Chapter Four

ESMERALDA

“We should tell her.” Kira said, looking straight at me. It was obvious she doesn't want to keep it hidden from Marcelene anymore. I sighed, we really should have told her long ago.

“ I know, I know Kira,” I said, sighing again. “But I fear it's no longer in our hands.”

“What do you mean? What aren't you telling me Esme?” Kira blinked, searching my face for clues. She always does that when she's curious.

“Alpha Tan called. He demands that we bring Marcelene to the Willow tomorrow. Unfailingly. He was very furious, Kira.”

“ Oh God, we should have told her sooner.” I mouthed.

“ We did what's best for her at the time. We both wanted her to live her life before any wolf episodes take it over. And furthermore she didn't turn for the past two years.” Kira said and I sighed again.

“ Alpha Tan will be very hard on her. It's all going to be my fault.”

“No, no don't say that. It's no one's fault, Esme.” She touched my shoulder “ All we have to do now is get past the night, watch whether she'll turn or not and be there to support her through.” Kira concluded and I nodded. She has always been the strong one. She's a beta, of course she'll be stronger-minded than I am, a mere Omega.

“I guess I'll be a vigilante tonight.” She joked but we both know this night will definitely change all our lives.

MARCELENE

I woke up with a start. Pain shot through my whole body. My body was on fire. It really felt like a serious fire.

“Ahhhhhhh.” A scream shot out of my mouth immediately. The pain was too much. Too potent.

I jumped out of bed sweating profusely. My body felt like it's on another level of pain. In a daze I saw my bedside clock read 12:00. It's midnight.

The curtains of my window were wide open and I saw the moon in its full circle and bright self, staying up there arrogantly in the sky. I have always loved watching the moon. It mostly brings me peace, I used to go to the roof top of my apartment just to have a clear and uninterrupted time staring at it. Never in a million years would I have known it would punish me this way.

I'm I about to turn?

“Ahhhh, maaaamaaaa, ahhhh!” I groaned out, gripping the wooden frame of my bed for support. In a force, the door of my room swung open. Aunt Kira's eyes were wide open, they were literally glowing.

“Great!” She grunted.

While I disconnected my hands from the frame and swung them across my vanity mirror and everything on the table. The mirror broke alongside the breakables, on the floor, making a really loud sound, but it didn't jolt me out of the trance I'm in nor make me feel any better.

“Aunt Kira?” I managed to groan out. She didn't reply. Instead she grabbed me by my two arms, her nails digging into my skin, causing a bare minimum of pain compared to how I'm feeling.

She forcefully dragged me out of my room.

I instinctively kicked and clawed, but she was just too strong.

I felt like escaping and dashing into the woods, maybe I'll have some peace then.

But Aunt Kira's grip was not losing anytime soon and she has me completely overpowered.

“Esme are you ready?” I heard aunt Kira call. I darted my eyes towards my mother. She was standing at the foot of the stairs, holding…Wait, are those chains? My eyeballs shot out and a new surge of energy hit me hard. My adrenaline count must have definitely surpassed a thousand, as I struggled more determined to escape. I almost did, but mom joined aunt Kira and their strength doubled. They successfully chained me up to the iron stair railing.

I never imagined I could be this violent. But the animal in me isn't calming anytime soon.

The entire room was silent and my groans and writhing filled the room, along with me drawing and kicking hard at the iron railing, wanting it to break so I could scramble free.

“Geez. I didn't know it would be this bad.” Aunt Kira said, panting heavily.

“Neither did I.” Mom said also.

“I guess we underestimate this whole thing.”

“But Kira deep down, I didn't know she'll actually want to turn. I mean I know the full moon will affect her but this… is something.” Mom said, turning to me.

“Look, Esme, we both know that will not hold her down for long,” aunt Kira said pointing at the chains. “Definitely not for the entire night and this night just started.”

“ We can't possibly lock her in a room; she'll jump out through the window.” My mom said and aunt Kira nodded.

I glanced at them as they argued, deciding how to hold me in place. I felt really sorry for my mom for a second, but the wolf in me won't allow me to feel any emotions. I immediately turned my thoughts and energy back to my biggest problem, getting out of the damn chains.

“Bloody hell!” I shouted, making both of them turn to look at me at once.

My mother walked and squatted in front of me, patting my hair softly.

“Calm down baby. It will soon be okay.” She said silently, her hand still in my hair.

As if that was a que, I scratched her in a swift succession. From her neck and across her shoulder.

“Ahhhhhh.” She yelped, backing away from me in horror.

Aunt Kira gasped and rushed to her side and added pressure to the wound as blood pools on the floor.

Suddenly I ripped out the chains from the rail and dashed upstairs to my room. I locked the door and jumped out of the house altogether through the window.

Aunt Kira didn't follow me immediately, she's probably trying to look after my mother first.

I dashed towards the woods. I ran and ran on my fours deep inside the woods till I couldn't hear anyone's pants but mine and the trees. Then my bones started breaking all of a sudden. Pain and anguish enveloped my soul. I turned.

I didn't know how long I ran, minutes, hours , I had no ideas. But what I was able to comprehend was that someone was with me. I felt the person running with me all through.

I slowly stopped running. I looked around me, it was dawn already and the moon was already fading.

I feel myself transform back to normal, but fatigue sets in, making my eyes blurry.

I collapsed on the ground, but before I passed out, I saw the silhouette of a man, a huge man, just like in my dreams walking towards me and my eyes slowly drifted into slumber.