For all those who have been waiting here is Bk2 of the werewolf saga, Chpt 1. Please enjoy I look forward to hearing your comments. Be prepared for some interesting turns of events.
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Time: Modern day.
Ari sat in front of her computer screen looking at the architectural designs of the building yet in the back of her mind she was thinking of the other building. The one in all her dreams, the one in Scotland, why was it that since she could remember this and other scenes plagued her dreams or even her waking thoughts?
Ari shook her head to clear her thought and went back to the task as hand which was making sure the design was flawless before presenting it to the customer.
Ari was a successful woman in the world of building design she worked for the family company call Black Wolf Designs Inc. She was V.P along with her brother since their father and mother past. There father did not last long maybe 5 years after the car crash that took his beloved Rosalina's life that snowy night 10 yrs ago. He had not been gone 5yrs yet but it was not so far off in the imitate future, that her and Antonio were going to go back to Italy where they were buried and visit. Maybe she would make a stop in Scotland and see if she could find the house, well more of a castle one would guess it would be.
See if she could put a puzzle together as to why all this was happening. Maybe?
Ari started making the plans already booking flights to Italy and to Scotland. Making reservations at hotels, rental cars all the things needed to get this thing all set and ready to go. Once done she sent the e-mail to Toni, the searched out all she could about the surround area she was going to go visit, before she got there as she was not one that liked to be caught off guard.
She downloaded some reading material about the history of Scotland, she spent the next while after doing her work reading, basically she took the rest of the of the day off.
By the time 5p.m came around Ari had learnt about as much as she could from the net about where she was going now it was a matter of getting there was all.
She left work to meet Toni for dinner at Tavern on the Green, it was 630 by the time she got there, and he was waiting for her at their normal table.
She wore a simple black silk cocktail dress with an over coat, while he was wearing his black Armani suit. He stood up from the he seat and hugged her, kissed her cheek then held the chair out for her to sit in, then retook his own.
"Ari you always look so wonderful in that dress", he smiled at her as he had always liked that dress on her.
The waiter came with their drinks as Toni had ordered a head a time.
"I got your mail today; I was thinking, why don't we, go a lil early take like a mini vacation. BW is doing well and there are others that can take up the slack not that there is much. Wha'cha think there sparky?"
Ari added sugar to her ice tea as Toni spoke to her about the trip. She smiled at him and sipped her ice tea.
"Toni I think I would like that a lot, when do you wanna leave, like you said we are all caught up on the drafts and anything could be handled by the others."
"Well I was thinking all day on it * as he spoke he pulled out something from his pocket* I was sure you would say that so I went and bought the tickets. We leave at 5 am tomorrow, I went home and packed for the trip so all you have to do is pack your bags get some sleep and we are off. How's that for efficient work?" he chuckled as he drank his scotch and water.
Ari just could not help but laugh, Toni had always been one step ahead of her on some things as she had been thinking the same thing as he produced the tickets. She put her hand out, touched his, and gave it a squeeze.
"What would I do with out you cookie monster?" she laughed as that had been her child hood name for him as he was always into the cookie jar at home and even now all grown up he was still a cookie stealer.
"Well princess we would be lost with out each other" he took her hand and kissed the back of it. "We are all the family we have left just you and I Ari I won't let anything happen to you I swear on my life Ari, on my life. There is no one more in the world more important to me then you."
Ari look at him with deep concern she just held his hand with hers, he was all she had left .The were close they had always been close even as infants she was always told if they were separated they were just unhappy as long as they were with in reach they were happy. When Ari was 7 or 8 months she got sick and had to be hospitalized no matter what was done she seemed just to stay stable till one night her father brought her brother to the hospital and laid him in the crib next to her, against the Dr's orders, the nurses on duty helped her father bring Antonio in, after about 4 or so hours Ari was starting to respond to the treatment. That is how close they were. It was amazing that two siblings could be so close and not be at each others throats fighting and tormenting the other, even thought he was older then her by a year, he had always been there protecting her and it made her feel safe and sound knowing he was there.
They talked about the trip while they ate dinner and desert, talked about work as well and what big deals were coming up, then they went for a walk in the park, he hailed a handsome cab and they went for a night ride around the park and back to where they could get a yellow cab and go home for the night as they had a early day she would as it were barely get 6 hours sleep as it was..
Ari and Toni lived in a penthouse in Manhattan, it was big enough for them to be together but apart and have privacy if they needed, like Toni and his girlfriend, or is that girlfriends? That man had more women in his life then she could keep track of, he was such a wolf she swore it. She packed for the trip then went to bed she was asleep in no time almost when her head hit the pillow she was zonked out.
Like so many nights before she started dreaming of a man tall, jet black hair, piercing blue eyes a strong body wearing a kilt and tartan in front of a huge window. Though this time something was different, this time he spoke to her.