After the incident in her office, Rachel stumbled outside, desperately seeking the solace of fresh air. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and her mind was racing with a million questions.
She couldn’t believe what had just happened. She had broken a wooden table with a single, uncontrollable strike of her hand. It was as if a primal force had taken over her body, something she couldn’t comprehend, because she knew no normal human could do such a thing.
As Rachel paced back and forth on the sidewalk, trying to calm her racing thoughts, she heard a voice inside her head. It was a deep, resonant voice that seemed to echo through her very being. “Rachel,” it said, “You have to calm down and stop freaking out girly”.
Rachel froze, her eyes widening in disbelief. She looked around her searching for who said that, “who’s there?” She asked looking front left to right. “Am I hallucinating or have I gone crazy”
“Oh dear, you haven’t gone insane yet.. it is Lyla, i can’t believe you can’t finally hear me after all these years, it alright do not be afraid, Rachel. I am here to guide you, to help you understand more.”
It finally dawned on her and then she realized the voice was from her head, but how she knew she wasn’t a wolf she had no scent, no speed or agility.
She wasn’t even able to wolf out on the special blood moon night, so what the hell was going on now, how come she now has a wolf. “Why are you here only now? ” she asked, a little annoyed when she thought of what she went through.
“Rachel, it is not my fault I have tried talking to you several times but it always felt like something was blocking me off, I don’t know how it happened today”.
“What do you think might have triggered it?” She asked her hoping for an answer.
“I can’t tell, maybe your anger or something else, maybe fear, there are many possibilities to this outcome, but either way I am glad” Lyla said happily.
“Wait! So I-I’m a wolf,” Rachel stammered, her a little shaky, she couldn’t believe this, all these years she thought she was just the black sheep of the family, but it was all a lie. “How is this even possible?”
The mild voice spoke a little annoyed by the word wolf. “Listen Rachel, you are not a wolf . You are a lycan well half I think, I don’t know what the other half of you might be, maybe just a human or some other kind of creature.
My Lycan powers seem a little bit limited by your other side, well we will take time to figure this out she said in a very excited voice.”
Rachel was excited and also angry, she didn’t know what to feel, she felt her body change in ways she had not expected, her visions were a lot clearer and enhanced hearing, everything around her being heightened, she could even hear her own heartbeat.
It was really a special feeling to her, she thought of her mother, if she had the slight bit of power then she would have been able to protect her mother against her stepmother and her children, she wouldn’t have been a disgrace to the pack and her father.
“Tears flowed down her cheeks, Lyla spoke to her softly “I understand how you feel, and I am really sorry for all you have been through, but I promise now that I am here I’ll protect you”.
“Thank you”, she said as she wiped the tears from her eyes, “I still can’t believe I am a wolf” she said loudly in excitement but Lyla corrected her again “it lycan not Wolf there a very big difference okay?” she said plainly.
“Ain’t they both of the same species?” She asked with a frown this was the second time Lyla was correcting her on that, she wondered why Lyla always sounded annoyed.
“Yes there’s a big difference, we the lycans are superior creatures to the wolves, we’re stronger, faster, and also have enhanced vision and hearing, we are bigger than wolves in size they are supposed to be under us. She said boldly with an air of authority.
“Ohh, but I still think they are equal species, lycans are just stronger and bigger, but they are still the same as wolves just like an enhanced version of them”. She tried to convince Lyla.
“No! no!! no!!!, we are the superior kinds”she said, annoyed by what Rachel had said about them being on the same level as wolves.
“Fine, fine, you win okay, but I find that lycans haven’t been existing for a long time now” she said wanting to understand more.
“Yes, there was a war, we were all wiped out, the wolves see us as a threat, so you have to hide your identity, we don’t want them finding out just yet, it might be a threat to you and them” she said cautiously.
“Okay, so what powers do you possess?”
“We can see smell, and tell poison from cure and perfume, so we can’t be poisoned, we can read minds except our mates and wolves”
“Wow” Rachel was truly amazed by this, now she knew the reason she always saw those weird colors in the air. “Now I understand why”
“Understand what, who are you talking to?” Zech’s voice echoed, she was so immersed in her talk with Lyla she didn’t notice Zech’s presence.
“Why is he everywhere?” Lyla asked, annoyed by his wolfish scent.
“I dunno know” she mumbled those words lower than a whisper.
“Did you say something?” He asked as he walked closer to her but he was stopped by Rachel’s hand asking him not to take any more steps.
“Didn’t I say I wanted to be alone, why are you everywhere, why are you even still here, you have a company to run, just go back” she said coldly to him.
“I came here for you, Rachel. I know I messed up, I wanna make it right if you just give me another chance.
“Stay away from me Zech, okay” she said and was about to walk away but Zech grabbed her hand and she turned. “What was that all about in you office”
She was scared he had caught up on something, but she Immediately composed herself, “it is none of your business Mr Zech, Now if you please let me go”.
she yanked her hand away from his, seeing he wasn’t willing to let her go, and then walked away heading back into the shop.
Zech stood there looking at her beautiful retreating figure, as he thought about who she could be talking to, and something seemed to change in her, she now had a smell but it was unfamiliar to him it wasn’t a wolf so what was it, he needed to find out.
He smiled and walked away, he decided to get her something seeing it was already time for lunch, she had always rejected his gifts but he wasn’t giving up he was determined in his quest.
His thoughts all the time were filled with her, but he always kept in touch with Vincent and also does his work at night, his always exhausted or having enough sleep but he still needs to prove his sincerity to her.