"So you can shift into one? I'm not buying this, Dad," I said. At first, I thought they were overprotective, and now they were being plain delusional. How could I take them seriously now?
He rubbed his large black beard and sighed. "I haven't shifted since we came here to escape Howl's Edge with you as a baby."
"Is that the island you and Mom keep talking about?"
"Yes," he said. "When we left, we obtained the pills from Zeneesha. The witch doctor.”
"A witch doctor? What are those pills doing to me, Dad? Why do I need to take them?" I demanded.
"Those pills were supposed to control yourahemurges,” he explained. "Like sexual urges."
Scrunching my eyebrows, I looked at him like he had lost it.
“What are you talking about? Just say it clearly, I’m grown,” I demanded.
“Those pills squashed your urges to date anyone, and it kept your scent hidden from any werewolves looking for you,” said my mom.
Suddenly, I realized it. Ever since I stopped taking those pills, my feelings have grown stronger. My emotions heightened, and I felt the urge to be with a male. The pillswereharming me, and I didn’t care about the story behind it.
Anger began to well up inside me at the horrible secret my parents kept from me.
Like I was a damn kid.
“Why did you give me the pill? Don’t I deserve happiness too?” I asked, my voice breaking.
“Yes, baby,” said my mom in a calmer voice. “I wanted to keep you safe because you were special.”
“Special, how?”
“You’re an omega werewolf. The rarest kind. The kind all male alphas fight over and would kill for,” she explained. “I needed to take you away from all that. For your safety. We snuck on a supply boat here, not sure what the future would hold.”
“Why haven’t you explained this to me years ago? It’s not fair.”
“I’m sorry,” said Mom. “But now you’re in danger, and we need to move away from here. Start packing tonight. We need to leave immediately. The howl outside sounds like an alpha wolf.”
“How about your jobs?” I asked.
“We only care about your safety. Where are those pills?”
“If you had told me this years ago, this wouldn’t have happened. I threw away the pills,” I stood up and walked to the window, my arms crossed. I wasn’t going to get up and leave because my parents said so.
“How could you throw them away?” my mom burst out. “Start packing, Tiana. We have to go before anyone tracks you down.”
My parents left the room, closing the door behind them.
As always, I was forced to do whatever they told me. I never had a voice.
How could they let me go around not knowing what I truly was? I couldn’t believe them. Anger filled me as I stuffed my clothes in a small suitcase I found in the closet.
I wasn’t going to go with my parents. I wasn’t going to let them be burdened with me anymore.
Pulling out my phone, I texted Lori.
Can u come get me?- Me
Sure, right now?- Lori
Yes.