Chapter 61: We Are Being Watched

TERESA.

If I had said I got laid ten times a day, she wouldn’t have reacted the way she did now. My confession embarrassed Caroline, who was simply speechless.

She wanted to give me a reply, but her words did not come out. I was looking for a repulsion in her eyes, a fear that I was probably a supernatural being, but all I could find was sadness.

“Caro, say something, please! Don’t stay that way without saying a word. Anything, just say something!” I added desperately, and maybe I got scared because I didn’t know in which direction her beliefs were heading.

I didn’t know what she was thinking, not because I couldn’t read her mind, but because I wanted to give her privacy. Invading her mind like that and assuming she'd understand me was not an option. I didn’t understand myself and I didn’t know how far I could go.

Then she suddenly leaned back in her chair, took a deep breath, and stared at me as if she wanted to read my thoughts. Sweet Caroline, I assure you; you don’t want to read my mind...

“What’s a ... original vampire?” she finally asked. “And how did you come to believe that you could be the daughter of such a creature? Because I suspect you meant you are the daughter…”

Her words got stuck, and a sigh came out involuntarily, which determined her to put her palm to her mouth.

“Please don’t be afraid of me. I’m not a vampire in every sense of the word. Rather, a warrior fairy!”

“A warrior fairy...” she repeated mechanically after me, blinking a few times. “Okay, I’m calm, I’m not getting up to leave, I will not scream, I’m not having any scenes. After all, you are Teresa, my friend. But one thing I will ask you to do. Tell me everything!” she ordered me in a still calm tone, coming closer. “Where do you come from? How did you realize all this? What powers do you have and last but not least, are you immortal?”

Wow, I didn’t ask myself that question either. I didn’t even know what answer to give her. I knew I could get hurt, but die?

“I will tell you, and in great detail. First, you have to know that Bash is not what he seems to be.” I put more straw on the fire because if the time for confessions came, at least I would be clean in front of her.

“Bash too?? What is he? A vampire too? It doesn’t look like he is…” she said in an awkward tone that I couldn’t tell if she was serious or if she was making a play on words that would keep her afloat. I displayed a brief smile, but I quickly returned to the seriousness I had earlier.

“He’s a werewolf, Caroline!” I blurted, not giving her the opportunity to react in any way.

“Werewolf, like from the stories our grandparents used to tell us? From those who transform under the moon is full?”

Caro’s tone was already taking a desperate turn.

“A lot of those stories are just fiction. The full moon part it’s real, but not only then do they change. Then they have more power. Bash and those in his pack have learned to refrain when they have to and transform as needed. He is their leader, their Alpha. "

“You mean there is more?” She examined me questioningly. “How close are they, Teresa?” She was a little frightened by the possibility of them being around, walking around the cafe as we speak. I placed my hand on hers, intending to calm her.

“Hey, calm down. There’s no one here. They’re just people, okay? And besides, I wouldn’t let anything bad happen to you. I’m a fairy, remember?” I felt the need to reinforce this belief just to make her look at me and calm down.

“Okay, I’m calm, I believe you ... but tell me about yourself and how did you find out you’re a fairy?” Curiosity overcame her, and I told the story of what happened.

“Do you remember that in the past I strongly believed that place, the beach and the shipwreck, were just nightmares? That never happened?” I confidently began my life story, hoping to keep her interested.

Even though it was hard for me to say it was safer in the middle of that pack than alone. Especially with those beasts circling around. Only the fact that they could see her with me could endanger her life. Giving a light nod, I continued in the same tone. “For you to know, those things really happened. And you know I didn’t have many memories of that day. I always realized that I was just a scared child and my subconscious to protect me blocked them. Those memories are among the most painful of my entire life. I remember a man gesturing desperately and shouting a name in the chilly waters of the ocean. I don’t even remember what that man looked like or what his name was. All I knew was that I was in danger of drowning. Then I woke up on the deserted beach. Being a child and scared, I could not resist going with a young couple who brought me to the city, believing that I had been abandoned. I still don’t know the truth about whether he abandoned me on that beach. From my mother, I remember her soft black hair and the smell of lavender with vanilla, but that is all I remember. That smell followed me all my life…”

I felt the need to stop and take a mouthful of cappuccino. My mouth was dry from how much pain there was every time in this story. With each telling, the pain was greater. It was like a chain of weaknesses but also like a redemption.

“I know this story in the smallest details and you know that every time you felt the need to tell it for fear of not forgetting them, your parents, I encouraged you. But not for a moment did it cross my mind that the father you were trying so hard to remember was a vampire.” Caroline filled the void, giving me time to gather so I could continue.

“That’s right, and I will always be grateful to you. The truth is that I did not expect such an outcome. But I learned to get used to the idea. I still don’t have the certainty that man is really my father and I don’t even know if I want to or not. I don’t know what it’s like to have a father, but to have such a strong one, I at least know. Sometimes I feel the need to hold him accountable for my entire life alone and then I think maybe I act under the impulse of anger without giving him the chance to tell his version. But to be honest, I’m in no hurry. I have other more important things to find out now, for example, why Bash used me as a source of blood for his experiment and especially why some beasts surrounded by flames of hell are on my trail”

I knew I didn’t want to tell her that, but I said to myself, enough with the secrets.

“The beasts? What beasts, Terr?”

“You don’t have to be scared. It seems they are just following in my footsteps. Thanks to the last attack in the park, I found out about Bash’s new identity. It forced him to transform to save my life. And there was I who thought he wanted to kill himself for running like that towards me. And then the turning began. What I felt in those moments only I know, despair, anger, that he lied to me. Now, with me, it’s another story. All six of my senses are very alert all the time. I can smell anything, I can hear and read thoughts, I can use my mind to defend myself, I heal myself and what I find very strong is that I can run quickly. Probably inherited from my vampire father. The power of the destructive mind was probably someone in my biological family. I still don’t know my family's genealogical tree. "

“The power of the destructive mind? What does this mean?” Caroline was becoming more and more curious about everything I meant.

“Let me explain. It’s all about my ability to concentrate and how nervous I am in a certain situation. For example, because I didn’t want to tell you not to worry, our plane crashed in Wales ...!”

And although Caro’s eyes widened, she preferred not to interrupt me. “I was pretty badly injured in that crash, but as I told you, I healed myself pretty quickly. Then we got attacked by a pack of beasts that had escaped from hell, which to my surprise were identical to those that had attacked me here, only they were many. I knew they were strong, and I knew Bash couldn’t handle them alone. He called his pack for help, but by the time his cousin Liam arrived, he was down and those beasts were simply biting him. That’s when I got so angry that this destructive mind came to light, which is nothing but a weapon, Carr. In a few seconds, I decimated the beasts. But Bash was seriously injured and although I helped him, at his insistence on using my life-saving blood, something broke between us. “

I took another break with a broken heart and thoughts of him again.

“You thought he was using you just for that ...” Caroline said, but she didn’t even finish what she had to say that my sense sharpened instantly. The feeling that we were in danger. With just a brief concentration, I realized we were no longer safe. The downside is that Caroline sensed it, too.

“Teresa, what happened?”

“We are being watched. It is time we get out of here!”