Chapter 72: A New Partner

SEBASTIAN.

I sat for a few minutes in front of the window watching Teresa in the garden pouring all her frustration on a poor tree. If we continue like this in this depression, we will attract Vicky’s attention again.

He felt any kind of pain from me. And I really didn’t want to burden her with mine. She had enough on her head, too.

Only I could put out the fire in Teresa’s heart, and yet why not? She was so hurt that she refused to let me approach her. Yesterday in the library our souls lived in unison, their bodies alike.

I felt her being given to me with no restraint, but today, since the conversation with Caroline, everything seems to have changed in her heart.

Although lost in thought, I heard two slow knocks on the office door.

“Come in!” I shouted louder than anyone would hear me. I still knew who had come.

“May I... Bash?”

“Of course, Mother!” I answered in an emotionally serious voice.

Leaving aside the connection between me and her as werewolves, she was primarily my mother, and I am convinced that she, as a mother, felt my pain.

She leaned forward slightly, but her eyes were already asking me a lot of questions without even speaking. I then turned back to the window, where Teresa was still throwing fireballs in all directions.

“Even if you don’t tell me, I can feel your distress. What’s going on, son? I’ll let you tell me, even though I think I have a vague idea.” She told and was like she really knew what was going on.

She took a seat in the chair in front of me, crossing her hands and feet and waiting for me to unravel my soul.

“I don’t think there’s much to tell!” I lied, avoiding my gaze, which Mother could not help noticing.

“Ok, I can relate to that, but why do you avert your gaze, Sebastian? I can tell when something is wrong with my son, and something is wrong!” she emphasized the last words, forcing me to look at her again.

“Everything is wrong, Mother!” I started. “Teresa is slipping through my fingers and there’s nothing I can do to avoid it,” I sighed for a long time, sitting down in my office chair so I could look her straight in the eye.

Her face suddenly changed, the concern being the first feeling I felt. My mother didn’t know the entire story, but it was probably time to find out from me. Not that Teresa would distort the truth, but I knew I was wrong, and I was convinced that out of compassion, thinking I was her son, would put me in a more favorable light, and that was not the case. I really didn’t deserve that. Mistakes pay off and I was about to pay dearly for mine.

“Son, if you have anything to tell me, please tell me. You know how much I love Teresa, but you are also my son and I hate to see you like that. Maybe I can help you with something,” she concluded optimistically that things were not as dark as I made them seem.

But only Teresa and I knew the truth.

“Mom, you know Teresa is going through some changes now. If you look out the window, you will see her throwing fireballs. That’s not all. Maybe you realized and maybe she confessed to you her fears, like that there is a possibility, which she still doesn’t accept, to be Erik’s daughter,” I replied in a vehement tone.

She nodded slightly that I could go on. “Well, her condition as a vampire fairy or warrior fairy propelled her without her consent in Luana Antonov’s research.”

I immediately felt the need to explain since my mother’s eyes had grown large hearing this name. “Dr. Antonov is our doctor of genetics and for some time has revolutionized a serum with miraculous properties for werewolves. We are now encountering hybrids that are so strong that their attacks leave wounds resembling those caused by silver. Luana’s research has shown us that the perfect mix is ​​that of werewolf blood, pure iron and the blood of a descendant of an original vampire.” I told everything without stopping, taking a break so that she could assimilate the news.

Mother assimilated them faster than I thought. “Don’t you tell me that the last ingredient is Teresa? Son, you know that’s not good, do you? The doctor’s discoveries are truly revolutionary, but if she makes this to the detriment of a living being, then I will not agree with you. Teresa is right to be upset!” she said sharply, crossing his hands and glaring at me.

I was aware of this, as I was aware of my love for Teresa.

“I know I made a huge mistake and I regret it, which is why I stopped all research, but I think it’s too late. Teresa still hates me and rightly so “

“She doesn’t hate you, my dear. She’s just hurt and I’d be the same. Think if the roles were reversed. If you add this pressure of the changes she is going through, we will have Teresa ready to explode in any second. Talk to her, leave her space and you see she will come around. Trust me.”

My mother was right, as always. Maybe my ironic approach wasn’t the best solution, though. But she doesn’t let me come to her either. Such a high wall that I could not penetrate surrounded her.

Feeling so empty inside would not help me, not one bit, but maybe I could see it as a punishment. All the happy moments we lived passed before my eyes like a drama movie with a not-so-happy ending. Actually, I hated any sort of endings, unless they were happy.

Happiness! What a mighty word for me. Life took care to give me so much sorrow that I forgot how to live happily. It was killing me inside, but I had to find a way either to live with it or to find a solution, even if I would not like the outcome.

The conversation with Mom gave me a little more optimism. It had been a few hours since I had set my priorities. One of them was Teresa and her peace. I will have to assure her I stopped creating the serum to remove any trace of doubt.

Even when I was going to go to the garden to talk to her, my phone rang. It was Liam. He was in the company. What could have happened?

“Hey man! Are you available?” he asked me directly, without detours.

“For you, always. Did something happen?” I asked, already analyzing the tone of his voice.

I looked at my watch, past 5 o’clock in the afternoon. That he was still at the office raised some questions for me. It was unusual he would still be there unless something bad happened. I wouldn’t help his silence. “Tell me something! I am going crazy here!”

“Do you think you can come to the office for a while? I have a problem that cannot be postponed, and only you can solve it.” Liam finished and hung up the phone.

Perfect! He left me wondering, and that didn’t amuse me at all. I took my car keys and rushed to the door to get out. As Teresa considered ending the arsenal and heading home, she almost hit me on her way in.

“Bash…”

She had so much to say; I was sure of it, but I got in the car and left in a hurry. We would have time to talk, but later. Everything that happens at my company would directly affect her.

If this time it was the same, then I had to do something. In less than ten minutes, I reached the underground parking lot of GenetiX. Luckily, I encountered no traffic on the road. I hurried upstairs. I passed the receptionist, saying nothing. Her gaze followed me in bewilderment. Liam was already in the office, waiting for me. He was not alone. Luana Antonov was with him.

“I am here, Liam ... Dr. Antonov… what happened?” I asked already, suspecting that something was really wrong. “Did something happen to the serum? Do you still need funding?” I tried to guess the reason I would have liked, but something told me it was much worse than that.

“No, Mr. Gallagher, none of this. Let’s say the serum works well. I still have to run some tests on it, but I assume that in a maximum of one month I will have it ready ... in the best case…” she continued, hesitating a little.

“In the best-case scenario? Let me ask you, what is the blackest scenario?” I snapped angrily, slapping the desk.

They both shuddered. I already had the background for this fury of mine, so Luana better not mock me!

“No, this is not the worst-case scenario. I just need another bright mind. In other words, a partner would be useful to me!”

“A partner? I don’t understand ... like who, for example?”

“Like me!” I heard an annoying voice entering the office.

I raised my head to greet that voice, but I felt my body explode with rage.

“YOU?”