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“There is something you don’t know,” he said, his eyes finally meeting mine. The intensity of his expression perturbs me, and I back away a few paces.What does he have to tell me?I knew Sebastian hadn’t hidden anything from me. Whenever I asked him a question, he only gave me an honest reply.
“What is it?”
“Alexandra, I only hid this from you because I was afraid you might hate me for it. And I could not risk parting from you. I couldn’t risk your hatred.” He stood and made his way to me, but I backed farther away, suddenly scared. If he unleashed a terrible secret, I won’t be able to take it.
“Sebastian, what is it?”
“I am not human, Alexandra.”
What? He’s an alien?Images of little green men in human suits run through my mind.
“You’re not… human?” I asked, confusion flooding my face. I didn’t know what to think as fear began to bubble in my gut.
“No,” he gulped, shaking his head. “I am a werewolf.”
“You’re joking, right?” His expression told me he was not, and I staggered back, crashing into my bags.
“No.”
“What do you mean, you’re a werewolf? Werewolves are sci-fi monsters made up to sell movies. They aren’t real, Sebastian. I don't have time to joke around like this. I have to go.” I said, refusing to believe him. He can’t be telling the truth.
“I’m not joking. The small town I told you about was actually a small pack of wolves. My parents were killed by a rival pack. With the death of my parents—the alphas—I became a liability, and my death was inevitable if I stayed. I had no choice but to run away. Carlos took me in and raised me. He was a lone wolf just like me, and he helped me through everything. I know this is a lot to take in, and I should have told you sooner, but I couldn't.”
This can’t be true.I couldn't comprehend what he said.
“You’re lying,” I whispered hopefully.
“I’m sorry. I’m not.” He took my hands in his, his grip unusually strong. “Look at me, Alexandra.”
“Why?” I pleaded with my eyes as my body froze.
“The first night we had sex, I was under the influence, and when I bit you, I accidentally transferred my poison into you. You are beginning to transform as well. I never meant to do this to you, and I tried my best to find a cure, but there isn’t one. I can’t stop your transformation.” He spoke too quickly, letting the words rush out at me like an assault rifle, the reality splitting me in half.
“Get away from me,” I whispered, moving away. Part of me wanted to run into his arms and love all over him, letting him know that we would get through anything together. But that part was losing the battle. He had lied to me for a week knowing that the bite infected me. Was this why I fell for him so quickly? Was his poison infecting me, or was I in love with a werewolf?
I was turning into a werewolf?I was overwhelmed with emotions, but betrayal and hurt were where I settled. When I could focus again. I looked up at him.
“Everything you felt over the past week was because of the bite. When you were dizzy and your senses were heightened, those were indications of your gradual transformation,” he explained as I shook my head. The blissful thrum at my collarbone was poisonous? It had given me such pleasure and now it was… changing me.
None of this could be true. Everything I felt was because of the bite? I felt this way about him before the bite, didn’t I? But he was drugged and lied to me for a week, and now he said I was a werewolf. My head was unable to stop the replay of the facts. I was stuck on a loop like a broken record, doomed to repeat the same thoughts.
“No, this can’t be,” I whispered. Sebastian walked toward me, but I raised my hand to stop him, not wanting him near me. “Don’t come any closer.”
“Don’t do this, Alexandra.” His voice faded in the background as my head began to spin again. I used the wall as a support as I tried to calm my racing heart until breathing became impossible.
The room closed in on me.
No, Alexandra. You cannot have a panic attack right now.
I took deep breaths, trying to calm myself. Sebastian’s worried voice broke me out of my head, and I opened my eyes. The pain faded into his eyes as if he pulled it from me, sharing in it, and taking it from me with his glance. I could breathe again, but I still wanted to be as far away from him as possible. I couldn't be near him right now. I didn’t trust myself when I was with him, and now, everything I felt might be because of the bite that radiated a loving hum through my body and filled me with pleasure. The bite was bad? I grabbed my bags, something in my expression causing him to keep his distance.
“Alexandra, please try to understand,” he whispered as concern painted his face.
“Stay away from me, Sebastian,” I whispered, “Don’t follow me. I want nothing to do with you.”
I turned around and left the room without looking back, allowing the door to slam behind me. The elevator was waiting for me. When it reached the ground floor, I was a blur across the hotel lobby, ignoring the startled receptionist.
I needed to get out of Chicago. I needed to get away from the man that I desperately wanted to run into the arms of. He’d lied to me, but I wanted him. I could feel it. How could I trust him? I needed time to process everything, and that wouldn’t happen if he were around.
