Chapter 23: Old ties

"Oh my God, Rosabella, for god's sake come and eat something" Nathaniel was screaming at me to eat something for an hour, but I had lost my appetite since I left home. Isaac was my home, wherever he lived, it was my home. It's been a whole day since I left Isaac's house, I was feeling this emptiness inside me but I know that was for the best.

"Go away, Nathaniel " I nestled my neck into my pillow wish it could be Isaac.

"If you don't eat, you will die of starvation, so please eat something" Nathaniel insisted.

"Look, Nathaniel just leave me alone, please. I don't want to eat anything, it's very nice of you to look after me, but I don't need it. I have been alone for a long time, so don't worry" I looked at his frustrated face.

"You are stubborn" Nathaniel groaned and sat on the edge of my bed.

"I know" I shrugged.

"Stop fighting, Rosabella" he sighed.

"I'm not fighting with you" I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Yes, you are," he sighed.

"Okay, I will not fight from now on," I mumbled, "I am sorry,"

"Now, will you eat something?"

"Nope," I shook my head.

"Ugh, fine do whatever you want" Nathaniel shouted and stood up and walked out of the room.

Darlene entered the room with a confusing expression on her face, "what happened to him?"

I sighed, "I don't know."

Darlene sat beside me on my bed, "are you okay?"

I looked at her while smiling sadly, "I don't know what is being okay anymore."

She looked at me apologetically, "I know, it's not something which you wanted in your life, Rosabella, but now you've got it, so you've to face it with your chin up and maybe also some claws and spells."

I chuckled with tears in my eyes, "you can call me Belle."

She smiled, "so, Belle will you eat something now?"

I nodded, "yes, I guess so."

"I was asking you the same thing," Nathaniel coughed while standing in the doorway with his arms folded.

Darlene rolled her eyes at Nathaniel, "stop it, Nate."

He rolled his eyes, "ask the little witch to stop winning."

"I don't even know any spell, how can I be a witch?" I looked at both of them.

"Gran was telling me that you don't even have to read spells, you are powerful enough to do things with your mind," Darlene said like it's not a big deal.

"What?" I yelled.

Darlene laughed, "you have to learn so many things, Belle."

"Now, can you please eat something?" Nathaniel asked looking annoyed.

"Fine, can I have some ice cream please?" I asked.

"Okay, I will go and get some ice cream then," he said scratching his back of the head.

"You can do it? Oh, please, please, get me one with chocolate chips," I said while squealing in excitement.

Darlene laughed and joined, "get me one which has strawberries, please."

Nathaniel looked at her, annoyingly, "she's our guest, you get one for yourself," he got disappeared into thin air.

"He's a jerk face," Darlene murmured making me laugh.

"Are you guys siblings?" I inquired.

"Oh lord, no thank God," Darlene joked but smiled, "he's my very close friend, he acts like a jerk often but you will get used to it."

Before I could say anything Selena entered the room, "are you enjoying your stay, Rosabella?

I faced her and smiled, "yes, thank you."

She frowned and looked at Darlene, "where is Nate?"

"He went to get some ice cream," Darlene beamed.

"Reluctantly," Nathaniel's voice boomed from the hallway, "you forgot to add reluctantly."

He entered the room and handed me and Darlene ice creams while holding two buckets in his hand and looking at Selena with a frown on his face, "you can choose one." Selena chose one and he plopped beside Darlene on my bed eating his ice cream, quietly.

Selena settled on the couch which was placed beside the bed facing us, "it's not a very promising dinner but good for a heated discussion."

Nathaniel interjected, "no food will be adequate for what you're about to inform her."

Selena rolled her eyes, "hush, don't scare her more by illustrating the situation worse"

"The situation in which a grandmother is thirsty for her granddaughter's blood," Nathaniel looked at me and nodded, "yeah it's not worse, don't worry."

Darlene slapped his arm, "shut up, Nate."

I looked at Selena in disbelief, "Is she going to kill me for real?"

"Yes, she's going to kill you for real," Darlene scrunched her nose, "How can she kill you, imaginatively?

Nate mimicked the previous action of Darlene and slapped her arm, "Shut up, Darlene."

Selena shook her head, disappointingly at both of them making me laugh, the situation was serious but the presence of Nate and Darlene was making the atmosphere light.

"Why does she want to kill me?" I asked.

"For your powers," Nathaniel replied, nonchalantly, "she's a bitch."

I looked at him with wide eyes and hit him with a cushion making Darlene chuckled, "you're so unconcerned about it, she wants to kill me, Nathaniel."

"She wants to kill everyone for power, as I told you she's a fucking bitch," Nathaniel said while holding the pillow, "and please call me Nate."

Selena was aggravated and glared at Darlene and Nate, "you both go out."

"But I didn't even do anything," Darlene protested, "it was all Nate doing."

Selena closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "still you both go out of the room."

Darlene was whining while Nate was smirking, but when they saw Selena's infuriated face. They sheepishly walked out of the room.

"These two are unbelievable and unbearable, " Selena took a breath of relief, and continued, "anyway, yes she wants your power, child. You're very extraordinary, witches have one signature ability, some can heal, some can regulate the weather, some can speak to the dead, some can teleport. There are a lot of different magic, but if we talk about you, you can do bits of every magic there is just by focusing on that magic. You can duplicate any magic there is."

I blinked and stared at her with my mouth wide open, "excuse me, ma'am, I just want to say this is not making any sense. First, I am a Lycan which makes me stronger than normal wolves, the second, I am a copycat witch, which makes me stronger than normal witches?"

She nodded and clasped her hands together, "yes, this is it."

I was quiet for some time, "why does she want my powers?"

"She wants to end the kind of werewolves," She whispered.

My heart started thumping faster, if she wants to do it then it's just not me who is in danger. It's every other innocent werewolf out there, even Isaac.

"How can we stop her?" I looked at her with a serious expression, I can't let her do this even though I wasn't with Issac, but I couldn't let any harm come near her.

She sighed, "I don't know that, but what I know is, you're our only hope to stop Athena."

"Why me?" I asked in a hushed tone scared of her reply.

"When I saw you in your mother's arms, I knew instantly you would be Athena's undoing. You're not even aware of your strengths, hence I asked Nate to bring you here," she smiled with a defeated expression, "I feel responsible for what havoc she can wreck on this world, I have to stop it. I need to stop her."

I furrowed my eyebrows, "how do you know so much about her?"

"I am her sister."



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