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Amy:
"Hey, you were really quiet at dinner. Is everything okay?" mom asked when we were washing the dishes. I handed her one and she dried it with a hand towel before putting it in the cupboard.
"Mom, what did aunt Martha and uncle Jake do?" I asked. She glanced over at me curiously.
"They own a big corporation. They have a lot of people working under them. They took care of hundreds if not thousands. They passed that on to Marty when she's done with her studies, she's going to take over for them. A mass of people are waiting for her. She has a big responsibility on her shoulders. Which is why I asked her to come here so she can have a little bit of a normal life before she takes off. Give her some time to grieve,"
"What if she doesn't want to do that?"
"She can make a choice but believe me when I say, that she will accept this even if it means she has to give everything else up. That is how she was raised. She's special, kind of like my sister. They were meant to do these things, sweetheart, and when you're meant to do something nothing will stand in the way of that,"
"Something happened today," she stopped and turned to look at me while I turned the water faucet off.
"Did she hurt you?" the concern in her eyes makes me wonder if she thinks that Marty is a danger to me. Why would she bring her here if she has thoughts like that?
"No, she didn't. I yelled at her and she got really upset and told me not to do it again. For a little bit, I was afraid mom. Now, I can't even think something bad about her without a massive migraine sweeping over my head," she looked down at my feet and a few seconds later Marty appeared at the doorway.
"Hey," she greeted us.
"Amy, go upstairs," my mom ordered. I shouldn't have said anything. I went up the stairs and paused right before going up all the way so I can listen.
"You seem upset," Marty inquired like it was nothing.
"You alpha commanded my daughter," mom stated. Alpha commanded?
"She may not have grown up in the pack life but she should know not to talk to me in the tone of voice she did. You should have warned her. The alpha command against a human should only work for an instant. You need to tell her what she is before she kills it," my mom didn't say a word. "That's what you want, isn't it? Why would you do that to her?"
"What, you want me to put her in a pack? Make her grow up in constant wars for territory? She's my kid and the fact that her humanity is dominant proves that she needs to be normal,"
"There is nothing wrong with her, Margot. She is healthy and very strong. If she doesn't shift within the next two months she might die along with her wolf. You need to give her the choice this isn't up to you. If you don't tell her, I will. I saw it in her today. She isn't just any kind of wolf. Not to mention that if her wolf dies, so does her mate not just his wolf but he dies," the urgency in her tone is a little scary.
"I never considered that," my mom whispered softly.
"Your mate was human it doesn't mean hers is too," Marty growled the way she had in the school only now it's louder and a very clear warning. Sounds a really big dog would make if it didn't want anyone taking their toy.
She appeared at the bottom of the stairs looking right at me. Our eyes met. The next thing I know I was standing in my room with a glass of water in one hand and two Tylenol tablets in the other. What was I going to do?
"Take those, honey. It should help with your headache," my mom sighed walking out my room. "Thanks for helping me wash the dishes,"
"What?" I asked.
I don't remember how I got to my room after I told her Marty had snapped at me. I looked around the room and then down at my hand. I put the two tablets in my mouth a took a sip of the water to wash the pills down. My head is killing me. I feel a little dizzy even. I should get some sleep. I'll finish my homework in first period tomorrow.
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