“He is totally insane Andrew,” she started, wondering how she couldn’t see just how insane that mad was. She explained everything he’d said about Andrew and the pack, feeling horrible seeing the look of hurt on her father’s face. “He’s working with another pack, sharing information, researching for them for their protection,” she explained and Greg cleared his throat.
“Actually it’s much worse than that, he isn’t working with another pack,” Greg told them and everyone fell silent. What could be worse than betraying your own people? “Xavier is working with, protected by, and even researching for… vampires,” he said slowly and Lily gawked at the man sitting next to her.
“Vampires, you mean they actually exist?” Lily asked not being able to hide her surprise and Andrew nodded his head slowly.
“Yes, they do. Normally they stay to themselves and when they do relate with others, it’s usually never with our kind,” Andrew said and Lily suddenly grew worried. Oh my God, Lily thought as she remembered all the things Xavier had told her while she was strapped to the table. Her blood drained from her face and she felt faint. He couldn’t have? Oh God no, she pleaded silently hoping that her suspicions were wrong.
“How do you know he’s was working with vampires?” She asked Greg, hoping he didn’t have any hardcore proof.
“He states it bluntly in the files I found on his computer,” Greg started and Lily grew dizzy. This couldn’t be happening, anything but that! Before she knew what she was doing Lily had leaped from the chair and grabbed Greg by the shirt, pulling him out of the chair.
“Tell me everything you know about them! What were they doing with Xavier?” she demanded, feeling the familiar tingling sensation over her whole body, her breath raced but despite the adrenaline pumping through her system making her blood feel like liquid fire, her heart beat was actually slowing down. Greg looked positively horrified as he opened and closed his mouth several times, but no words came out.
“Lily what are you doing? Release Greg right now,” Andrew demanded but she ignored him. She grew irritated and impatient. She shook him violently, needing to know everything!
“Tell me!” She shouted at the terrified werewolf, but he didn’t answer as he shook head to toe with fear. Her lip curled in a snarl, she’d make him talk, no matter what she had to do. James and Tony each grabbed her by the arm attempting to get her to release Greg.
“Let go of me,” she demanded and Greg’s shirt ripped, allowing him to get away from her. Fury like she had never felt before filled her, realizing he was running for the door. Lily elbowed Tony in the gut and shoved James against the wall. She ran after Greg, but Andrew stood in the doorway blocking her path.
“Lily, calm down!” Andrew ordered but with a soothing voice. She started to complain he took her face in his hands. “Don’t worry, we’ll find out everything Greg knows but for right now you need to stop before you hurt someone,” he told her. The cloud of rage cleared her mind and Lily was horrified with what she had just done. That poor guy, she could’ve hurt him… she wanted to hurt him. Her head fell to her chest feeling ashamed, she was worse than James.
“Let me take a look at you,” Andrew asked and gently pushed her chin up so he could look at her directly in the eye. He pushed up her lip and the sharp intake of breath confirmed what she already feared. “My God, what has he done?” Andrew said quietly and it took all she had to keep from breaking down right then and there. She didn’t want to cry in front of Tony and James.
“What’s wrong Dad?” Tony asked as Andrew pulled her into a tight hug.
“I’m so sorry Lily, you have no idea how sorry I am,” Andrew told her, ignoring Tony’s question for the moment. “You can go back to your room if you like,” he told her. She nodded wiping a tear away from her cheek. She closed the office door.
“Dad, what’s wrong?” Lily could hear Tony ask as she closed the door and Andrew sighed.
“What is it alpha?” James insisted.
“I’m afraid she isn’t like you, James. It appears Xavier has achieved to create something worse than your mutated shift,” She heard Andrew tell him and Lily felt as if what pieces of what was left of her world crumble to pieces. She ran upstairs and slammed her door shut. Locking it, she sunk to the floor allowing her tears to finally fall. How could Xavier had done this to her, what did she do to deserve this?
Lily shot up from the bed, waking from yet another bloody nightmare. Her heart was racing and her breath came out in pants. She turned letting her legs hang off the side of the bed, trying to dispel the horrible images of the deaths she had caused. Guilt bubbled up inside her making her feeling sick to her stomach. Lily sighed loudly, getting up from her bed and left her bedroom. Slowly she walked down the darkened staircase, feeling gloomy and depressed.
She walked past the living room and noticed Greg was also up, typing away at a computer. More feelings of guilt washed over her. She didn’t mean to attack him like she did. Lily entered the room seeing this as the perfect moment to at least apologize for that afternoon. She walked over to him, but he didn’t seem to notice her so she tapped him on the shoulder.
Greg jumped in surprise causing her to gasp and jump as well. “Bah geezers, you scared the crap out of me,” she told him and he eyed her nervously. Lily grabbed a small stool and sat beside him. “See I am not the only night owl,” she said with a small smile in an attempt to break the ice but he simply shrugged in reply eyeing her as if he expected her to go for his throat or something. Okay, tough crowd, she thought feeling nervous.
“Greg, I… I would like apologize for… you know… attacking you like I did,” she told him and he gave her a sidelong glance.
“I guess it makes us even,” he said finally. “Since I was the one that tried to take you in the forest for Xavier,” he continued still eyeing her nervously. She nodded.
“That sounds fair,” she told him happily with a smile and Greg smiled a cute little shy smile. “What is all this?” She asked looking at the computer screen.
“This is Xavier’s notes, and research information. We found it when we went looking for you,” he explained.
“What have you found out so far?” Lily asked, trying to keep her excitement and hope on the down low. Greg sighed leaning back in his chair looking more relaxed now.
“What parts I have of his research I honestly can’t begin to understand. I do have some of his journal entries discussing his plans. Xavier is very careful when he mentions the vampires he is working with, normally giving them code names. I am not even sure if we knew the surrounding vampire population we would be able to figure them out,” he explained leaning forward opening a specific file and showing her its contents
“He even does the same with locations, see here he talks about his backup location should we have ever discovered the one in the forest but he refers it only as Second Hope. I have searched nearly a thousand miles surrounding here and no town, river, or any other landmark has a name even close to that,” he finished. She nodded leaning over his shoulder and reading the document.