late. The library just closed at midnight which meant I had to go back to the dorms. Hopefully, I didn't wake up my roomie. She always went to bed so damn early and I felt like an asshole whenever I woke her up. Maybe it was one of those nights when she would crash with her parents.

Campus could get so dark at the outskirts at this hour.

As I scanned my ID card to the door scanner, I noticed something at the edge of the woods. It didn't look right.

It was dark and seemed furry.

Not being able to help myself, I approached the dark mass.

As I got closer, glowing silver eyes popped open and there was a loud growl. I realized what it was. A wolf.

It was dumb of me but I screamed like a girl and rushed back to the door. I slammed my ID on the sensor and yanked the door open before the wolf could attack me.

A week later, I was studying at my desk. Yet again, I was trying to accommodate my roommate Kennedi's schedule by typing in the dark.

I really wished that when they did room assignments, they would consider people's schedules. Rooming with a swimmer was rough. She woke up early every single day. Not a normal person early but five a.m early even on weekends.

Sitting in the dark with only the illumination of the computer was tough. I had to read my notes which was impossible to do by computer screen light. So I decided to say screw it and head up to the sky lounge.

As I gathered up my books I realized that the wolf was outside in the woods again. I had to really squint but it was standing and staring at the dorm.

The longer that I stared at it, the more uncomfortable I got. It just stood there.

It wasn't normal behavior. Why would it be staring at our dorm? Not moving really.

What did it want?

All I knew the longer it was there, fear built up.

Eventually I built up the strength to get up and go to the sky lounge. I couldn't see the wolf anymore. I was safe on the third floor but getting to the top floor of the building made me feel safer.

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