Sisters by chance - The beginning

What Are You?

Tobias POV 

After the somewhat terrifying meeting with the Alpha and Lucas, I was taken to a prison cell at the police station. The room is small and sparsely decorated. A bed with a mattress and blanket on. A chair and a small desk. After a lifetime in a caravan and a truck, small spaces are no bother. So I rub my face with my hands and lie down on the mattress. For the first time in years, I feel myself crack. I won't come out of this alive, and I will not be able to find and save Tina. I can barely remember how she looks. 'I'm sorry sis!' I think sadly to myself, 'I have let you down. Unfortunately, you have to fight for yourself now. ' At least I'd helped Sofia. And that's something, I accept my fate with a sigh. And stare into the wall just waiting.  

Sofia POV 

We must have fallen asleep, but I can't remember when. Someone has tucked me in and turned off the light. I feel this heavenly warmth in my hands. It radiates like the heat from the sun up into my arms and through my whole body. Jacob and Lucas have stayed and are sleeping on chairs, one on each side of me. Each of them is holding the hand closest to them. It looks uncomfortable but feels nice. The only problem now is that I need to pee. Carefully I sneak my hands out from underneath theirs. Next, I need to get out of this bed. How the hell do I get past two big men? I huff. While I pondered over it, there was a knock on the door. In an instant, my rescuers are awake and standing up between my bed and the door. It's unpleasantly familiar, how fast they move. It's over in the blink of an eye. I back up against the headboard of the bed and gasp. My heart starts pounding hard in my chest, did they just move as fast as Tobias and Hugo...

Panic washes over me. I have to get out of here! Their focus is on the door in front of them. When it knocks again, I get up and jump out of bed and hurry to the bathroom. I pull the door open, throw myself in and slam the door shut behind me and lock it. I sink to the floor and pant. My chest feels too tight for my lungs, and I find it hard to breathe. I don't want them to be like him, it can't be so! I imagined it, didn't I?

I stand on all fours on the floor and concentrate on breathing. I refuse to faint, I can’t control what will happen if I'm out cold. I inhale with my nose and breathe out with my mouth, over and over again, until I can think. Maybe I was wrong, I was barely awake. I really need to pee, it is so bad that it hurts. I start by going to the toilet. My toiletry bag is still out in the room, so I can't brush my teeth. It's quiet, there is no sound from outside. Maybe whoever came wanted to talk to them. Maybe they left? I sneak to the door and press my ear to it. Not a sound. Slowly I turn the lock holding my breath, there is a soft click, and I pull the handle down, peeking into my bedroom. The light is on but it's empty, I hurry inside and grab the bag. I brush my teeth hastily and put the brush back. I need to get out of here. After taking a deep breath, I walk to the door that leads out. I pull the handle down and again peek out, this time to a hallway. But it's not empty. Luc, Jake, and two other men are standing there talking. Jacob looks furious and growls loudly shaking a hand off his shoulder. When they notice the door and me, they all become quiet. One of the unknown men speaks to me but I can't hear what he is saying. All I can see is Jacob and his eye. They are shifting, flickering between his forest green and pitch black. His face changed from fury to fear, he takes a step towards me. I shake my head at him and slam the door shut before he can get any closer. The bang makes the walls vibrate. I hurry on to the bathroom but before I can reach it I feel a pair of strong arms around my body. The air goes out of me when he lifts me, it stings on my back and my left side. I draw a deep breath and scream the loudest I can try to get rid of him and the burning pain. He holds me tightly to his body with one arm. The familiar heat from before is gone and all I feel is pain. I try to twist out of his grip but it doesn't work, my wounds on my back open up and begin to bleed. He puts one hand on my forehead and holds my head against his shoulder and cheek. I feel his lips against my ear as he shushes me. Through the panic, there is a tickling sensation on my ear, slowly it travels throughout my body. After it follows a wave of calm and his shushing turns into whispers; "Please, please. Let me explain. Please!" he pleads. I can feel the wetness of tears against my cheek, throat, and neck and realize, it's his. My body loses all of its strength and I go limp in his embrace.

"Please tell me you are NOT like him!" I beg. 

"I could never do what he has done." He whispers softly against my ear. He slowly lowers us to the floor and lifts me onto his lap. He holds me tight against his body and leans his forehead against mine. He breathes heavily, calming himself down. I was so sure that Hugo couldn't be human. Doing what he did. But what about Jacob? Why are his eyes black, why is he so strong and fast? I haven't known him for twenty-four hours yet, I know nothing about this place. Can I trust him? Can I trust any of them? They all seem to know each other. I feel, once again, completely crazy when I look up into those beautiful green eyes. I take a deep breath and whisper, "what are you?" 

Jacobs POV 

I fly up at the knock on the door and stand in front of the door. Finding her has made me skittish. I can hear her gasp and smell the fear fill the room. Her heart raced in her chest. Luc is standing by my side, his fists clenched. At the second knock, Sofia jumps out of the bed and scurries into the bathroom. The door slams shut, and we hear the click as she lock it behind her. 'Good morning Jake, I'm here with a police officer that wants to talk to Sofia. We don't want to scare her by just walking in. Mum told me you and Lucas are here.' My brother linked me, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I give Luc a nod and a smile walking up and opening the door. We both greet Johnny with a bow and then take the police officer's hand.

"Good morning Mr. Winters and Mr. Brown. I would like to talk to Sofia, I need to confirm her identity and contact her next of kin about her whereabouts. The hospital has already documented her injuries. I have also talked to the Alpha about how we will cover this up with the human community." He informed us.

"Please let's discuss this outside!" I Say a nod out to the hallway. We step outside and close the door behind us. She doesn't know about our sort yet, and I’m not sure how I'm going to tell her about it. I haven't had the time to talk it over with Luc. The plan was, that she would like us and feel safe around us first. Luc has a worried look on his face but does not say anything.

"So, you know who she is?" I am relieved. "Well…" the officer answers vaguely and looks at Johnny. Lucas opened his mouth "You said next of kin, not family? She told us about her family yesterday, has something happened to them?" I turn to look at my brother confused.

Johnny nods to the officer, and the man continues with a low voice.

"We believe that she is Sofia Bell, the woman who disappeared almost two weeks ago from a small town in the South. Maybe you have heard about her on the News?" Sofia Bell? I have heard that name before, but I don't know where. It could be from the News. I turn to ask Lucas but my words get lost, he looks like he has seen a ghost. His face is drained of color, and his eyes are pure horror. So instead, I turn back and shake my head. This time Johnny puts a hand on my shoulder and makes eye contact with me. He looks so sad.

"Jake, The Bells family was attacked in their home. The parents and four children between the ages of nineteen and three were murdered. The oldest is missing and hasn't been seen since the day before. She is presumed dead based on the evidence of a struggle in her bedroom." His words are like a bucket of cold water thrown in my face. Blue forces himself to the surface and roars "KILL HIM" before I get the chance to stop him. Not that I don't agree, but I'm a grown man and should not lose control.

"We are not killing him, we need to find the other girls. And River" My brother is calm and collected, still holding a hand on my shoulder. I shake him off and growls infernal, Blue and I agree; Hugo needs to die. When her scent hits me the killing spree fog in my mind disappears and turns into fear. She stands in the doorway peeking out from behind the door. Her eyes wide opened and filled with horror. I reach for her but she slams the door shut and flees.

'STOP HER!' Blue barks and forces me to move after her. With my speed, she doesn't stand a chance. And I grab her from behind before she can lock herself in the bathroom again. I lift her and she lets out an ear-piercing scream. She wiggles and tries to get out of my grip. She needs to hear me out, she must understand. This was not how I wanted to tell her. Still holding her tight I grab her forehead and force her head to my shoulder. I put my mouth to her ear and mumble soothing words to her. The smell of blood reached my nose, it must be her wounds on her back. "Please, please. Let me explain. Please!" I sob in her ear over and over again hoping she will listen. She goes completely limp in my embrace.

"Please tell me you are NOT like him!" She pleads, making me cry harder.

"I could never do what he has done," I whisper hoping she will believe me. I lower us to the floor and lift her to sit in my lap keeping her close. I wanted to nuzzle her but settled for leaning my forehead against hers breathing in her scent. I don't know how long we sit here. Suddenly she tilts her head back and looks me apprehensive in my eyes. Her blue pools are deep enough to get lost in.

"what are you?" She whispers, and I sigh.