Chapter 8: The Visit

"Violet wake up! Come on, you turd!"

Violet slowly opened her eyes from the shaking. When the person came into focus she recognizes them immediately. "Cora. What are you doing here and why are you waking me up? Don't get me wrong I am happy to see you but I was having such a peaceful sleep."

"You never called me back and I got worried." Cora smacked violet on the arm "You can't do that to me, not after everything you have been through." Cora looked down with tears in her eyes.

"I am sorry Cora, I didn't mean to worry you. You're my best friend. I won't do it again I promise." Violet sat up on the couch and looked around. "How did you get in?"

"That cute kid next door let me in. Your Uncle sure knows how to pick the help." she winked at Violet.

"You have no idea," Violet said with an eye roll. She grabbed a hold of Cora and pulled her into a desperate hug. "Cora you have no idea how happy I am to see you."

Cora laughed "I am happy to see you too. Everything okay? I hate to say this, Vi, but you look awful."

This made Violet smile "You always know what to say to flatter your best friend. I am better now that you're here. I have so much to tell you. I just don't know where to start."

"How about the beginning. I have a feeling this is going to be good so don't leave anything out." Cora scooted back on the couch so she could face Violet.

"Why don't I get you some tea first this is going to be best listened to with sustaince." Violet headed to the kitchen grabbing two glasses of iced tea and some cookies she had bought from the local bakery on her way to the cabin.

Violet sat down and started to explain everything that had happened up to the phone call. How do I explain the whole mother's an Alpha of a werewolf pack and surprise I am a wolf, she thought. She is not going to believe me. Cora places her hand on Violet's leg. "Vi, why aren't you telling me everything. You hung up the phone so suddenly." She lifted Violet's face gently to look in her eyes. "You can tell me anything Vi."

"You won't believe me. You will think I am crazy." Violet said with a pleading voice.

"I won't. Even if you told me something crazy I would be here for you. Shoot if you said you had a Unicorn in the backyard I would ask if I could help you feed it. We are in this together I promise." Cora hoped her best friend could see she was telling the truth.

"Alright," Violet told her about the missing things and running into Eli and the anger she felt when he was so cavalier about getting rid of it. "I started shaking all over Cora. I had never felt that way before and I growled at him. I don't mean the type of growl that women do where it sounds like a angrty groan. It was a real true animalistic growl. Then all of a sudden there was popping and tearing sounds all around me. I felt all tight like my skin was too being pulled when all of a sudden there was a loud pop like when you go to the chiropractor. I looked around trying to find the source of the noise when I saw Eli." Violet stopped unsure of how to put it.

"Eli what?"

"He turned into a wolf," Violet said quietly as she watched her friend's reaction. "I then ran for it and found a creek in the forest. When I looked into the water, I found out......... I was a wolf too." Violet stopped there waiting for her friend to say something. Dread spreading through her veins.

"So your caretaker is a wolf and so are you," Cora said trying not to show any signs of the worry she felt for her friend.

"Cora I know it doesn't sound real but I promise it's true," Vi said desperately holding onto her friend's hand. "Here maybe this will help you understand." She handed Cora her mother's letter.

Cora unfolded the letter carefully and stareds to read. Violet doesn't take her eyes off of her best friend. She thought to herself if I lose my best friend I will have no one who understands what I have been through. Please, Cora, understand and believe me she mentally pleaded with her best friend.

"wow" was all that Cora said. She looked at Violet with wide eyes and sat in silence for what seemed like forever. She finally boke the silence blurting, "This is awesome! Vi, you are just like one of the characters from my favorite werewolf romance novels. I know so much about this topic. Vi, do you realize what this means for you?"

Violet bit her lip not knowing how to respond. "Cora werewolf books are your thing. All I know about werewolves is what I read in Twilight and scenes in American Werewolf in Paris."

"It means you are the rightful Alpha of your own pack. You are the most powerful werewolf or I should say she-wolf ever. I have never read of female Alphas. You're a badass!" Cora stated with awe and excitement.

"So what happens next?" Violet asks her best friend.

"You introduce me to your wolfy caretakers. They have more answers," Cora said with a sparkle in her eyes.