Chapter || 6

Chapter 006

Allie's POV

"Number one, wolfsbane. I learned that it is highly poisonous to werewolves. Number two, I have a plan." I said into the phone, as Jess listened from the other end.

"Allie, whatever you're thinking about, drop it. If it involves Lucas Kane... please don't even think about..."

"Sshhh, let me finish. So I found wolfsbane among the flowers my mum planted. Here's what we'll do." I smiled, more to myself than anything... because saying we meant Jess had no choice but to get dragged into this idea with me.

As I paced around my room, my eyes landed on my reflection in the mirror. Yikes. Pale skin, chapped lips and hair that resembled a bird's nest. Dark circles carved shadows under my eyes. Night after night, the same nightmare haunted me. The one where I would magically be among a group of creatures under the full moon and they'd attack me, calling me names like tainted blood. I always wake up drenched in my own sweat and panting.

Last night had been no different. But here I was, putting myself together and with a plan brimming in my head.

"Hello? You okay, Allie?"

"Yes," I said quickly. "So... I'd term this operation Expose The Wolves."

I heard a snort from Jess.

"If there are anything like werewolves. You said it yourself, Lucas hasn't tried to reach you in the past few days. And you and Drew are finally getting somewhere. Don't you have a date tonight?"

I ran a hand over my face. Damn right. I did have a date. How did I not remember? Drew Larsen, the guy I met weeks ago. The one who knew my name without having to ask for it. The one who I thought could replace Lucas. I almost hated myself for stringing Drew along and agreeing to go on dates with him when I didn't like him.

Don't get me wrong. I didn't hate the guy either. But he wasn't Lucas. And any guy who wasn't Lucas felt... I don't know, way too wrong for me to go out with. It was strange considering Lucas hadn't even tried to contact me which made him a dickhead.

"Allie, why are you quiet?"

"What? Uh... no. I was just thinking... I have a date tonight? That's funny." I rolled my eyes and hoped I didn't sound the way my ears heard my voice. Because what I'd just spluttered didn't even make any sense. And trust Jess to catch the hidden meaning behind my tone.

"Do not use that voice on me, Allie. I know that voice," Jess said.

I managed a small smile. "No, you do not."

"Allie..." Jess said, drawing out the last syllable of my name. "Don't tell me you're going to stand Drew up. Don't tell me that,"

"Fine. I will not tell you that I am going to stand Drew up."

"Allie-cat, he is a very nice guy. Considering your history with guys, I'd say you need to go out and give Drew a chance. He's a good guy. And you need good guys, not bad ones like a certain fake werewolf."

"Jessica, will you leave Drew out of this and listen to me? Wolfsbane is in my mother's garden. If I can take some of it and get Lucas in contact with it... We'd be able to know if he's a real wolf or not." I smiled lightly, pleased that I'd thought about this.

"And if he's not?"

"Then... nothing." I frowned.

"Okay. Get the wolfsbane, crush it and add it to any liquid and we'll find Lucas Kane. And I'm doing this with you only on one condition."

"Jessica Martinez... are you negotiating with me?" I asked with a lopsided grin.

"No, Allie. I am just being a considerate best friend. And a rational one. I'll be with you in an hour."

I hung up and hurried to my dressing table. If Jess showed up here and saw how sickly I looked, she wouldn't let me out of my room. But hey, my sugar was normal and I didn't even need my inhaler. So far I wasn't having an attack, I could cope with my skin being extremely hot and my head being dizzy.

As I dabbed makeup over my pale face, the sounds coming from my brother’s room made me want to gag. Moans. The last thing anyone ever wants to hear through thin walls. Gross.

I dressed up in a sweater dress and I paired it with my beige shoulder bag. I was mostly excited for a lot of things and my date with Drew Larsen was at the very bottom. I took mum's knife and went to the garden outside my home. Werewolves + silver = sworn enemies, at least according to the books. I'd already stashed some of my earrings inside my bag for test 2. As I cut the plant, I hummed a tune. Then I crushed it and mixed it with water.

Test 1, activated.

Ten minutes later, I was seated with Drew and pretending to enjoy my date. Baring my teeth to every humourless joke he told. But then came the interesting part, it was time to eat. I ate like a starved animal and Drew wasn't in the least fazed. He hadn't touched his food.

"You're not hungry?" I asked him.

"No, not hungry. Just... feeling uneasy." He said, shifting in his chair.

"Well, that makes two of us," I said before I could stop myself.

Drew raised a brow. "Really? You don't like being here with me?"

Shit. And that is why I should have kept my big mouth shut. I looked at the door, where Lucas had just entered. My pulse started to stutter and I felt an unexplainable pull. That's not even it. The thing is... I couldn't be over here on a date while my mind was replaying the night Lucas took my virginity. The ways he'd kissed me. His lips on my skin. His tongue on my skin. His hooded eyes that glinted with feral lust and desire.

Fuck!

I was aroused.

"Allison?"

"W...what?" I looked at Drew, then back at the door where Lucas had been standing. He wasn't there. I sighed softly and inhaled and exhaled. This wasn't fair to Drew. The fact that my body was heating up just by thinking about another guy. I had to tell him how I felt and let him go.

"Drew..." I started, catching his eyes. "You are a good guy and I have enjoyed every time spent with you."

Liar.

"Wait, are you trying to dump me?" He raised a brow.

"No, no, no. I... I am trying to tell you that this..." I gestured between him and me with my hand. "This isn't gonna work. Don't get me wrong, I like you... You are nice and funny and calm..."

"I sense a but coming..."

I bit back a grin. "But, I like someone else," I stated.

Drew nodded and he looked down at his meal without saying anything. I tilted my face, watching him and waiting for him to say one word. Anything to get me out of this tight, nervous seat where I was almost dripping with wetness thinking about Lucas Kane.

"Are... are you gonna say something?" I asked him in a small voice. Jesus Christ. Jess would kill me if she knew what I'd done.

"I don't know what to say. But... you are a great girl and you look stunning. But I wasn't gonna ask you to be my girlfriend. No offence meant."

I blinked three times. Jeez. More like... Ouch! That struck a nerve. An ego nerve, if there was a thing like that.

"So, when you said you liked someone else, did you mean... a hockey player whose name starts with a letter L?" Drew gazed at me.

My cheeks flushed instantly. How did he know? But I wasn't gonna admit that to anyone. I hadn't even told Jess how I felt about Lucas. And here was Drew telling me to my face.

"I... I don't know what you're talking about." I pressed my lips together, suddenly interested in my water bottle. Simply put, the water bottle test 1 was safely stored in. I pulled it out of my bag and set it on the table. Drew's eyes landed on it and a frown touched his lips.

"Why do you have that?"

"What? It's water." I replied.

"As much as it would be rude to leave you here, I have to go. I am sorry." Drew said in a stern voice I'd never thought he had. I gathered my things and ran after him, a frown on my face. Why was he suddenly annoyed? Was it something I said? Was it because I ditched him? I hated puzzles.

"Drew... talk to me. I didn't do anything wrong, so why walk out?" I yelled after him.

"Go home, Allison." That was all he said, and I watched him get in his car and drive off.

My shoulders slumped and my lower lip disappeared between my teeth. Well, this went great. Not the way I'd planned but... definitely great. As soon as I turned, I bumped into a hard chest.

"Ow!" I winced, ready to glare at whoever it was. When my eyes locked with Lucas', my mouth shut up on its own accord.

"Hey, Allie cat. Sorry about what just happened with... Drew Larsen." Lucas said raspily.

Good Lord. Was it possible to have an orgasm just by hearing a voice? My romance books said it was but this was reality, and I couldn't let one boy... and his stupid, husky, sexy voice have so much effect on me.

"Are you stalking me now, Lucas?" I folded my arms under my breasts.

"No. I happened to be in the area. Do you need a ride home?" He asked, his Adam apple bobbing up and down.

I've always thought that boys with an Adam's apple were cute. Lucas was no exception. As I stared at his throat, I was lost in a different world. In a world where Lucas didn't have to be so weird and go and say things about werewolves. If he weren't psychic, maybe I'd have looked past every law that says girls shouldn't chase boys. If Lucas didn't have to start talking about shit... maybe we'd be boyfriend and girlfriend by now. And I wouldn't have had to deal with Drew.

"Allie?"

I jerked, suddenly shoved out of my reverie and into reality.

It was almost dusk and I was stranded in front of a restaurant with Lucas freaking Kane.

I sniffed, shaking my head and willing myself not to say the next words that were at the tip of my tongue. But I did anyway. "Do you know what wolfsbane is?" I asked.

"It is poison. To our kind. It could kill, Allie. You do not want to play with it." Lucas' eyes turned gunmetal.

"B...but... this isn't making any sense. I thought you'd be past the wolves thing. Because I have managed to find a way to establish that werewolves aren't real. Do you want to see?"

What are you doing, Allison? The plan was to take him by surprise. Sneak up on him and throw the stuff on his face. But... Shut up, subconscious.

I pulled out my water bottle. "Here's your little poison." I smiled.

Lucas watched me intently. "What are you gonna do with that?"

"Well, prove you wrong. I need you to bare your palms and I'd pour some." I spoke. "It's just water, Lucas," I said again.

Lucas inhaled deeply and he looked like he was having a hard time making a decision. But he eventually put his palm down and I slid open my water can.

Here goes nothing.

It happened in seconds. One moment I was grinning and hoping this would prove Lucas wrong. The second I was screaming and scared because I'd hurt Lucas.

And not just hurt.

It was a big hurt.

His skin was peeled off, revealing bloody flesh that made me nauseous. The water can fall off my hands, and I pressed my palms to my mouth as I stared at Lucas's hand.

I think I passed out.

But I could remember muttering these words before my eyes fluttered shut.

Werewolves are real!