Serah POV
"She disappeared?"
My voice echoed her last words.
The room was filled with nothing but incomprehension. Inhana was clearly a family friend, I might have met her when I was younger, but there was no way to remember.
Jeorgia hand went to grab the glass to pour herself some more water, the top of the bottle whirled on the table with a rhyming sound slowly fading in the air, soon replaced by the liquid saturating its container.
"Did they not send anyone to find her?"
Kamil joined her monologue with feelings I could not decipher.
"They did obviously, from the royal hunters to the wolf of the council everyone was on it."
Sadness coated her words. But Kamil was starting to get more confused.
"I would understand if you tell me the humans helped us but why the council, one person disappearing is the last of their worries. And how come no one told me?"
It would make sense, if the council was like the gouvernement for werewolves, why would they get into that case, she was simply one civil among many others.
His mom sighed once again.
"Kamil, it was confidential that the council was on it, nobody even realized that she disappeared as she was always traveling. That case got big because after finding from where she disappeared, the wolves were losing their senses, their inner compass and they lost all the attributes that made them surhumain.
It wasn't for your aunt the council put an effort but because of a drug way more dangerous than wolfsbane and sister was the only thread that could lead them to some clues.
But nothing, the effect of the drug on the wolves were not permanent and they didn't find any inkling that could have enabled them to continue on that case."
I was asking myself how the story of Inhana could help me understand myself and she might have given me the last piece.
She disappeared a few years after my birth, Jess was attacked on her fourteenth birthday because they thought her to be me.
The thought gave me shivers but I needed answers.
"Do you think it's my fault? Do you think she might have disappeared because of me?"
She no longer needed to say any , her eyes were enough of the answer I awaited.
"Serah, it's more complicated than that. To be honest, those involved in the abduction of Jess and the disappearance of Inhana are most probably not related. But to say their motives were not the same, would be another story."
Nothing was confirmed, but I might be the core of all these assaults. My brain imprinted the day I met that man, red a color he tamed, contrasting with his dark attire. Quite classy for a villain.
He wanted me and somehow it was connected to Ice Moon.
"Why do they want me? Is it related to the fact that my family hid me from a world I was part of."
Her lips curved slightly, lifting the burden of our space.
"You're right, when you get back to Red Crescent, you'll know everything. But again, it's not a story for me to tell."
The woman in front of me, stretched her limbs while letting out a small yawn. I bet it was our cue to go.
I stood up, letting my blood slowly circulate through my sleeping veins. It wasn't pleasant but I needed fresh air after this complicated story.
It did help but it felt like mysteries only kept piling up.
"Thank you Jeorgia, sincerely, it was the most someone told me about all this mess."
Her arms encircled my grand frame and her hair scotched to my Tee.
"Please, take care of yourself. Don't go wandering around alone and don't trust anyone."
The warm energy she shared turned into an ice cold warning. Our body detached and her regard was as firm as her words.
"Serah, if someone can walk around without the patrol noticing it only means that we've been betrayed from the inside. So be careful."
I nodded and my head turned towards Kamil, his lips were tight and his aura shifted as well.
It was their way to tell me, it wasn't a prank some rogues pulled on us, but a meticulous plan endangering everyone's safety.
Kamil hugged his mom goodbye and the two missing pieces of the family came in running to bid their farewell.
Kesa, half asleep on her dad's shoulder, she waved me her tiny hand while fighting with her eyelids.
She was cute and the little sunshine I needed after our heavy conversation.
We made our way to the pack house through the dark of the night. Not even a single star out there.
It was at this moment, where the vampires appeared in movies. Dark clouds hiding the moon, the silver light illuminating the path in a creepy way.
I sighed, the landscape was my only escape.
The reality of the situation didn't get to my skull yet, I was still human just sometimes, I had this attack that I didn't have any memory of, most of the time attacking people.
"Did your stomach growl?"
Yes. It did. The scary movie just became pure comedy. We both laughed at how my body was not in sync with the atmosphere.
"By the way, you didn't eat anything. You should get something before you sleep."
I agreed, well, my tummy agreed with a fervent sound.
"By the way Kamil, we would need to go back to Red Crescent."
He left me in silence for a while, with only the sound of our feet grazing the high grass.
"I wanted to go back in a few days but we could make it for tomorrow evening. Ice Moon is steadily getting back on its feet so they won't be needing us. And to be honest, I'm getting restless from being away from Briah and my two monsters. Her mom was probably helping her out but I still want to be near her."
The love he felt towards his family was of a beautiful tone. I did feel a bit envious but in the situation I was in, it was better to be alone.
"At least, it will give us time to pack our ridiculously empty suitcase and say goodbye to everyone."
We laughed over the fact that we weren't prepared for this journey. Ice Moon was an episode I was not ready to forget, welcoming people, warm smiles and a sense of belonging. Although, meant to conceal the blood bath they sustained.
Thinking was bad for my health, at some point, my thoughts turned in a way that they became negative.
With this nice concoction my brain made, I didn't realise that we were now in the pack kitchen.
And here I see Jay, eating.
Kamil hugged me goodbye, eyeing the alpha on his way back. They both had a conversation, but I could not get in either of their minds so the content would have to stay unknown.
Whatever, I ignored him and tried to make myself a sandwich.
Without even starting, I perceived his presence in my back.
I ignored, concentrating on my simple task.
"Serah, do you need-"
Before I could restrain my body, my hand already shoved his dishes out of my view. It was his fault for coming this close.
The plate indeed shattered on the tiles, followed by the sound of the cutleries ringing on the floor.
I turned my eyes away trying to control my body response.
My nerves switched and it was now anger that circulated on my system.
"What the f*ck Serah, I'm just trying to get my plate washed."
He came in closer and my eyes were still trying to process the sound of the fork echoing in my head.
Somehow, his posture softened and a horrified look possessed his face.
"Why are you scared? What are you scared of right now."
My voice was off, all my cells were under my reason and their only mission was to not panicking or overreact. It was only one fork. And I was over it.
His comforting hands cupped my face but they had no effect. Unfortunately, he was the last person I wanted near.
"Serah, talk to me."
He pleaded but my eyes were elsewhere.
"You won't like it."
I responded briefly.
"I don't care, just say something, why do I feel this amount of angst and it's yours. What is it?"
His blues tried to uncover the truth but from the bottom of my heart, I didn't want to feel his heart crushing against my words or the remembrance of his action. I was too tired to deal with it.
"Jay. Don't ever come to me with a fork in hand, it's sickening."
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