Unknown number: Our earliest time for tomorrow, is at 10am.

Jamie: Awesome, thank you, I'll book for that time.

Unknown Number: I'll just need your address, and number to call 

Jamie: This number is fine, address is 29 ******* Drive

"Excuse me"

I look up from my phone to the unimpressed old lady, "Sorry, please excuse my rudeness, my shower at home decided it didn't want to work anymore, I've only now got someone who can come out and fix it for me" I scan her products and place then in a paper bag, putting a $10 gift card in the bag also to excuse my actions. 

I give her my best sincere smile, she sighs, but smiles back softly, "How long has your shower not been working?" she asks scanning her card.

"Two days now"

"And you've only now gotten in contact with someone?"

"Afraid so"

"This town and there work ethic" she mumbles walking off.

I place my phone under the counter sheepishly. 

The past few days have been enjoyable, Noah and I have spent our afternoons at the park with Jericho. Just talking at this point, but we both agreed to go on a date soon, Tuesday next week actually. It'll be our first proper date, without Jericho. We decided to go to this seafood restaurant in the city.  

I was looking forward to the food the most if I'm being honest, seafood is defiantly my favourite. I was nervous to take a step towards a potential romantic relationship with Noah, I haven't been in a proper relationship, the few I've been in were as a teenager. 

I'm not sure if I'm ready for an actual relationship, I want to travel the world then later settle with someone have some kids, maybe two? or three? 

Being in a relationship could stop that...

A whisper of a voice travels through my mind, He is a travel agent.

I forgot about that, maybe it could work out with him. Only time can tell, I think to myself

4:38pm

Just a few more minutes until closing time.

I make sure to spend my remaining few minutes cleaning up the shop, Mum comes home tomorrow, need to ensure the place is tidy and clean just how she likes it. I'm going to get an earful for the shower I don't need her to get upset over the shop too.

The moment it hits 5 I'm packing up the outside displays and putting everything into the back, I lock all the storerooms and deal wit the till, when I'm done its almost 6. I grab my bag and pull out my keys, I start to lock the door.

"Are you closing up?"

I turn around almost instantly at the sound. Caught of guard I practically squeak, "Um yes, sorry"

I want to yell in frustration and say clearly, but one look at this guy and I keep my mouth sealed shut.

I gulp nervously. He shows a kind smile but their is something about him that's also got me on edge. He has a feral look in his eyes that has something in me stirring wildly. A pit of butterflies in my stomach go crazy, this feeling overwhelms me. 

"A shame, I was hoping to buy some flowers"

Putting on a small smile, "Well, if it's an emergency I can get you some now, but otherwise we open back up at 8 tomorrow morning" I mentally slap myself stupid, this man screams trouble, I have a really bad feeling about this guy yet I'm willingly putting myself in danger.

"I was really hoping to get some now, my mums just been emitted into hospital"

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that"

He is lying 

I pull out my keys slowly, "if you will give me a moment I can put some flowers together for you, it shouldn't take long, 5 minutes top"

"Sure"

Don't let him in the shop

"Please wait here"

He nods taking out his phone. 

I collect one of my premade arrangements, I take my time so that I can collect my bearings before facing him again. 

I stiffen when the bell rings, "I can't help but wonder why an unmated female with such a nice figure be alone at this hour. Surely you know of the dangers that lurk outside" 

His eyes, are glowing bright yellow and his teeth have turned into fangs.

"What the-" I hiss stumbling backwards. I crawl backwards into the wall, panicking and beyond scared I begin to hyperventilate. What is he? A monster?

A werewolf a voice whispers in my mind.

I clutch my head suddenly frightened by the voice inside my head.

What is happening? why is there a voice in my head, why is his eyes glowing?! 

The man charges forward, I stare at him approaching rooted to the floor. 

A sense of fight or flight over whelms my senses, the rational part of me wants to run, far far away but another part of me wants to fight. A part of me wants to prove this man wrong; an animistic feeling overpowering my senses.

Get up Delilah

I can't I think to myself, I scared, so scared, I wouldn't be able to move even if I wanted too. 

The butterflies within my stomach starts to bash against the walls of my stomach, the feeling becoming overwhelming. Then I feel as if the feeling explodes and I'm thrown backwards, I feel light and hauntingly not in control. 

Suddenly I'm moving crazy fast, no longer in front of him I now stand behind a flabbergasted man. 

He suddenly looks at us with an intense amount of fear.

"No no no I'm sorry please, I didn't know" He pleads backing away from us, he makes a dash for the door, but I'm quicker. Grabbing the collar of his shirt I yank him away from the door.

I bash at the side of my mind, unable to control my actions I'm left useless and extremely sad at what this supernatural force is going to do next, kill him? I can't have that over my conscious. 

With him still in my grasp I pull him threateningly closer, "Are you with the Mortem" He doesn't answer causing me to smash his head against the check out counter, his cries will forever haunt my dreams. I repeat the question this time a dominated feeling emits from my mind, he whimpers and nods his head.

"You must be killed then" his eyes turn wide, his pleads more panicked and frantic, he screams. And I watch hopelessly as I'm forced to watch my own hands end another persons life.

I fall to my knees in a heap of my own tears, I walk straight out of the shop to my car, I watch as I walk away from the murder scene like nothing had even happened, 

During the entire ride the force within me is silent, when we reach my road I feel the force leave softly, regaining control. The tears I felt rush toward the surface, blinding my vision suddenly. 

I spend a few minutes in the car when I get home, crying and collecting my thoughts.

Write this down straight away

"I need to shower" I mumble weakly.

No, this is more important

I don't fight the voice in fear it will take control again, I drag my feet to the door, before I can open it, it opens its self.

Before me stands my mum, home one day early. The smile on her smile is replaced with a fiery anger 

"Mum?! W-what are you doing home?"

She breathes in through her nose slowly, "You incompetent b*tch, one job! You had one f*cking job!"

Starstruck at the fact I'm suddenly being yelled for something other then the fact I have someone elses blood on me, I begin to stutter, "I- I Don-"

I'm cut of by her hand flying across my cheek.

"How worthless, can't even follow the simplest of f*cking rules"

She grabs onto the back of my head and yanks me close to her face, she looks me dead in the eye, "I will get rid of you, I'm close, real f*cking close, soon you and the rest of your disgusting kind will be erased from this world"

We must kill her

The small voice venomously snaps, in an instant it feels like I'm shoved to the side suddenly. I can see what I'm doing but I cant control my actions, as if I'm possessed by some kind of super natural force. Yet again I am unable to control my body, all I can do is scream.

I growl at her, lurking forward and snap at her face, however she's quick to shove me away from her. 

I'm steadied and quickly springing back to attack my mum, "STOP!" I scream, what am I doing? Why cant I control my body, why am I attacking my mum.

"No please stop! I don't want to kill people, please" I bash against the currents of my mind pleading to stop. But I'm just knocked back forcefully when my actions appear to affect the force in control of my body, I'm left to just watch me trying to kill my own mum.

I cry out as I begin to bash her head in, drawing blood to fall from her head and lip. I stop screaming when mum suddenly starts laughing, "I that all you can do? I thought Lycans were meant to be the most powerful creatures on earth, especially a female one at that, real pathetic"

She chants something under her breath and her wounds suddenly heal back up. With a wicked smirk she puts her hand up at me and fires smoke from her hands. I scream when the smoke surrounds us, I plead for anyone to save me, for anyone to explain what the hell is happening.

I will protect you always Delilah a soft voice spoke, my crying subsides when I see my bruises self standing behind my mum her eyes however are a bright gold.

The smoke around us is moving in slow motion.

I'm sorry I can't explain, you'll forget soon enough anyway

"What do you mean we will forget?" I ask wiping my eyes, she doesn't answer.

"Whats happening to us"

We are dying

My crying intensifies into the ugliest cry of my life; choking on air and falling to the ground my mind and clutch to my body.

"Why is she doing this?" I cry broken.

Because they are scared of us, of what we can do

 I look at to ask more but she cuts me off.

We can't do this again, shes not wrong, she is close to finding a way to kill me, Delilah I need you to fight, if we go through this more more time we will die.

"What could I possibly do? I am not strong and I cant kill my own mum" I whimper, "lease don't make me kill her"

I don't expect you to kill her, I wouldn't ask that of you. I need you to let me have control, I need to reach out to him, please Delilah. I can't do this anymore; we didn't get to write this down, you won't remember this.

"Who?"

Noah

"Noah? why noah"

He is the only person who can help us now 

She whispers so softly I almost miss what she says, "Please, I don't understand"

She looks at me and smiles weakly. Like a switch was turned on the smoke comes at us full force, with an unhuman amount of strength i jump high above the trees, with the stealth of a ninja I'm weaving through the trees quickly, I'm running laps around my mum in a matter of seconds. Her beams and smoke not quick enough to reach me. 

I hold onto the floor of my mind feeling uneasy at this feeling overwhelming me. 

I feel the force within me pull at a cord within my mind, a swirl of mixed feelings surround me, desires, warmth, comfort and an undying amount of love. 

Pulling at this cord causes my body to stumble at the strong emotions, giving my mum enough time to throw something at me. In an instant I'm falling down to the ground, my body drowsy and heavy.

"F*cking b*tch" mum says kicking my back repetitively, "That will show you to ever show that monster again" 

I can't help crying, the force within me lets go giving me back control, but I feel too tired to even move. 

Before I close my eyes I see my bruised self looking at me painfully, uncontrollable tears falling down her face. Shes lying on the ground right in front of me in the same position I'm in. Her bright gold eyes starting to fade to my dark brown ones. 

"I'm sorry" she whispers just before my eye lids finally give way to the feeling of sleep.

Forgive me Delilah