Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 101

Rebecca

Kit is dead.

William is close to dying.

I scream louder until a brilliant light surrounds me, and I'm taken somewhere by my powers. There is no way for me to control them.

I keep yelling, "Take me back in time to kill Davis!" but that wish doesn't come true. I'm sent somewhere else, shouting before BANG-I sit up straight in a dark room. What. The. Actual. Hell.

My lips open to grasp for oxygen. I look around in wild panic, panting and hyperventilating until there is a voice.

"Rebecca?"

I look to my left, noticing the younger version of William is holding on to my arm with tired eyes. Oh-my-god. Am I back to the same night I left him and his family?! He is wearing the same pajamas!

Oh, God.

I look around and almost pass out when I realize this is the same night I left William. Too many things add up. The water glass on the bedside table and the pile of clothes on the floor. William's stuffed animal sitting in the armchair in the corner of the room. The brochures to the waterpark...

Holy shit.

I'm back.

But why did my powers decide to take me to this day again?

Nothing makes sense, but I have this growing anxious feeling telling me that I won't stay here for long. A little voice inside my head says, "Ten more minutes," and I panic. How am I supposed to change the future in only ten minutes?!

"Are you alright?" William sits up with a little yawn. A tired smile touches his lips, and his eyes glow in the dark. "Did you have a nightmare? It's usually me who has them..."

I focus on William. He is sitting by my side, leaning innocently into my arm with his gaze on mine. Is he the answer? I'm not entirely sure how talking to a kid will change the future... "William?" I ask.

"Mmm?"

"Did I ever leave this bed during the night?"

He is silent for a while. "You did... For a while. But you're back now. I knew you wouldn't leave me..."

A sigh of relief that I didn't know I held leaves my lungs. This question was a reality check to ensure I'm time traveling and not making up s**t in my head. That would totally suck. "Would you believe me if I said I traveled to the future and back?"

Silence.

"Did you?"

"Yes," I turn to face him and get emotional when I see his blinking, confused eyes. I hug him to me. "Sadly, I must leave again. The future is my home, but I'm facing a huge problem." "You're choking me! Don't hug me so hard!"

I breathe a laugh and let him go. William studies me in the dark and grumpily blows hair away from his face.

The kid version of him is adorable.

I sink my teeth into my bottom lip. "I'm sorry... It's just that I'm so happy to see you again."

"You're making it sound like I'm dead."

Silence.

William's eyes widen. "Is that why you're here?" I can see him panicking and hear his heartbeat pick up speed. "Am I... Dead in the future? Are you here to save me?" Hm?

This could actually work in my favor...

"Yes, that's why I'm here," I place my hand on William's cheek and peer deeply into his eyes. "Listen, William, you must stop being afraid of using your powers. You should instead let them grow. Whatever keeps you from becoming the alpha... Just forget about it, okay? You must step up your game to survive in the future."

His eyes water. "So I'm actually dead?"

s**t.

I'm a monster!

"No-no-no, don't cry!" I hug William again, and he inhales deeply. My head is spinning as I stroke his back. "I'm sorry for not wording myself more carefully, but... You have to become stronger. Much stronger." William tightens his hold of me. His hot tears are getting soaked up by my pajamas. "Are you... Are you safe in the future?"

I stroke his back while deep in thought. "No, I wouldn't say that I am. You and I are... Good friends in the future. But my mate, Davis, will get in the way of our friendship."

"Is he the one who kills me?"

I stop breathing and stare at the wall. What am I doing? Is it right to give this type of information to a kid?

"I can read your mind, you know..." William points out. "And I already know the answer to my question."

I shut my eyes, fighting tears. It must be horrible for a kid to get this notification. "I'm sorry... I wish things were different..."

"It's okay..." William whispers. "All I have to do is become much stronger, right? Every problem will be solved."

I lean back from him. "I can't promise anything, but I hope that will solve everything... I really care about you, okay? I don't want you to die in the future. You're... Pretty much my favorite person in the world."

He beams at me while sitting cross-legged. "Rebecca is my favorite person in the world too. I dislike my powers, but... For your sake, I will become the strongest alpha the world has ever seen. Just you wait!" I breathe a laugh. "You got this, huh?"

"I do!" William hugs me for the billionth time. "You're my best friend, Rebecca, and just you wait! I will fix this-I promise!"

A smile graces my lips. "I hope this changes things."

A bright light blinds me right then and there, and I'm rapidly getting sucked into the vortex of time. I'm about to leave William and the bed for the second time.

But at least William is watching it happen. He blinks in shock and stares as I get sucked into the portal. I meet his eyes and force a radiant smile onto my lips. "Until we meet again!"

"Wait!" William shouts. "When did you time travel the first time?"

Huh?

Why does he want to know?

"I want to know because..." William smiles. "We are friends in the future, right? But your memories might get a little messed up from this. It always happens in the movies. I want to know when to come and find you. Give me a date." "I'm twenty years old and in college. I'm attending Glanarth University in Black Howl City-come and see me in September when you're twenty-two!"

The connection breaks, and I'm sent tunneling forward in time at rapid speed, but... I'm not sent to the battle between Davis and William. I land on the floor inside some sort of apartment.

My limbs and arms hurt, and I cough violently. Where the heck am I know? What kind of future is this? "Rebecca?"

I glance up from the floor, meeting Greta's shocked eyes. She crouches down in front of me, looking me over. "Are you alright?"

I squint my eyes at her. Greta knows about my powers, but this is definitely not her old apartment. "Did you time travel again?"

I sit up. "I did, but I'm not sure what changed... I hoped to fix the future... Wait... What is this apartment?"

"It's ours," Greta stares at me. "Don't you remember?"

Right then, memories of this new life crash into my skull, and I shut my eyes as scenes fly past my eyes.

I'm a roommate with Greta now. We both attend Glanarth University, and we are rogue lycans. There is no pack. Davis... He died years ago.

It was a tragic accident. The police found Davis's body ripped to shreds in the forest, and the media filed it as a bear attack?

"I think we should skip going to school tomorrow if you're feeling unwell," Greta says. "The last thing we want is for you to be sick and weak after that letter..."

I squint at her. "What letter?"

She gasps. "How could you forget?! That evil alpha sent you a letter-you read it this morning!"

"Evil alpha sent me a letter?"

"Yes, the one that keeps human slaves and mind-control people into doing everything he wants-that alpha! The cold, emotionless hybrid who everyone fears and dislikes!"

I freeze. "William?"

"Don't say his name so casually!" Greta's eyes are wide. "You must call him alpha when he comes to visit us! Unless you want to die. Do you? Because the alpha kills anyone who disrespects him!"

I squint at her. "I'm not sure if I'm following... William Howler, the hybrid, is now an evil alpha?"

She blinks. "That guy wasn't evil in the past?"

I shake my head. My memories from this new timeline have yet to catch up with me.

Greta gulps, grimacing. "Well, William is known as the demon alpha king in this timeline. Most people believe he shares a body with a demon, and everyone who meets him claims he is cold, emotionless, and disrespectful. They claim he made a pact with a powerful demon. They became the same person, and that's when his heart froze to ice."

I stand up. "Where is the letter?"

"On the kitchen table."

With my heart pounding, I stare at the letter and pick it up. I'm unsure what to expect.

Dear Rebecca,

Around this time, you should come back from your latest time traveling journey, am I right?

Things have changed. Davis isn't a problem. I ended him, and I have a hard time believing anyone would be a threat to me. Maybe the Saint family? But my sister will marry their alpha. It will be taken care of. She would always support her brother, even if she knew the truth about me; I'm a demon.

Either way, I'm incredibly bored. With great power comes the problem that nothing interests you anymore.

But maybe you can cure my boredom?

Expect a visit soon.

William.