Chapter The Betta
I turn and we head out the office. No, point in arguing with him and I know it. The guys all look at me like 'what just happened'. They follow me to the third floor. I find the guest rooms that are vacant an date conjoined by a bathroom. We walk into one of the rooms after I point them out.
"Listen guys, I'm sorry. I should have told you before. We just agree not to talk about our pasts." I say to them about to cry again.
"You couldn't. It's ok. You're the Alpha's daughter, I keep that to myself too. All though, I think the agreement needs to be thrown out for the time being so we have heads up on anything else shocking." Liam says. That big brotherly spirit he has towards me of concern on his face.
"I'm his child, yes, but not from his mate. My mother was a vampiric witch that he fell for. She died giving birth to me. I shouldn't even.be alive because it's rare enough for a hybrid to survive infancy but I'm not just vampire and werewolf hybrid. I'm a trifecta. Vampire, werewolf, and witch. Zoe knew about the witch and has been teaching me spells. I ran away for my own reasons that I hope won't come up at all but with the knowledge that I just gave you being part of it. I hope to get you guys out of here safely. If I have to stay, you guys will get your freedom. I promise." I say all this info faster than their heads could probably understand. They stay speechless, comprehending everything and what may happen. Then there's a knock from a guard with our bags. I take mine and say goodnight and apologize again.
My room is no different. Nothing has changed. But its clean. My stepmom must have had it cleaned on schedule to keep hope I'd return. She was kind hearted with hope. She's been my mother since I was a year old. To have accepted me was huge. Especially to become Luna of a pack as well. Shes a gem sent from the goddess for sure. I see my pictures I have of my friends. There it is. The picture of Colson, Theo and I. It was about a month before I ran. We were happy and you wouldn't think anything at all about it. I take it off the nightstand and throw it against the wall with all the anger inside me. It wasn't glass just in a handmade frame from our fighting camp that yr. Theo was a counselor and my brother and I begged our dad to let us go. The tears don't come. It's just rage inside, anger. Pure anger. I hate the feeling.
"Wow, what that picture do to you? I mean the frame was ugly, but really?" The person who was in the doorway of the conjoined bathroom said.
"Hi, Colson. It was in the wrong spot at the wrong time, let's just say." I turn to face him and smile. All the hate flows to its depths inside. I go to hug him. "Missed my baby bro! Heard you get to become the new bad wolf soon. Congrats!"
"Missed me? Why'd you even leave? Why are you even here? There's so many questions I have and I plan to get you talk about it. You damn near ruined this family, leaving like that. Dad went mental for a whole yr. Took out an entire pack because they wouldn't let him search on their lands for you. Mom had tried to keep him calm but it wasn't easy. Just do me a favor, don't fuck up the peace for this family this time." He says hugging me back then walking away.
'Shit. I love them all. It's just so much more than they can understand.' I say to my wolf and she whimpers in reply.
I crawl into bed but a scent hits me. It's his. I could never forget it. It was on and in me for a whole week after I left. I hear his voice in Colson's room and listen closely.
"So, she's back?" Theo says, is that concern for me or for himself?
"I guess. She's right next door. Go see for yourself."
"No, I think I may scare her off or something. You know, too much at once. I will see her tomorrow. Your father asked me to come for the meeting with her since after we have the meeting for updates to the Amethyst Stone peace treaty."
I heard the door close. I just laid there hoping I would get some sort of sleep. It seemed impossible, but eventually, sleep overcame me. His scent making the nightmare come to its surface.