Chapter 13

[]Chapter 13

AVERY'S POV

"Fatherrr…" I shouted as soon as I spotted him rounding the corner. I was quick to rush into his arms.

"What's this that I hear about mother?" I asked, tears already brimming in my eyes.

"Relax, baby girl." My father said to me, trying to comfort me. But then I was having none of it.

"I have not confirmed anything, yet. Let's go see her, together." He continued and tried to keep on a calm facade but then I could sense the tenseness in his voice.

I held my father by the hand and followed him to the room where my mother was found. On the other hand, Erik had a grim look on his face.

I guess he had caught unto what was going on but then I didn't care to spare him a glance. I just needed to see my mother.

As soon as we got to the room where my mother was found, a pungent smell of blood hit us. We also noticed specks of blood on the clean floor.

The door was open before us and my mouth opened in shock at the sight before me.

My mother was wearing a white stress which had now turned light red due to the pool of blood she was laying in.

"Get a doctor, here and right now." My father shouted and then I walked forward to where my mother was.

"Mother…" I called in a low tone, my knees buckled at the gory sight. I knelt before her body, her hair was a mangled mess and her face looked incredibly pale. She had lost a lot of blood.

Even for a powerful werewolf like herself, it would be a long ass time to get well after losing so much blood.

Erik came to stand behind me but I paid him no heed. Slowly, I stretched my hand and put it on my mother's chest to feel for any heartbeat but I could feel nothing.

"Noooo…" I screamed and Erik was quick to get me up on my feet. I tried to get free from his grasp but I couldn't. From the corner of my eyes, I saw my father's grim look, he was trying to control himself from breaking down.

Tears started to fall uncontrollably from my eyes. My heart wrenching in pain. This had happened in my past life. My mother and my father had died at the same time but now it was just my mother.

"Why?" I asked, looking at Erik with a suspicious look in my eyes. Everything in me could testify that he knew about my mother's death.

Erik kept mum but continued to hold me to himself. My blurry eyes looked around the room and they fell on Deborah and Shannon who were huddled up in one corner.

My reborn life had just begun and I couldn't make major changes yet.

I decided to mind-link Xander, I needed his presence. Only he could soothe me right now. In a few seconds, Xander had already responded that he was on his way. I could sense his anxiety and he could sense my pain.

"It's all my fault." I cried in my heart and I struggled against Erik. His hold disgusts me. In just a few minutes, the news had spread and pack members were starting to fill the room and I caught a glimpse of Xander.

Other pack members looked at me with pity and I hated that. Murmurs started to rise and different versions of what happened to the Luna started to spread. But then I caught Xander's expression.

He had a look of worry as he looked at me. I had left him in my bedroom and I could tell from his look that he didn't really care about Erik holding onto me, he just wanted me to be okay.

Loud thumps started to fill the room. Paramedics rushed in and soon my mother was transferred to a stretcher. I tried to get away from Erik's hold again but he still didn't let me.

I knew that I could easily get away from him due to my newfound powers but then everyone would suspect that there was something fishy with me.

"Let her go, Erik." I heard my father say to Erik and immediately he let me go. I rushed into my father's arms and my tears couldn't stop dropping from my eyes.

My emotions were all over the place and I held onto my father tightly.

"Let's go. Let's go to see your mother and what the doctors have to say." My father whispered in my ears and my eyes widened.

"Yes, let's go." I replied eagerly. I had concluded that my mother was dead but the doctors had not given their final verdict. Though it was highly evident that she may not make it, I decided to hold onto the little hope I had.

I dragged my father toward the door under the gaze of everyone. We started to rush toward the room my mother was taken into.

I saw several medical staff stationed outside and it wasn't wonder because the pack had a special place designated for treatments and medical issues. It was like a mini hospital built and designed by my mother.

"Don't worry, she will be alright." Xander's voice rang out in my head and my head whipped to look backward. Our gazes met and I gave a quick nod to him.

However, Erik witnessed our interaction and immediately came between us. I was left to stare at Erik's wide chest.

"You will be fine, Avery." Erik said, totally ignoring my mother's condition. He probably thinks my mother wouldn't survive and he wished I would be fine soon.

But then I still held onto the thin line of hope that I had. I gave Erik a quick nod as I did to Xander.

"Let's go in, father." I said turning to my father but he shook his head.

"Let's give your mother some space and let the doctors do their work. Pray to the Moon Goddess that she gets well." My father said to me and I nodded my head eagerly.

I looked at him and I could see how red his eyes were. He had tears at the rim of his eyes and I hoped my mother would be alright. Even if it was for my father's sake.

If my mother doesn't survive, I can't fathom the thought of losing my father. It would be heart-wrenching and brain-draining for me.

"The Moon Goddess." I said inwardly. I wished she could just appear to me and talk to me. Direct me on what next to do. I needed her presence around me but then I knew it was impossible.

"Please, spare her life. It's my fault that I didn't pay attention to my parents. I was too absorbed in my thoughts and plans for revenge." I prayed and laid bare my thoughts to the Moon Goddess.

The wait was getting too much for me but then the door suddenly burst open and a nurse came rushing out.

My father stopped her and her eyes widened seeing the Alpha.

"How's my L-Luna?" He asked, his voice shaky at the end of his sentence.

"I can't disclose anything, right now, Alpha." She said dejectedly and respectfully. Her eyes darted to look at me and I saw a look of pity in her eyes.

My heart shook and the thin line of hope I was holding unto got cut off.

I didn't wait to listen to the nurse's next words. I concluded that my mother was dead. I staggered for a bit and felt Erik catch me by the waist.

"It's okay." He said to me and shook my head continuously.

"No, it's not okay." I replied immediately. I struggled against him and when he didn't let me go, I started to bang against his chest.

I was turning violent. I was not able to control my emotions. Everyone's attention was on me but then I couldn't control myself.

"Avery…" My father called out but I didn't respond. From the corner of my eyes, I caught a glimpse of Shannon and Deborah.

Deborah had a wide smile on her face and I guess she didn't notice I had seen her smiling.

"Rejoicing at my predicament, huh?" I said to myself and my eyes landed on a cut on Deborah's wrist. I felt oddly strange just looking at it. I could feel pulsing and dark energy coming from just a simple cut.

"Am I already going crazy?" I asked myself. I thought what I felt was weird and non-existent.

"Avery…" My father called out to me again and I turned to look at him. I could see a line of doctors behind him and I wondered when they got there. The grim expression on his face was gone and it was replaced with a worried one.

"Your mother is alive." He said to me and my heart leaped into the air.

"But we have a problem." He added and my heart came crashing down.