Chapter 9

ARIEL POV

It was dark.

I was back in my bedroom. My face pinched into a frown as confusion clouded my thoughts.

I was supposed to be in that cabin back at the Blood Moon Pack. How did I get back here?

I could see light sipping into the room from under the door. I walked briskly towards the door and opened it.

The hallway was brightly lit —exactly how it used to be. I could hear the loud sounds of the video game coming from Aaron’s room.

It made no sense. I looked from left to right wondering how I got here.

I heard the water come on in the kitchen and I made my way there. My mother stood over the sink wearing the T-shirt I got for her.

“Mum!" I hurried over to her and wrapped my arms around her tightly. My heart melted immediately.

“Ariel,” she shrugged me off and stared into my face, “what has come over you?”

She scanned me closely trying to figure out if I had finally lost it. “You see me doing the dishes, right? The same dishes I asked you to clean a few hours ago.”

I stepped ba