Chapter 68

LAYLA

I know talking to myself will not help the situation. I go back to my laptop as I put on my gown and then I start to read all about werewolves. I realize now that it is real and it is not a myth. I spent the rest of the night until the early morning hours, just researching all about werewolves.

I soon realize that I have a lot of power in me. I also realized that I need a lot of food and a lot of sleep. I do not know how to control the wolf in me but I know once I am able to do that, I might be unstoppable. I hear my roommates stumbling through the hallways and I know that I will not have time to myself any longer.

I read that I should not get angry or excited otherwise I might just turn into a wolf. I do not need anyone to know that I am a werewolf no matter how weird it sounds. I quickly close my laptop and then crawl into bed. I will just act as if I am asleep. I do not want to talk to anyone right now.

JAKE

I made it through another crowd in the airport and got settled in the hotel. Mark told me all about my itinerary and when I should speak to the press. I luckily have some time to myself and as the night falls and I start to wonder if I am going to see Layla again. There is no way that I can get her to come to my room or that I can go to hers.

Everyone will suspect me if I go to her room. I decided to try and get my mind off her as I know I am only going to see her at the stage. I get onto my bike and try to just be free for a little while. I like to go to the outskirts of the cities because it is as if I feel even freer when I am there.

I drive past a forest and I just could not stop myself from turning that way. I just have to have a look and see if I have improved in my skills as a wolf yet. I must say that I enjoy being a wolf a little bit more than being a human. It is almost as if I am more comfortable in my wolf form. I do enjoy being Jake Anderson but the loneliness has taken place in my heart.

When I am in my wolf form I feel not so lonely anymore and now that I have a pack, I feel a little bit more like I belong somewhere. But when I get close to the group of trees, I smell a familiar scent. I quickly stop my motorcycle and start to run, turning into the wolf. As I run to the center of the forest the scent becomes even more intense.

I know this scent and now I can hear their thoughts.

"Welcome back Great White"

It is my pack. I am sure that we discussed only meeting each other at a later time so I quickly ask.

"What are you guys doing here? Aren't we supposed to only meet next month again?"

"Yes we are but we have to welcome a new member and we will be meeting her here, in this country"

A strange happiness overcomes me. I guess I also share the feelings of the pack. Now, I know how they felt when they met me the first time. I am strangely excited to meet this new wolf.

"This will be our last member. Then we are a full pack"

I am so glad that they are here as I was feeling a bit lonely after what happened to Layla. Then, we start to run through the forest. I enjoy every moment of it as we discuss the difficulties in our lives and how we hunt down our dinner.

I can clearly see that I can do things that some of the other wolves can not do. I have become a bit of a perfectionist in my wolf life just as much as I do in my human life. I want to stay in this form for as long as I can but I know that I will be exhausted if I go back to the hotel.

Doing a concert already takes it out of me and if I do not get any sleep it just makes things worse. But I push until I can not push any longer and then just as I want to say goodbye, they let me know that they will meet this person tomorrow.

It saddens me because I do not know if I would be able to attend this glorious ceremony as my show is tomorrow. I can see that it is an urgency for them that I need to be there and so I say that I will do my best. I make my way back to the hotel and immediately get into my bed. Tomorrow is going to be a big day as I have to be interviewed before the show.

LAYLA

I do not know what time it is but Rita shakes me awake.

"Come on, honey we need to go. The stage waits for no man"

I get out of my bed completely exhausted as if I have run for miles last night. I do know exactly what time I fell asleep but it is amazing that the drunk Rita is awake before me. I guess it is not her first rodeo. I am the last in the bathroom to get ready and I know that they have already made their way to the vans.

I am just about to brush my teeth when suddenly I hear a sharp sound in my ear. I have to put my hands over my ears and fall down to the floor because I can not handle the sound. Then it stops in a second. I realized that this probably has something to do with me being a werewolf but what can it mean?

Then I look at my watch and quickly grab my bag running down to the van. I am beyond late and I hope that I would get a seat. Luckily, I am just in time as the last van pulls away with me in it. We get to the stage and I make my way to the makeup room.

Even though I am still confused about what is happening to me, I can not stop feeling nervous to see Jake tonight. I have not seen him since yesterday after we had the most amazing sex of my life. I do not know how he is going to be and if he is going to decide to fire me. The thought of not seeing him again brings great sadness to my heart.

Nevertheless, I start to prepare outfits for him for tonight and I know that he might come walking through that door any second, or maybe it would be Mark firing me. But then that sound stings again, this time it is much louder and it does not want to stop.

It feels as if the room has grown smaller and everything is suffocating me. I have to get out of this room now. I try to walk out of the room looking as normal as possible but the sound is just increasing. I finally made my way outside and then I start to run.

I just want to run away from the sound as the pain is excruciating. But then something strange happens, I turn into that wolf again. Luckily, I ran into a field nearby and it is already dark. I hope that no one saw me and I quickly hide behind a tree.

The moment that I turned into a wolf, the sound changed into a voice. It is a man's voice, no, it is a group of people. They keep repeating the same phrase over and over again.

"Come to us. Follow our voices"

I am not sure what is happening to me but suddenly it is as if the wolf in me takes me over. I start to run even faster and something inside me starts to enjoy it. It is as if I have no control over where I am going. All I know is that I am running faster than the wind.