chapter 57
She brushed his hair back like a mother would a child and in that moment, I could tell she truly did
love her sons, it looked innocent like a doting mother would do. It suddenly made me wish my mother
were still here. I felt saddened by the fact my mother would never again look at me the way Caroline
gazed at Theo. But it did no good, he didn’t even bat an eyelid.
I heard her sigh. “This is one of the things I hate about being a vampire, the rest is okay but once
we be stuck like this, it’s always hard toe out of it. Consumed by one’s thoughts can
sometimes be the worst sort of torture” I heard her murmur. Her thumb brushing his cheek soothingly.
“May I ask how you became like this?” It was something that I had wondered because Theo didn’t
like talking of it.
“Did Theo tell you he was a twin?” she asked. I shook my head this was the first time I have heard
any mention of it. She nodded understandingly.
“I had two sons Theodore and Benjamin” she said looking down at Theo.
“They were identical twins, when the gue hit Benjamin didn’t survive, I couldn’t risk losing Theo
or Tobias, so I spoke to who I thought was a doctor, who reckoned he had a miracle cure for illness. I
was scared for my other sons. I would have done anything for them. We weren’t aware that Tobias
could change us back then, we didn’t realise because him being werewolf was shocking enough and
we were still learning about what it was he was” She stared off absentmindedly like she had been
thrown back to the time she was talking about.
“So, I met this man, he imed to be some form of witch doctor. He was strikingly handsome and
a little mad very entric. But he said he could help if I had have known back then what he would do, I
never would have agreed. So, I brought Theo and Josiah to him, he gave us some wine and we gave
him a hefty sum of cash, literally everything we had. Tobias didn’t agree, he said something smelt off
about him. It all happened so fast Tobias was in shock and didn’t have time to react. Vampires are a lot
quicker than werewolves, which I am sure you know that already” I nodded having witnessed it myself.
Theo always got to me faster.
“So, we epted the wine which at the time we didn’t know was actuallyced with his blood, next
thing we saw darkness. Tobias said he snapped our necks and startedughing like a madman. We
woke up, not even realising what it was we were. Well, that was until the hunger took over. Tobias
dragged some drunk man in, and we couldn’t help ourselves we killed him draining him of his blood.
We became monsters and for a long time Tobias had to cover up for us, well until we found the
watchers that was, and they introduced us to the council. We made an agreement with the watcher
after saving one of their family members lives. He was one of Tom’s ancestors. In exchange for helping
us they get to live longs lives, free of illness. In exchange they help cover our tracks when needed
which is rare with the council nowadays.”
“So, Toms family helped you back then and because you saved a family member made the treaty
that you still have today?”
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“Yes exactly, Tom’s family are called watchers, they originally worked under the council, but after
Tom’s ancestor became Ill and we found our blood had healing properties we saved her and Richard
Tom’s ancestor asked to be permanently assigned our family, which was granted and in return if
someone falls ill, we help ensuring they only die from old age and not before their time. Even with
medical technology advancing over the years and we not being required much, but the treaty still
stands.”
“So, what happened to the vampire that changed you?” I asked.
“We never saw him again. Tobias tried to catch him, but he thought the madman killed us and
panicked, when we woke up Tobias was beside himself and we didn’t understand until Tobias exined
what he did. It wasn’t long after we killed the drunk man and Theo was no longer human, that Tobias
felt suddenly drawn to Theo like moth to me. Theo was the same. Back then it was frowned upon for
a man to love another man. They fought their own desires for years, until Tobias idently lost control
and marked Theo making their bond stronger till they no longer cared what others thought.”
I looked at Theo before getting up and walking over to him.
“So, Tobias didn’t feel the bond until after Theo had been changed?” I asked.
“Correct, that’s why the council is wondering if there is more to you than meets the eye. No
werewolf has ever had a bond with a human, they have fooled around with humans even got a few
pregnant but never an established bond. It is unheard of. Did you know your father, Imogen?”
I shook my head. I knew nothing of the man didn’t even know what he looked like and from what I
gathered he wasn’t worth knowing. I know my grandfather hated him for I am assuming abandoning my
mother. Mum never really spoke of him and if she did it was when she was extremely drunk. I knew
they knew each other for a while before she fell pregnant but that was it.
“Not to worry I am sure we will find some answers somehow” she said I think more to herself than
to me.
“So, werewolves that mate with humans, they can fall pregnant, so it creates a half human half
werewolf, correct?”
“Sort of they won’t be able to shift but they do get some of the benefits like longer life span, most
will have short temper and are stronger. For a werewolf child to be born only two werewolves can bring
a full werewolf into the world. Same with vampires they can create a hybrid with a werewolf but with a
human the childes out more or less human. We aren’t sure why that is. I think it’s a safety
mechanism humans bodies have to stop the world bing overrun with supernatural creatures
though their DNA is slightly different and what human consider rare blood types. Whereas a vampire
and werewolf or hybrid child will crave blood and be able to shift. It is all very confusing, I will try and
exin moreter but for now, we really need to see what we can find amongst your things” she said
standing up. Tobias and Josiah walked back out heading towards the front door.
I grabbed my joggers that were near the front door and slipped my feet into them, Tobias waited
while Josiah and Caroline walked towards the shed. Tobias moved closer and grabbed my hand before
kissing my fingertips. I brushed my thumb over his lip, and he rxed slightly before keeping a strong
grip on my hand and pulling me with him towards the shed. Caroline lifted the roller door, just as I got
there, and we all made our way to the back of the shed which had an office behind the ss door. I had
noticed it the few times I had been in here yet never actually went in. Not needing the reminder that my
mother wasn’t here any longer. That I was already painfully aware. But I must admit that after talking to
Caroline I was a little curious to see if there was actually anything hidden amongst my mother’s things.
As soon as I stepped in the first thing, I could smell was the old table my Grandfather made my
mother. I loved the smell ofcquered wood always had. I ran my hand along the top of it, the wood felt
smooth under my hand and familiar. My family spent many Christmas’s around this table, and it held a
lot of memories. It was my mother’s favourite possession and now mine knowing what it always meant
to her. Tobias started opening boxes and Caroline waited along with Josiah obviously feeling awkward
about going through my things.
“You can start opening boxes, I don’t mind. It will be faster if we are all looking” I told them. They
looked relieved but I could tell they didn’t want to overstep. I grabbed the first box Iid my hands on
pulling it off the shelf and cing it on the table. Caroline did the sameing to stand next to me and
we started rummaging through the boxes.
I continued opening boxes, until we found every document stored in the room, my birth certificate
and even and old phone and address book of my mothers, when we finished stacking the boxes and
putting them away, we stood around the old table flicking through the various documents. Like I thought
my birth certificate, held no answer just my mother’s name. Josiah was turning page after to page of a
small hardcovered notebook. It had a floral design on the front. Josiah suddenly dropped the book and
gasped, itnded on the table facedown. I picked it up and a photo fell from between the pages.