Reclaimed By My Alpha (Natalia and Andrei) novel Chapter 514

Natalia’s POV

I squinted through the rain and saw a half-bandaged face and a familiar smile staring back at me.

Isaac.

“What are you doing out here?” I asked.

“I could ask you the same thing.” He leaned on his door and looked at my car. “Spun off the road?”

“Yeah. I hit the brakes for a raccoon and aquaplaned. I was about to shift and run the rest of the way.”

“Run where?”

“Moonshadow.”

“In this weather? On the new moon?” He shook his head. “That’s a good way to get yourself killed. Rogues have been spotted all over this area lately. A rainstorm during the new moon is prime hunting time for them.” He climbed out of his car, holding a tow strap. “I’ll get you out.”

I watched as he hooked one end to my bumper and the other to his. When he was done, he gestured for me to get back in my car and put it in neutral.

A moment later, I felt my car lurch backward. Isaac’s car pulled mine slowly out of the ditch. When all four wheels were back on the road, I shifted into park and got out. Isaac was crouching by my front tires while he unhooked the tow strap.

“Thank you,” I said. “I don’t know what I would have done if—”

“Your tire’s blown,” he pointed out, standing. “You’re not driving anywhere on that.”

“What?” I walked over and looked. Sure enough, the tire was shredded. Must have happened when I hit the ditch. “Damn it.”

“I was, but I bought a property out here recently. It’s an old hunting cabin that belonged to a distant cousin of mine. They never used it, so they sold it to me for a breeze.” He glanced at me out of the corner of his eyes. “Figured it would be as good a place to settle as any.”

We drove for another ten minutes without incident, but the rain kept worsening. Soon, Isaac had slowed to a crawl, and neither of us could see more than a few feet in front of the car. The roads were flooding by now, the ditches overflowing with water.

“April showers bring May flowers, I guess,” Isaac muttered, gripping the steering wheel tightly. “But right now it’s just bringing disaster. I’m not sure if it’s safe for us to go much further.” He looked at me. “My cabin is close. Maybe we should stop there and wait for the rain to let up.”

After a moment, I nodded, although I decided to remain vigilant just in case. Isaac began to guide the car down a side road. I kept my eyes fixed on the window, making a mental note of each turn we took, and various landmarks in case I needed to run.

Not that I thought I would need to. But after being stuck in the WInter King’s clutches, I’d learned to always have an escape route.

Finally, the path turned into a narrow dirt road. Trees closed in on both sides, their branches swaying in the wind. After a few minutes, a small cabin came into view. It was modest but well-kept, with a covered porch and smoke coming from the chimney.

He parked and we both got out, running through the rain to the porch. Isaac unlocked the door and ushered me inside.