The Wolf Inside Me

Jenny's POV - Friday April 28th 2023:

"Where am I?" Astrid asked quietly, her voice still hoarse.

"Do you remember Gabriela?" I asked as I wiped away my tears.

"Gabriela Locke?" Astrid asked with a confused look.

"Yes Gabriela Locke. We are staying at her home."

"Why are we here?"

"What exactly do you remember?" I asked as I chewed on my lower lip.

"I remember there was an attack on our castle in the middle of the night. I remember hearing a loud bang, the sound woke me and when I rolled over you were gone." Astrid spoke her voice was low as she recounted the night of Vivian's betrayal.

Tears rolled down my cheeks as I thought back to that night. I had been planning on telling Astrid that I was pregnant that night. Astrid however had gotten back late after a meeting with the general of our army. When she had returned we ended up cuddling in bed, I was just about to tell her but she had fallen asleep. Shortly after I had fallen asleep I was woken up by the sound of footsteps walking past our bedroom door. If I hadn't left the room Astrid would have never had to search for me. I should have just woken her up but my curiosity got the better of me. When I peered through the door I saw a group of four wolves quietly walking through the hallways. The scent of the wolves was unfamiliar to me so I had decided to follow them. Quickly shifting I followed them at a distance until they arrived at Vivian's door. The door swung open and Vivian stepped aside to let the larger of the three wolves step in.

From the distance I was at I couldn't hear the conversation Vivian was having with the unknown wolf. So I had decided to make my way back to the bedroom. But when I turned to head back I bumped into a statue. I tried to stop it from toppling over but I was too late and it smashed to the floor. The three wolves that had been guarding the door made their way towards me. As quietly as I could be I ran towards my bedroom. I knew the layout of the castle like the back of my hand. However in my panicked state I managed to make one wrong turn leading me to a dead end. The wolves had me cornered and that's when I heard a loud bang that shook the castle.

"Without thinking I shifted into my Lycan form. I tried to talk to you through our mate bond but I couldn't. It was like something was blocking our communication. So I ran through the hallways following your scent until I found you surrounded by three wolves. You were laying on the ground, there was blood beginning to pool on the floor." Astrid's voice became shaky as she continued through the memory.

The three wolves had lunged at me, one of them managed to wrap their jaws around my neck. The pain was excruciating, the other two landed blows on either side of me. I remembered the sound of bones cracking before I hit the floor. Everything was blurry as I peered through hooded eyes. Just before everything went black I saw Astrid barreling towards me. I heard yelps, growling and bones cracking as the darkness pulled me under. I have no idea how long I was out for but all I remember was Astrid's voice as I woke up. She was in her Lycan form carrying me down a hallway that led to Vivian and my fathers rooms.

"I was so scared Jenny, when I saw you laying on the floor. An unexplainable amount of anger ran through my body. Then I blacked out, when I finally snapped out of it all I saw was blood. I had torn apart the wolves, their body parts were thrown across the hallway. There was blood dripping from every surface, my whole body was caked in it. I remember picking you up, I needed to get you to safety. The first thought in my head was to bring you to Vivian or your father. So that's what I did, I carried you to Vivian's room." A tear ran down Astrid's face.

Vivian, my sister, one of the people I thought I could trust betrayed me. It was at that moment that I realized I couldn't trust anyone, not even my own family. The fear in my body was overwhelming as we approached Vivian's door. I couldn't speak yet because of the damage done to my throat. There was nothing I could do to warn Astrid about Vivian. When Vivian opened the door she looked at me with a smile that to this day sends shivers through my body. I remember her telling Astrid to lay me down on the couch. They had left the room to gather medical supplies from the supply closet that was just across the hall. When they returned a large man was with them, a man who I would later find out was Jason.