Chapter 129 – Competition–1
–LIA’S POV–
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For the first time since I started dating Zane, I was happy that weekend had approached.
On school days, it was impossible for me to hide anything I was. doing from Zane. Normally, I didn’t need to. I trusted him with my heart and soul, and I could share every part of myself with him without any shame or fear.
But what I was doing now was something I knew he would object to, something he was trying to keep me away from because he was afraid for my security.
A part of me wondered if I was doing the right thing. Listening to Zane had always kept me safe. But I was sick and tired of being so helpless. So defenseless against the dark forces that came against me, against us. Be it The Order, or the thing that was inside me, the thing I had to understand in order to be able to wield it like a weapon—just like werewolves did.
My dreams had meaning. I was certain of it. I had dreamt about werewolves bowing down before me during a blood moon. My imagination had never been that exciting. I had never had dreams of any substance before. So if I was having these vivid, clear visions of a life I hadn’t lived yet, there was a huge chance that the Moon Goddess was trying to tell me something. Now that I believed in the supernatural, nothing felt too crazy to be
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true.
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I took a deep breath, my hands shaking slightly as I dialled Blake’s number.
I could have gone to him myself, but I felt I was safer in my own house. It was also much less suspicious, given the tracker Zane had gotten installed into my back after the incident that night. He’d wanted to do it for quite long, but as he started sleeping. at my house, we thought it wasn’t necessary. After the latest incident, Zane decided this was the best way to protect me, and I had no arguments. He was right.
Blake picked up the phone on the fourth call, his surprise clearly evident in his tone. “Hello?” he asked like a question.
“Hi,” I said softly. “It’s me, Lia.”
“I… I know. Is everything okay?“,
He knew there was no way I’d call him unless I really needed something.
“Yes, everything’s fine,” I replied. “For now.”
“For now?”
I bit my lip, trying to find the right words.
“Look, Blake. There is a favour I need from you, but I can’t tell
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Zane about it.”
His tone perked up. “Of course, Lia. Anything for you.”
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“It’s not anything like that, alright? I don’t have any interest in you,” I stated clearly.
There was a short pause on the other end.
“I’m aware.”
“Good. I want you to remember that if you’re going to agree to help me.”
Blake chuckled humourlessly. “It’s the most painful truth of my life, Lia. I don’t forget about it for even a second.”
“Okay,” I said, nodding. “I want you to help me find out what I am, and how to control it.”
Blake fell silent again. “Why isn’t Zane doing that?”
I swallowed. “I think he is. I think he knows everything. But he’s keeping secrets to protect me. To spare me the worry and to keep me safe.”
“So you came to me? Because you think I’m so desperate to be around you, that I’ll never turn you down?”
I felt called out.
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“Well, yes. I guess.”
Blake sighed. “I wish I could tell you you’re wrong.”
Bingo.
“So you’re going to help me?”
“Yes. I will. How do you wanna do this?”
“I don’t know. But whatever it is, it has to happen over the weekend and I cannot leave my house for it.”
“Why not?”
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“Because… I’ll feel safer here,” I said, keeping the tracker part
from him.
“You’re not in any kind of danger from me, Lia.”
“I can’t trust you completely, Blake,” I said. “After what you did, I can’t exactly risk it.”
“Alright, “he replied. “But I’m gonna need a day before I come to you. I’ll get us some books from back home. We can read them together and try to figure out what you are.”
I frowned. “You have books like that?”
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“Of course. Every pack house has a library with ancient scriptures. Some authentic, others not so much.”
“Then Zane must have one as well.”
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“He probably does. Which is why I asked why he isn’t helping you in the first place.”
I felt an odd uneasiness in my chest. Why was Zane hiding this from me? Was he even researching, or did he not care?
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No, that wasn’t possible. Zane cared about me deeply. There was no way he didn’t find out yet.
Or maybe, whatever I was wasn’t in the books he had.
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