63
Lucy
I waited for them to come back, for something else to happen, but nothing happened. I slumped back against the back of the backseat. My whole body felt like it was covered in a thin layer of sweat. My heart was racing. I didn’t know what to say or do, so I just lay there and let my body calm down.
A knock sounded on the door. I looked up as the door unlocked. Tina slipped into the backseat and pulled me into her arms with a soft little gasp.
“I’m so glad you’re okay,” she whispered as the doors locked. The woman in the driver’s seat cranked up the car. Soon, the car began to move.
I felt it rock me as I leaned into Tina’s arms.
The woman in the front seat looked back at me with kind eyes. She had dark hair and bright, almost emerald-green eyes. She smelled a little like grass and flowers.
I looked out the window, back at the house, as we grew further away.
“Thank you,” I whispered.
“You still breathing?” Tina asked.
“Y-Yeah.”
“Good,” she said, stroking my hair. “We’re headed to the office to help you get squared away, okay? It’s a bit of a drive, but you’ll be safe.”
She reached forward and took a box from the woman in the passenger seat and gave it to me.
“This phone is yours.”
My eyes burned with tears. “Thank you.”
“We’ll get you to see a doctor.”
I nodded. “I-I saw one before we came… A while ago. I-I’m not pregnant.”
She let out a soft sigh. “I’m glad to hear that.”
The car sped up as it turned onto the road. As we drove, I saw another car that looked just like the car I was in stopped on the road. A woman was standing over a naked man, and my heart leaped into my throat.
That was Matt and Tony. I knew it, but neither of them got up to chase the car I was in. The car pulled to the left and turned around to head in the opposite direction. I watched out the back window until I couldn’t see the car or even the two of them on the road.
“Thank you,” I whispered again, sniffling. “T-Thank you so much.”
“Anytime,” she said. “Us not-quite delinquent girls have to stick together… Love the haircut, by the way. I remember you used to wear it short like this when we were kids too.”
I laughed. It just bubbled up out of me, and I nodded. “I’ve never liked long hair.”
“After you’re settled in, we should do lunch or something, hm?”
“Yeah. Th-That’d be great.”
She pat my shoulder. “Get some rest. It’s a while before we get to the pit stop.”
Even if I wanted to stay awake, I couldn’t. My eyes slid shut. The stress, the emotions, and the relief all came crashing down and pulled me into a deep sleep.
I didn’t dream for the first time in a while. When I woke up, it was dark outside. The car was still moving down the highway, and I smelled food. My clutch was vibrating.
“Hey, back there. Do you want something to eat?”
I nodded and sat up. Tina was already eating. The woman in the passenger seat passed a bag to me. My stomach rumbled as I opened it. I couldn’t say that I had much of an appetite these past few days, and now, it felt like it was all catching up to me. I unwrapped and ate whatever it was.
“You like burritos, huh?”
I smiled at Tina. “I’ve never had one before… but it tastes good.”
“You can’t go wrong with a good burrito!” The woman in the passenger seat said. “Also, your communication crystal has been buzzing for the past twenty minutes.”
I nodded and opened my clutch. It was Yvonne calling me.
I answered.
“Don’t speak,” she said gently. “Snap one for yes and two for no. Are you safe?”
I snapped once. She let out a sigh. “Do you know where they are?”
I snapped twice.
“Do you think they know where you are?”
I snapped twice again.
“Good. I’ll call back when it’s safe. Dagon should be calling you again soon. Be safe. One day, we should meet up. Preferably on a beach when you’re old enough to drink.”
I smiled and snapped once.
“If you need help with anything, you can always reach me. No questions asked. Oh, and I’ll send you the information on the potion so you can keep up with it. Let me know when you see a doctor, and I’ll send them my notes too. Take care, all right.”
I snapped once, and my eyes burned as I couldn’t even say thank you.
She disconnected the call, and I finished the burrito.
“Stacy has one of those,” Tina said, looking at the crystal. “I asked her once what it was, and she told me that it was kind of complicated to explain. What kind of trouble were you really in?”
I smiled at her. “I… hardly even know.”
“Werewolves,” the woman in the passenger seat said. “Blue Moon werewolves: dangerous, hot-headed, stubborn, and a pain in the ass. Their only redeeming quality is that their pack keeps the other two from reaching their full crazy potential.”
“Werewolves?” Tina asked. “Like… real werewolves?”
“Real,” she sighed, and something crinkled. Then, her mouth sounded full. “We’ve still got a long way to go, so ask away. Better than driving in silence.”
“What are your names?” I asked.
“I’m Cara. This is my esteemed and silent partner in crime, Sade.”
“Thank you both,” I said.
“Think nothing of it. I have my own vendetta against werewolves, and so does she.” She sighed. “I really don’t want another war to start in my lifetime, so I have to ask why those two werewolves want you so badly?”
I swallowed. “They… keep calling me their mate.”
She turned and looked at my neck. “Makeup?”
I shook my head. “They healed… They kept healing no matter how many times they bit me.”
She hummed. “Werewolf healing factor.”
I dropped my gaze. “They said I’m a half-breed.”
“Charming.” She scoffed. “Honestly, who would think that’s fucking romantic? Werewolves are dumb. If you don’t remember anything else, remember that. They find a lot of comfort in all that Moon Goddess mythos, thinking they’re so special out of the entire supernatural community.”
“Would… you happen to know why their history books don’t have dates in them?”
She laughed. “Because they don’t have history books! They have myths and stories. It’s practically a religion.”
“You’re saying none of it really happened?”
“Oh, no. It happened. The whole werewolf community tearing itself apart after their Moon Goddess died? That happened. Her dying? Also happened. Her actually being an avatar of the Moon Goddess: no.”
I sat back. “I’m… supposed to be getting a supernatural education.”
“Council mandated?”
“The liaison for their pack arranged it—”
The crystal started to light up again. It was Dagon.
“That him?”
“Yes.”
“Well, answer the man,” she said.
I answered, and he appeared like a hologram above the crystal. He was grinning with a cocked eyebrow.
“You’re a sneaky little thing, aren’t you, Miss Graves?” He chuckled. “Caused a hell of an uproar.”
“Sorry.”
“Oh, don’t be. I knew nothing about it, no matter what they think. Yvonne didn’t know, so they’ll pout for a while, throw a fit and still get nowhere. I am required to transfer all of your things to the handler you’ll get whenever you… arrive at your new accommodations. I assume you’re with a witch coven of some kind, so it won’t be hard to find you.”
I nodded. “Okay.”
“We’ll have to take you out for a celebration one of these days,” he said and chuckled. “Just focus on settling in. I’ll check back in… after I negotiate the idiots out of jail.”
My eyes widened. “Jail?”
“Oh, yeah. They attacked a veritable witch princess!” He laughed. “Whatever coven you’re with is vicious as fuck. Tell them I applaud their methods.”
“We try our best,” Cara said.
Tina shook her head. “Werewolves… now witches?”
I smiled. “I’m pretty sure none of our teachers ever thought we’d end up here.”
Tina laughed.
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