Chapter 52 Bloodlines

Chapter 52 Bloodlines
We made it back to the house in silence. To any one watching us making the trek probably thought we were something from a zombie movie and we were the zombies.
“Wait? Are zombies real?” I asked the group.
Everyone gasped out a “What?” out of confusion. Only Luka laughed a bit.
“Not that I know of.” Luka answered. “But, anything that could be supernatural can be a possibility; it's just not always the way Hollywood makes it out to be. But there are reasons how they came up with some of the ideas.”
After the last few moments later we make it back to the house where Alex was waiting with a pile of medkits. Scared and confused on why she was here I couldn’t help but burst out my confusion.
“I thought you were with my mom?” I asked worry building. “What if something happens.” Alex  went to open her mouth to respond but Luka cut her off before she could say anything.
“I told her to come. She is the only one with medical training.” Luka explained. “Joel had Garrett and Matt Go take over just to be safe.” 
“How is she? When can I see her? Has anything happened.? How—“ my questions flew out of my mouth but I was cut off. 
“Hey! Slow down” Alex’s bright warm smiled did nothing to relax me this time. I too much as happened in the last few hours or how ever long it’s been. 
“Sorry… it’s been a night or something,” I mumble out.
“ hey Dani, it’s all right. I completely understand where you’re coming from. When I was there. Everything was fine. She’s still out cold and no weird fluctuations in the machine on her brain function. Nothing to report from the test and I called Matt and Garrett about 10 minutes ago and they report the same nothing and no one has noticed anything different and I promise I did not leave until they were there so nothing could’ve happened.”
I let out a breath of relief at least that was something. 
“So when can I go see her?” I asked her eagerly, I needed to see her. I needed to touch her. I needed to know if she was real and she was OK the illusion or whatever the vampires did really stressed me out. I need to know if she’s OK.
“As soon as you’re rested and healed up a bit we don’t want your mom seeing you all beaten in bloody. It might freak her out if she wakes up when you’re there.”
“OK” I answered as much as I hated. I had to wait, I completely understood. My mom’s mental state was already fragile enough. She did not need to see me like this. I wonder how badly I looked. I only caught a distorted reflection of myself. And my zombie thought was solidified. I look like The Walking Dead and I looked around at the Holloways and at Luka and they also look like The Walking Dead. We would probably horrify anyone who saw us right now that didn’t understand what we just did what we just went through what I just went through.
“ I’m sorry Dani I know that’s not what you wanna hear right now but let me do my job and help your body heal up.” Alex smiled at me again this time I let her do her job.
 I follow her down to the room where the first time she healed me was I learned that’s where Luka had to do any of the first aid that anyone in the pack might need that regular people would question how someone got that injury. 
To think I was no longer a regular person.
This would take time to come to terms with. I wondered if I would ever really be okay with it. 
“What is going on in that head of yours?” Ale gently pokes my forehead.
“Ouch! What was that for?
“Sorry.” Ale laughs. “I didn’t mean to hurt you, I tried getting your attention because I was asking you questions but you were not responding.” 
“Oh sorry. I was just thinking how I am no longer A normal person anymore.” I admit.
“Ah, So you finally know?”
“Yes, I am still trying to get used to it.” I admit again.
“Yeah I can imagine that it is a lot. I have known my whole life so its just another day for me.”
“Really? Huh, may I ask what your wolf is like?” I don’t know why but I was curious. I could picture her having a very lightly tan wolf with soft brown eyes. 
“Oh… um.” Ale seem stunned by my question.
“Oh I am sorry! Is it rude or something? Im sorry I dont know much. I am just trying to learn.” I sputter out rapidly. Oh I was so stupid. 
“No… It's not. I was just… surprised. Well. It can be a sensitive subject for most. But it is just life for us.” Alex seemed to be working something out but I wasn’t sure. 
“Okay…” I watched and waited for an answer that made sense. 
“I don’t have a wolf or any animal familiar.” She explained and she looked so sad. 
“I am sorry… I did not know.” I felt so bad. 
“It’s okay. You didn’t know.” Ale reassure me, but her smile now didn’t reach her eyes. 
“May I ask why? Or is that something that isn’t talked about.” I asked. If I was going to learn about the world  I was in, I needed to ask questions. 
“I will tell you, but it is not something openly talked about in the packs.” She begins. “So basically, not everyone who is in the pack has access to a wolf  like you and Luka do. In the past everyone who has wolf shifter DNA had a wolf. But in the past 25 years. Less have actual wolves, just heighten abilities.
“What does that even mean?” I asked confused. 
“No one really knows. Omegas were the first ones to lose access to wolves. There hasn’t been omega with a wolf in 20 years I think. But ones who had wolves at first started losing them 15 years ago.” Alex explained.
“What? How?” I asked
“We don’t know. A few packs have dedicated members trying to research why. We have no idea.” 
“We?” I looked to her.
“Yes, Luka has me working on a medical side of maybe why. Like a mutation in the DNA. That is deteriorating the Connection and Preventing New shifters from having access to the wolves. So far in the 15 Years It's been actively going on. There has been no indication as to why.” 
“Is that why I am Rare?” I asked. 
“Partly, but the fact your bloodline is so unusual also plays a factor." 
A silence fell over us as she worked. My brain got to turning with this new information. Something was affecting the bloodlines and connection to the wolves. What could that have been? Does the Vampires have something to do with this? I couldn’t rule out it not being a possibility especially with what happened. 
“Hey Alex? Can I ask you something else?” 
“Sure Danni, How Can I help you?”
“I want you to test my blood and DNA”