Chapter Two: Bad dreams

Chapter Two

Laila Pov

It was a bad dream. All of it, my eyes peered opened slowly and I sighed in relief when I realized I was in bed. Everything was just a dream, a really bad dream.

“You’re up.” a voice from across the room said. Me eyes which were droopy snapped opened for good this time and I realized that I was in a bed that wasn’t mine. I tossed the blankets over me as I tried to find my footing but it was difficult as I staggered and held my head from rolling. My vision happened in doubles and my ears amplified the beating of my heart.

“You should remain in bed if you don’t want to get unconscious again.” The voice said, it belonged to a woman I have never seen before. Did she save me? why don’t I re- I leaned on the wall and my eyes widened as everything came flooding back. My 18th birthday, Harley and Justine, nearly knocking into the wolf and-

My knees buckle beneath me and I slide down to the floor. No none of this is real.

Mum and Dad. I saw them, dead. They were dead. The ma-

“You shouldn’t push your self Shiro, last night was chaotic.”

I stared at the woman, she was dark skinned and had full curly hair that framed her oval face. She was taller than I am in the black trousers and turtle neck she wore, her boots added to her already existing height. Her sharp black eyes stared at me, accessing me from across the room. She had a tattoo band around her wrist. It was nothing like I’ve seen before.

“The man from last night, did you see him?” I asked brewing the anger within me, I pushed back on my feet ignoring the headache.

“You mean Alpha Ares, you saw him?” she asked.

Alpha Ares? What kind of name was that?

“Where the hell is he?” I asked waking up to her, she never flinched or changed her expression at my tone.

“Watch your tone shiro.” She warned.

“My name isn’t shiro, its freaking Laila!” I snapped but my voice died down and so did mu body crumble back in the darkness.

The second time I opened my eyes I wasn’t in the room with a bed, instead this one was empty and colder. I tried to rub my head but the sharp metal sound made me realize that I was chained. I struggled but the metal pieces only echoed in the empty room.

“Hello” I called out, my throat was itchy and dry. Why did they bring me here? who brought me here? was it the woman? Or the man? Where was i?

The doors opened and the first thing I heard was two pair of feet clad in black ankle boots walk in, my eyes scaled up to the new occupants in the room and my fist tightened as I saw who they were.

“Why did you move me here?” I asked the woman who stood behind the man ignoring my question.

“Laila,” the man’s deep voice resonated around me, “Do you remember anything?” he asked.

“Of course I remember you freaking monster. I remember what you did, and I swear you’re going to pay for it.” I threatened him with every bone in my body. “I’m going to make sure I gut you Alpha Ares or wha-“

“Control your tongue, you dare not speak to the Alpha like that.” The woman snapped at me ready to skin me alive, but the man in front raised his hands making her to stop.

“There’s no need to figth back Ayesha, she’s just in a fright.” He said leaning down to when I was. His olive green eyes were the most captivating thing I had ever seen, from the lights from above they made his eyes twinkle in danger and mystery.

His jet black hair was a mess but it looked very well taken care off, his sharp jaw line reminded me of the guys I would see in a celebrity magazine, yet there was something else familiar about him. His eyebrows were full and neatly trimmed and his lips were together in a thin line as he assessed me.

“Why? Why did you kill them? What did they do to you?” I asked hoping to get the reason why, the least he could tell me was why.

He doesn’t answer and push back to his feet

“He didn’t kill your human parents, the night gems did.” Ayesha answered instead folding her arms across her chest. Night Gems? Who was that? What kind of name was that?

“They are a group of werewolves who derive joy in annihilating anyone who gets in their way, including your parents.”

Did he just say wolves or is my hearing getting horrible?

“Yeah right and banshees exists too.” I snorted rolling my eyes at the both of them, neither took my joke seriously and Alpha Ares raised his brows at me.

“You know about banshees?” wait was he being serious? Is this a silly game to him?

“STOP PLAYING WITH ME, there is no way you’re telling me the truth. Werewolves and banshees are myths that exists in the books and fairytails and not in real life!” I snapped unable to control my anger.

“You don’t believe they exist because they’re just myth in book?” His eyes judged me from where he stood.

“I can’t believe she’s the one they were coming for, she’s dumb.” Ayesha pointed out right in fornt of me.

“Hey-“

“You are a werewolf Laila and whether you want to believe it or not, that’s what you are.” Alpha Ares stated, his voice was doused in firmness that made me believe that he wasn’t lying. I stared at him unable to understand what he meant.

“No I am not an animal, I am human. I have a feet, a face, hands, boobs and a freaking brain.”

“Your human guardians were foolish to think they could protect you from your true identity. They must’ve thought it was smart but it only got them killed and you ignorant.” Alpha Ares said with no form of graciousness in his tone. He as firm and unapologetic which made it annoying.

“Don’t you dare insult my parents.” I warned but neither of them was taking my threat seriously. Ayesha moved forward until she was right in front of me squatting down to my height, I thought she was going to hit me instead her fingers swopped the chain around my neck breaking it free and right in her clutches.

“Give that back.”

“They let her keep the only thing they left her,” Ayesha said to Alpha Ares holding the metal chain up to his sight.

“Give it back!” I yelled again.

“Do you know what this is Laila?” Alpha Ares asked. “This is the symbol of the white wolfs, the rare bloodline of greatest white wolf warriors. That is who you are, your real parents died in a battle while your mom was pregnant for you. Your true form was sealed becused of this chain and now its time for you to embrace who you are.”

No. nothing, he said made sense, I saw my real parents die yesterday.

“Those where you adoptive parents,”

“You’re lying. Nothing you are saying is true. None of this is true, it is all a stupid lie to mess with my head.” I rebuked shaking my head. I couldn’t let there lies mess with me.

“Its not a lie and you know it. You know it because their have been several times on a full moon where you felt sick, you didn’t feel like yourself.” Ayesha said. “Its not a matter of whether its all true or not, but know this Laila Sunday, if you don’t want to end up dead like your human parents and get revenge on those who killed them you’ll have to stay here and join us.”