Laura.
I head towards Saskia’s house. It’s late and the moon is shining so brightly as if she wants to guide me on my way.
Everyone is busy preparing for the Lycan Prince’s arrival, and yet, I choose this time to sneak.
But who could blame me? I couldn’t afford to be humiliated in front of the Prince. I know those mean brats would make my life a living hell tonight. Especially Alaric and Ivy. So, before it happened, I'd better do something now.
I already saw Saskia in front of her doorway even though I was still a good distance away.
“Come in.”
Saskia greeted me with a warm smile. But I don't know why I feel something is off with her.
“I bet you are already waiting for me,” I commented as I continued to her living room.
I once more smell that relaxing scent I used to smell here. And she said that is my scent.
“Because I know you will come,” Saskia teasingly glanced at me.
She was smiling yet, why do I have this feeling that it's not what she really feels right now?
What? Did I have an emphatic ability now?
Ugh! That was impossible. Maybe I was just nervous right now, that's why I was overanalyzing.
Instead of joining me on her couch, Saskia chose to enter her kitchen. It was just divided with a bar counter from the living area. So, I can still perfectly see what she was doing.
And in an instant, she already prepared two cups of tea.
Yeah. I need this. I was too nervous about this decision.
“Funny, you choose to disappear at this time when your pack is busy. Are you trying to hide from your chores?”
I can tell Saskia is trying to lighten the air. Gosh, I need to relax.
“Oh, please, Sas. You knew better.”
Saskia chuckled and handed me my cup.
“So, have you decided?”
“Certainly.”
“And?”
For a person who was to do something very big, Saskia was the calmest. Or not? Something was really off. I could feel it.
She sipped her tea and waited for my answer as if she was just having a nice conversation with me.
Well, it was a nice conversation but way more serious than the usual chit-chat we had.
It held my future.
“I wanted to mess with the time, Saskia. Could you help me?”
Saskia put down her cup above the center table in front of us.
“Are you sure about that?”
I nodded with full determination.
“How many times did you think about it?” she asked casually, as if she was just verifying what I requested.
“Many times. I don’t know. All I know is I am one hundred percent sure about this.”
Saskia gave me an intense gaze. The more I look at her, the more I feel something strange.
“You know, I’ve once made this for a friend,” she breathed. “You must know that in every action, you have to bear the consequences.”
“Yeah, I understand that. I will be held responsible for my actions.” I strongly encouraged her to grant me her help.
Since I felt something was off, I feared that she decided to back off. And it couldn't be!
“Please, show me the portal.”
Saskia suddenly took my hands and warmly squeezed them. This was the moment that she finally showed what she truly felt.
If she was calm just a while ago, now she was restless. And I didn't know why.
She was hiding this feeling from me from the moment I stepped inside her house.
Is that why I thought something was off with her?
“I don’t know what might be the consequences but I hope it will not be as bad as hers.”
“Hers? Who?” I was confused as hell.
“That friend I was talking about.”
I suddenly wanted to know what happened to that friend of hers. And I think I don’t need to voice it out.
“She was killed by her past. She wanted to change her past but unfortunately, things went wrong. I don’t want it to happen to you also. So…”
“Nah, that would never happen to me. I wasn’t born from the time I wanted to go. How come I will get myself killed from the time I didn’t exist yet?”
Saskia smiled at me. But her worries never disappeared.
“So, you want to go to the time when you are not yet conceived?”
“Absolutely!”
Once more, Saskia gazed intently at me.
“What? Is there any problem?”
“I don’t know, Laura. I just have a bad feeling about this.”
“What do you mean?”
The last time Saskia talked about this option, she seemed unbothered. So, why was she suddenly giving me this vibe?
Did she change her mind?
“No, it’s nothing like that, Laura. You know that I would be happy to help you. You are my good friend. But the last time I felt this way, something awful happened.” Saskia released a frustrated sigh.
I had never seen her as restless as she was right now.
She was powerful. She even gained the respect of all the werewolves and Lycans. So, what must be the thing that would make her feel uneasy?
“It's just that I felt something wrong is going to happen. Too bad I don’t have the power of a seer. I might have understood this restlessness.”
I breathed out loud. “Yeah, I could tell you are restless. But maybe because the first time you made a portal, things didn’t go as planned. But Sas, I wanted to gamble the chance.”
“Why don’t you just go to the future and see what is ahead of you?” Saskia tried to convince me.
“Nah! What must be ahead of me? I am an Omega now. I am sure I am still an Omega in the future. My wolf will never appear anymore since I have already passed my eighteenth birthday.”
Saskia sighed and did not say anything. I thought she was still having second thoughts about my request. And it frustrated the hell out of me!
“Saskia, please. Don’t do this to me,” I pleaded with her.
She was my last salvation. I was tired of having this lowly life. I was tired of being ridiculed and mocked by every mean pack member of my age. I knew Alpha Evo forbade that but those guys would still do it when the old ones weren't watching.
I didn’t want to suffer anymore. I needed to change my fate!
Saskia sighed heavily once more.
“Are you really sure about this?”
My eyes lit up as I heard those words. Hope rose up in me.
“Definitely! One hundred percent!”
Oh, please, Moon Goddess, help me. Help me change my fate...