"He's a liar, Miriam. This is why I insisted on letting him go." Jason suddenly screamed.
It was clear something was amiss. In all my time with Jason, he has never done anything that would make me suspect him of anything like this as he happened to be the most calm person ever. At this point I had no idea what I should believe anymore but I needed to hear at least Jason's side of the story. That should be enough to make me decide but if I was being honest, right now I feared that a lot of things about me might be a lie. I calmed myself down and then turned to stare at Jason.
"J you said you found the necklace at the cliff right?" I asked him
"You don't believe me?" he asked me suddenly squinting his eyes
"Wait, the necklace of us both which he stole from my neck before wrapping that damned plant around my neck?" Eli suddenly asked me
"Enough Eli!!! I'm talking to my husband right now." I screamed at Eli suddenly and honestly I felt bad about doing that. I knew I had hurt his feelings but I needed to assure Jason that I was on his side.
"Fine. Talk to your husband then." Eli said as he got up and walked to stand by the little aquarium in the sitting room corner. He was watching the fishes and then I had the privacy I wanted as I slowly started turning to look at Jason.
Jason looked really whitewashed. In fact it looked like the very presence of Eli in the house about to break him. When he would not speak, I walked up to him and touched his hand as he flinched underneath my touch. Man he was burning hot and I could tell it was increased thanks to his increased temperament. Werewolves are usually hot and warm but right now it seemed like my husband was on fire. I needed him to speak to me and clear all these doubts I was beginning to have about him because as it would turn out, if everything Eli has said is true then that would mean that my dear husband was basically a murderer and could not be trusted. That would mean that everything I knew about him so far was all lies. That would mean that he murdered my entire family and ended my love life. That would mean that thirteen years with kids was all a lie. I needed Jason to say something but he was looking away from me and it seemed like the more I tried to probe him, the more he was drifting away from me.
"Please Jason. Tell me everything he says is a lie and that you found the necklace on the cliff." I said to him
"What would it matter? You would believe him anyways. It doesn't matter what I say to you now. You would believe him anyway because he's your mate!!!" Jason yelled and punched the flower vase beside him and it fell shattering into pieces. It was loud as it was night already. I flinched. I have never seen him that way before in our entire time together. Thirteen years and I was just seeing this side of him for the very first time.
Has our entire life together been a lie then?
"Oh come on mate, you better start telling her the truth. You have lied to her this whole time." Eli shouted from where he stood
"You made a mistake when you chose to show up at my home buddy." Jason said angrily.
Before I could say anything to them, in a flash of a fur ball, Jason ran towards Eli and Eli too ran towards him
The both of them crash into each other right in the middle of the sitting room. Eli's towel fell but right now he cared less about his modesty as the both of them engaged each other in the fight. It was something else. A battle of claws and roars as they both fought crashing into the furniture. I was busy screaming for them to stop but neither was ready to actually listen to me. There I was caught up but so I did not get hurt, I shifted to the side of the stairs where I stood pleading that they stop what they were doing. They had already started drawing blood from each other so badly that I sincerely feared for them at the moment.
They were not stopping and I could see the neighbors light come on in their houses from the window. Very soon their unnecessary rampage would draw attention and should the humans see them this way then we would all be doomed. Seriously now they needed to get a grip before things got out of hand. I wanted to go there and stop them but I was scared. I also thought of calling one of Jason's close friends who was a wolf too but I also could not because if what Eli said is true then I would only be bringing a gang up against him. Tears were streaming down my eyes at this point because seriously I hated the feeling I was getting. I disliked the fact that they were fighting and I disliked the attention being given. It was little wonder that the neighbors were yet to start pouring out in front of our doorstep to ask questions because I knew certainly they would want to know what in the name of the heavens was actually happening. Suddenly someone tapped my shoulders.
"Mom, why's the naked man fighting dad?" My seven year old had woken up and it was thanks to the noise. I looked up and saw his sister standing there looking confused and worried.
"Come with mommy sweetie." I said to my son as I led him by hand and away from the chaos. My daughter too and I took them back to their bedroom assuring them that everything would be fine.
"But they're bleeding." my daughter said
"I would handle it. Please you both should go back to sleep. I promise I will stop them." I said
"Would you send the naked mad man away?" My son asked
"Yes. Yes I will Daniel." I said to him and covered him up then kissed his forehead. I did the same for my daughter too before putting off the light and then I started downstairs.
Suddenly I felt this boiling rage and urge like I needed to let something off. It was not until I came there before them that I screamed.
"Stop it!!!!"
There was sudden quietness as lights flickered that instant as there was temporary darkness before slowly light came on. Both Jason and Eli had stopped and were staring at me.
"What just happened?" I asked
"I thought you said you had no powers, Miriam." Jason said to me
"I didn't. What was that?" I asked still.
Eli started laughing as he stood upright.
"You're a fucking banshee my love." Eli said excitedly
"What's a banshee?" I asked.
JASON'S POVA banshee? This is impossible.I could not believe that this was the case right now. I had been living with my family's impending doom all these years and even dared to have children with her. I recalled how I had made certain to find out that she had no powers before pulling off the attack on their family. Yes, Eli just might have stated everything as truthfully as possible but seriously, what did I care about it?Years back, we had been working against the other pack of wolves and rounding them off as my family sought just one thing and that was dominance. I mean, we wolves were not wolves for nothing as it was clear what our supremacy was. To think that our kind hid in the shadows and in fear of the human race was simply something I could not understand. It did not make sense. How would one hold so much power and still be afraid to show it off.I had been tutored by my father himself and it had been his goal all these years but apparently, he did not have the strength
ELI'S POVI groaned heavily as I started healing. He actually had gotten me really good and it took a while because this was a fatal blow on my chest area and I could hear as muscles and sinews intertwined alongside cut arteries. Was this guy seriously trying to kill me in front of Miriam? Wait, Miriam. I had heard her scream earlier but I had an inkling she was safe. No way he would harm his own wife. Perhaps, he had just threatened her and made his way away from her and she might have fainted. But as the last part of my opened chest healed, I caught on with the scent of blood. That was not wolf's blood, it was human. Quickly I rose up and turned to find her lying on the stairs in the pool of her blood. No way in the world would I let her die on me. I rushed over and held her in my arms. She was bloodied as her side was bleeding badly obviously where he had gotten her and so was the back of her head that she had landed on the ground."Miriam.... Miriam!!! Don't do this to me. Miriam
MIRIAM'S POVI felt the cool air across my face and realized that I probably was in an open space as I simultaneously opened my eyes to gaze at the hay above me. It had to be hay, made into a rough covering over what seemed like a wooden shed. I realized I had been laying on a really big rock and got up immediately. Looking down, I lifted my camisole and discovered my stomach was wrapped with a bandage like material. Where was I and who had brought me here? I wondered as I looked around.I suddenly could hear someone approaching and quickly, I ducked as I hid behind the rock and listened. The person walked and stopped right in front of the shed as he suddenly dropped something. "Miriam?" He called out to me.It was Eli and I slowly made it out of my hiding spot."Where are we?" I asked him.He smiled as he rushed over to me and grabbed me in a tight embrace. I tried to stop him because of my large bandage but it was too late as he grabbed me tightly in an embrace. Surprisingly, I did
ELI'S POVI had been sent across and the impact was both painful as it was shocking. I could not imagine any other way for her to have done that until she raised her camisole and I caught sight of her healing wound. She stared down at it and then in horror as it was moving quickly let go of her camisole. She turned to look at me helplessly as fear was lined in her eyes boldly."What is happening to me?" She asked me.I finally found my bearing and I rose up as I approached her tentatively. I had just the clear cut answer to that but it was confusing. Miriam was becoming a werewolf or rather, had already become one as she had claws and her eyes blazed yellow. We would get around as to the reason her eyes were yellow but what we needed to do now was to get her to calm down otherwise she just might lose it and we all know that fear, anxiousness and anger were werewolves triggers. I was in no shape right now to start handling a youngling. That is what we refer to our newly transitioning w
MIRIAM'S POVMy eyes were what?I could not believe what he had just said to me. I could hear the sound of rushing water from afar as I had come to discover that my senses had become heightened. Intuitively, I made a run for it as I discovered how fast I was actually. This was strange but I had my mind fixed on achieving just one goal at this point and that was for me to get away from this place and see for myself, what monster I had become. I could hear Eli right behind me as he called out to me but I was on fire.I arrived right at the place where there was a waterfall and I could not believe what I was seeing. By normal human standards, the waterfall was actually really far from where we were and should have taken an automobile to get there in time as I had but right now, it only took me a couple of minutes. I had not imagined that I would be able to hear it as clearly as I had when I had been far away but even more deafening was the sound of it now that I was up close.I stood at
ELI'S POVI had to tell her as there was actually no telling what tomorrow holds for us. As far as I could understand it, we might wake up tomorrow and discover that I was dead. Jason would probably will my death so freaking much that all werewolves sired to him would attempt to kill me and that included my dear Miriam. I sincerely hoped that our mate bond was stronger than his sire bond alongside her will for vengeance. I smiled at her reassuringly as I needed her to understand that I was going to be here for her."Miriam, you need to remain calm and understand one thing." I said to her,"What thing?" She asked me."I would never leave your side. Now, I believe you could count on your powers as a banshee to hold him off." I said to her suggesting that might actually be possible."Powers of a banshee? Eli, I only realized I had such powers by chance and I probably would not be able to tap into them right now." She said to me,"You should try. We just need to get you connected to the r
MIRIAM'S POVI have no idea why but seeing the man grabbing Eli threateningly and with a knife seemed to get me really angry. It was not the usual fear but a demand within that I rip his head off. I suddenly pictured how I was going to do it and somehow I knew it would definitely gladden my heart. I was already back counting in my head for when I would carry out the act when Eli stepped up and in a quick motion, he disarmed the really big man and pressed his arm behind his back forcing him to cry out in pain."Listen mate, we do not want any trouble." Eli whispered to him."So did I." The man in pain cried out."Then scram." Eli said as he pushed him away.I was taken aback as I stared at him. The feeling I was getting was beginning to calm down. Eli rushed over to me as he checked me."Are you alright?" He asked me, rubbing my shoulders like it was a calming therapy. I looked up at him."Eli, something is happening to me. I wanted to kill that man so badly." I said to him,He hugged
REHAB'S POVIt was really amusing to me how they had been so clumsy with themselves. I had actually been anticipating the advent of the banshee and those who were buried. Perhaps I should take a little while to introduce myself properly. My name is Rehab and most would like to refer to me as the one who was and the who who remains. I have been a witch cursed with the fate of immortality after the last banshee and her witch companion had transferred the powers of witching to me in hopes that I would wait upon the advent of the next banshee and do the same as them to the next selected witch after me. I had been living for five centuries now under different guises and names but my true name had been made known to the witches and the supernatural beings so they could seek me out. I would be placed at about five hundred years now. Too old? Come on but the perks of immortality was that I get to remain in the same way I had been when those powers shifted. I would pass for one in her late t
AMELIA'S POVThe banshee...It sounded really funny but it was the best thing that would ever happen to anyone of us. My brother, Ivar and I had spent a good period of our childhood as slaves. Yes, it was the modern world but when it comes down to us werewolves, no time was modern. It was all the same thing. There had to be one pack that would want to covet power and to do so, they start picking on other packs especially the lowest and insignificant ones in bid to irritate the bigger ones. It was worse for such packs if they had refused to surrender to them. Then, they did unleash hell on these smaller packs.It was actually never really easy being from these other packs as we spent our time watching our families get destroyed. Ivar was the son of my uncle, the then Alpha of our pack which meant that he was going to be king. Before him had been six other brothers as his father had two wives. The entire six had been killed but we all covered up the youngest by lying that he was my brot
REHAB'S POVSeriously, there really was something about fate and wanting to keep Eli and I close. I stared at him now and the first glance at his donkey ears caused me to blurt into a laugh.Of course I knew how to do a reverting spell. I am not one of the oldest witches ever over some naming choice. It actually augmented the fact that I could do everything within the borders of witchery except the dark stuff. I had left that bit to my cursed counterpart but you have to agree with me that it felt really fun teasing the hell out of Eli. He was simply too stubborn and stupid that it excited me with the feeling of butterflies in my stomach.I certainly would not be promising him any peace of mind. And he too had promised Jose, not me the same thing. I might be Jose in disguise but no one knows right? So you keep my secret and I shall endeavor to make your days swell and exciting.I could not understand what it was with him and finding a way of shifting things to me. What exactly did he w
ELI'S POVDo not attempt to laugh at me right now because I find it really insulting.I could not believe that I was going to spend the entire day with donkey ears. I seriously wanted to kill him and then Miriam had stepped in as she asked him if he was actually being serious about the whole thing. Jose explained that he was not really great at reverting things but he was certain everything would return to normal by sundown. A warlock who does not know how to undo his spells after all the time he had spent under his mentor, was this guy kidding me or did he think I was a joke?I had the strong feeling that he was doing this intentionally just to punish me and the worst was the fact that I could not harm him all thanks to Miriam being here. She was protecting him like he was all that mattered to her and I could swear that I felt really jealous over all of this development. How could he come into our lives and start to interfere? That witch had better come take back her apprentice or I
MIRIAM'S POVI had been feeling quite hazy after the whole transformation, so when the two Omega's had pledged their loyalty to me, I suddenly slipped into oblivion.I woke up in this shed and the first person I saw was Eli. He smiled at me and I could have sworn that my morning could not have gotten any better with the fact that I was staring directly at him. It felt really nice to watch him stare closely at me and then I looked around me."Jose?" I asked him suddenly.Seriously, I could not understand why I was so fond of the young man."Um... I would go look for him after all of this." Eli said to me."Are you kidding me now? Eli, he's been out there since last night. You should find him." I said as I quickly got up."I swear to you that I would but you need to take things easy with yourself right now, Miriam. You're still..." He began but I was already seating up and stretched out before glaring at him."Anything happens to Jose, and I would kill you." I threatened him even though
REHAB'S POVI smiled as I knew what was about to happen the minute Miriam had taken off. Being in this form of Jose had been really something to me as I had been rather missing my original beautiful form. I knew from the instant that she had taken off that it was time finally. The banshee was going to create that protective link and it would all begin to make sense to us. The prophecy was finally going to happen and she would be just on her way to fulfilling everything in it. The path she was set onto was the right one and I wandered off steadily.It would be much easier to find them as all I would have to do was a little location spell and I would find myself right wherever they were. I needed a little refreshing from this form and to look upon my own face. I kept wandering as I clouded my scent with magic just in case they decide to want to come and find me. I need no sudden disturbance or interruptions.Steadily, I moved on and on, floating as I did not want to stress myself out.
MIRIAM'S POVThe pain was unsettling as I fell on all fours. I let off a piercing scream as I started feeling all my bones breaking, one at a time.It had started with my spine, angling into an awkward bend with a loud noise as I was being shifted to what would pass for a wolf's spine. I had never felt anything more painful in my entire life and only now did I begin to realize why Eli had been trying to stop me all along from activating the curse.Yes, it was a curse and I could now see that clear enough.Eli came to me but just then, my ribs cracked and I screamed as I glared at him. In this moment of pain, I did not want anyone coming closer or I might lash out at them. My wrist joints went next that I had suddenly rolled over in pain from the impact, screaming as my face and legs began their process. . with each passing moment, I felt the restructuring of my entire bones to fit into the shape of a werewolf. My ears were not left out as they were stretched badly. My teeth became fan
JASON'S POVI had run away from home since the night I had set the fire to my home and it really had not been easy to pull the stunt I had. I had attacked Miriam and dealt with her heavily, finally believing that I had righted the wrong I had made many years ago. I should have killed her that night instead of allowing myself to fall in love with her. So much for that love I had for her as it had clearly gotten me nowhere.I ran upstairs to get my kids as I had not trusted a distraught Eli not to harm them when he realized that Miriam was dead. The both of them had gotten off the bed and rushed over to me as I grabbed them and jumped from the window. My men were already outside as I had reached out to them during the entire time when Eli had been telling his story with a text. The instruction was clear and they had been quite busy with it as they already prepared the house to set on fire. This was no ordinary fuel, it was laced with greek powder to make sure it did not stop easily. The
ELI'S POVI could not believe that I had actually left the witch's attendant behind in my bid to chase after Miriam. But then, who cares? All along, he had been going on and on about how she needed to unlock her wolf capabilities which was actually something I would pretty much not hear of. I actually found that I desired that he actually meets his waterloo at this point because he had clearly not been helping matters. Miriam was nearly losing control and there was no saying what extent that would take to her when she unlocked her full werewolf powers."He'll be fine." I said to her,"Go find him." She said to me,I looked at the people she had been observing steadily and then decided against listening to her at the moment."He's a warlock probably. He should be able to take care of himself." I said to her as she glared hard at me.Seriously, I had never seen this part of Miriam in my entire life and it was actually quite scary. She looked like she was getting ready to rip my heart ou
MIRIAM'S POVWe had to leave that town with Jose and somehow, with him following us, I had a feeling of being protected. I had begun having these vivid dreams and visions that seemed to confuse me as they made me scared. It was all centered around the pain and destruction of the world but I always found myself awake the very moment I saw myself in a blur of lights. Jose would always explain it was one of the things a banshee experiences but even more was his warning that I needed to activate my werewolf properties as that was needed.Eli would hear nothing of it as all he could think of was how painful it was going to be. He made certain we walked off road paths and into the woods so as not to encounter anything or anyone that would serve as a trigger to us. It had been three nights in a row and my dreams were already taking shapes and mixtures with the dead. This particular night would have been the fourth and I was suddenly in a place as I heard whispering voices talking to me. I c