Chapter 12

MILA

The yellow eyes are back again, this time he lunges for my throat again.

I wake up, sweating in a panic but this time I don’t scream.

I realise I’m not in my apartment, it's a familiar room. Noticing the picture frame on the dresser on the other side of the room of Emily and I, I realise I am in her old bedroom. Her parents' house, in an instant I remember what happened last night.

I can feel Sapphire in my head but I instantly put a block on her, knowing that last night she blocked me and left me in total darkness again.

My emotions are everywhere. I can sense movement outside the room, I know it is Sybil.

I sit up in the bed, waiting for her to leave. Once she has gone, I quietly get up and change into a pair of jeans and T-shirt that are left out on the nearby chair. I know I must look like a mess but I need answers from everyone or someone. They all are hiding something from me and I want to know what it is.

I listen to see where everyone is as I don’t want any confrontation with any of them. I am starting to not trust any one, even the people I love and who took me in when I was a child. I listen downstairs, I can sense Emily and George in the corner of the living room, whispering while Sybil is in the kitchen cooking food. I look around and my eyes land on the window.

I remember as a child, Emily and I used to sneak out if we ever wanted to check out the forest. Suddenly remembering that George put a protection barrier up, that means I can’t leave. I sigh knowing I am going to have to face them.

I head to the bedroom door, I know this is going to be bad. I don’t know what they used on me but the after taste in my mouth is like a wet dog breath smell. Yuck.

After freshening up in the bathroom, I take to the stairs and head into the open planned cabin. All three of them turn to look at me.

“I need to get home, I need to get to work” I say as I head to the door.

“You can’t leave just yet Mila, we need to talk” George says now standing up. “We need to talk about what happened last night with you and the wolves.”

I stop in my tracks. I lift the block I put on Sapphire and I can feel the anxiety running from her. It is so strong, it makes me feel queasy.

“Mila, please talk to me,” Sapphire says in a frightened tone.

“We will talk when we are alone and when no one is around” I hissed at her.

She can feel how mad I am at her.

“Ok, I will tell you everything” she says sadly.

“I want the truth Sapphire, you have been keeping things from me and I need to know why. I know everyone here won’t tell me. I am starting to feel alone, besides you are my wolf, we are supposed to be as one, not go our separate ways” I say back knowing I had to figure out her emotions and I know I hurt her with what I said. Sapphire starts to whimper but manages to say “You are right Mila, I will tell you everything. I mean EVERYTHING”

After talking to Sapphire, I look up to see all three faces that took me in, staring right back at me.

“Sapphire and I told you everything last night I am assuming as I can’t remember much more as Sapphire blocked me out” I say with a hint of venom, I want to get out of here.

George looks at me and his face changes quickly, softens even “That’s okay Mila, I made you some potion which will help with the confusion of last night, you need to take it this morning before you work, Emily will drop you off before she goes back to her house but she will watch you drink it, is that understood”

I stare back at him and nod. I know never to get on George's bad side as he has a bad temper and what he can do with his magic, he can do some serious damage.

Emily walks towards me but I just turn to head towards the door.

But before I open the door “Oh just so you know, the wolves from the pack are coming into the town today as they want to make the town safer” he says, I can feel him looking at me.

I open the front door and walk to Emily's car. I climb in once she unlocks it.

When we leave her parents house, we are in complete silence. I know we need to talk but I am so confused and hurt.

Suddenly she pulls over to a lay-by in the forest where some cars park up when people want to go along on the trail walks. She stops and turns to look at me. I look back and see tears flow down her cheeks.

I know she hates lying to me. She always tries to tell me stuff especially when George is hiding something from me. But sometimes, I think she is in the dark too.

“Don’t drink that potion Mila” she finally says, sniffling while trying to search my eyes for what my reaction is.

I look straight ahead. “I remember everything that happened last night, Sapphire blocked me after I spilled my guts out.” I sigh, “He gave me something again to knock me out right” I turn to look at her and I know straight away of the fear and hurt on her face that I was right with what George did.

“What did he give me?” I ask with a bit more harshness.

Emily looks down at her hands, she starts to play with a piece of string that is hanging from her jumper “He gave you a sleeping potion to knock you out as both you and Sapphire were uncontrollable, once you were out cold, he put you in my room. When he came downstairs he told us we needed to make some memory wipe potion that will wipe your memory. Mum went straight to work even though I could tell she didn’t want to do anything. He made me look through the laptop and read emails, especially from the alpha.” she says but her face changes slightly “The Alpha wanted to inspect the town as there were three rouges near to the town and his pack, he also requested that some wolves come through and introduce themselves but he never said who would be coming” she says but before I could comment on anything she starts the engine to head back into town.

After a few moments, she continues....

“Dad wanted me to send an email back to the Alpha to agree with everything he had said. Once I did that, mum made the potion. We all sat around the kitchen counter. Dad wanted to slip the potion into your tea when you woke up this morning but Mum stopped him as she knew Sapphire would be able to smell it in the tea. So I came up with the whole confusion story as I know you would remember certain things like when he used to give the potion to you when you were younger. I told him I would watch you drink it and make sure I come up with something that will not incriminate him in any way.”

“There is something you are not telling me Em,” I say.

She sighed and took a moment before saying “Dad wasn’t happy that the wolves wanted to come into town but him and mum were arguing when I went to bed but I listen to what I could”

I looked up at her to see why she stopped talking and realised that we were at the back of the cafe.

“What were they arguing about?” I asked as she turned off the engine.

“They seemed worried but all I could hear was a woman named Faith and she wanted to wait until someone turned 18. I think they know more than they let on about your past Mila, you not liking your own kind and everything else that has been happening to you.” She says.

I stare at my front door and look at the potion bottle in my hand only realising that I was still holding it.

“Something is up, I feel like I am alone Em.” I say with tears now starting to flow down my cheeks.

Emily turns to me and pulls me into a side hug “Mila don’t think like that, I believe you. I always tell you everything that goes on, you are my best friend, sister even. I will be here for you always and I will definitely help you” she says tightening her hold.

“What should I do with this?” I ask as I look down at the small bottle in my hand.

“Keep it safe, but I wouldn’t drink it. But I would keep it just in case you need to use it someday” she says.

I gave her one last hug and opened the car door to head inside my apartment.

I need time to think.

Also I need to talk to Sapphire.