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Crystal made it back home in pain, her elbow was still bleeding from the injury. She pushed the main door and found out that it was locked, so she had to knock.
A few minutes later, the door opened and she came to face her step parents.
“Crystal, are you alright?” Her stepdad asked.
Crystal sighed and walked in. What a stupid question, he could see that her elbow was bleeding and yet he was asking that.
Her step parents closed the door and walked in to meet her in the sitting room.
Crystal looked around, she could not see or hear Aidan’s voice, so she concluded that he must be asleep.
That was good for the moment, she was in a lot of pain at the moment.
“Crystal, what happened? Why are you bleeding?” Her step mum asked plainly.
There was no atom of concern in her voice, she was probably asking, just to know what happened.
“I was in an accident,” Crystal replied. “I got hit by a motorcycle.”
She had expected her step parents to console her, and quickly get the first aid box to treat her wounds, but she was rather disappointed with their reaction.
They did not act like they cared about her injury at all, there was not even the slightest form of sympathy from them.
“So were you able to convince Logan to do the task? Did you ask him to awaken the wolf clan sword as we had agreed on?” Her stepmom queried.
Crystal was not too surprised but she was hurt, she already knew that her stepmother was a heartless, selfish woman who only cares about herself, but could she not be merciful this one time and consider her condition first?
Could she not apply treatment to her wounds first before asking these questions?
“Yes, tell us crystal, did Logan agree to do it? When would he be coming to awaken our wolf clan sword?” Her stepdad asked.
Crystal had never been more disappointed. Yes, her stepdad was selfish just like her stepmom, but she thought he was better, that he had more humanity and sympathy than her stepmom.
However it appears that she was wrong, they were birds of the same feathers and maybe that is why the moon goddess paired them together.
“No Dad, I was not able to accomplish the mission because Logan was not around when I got there, he had left for work.” Crystal replied, trying to ignore the pain in her elbow.
She could not understand why the wound had not healed up yet, the other ones she had inflicted on herself in the past had all healed up in no time.
Unknown to her, one of the thorny plants that pierced her skin while she was running in the woods was the wolfsbane plant; it had cut into her skin and reduced her healing speed.
If it was a large quantity, it would have put her wolf to sleep for hours but since it was just a small cut, it had only weakened her wolf and delayed the healing process.
“So you did not succeed? Come on Crystal, we don’t have much time for these delays. Since he was not at home, you would have simply gone to his workplace and got the job done. Why are you stalling? I hope you don’t plan to go back on your words, because I would not accept that!” Her stepmom yelled.
“Oh really? So that is all that matters to you, having your work done. I just told you I was in an accident and you did not care about that, you ignored my condition and preferred to scold me for not accomplishing the task. Is that how a person should behave?” Crystal yelled back.
She was in a bad mood right now and they were making it worse.
“You want us to be bothered about this little injury, while there are more serious issues to worry about. We are werewolves Crystal, you are now also one which is all thanks to us by the way. Small injuries like this should not bother you, they heal up in no time so we should not waste our time with it.
Right now, what is more important is awakening the wolf clan’s sword, it is necessary to have that sword awoken the soonest because there is competition for power going on in this city right now.
The stronger forces the weaker to be their slaves and we would not want to be among the unfortunate ones, it is your responsibility to convince Logan because we had a deal!!” Her stepmother fired.
“Wow! That is awesome,” Crystal said sarcastically. “So because it’s my responsibility, I should not care about my safety and health again?
Because I am a werewolf with fast healing abilities, I should not bother about my injuries again.
Does being a werewolf make me an immortal?” She fired.
“Enough of all these arguments Crystal, you can’t use your wounds as an excuse, the fact still remains that you agreed to help us convince Logan and you have to do just that. If you don’t do it, then we would go straight to Logan and tell him about his hidden baby, the one you have hidden away from him for so many years and only the goddess knows what the Alpha will do to your illegitimate son,” her stepdad threatened.
Crystal felt hurt by their words, she was so angry that she did not want to give a reply. If she continued to argue in this state of mind, then she might say something she would regret.
She stood up from the couch immediately and headed for the door in anger.
“Where are you going?” Her stepmom queried.
She paused and sighed. “I am going to get some fresh air, I will be back,” she replied.
She opens the door and just as she takes the first step out, she bumped into someone who caught her in his arms. She recognised that cologne instantly and when she looked up, she met those eyes, he was here. But why?
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Count Rohan was getting restless in his Chambers, he could not sit on his hands and do nothing all day.
He was running out of time and that bothered him. He picked up his phone and dialed a number but the voice of a network customer service reported that the number he was trying to reach was currently switched off.
He tried a second time and after the same result, he threw the phone on the wall out of anger.
“Sadiq!” He yelled and his Vampire servant came running in immediately.
“Young Master, you called for me.”
“Yes, get me a new phone and prepare my car, I need to go somewhere,” he instructed.
“Alright Young Master,” Sadiq replied and ran off.
Count Rohan was in desperate need for power, the Grand Elder would awaken in three weeks. If he has not accomplished his mission by then, he will lose his position to his vampire rival, his illegitimate half-brother, Dracula and he did not want that to happen. So he was ready to do the necessary.
Few minutes later, Sadiq ran in and informed him that his wish had been fulfilled.
“Alright Sadiq, instruct the maids to keep the whole place neat, especially my room. Make sure there is no drop of blood on the carpets or in the drinking cups, also ensure that the captives are asleep before I come back,” he instructed.
“Your command will be followed, Young Master.” The young Vampire bowed.
Count Rohan left immediately and in less than 20 minutes, he was at his destination. He came down from his car and walked to the door.
He was about to knock on the door, when it swung open and the person he had come to see jumped into his arms unconsciously.
He looked down and met those purple eyes, then something struck his nose; the scent of fresh blood.
His fangs elongated immediately but he held himself back from burying them in her neck.
“Michael, you are here.” Crystal said and he nodded, then smiled.
“What is wrong? Where are you going in a hurry?” He queried.
“Nowhere in particular, I just wanted to catch some fresh air,” she replied.
“You… you are bleeding,” he said and held up her elbow, then he looked into her eyes and muttered “Werewolf?”
Crystal smiled. “Yes, I have become a werewolf,” she announced.
“Wow… that is great,” he replied, pretending to be surprised.
But the truth is that he has always known of her identity since she was a kid. His parents had taken him on a trip to Pasadena when he was younger and that is where he saw Crystal for the first time.
He saw her do something mysterious and that is when he learnt that she had special powers.
When his problems and quest for power had come up months back, he remembered her and went in search of her in Pasadena, he did not find her there but he was able to get her new location, that is why he came into her life.
He was after nothing more but her special powers and to get it, he needed to be close to her.
“What happened to your elbow?” He queried.
To be continued!!