Two days later, Husk returned from the hospital and was more disgusting than ever. This morning he'd barked at me for adding too much sugar to his coffee.
I had to get out of the penthouse, and the casino. Away from Husk. Whenever it was Sky and Winter, I was fine, but the moment he turned up, everything went to crap.
It was as if as the eldest, he went out of his way to destroy everything. I'd tried using my powers on him, to see if I could calm him down. It didn't work. Nothing did because he was the most stubborn wolf alive. And I could feel a weakness deep inside me, one I never knew I possessed until now, crawling in my veins. My life was simple before Keith, my ex, came to SmallHeath. Sheltered but simple.
Now, I had the freedom to do everything and anything, and part of me felt like a child in a woman's body because I was so naive.
I picked up my pace and headed quickly round the corner. Maybe Husk hurt one of them and this is why they were following me; to get revenge.
I held my breath as I found a dumpster and decided to hide behind it. I could hear whoever was following me because my wolf was kicking in, taking over the witch part of me. Nothing about me was stable, like it used to be when I was in SmallHeath, but this wasn't the same. It wasn't a simple case of me losing myself and being put in a cage. This was different, and I struggled to get to the grips of it.
"You don't need to hide. I didn't mean to frighten you." Mayia appeared in front of me. Her hair was tied up in a bun, and she was wearing a black dress, which matched her hair and eyes. It was weird seeing her out in daylight. So many questions were running through my mind, such as how and why she was out during the day. I thought vampires couldn't be in the sun. Or was that, like so many things, only a myth?
The thing that bothered me the most was the fact that I didn't recognize her scent.
She avoided my stare as she opened her mouth to speak, but then closed it again.
I remained hidden behind the dumpster, even though the person I was hiding from knew I was there.