Desired By The Enemy Wolf

POV Julia My voice trembled as I screamed out in anguish, "No no, this can't be happening. Mum!! Wake up, Mum. Who did this to you?" My words echoed through the stillness of the night, reaching the ears of the approaching search team. I stood frozen, my heart pounding in my chest, as I stared at my mother's lifeless body by the riverside. The sight was unbearable, the pain of loss unbearable. I had searched tirelessly for three days, hoping that my mother would be found safe and sound. But now, all my hopes had shattered along with my mother's broken body. Officer Johnson, one of the officials, signalled the others, "This way, I think she found something." They hurried towards my direction, their flashlights cutting through the darkness. Officer Johnson gently placed a hand on my shoulder, trying to offer some comfort. "Miss, I'm so sorry for your loss. We're here to help. Can you tell us what happened?" My voice quivered as I struggled to find the words amidst my grief. "We were attacked... by werewolves. They... they killed her. "Werewolves?" The officer asked with a surprised tone. "Yes! Werewolves" I had lost my mind over what I just discovered. For some time, I just ignored all the questions that were being thrown at me by the officers and remained quiet while looking at my mother's lifeless body. "Vincenzo did this" I finally said something. "Vincenzo? Who is Vincenzo?" Officer Johnson asked. He got no reply from me, I had just fallen into a trance, I stood up and left with tears. The officers were left confused as to what to do and why I left in that manner. We were ambushed by our fellow Werewolves, creatures of darkness that thrived on blood. It was the day of the full moon, just before the transformation, when the thirst for blood was at its peak. Elena, my mother, had pleaded with her stepbrother Vincenzo to spare her life. But how could he when he had waited for this moment all his life? "Mercy? I should have mercy on you? Oh wow, see who is begging for mercy" Vincenzo mocked Elena who was lying helplessly in a pool of blood. "Did you show me that mercy when our father made you his heir? Did you show me that mercy when I and my mother were mocked for always coming the last in our father's plans? Oh no, I guess you didn't" he paused for a while and observed the environment. "You got married to your preferred man and when it was my turn, our father disapproved of mine. What's your source of power? You were supposed to die of childbirth" he said out of anger, almost spilling a secret. "That's enough, let's leave before someone recognizes us.” his mother muttered to him. "No one is here, I made sure of that," he said with his gaze still focused on Elena. "What are we going to do with her, we can't let her escape" For some reason, Vincenzo's mother was behaving all scared and anxious. "Then let's end her here" Without a single remorse, Vincenzo brought up the idea of killing his step-sister which sent shivers to the heart of the dying Elena. Their hatred for Elena knew no bounds. Vincenzo and his mother plotted and schemed, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. And that opportunity came on that fateful night by the riverside. I couldn't comprehend how a brother could turn against his flesh and blood, but the darkness that consumed Vincenzo had blinded him to any semblance of love or compassion. I already got home, unable to share what I just found out. My dad, Luca, did his best to start up a conversation with me for me to open up but all I could do at the moment was to keep staring and reflecting on what I had just witnessed. "It was Vincenzo, it was mother's step brother that did this," I kept on repeating those sentences and that alone sent shivers to Luca who was left dumbfounded. Just then, a knock was heard from the outside and Luca went to see who it was. It was late at night so he had to be cautious before opening the gates. "Oh Mr. Luca, sorry to disturb your household by this hour of the night but we had to make sure that Ms Julia got home safely. The way she left made us wonder if she was okay" Officer Johnson and the rest of the search team had followed me home to make sure I was safe. "Oh yeah, she's good but can you please tell me what's going on?" He paused for a moment. " She hasn't been herself and where's my wife, she was supposed to be home with her" "You aren't aware?" The surprised question popped up which even made him more uncomfortable. "Aware of what?" "I'm sorry to inform you that your wife's body was found dead by the river banks and your daughter has been mentioning this name since the discovery. We suspect it to be an animal attack but your daughter kept on mentioning that name," For a moment, my father didn't know how to react but had to put himself together. "Wh…what name?" He stammered with tears dropping out of his eyes. "Vincenzo!!, do you know anyone by that name?" My father already knew the cause of this death and didn't want to go further with this conversation. "I'm sorry but I just lost my wife, if you can excuse me I want to be alone for the moment," he quickly interfered in their question and distracted him. "Alright sir, please take care, and sorry for your loss. Contact us once you suspect anybody responsible for this" "Thanks for your concern" he locked the door after them and went straight to my room. "Why didn't you inform me, I could have done something to save her" he cried. "There was nothing to do" I yelled "There was nothing to do dad, she was held captive by her family. They killed her," I cried heavily while speaking. "They killed my mother, Dad, they killed her" I cried out in pain. "I was the target but Mum took the fall," I said while looking up at my father. "What do you mean dear? How were you the target? Many questions popped up in his mind but he couldn't ask any. He blamed himself for not being present to protect his wife and even blamed himself more for the sin he had committed towards his family, especially to his dead wife.