Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 144

Nora

I have this odd feeling that I'm dreaming, but I don't have a body. I'm simply watching a scene like a ghost.

I'm inside a room on the top floor of our house. My mom, Stella, is hugging a baby to her chest. The little sweetheart is crying, and her eyes fill with concern. "There, there, Nora... It was only a nightmare."

My mom is holding me?

My interest peeks, and I watch my dad, Evan, rise from the shadows to appear behind her. He plants a kiss against her neck and then looks inside the crib, where Lily stares up at the ceiling.

His nose wrinkles. "The moon goddess said one of the twins would be born with darkness, and the other with light inside their heart. Both are needed to work together to close the portals, but I'm unsure how to prevent Lily from opening another demon portal... That baby is mischievous and far too powerful for her own good..."

Lily chooses that moment to laugh, and Evan crumbles. He picks up Lily with a sigh and hugs her to him, cradling her form. The two of them never seemed to get along from my memory, but right now, there is deep affection in Evan's eyes.

I wonder what changed that? Was it that Lily bullied me at every possible moment in her life?

"I'm worried about Nora..." my mom suddenly says and faces Evan with a sad smile. "She hasn't awakened as a werewolf, and I'm beginning to think Lily is fated to Leo..." Evan lifts his eyebrows. "You think?"

"Yeah..." my mom grimaces and peers down at me. "It means I might have to start training with Lily as soon as she is old enough to understand her magic... If she is the time guardian, she must know the consequences of time traveling, but Nora has not yet awakened. She wouldn't be included during those lessons, which would mean..."

"That you would spend less time with Nora." Evan finished with a sad expression on his face.

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My mom nods. "Yes..." there is a heavy exhale, and I watch her kiss baby me's forehead. "I love you, Nora... Please never think differently. You might not have a wolf, and I'm not sure what the moon goddess thinks, but that doesn't matter. I'm your mother, and I will always love you, despite who and what you might be."

Evan places Lily down in the crib, and his eyes travel to my mom. A smile tugs on his lips. "How about I spend time with Nora while you and Raphael trains Lily? That way, she still has a parent that pays her attention while you're gone."

My mom grimaces. "What if she thinks you're the only one who loves her since you're the only one around?"

Guilt pierces me because that's precisely what happened. I never thought my mom loved me. It never mattered that she tried to make time to talk to me. I locked my doors and kept her out.

My mom tried to make us spend time alone. She booked a vacation for only us two, and I spent it crossing my arms and rolling my eyes at every given moment. I can't believe that I was so mean.

My mom booked horse riding for us, spas, and other activities, and all I did was complain. I was so bitter.

My dad breathes a laugh. "That won't ever happen. Trust me. You're Nora's mother. She will always love you. I also believe she will understand that it would be dangerous for her to be around when you guys are training since she hasn't awakened as a werewolf..." Oh, if only you were right...

My mom sighs with her eyes roaming baby me's face. "I hope so... Because one day Nora will awaken if we are to trust the moon goddess... Both sisters must work together if we wish to close the portals forever. If we don't, the demons will walk freely into our world and destroy it."

My heart is shattering because I know how wrong my parents were.

I became enemies with my sister, and now she is dead, and if it's true that the portals can't be closed without her, then I'm screwed.

Leo will die because no one else is strong enough to close the portals right now. He will sacrifice himself. My mate will die, and it's all my fault. I should have made peace with my parents. I should have tried harder to become friends with my sister. Everything is messed up!

The scene suddenly changes, and I see a dark forest. The trees are gnarly and rotten, and five giant demons scream at the sky, destroying everything in their path.

I can feel their wrath and will to take over the earth, but suddenly, there is a bright light. I turn around and witness Leo in the sky with his white wings spread.

My lips part, and my heart clamor because I know what will happen. I see myself crying and trying to reach for my mate on the ground, but Blake and Erika are holding me back. "Release me!" The future me screams. "Maybe we can defeat the demons! We haven't even tried!"

Tears are rolling down Erika's cheeks. "You can't, Nora! There are five of them, and they are strong, insanely strong! This is the only way!"

"But... But I can't let Leo die!"

"There is no other choice!" Blake exclaims. "The demons are too many..."

Pain slices me up from inside, seeing the future me wail, and cry.

Her eyes are puffy, and she is shaking. Snot is running down her nose, and she won't stop crying. Her voice is broken, and she screams when a bright light takes over the entire sky. What is happening now?!

The demons scream, and everything happens too fast.

A portal opens, sucking the demons back into it, but Leo is no longer there. He turns around one last time to look at the future me, smiles and then vanishes from the face of the earth.

Everything turns to normal, except it isn't. Leo isn't there, and I can feel an insane loss, especially when future me falls down on her knees. More tears swell in her eyes, and she lifts her chin to glare at the figure standing before her. Lily.

With her arm gone, and a haunted expression, Lily doesn't look like herself. Her eyes lack emotion, and a hundred questions circle my mind. Didn't my sister die? Future me stands up. "YOU!"

What now?

I stare at the future me storm toward Lily and fist her t-shirt. She lifts her up from the ground. Lily desperately tries to flee, but it seems she lacks her usual werewolf strength.

"You opened the portals! It's your fault that Leo had to die! He had to sacrifice himself to take your magic and the portals with him!"

To my surprise, Lily laughs like a maniac despite being close to death. She places her hands on the other me's arm and chokes out her following sentence.

"You stole my husband, sister. You deserve this, and besides, the portals would have opened anyway-I just offered my arm to speed up the process." The other me growls. "You're a f*****g b***h!"

So Lily is the one who speeded up the process of the opening of the portals? What the hell?!

Anger fills my chest, but before I can cheer for other me and witness her kill my a*****e of a sister, the dream ends.

I sit up in my bed, drenched in a cold sweat. Leo stirs next to me and opens his eyes while I'm panting. A sleepy smile spread over his beautiful, handsome face. "Good morning, sunshine," he says. "Bad dream?"

I look down at him, still breathless. "We need to talk."