Found (The Last Watcher Series) Book One (6 page)

“
Yes honey, he’s standing
right here, because this is the man that raised you along with me,
but he is not your real father. Your real father has died trying to
protect you. Tae tried to help, but he could not help us and
protect you, and we have told him to take you away for a little
while. Thankfully, I came out alive, as well as Tae.” My mother
paused again, looking at Tae to continue, and this time he
did.

“
Amabel, we tried to protect
you because your father was a watcher, and the hunters had killed
him and now they are after you. Kierce is one of them, the son of
the highest hunters, and he came to lure you in. If you went with
him, they would have made you one of them, and you would no longer
be a watcher.” He paused for a moment, and I saw sadness in his
eyes. “This means, you would lose your ability to control the piece
on this Earth. The hunters want to take over, and for them to do
that, they need to get rid of the last watcher, and that is you.
They might not want to kill you because they think you might be
useful to them, but they will not hesitate to make you one of
them.” He spoke with such pain in his eyes. I closed my mouth,
trying to take all the information in, but it is too
much.

“
Amabel honey, is this
making any sense to you?” My mother asked, I nodded, completely
lying.

“
Since you are the last
watcher, this means you have powers no one could possibly imagine.
You have not discovered them yet because you haven’t had a chance.
Now that there is a hunter near you, you started to slowly gain
them. The bloody nose and the headaches were signs. You are able to
feel what others are feelings and you are able to read anyone’s
mind, it just takes a lot to do so and does not come easy. You have
other powers as well, but I do not know of them, since I am not a
watcher.” He hesitated to continue. “I am a lycan, which is half
man and half wolf. The only reason I am this way is because of the
hunters, and I will continue turning this way because it is the
only way I can protect you and myself from them. Are you following
me Amabel?” He asked like I would actually say yes.

“
How can all this just form
from nothing into something? I don’t understand. Why am I a watcher
and if Kierce is a hunter, then why do I feel such attraction for
him, almost love. I don’t understand any of this Tae. I feel like I
also have known you all my life and my love for you is unbearable.
The pain I feel when you are around. How can I love someone so
wrong and someone who I barely know? I don’t understand any of
this!” Not do I only not understand, but I also don’t know if I
want to.

“
Amabel, my love. I have
been with you all your life. I have chosen to stay with you no
matter what. I have bonded with you in ways I can never do so with
anyone else. Amabel, you cannot love a hunter, you cannot become
one of them! I will not allow this!” He spoke with such urge to get
this through my head, but it did no good.

“
How can you allow me
something if you just came into my life Tae? You barged this upon
me with no warning!” I was furious none of this was told to me
sooner.

“
Amabel, how could I tell
you any of this? I couldn’t just pop in your life anytime and say
Hey! I’m Tae, I have bonded with you when you were a baby, but
stayed on the side to watch you grow up. It couldn’t work like that
Amabel!” He yelled back with such pain. I can feel it again at the
pit of my throat. It was enough for the day, or better so, for the
year.

“
Honey. I’m sorry I couldn’t
tell you earlier, but I could not bear the thought of you getting
into all of this. This is why we have left Alaska for so long. We
moved to Massachusetts for a while to stay away from all of this,
but I missed my home, I missed my life. Although, moving back here
was the worst mistake I have made. I’m so sorry honey.” My mother
rose with tears. “Tae has told me a few days ago that Kierce is a
hunter, but you wouldn’t listen to me when I have told you to stay
away. I knew you wouldn’t without an explanation, but I couldn’t
bare myself to tell you. Also, when you heard me talking about the
lycan coming back, I knew that something was going to be wrong. Tae
promised me that he will not make himself shown unless something
was coming.” She finished and walked out of the room. My father,
well, Richard, followed her trying to comfort her I’m
guessing.

“
Tae, why do I feel so much
inside me? I can’t stand this.” I looked up at him hopelessly. Even
knowing him for a couple of hours, I know he meant it when he said
I’ve known him my whole life. I always felt his pain, his love. His
wanting to have something he couldn’t. Now I was torn. I know
Kierce won’t hurt me, but I also know I feel love for him as
well.

“
My love, I wish you no
pain. I have never done anything but love you. I will stand by your
side no matter what.” Tae said. It was even harder with him being
so nice. The two men in my life are enemies, and the one I love is
an enemy towards me as well.

“
Would you like to spend the
rest of the day with me?” I asked Tae. It seemed like the right
thing to do. He gave up his life for me, I at least owed him this
much.

“
Oh, yes, that sounds
amazing.” He said, looking kind of surprised and excited at the
same time. “Would you like to see where I live now? It’s nothing
special, but there’s something I want to give if you’d like to go.”
He said. I didn’t know if it was too soon to already go to his
house when I just met him. I then remembered, I’ve known him all my
life.

“
Yeah, sure. I’d love to see
it.” I answered, and we headed downstairs and out the front door.
As we were walking, I had to ask.

“
Have you lived by yourself
all your life?” I was hoping he’d say no. It must be so lonely not
having anyone to talk to.

“
Well, yes and no. I
physically had no one, but I’ve always had you in my heart, my
Amabel.” He answered, and my heart melted. “We’re almost there.” He
added. I realized we were now at the lake, the popular place to be
I guess. This time though, we walked past the hills and into the
wood. Before leaving the woods and having a full view of the
glaciers, we stopped. “This is it.” He said.

We take a walkway of on the left, which lead
right to his house. It’s an all wooden one floor home. Looks pretty
cozy from out here. We walked up to the front door, and as he
opened it, he put his arm out for me to go in first. The inside was
nice. There was enough living space for about four people. It was
nicely designed and extremely warm. There was a small fire place
that kept the whole house warm.

“
Like I said, it’s not
much.” He slightly giggled. He’s really handsome now that I can
finally take a look at him. He’s about twenty years old or so, tan
and muscular that’s for sure. His hair was rich brown yet shaved
almost to his head.

“
It’s really nice here Tae.”
I said. I wouldn’t mind living here. Out in the middle of the woods
with everything needed right here.

“
Thank you my love, but
anyways, I have something for you.” As he said that, he went into
one of the rooms and came back out. He held out a small black bag
and as he started to untie it, he said to me.

“
I have made this a few
years back, and couldn’t wait to give it to you. I didn’t think I’d
ever have a chance.” He said, taking out a small box. He opened the
box and in it was a handmade necklace. It was made out of brown
string, and the charm was wooden carved. It was a werewolf standing
tall with a female on the side of, looking in awe. It was
absolutely beautiful.

“
It’s kind of.. perfect Tae.
Thank you. Thank you so much.” I went to take it out of his hands,
but he pulled back and went behind me. He put the necklace around
my neck, slowly lifted my hair, and buckled it. The attraction in
the air was too strong between us, I couldn’t resist. Before he
went anywhere, I turned around facing him. He looked me in the eye,
slowly stoke my cheek, and kissed it. Before I could do anything,
he stepped back.

“
I think your mother would
want you home sweetheart. Do you want to head back?” He asked.
Unwillingly, I shook my head. He kissed my cheek once more, and we
left to go back. The walk was silent, but the feelings weren’t. I
could feel everything he was. For some odd reason, I feel like I
can feel his feelings more than anyone else’s. He was right when he
said he bonded to him. I wonder if I needed to decide soon whether
to bond with him as well.

We walked into the house, and my mother
greeted us with hugs. I could tell she knew that Tae wouldn’t let
anything happen to me, but she also know I loved Kierce, and who
knows if he had any tricks behind him.

“
Lunch is on the table kids,
enjoy. I will be right back. Me and your father have something to
talk to you about.” My mother said as she walked away.

“
Tae, thank you for the
necklace, it’s made with such love.” I said.

“
Anything for your my
Amabel, anything.” He said. I believed him, but just don’t
understand why he didn’t kiss me when he had the chance.

“
I didn’t kiss you because
you love Kierce. I cannot do such a thing even though I have such
hate towards him.” He said as if he read my mind.

“
Wait… how did you..” I’m a
little lost right now.

“
I can sometimes hear your
thoughts as well as you can hear mine. Of course you need to
practice that ability though, and I promise soon I will help you.
I’m the only one that can.” He answered my question before I
asked.

“
Is it because you are
bonded to me?” I asked.

“
Yes, that is exactly why.”
He answered, smirking a little.

“
Well, can you please not do
that. I like my privacy.” I snapped back. I don’t think he expected
me to, but I was too aggravated with everything. So many questions
still left with no answers, and so much information in such little
time. It was overwhelming.

“
Amabel, we have decided
something.” My mother said. She was now in the kitchen with my
father, Richard. “Now that Kierce knows you are the last watcher,
you need extra protection. We would like Tae to move in with us.”
She said.

“
Move in with us? What will
Kierce think? Mother you know he’s not going to hurt me!” I
understand why she’s making these arrangements.

“
Yes, he won’t hurt you, but
his father will. For now, this is what’s going to happen.” She
stated. “And no, Tae has no choice in this right now, he is needed
here and he knows it. He does not dare have you in any dangerous.”
She finished. I guess she was right. Still, thinking about Tae
living here was kind of strange. This means I will feel everything
he does at full force without knowing how to control it.

“
That’s fine mother. I need
a break right now though. I’m going to call Zayley, she needs some
explanation.” I said. Hoping no one will make a comment. No one
did. I got up from the table and headed up the stairs.

In a way, it was nice knowing Tae will be
here whenever I need him. I’m not sure when I’ll need him though. I
picked up my phone and dialed Zayley’s number.

“
Amabel, you’re still
alive?” Zayley answered.

“
Ha ha, very funny. How have
you been?” I asked. I feel like I haven’t seen her or talked to her
in ages.

“
So what’s up? Are you
coming to school tomorrow?” She asked. Kind of a silly question,
but I understood her. I haven’t really been there, or was planning
on it.

“
Uhh, yeah. When’s the dance
again?” I asked.

“
I can’t believe you forgot,
that’s all I’ve been talking about lately. Well, to everyone but
you I guess.” She answered me laughing. She was right. “It’s coming
up in a few weeks, we’re going shopping soon right?” She
asked.

“
Yes, soon I promise.” I
said. “I have to tell you something Zay.” I added before I could
really think it through.

“
Yeah what’s up?” She
asked.

“
Well, me and Kierce
kissed.” I said, hearing her gasp. “Also, I found out his father
did something bad to our family when I was a child. Which isn’t
good at this point, and uhh.. a long lost childhood friend is
visiting us. His name is Tae. He’s a few years older but he’s going
to be staying with us for a little while.” I told her. I couldn’t
possibly tell her the truth. Not yet, and definitely not over the
phone.

“
Well good shit on the kiss!
And for the long lost friend, hope Kierce doesn’t get jealous. Is
he cute?” She asked giggling. I knew why she was asking, and no way
it was happening.

“
Yes, but he’s not your
type.” I said quickly. “I have to go, I’ll see you soon.” I added,
and hung up. Did I get jealous? I knew I was attracted to him, but
I didn’t know I had feelings. This isn’t good.

Out of a sudden, I hear banging at the front
door downstairs. I stepped outside of the room to see if I can hear
who it is.

“
Where’s Amabel, where is
she?” It was Kierce, asking for me. I ran downstairs quickly and
threw my arms around him. “Oh Amabel, I am so sorry, you have no
idea. My aunt told my father that I found the last watcher.. that I
found you.” He said, getting tears in his eyes. “I knew you
shouldn’t have met her. I was hoping she wouldn’t find out, but she
smelled you as soon as you came in. As a hunter, she has special
powers, and one of them is smelling out a watcher. Oh Amabel.” He
said, hugging me tighter.