The Creature Inside Me

“Get out of my room!” Irvin spat, glaring at him.

It took a moment for Zadkiel to understand what Irvin said because he was so hurt by the tone Irvin used and the glare he was sending his way as if he couldn’t hate him enough.

Finally, a drop of all the love that was bubbling up for Irvin inside Zadkiel, escaped the corner of his eyes and his throat clogged to even voice his protest. Maybe, his body knew that Irvin wasn’t what he thought of him to be. Even the wolf inside him didn’t put up a protest. She was just wailing in sorrow.

“Didn’t you hear me? Get the fuck out of my room!” Irvin bellowed and it was enough to make Zadkiel flinch out of the trance as he hurriedly shuffled off the bed. He grabbed his shoes to wear but Irvin didn’t have enough patience for it.

“Zadkiel, get out!” This time the growl Irvin let out, made Zadkiel whimper and he obliged as he grabbed his shoes in his hands and ran out of the room, shutting the door behind him.

He was so confused and emotional that he didn’t even see where he was going as he bumped into someone. As he lost the grip on his shoes, the other person lost the grip on the tray they were holding, both made a noise as they hit the floor.

“I… I’m… I’m so... so sorry. I wasn’t… looking… I wasn’t looking where I was going.” He spoke panting and gasping for air as he crouched to pick up the fallen objects, trying to hold back his tears.

“Hey… Hey… it’s alright.” He heard a woman’s voice but he was too messed up to recognize it.

“No… it’s… it’s my fault… I… I’m sorry.” Zadkiel spoke as he put the contents of food he had wasted back on the tray.

“Zadkiel…” The lady grabbed his hand and stroked it. Zadkiel then looked up to find it was Anne. He fell on his knees from his crouched position as he burst into tears that he was holding inside.

“What happened?” She asked in her softest and the most concerned tone but Zadkiel refused to open up his mouth. He and the wolf were only sobbing in the sorrow of getting accused of something they didn’t do and that too by their own Alpha.

“Okay… don’t tell me but get up.” He spoke, tugging Zadkiel’s hand. Zadkiel obliged but then bent down to pick up the fallen stuff.

“Leave it. Someone will clean it.” She spoke to the boy who seemed so lost and looked so messed up.

Zadkiel left it right there before grabbing his shoes and standing up. Nora held his wrist with her soft hand as she led him to her room and made him sit on the bed. She offered him a glass of water, which Zadkiel gulped down in one breath because his throat was dry as a desert and that’s because he was so scared of Irvin that he felt like every drop of water in his body got drained.

Nora refilled the glass and pushed it into Zadkiel’s hand who downed that one in a breath as well.

“Want more?” She questioned Zadkiel who shook his head, staring at the floor. She sat the glass down on the nightstand before sitting beside him.

“What happened?” She questioned in a low voice because she was scared to disturb whatever he was thinking.

“I don’t know what happened to Irvin. He thinks I use my mind-controlling powers on him. He said I manipulated him to make him give my mother a place to stay when I didn’t even know he gave her a place to stay here.” Zadkiel whispered, eyes still on the floor.

“Your mother? She’s here?” Nora frowned.

“Yes. She showed up today at the headquarters.” Zadkiel answered.

“I don’t know what Irvin is talking about. He thinks I’m mind-controlling him and faking every emotion because I have some grand plan. He thinks I’m turning him against his father.” Zadkiel continued while Nora was still lost in the previous statement that Zadkiel’s mother was here. But when Zadkiel stopped, Nora comprehended what he said.

“Actually, he’s really stressed these days. I’m not taking his side because I’m his mother. I know he shouldn’t have said anything like that without proof but he has a lot of pressure on him these days. The council is giving him a tough time and his father is not helping him much in this. Plus, there is this thing going. The werewolf packs are mysteriously disappearing into thin air and no one knows why. It’s been a lot for him to handle.” Nora spoke in coded words.

“He kicked me out of the room.” Zadkiel looked up at her. She pressed her lips together because she knew Irvin crossed the limits by bringing up Zadkiel’s parents into this and kicking him out.

“I’ll talk to him.” She assured him but Zadkiel shook his head.

“Don’t.” His eyes again welled up with tears. “I don’t want to force myself onto him when he doesn’t want anything to do with me.”

“Okay, I won’t.” She pulled him in a hug that he very much needed. He rested his head on her shoulder and tightened his arms around her body as he cried to lighten the weight on his chest.

He was thinking about everything that Irvin said and how it made no sense to him because Irvin accused him of having a great plan but a plan for what? And why would his mother being here would be risky? Some things weren’t adding up.

As Nora placed a hand on the back of Zadkiel’s head, he sighed in relief because the warmth was enough to soothe his nerves. He closed his eyes in content but then…

“You put a curse on a month-old baby? Killed your own beta and one of their pack members? Edmond how cruel you can get?” He heard Nora’s voice as she was yelling at her husband. He could see the expressions on Edmond’s face but Nora wasn’t visible until he saw Edmond make his way to her.

“Yes, I did and it was necessary to kill West in order to put the curse. Didn’t you hear the prophecy? That kid is a threat to us. I would’ve killed him but he’s just too powerful and he’s immortal.” Edmond replied.

“He’s just a baby. For god’s sake, Des. Don’t do it. Just think if it was our Irvin, would you’ve done the same?” Nora questioned.

“Why did you bring Irvin into this? My son is pretty normal. That kid possesses powers and he’d be the most powerful omega of history. Alphas would fear him. He’d seek revenge for snatching away his land.” Edmond hissed in anger.

“Didn’t you hear what she said about him being the kindest soul? He would wear his heart on sleeves and he’d be the most compassionate person. He’d bring justice to the people who faced cruelty.” Nora placed her hand on Edmond to make him understand that.

“And that includes his own pack too. The prophecy clearly said he’d bring justice to his own pack. He’d be the one of his kind. Powerful, Strong and Immortal.” He gave her a cold look.

“You think you can get away with what you’ve done by cursing a baby? That’s gonna be written in the list of sins you’ve done. Show a little kindness and maybe he’d forgive you.” Nora pleaded.

“The prophecy said he’d completely possess his powers when he’d turn into a werewolf on his 18th birthday and only then he’d become the most powerful omega. The curse that Rita put on him wouldn’t let him turn and when a werewolf doesn’t turn, it dies. I also didn’t know about this until Rita told me about it.” Edmond smirked.

“You’re a monster,” Nora said in disgust.

“I’ll do anything to protect my pack.” Des seethed.

“Yeah, well I hope your curse never works because the prophecy said that he’d possess half of his powers after finding his mate and I hope those powers are enough to make him stronger than ever.” She spat.

“I’ll kill his mate.”

“Well, for that you have to find his mate and you wouldn’t know about his mate until he finds it and when he finds it, he’d possess those powers. Just think how much powerful he’d be once he’d actually mate?” Nora fiercely said making Edmond glare at her.

“I’ll make sure he stays in the dark. I’ll make sure there’s no one to tell him what happened to his pack because I’ll kill all of them. I’ll make sure he never knows who he actually is.” Edmond spat, though he had it all planned already.

Nora pulled back, making Zadkiel open his eyes to look at her as she was staring at his face.

“I thought you fell asleep on my shoulder.” She chuckled. Zadkiel gave her a smile that didn’t reach his eyes but it was all he had for now after what he saw.

“You can rest here in my room if you want. I’m going out.” Nora offered but Zadkiel instantly shook his head because Nora’s room meant, Edmond’s room and he didn’t want to see his face. He also needed privacy after what he saw.

“I’ll go take a stroll. I need to clear my head.” Zadkiel spoke, standing up and dusting his clothes.

“You can sleep here tonight if you want. I’ll share the room with Des if I come back before dawn.” Nora offered him. Zadkiel frowned.

“What do you mean?” He questioned her.

“Oh, Des and I… we ended things a few years ago. Like humans we can’t take divorce because to an omega, alpha is important, I had to stay with my alpha to stay alive but we’re not on talking terms. Our rooms are separate.” Nora informed him. Zadkiel was surprised that he didn’t pick it up during his stay because it was so clear that except few nights, Nora and Edmond always headed to separate rooms and they never talked much.

“I don’t want to be the cause of any trouble. I’ll just head to the room I was assigned when I came here.” Zadkiel spoke, smiling at her.

“It wouldn’t be trouble. I wouldn’t be using this room tonight anyway.” She said but it made Zadkiel blush.

“I didn’t need to know that.” He chuckled with flushed cheeks.

“Hey… I have something else to do.” She gave him a look. Zadkiel laughed.

“Okay. I’ll use your room tonight.” He didn’t want to hurt her when she was asking so sweetly. She smiled.

“I’ll see you in the morning,” Zadkiel spoke before placing a kiss on her forehead and then she headed out of the room.