Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 96

AMBER.

William asked some of us to wait behind. He explained that we would be spending the night there and transport would arrive to take us home in the morning. It had been a long and emotionally draining day, so I was actually quite grateful. He told us that he would show us to our rooms for the night, and we began following him. I took the opportunity to find out more about him. “William, what are you? It’s just that I’m still fairly new to all this, and I’m struggling to figure out your scent.” He smirked a little. His smell was sort of woodsy with a strange, almost fizzy tang. I hadn’t smelt anything like him before. “I am a member of the fae community.” He said. “You’re a fairy?” I asked, sounding surprised. He just smirked again. William stopped outside a room and announced that it was where me and Adam would spend the night. We went inside, and he continued on with the others.

I couldn’t relax. The room was absolutely stunning, with a huge four-poster bed and a gorgeous marble fireplace, but something just felt wrong. I had a knot in my stomach, and it wasn’t going away. I needed to speak to Becky. I realised that I didn’t know which room she was in, so I asked Adam how my mind link works. He smiled and took my hands. He told me to take a deep breath and steady my mind. Think of the person that I wanted to speak to and reach out to my mind. I did as he said and felt a connection form between me and Becky. It was clear and strong. I asked her to meet me, and she replied that she would. That had felt so good.

Stepping into the corridor, I saw Becky emerge from a door just a little further down. We went out to the garden, and I told her about the feeling of dread I was dealing with. She paused for a moment before responding “There’s something that’s been bothering me as well. I just can’t put my finger on it. It’s like there’s something niggling at the back of my mind.” She said. We walked for a little then Becky suggested that I pray to the Moon Goddess for guidance. I nodded and sat on a stone bench, closed my eyes and inhaled the scent of the flowers that were around me. I thought of The Moon Goddess and reached out with my mind. I didn’t expect to feel the connection of a mind link, but figured that it couldn’t hurt to direct my prayer as strongly as possible.

I heard Becky gasp and opened my eyes. There she was, her silky robes flowing in the breeze. Her beauty was truly breathtaking. She sat down next to me and spoke in her melodic voice. “My child, I am sorry, you are about to realise your purpose. I made a mistake and you will have to be the one to fix it. Power can sometimes corrupt those who are not strong enough to handle its burden.” She leaned forward and placed a gentle k**s on my forehead. “I chose well with you.” She said before vanishing. Becky and I just silently processed her words, trying to understand them.

We were making our way back to the house when a scream rang out. We ran the rest of the way. When we got inside we found a crowd gathered. They were all looking at a pile of ash still smouldering the floor. Lying inside it was a sharp wooden stake. It was fairly clear that someone had killed a vampire. William asked us all to go back to our rooms and remain there for the time being. Adam took my hand and led me away.

We hadn’t been in our room long when Joseph arrived. “What’s going on?” I asked him. He sighed “It’s pretty serious I’m afraid. Someone has murdered a member of the supernatural court. What you saw downstairs were the remains of Vincent Collins.” He told us, his voice sounding heavy. I gasped in shock at his words. “Who would be stupid enough to do that?” Adam asked. “The court has many enemies. As did Vincent himself.” Joseph replied. “However due to the serious nature of the crime, the citadel is going into lock down. Get comfortable you may be here a while.” He told us before turning to leave. Star was restless inside me. I figured that she was just eager to get home to our pack.

BECKY.

I sat in my room, trying desperately to figure out what it was that was bothering me so much. I thought about what the Goddess had said to Amber. Part of me was still in disbelief that I had actually been in the presence of the actual Moon Goddess. Her beauty had been ethereal, as you would expect for a deity. It was no good. All I was doing was driving myself crazy. I decided to go and see Adam and Amber instead of sitting here alone.

I had just opened the door and I saw Joseph Michaels knocking on a door nearby. “Evening Miss Morris. I’m just paying a visit to my great, great, great, great granddaughter.” He said with a smile. I nodded and told him that I’d read about him and some of the things that he’d done over the years. Right back to the war he’d fought while Alpha of the Crescent Moon pack. He gave me a strange look, then smiled and said that he didn’t like talking about that. It was a very difficult time in his very long life. I apologised and went on my way. I’m such an i***t. Of course, he wouldn’t want to talk about it. That war resulted in the death of his mate.

William arrived as I was about to knock Adam and Amber’s door. “Dinner is being served downstairs.” He informed me. I nodded and told him that I would let Amber and Adam know, and we would all head down together. He headed off down the corridor to tell the others. I knocked, and we all made our way downstairs to the foyer. William came down not long after, followed by my parents and Chris and his mother and the Andrew’s. He asked us to follow him. He led the way to a big, bright, airy room. There was a long table in the centre, with a white linen tablecloth on. W William gestured for us all to sit. We were joined by the members of the court. Except of course Vincent Collins. There was someone else missing, too. The demon Cullen wasn’t there.