Anabella
“You are Eric and Unna's daughter” Martha exclaimed in shock.
I was surprised too, “You know my parents?”. Apart from King Boris and his wife who were related to me, I have never heard anybody say they knew them. I always found it strange that no one could tell me about them. I was very little when they passed away and my uncle forbade me from asking about them.
“Know? I don't just know them, your mum and I were childhood best friends” she announced.
“What??? Tell me more about them please” I pleaded eagerly.
Martha hesitated before sighing and saying, “I'll tell you but the story is a messy one so you brace yourself” she warned. A messy story? I was confused but I still nodded for her to continue.
“Eric was the Alpha of the Silver well pack…” she started, but I cut her off in shock.
“My father was alpha?” I had grown up to know my uncle was alpha, I never for once heard my father was an alpha. Why didn't uncle Boris tell me?
“Yes dear, he was. And he was the kindest alpha I knew. Witches and wolves lived together then, he never discriminated against anyone and treat all of us equally. Your mom was… a witch.”
I choked on my food a bit when I heard her, I thought I didn't hear well so I asked again, “I'm sorry but what did you say?”
“It's true Anabelle, your mom was a witch. That makes you a half wolf half witch” she dropped the bombshell.
I didn't know what to say so I just continued to stare at her in shock. I looked down at my hands strangely, so I could do magic?
“It must be why your wolf is weak. You are not a full wolf, so it can't form properly. You and Unna look so alike, you are truly her daughter.”
“So what happened to my parents? How did they die and why did no one tell me about this before?” I urged with shaky breath, eager to find out the real truth about my past.
“Your father's mate was Unna, my best friend so automatically she became Luna of the pack. Your uncle Boris was not happy with this, he was jealous of your father and wanted his position at all cost and he had a personal hatred for witches he didn't like that they were living with wolves as one. So he started a revolution and gathered wolves who weren't in support of mixing kinds as well. They began causing trouble until a war broke out. He killed your father and mother, Anabella, and he chased the witches away from the pack into the forest. It's why I have been leaving in this forest ever since, I wanted to take you along for fear that he wouldn't spare you for being a mixed blood but no matter how I tried, I couldn't get to you. I had to give up if I wanted to still keep my head on my neck. I'm so glad that you are alive. Poor child, you have gone through a lot” Martha finished with tears rolling down her wrinkled face.
“So you are saying Uncle Boris killed my parents?” I asked with a barely audible voice. By the time she was done narrating, I was already in tears, my body trembled weakly and I couldn't hear anything else except the truth of my past before me.
“Yes. The moon goddess made us meet this fateful day for a reason, Anabella. Your uncle has caused more harm than good, we need to take our revenge and give you your rightful place. Am I right?” She asked and offered her hand to me.
“You are right, Martha” I said with a determined face and brewing anger. My uncle killed my parents and maltreated me all through my life, it was time for payback and revenge. “He will pay for what he has done” I took her hand and we shook silently joining forces to take revenge and claim my rightful inheritance.
“Alpha Boris is very cunning and calculative. We need to be careful when dealing with him that's why we can't just go now. First, you are going to heal up while you learn the ways of witches, mastering it and incorporating with your wolf will give you a very great advantage. You are the first half wolf half witch hybrid so imagine your power”
I nodded in understanding, I felt excited to know that I wasn't completely weak like everyone thought, I included. I was always called a weak omega by my family, the pack, Chloe mocked me with every opportunity she got and I was even rejected by Stephen for the same reason. I was sold to be a breeder and also treated like trash and accused of being a murderer at my mate's pack. All this was because I was didn't have any power. Power ruled the world and when you have power, people would most likely listen to you.
I was going to prove to them that I wasn't weak, I was going to get my power and i was going to make them listen to me and obey me.
“Are you going to train me, aunt Martha” I asked with excited eyes, I had added the aunt title to her name because she wasn't just a stranger anymore, she was my mom's friend so she was basically my aunt.
Martha faced lit up when I called her aunt, it was clear that she appreciated it. She opened her arms for a hug to which I accepted wholeheartedly.
“Off course I will help you. But I'm old now and too frail. There are some things I wouldn't be able to teach you, so we are going to need some help” she said during the hug.
I pulled away from her and asked in confusion, “We are in the middle of a forest and we are the only ones here. How are we going to get help?”
Martha smirked and asked, “Who said we were the only ones here?”