MIRIAM'S POV
I felt the cool air across my face and realized that I probably was in an open space as I simultaneously opened my eyes to gaze at the hay above me. It had to be hay, made into a rough covering over what seemed like a wooden shed. I realized I had been laying on a really big rock and got up immediately. Looking down, I lifted my camisole and discovered my stomach was wrapped with a bandage like material. Where was I and who had brought me here? I wondered as I looked around.I suddenly could hear someone approaching and quickly, I ducked as I hid behind the rock and listened. The person walked and stopped right in front of the shed as he suddenly dropped something."Miriam?" He called out to me.It was Eli and I slowly made it out of my hiding spot."Where are we?" I asked him.He smiled as he rushed over to me and grabbed me in a tight embrace. I tried to stop him because of my large bandage but it was too late as he grabbed me tightly in an embrace. Surprisingly, I did not feel any pain. My mind was in a blank state."Miriam, I thought I was going to lose you after all these days." He said to me,"Wait, what? Days?" I muttered.He broke the embrace as he grabbed me by the shoulders and looked me into the eyes."You have been out for days, Miriam." He said to me,"How many days?" I asked him."Three." He said to me and I was instantly weakened.I have been out for three whole days? That seemed like a record that I had made. I drew away from him as I walked back to the rock and sat down. Eli looked really worried about me as he asked if I was okay. I waved him aside as I needed to clear my head gradually. I had not even given thought as to why and how we ended up here. Now, I needed to focus on my mind that was totally blank as a clean sheet. I tried to think but nothing seemed to be coming up at the moment. I just might be needing a little bit of help from him."What happened? Why are we here?" I asked him.He came to sit beside me."You do not remember? Jason? The fire?" He asked me.Wait, a dang minute. At the mention of the fire, it struck me suddenly as a wave of fear washed all over me. There had been a fire at the house right after Jason tried to kill me. I had been really weak when I made a request to Eli to go find my kids. But why was there only the two of us? Where were they? I wondered as I looked at him. I needed to think positively, I reminded myself as I turned my head with a smile."Eli, where are they?" I asked casually and he looked confused.Let's not assume the worst now, shall we?"Who are they? What are you talking about?" He asked me looking really blank like I had thrown in a one billion dollar question."My kids, where are they?" I asked him.He looked shocked the moment I stated that and shifted uneasily."Oh, that." He said."Yes, that." I answered almost immediately."About that..." He began but paused to look at me."Yes, about that, go on." I goaded him."I could not get them." He said to me,This had better be a prank that he was trying to pull off on me and he had better know that it was not really funny to play pranks with the lives of my kids. That would be unacceptable. He had to be hiding them around here somewhere, right?"What do you mean you could not get them?" I demanded on the verge of losing it at this point."I mean I could not, Miriam. I tried to. I swear but the fire got to them before I arrived in their room." He said to me,"That's impossible. It was such a short time. You could have gotten them certainly." I pointed it out to him."I don't think so. Their room seemed like it had been set on fire first and if we are being logical, we were both put down for sometime when it happened." He said to me,I was not buying this. I rose up quickly and walked out of the shed as I glanced around."You're joking and I know it. Alright kids, hide and seek time is over. Mom needs to see you now." I said looking around and waiting for the tiniest sound from any point but nothing happened.He walked out of the shed towards me as he looked really solemn."Miriam, it's just the two of us here." He said sadly.I turned to look at him with so much pain and anger."You're joking right? You've got to be joking right now." I said, searching his face for answers."I wish I am." He said looking down."Damn you!!!" I cried out and started walking away from him."Where are you going?" He demanded from me."To do your job properly. You obviously did not look or rather did not care enough to look for them because they're not your kids and I bloody hell get it!!!" I yelled.That had to be it. He did not care because they were Jason's kids and perhaps, they had been rescued."Miriam, stop." He said to me,I continued walking fast now."Do not ask me to stop, you selfish person." I said to him as I moved on.I heard him approach as he rushed over to grab my hand."Miriam, listen..." He began.There was a sudden surge of energy and anger within me as I turned and pushed his chest backwards."No, you listen!!!" I yelled at him.I had not even put much effort into that push but then, he flew all the way through the air and crashed into one of the holds of the shed causing it to fall over him. He tried to sit up but clutched his chest hard as he coughed out blood and then looked at me."What have I done?" I muttered as I stared at my hands in horror. There were claws over my nails.Suddenly, I could hear flesh mending together and quickly raised the camisole and tore away my bandage to stare in horror at my healing wound.ELI'S POVI had been sent across and the impact was both painful as it was shocking. I could not imagine any other way for her to have done that until she raised her camisole and I caught sight of her healing wound. She stared down at it and then in horror as it was moving quickly let go of her camisole. She turned to look at me helplessly as fear was lined in her eyes boldly."What is happening to me?" She asked me.I finally found my bearing and I rose up as I approached her tentatively. I had just the clear cut answer to that but it was confusing. Miriam was becoming a werewolf or rather, had already become one as she had claws and her eyes blazed yellow. We would get around as to the reason her eyes were yellow but what we needed to do now was to get her to calm down otherwise she just might lose it and we all know that fear, anxiousness and anger were werewolves triggers. I was in no shape right now to start handling a youngling. That is what we refer to our newly transitioning w
MIRIAM'S POVMy eyes were what?I could not believe what he had just said to me. I could hear the sound of rushing water from afar as I had come to discover that my senses had become heightened. Intuitively, I made a run for it as I discovered how fast I was actually. This was strange but I had my mind fixed on achieving just one goal at this point and that was for me to get away from this place and see for myself, what monster I had become. I could hear Eli right behind me as he called out to me but I was on fire.I arrived right at the place where there was a waterfall and I could not believe what I was seeing. By normal human standards, the waterfall was actually really far from where we were and should have taken an automobile to get there in time as I had but right now, it only took me a couple of minutes. I had not imagined that I would be able to hear it as clearly as I had when I had been far away but even more deafening was the sound of it now that I was up close.I stood at
ELI'S POVI had to tell her as there was actually no telling what tomorrow holds for us. As far as I could understand it, we might wake up tomorrow and discover that I was dead. Jason would probably will my death so freaking much that all werewolves sired to him would attempt to kill me and that included my dear Miriam. I sincerely hoped that our mate bond was stronger than his sire bond alongside her will for vengeance. I smiled at her reassuringly as I needed her to understand that I was going to be here for her."Miriam, you need to remain calm and understand one thing." I said to her,"What thing?" She asked me."I would never leave your side. Now, I believe you could count on your powers as a banshee to hold him off." I said to her suggesting that might actually be possible."Powers of a banshee? Eli, I only realized I had such powers by chance and I probably would not be able to tap into them right now." She said to me,"You should try. We just need to get you connected to the r
MIRIAM'S POVI have no idea why but seeing the man grabbing Eli threateningly and with a knife seemed to get me really angry. It was not the usual fear but a demand within that I rip his head off. I suddenly pictured how I was going to do it and somehow I knew it would definitely gladden my heart. I was already back counting in my head for when I would carry out the act when Eli stepped up and in a quick motion, he disarmed the really big man and pressed his arm behind his back forcing him to cry out in pain."Listen mate, we do not want any trouble." Eli whispered to him."So did I." The man in pain cried out."Then scram." Eli said as he pushed him away.I was taken aback as I stared at him. The feeling I was getting was beginning to calm down. Eli rushed over to me as he checked me."Are you alright?" He asked me, rubbing my shoulders like it was a calming therapy. I looked up at him."Eli, something is happening to me. I wanted to kill that man so badly." I said to him,He hugged
REHAB'S POVIt was really amusing to me how they had been so clumsy with themselves. I had actually been anticipating the advent of the banshee and those who were buried. Perhaps I should take a little while to introduce myself properly. My name is Rehab and most would like to refer to me as the one who was and the who who remains. I have been a witch cursed with the fate of immortality after the last banshee and her witch companion had transferred the powers of witching to me in hopes that I would wait upon the advent of the next banshee and do the same as them to the next selected witch after me. I had been living for five centuries now under different guises and names but my true name had been made known to the witches and the supernatural beings so they could seek me out. I would be placed at about five hundred years now. Too old? Come on but the perks of immortality was that I get to remain in the same way I had been when those powers shifted. I would pass for one in her late t
MIRIAM'S POVFive hundred and twenty seven years old and she looked this young, it was unbelievable.I walked inside following her tentatively with Eli right behind me as my eyes scanned the entire area. This was probably not what I had been expecting when they mentioned a witch's home. I had been expecting the usual hangings and signs of witchery as if my own home had not been as ordinary as would be back in the days. However, her home seemed pretty much as decent as any other house."Not what you expected?" She suddenly asked me like she had been reading my mind, I had not expected her to notice that I had been staring so openly.I quickly flashed her a quick smile."Nice place." I said to her but I was still looking for something that would hint me that she was a witch. There had to be something.Suddenly, a bird crackled and I saw the raven. Now my curiosity could be at bay that there was some significance of what she was. "Please sit down." She said to us pointing to the two sea
ELI'S POV"Let's get out of here." I said to Miriam.Clearly, we had been wasting our time working on what I would have called a basic knowledge. I mean, what had I been expecting from a witch as this actually. I already stood up and then stared hard at Miriam like I was about to question whether or not she would be leaving with me. Miriam took a pause and rose up."Thank you." She said to try witch.Thank her, for what exactly? For wasting our time and not providing useful aid to me? "Wait, banshee. I have something of yours that your ancestor left to you." She suddenly said,"My ancestor?" Miriam muttered."The last banshee." She said,"Wait, the last banshee was my ancestor? How is that even possible?" Miriam asked her obviously confused and I also was confused. I knew Miriam's parents and they had all her childhood pictures."You see, some secrets were better left off the ears of children out of love. Why do you think you never had any powers as a witch?" She suddenly asked and M
MIRIAM'S POVWe had to leave that town with Jose and somehow, with him following us, I had a feeling of being protected. I had begun having these vivid dreams and visions that seemed to confuse me as they made me scared. It was all centered around the pain and destruction of the world but I always found myself awake the very moment I saw myself in a blur of lights. Jose would always explain it was one of the things a banshee experiences but even more was his warning that I needed to activate my werewolf properties as that was needed.Eli would hear nothing of it as all he could think of was how painful it was going to be. He made certain we walked off road paths and into the woods so as not to encounter anything or anyone that would serve as a trigger to us. It had been three nights in a row and my dreams were already taking shapes and mixtures with the dead. This particular night would have been the fourth and I was suddenly in a place as I heard whispering voices talking to me. I c