The Prophecy

Chapter 14

Emily's POV

"You may have noticed that you have always felt like something or someone in your life was missing, that is because we had to protect you" Jack said. "Protect me from what? And how do you know I always felt that way?" I ask starting to get annoyed with my parents and Jake's Parents. My mom stands up and puts her hand on mine, "The truth is honey, we are not your real parents, we adopted you to keep you safe from those that may have wanted to harm you".

I start to feel dizzy as my headache gets worse... "I... I don't understand... you are not my real parents?" I feel my eyes start to water, my world has just fallen apart. "I still don't understand, what does this have to do with the Carters?" I ask looking at the family sitting infront of me. It's then that I click, I have the same colour hair as the woman sitting infront of me, Alice. I have the same colour eyes as Jake and Jack. All the colour drains from my face as I feel like I'm about to pass out.

"We are your real parents dear, we had to separate you and Jake at birth to protect you. No one could know that we had given birth to twins. It was not safe for you both" Alice stands up and slowly walks towards me. I back away from her as my hands start to shake. "Protect us from what? Jake is my brother? What is our kind? Am I not human?" I ask, my voice barely a whisper. "No dear, you are a werewolf, like all of us" My dad says. Or atleast I thought he was my dad. I look at Jake who has tears in his eyes, "I'm sorry Emily, I didn't know" he says.

This is too much! "You are all lying, what kind of sick joke is this" I yell at them. Eric is by my side in a heartbeat. "It's ok Emmy, we are here for you... its going to be ok." He says touching my back softly. I feel the tingles and push him away, "Don't touch me!" I shout but I feel terrible when the contact breaks. I need him to hold me, it's comforting. What... no... I can't think like that. They are all lying to me.

I back up and turn to run for the front door. "Emily wait" I hear everyone shout. I make my way outside and run for the woods behind my house. The moon is high up in the sky.

I don't know how long I've been running for when I feel myself becoming tired. Tears running down my face. "We are your real parents, you are a werewolf like all of us, we did it to protect you both" the words fly around in my mind and I just can't seem to accept them.

I see my parents face in my minds, they seemed so sad. Why would they lie to me. I can't be a wolf, I don't feel different. My headache starts to feel worse and my vision blurs. I fall down on my hands and knees. "It is time" I hear that familiar voice in my head. Time for what? Before I completely break down and cry.

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Eric's POV

She couldn't have gone too far. I say to Midnight. We waited for about half an hour before we couldn't take not having her near us anymore. The family was quiet. We were all waiting for her to return but she didn't. I didn't feel comfortable with her being alone in the woods. Jake shoots up right and grabs his head, I look at my watch, it's midnight, Happy birthday Jake, I think to myself, then realize it's Emily's birthday too. She will shift alone if I don't get to her.

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Jake's POV

I feel the bones in my body start to break and reshape itself. "Let's get him outside to the back" I hear my dad say to the others. "Don't fight the shift son" My dad says and I relax and let my body do what it needs to. I feel a splitting headache and the pressure is too much making me feel like my head is about to explode when I hear my wolf, "Hello Jake, my name is Silver. I am your wolf". I open my eyes and realize I am standing on all fours looking at my parents and Emily's parents. Emily, I think and take off into the woods after her.