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CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 4

ELLA'S POV

She was right. Lola was right. I was to busy admiring the werewolf named Miles, that I forgot where I was, the danger I was in.

I can't believe I was encouraging Lola to stay in that house. The house filled with not just strangers, but beasts!

I wasn't ready to die, and I know I sound like a baby. But who knows what they could of done if we stayed there any longer. They could of killed us!

I felt sick just thinking about it.

"Here." Lola said as she handed me a cup of sweet tea. She always made the best sweet tea.

Right now we are staying at her house. We ended up escaping that strange house in the woods, and now hiding out here.

Lola's parents split when she was 9. Her mother was at her house, and we are at her farther's house. He's away for business and won't be back until Monday. Giving us enough time to relax and calm down from what happened last night.

"Thanks." I replied as I took a sip of the tea.

"I called your mom, she said it was okay for you to stay here till dad gets back on Monday." She replied as she sat down on the other couch, getting cozy with her blanket.

"I'm sorry Lola." Her gaze went back to me, with a guilt in her eyes.

"I should of known better then to agree to go into a stranger's house. I put us in danger." She gave me a weak smile and got up from her seat and sat next to me.

"It's not your fault. Although it was stupid what you did, it wasn't your fault." She then gave me a comforting hug as she sipped some of her own tea.

"I was the one that got you to come into the woods at night." She then sighed and took another sip as she stared of into space with her thoughts no doubt.

"I couldn't help it." I explained as I cut her off from her thoughts.

She looked over at me confused, while raising her eyebrow, as if telling me to continue.

I took a deep breath before continuing.

"I felt like I knew him. Like he was someone I've loved dearly before. And it's crazy, I know. And stupid. But it was the first thing I felt when I saw him." She just nodded her head in understanding.

"I felt like he was the other half of me, and I've been waiting for him. As if he was waiting for me." I then chuckled as I let out a weak smile. "It sounds so cliche and stupid, but it's how I felt. And that scares me, Lola." A tear fell down my cheek as I wiped it away forcefully.

I then took a deep breath, trying to push all the sad and scared emotions away. Not wanting to look weak.

I then took a big gulp of my tea and put it on the coffee table as I sat up straight. But when I looked over at Lola. She didn't look convinced that I was okay.

"You don't have to try and pretend your fine, Ella. This is me we're talking about. Not some random chick that is in a fancy suit with a clipboard in hand." She was referring to a therapist.

I smiled at her. "I know."

I then pushed my hair back as I looked at her, trying to change the sad subject.

"Now. What about you?" I replied with a wide smile. She looked at me confused.

"You looked so happy when you were chasing the wolf, named Elliot?" I smiled as I continued. "You looked free, as if being in the wild made you.."

"Content." She finished my sentence. I smiled at her and nodded my head.

"Yeah, content."

"It felt amazing Ella. It felt right. I wish I could say I want to do that again, but seeing that animals shift into humans now, I'm going to pass."

We both chuckled at the thought of all animals shifting to humans. Like owls shifting to nerds. And eagles shifting to police officers. We were being childish, but the thought of an eagle chasing you because of a parking ticket made us weak with giggles.

"So, what do we do now?" I asked, trying to catch my breath from all the laughing.

"We don't tell anyone. This is our secret." I knew that we weren't going to be ale to tell anyone, but this kind of secret sitting on my chest, it felt heavy.

"I know." I replied as Lola turned the tv on, putting on a movie.

Werewolves. Who would of thought something so unreal, would be.... real? Thinking about it made me question every fairy tale that had been given to me when I was younger.

There was another world out there, and I have a bad feeling that last night was just the beginning.