Chapter 18
Eliana Adler's POV

I was a werewolf now and there was no turning back. I was so angry that I hit Zachary multiple times and he still didn't get angry or disappointed on me. His words were "if hitting me makes you feel better then do it" and i think that made me stop halfway. I thought he would heal but as I am his mate, it wouldn't heal on time. How did my life turn upside-down so fast? It was normal ish few hours ago. It all so new to me, i didn't even knew that I was Zachary's mate. No wonder it hurts me too, i must have hit him too deep. No, it's not just physical pain, he is sad cause of me. He is guilty for turning me into something that I didn't want. But he save my life too.

My senses are heightened, i can hear any sound just from a mile. I can even smell different scents and exactly know its source. I am faster, more stronger than before. Though I always feel sexual desires, my hormones are definately not like before when I was a human. I always want Zachary to myself, i can't stop myself from thinking about him naked all day. My cheeks turn red just thinking about it. This is embarassing, specially if Zachary could hear my thoughts. As he is my mate we can share our thoughts through our mind link. There is a way to block him but he didn't told me that.

There was one thing that made everyone surprise, i am still a seer. According to Raphael, i am a hybrid, half seer and half werewolf. So i can still break the curse. Raphael's pack is on the search for the skin walker. We only have three days to finish this curse and free them all and i am not going to run from my problem this time. I will safe these people and specially Zachary. Before I didn't even knew me and Zachary had a connection this deep but now I understand it, I can feel it within me. It's like I have another self inside me, in werewolf terms it's my wolf, my wolf is my other self. I can't deny the fact that I am not human anymore. Yes I am angry and very much disappointed in myself but I'll use that rage into breaking this curse and killing that Skin Walker.

I need to talk to nan and gramps, I know Zachary mimic my voice and told them that I am at my friends house but they still definitely are tensed and worried about me. They did try to call so many times but Zachary fixed it. I don't know if I would be able to face them like this. I am unstable and somehow guilty though none of this was my fault. At least it's not like "American Werewolf in London", we don't crave raw human meat but definitely a meat dish would be good when I am hungry. I learned that we can be alive being vegetarian and that's good. Unfortunately I have to lie to my grandparents again, I cannot tell them about all of this, they will definitely not believe me and moreover they will grounded me for making this bizarre story. They could also send me back to my parents and I don't want to take that risk. I took my phone and saw several missed calls from nan and also from Adi and Joshua. Chloe texted me too. They all must be worried too, I missed school for three days maybe and I never miss school. What if the teachers call my grandparents? I need to go back to my life, I'll have to act like myself again.

I took my phone and was ready to walk out of the door when I saw Zachary standing with his hands inside his pockets. We look into each other's eyes and he turn away. I wanted to comfort him but I still didn't completely forgive him.

"Go, I heard your thoughts. You should go back" he said looking away from me and walking away. He heard my thoughts again, I told him not to do it. I'll handle him later, right now I need to go back home. I walk out the door. I need practice to control my power properly, I wish I could use my super speed but I would probably fall down and break something. I walk out of the forest and call an Uber, after that i tell the driver about my address and he starts the car. I wish my grandparents believe my lie about being with friends.

The car stopped in front of my house. I slowly get out of the car, paid the driver and walk towards the door. I was anxious and nervous. I took a deep breath and ring the bell.

A very worried and nervous looking Nan open the door. She looked at me, her face lit up again and she quickly hugged me. Then I felt a force on my cheeks which made my head turn to the other side. I realised Nan slapped me hard. I looked at her in surprise.

"Do you have any idea how many time I called you? You couldn't pick up the phone and tell me that you are fine" Nan said while tears formed in her eyes. I was speechless for a moment.

"Sorry.." that was the only thing I could say.

"I never heard of this friends before. Are you telling the truth? Look into my eyes and say that you were not lying to me" Nan said while intensely looking at me. What was i supposed to say? It was a lie after all and I cannot look into her eyes and lie once again. I need to drop this discussion right now.

"Stop it Nan! Stop acting like my parents, you are just like them. Let me live my life for once" i snap back at her and quickly run to my room, closing the door behind me. Tear drops roll down my cheeks. I have never talk like that to my Nan or Gramps before. They must be heartbroken and shocked. I had no other choice but to act like that, she was asking too many questions.

"It's ok, calm down" i heard Zachary's soft voice inside my mind. He must be using mind link again. But something about his voice was different, it was soothing and relaxing. I felt calm and better. I'll go back later and ask Nan for forgiveness, maybe she will not be angry at me.

Ok, next step is that I have to blend in with everyone like before. I have to behave like a human again. I called Adi and ask him all about my classes that I missed. Told him a fake story and he believed me. Tomorrow I'll have to go to school and get back to being me.

"I am waiting near the river bed, your training starts from today" I felt Zachary's voice once again inside my head. Training? We didn't had any kind of agreement on that. I guess it's for good as we don't have much time on our hand. I thought to leave from my window, I slightly open the window and jump out of the room. I tried to be careful and hoping that nobody saw me. I took a deep breath and walk out of their. The river bed was not that far from my house. I took the back road. As I was walking I heard wood crackling sound behind me, I immediately knew someone was following me, a sudden smell of rose hit my nose. I quickly look behind me to catch the suspect who was following me. To my surprise it was that red haired woman, I have met her before she was so rude. I believe her name was Laura and she definitely hate me. I could feel the disgust in her from a mile.

"A loser like you can't be the Luna, you are a weakling and because of you Zachary is also turning into a loser, you should have never came here" Laura said in a very angry tone. Why she hate me so much? Assuming by her way of talking to me, she may be use to love Zachary but maybe it was only one sided. That must be the reason why she hate me so much.

"Don't you think we should focus on this virus more than focusing on the past. You can help me in getting rid of this curse" I said with an encouraging tone. She didn't seemed satisfied with my reply.

"We'll see about that" after saying that she disappeared into the thin air. What does she mean by that? I should definitely stay away from her, she seems like a trouble.

After few minutes I reached the river bed. I saw a blue stream in the forest. It was splashing and it curved gently as it moved through the forest. The aroma of the forest was very intoxicating. I plucked a few berries, they were sweet and fruity to the tongue. The birds were chirping and slow wind was blowing, making my hair sway. I felt alive and refreshed. It was like I born again, I felt like this after so many years. Suddenly my body hair rise and I felt something coming towards me in full speed. I jumped out of the way in a second and fell on the ground. When I look at it, I saw a huge branch of tree, sharp enough to kill any human. I saw as Zachary walked towards me looking disappointed.

"Too slow! If you want to stay alive, be more observant towards your surroundings, this branch could have hurt you" he said while putting his hand towards me to help me get up. I move his hand away and got up. I can show him that I am not weak or slow. I just need practice and I'll do better.

"I can do better, let's do it once again" I said with confidence and rage.

"Very well, then let's test your hearing abilities. Close your eyes and focus on the things which you want to hear, like I can hear hive of bees from 5 mile, try it" said Zach. He make it seems so easy. I took a deep breath and close my eyes. I could only hear things closer to me. I tried once again and again but there was no progress.

"How long this gonna take?" I asked.

"Be patient and it will work" he replied back.

I closed my eyes again and try to focus on bees, I tried to think about hive of bees and try to feel them around me, imagined their sound. I tried to block all other noise around me. Honey scent hit my nose. I stand their like that for an hour. I was on the verge of loosing motivation but then I heard faint sound of a bee, buzzing on top of a flower. After that came another buzzing sound and then another, slowly I could hear the whole hive of bees buzzing in a tree. I was so happy, finally I was successful and proud of myself. Soon I heard another sound, it felt like two people were talking, they were having conversations. The voice felt similar. I realised it was Nan and Gramps. Nan was sobbing and Gramps was comforting her. They were talking about me and how much I hurt Nan by my rough way of speaking. My heart dropped, I felt guilty and sad. I never thought to hurt them. I need to apologise to them. I open my eyes and search for Zachary, he was standing right in front of me, looking down at me like he already knew what was going on. He gave me a comforting look while agreeing with me. I need to say sorry to Nan, she always looks after me, it's my turn now to return back the favour.

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