Chapter 36: Descendants

Charlotte’s pov

“You’ve got to be kidding me, are all those boxes things we need to look into?” Alexa asked as we were entering Sebastian’s apartment.

Him and Logan were already seated with a box in front of them.

I looked around his clean and luxuries living room that now had about 10 boxes on the floor.

“Yes, this was all I could find. I don’t remember all the details about everything” Sebastian answered.

His eyes landed on me, and I looked anywhere but him or Logan.

These two guys a few hours ago just confessed their undying love for me.

I am their first love from what they told me and also their last.

I started being on the run when I was 16 years old, so no one has ever told me they loved me.

Not like someone loving me as a woman, sometimes I even forgot that I was one.

Their presence in my life reminded me of that.

Sebastian’s kiss awoke a desire in me I didn’t know I had.

While Logan made me yearn for comfort that I didn’t even know I needed.

“Thank you so many guys for doing this. I really don’t know how to thank you” I said and they just both shrugged.

I sat down on a couch as well and took a box while Alexa did the same and we started looking at everything he found.

Underneath the pile of things in my box I found what seemed like a journal or diary.

“Is this yours?” I asked Sebastian and he looked at it only once and then nodded.

“Yes, every time I would journal everything in case I forget, and now I completely forgot” he said and then got up.

He opened one box and smiled like he found what he was looking for in that box.

“I would always group everything I found about you that I thought you would important in one box” he said, and I came and sat next to him so we can go through the box together.

“I think I found something” I said, and everyone got up from the seats.

“On this one, there is something about a witch and a rouge werewolf. Apparently they have been on the run and were wanted” I said.

“Yes I remember that, but I looked into at the time. Some Alpha was dating a witch and they ran away together” Sebastian clarified.

“Some Alpha? Did you ever get information on him?” I asked him and he shook his head.

“It was during the time where there was a huge war among supernatural beings. Finding information on someone was hard” he answered, and I nodded.

“How long? If you still remember how long did they run for?” I asked him and he thought about it.

“I think for about 2 years, they were later found. I never really took much interest because nothing about the blood mark was mentioned” he added.

“huh, you followed every single lead then why not this one?” I asked and he remembered something.

“Because I had a much hotter lead that time and let this one go” he said and took out a photo.

I looked at it, a black and white picture and standing there was an older version of me.

“She looks a lot like me in 10 years” I said, and he nodded.

“I was looking for the man who took this picture, but he suddenly disappeared” he explained.

I looked at it, she did look like me 10 years from now, that’s is what I would look like.

But she I didn’t get the same feeling I did when I saw that portrait Sebastian had.

The moment I saw that painting I knew that she was me and we were somehow connected.

Something about it was familiar but not this picture.

“My biological mother, I mean Scarlet’s mother back in the days. What did she look like?” I asked him.

“She was an older version of her daughter, because of using her magic to look younger they also seemed like sisters” he answered and then shook his head.

“She died a long time ago, there is no way this could be her” he said.

“Yeah, says the man who has been living for about 10 centuries” Alexa said.

“You are saying that there is a possibility that Scarlet’s mother is still alive?” Logan asked and I nodded.

“Think about it, she punished her daughter and gave her the curse. She knew that her daughter would be reborn, she didn’t want you two to reunite at all” I said, and Sebastian sighed.

“She was always a very paranoid person and wouldn’t leave things to fate. She would have liked to see her spell in the works” he added, and I nodded.

I know that this isn’t Scarlet and also the timing didn’t feel right.

Why would a photograph like this just fall into his lap?

And then the person that took the photo back then just disappeared?

This is the late 1800s, not everyone had access to a camera.

They were extremely rare and not everyone could afford them at that time.

How hard can it be to find a photographer when there is probably 10 of them in the entire world?

Its hard if someone is hiding them, trying to buy some time.

“This photo, do you know the exact date it was taken?” I asked Sebastian who took the photo and showed me the back.

It was a few days before the spell that linked me and whatever werewolf was activated.

Which means a few days before I died.

“This cant be me? this is not Scarlet, and I am sure of it” I said, and they all looked at me curious.

“The thing with the linking spell is that if you used this spell at the age of 24 then you will be drawn to it at that age” I said.

“The person in the picture is obviously older than 24 years which was the age you linked yourself to that werewolf.

So, if she isn’t you then who is she?

And why did he photograph fall on Sebastian’s lap?” Alexa asked the same questions I had in mind.

“I also found the information you wanted about the owner of the buildings” Sebastain said giving me a different file.

“Yes, I will be going to meet one of their descendants just to ask a few questions” Logan said.

“Can I come with you? Just in case my presence does make a difference?” I asked him and he nodded.  

“We will keep digging here, you go and get that information from them.

Maybe it will help us put two and two together” Alexa said, and I nodded.

She gave me her reassuring smile; I hope this time we find the answers we deserve.

What happened in that life?

What did I find that so important I had to link myself to it?

It was really easy to find the descendants because she was living in this City as well.

I knocked on the door and a woman probably a few years older than me opened the door.

“Can I help you?” she asked me, and I looked at Logan who nodded.

“My name is Scarlet Hale” I said to her, and I saw her eyes widen.

“What? OMG, my name is Maya Hawkins. Please come in” she said opening the door wide.

We went in and she made us tea and I saw how she was giving us what seemed like her version of the royal treatment.

Bringing out her most expensive fancy tea that she probably drinks when she is spoiling herself.

The fact that name rang a bell actually made me smile a bit because I didn’t expect it to be this easy.

“Growing up we were told stories about a witch who will come by. Someone very strong, your name was the our family’s legacy” she explained.

“Your family’s legacy?” Logan asked and the girl nodded.

“Every descendant was told about how you helped us with our wealth. Because of your contribution back then most of our family’s past generations grew up extremely wealthy” she added.

“Is that why you know my name?” I asked her and she smiled looking at me in awe.

“We were told you wouldn’t remember anything. I can’t believe that I am the descendant that actually gets to meet you” she said.

“What were you told about her? What can you tell us?” Logan asked her.

“I was told to tell you a love story, apparently it will lead you to some of the answers you need.

You discovered something important at that time” Maya said what I had already suspected.

“Didn’t she tell your ancestors?” Logan asked and she shook her head.

“From what I know you didn’t tell anyone to protect them. Only left us with details that only you can follow” Maya replied.

“The love story is about Reene and a werewolf named Brett Ryder” she said.

what kind of love story was it that ended so badly?