Chapter 4: The Painful Truth (Amy’s POV)
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“Accept my fate? What are you talking about? What fate?” I was so confused.
Before she could answer, they rolled the bed, with me in it, away.
“Take her to room 245.” Nick’s mom spoke and then left for the waiting room.
“Amy, what is the last thing you remember before waking up here?” The strange woman asked.
“Why aren’t you answering my questions? Who are you and what did you do to me?!” You could hear the frustration in my voice.
“Like I said, all in good times.” She smiled, “First, I need you to understand why you are here.”
“Fine.” I mumbled.
I dug into my memory, but it was all kind of blurry. “I remember parts… Like going on a hike, getting lost in a storm, some kind of old warehouse and Nick holding me in his arms, crying.” What was I missing?
“Yes and do you remember why?”
“I don’t know… He saved me from something.” I started, “But it seems so far away.”
“Just close your eyes, relax and open your mind.”
‘Wait, where have I heard that before’, I thought to myself while doing as she said. And then it just hit me. I saw a memory of my mom saying these exact words, before remembering everything. My memories fell into place, like the pieces of a puzzle and they started playing in my head like a movie.
“I remember! The hunters, Nick’s family being werewolves, me being his ‘mate’, us rescuing him, the fight and… Oh my god, it was Jeremy! Jeremy did this to me.” I couldn’t believe it. He actually tried to kill me. He left me for dead and then ran like the coward he is. Nick was right about him all along.
I looked over at the woman and she was nodding, “What else?”
“I recall Nick, running towards me, telling me everything would be okay. And that he loves me.” I could feel a smile spreading across my face when I replayed it in my head.
“Keep going.” The way she was pushing me, made me feel like she knew something more.
“Darkness…” I said while closing my eyes again, “It was everywhere, until the light came. Until my mother came... She told me I could choose, stay alive and be with Nick or die and be with her. But he needed me, so I let him in, making her disappear again.” I started crying, “And the next thing I know, I’m here talking to you…”
“Very good Amy.” She spoke in a soft tone before asking, “Now, do you know what happened when you let Nick in?”
Did I? All I could recall was feeling closer to him than ever before. But I had no idea what had happened.
By the way I was frowning, she must’ve noticed I had no clue.
“Let me tell you something that could help you figure it out.” She told me.
“When a ‘normal’ werewolf bites someone—”
“Bites? You mean he bit me? Nick bit me?!” I screamed in surprise, interrupting her.
“They die…” She continued, “But when an Alpha bites someone, they…” She stopped in the middle of her sentence, making me find the answer myself.
“Oh god!” I let out when I realized what was going on, “They turn!”
“Yes, they do.” She admitted calmly.
“No, this can’t be happening! What am I going to do? What am I going to tell my dad? I’m not ready for this. I just found out about them, I’m not ready to be one of them!” I started freaking out.
“It’s okay--” The woman started to speak while reaching for my shoulder.
I pushed her hand away, “No it’s not. None of this is okay!” I snapped before running away. I needed some time.
I started looking for my room number and once I found it, I entered inside. Nick was sitting beside me, caressing my hair and holding my hand. I could feel his touch softly.
“Thank you…” He spoke, “Thank you, for coming back to me.”
Hearing those words made me break down completely.
As I was crying, April and Dylan entered the room to check in on the both of us. They tried to convince him that it wasn’t his fault and that he did everything he could. Even though I was mad at him, they were right. It wasn’t his fault, it was my own fault. I should’ve listened to him, I should’ve believed him about Jeremy. If I would’ve, none of this would be happening right now.
When they left, Accalia came inside. The things he said to her made me realize that he felt guilty about turning me. He didn’t do it because he wanted me to be a werewolf, he did it because he loves me and because it was the only way to save me. But as he said so himself, did he really. Ì mean, is this what I want?
Even though she tried convincing him that it was okay, I sensed his anger and hatred towards himself. I had this feeling that if I wouldn’t make it, he would hurt himself.
After a while Accalia left as well, leaving the two of us alone.
I sat on the ground with my head in my hands, trying to figure out what I was going to do. I didn’t know how much time had passed when I heard someone.
“Do you now understand why he did it?” The woman asked me.
I looked up at her and nodded before wiping away my tears. I noticed that the sun was coming out. I can’t believe I had been crying the entire night.
“Come with me.” She ordered.
We walked through the empty halls in silence until she spoke, “You’re his mate Amy and he loves you... A werewolf without its mate would slowly die of heartbreak.”
“I-I didn’t know.” I sobbed.
“No, of course not. No one ever told you that.”
“How do you know all this?” I questioned, hoping she would answer this time.
“Because I am the Moon Goddess.” She finally revealed.
I looked at her in confusion.
“I am the creator of mates.” She explained.
“Wait, does that mean that you are the one who made me Nick’s mate?” I questioned.
“Yes.”
“But why? Why me? I’m not a werewolf, I’m just a stupid nobody.” This didn’t make any sense to me.
“That’s where you are wrong, my sweet girl. Your destiny has been written a long time ago. You are going to be the most powerful Luna ever to walk the earth.”
“What? That can’t be, you must have the wrong Amy.” I chuckled, not being able to believe her.
“No darling, I am never wrong.” She smiled.
“But, I wasn’t even born a werewolf, how am I supposed to be something I am not?”
“You’ll learn. With the help of your friends and your mate.” This all just felt like a dream at this point.
“And what if I can’t or if I don’t want to? What if I don’t want to be a werewolf? Is there a way out?” I needed to know.
She looked at me seriously and took a deep breath, “There is one way.”
“Tell me, please.” I insisted.
“I can’t. That’s something you have to figure out for yourself. But do know that if you do so, you must bear the consequences.”
“I just don’t know if I can live up to such expectations. It’s all a bit much right now.” I confessed.
“I understand. But you are so much more powerful than you think. And I know that this is hard for you to see right now. But you just gotta believe in yourself and have faith.” She sounded so convincing.
Before I could say something, a beautiful wolf appeared at the end of the hall. Its fur was white as snow, and its eyes were a mix of blue and green. It seemed so familiar, but I had no idea why.
“Why does he seem so familiar?” I questioned.
The Moon Goddess turned around and when she noticed the wolf, she smiled at me, “She.”
The wolf ran towards us and the strange thing was, I didn’t even feel scared.
“She is your wolf.”
“She’s beautiful.” I said while trying to reach out, wanting to caress it, but before I could, we heard footsteps approach, making it disappear.
My father, April and Nick’s mom passed us in a hurry. They were on their way to my room, so I decided to follow.
Once inside, he started to ask a lot of questions. I knew this must be hard on him.
Nick’s mom lied her way through all of them and after a moment, they left me alone with my dad.
He broke down right in front of me.
“Oh daddy, I’m sorry. I’m so so sorry!” I cried together with him. I wanted to hug him, tell him that everything was going to be fine. But it was no use, so I just sat there listening.
“She would be so proud of the woman you're becoming.” He said, making me cry even more. I really needed her right now.
Time passed and all of a sudden someone knocked. It was Nick.
Seeing them both so heartbroken, made me realize I had to do it, I had to go back. I had to accept my fate.
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