You Rejected Me. Remember?

Cassy pov

“Shhh.” Ava hushed. We were hiding in the kitchen while mom would lead them to the living room. We had planned to surprise them when they gave me the signal.

Sarah and Olga had rung the bell. According to mom, they wouldn’t suspect anything since it was normal for them to come over occasionally.

And since it had been quite a few days since they last visited. So she had told them that she wanted to see them and that she was prepared tea because Nolan had found his mate. And they had happily agreed to come over.

“Ava! Come here, I would like to introduce you to someone.” Mom called.

I covered my mouth in an attempt to stifle my giggles.

“Coming!” Ava called. Grinning, she put her index finger on her lips, indicating to me to remain silent.

“This is interesting,” Izzy murmured in my head. I hushed her because I wanted to hear what they said.

“This is Ava, Nolan’s mate.” I heard mom introduce her to my besties.

“Oh my God. You look so beautiful.” I heard Sarah squeal.

“Yes!” Olga agreed. “How did you get those streaks?” She asked eagerly.

“Uh… they are natural,” Ava told them.

“Huh?” All three of them exclaimed in unison, making Ava giggle in amusement.

“Yes. I am a hybrid, a lycan-sorceress. All sorcerers and sorceresses have weird hair colours. I got this from my father. He also has hair like mine.” She explained. I heard awws and wows of amazement.

“That is so cool!” Sarah gasped. “Can you do magic?” She asked.

“Yes,” Ava replied. She sounded amused by their excitement.

“So awesome!” they exclaimed.

“Wow. I didn’t know that,” mom said.

I was having a hard time trying to stay silent.

“That is amazing,” Olga said, but this time she sounded a little sad.

There was a pause when no one spoke.

“Cassy would have loved to meet you,” Sarah murmured. “She would have been overjoyed.” She said. I bit my lips. I didn’t want to make even a single sound.

“Yes. She used to say how wonderful it would be to meet her sister-in-law. And you being a lycan-sorceress hybrid, she would have been ecstatic.” Olga agreed.

“Cassy?” I heard Ava and I almost snorted out loud.

Ava must have acted curious enough. They started to tell Ava about me. My heart fluttered when I heard what they had to say about me. They had nothing but good things to say. I was teary-eyed by the time they were done.

I didn’t want to cry. I wanted to reveal myself to them and give them the surprise of their lives.

However, just as I was about to get out of the kitchen, I had to bang my head on the side of a shelf. The bang was loud enough for them to hear it.

“Ouch!” I cried unintentionally and glared at the corner of the kitchen cabinet that I had always hated with a passion.

“Clumsy” Izzy muttered. I rolled my eyes.

That stupid corner had to be placed in the wrong place and hit my head each time. Even after a year of absence.

“Why does that sound like Cassy?” Olga wondered.

“You heard that? I thought I was hearing things!” Sarah gasped.

“We had been talking about her…. And I thought…..” Olga paused. “What if her ghost is back to haunt us?” She whispered.

What the…..

“But why would she haunt us? We didn’t do anything wrong.” Sarah asked worriedly.

“Maybe she is here to scare those who bullied her,” Sarah responded.

That was it! I couldn’t hold in my laughter. Laughing uncontrollably, I walked out of the kitchen and into the living room.

“Oh, this is priceless!” Izzy giggled with me.

Mom and Ava were looking at me with wide grins on their faces while Sarah and Olga looked scared shitless.

“Guys….” I called them, still laughing.

“Oh my God. She is here.” Olga sounded terrified.

“Oh no! Mrs Williams….you didn’t tell us this house was haunted….” Sarah was close to tears as she stammered.

Their faces and reactions only made me laugh harder. I could swear that my face would be bright red as I doubled over in laughter.

“Girls, calm down. It is her.” Mom was the one who spoke.

“Huh?”

“It is your friend,” Mom explained.

“But….she….isn’t she……how?” Sarah stammered.

I was still giggling when I went over to my friends who were too shocked to move.

“Guys. It is me.” I snorted while I attempted to control my laughter.

Both of them were staring at me wide-eyed and their mouths wide open.

“I am not a ghost, silly.” I grinned. “See?” I said and held out my hand so that they could touch me. They looked at each other and reluctantly poked my arm.

“She looks solid to me,” Olga murmured.

I bit my lower lips, holding in my laughter and glanced at Ava. She, too, was trying her best not to laugh out loud.

“Oh come on. My tummy hurts from laughing now.” I chuckled.

“I am not dead. That fall didn’t kill me.” I went straight to the point.

Olga and Sarah stared at me for a long while. They didn’t say anything. Yet, I understood that they had numerous questions. So before they asked me anything, I started to tell them everything that had happened.

The atmosphere quickly changed. After narrating my story a couple of times, I started to find it easy to tell them what had happened to me.

When I was done telling them my story, they heaved a huge breath and leaned against the couch. They looked as though they had suddenly carried a huge load that had exhausted them to no end.

“Guys?” I called.

“Wow.” Olga gasped.

“Oh, God!” Sarah grumbled and covered her face with her hands. She then stood up from her seat and suddenly hugged me tightly. It was only after some time did I realise that she was crying on my shoulder. Her tears started to soak my shirt.

Olga was also now wiping away her tears using a tissue. I smiled at them.

“I am fine now,” I whispered.

“You are the Queen?” Olga asked after a long time.

“I’m hugging our Queen?” Sarah giggled through her tears.

I chuckled in response.

“I can’t believe Miles was such a douchebag!” Sarah suddenly exclaimed.

“Yeah! Alpha douchcan!” Olga sneered as she said that.

Suddenly, my senses started to heighten. I saw Ava too go stiff. Our wolf senses wouldn’t lie. It could only mean one thing.

Rogues were attacking!

Just then, the door burst open. Nolan, Elliot and dad rushed inside looking concerned.

“What is going on?” Mom asked.

“Rogues!! At the border,” Nolan wheezed. I looked at Ava and nodded. We knew what to do.

“Babe…stay here?” Elliot suggested.

“What? I am their Queen and do you expect me to chicken out of a fight? Forget it!” I retorted.

“You tell him, babe!” Izzy cheered in my mind.

“Oh yeah!” Sarah punched the air.

“Ava! Hurry!” I called.

“Whoa…wait. my mate?” Nolan raised a brow, looking at Ava sceptically.

I smirked. “Oh just see how she fights. She is better than you.” I taunted him.

“No time for this. Move!” Dad replied and soon all of us were sprinting towards the borders in our wolf forms.

“Izzy? Ready?” I asked her.

“More than ready. Bring it on!” She growled.

Being Lycan, Ava, Elliot and I reached the battlefield earlier than the others. The rogues had already begun their attack. I saw several warriors critically injured. While the remaining warriors were trying their best to hold back the huge army of rogues that were outnumbered.

I growled and let out a ferocious roar. These disobedient wolves had no right to attack my people! I started to claw through the enemies. These flimsy, underfed and untrained wolves were nothing to defeat. Their bodies continued to drop dead, filling the atmosphere with the stench of the metallic scent of their b***d.

Ava would fight and use her magic to our advantage.

I saw occasional flares of green light. That could only mean that she was using her spells. The ground was soon soaked with the b***d of our injured warriors and the treacherous rogues. Soon, they started to retreat. And the remaining rogues quickly fled the field.

We had won.

“Here…here is one we managed to capture!” The high alpha of the pack came dragging a scrawny-looking wolf in his human form.

“Izzy, shift back!” I demanded.

“With pleasure!” She replied. And soon I was standing in front of them in my human form and fully clothed.

“Look at me! Rogue! Who sent you!” I growled.

“I will not tell you!” He struggled against the alpha.

“I am your Queen! Obey!” I ordered. I was already angry that they dared to attack. And now this insolent wolf was being disobedient.

“Never!” He laughed. “What made you think I would submit to you? I don’t submit to anyone. I am a free wolf. And besides, your end is near! He will get you!” He cried and before we could react, he extended his claws and clawed into his chest.

The thick, red b***d oozed out of his deep wound while he writhed in pain until he finally became completely lifeless.

I stared at his lifeless body as his last words replayed in my mind. He will get me? But who? I haven’t made enemies yet. I just couldn’t think of anyone who might want to hurt me or anyone I love.

I frowned and tried to think hard. I sensed that Elliot was beside me.

“It is okay. Don’t think about it.” He whispered, placing a quick k**s on my cheek.

“We have won,” he added. Offering a forced smile, I nodded.

We went back to the pack. Fortunately, there were no deaths, although some of the injuries were critical. All of the injured warriors were rushed to the infirmary while we went back to the packhouse so that we could freshen up and rest.

As I showered and got dressed, and even while I ate my food, all I could think of was what the rogue had said before he killed himself.

Could there be anyone who wants to hurt me or anyone I love?