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Noel's POV

I have seen quite a lot of beautiful people in my few years alive. People who you just had to turn and look back at. People who you instantly want to please, to be on their good side. People who immediately take your breath away and leave you hanging off their every word.

This woman in front of me now would put all of them to shame.

Clad in a long flowing white dress that outlines every curve of her body, I'm sure she knows just that. From her graceful stride, to the soft smile that curves her pink full lips, to the warm glow in her hazel eyes, everything about her screams perfection.

She walks smoothly towards me and I feel myself drooling.

"Hello, Noel," she greets in a British accented drawl. "Pleasure to finally meet you."

I try to form words to reply her, but all that comes out of me are weird sputters.

"Ease up with the charm, Marilyn, the girl can barely breathe," Ace says, his voice lacking its edge this time. He still doesn't look at me though.

"Oh, is that true dear? Do I come off as intimidating?" she asks me, concerned, as she takes a step back.

"No, no!" I exclaim, finally finding my voice. "Well, a little, because you're really gorgeous."

She smiles widely at my compliment. Her smile is so genuine and instantly warms my heart. She walks over to me, inspecting me with her eyes.

"I hear the road trip was really bumpy as you two were attacked. You're not hurt, are you?"

Even if I feel a little pain in my side, I shake my head no. I really would do anything to get that little frown off her face. It doesn't belong there at all.

"Good!" she smiles. "My name is Marilyn by the way. I have arranged for a nice meal to be brought to you. Should be here any minute now. Meanwhile, you can ask me all the questions you want to and I'll try to answer to the best of my ability."

I let out a breathe and give a small smile.

"Where am I? Who are you people? Why have you kidnapped me? What are you planning on doing with me?"

Luca and Marilyn laugh lightly while the redhead rolls her eyes in annoyance.

"She's something, isn't she?" Marilyn says to Luca, and he smiles while nodding in acceptance.

"I'm sorry," I say to her. I don't know why I want her to approve of me so bad.

"No, dear! Don't be!" she replies, waving it off. "You have the right to ask all those questions."

By now, she's by the side of my bed, and I stop myself from commenting on how beautiful she is again.

"For starters, you are in the hospital wing of my house because you were injected with a lot more of the sleeping drug than was needed to safely transport you here."

She looks over at Ace when she says this. And when he doesn't turn to catch her disapproving glare, she looks back at me.

"On to who we are, I'll start with a formal introduction. I'm Marilyn Baker. This is Luca Àlvarez. Over there is Lana Thorne. That is little Kassy Min and Ace."

Luca smiles smugly when his name is said and the little girl, Kassy waves when she hears her name. Those are the only reactions I get but I smile still.

"I wouldn't exactly call this a kidnap, even though it seems like one. We are the good guys, Noel! You have to always remember that."

I nod slightly, even though I don't understand the need to specify they are good people. Wouldn't I find that out myself ?

"We've been following you for a long time, doing our possible best to keep you safe from a distance. You have helped us too, by keeping a low profile and not having a lot of public interactions."

"Okay, woah! You kinda lost me at the following part...."

Now I'm really confused and somewhat scared of these people.

"Noel, do you believe that not every inhabitant of the earth is entirely human?" Marilyn asks with a serious expression now on her lovely face.

I think about her question for a minute. I mean, I have seen a lot of alien movies with Sarah on movie night. I look over at Marilyn again, a little more observing than before.

Now that I look closely, her eyes look to be swimming with different colors. I see blue, green and gold flecks in her hazel orbs and they seem to circle around and change positions. Her skin is unnaturally smooth too, and doesn't seem porated. She also appears to be attracting all the light in the room.

"Are you an angel?" I question, still a bit confused.

Marilyn gives a little laugh, as she tilts her head a bit to study me.

"I wish!" she replies. "I'm a Lycan Noel. Very big difference."

"A what now?"

Just then, the door opens and a small woman emerges with a cart. The cart is covered with a white cloth and there is a tray which holds some stainless steel covered plates.

"Your food is here. You definitely need the energy. Here, eat up!"

Marilyn sets the tray on my lap and opens the plates. The delicious aroma of the food wafts into my nose and I'm salivating already.

The meal looks like it was made for a queen. There is a bowl of fresh tomato soup sprinkled with basils and a dollop of yoghurt. It is accompanied by the gooest grilled cheese sandwich and a toasted panzanella salad.

"Oh my God! This is too much for just me," I exclaim wide eyed.

"You better get used to it little doll," Luca laughs. "Grace is always overfeeding us."

I ignore the nickname and stare at the food hungrily. My stomach grumbles loudly and I blush in embarrassment.

"Eat up dear and then rest," Marilyn says. "Once you've done that, I'll be back so we can continue our conversation. Okay?"