The Voice

Words replayed in my head like a broken record.

“…It was near midnight when I found two crying kids left on my doorstep…”

“…she made you into a completely different person…”

“…she’s more dangerous than werewolves themselves!”

“…her blood turned her brother into a monster…”

In the span of just a few minutes, there had been several revelations, but nothing devastated me more than the truth behind Lucas’s shift.

That night… both mom and dad had been gone for days so Lucas and I were left alone at home. In the middle of most nights, we’d stay up messing with leftover food and blending them together with all sorts of chopped pretty flowers we picked outside. We were doing our own little experiment in the kitchen, but Lucas’ eyes went wide with terror the moment the edge of the knife missed the target and slammed into my finger.

“What? You’re scared of a little bit of blood? I’m a gangster, I can’t even feel pain cuz of a measly cut!”

I had laughed at him pretty hard but back then, Lucas ne