Chapter 11: XI

Levi POV

I tried to act unaffected by the reappearance of the girls, but even I knew how ridiculous it sounded and probably also looked like. I was annoyed, the moment had been ruined and Isabell had gone from looking at me to looking somewhere else entirely.

Her warmth, gone with her gaze.

The girls rushed toward us holding the little kit.

“Uncle Levi, show us how it's done” Isabell Jr spoke. I couldn't help but notice how her eyes looked like those of Zoe, her mother. Genetics were insane.

“Thank you kids, you're so helpful!” Isabell said, smiling as she tried to high-five the twins at the same time, and nearly caused herself to fall at once, luckily I caught her in mid air, pulling her to me.

“Prone to falling now?” I asked her, her face inches away from mine. I could feel her breath on my skin as she smiled mischievously up at me.

She pulled herself away from me and took a step back and I released her immediately.

“Kids, tell Uncle Levi that Aunty Isabell is tired of sitting on the grass,” she said as she turned to face the kids, trying to make a point to me.

Her eyes smiled from her lips.

“Aunt Isabell is always tired of sitting on the grass,” Jackie said instead, looking quite pleased with herself as she crossed her arms.

I laughed at the reaction on Isabell’s face. “I'll show you girls how to dress a wound first.”

My hands roamed through the box until I found the small cotton. I unwrapped it carefully before placing it into a bottle of spirit and then I grabbed Isabell’s forearm and watching her wince as she sucked in a breath as soon as she waited for me to start applying it to her.

I couldn't help but think of how sexy it sounded. Every move of hers felt like an intentional seduction to me. As though everything she did was amplified.

“I think you'll live,” I commented when I was done.

She laughed lightly, still wiggling her eyebrows, “You're such an ass!”

“Hey aunty Isabell you said a bad word,” They girls exclaimed in shock.

Isabell argued but I just watched her. My wolf stirred inside of me spreading its warmth across my body. It was getting harder to control myself, to fight the urge to run my fingers along her body and explore everything I could, and the snarls from my wolf were growing louder by the second and I needed to calm it down somehow.

I didn't know what had triggered it, but I was pretty sure I had an idea what was behind it.

Isabell.

What was really the mystery surrounding her? Who was she? Why did she have so much power over me, over my wolf? What exactly was going on? I felt a strong pull towards her, a need to protect her, protect her innocence.

I didn't understand it, but I would never deny my wolf anything. She had acted like she had not heard the first time I asked about that night.

It had riled me up and I had kept my cool but we were going to have a conversation after all this, by all means.

“Levi, Levi!” I heard Isabell call my name suddenly.

“Yeah?” I replied as I stopped cleaning her wound.

“You've been cleaning that spot for a while, are you alright?” Isabell asked nervously.

I glanced at my hand. “It is nothing”

“Are you sure? You look exhausted”

I shrugged “it's nothing,” I said again, standing up.

“Hurry up, Uncle Levi!” The kids continued their chanting.

“Yes Uncle Levi, hurry up” Isabell mocked.

“Are you having fun with this?” I asked Isabell as I picked up the bandage and placed it above her wound. I stood up and let down my hand so she could pull into me and stand up.

She laughed “You think?” She asked, refusing to hold my hands as assistance as she stood up on her own.

“Thank you Doctor Levi. Kids, let's go in!” She screamed as she walked away with the twins, holding them on both sides of her.

I was confused, watching her leave. Was she back to ignoring me? I thought we were onto something earlier, was I the only one who got the feeling?

I hissed as I returned the objects back into the kit before I picked it up and pushed the bike into the house. I could hear hers and the kids' voices as they watched television and sang along but I couldn't bring myself to walk in. I was too lost in thought.

After what seemed like forever, I got close to the door and leaned at the door frame. I was satisfied watching her as she laughed and jumped around the living room with the kids.

Her laugh was the loudest and her voice the most pleasing thing at the time. It baffled me, how easily I was caught up, just mesmerized as I watched her just exist.

“Are you going to stand there forever?” I heard Jack's voice behind me. “What are you looking at?” He asked as I turned to look at him. His eyes bore into mine like a drill, he seemed to be upset about something.

“Oh Jack," I said, I searched within my mind for what to say to him. I didn't want him to know who I had been looking at “Oh, the kids were singing along and I just had to clean up the bike before locking up,” I explained.

“What's with the first aid kit? Did one of them get injured?” Jack asked as he locked the garage door.

I laughed “Nah, it was Isabell. The kids convinced her to ride the bike and she fell, it wasn't that serious though. It was nothing but a little scratch”

“Okay, let's go eat then” Jack replied as we both walked back into the house. His eyes were on me like glue to a board.