We Need To Know

Chapter 3

Eva’s POV

   I was woken up by the sunlight pouring in through the window of the room I shared with three other omegas. I was on the bottom bunk, as I was the lowest-ranked Omega in this room. So I received the worst bunk.

   The sun always woke me up every single morning. The other side of the room was still dark, and the top bunk on our side of the room wouldn’t have the light hit her bunk face for an hour. I was always awake at first light, even on days I could sleep in.

   But then I remember what happened last night. I sat up and looked around. What is going on here? I remember seeing Tori and Keefe being murdered right in front of me. I had died, too. I could still remember how it felt as my blood left my body with each beat of my heart. I felt my heartbeat get weaker as I neared the end. I remember Claudia’s smirk and the triumphant gleam in her eyes at thinking that she had bested me.

   But when I touched my neck, I felt nothing. There wasn't even a scar. What is going on?

   “We’ve been given a second chance, Eva.” I heard someone say. I looked around the room, but everyone in here with me was still asleep. I could hear them snoring.

   “It’s not any of them, Eva. I’m your wolf, Meari. The Moon Goddess decided to bless you after all your suffering. If you were killed last night, it removed the spell that blocked your power and had locked me away as well. It’s time to leave here, Eva. We never belonged here in the first place. You have a family. A family that the Moon Goddess said never stopped looking for you. It’s time for us to go home,” the voice spoke again.

   “I have a wolf?” I asked out loud.

   “You don’t have to speak, Eva. We are one. I know your thoughts, and you will learn to read mine as well. We can silently communicate with each other through a mindlink. You need to get ready. Do you have anything here that you want to take with you?” Meari asked.

   “No, I don’t. I just want to leave. But were Tori and Keefe reborn, too?” I asked.

   “Since the Moon Goddess put us back a month’s time. They are fine. They are alive, and since they won’t have to come here to rescue you, they will not be killed. Not until their time comes,” Meari replied. I sagged in relief at hearing that.

   “How do we get out of here?” I asked.

   “We were brought back to life an hour ago, Eva. But your mother checks for your presence every single day. She is about to cast the spell at 7 a.m. She does it every morning, so just be patient. Get changed, we will be leaving here soon.” Meari replied.

   “You’re sure she will be able to sense me?” I asked. I was full of doubt that there was any way for her to know that I was alive. How would it even be possible?

   But I was wrong. Ten minutes later, a shimmer appeared, and then I saw an older version of me standing in front of me with tears in her eyes. She stepped closer to me, and I saw that she had the same color hair as me. But instead of having my deep blue eyes with purple flecks, her eyes were almost all purple, with deep blue flecks. There was no way it could be anyone other than my mother.

   “Don’t speak, baby, they are about to wake,” she said, and in the next instance, we were gone from the Shadow Fall pack, but I had no idea where we were now.

   “My beautiful girl. I’ve missed you so much,” she told me, before pulling me into a hug. Hot tears were running down her face, but she still looked beautiful.

   “You’ve found her?” someone asked, and I turned to see a man rush into the room. Was he my father? Did I really have a family? A family that's been looking for me all these years?

   “I did. I sensed her the moment I checked for her this morning. She was forced to live in deplorable conditions. I left a magical trace behind so I can go back and deal with them properly. How dare they take my daughter and then force her to be their servant? I won’t allow that to happen without someone having to answer for it. I want to know how she even ended up there in the first place, Reese. But I really want to know how I could suddenly sense her this morning. You know exactly what that means,” my mother loudly declared.

   “We’ve dealt with the group that betrayed us. I know what you need to know, but you have to calm down. She just came back to us; we don’t want to scare her. She's clearly been through a lot. I think it would be best to order breakfast and eat in our room today while we speak to her. That way we know that the conversation is private,” he said as he slowly crossed the room to approach me. It was clear that he was scared of startling me.

   “You're my father?” I asked, but I could feel Meari wagging her tail in my mind. She liked him, but I still needed to ask.

   “Yes, I'm your father. My name is Reese, and this beautiful woman is Kiara. You already recognized her as your mother. We’ve been looking for you for so long. I understand if you’re not comfortable calling us Mom and Dad yet. But I want you to know that we love you, and we never forgot about you. I’m so thankful that your mother sensed you and that we were able to get you back where you belong. But I do have questions, and it’s the very reason that your mother is so upset at the moment. If she could sense you, that is a very big problem for us. I can sense your wolf right now, and can scent you as my own. That means that either a powerful witch or wizard was able to remove the spell that was placed on you. It is either that, or you had something deadly happen to you. Can you tell us what happened? We need to get to the bottom of this,” my father replied.