The Pure Werewolf

CHAPTER 4: The Meeting at Mangrove

Troy and I come into the living room.

"You must be shocked at how we were able to know about Troy. We could hear his heartbeat from the basement". Kayla the says.

"All the way?" I ask with my eyes widening.

"Yes, all the way. As werewolves, we are fast and strong, our hearing is advanced, and we

have very sharp reflexes ".Kayla continues.

"I love how protective your boyfriend is, he doesn't even stand a chance against the weakest werewolf If there's anything like that but I guess it's the thought that matters. Lyon cuts in.

"And why would I want to fight an ancestor?"Troy replies to him.

"Whoa, I like him," Samuel says

Okay, guys, that's enough. Kayla says

"I love how united you all seem, are you siblings? " I ask trying to change the topic

"Well, Samuel and Troy are first cousins, I'm a distant relative but I consider myself their sister, it's always been us against the world".

"So that means you're practically family and would belong to the same pack. I say

" I don't want to believe that you're slow," Lyon says with a scoff.

"You know I don't like you, I like Kayla and Samuel but you? Never! I say furiously.

"Well, I've lived almost a thousand years without you liking me, your liking me is insignificant if it's not adding to my lifespan. Lyon replies.

"Come on, guys. We shouldn't be fighting " Troy says. He's quite the peacemaker.

"What about my sister? You said you'd tell me about her death". I ask.

"We've spent all the time trying to explain who we are and why we need you to not say anything, your sister's story is a rather long one that would require another meeting. Kayla says in a concerned tone.

"Ummm, Okay. When will you come back?"I ask

"My mother knows the story better so you'll have to come to ours".

"What? I can't come to yours. I mean, for all I know, you could be serial killers parading to be what you're not " I say.

"I'm going to say this for the umpteenth time, If we wanted you dead, you'd be, long before we killed Peter. Never forget that. Lyon says almost sneering.

"Are you Incapable of being kind? I query.

Troy squeezes my hand and signals me to not say anything.

"Believe it or not, Lyon is the most loving of all of us especially when we transform into actual werewolves ".

"Good to know he has a heart". I say with a smirk.

"You have some nerve but I'm not offended. I like it". Lyon says

"For some reason, I am not scared of you," I say.

"Well, I'm terrified of you, Troy says.

They all laugh.

"We're the good guys. Come see us at the Mangrove Hospital. It belongs to one of us and we live behind the hospital, Kayla says.

"Will do", I say.

They exit through the front door. Almost immediately, Troy goes to see how they'll leave and as usual, they've disappeared into thin air.

"What do you think?" I ask Troy.

"I think you should go. At least they know me now, so we're going together".

"Yeah, you're right. I need closure. I need to know what happened".

" You deserve that much".

"I still feel very guilty for what happened".

"You can't Ria, it was like every other day. You left her with your babysitter like you always did. You didn't think it'd be any different.

"I wish it didn't happen". Maybe I shouldn't have pursued a degree. Maybe I should have continued the family business. If I did, she'd still be alive.

"That's Okay, Ria. It's been six years. This will be good for you, at least you'll move on with your life now.

As we're conversing, a car pulls up in front of my front yard. It's Clara.

"I don't want her in my house. Let's go out and meet her"

"You don't have to speak to her If you don't want to".

"If I can handle three werewolves, then Clara is a piece of cake," I say.

"Alright, If you say so.

As we go outside, Clara is already out of her car, with a carton in her hand. She throws them at both of us, Troy pushes me away and I lose balance. We're so close to kissing.

"Aren't you two just adorable ?" Clara says sarcastically.

" Are you crazy? " Troy asks angrily.

"Look, lover boy, I'm not here to banter words with you. I'm just here to return your stuff and tell you to stay very far away from me".

"I'm already staying far away, I suggest you do the same," Troy says.

"Oh, and I'll be needing my 1000 dollars back ".Clara says

"But it was a gift". Troy says confused.

"Well, as of now, you don't deserve my gift so please, return it . I don't want to have to see you again".

"Whatever" Troy says.

"You two deserve each other," Clara says. She walks back to her car and zooms off.

"Oh bother, today has been a lot". I say

"I'm sorry, Troy says.

"It's okay. It's not your fault.

He hugs me and I feel so good.

"Let's go to Mangrove. I want to get this over with. I tell Troy.

"That's alright ". I let him drive. It's a short drive, just about a few minutes as Mangrove Hospital is somewhat close to my house.

We get to the back of the hospital as we were instructed and we find an old building. We go inside, it's pretty dark and creepy but we keep walking inside anyway. We see a middle-aged woman sitting on the couch in the first room we enter.

"You must be Ria and Troy, come with me.

"We're famous, yay, Troy says in a goofy manner".

"Not now, Troy," I say and also shoot him a disapproving glance.

She takes us to a place that looks like an office and motions us to seats and we sit".

"Look, Alia is alive". My heart skips a beat on hearing this.

"What do you mean?" I ask with the most confused look ever.

Look, your mother was a werewolf. She married your human father. There's something called a" pure werewolf" which is only possible if both of your parents are werewolves". Alia was a pure werewolf even when only your mother was a werewolf. This phenomenon happens only once in 500 years. This bestows her with the power of 10 werewolves, the woman continued.

"Werewolves? This is all very strange to me. How is this possible? She never showed any traits. She was as normal as every other human, I say.

"That is largely true but Alia being a pure werewolf also means she won't exhibit her powers until she's a certain age, usually at puberty when her emotions start to heighten." The woman says

"We know Alia is alive because we have a resident witch who also happens to be the oldest witch alive, she can feel her presence but can't find her precise location". She continues

"If Alia falls into the wrong hands, her blood could be drained and her powers transferred to another werewolf who would be as strong as she should have been, worse still, she could be trained and turned into a puppet and used for evil. That's where you come in". She says.

"This is some fable, right?" Troy asks.

"I wish it was", the woman says.

"This is just so shocking," I say.

"You have to become one of us because that's the only way you'll ever see your sister again". The woman says looking into my eyes. I'm so dazed that I don't even know what to do. Troy and I leave and I'm thrown into utmost confusion once again.