The wolf in the forest

Truth be told

Chapter Four – Truth be told.

We all sit in the living room, Lilly, Damon, Michael, Leah and their driver Tom. Even a couple of people I haven’t met yet. We all sit quiet for a bit. I don't look at anybody, because I’m not sure what to think about the event.

Lilly starts out, clearing her throat. “I was hoping you already knew some of this, but I see you have no clue and I feel its a bit unfair. Again I don't know where to start, so I’ll just jump right in – We are a part of the supernatural world and we are called werewolves. I'm sure you have head about us through some fiction and stuff. But we are real”. As I look at her, I see she is looking for a sign to continue,so I just nod. “You are too”. Now I feel my heart race and find myself having a hard time believing it. But still I know what I saw in the garden.

I look around and try to see if anyone is as confused as I. But no its just me.

“How can I be a werewolf? I always get hurt and I feel weak. I can't hear small sounds and I don't think I can shift, If that’s what you call it?!” I ask turning to look at Lilly and Leah. “ You are not just a wolf” Leah says to me. “Wait What?”

I blur out. “Your family is one of two groups of people, who are both werewolves And Witches. Your family is of highest regard to our world Olivia. We don't know why you are not in control, but I suspect your father did something to hold you back” Lilly looks closely at me while saying this.

I feel my face going pale.

“I know you don't understand all of this and it must be a shock for you to find out this way, but Olivia,your mother is a great witch and she will know whats been done to you as soon as she lays her eyes on you. Of that I'm sure”. She stops talking and I feel like saying something, but I'm blank. How can this be true? How am I going to wrap my mind around this. Werewolves and witches.

Before I can think anything else, Leah is around me, giving me a hug and Damon sits down next to me. He puts his hand on my back and in an instant I feel calm. I turn my eyes to him and I'm met with the most beautiful blue eyes filled with care and worry. I'm not sure if I want to cry or laugh, but my mind takes over and I laugh out loud. Everyone looks at me with the weird look.

“All my life I have known that secrets were being kept from me, but this... I'm lost for words. I mean this is a lot” I say while I’m just looking down. Leah's hand comes to lift my chin up “Please just breath, we only mean well”. I feel a tear running from my eye before they just came pouring out, Leah polls me to her softly, gives me a long hug. We just sit like this for some minutes. I'm so confused. Everyone except Leah, Damon and Lilly leaves the room. I think Lilly told them to go.

Lilly clears her throat again “Olivia please say something, I promise we will help you”. I slowly lift of from Leah “I'm just wrapping my mind around all this. Im not sure I can handle all this” I answer.

“I know you can handle more than this, you just have to learn the truth. And with truth comes clarity. You were always the stronger one of us all and even though you don't remember me, I surely remember you” Leah says while still stroking my back. I dont know if I believe it, but she seems so sure. “Thank you,but I just feel powerless and weak at the moment. What if what was done to me cant be undone?”. Lilly shakes her head, “There's always a way to undo it. But I'm sure that's a question, your mother can answer you”. “Do you think she would recognize me after all these years?” I say while looking at Lilly. “Oh honey, your mother would recognize you anywhere, you've got a bond to her through your witch, she would know if you were near her. Emma, your mother told me she felt like a part of her was missing, even before we knew you were gone or taken away, I think is the better term here. I'm sure the moment you see her you will know, that she would laid down the whole world for you, like any mother would. Is that what you fear,that she will reject you?”.I didn't realize it, but the time Lilly said it out loud, it hits me hard and the tears come running again.

“ Why would she want a broken daughter like me?”.

Lilly turn me to face her “You are not broken, you were blocked by something and is missing some of what makes you,well you. If you were broken, she would have known it. She feels your witch and your wolf. I know she does” Lilly says and stand up, she walks to the a cabinet. Opens it and takes out some brook and walk back to sit next to me, pushing Leah away. “You should look through this, when you have calmed down and feel like you can manage. These are pictures of you and your mother and some other family of yours. It belongs to you” She says while handing me a big leather looking book. I take it an lace it in my lap. While I sit here I keep thinking about what it must mean to be a werewolf and I realize I probably don't know. I mean, its not like there aren't a*********s about it, but how much of it is actually true? I turn to Lilly and ask “What does it mean to be like you, a werewolf and how much of those myths and tales are true?”. Now I can see she is lights up a little,she must have been worried about my reaction to all of this.

“Well there are many tales of us and some are true, but for one, we don't only shift at a full moon. We can change anytime we want to. But the most unknown, must be our origins and how we came to be. Witches are the ones who made the bond between humans and wolves. The witches did this to protect humans. Both witches and wolves are bond to the moon and we are usually the wall between humans and magic. I think that bond is where the humans got to believe in us only being able to change at full moons. We don't kill humans unless they are a danger to our or their own world. Only a few humans know the real truth”. “When does one start to change in to a wolf the fist time?” I ask again. “Well its different for everybody, some change at a really young age, while some first start the change in their teen years. But the stronger you are, the sooner you change, in most cases. I think you would have change before someone bond you to our human half”. She states. I wonder why I would not remember and ask her. “That's a good question, what is your earliest memory?” she asks me back. I try thinking, but I think I first remember something from the age of 7-8 years old. I tell her and I can see her thinking about the possibilities. “It must be some kind of magic, I've heard of people losing their memories before, but its usually something easy to reverse. Your father must have done this out of fear of you being stronger than him very early on. But why he has kept it all from you, I don't understand yet. But knowing your father he must have done it for a purpose” Lilly says while looking at me, like a question. “How much can you remember of what happen, before we found you in the forest?”.

“I don''t really remember a lot from that night,its like my mind won't let me go there. But I remember a lot of the days leading up to that day. My father wanted my to move to another town, I don't know where, but I do know he wanted me to go to get to known a man named John. The man is 42 years old and he doesn't have a good reputation. I was told from people we live among, that he had been married twice and that everyone is afraid of him” I tell Lilly and suddenly I see her face getting a little pale. She takes my hand I hers and says “I am so happy we found before this could happen. You must have been so scared”. She is right, I was and it didn't make sense, that a father would do this.”Mostly I just don't understand why he would marry me off to someone like that” I say and look down, as my thoughts are almost taking over. I feel sad, but at the same time everything is changing and I just hope it will only get better. At least I can't see it getting any worse right now and for the moment I feel safe. Surrounded by people who seem to care.

“I think that’s very normal, a parent is suppose to protect their child and not put any harm on them. No child deserve that. But your father isn't what you would call a normal parent and he is poisoned by his hatred. Both you and your brothers should have never endured all this. How much do you think your brothers know?” she asks. This is the big question I have thought about so many years, but I do know they know a lot more than me and for some reason, they can't stand up against my father, even though I knew they hate him, as much as me.

“I'm not sure how much they know, even though I know they know more than I, but they never stand up to him and sometimes it feels like they my father controls their move or thoughts. Even when they are against him or doesn't want to play along. It doesn't make sense” I tell her.

“It actually makes a lot of sense to me, but as you don't know how wolves work, I can understand you getting confused. Wolves lives in packs and we have a hierarchy – the leader of such is an alpha and must times he has a Luna by his side. This is what I am. A Luna. Your father is an alpha and a powerful one too. When an alpha gives an order its not in the wolves nature to disobey. It's like an instinct to obey our leader. If you don't its like challenging the alpha,something one doesn't do unless your really powerful. I don't know how much power your brothers have, but I’m sure that like you they have no clue, that their father is no match in comparison to theirs. The only thing is, I suspect he is using their power to draw energy from, like he probably also has used yours”.

Lilly is right this makes so much sense. All the times I hated my brothers for not doing more to stand up to my father, was just as painful for them and I guess that’s why they never could tell me anything. I can't help but feel a little guilty, I just got mad at them a lot and it must have hard for them not to be able to do anything to help me or tell me why. Our father never really was that in to being a parent and sometimes we felt like we were just an obstacle in his lives. Maybe he only wanted us for the power we could give him. I never saw my father give any kind of affection for anybody. That's not news to me, as I had always seen him as evil.

Lilly can see me falling in to my thoughts and ask me if I need a little time to myself and tell her I probably need a little rest. So she lets me go and I go to my room. My thoughts are filled up, I feel like a little sleep might get me some energy. I just jump on the bed and close my eyes. I know the book is right beside me, but i just don't have any energy. I let go and drift of.