I Am Hungry

Catalina was working on a laptop to finish her latest novel. In the silence, she suddenly felt a gust of wind blow behind her neck. Catalina twisted her head. Her eyes immediately met a pair of cool blue eyes. Catalina almost jumped because of surprised.

Luckily, Billy held Catalina’s shoulders. Forcing the beautiful woman’s body to remain seated on the chair. Billy put his face on Catalina’s shoulder. His body was behind Catalina’s body. Catalina’s heart turned to beat faster. Catalina could feel Billy’s signature scent.

A scent that made Catalina always want to get closer to him. A scent that made Catalina feel very close to him. For three days Billy was unconscious in her house, but the man’s scent remained the same. A scent that no one else could feel. Only Catalina could smell Billy’s scent.

“When you come?” Catalina turned towards her room’s door. Still the same, the door locked. It was a habit when she was writing. Catalina always locked the door. She didn’t want anyone to bother her.

“Some second ago,” Billy replied casually.

“You… entered through the window?”

Shit! Billy just noticed Catalina’s room door locked. But the alpha inside Billy didn’t let him fail on the first step. With telepathic power, the latch on Catalina’s bedroom door shifted. Slowly and silently.

“I come in through the door.”

“What kind of creature are you? Can you break through the door?”

“Why do I have to go through the door?” asked Billy in a surprised tone.

“Because the door locked. Look! So,….” Catalina pointed at the door of her room. Her brows furrowed. A few seconds ago, she looked over there. She was pretty sure the latch was still in a locked position.

Slowly, Catalina stood up and approached the door. Her face showed surprise. She doubted her eyes now. It took a few steps for Catalina to reach the door. Black wooden door with folding at the top and bottom. The door could open and close by, sliding.

A silver latch connected to a small chain became an additional key. As an additional lock, except the key in the center of the door. Catalina always attached the latch when she was writing. Made sure no one could enter and disturb her concentration.

“But… just now… I make sure I locked this door.”

“Sometimes humans need to doubt their beliefs,” Billy replied casually and took the chair where Catalina was sitting before

“Hmmm...” Finally, Catalina relented. Maybe she forgot to lock it earlier.

“It’s late at night. Are you still busy with your work? This room is the only one still brightly lit in the entire forest.”

Catalina pursed her lips. “Of course, in this forest, there is only my house.”

“Why do you live in this forest and this place?”

Catalina’s eyes fell on Billy with narrowed eyes. She looked suspiciously at the man in front of her. This morning Billy left mysteriously. Then now this man suddenly returned in the middle of the night. All his clothes have changed. His face and body were also cleaner. No more trace of black blood remained.

Overall, Billy was handsome. His hair was dark. His body was very ideal, tall, well proportioned, and muscular. Most important was a pair of blue eyes. Clear and beautiful eyes. Anyone who looked Billy in the eye would dissolve in peace. Billy’s eyes could make a woman drown in his love.

That was also what Catalina was feeling right now. Looked into Billy’s eyes and admired him. But she was still a stranger! Catalina had to be alert. As good as men were, they were dangerous, ruthless creatures.

“What are you doing here in the middle of the night?” asked Catalina.

“I am hungry.”

Catalina almost laughs at the sight of Billy’s pitiful face. A man with a stout body came to her house in the middle of the night just to get food.

Catalina showed annoyed acting. She approached her laptop, pressed the save button, and then closed the laptop. Then Catalina turned off the room light and walked downstairs to her house. Billy immediately followed behind.

“Next time, don’t enter my house like an intruder. You can scare everyone.”

“It’s just you and Martha in this house, right?”

“Right, that’s why you have to enter politely.”

Billy glanced at the clock on the wall directly in front of the stairs. They were walking down it now.

“It’s three in the morning, Miss. If I pressed the bell, it would wake Martha up. She had to open the door. Maybe you both will think I am the thief.”

They both reached the kitchen. A place that was designed minimalist, with complete and modern equipment. The kitchen set was in black and white combination. At the end of the kitchen set, there was a refrigerator as big as a cupboard. The refrigerator had two doors on the left and right. They embedded it in the wall. It looked like an ordinary door at first glance.

Catalina opened the refrigerator and took out two bowls of ready-to-eat pasta. She just needed to put it in the microwave and made it hot. Billy sat on a chair at the dining table around where Catalina was preparing food.

He looked around. Excellent house in the middle of the Alaskan jungle. The house border was the sea. Made the atmosphere of the house feel very exotic during the day, and so romantic and terrible at night.

The entire design of Catalina’s house was minimalist and very modern. Somehow, such a house could build there. Billy thought, who has worked on making it?

The Catalina came with two bowls of hot pasta. The puff of smoke from the bowl smelled good. Catalina mixed the pasta with bacon and cheese. She handed one to Billy.

“Thank you,” Billy said as he accepted the bowl.

He started the first bite with enthusiasm. He hadn’t eaten the whole day. It was the only breakfast he took with Catalina this morning. He wasted time reading silly books on how to make a woman fall in love.

“This place is not a safe place for a woman to live alone.” Billy started the conversation.

“I’m fine.”

“Since when do you live here? I’ve never seen you before.”

“The last five months. Do you also live in this forest? I don’t see any other house in this forest. The nearest house was far away at the northern forest border. There was a village with several residents. Are you from there?”

A smile spread across Billy’s face. She confused him to answer her question. Impossible for Billy could tell her if he was from a secret castle in the middle of the forest. But Catalina’s words provided an answer to her own question.

“Yes, I am from that village. I am hunting when your maid found me injured.”

“You look so different, Billy.”