"I am the storm"

A loud knock at the bedroom door broke apart the moment we shard. "Just a second ." I choked out, wiping the tears from my face. Alexander immediately composed himself, back to the once cold, and closed off Alpha King. 

He stood up and placed a kiss on my forehead. "I love you," he whispered, turning away from me. His shirt clenched to his body and moved with his muscles, as he walked towards the door.

Our room in the palace was much more 'accessible' for anyone than our home. He wanted to come here instead, in case something happens. The reason, the hospital is closer. He opened the door, only to reveal the last person I now dared to face.

Alpha Luke.

"You said you would give her time, Alpha. It's not the best time, the choice is hers. Remember that." Alexander spoke, blocking my view of the Alpha, my brother.

"I know, what I said, Alpha King... it's just, my parents. They just want one moment with her. They have been sear-" 

"Don't you dare place any demands or stress on her. She has been through enough, now is not the time to add to that!" Alexander spat out, cutting him off.

Alpha Luke was silent.

Parents... the word brought back a thousand memories. I had parents... they hated me, abused me... and now they are haunting me. I always wished to have my real parents, the others always made it more than known, that they hate me, never wanted me, and that I am a burden to them.

I suddenly remembered... a little light went on in my head... and I remembered. Shit, the day of the crash. 

Shit... Shit... shit...

I forgot to tell Alexander.

'No shit.' Ella snapped at me.

"Alec," I said softly, making him jolt towards me.

Within seconds he was once again kneeled before me. Cupping my face, searching for something. For what, I don't know.

"I forgot to tell you something..." I said.

He nodded his head and I told him everything I remembered. From the snow to my father and mother with Mitch. I repeated every word, every feeling I felt. Making sure not to miss a single detail of that "dream." The memories of that day were like a stab in my heart, it hurt so badly.

"I know who we need to talk to," he said after I explained for more than half an hour.

"Who?" 

"Maxine," he said, just that. Nothing else, just a name that made his eyes glow gold. 

Was it strange to feel jealous? It seemed like there is allot about Alexander that I still don't know.

"Get dressed, well leave in half an hour," he said coldly.

"Okay." 

He walked towards the door, my eyes followed him, landing on Alpha Luke.  "Can they come, with us?" I asked. Alexander looked at me for a moment, his eyes hard and angry.

"If you insist," he said, leaving the room. The door slammed close behind him, making me feel as cold as ice.

Did I do something wrong?

"Something is off," Ella said.

"I don't know, maybe he is angry. I really did forget to tell him, Ella." 

"I know. Let's get ready," she said, cutting me off

"Ella... who is Maxine?" I asked. I waited and waited for her to respond, after accepting, that she will also ignore me, I got off the bed and headed to the bathroom.

After undressing I got into the shower, the hot water hit my aching body. The steam relaxed my muscles, as I scrubbed my body. Even after a week, I still feel dirty, like I need to scrub myself blisters just to feel clean, for a moment at least. 

I reached for the conditioner and a sharp pain hit me in my abdomen. I closed my eyes, ignoring the pain, and took the conditioner from the small stand in the shower. My teeth clenched and I bit onto my bottom lip, trying to fight the raging pain. I could taste the blood in my mouth from biting my lip, but it was the only way I could stop myself from screaming my lungs out.

"Fight it!" Ella said

"I'm trying, my fucken hardest, Ella!" I snapped back at her. "What's wrong? " I asked.

"Witches."

"What? How the hell can they make me feel like this?" I asked.

"Remember that cut? That's how and the best part? Alexander won't be able to feel this. This is our battle."  she said. 

"What do they want?" I choked out, dropping the bottle of conditioner. The intense pain shot through my stomach, like a bolt of lightning slamming in my chest.

Shit.

"The baby. He will be the future King. If he survives everything." she said. 

"What."  I stuttered, clenching onto my stomach for dear life, as the pain traveled to my legs. "He?" I asked.

"Yes. He. As in a boy. Pay attention! Idiot" she snapped at me. "So, fight it. Tap into all your emotions. You're alone in this. I can't help, shifting or switching now will do more damage." She cut our connection, leaving me alone to deal with this. 

I can't believe it, a boy... a son, goddess why can I have a normal werewolf life?  My legs started to tremble as I held onto my stomach. 

"Please goddess... just help me," I whispered, tears streaming down my face. 

Before I knew it, I was crouching in the shower, I tried to stay up but fell to my knees, in less than a second. All I could think about was Alexander, would he ever forgive me if I let this happen, if the little hope we had was gone due to my incompetence. He was already so hurt and broken, he already blames himself.

Hot liquid traveled out of my nose, blood.

shit...

I was scared, I felt so scared. How do I fight this? How do you fight something you can't see? How do you fight something that has more power than you, I've never even met a witch. How the hell should I know how to fight one? 

 "Tap into your darn emotions!" was all Ella said to me. 

How do you fucken do that?  Tapping into emotions? Like its a darn tap you can open.

You never know until you try, right?

I placed both my hands on my stomach. "We can do this little one," I whispered. I don't know where to go from here, all I could do was try. Try to do this, try saving my pup.

For Alexander, for me, for him...

I held onto my breath while the pain traveled through my body, I shut my eyes and thought about the pup, Alexander and Lily, William, Bella, Cole, Phoebe, Bella's little one, and... the pack. I loved each and every one of them, with all of my heart. I thought of Nicola, my best friend. That she would want me to fight this, despite feeling alone, I knew she would want me to stand up for myself. All I could feel was the love I had for all of them. The love I have for Alexander, the possibility of getting to know the truth about my birth parents, and brother. 

I could feel it rising within me, I felt it coming from within my heart, traveling through my body, as my body started to heat up, again.

What the fuck is this? Am I some kind of freak?

My blood felt like it was boiling in my veins, twisting me from the inside out. The pain was overwhelming, but for some reason, it helped. It slowly took away the pain that caused me to be in this situation in the first place.

The shower door slammed open, causing me to jolt back, my heart was pounding in my chest.  I was naked, my face must be full of blood, my body was aching and I still have not conditioned my hair. 

I started to cry uncontrollably as I felt my emotions peak. I felt like an emotional ticking timebomb.

Alexander crouched down, his face filled with worry as he helped me stand up, holding onto me. I buried my face in his chest, ignoring the rising heat between us. "How did you know?" my voice was raspy and full of emotion as I just held onto him.

"I couldn't feel your emotions anymore," he said back.

"I'm so glad you're here," I said, sobbing, I just want things to go better. I'm tired of all of this... 

"I've got you," he said, pulling me in closer.

A wave of courage traveled through me, from where I don't know.... but I made up my mind. 

At this moment, in just a second, I decided. I am no longer going to sit back, they will no longer be the storm in my life. 

It's time to put an end to all of this if it's the last thing I do.  This has to end. 

I am a wolf, I am the storm. I will not be afraid!

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