Together we're better.

this can't be real

Emily's POV

Finally we made it back home. I couldn't wait to see my Mom. I just hope she knows how much I love and appreciate her. I made my way to the front door to see. The door cracked open and the lock broke. I wanted to run back to the car but, I saw mom's car in the driveway.

I pushed the door the rest of the way open and peak inside. The house is trashed and my heart stops.

"Mom!" I yell out but, no one answers.

"Emms, we need to go somewhere safe and call the police." Avery says as she appears beside me.

"Mom's home Avery." I managed to say through my tears.

I cautiously walk into the house. Searching for Mom. Avery following close behind. I have a bad feeling like I'm walking into a trap. Nothing downstairs so I start making my way upstairs.

I see blood splattered on the walls leading up the staircase and my heart stops. No this can't be happening. I pick up my pace desperately searching for Mom.

"Mom!" I yell out through my tears.

"She's in here!" Said unfamiliar male voice.

"Who's there? What do you want?!?" I scream out.

"Emms, we have to go now!" Avery says as she tries to pull me away but, I can't leave my mom. I jerk my arm away and run in my mom's room.

The scene revealed will haunt me for the rest of my life. Mom was tied to a chair. Covered in her own blood. Covered in bruises. She was unrecognizable. Without thinking I rushed to her. Frantically searching for a pulse but, there was none.

He beat her to death. He tied her to a chair and beat her to death. All I could think about was how much she suffered. I screamed out in agony as grief paralyzed me.

"Don't worry you'll join her soon." Said my mother's killer as he yanked me away from my mom's dead body.

"Why?" Was all I managed to get out.

"She was harboring a witch. I've been looking for you and your sister for a long time. The daughters of Alden." He said as he wrapped his hands around my throat restricting my breathing.

I didn't fight. I didn't have the will to fight. I was drowning in grief. I just

stared into piercing blue eyes. Everything was going black when my attacker was knocked in the head. He rolled off me and Avery grabs me up off the floor.

"Come on Emms he's coming. Run!" She screams at me.

I take off. I make it to the bottom of the stairs when I realized Avery wasn't with me. I can't loose her too I run to the kitchen and grabbed a knife. If I'm going down I'm taking my mother's killer with me.

I rush back up the stairs to see Avery tied up to the chair. My mother's dead body was in moments ago.

"Oh this is going to be fun. You gave me the slip the other day."

Slap! He hit her so hard Avery's head snapped back. Without hesitation I stabbed him in the back. He screamed out. Before he turned around and punched me on the side of my head. He hit me so hard everything goes dark for a moment and my ears are ringing. Im disoriented just long enough for him to get the upper hand.

"You're going to pay for that little witch b***h!" He says as he pins me to the floor under his weight.

He began to strangle me again and I knew this was the end. This can't be real. We found each other just so we could die before we ever even discover who we are. I was fading away. I knew I was about to be reunited with my Mom. Everything went black and I welcomed the darkness. Here I come mom.

I woke up shaking in the floor. Just in time to see Dakota beating the crap out of my mom's killer. I'm shocked but, grateful. He came for me. I took the opportunity to untie Avery and told her to get out of there.

Koda hit my attacker with enough force he went flying into the wall across the room. Koda looked like a wild animal about to take out his prey. As he stocked back over to my attacker.

That's when I noticed my attacker had picked up my mom's pepper spray.

"Koda! Look out!" I screamed out but, it was too late.

As Koda cried out from the pain of being maced my attacker took that as his que to leave. He ran past me like a drunk stumbling over his own feet. Desperate to get away before Koda recovers.

I rushed over to Koda. I don't know why but, I needed to be held. I needed to feel safe. I threw my arms around him and buried my face in his chest. He wrapped me tight in his arms and rocked me. While I cried.

"He killed my Mom. My mom's dead." I say through my sobs.

"It's going to be okay. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere." Koda says as he tried to soothe me. We stayed like that til I simply couldn't cry anymore.

"Koda how did you know to come for me?" I asked.

"Emily, you Remember when I said you were my soulmate?" He asks his voice taking on a serious tone.

"Yeah." I answer awkwardly.

"I never told you how I knew. When werewolves turn 16 their wolf howls in recognition of it's other half. Then its like torcher to be away from your mate. We form the bond once we imprint and I will always know when you're in trouble."

I wanted to laugh at his reply. I thought it was a joke but,the look on his face told me he wasn't joking and I mean honestly who am I to judge? That would explain his odd behavior.

I'm not going to assume he's lying. I also however am not going to just believe him either.

" I haven't marked you . So I can only feel when your in a state like you were today. When we mate I'll always be able to sense you." He says in a devastatingly sexy voice.

I'm both shocked and embarrassed of how my body reacted to his voice. I quickly squeezed my legs together. hoping he doesn't figure out what he just did to me. I see the blue lights outside my window and I'm brought back to reality. The one where my mother is dead and Im never going to see her again.