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Unbidden awakening The one where he tells me who he is.
I've lived 20 years of my life sheltered, and protected from a lot of things.I thought I'd experienced pain before but this awful harrowing feeling in my chest threatens to overwhelm me. I stare deep into his eyes, one part of me, the part of me that is wildly attracted to him half hopes he is lying, while the other sensible part of me is stunned by the ramifications of what he has just told me. Questions fly about in my head at a million miles per hour, but only one question presses me with its urgency."Why would a wolf have glowing eyes?" I ask him. I'm surprised with how calm my voice is because inside, I'm a hot mess of emotions, all of which are fighting for the prime position, of which of them I'm going to express first. Max closes his eyes like my question causes him physical pain. He brings me closer and rests his forehead on mine. He lets a breath before saying."Because a wolf with glowing eyes isn't an ordinary wolf, but a werewolf." I look at him stunned. Disbelief, an
Unbidden awakening The one where I'm slapped down.
"That didn't go over so well, did it." I look up from my crouched position on the floor. "I know you," I say, to the girl in front of me. She is poised, with an unruffled air. She looks close to my age, and her blond hair is cut close to her scalp, bringing her gorgeous facial features into stark relief. She's wearing a black crop top paired with black cargo pants and combat boots. "No, you don't" she retorts"Yes I do, you were with him""Oh yes," she chuckles, "you saw us, in your school, and then ran away like a hell itself was on your tail" Colour rises in my cheeks as mortification fills me. I close my eyes and let out a groan."Just go away please," I say to her."No can do sweetheart" she replies crouching.For some reason, her calling me sweetheart makes me see red. My emotions fine-tune themselves into a solid blade of anger. I rush at her, screaming, hands outstretched, hoping to choke her, but with surprising and frankly embarrassing ease, she slaps my hand away. In a
Unbidden awakening The part where we have the "talk".
"Mummy", little me calls out."You are going to be a big sister, Callie," my mum tells me joy written all over her face. My mum hugs me,"What are we going to name her?" "Nikky" I shout, calling my doll's name. My mum laughs and nuzzles my nose, "That's a really pretty name." "I will be the bestest big sister ever" I declare proudly."Yes, you will my pretty little fairy""I'm Daddy's little fairy," I insist pouting, my mum laughs. Her smile lights up her whole face"Okay baby, how about you be Daddy's fairy, and you can be my little wolf""Yes. I am mummy's little wolf""Yes Callie, you are my little wolf" She says kissing my forehead before she fades away.Flashes of memories assault me. Each one, more painful than the last. I lay curled up on the plush carpet on the floor of the room. I hold my hands over my head as if by strength of will alone, I can tear the memories out of my head. "Make it stop, Make it stop" I whimper, tears leaking out of my eyes. Another memory assaul
Unbidden awakening The one where the Alpha gives me a history lesson
"It is believed that thousands of years ago, a group of travellers came across a group of natives of this land. They were sick, hungry, tired and travel weary, and they asked the natives for help. The natives however were a highly suspicious group and refused them shelter, but they gave them food and left them to their own devices." I listen with rapt attention as Max narrates the story of werewolf beginnings, questions already forming rapidly at the back of my mind. "The travellers were grateful for their help and accepted the food, hoping it would help them somewhat, but one by one they started getting sick and one by one, they started dying. When the travellers were all thought dead, one of them, believing that they were responsible for the deaths of her companion struggled with her very last breath to find the natives and when she found them, she cursed them, and using the moon and her blood to seal her curse, she cursed them to die until extinction, after she cursed the, she di
Unbidden awakening The one where I learn what being a Werewolf is.
"So werewolves are an actual combination of wolf and man? I ask "Yes?""And then what? When a full moon comes around you just wolf out?" Max looks at me, quiet and contemplative, and then he bursts out laughing. The sound of his laughter is a little awkward, it's rusty and unused. I realise it then, for some reason, this is a man that has had little reason to laugh. My chest constricts and sadness for him fills me. I don't understand my sadness at all. I feel like punching myself because all this man has done to me is lie and pretend about everything, but my feelings about him have always been mysteriously complicated. Sometimes anger and hate, the other times, mind-searing attraction and happiness.He's telling you the truth now, a small voice in my head says, but I ignore it. If I had not been attacked by that wolf, he would not even have bothered to tell me anything. He probably would have gone his own merry way, without hesitation, and I would have been a very forgettable fragm
Unbidden awakening The one where he draws a line
“I know” I suck in a breath. His normally husky voice sounds guttural. “He is very excitable” “You speak of him, like he is separate from you” “He is separate and not at the same time” His hands start drawing small circles on my waist. “How can something be separate and joined at the same time?” I ask him, confused “At any given moment, I am both the man, and the wolf , and at the same time, at any given time, the wolf is the wolf and the man.” “Explain further” I demand leaning closer to him. With his hands still preoccupied with drawing the circle on my waist, he does. “I told you earlier, Werewolves are both man and wolf. Our human part, the part where our humanity comes from, is what we are born with. We grow up learning moral cues, and socially acceptable practices until it is ingrained in us, because, for some time, that is what we are. Humans. Only, we are humans with the werewolf gene.” I listen to him closely trying to adjust my worldview and my beliefs to the raw un
Unbidden awakening The one where my escape fails.
I've had my patience tested before. Multiple times actually, but today, I must have set a new record. Three days ago, Max left me in–what I would later find out was his room through snooping and boredom–naked and without an ounce of dignity. Now, I'm facing a stupid brute who keeps on yapping and telling me all about what I can or cannot do.“You are not allowed to leave this house, Miss Richards” We are currently at the threshold of the massive house I've been imprisoned in for days, debating a topic that shouldn't even be up for debate in the first place. I look up at him and contemplate the best angle I can use to bash his skull in.“Listen here you dumb fuck, I am not one of your pack members that your Alpha can command or do whatever the fuck he does to. I am human, and therefore impervious to the stupid mindfuckery that goes on around here. So in light of my situation, you can see how much I don't care about your Alpha and his commands.” The brute in question grimaces but to
Unbidden awakening The one where his sister arrives.
“No?” I ask, my face and tone mirroring the incredulity I'm feeling.“No” he repeats his low voice edged with finality and tinged with menace. “Take her back to the main building, and keep her there, I'll be with you shortly” My body locks up. “You wouldn't dare,” I say to him defiance lining my body. Everything goes silent and the small space between us goes taut with tension that could be cut with a butter knife. His blue eyes flash with anger before emotion drains out of it.Somehow I know that the Max standing before me is more dangerous than when he is angry. This Max looks like he could kill me without batting an eyelash. Awareness and fear race through me, but I block it out, refusing to acknowledge it.“Now,” he says, his voice cold and empty. From the corner of my eyes, I notice the way people around flinch at the tone of his voice. I almost pity them. Almost.“Yes, alpha” They incline their head, in a subtle bow and move towards me. I hurriedly back away from them. The s
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