The Wolf In Me novel Chapter 13

Part 1 The carving

"How did you know we were planning against the vampires? And how did you find out our spot?" I asked Lylah that was in my office wearing a long white dress made out of pure silk, with a long thin necklace around her neck and a moonstone pendant that rested on her chest like most witches, which I never noticed she had before.

She lifted the watch I have lost the day I left in a hurry, in search of the thing in the photo my ex-boss gave me.

"This. You left it in your office the day you last came for work. I kept it safe for you just in case you came back. When I found out our boss fired you I put a locator spell on the watch in the hopes to find you and return it to its master. Instead, it showed me more than just images of your location. I found what you are and what you were planning to do. So here I am now."

Mei was listening to Lylah as she was sitting down on the sofa with her legs elongated sideways.

"I believe she could be a good asset, having a witch on our side is good," Mei said shrugging her shoulder that was resting on the arm of the sofa looking at Jake, dad, Malakai and myself.

"I know this lady decently well. She never even harmed a fly back when we worked together. I trust her. How do you plan on helping?"

She laughed and then stopped to smile. "I have everything you ask for in these pair of hands."

She paused for a second, "I can locate the vamps' spot, place a barrier spell around your area, give each of you more strength to fight, slow down the vampires' speed if you like. Anything that makes them more vulnerable. The luck is on your favour already since you are thousands more then they are," she explained.

I sat on the chair behind my desk carelessly and scratched my cheeks and beard trying to imagine it all in my head.

"Seems like a plan. What do you think dad? You seem to be quieter than usual."

Dad looked at me for a few seconds still wearing a worried look on his face. He inhaled strongly and stood up from his seat to get closer to my desk.

"Son, I am not sure if it is a good idea, to welcome a witch in our pack. Like she has said before, it is because of her kind that we are in such a mess."

I stood up from my seat and slammed my hand on the desk.

"Father! How dare you judge someone you have never met? Just because one is unfaithful doesn't mean that the rest of her kind are bad. You should apologise immediately for being impolite with a good friend of mine. She is trying to help. I trust her with my eyes closed."

I felt really upset seeing my dad not trusting on both Lylah and myself.

"I would never do something to harm my kind father," I growled getting more furious.

"You are right son. I am sorry, to both of you. I do have trust issues with witches, and that is because of what happened to me in the past and what we ate going through today. But if you offer your help to make us stronger, then, I don't see any harm in giving you a chance."

He smiled, nodding at both Lylah and myself.

He sat back down on a chair further away then he was sitting on before feeling ashamed.

"Well. I wish to secure this place for sure. These surroundings here most especially."

I moved my fingers around our area on the map to show her the full place.

"Can you locate the strongest point for me?" She asked.

She looked at me as I showed her my confused look.

"How should I know?" I asked.

I looked at Mei that was now approaching me.

"Close your eyes and extend your strong arm towards the map," Lylah said, moving closer to the map.

I did as I was told and I could hear Lylah chant in a low voice.

"Asai stand irr narmy fall fands caromi to e pla wha is e straless."

She repeated the chant for a few more times, then stopped. I opened my eyes slowly and looked at my finger pointing on a spot.

"Is that it?" I asked.

I looked down at my finger that was now pointing at a spot.

"Whose room is that?" She asked.

"Ours," Mei responded.

"Care to take me there?" Lylah asked.