Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 27

Amber, my darling girl,

If you are reading this, then I am no longer with you. Also, unless the lawyers have messed up, it means that you are in Lakeside. I honestly hoped that this moment would never come, that you would live your life in blissful ignorance. The very fact that you are reading this means I did not get my wish.

If this is the case, then there are things that you need to know. I can’t tell you everything here, in case this letter falls into the wrong hands. I will do my best to explain what I can. Please understand that none of this was kept from you for malicious reasons, but for your own safety. I hate to have to tell you this, but you need to forget what you think you know about the world. Do not be afraid of this next part, sweetheart. Do not panic. You are going to find this hard to believe. You may even think that i’m crazy or lying. That is a chance i have to take.

I need you to know that Lakeside isn’t a town. It is a pack, and the people who live there are werewolves. Yes, I said werewolves. You may know by now that I grew up in Lakeside. Yes, that means that I am a werewolf. A werewolf/witch hybrid, to be exact. My father was a warlock. My mum was a werewolf from Lakeside. I was happy there, it was a wonderful place. I left when I lost my best friends. I left to protect their legacy.

This next part is going to be even harder for you, my love. You are also a werewolf. I used magic to make you appear human . My magic will live on long after my death, so it should still be in effect. There are three spells that I placed on you as a small child. One to suppress your wolf. She is still inside you but is asleep. You still have some of your werewolf abilities to a degree. Your eyesight and hearing and sense of smell are all superior to a human. You are stronger and faster, too. Although with your wolf awake, these things would be more noticeable.

The second is to hide your scent from others. Every species has a scent to us. Vampires smell of decay. Witches smell medicinal almost. Shifters, which are people who can shift into any animal they like, smell metallic. There are many more species in the world but right now we will concentrate on the weres. There are weres for many different animals. We all have our own individual scent. My spell camouflages yours so that others can not smell what you or who you are.

The third spell, and this is the one I’m most sorry for, affects your memory. I didn’t want you to remember what you are, and I didn’t want you to remember Lakeside. You were so young. Too young to have to live with that heartache.

Please don’t hate me, my darling. You see, I lied when I told you that you’re parents died in a car accident. They were murdered in front of you. I wanted to protect you from that, but now you’re there, and I can’t protect you anymore.

You will have received a box along with this letter. Inside, you will find a book, keep this book hidden, and read it carefully. It is important. The necklace was a gift, given to you by a very, very important woman when you were born. The rock on it is a piece of moon rock, taken from the surface of the moon itself by the Moon Goddess during a full moon. Wear it every day, with pride. The bottle contains a potion that I made myself. It will remove my spells from you. Allowing you to be your true self should you choose to be. However, it is not possible to only remove one or two. All three will be gone. You will have to regain the memories of your parents’ death. I’m so sorry about that, my love.

You also have the option to leave Lakeside now and keep the spells in place. Start again somewhere new. However, if you do decide to stay, then look for a couple called Ellie and Peter Morris. If they are still members of the Lakeside pack, then they will help you through this.They can tell you everything that you need to know about being a werewolf and our laws. I trust them completely. There are others that you can not trust. Especially David Stone. Do not let him know who you are. This is very important.

If you do decide to stay in Lakeside and take the potion, lifting the spells, then you need to be prepared for what will follow. As you will no longer be camouflaged, others will be able to smell you, so you will no longer be safe. This part is the most important thing of all. When you discover the full truth of yourself, my love, DO NOT under any circumstances tell anyone except Ellie and Peter. It will put you in danger. If you and Chris are still together then do not even tell him. There is something about Chris that you need to know. He is a werewolf. I’m not sure what he’s doing living in the city and I’m not sure what pack he belongs to either. I don’t think he knows about you, but be careful. I also do not trust Kim. There is something about that girl that doesn’t seem right to me. Do not tell her any of this.

On a personal note.If you haven’t scattered my ashes yet. may I ask that if it’s not too much trouble, I would love it if you could scatter half up by the lake. I have some wonderful memories there and the other half on your parents’ graves in the Lakeside cemetery. I would love to be with them again.

I love you always, my wonderful, amazing, beautiful girl. Raising you has been an honour and a pleasure. I am so very proud of you that will never change. I will love you always and forever with all my heart. Goodbye, my darling.

Mary.