I was his sister. I didn't even consider it as a possibility before, but the second he said it; I felt it. A sense of safety; familiarity overwhelming me completely. He was my blood. I could sense it perfectly.574Please respect copyright.PENANAQ649HoCTPQ
All my life, I had spent isolated. I was different from the others; an outsider. My mother was often reserved and difficult to talk to. At these times I yearned for a real family: a father, siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins. But I had none.574Please respect copyright.PENANA4ShITfge3w
Or so, I thought.574Please respect copyright.PENANAU3RXNy2uhD
This was ridiculous. There was no way I had a brother my mother had never told me about. If it was something this important, I would've known.574Please respect copyright.PENANA4dUlpuNnuO
The bell rang a second time, interrupting my thoughts.574Please respect copyright.PENANA61rlhs08pn
"You're a liar," I hissed, shoving him away with all my strength. He stumbled back and grabbed onto the table end with fast reflex.574Please respect copyright.PENANAjyWPEld1bW
"Wait, Weslyn," he called. I found myself freeze, despite how much I wanted to defy him. "I will protect you from others if you stay but if you leave now, that's the end of our family tie. I will never defend you from danger, even when you need it the most."574Please respect copyright.PENANAhMyL6uSpq9
I stared at him for a minute, strangely captivated and then, snapped out of my trance.574Please respect copyright.PENANALtFoSbmUnc
"I don't need protection," I practically growled. "There's nothing endangering me."574Please respect copyright.PENANAgbfHcfzOfi
"Ah, but there is," Mr Grayson objected. Rolling my eyes, I stepped out of the room. "But you'll only find out if you know the truth." 574Please respect copyright.PENANAW7jBQPUvnZ
That caught my attention, forcing me to turn around.574Please respect copyright.PENANA76bkYZ4hfZ
"Tell me," I demanded. 574Please respect copyright.PENANAEZl0z0yPoO
"No," he said firmly. "Once you know the truth, so will the threat. You need to give me your word that you'll stay by me and allow yourself to be protected."574Please respect copyright.PENANAVUzt0BxMmj
My whole life was a lie, I knew nothing of my past and I was possibly being stalked by some danger. Letting someone protect me didn't sound risky at all. In fact, if anything it was the opposite. Besides, I might have even gotten answers. What did I have to lose?574Please respect copyright.PENANAbt08taJ2JC
"Fine," I answered. "I'll let you defend me, as long as you tell me everything you know."574Please respect copyright.PENANAEmidCjT2Nr
"Give me your word."574Please respect copyright.PENANAa8prJhlsyx
"I give you my word, you have the right to protect me," I promised. "Now tell me the truth."574Please respect copyright.PENANAvy43sZvttF
He smiled slightly and shook his head slightly.574Please respect copyright.PENANAw2Hsm7QOEg
"Calm it, sister," he sounded amused. "This is the first time I'm seeing you in 8 years and you don't even remember me. Maybe we can slow down a bit."574Please respect copyright.PENANAW654ct9c6L
"But-"574Please respect copyright.PENANAO9p9r1r7B1
"Time for introductions," he interrupted, grinning. "I'm West Grayson- your brother. What about you, little sister?"574Please respect copyright.PENANAlTiotg4yB3
"I'm Weslyn Grayson," I responded drily. As if he didn't already know that.574Please respect copyright.PENANAqamrwIFUwW
"Now its your turn to ask a question."574Please respect copyright.PENANAzmfoZiMqaV
"What happened to my parents?" I demanded. "How am I related to Gray Valley? Why am I connected to you?"574Please respect copyright.PENANAyhPuTbjCEn
"Whoa, didn't I just say we were getting to know each other, Wes?" he raised a single brow at me. "Besides, that was a lot more than one question." For the love of Luna...574Please respect copyright.PENANA4G327Bi2Pr
"My name is not Wes," I gritted out. "Either tell me what you know, or I'll leave."574Please respect copyright.PENANAsd6Ki1xED4
"I'd love to see you try," he smirked. 574Please respect copyright.PENANArkYhkoINhv
I turned to leave but felt my own body pull me back from moving. No matter how hard I fought the urge to stay, I couldn't step out of the room.574Please respect copyright.PENANAhLXg1uuxhs
"You see, Wes," he explained. "Us Graysons; we're true to our word... we physically can't act against our promises." I stared at doorway with disbelief.574Please respect copyright.PENANAJGmjIYLvpE
"How?"574Please respect copyright.PENANA4LeYs5Mdbu
"Mysterious, isn't it?" he chuckled. "Actually, when you think about it, it's quite unbelievable."574Please respect copyright.PENANAnAbnXIyhkO
"But, how?" I repeated, my eyes wide with shock. "How does it work?"574Please respect copyright.PENANAgesdKRE9bI
"You really want to know, don't you?" he asked. I glared up him and he looked back, reflecting the intensity in my eyes. "Then I'll have to tell you."574Please respect copyright.PENANAt9vLfKbilK
"Really?" I couldn't believe he was that easily; I barely even tried. "Just like that?"574Please respect copyright.PENANAz5lWjKvjCs
"Just like that," he confirmed. "First of all, Wes, why do you think I teach Lycanthropy at a local high school?"574Please respect copyright.PENANApNrlRFeyBz
"In the name of Luna," I sighed, exasperated. "You're meant to be giving me answered, not more questions."574Please respect copyright.PENANAwXlnN7p0F4
"Trust me, Weslyn. Think about it. Try to remember. Find the answer to this and you'll automatically get all your answers."574Please respect copyright.PENANAE75um3Q8e7
I sank to my knees and squeezed the sides of my head with my palms. Luna, please help me. With that I stretched my memory, thinking of everything I could ever remember.574Please respect copyright.PENANATj4bU2M5nN
Familiar images flashed by, leaving no trace: deadly silence, tormenting children, lonely nights, endless gloom, insignificant events. And then I saw it...574Please respect copyright.PENANAHfJySslTB9
The reflection of a beast in the form of a wolf, it's familiar eyes gleaming in the light of the full moon. I knew who it was without apprehension, but it was impossible to accept it. 574Please respect copyright.PENANAaCiJvEYby3
The truth was agonising.574Please respect copyright.PENANATKFe3GLY0D
"Werewolves," I murmured. "They don't exist." He smiled slightly.574Please respect copyright.PENANAZI21LPEpbm
"Don't pretend you didn't see that memory, Wes."574Please respect copyright.PENANAxJv8l7meDM
"No its not true," I snapped. "There's no such thing as werewolves!"574Please respect copyright.PENANAazDwfvLy9V
"Isn't there?"574Please respect copyright.PENANAirWtHikpbf
"For the love of Luna! They don't exist!"574Please respect copyright.PENANA0FZlzaY0z2
"Don't lie, Weslyn Grayson," he hissed. "You remember, don't you? Seeing your reflection in the lake..."574Please respect copyright.PENANA6g7sP2fx5A
"That's not true!" I yelled. "I'm not a... I can't be a..."574Please respect copyright.PENANA2SwJ2W8qLi
"On the contrary, that's exactly what you are," he smirked. 574Please respect copyright.PENANAj1752FndNj
No. I couldn't accept that the monster I saw... it couldn't be. It just couldn't.574Please respect copyright.PENANA7AdPV8OO4j
"Weslyn Grayson, you are a Werewolf."
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