Chapter 26

Bella sat in her room as she tried to figure out and make sense of everything that was happening around her. She had never seen anything like that tattoo before in her life and when she had woken up this morning and the mark was still there. Each time she touched the flesh she felt a jolt go through her body. She wanted to believe that it wasn’t real and that it had all been nothing more than a dream but that kept becoming increasingly hard for her to do especially since the truth glared her right in the face.

Today she didn’t feel like painting, in fact she didn’t feel like doing anything at all. She knew that they were planning her party for her but the truth was that she didn’t feel any form of desire to attend. She just wanted to spend the rest of her time in her room and hole that one day where would get out of here.

It was times like this that she wished that she had a wolf. She knew that they were your other half and she felt as though with a wolf she would be able to form a strong body with them and it would be almost as though they had an instant connection.

She sighed as she went over to her balcony. It was times like these that she often saw herself as though she was some kind of Rapunzel. She was never part of the world but instead she was always the one looking into it from the outside.

She hadn’t been downstairs all day because they didn’t want to face her and her parents knew that it was much better for them not to disturb her. Sometimes she wished that her parents were not enough to invest themselves fully in the life of others but they were almost good enough as they were.

She let out a sigh from her lips at the thought as she tried to take a nap. She was woken up several hours later by a searing hot pain in her back and she couldn’t control the scream that erupted from her. she writhed around in pain for a minute before she let out a sigh as she felt the pain finally subside.

She got up covered once again in what she let out a sigh as she realized that it was time for her to go and see the pack doctor. She knew that this wasn’t normal and that she needed him to explain to her exactly what was going on. She sighed as she made her way down the stairs. She could hear the parents chatting in the living room and she cursed herself.

“I can smell you from here.” her mother called out and she groaned. She made her way to stand in front of them as she looked at them firmly with a raised eyebrow. “Hello mother. Hello father.” she said and she watched as they stared at her with raised eyebrows. “oh, my daughter, good to see that you are still alive.” She heard her father say and she knew that her mum was only trying to be funny but Bella didn’t laugh.

“I know you are still bothered about yesterday and we understand but I assure you that it is perfectly fine. we are all learning with every passing day.” she said to her as she let out a sigh.

She nodded her head at her intently before she let out a sigh from her lips. “I know and that is fine I completely understand it now I am going to go for a walk and then I will be able to clear my head and finally understand this.” She said to her and she watched as they contemplated what to do and whether or not they should let her go but they knew that there was no stopping her. “Well, don’t be too late. you know tomorrow's party.`` She heard her mum say and she couldn’t help but roll her eyes as she made her way outside.

She let out a sigh from her lips as she made her way through the forest with a sigh stuck between her lips. The pack doctor’s office was directly next to the pack. House and he had been a very good family friend. She knew that he wouldn’t fail her.

She let out a sigh before she walked into the room as she found him working with one of his patients and a brought feeling made its way onto his features when he saw that it was just her. “Well if it isn’t my favorite god daughter.” He said to her with a grin.

“well I am your only god daughter. “she said with a shrug. “Details details, anyway, daughter of mine by association how can I help you today?”

He asked her and she let out a sigh as he watched as he slowly began to unbutton her shirt. he is eyes widened as he turned away from her. “This mark came on me yesterday when I used magic and it hadn’t left before but when I woke up it was gone then it started up again today.” she explained to him.

“Well there is definitely something there now.” he muttered as he reached out to touch it and she felt a searing pain as she let out a yelp. ”I need you to tell me what that is because I have never seen anything like it before. she said to him in frustration. she watched as he let out a sigh before he dropped his equipment down in front of him. “Well I don’t know how to tell you this but that is the mark of the wolf.” he said to her.

“What are you talking about?” she asked him. “Well you know how mate's bite each other’s necks to mark them. It was done differently in the olden days back then wolves would brand the marks into their flesh.”

He said to her, “so, you are telling me that this is some ancient mark?” she asked him. He nodded his head at her before saying, “I don’t know how to explain it. these packs were wiped out years ago and you didn’t have a mate yet it shouldn't be possible.” she said to her.

“So, what does all of this mean?” she finds herself asking .

“I think your mate is trying to send you a message.”