A NEW LIFE

I opened my eyes and saw myself laying down in an unfamiliar bedroom.

It was different from my room at the cabin, the one was much more girly. It was painted pink, with so many girly posters and the sheets were so soft.

As I continued to observe the room, it dawned on me that I was just injured with a knife by Hayley and Alaric.

“That’s weird,” I said as I placed my hand on my tummy expecting an injury there but instead it was perfect.

No wounds nor scars.

“What the fuck is going on and where am I?”

I stood up to have a peak out of the window but I was greeted by an unfamiliar sight. There were roads.

I wasn’t at the woods anymore. This was when I knew something was wrong. I wasn’t injured, neither was I at woods.

“It must be a dream,” I thought to myself. “Maybe I should go back to bed and I’ll wake up.”

I lay on the bed and threw the blanket over me. I shut my eyes trying to sleep but it didn’t work.

“This isn’t a dream is it?” I asked myself.

I put my hand on my forehead wondering what was going. I looked to my right and saw a door.

“I should probably take a look what’s outside this room,” I said to myself.

I stood up and walked towards the door but unfortunately for me it was locked. I knew there was no way a door will just be locked without a key. I had to find the key.

I began to search all over the rooms including the drawers. Frustration began to grow on me as I didn’t see any key.

“Where the fuck is the key,” I said as I threw a book across the room with all the rage I felt.

Just then I saw a key at the mouth of the door to the bathroom.

“Finally,”I said as I took a breath of relief.

I headed over to the bathroom door and collected the key. After collecting the key, I walked back to the main door and finally unlocked the door.

What I saw at the other end of the door made me regret even looking for a key.

“Hayley?” I said breathless and scared.

“Who’s Hayley?” Hayley replied, looking all confused, but she couldn’t deceive me.

“Stay away for me you she devil,” I said before I gave a Hayley a slap across her face.

“What the fuck Liz, why did you slap me?” she asked while I ran and grabbed a pen then positioned it like it was a weapon.

“Stay away from me or I use this pen on your neck,” I said in fear.

All of a sudden a round woman in her mid fifties came into the room trying to break up what was going on.

“What’s going on with you girls?” she asked with her face written with concern.

“It’s Elizabeth, Madam Hildegard,” Hayley said. “She just started attacking me.”

“And why did you attack Nadia, Elizabeth?” Madam Hildegard asked me with a confused look.

Nadia? Who the fuck is Nadia.

“Sorry ma’am, but you have me mistaken,” I quickly objected.

“Ma’am? Why are you calling your mum, ma’am?” Hayley asked me.

Things were starting to get confusing, why did she call Hayley, Nadia and why did Hayley call this woman that I have never seen in my life my mum?

I knew something was definitely wrong. Different locations, Different people and names, No injuries or scar.

“I must have been reborn, omg,” I said under my breath.

“Re- what?” Madam Hildegard asked with surprise written in her face.

I knew if I wanted to get to the bottom of whatever was going on I had to play along.

“Oh it’s nothing ma’am, sorry, mum,” I said as I faked a smile.

“Good. Now I want you to get ready I know your trip was long yesterday but you have to be ready to go to Alpha Jerone’s home,” Hildegard said, then took her leave from the room.

I needed answers and I sure as hell will get it.

“Trip from where,” I asked Nadia.

“Elizabeth why are you acting so strangely, it must be that boarding school your mother took you too because now you’re acting like you have no memory of anyone.”

“Sorry, it’s the stress. How about you wait for me while I go shower,” I said.

“Sure, I’ll wait,” Nadia said as she lay down on my bed and began to press her cellphone.

“What’s today’s date?” I asked.

“March 21 2022,”

“Shit, I’ve somehow been thrown into a year ago in the past,” I mumbled to myself.

“What did you say? I didn’t hear you.”

“Oh it’s nothing, let me go shower,” I said before entering the bathroom and locking myself in it.

I felt like I was in deep trouble as I was thrown into this alternate reality but part of me wanted to know what my mission was here.

I was killed yesterday and today I am as healthy has a new born baby. There must be a reason.

I finally had my bath and got dressed and followed my ‘mum’ and Nadia to the Alpha’s mansion.

We got to the mansion and it was the most lovely thing I had ever seen. There were lots of adornments and paintings that looked like it must have cost an arm and a leg.

The staircase railings were polished in gold, it looked just like the ones in the books I used to read when I was younger.

“It’s lovely isn’t it. They renovated last year,” Nadia whispered in my ear.

“Yeah, it looks good,” I said dryly. It was weird talking to Hayley sorry ‘Nadia.’

Afterall she was the last person I saw before I died when she plunged the knife into my heart. I just needed to act normal so that I could get to the bottom of whatever was going on.

“Welcome, Madam Hildegard and you must be Elizabeth,” Alpha Jerone said as he held my hand.

“Good Afternoon,” I greeted trying to not raise any suspicion.

“I believe Europe must have treated you well,” He asked.

“Yes indeed,”

I lied, I hadn’t stepped out of the woods in my past life more so go to Europe in this new one. But I needed to get to the bottom of whatever was going on.

“Damon!” Alpha Jerone yelled out loud. “Come downstairs and join me.”

“Who’s Damon?” I asked Nadia.

“He’s the Alpha’s stepson. I can’t lie I’ve always had a crush on him,” Nadia replied excitedly.

“That’s cool.”

All of a sudden this dark haired, tall muscular guy walked in and it was then I realized.

“Alaric?”