CHAPTER FOURTEEN

I woke up on my bed, a bit confused on how I got there. The last thing I remember was coming back from school and dropping my backpack on the bed. I groaned out loud as my eyes adjusted to the lights in the room, my aunt stood still at the far side of my bed watching me with a somber expression on her face. I froze in anticipation wondering what happened to me. I wondered why that was, that was until the memories of why I was unconscious hit me with full force, and it was so surreal. I backed up on the bed suddenly scared of her, what was she? She seemed to sense that I remember because she attempted to come closer 'S…stop please, don't hurt me" I let out a whimper. She stopped short with a heartbroken look on her face, she seemed sad and it made me feel bad for a second, I didn't mean to make her sad but I was terrified at what I saw. It was the most bizarre thing I have ever seen in all seventeen years of my life. 'I am not going to hurt you, Avilla. I just want to explain" she said with a calm voice. I started laughing hysterically 'How do you want to explain what I saw?" I asked her, raising my voice a little. She seemed lost for words and honestly so was I, how could she explain turning into a wolf? She ignored my hysteria and went ahead to sit down on my bed not caring that I flinched away from her. I just hugged myself and inched further to my headboard. 'Stay away from me! Please!" I screamed at her She continued to come closer and I kept screaming at her, I didn't know how to react in these situations, she could eat me for all I know and nobody would find my bones. I was so scared of my aunt 'Honey, don't be scared. I won't hurt you" she said calmly I couldn't believe her, she turns into an animal for crying out loud. 'Please, there are some things we should have told you. Your parents and I" she said inching closer till she was standing beside my bed. My body trembled with fear but I had a tiny doubt that my aunty would hurt me. She got my attention with that, I wanted to hear anything my parents had been hiding from me. 'What is it?" I asked her 'What you saw today is a normal occurrence in our family, it has been going on thousands of years before you and I were born. Honey, we are werewolves." She said I started laughing because there was nothing else I could do in this situation, it was unbelievable to accept that we turn into animals. 'Why am I not one then?" I asked her wanting to prove her wrong 'You are, the odora leaves you have been taking have been delaying your shifting" she said. Her words struck a chord inside me, it made me remember Camilla's words that afternoon. 'So have you shifted yet?" That was what she meant and not some lame party, if she is a werewolf too then it means Rohan is one too. I was aghast for words, I just stared at my aunt with disbelief 'Avilla, you okay?" she asked 'Yes, yes. I just find it hard to believe my parents will keep something so big from me" I told her 'Oh honey, it was to protect you. Yours is a special case" she told me 'What do you mean?" I asked her 'I mean, what you are is much more than just being a werewolf. I don't want to get into it but let's focus on your wolf side." She said 'Aunt, what do you mean focus on your wolf side?" I asked her All these were confusing, not only was I a werewolf but apparently another thing is inside of me. 'What I mean is, let's teach you the basics of being a wolf before other complications. Now, you are turning eighteen tomorrow and I know your wolf is getting antsy to meet you being locked away for so long" 'Is she going to hurt me?" I asked her, a bit scared. She laughed a bit at my naivety "No honey, she has been a part of you. You just have to reach out to her, I bet she has been trying to reach out to you" she said while rubbing my back It made me feel a whole lot better "The voice in my head has been my wolf all this time?" I questioned her "Oh she has been active in your head?" She was beginning to get excited. "Yes, especially since I met this boy at school" I told her shyly She clapped her hands excitedly and her face was light with glee at the exciting news. 'Really who?" she asked 'His name is Rohan but he has not spoken to me but whenever he looks at me or touches me, I want to be somebody else" I continued shyly She looked at me with understanding in her eyes, 'Honey, why don't we focus on your birthday tomorrow and getting you to meet your wolf?" she suggested 'That would be great, Aunt Beatrice" I told her 'Now I don't want you having a party and inviting people over because if your wolf decides to make an appearance, she might end up hurting someone because of the years she has been locked up," she warned seriously I gulped because she just painted a picture of pain and bloodshed if I finally decide to have the party here, I did not want to be the reason why someone died. I was both also excited and anxious at the same time at the thought of meeting my wolf who has been with me for a very long time. It was such a thrilling thought.