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He grinned at me, thrusting the flowers forward.

"Oh, umm, thanks?"

"You're welcome", he replied cockily. "I couldn't stop thinking about you".

I felt shame wash over my body as I remembered Malik and how easily I ignored any obligation I might have towards Karl.

"I didn't know you were coming over today?" I asked, confused.

"Oh, I wanted to surprise you", he replied, still grinning. He leaned forwards and kissed me quickly making me stumble back in surprise. Mistaking my surprise as some sort of positive reaction, he gave me a wink as he gave me the flowers, walked into my house and sat down on the sofa.

I eyed the flowers gingerly. Sure they were pretty, but I hated flowers. They lasted only a couple of days and created more mess than joy. And they bought bugs. I hated bugs. I discreetly wiped my lips as I closed the door.

I placed them on the countertop and sighed. I did not want the company today, I needed time to think and process. Being half Indian, that was something that happened to me a lot when I was at home. Unwanted guests that would come over without warning to see my mum and I had to entertain them which meant I hated it when people came over without asking first.

"I want to get to know you more", he said as I sat down opposite him. "So can I ask you some random questions?"

"Yeah, go for it", I responded half-heartedly. Weirdly that small bit of attraction I had for him when he took me out on the date had fizzled out. Maybe I was so desperate that I made myself like him. Maybe it was the wine. As I sat, I felt nothing for the man opposite me. And partly, I knew it was because I came to a realisation about my irrational feelings for Malik.

He asked me questions like which I would prefer over two things and I answered them almost robotically, flashing him a smile when I needed to.

"Okay, so last question, what's your favourite colour?"

"Gold", I replied automatically without even thinking.

"That's different", he responded. "I would have thought you liked black or something".

He was sort of right. Prior to all this, I used to love the colour blue, like the ocean and the skies and the vast emptiness it held. But now, my subconscious decided to betray me and choose gold. A colour which signified the unknown and depths that I could never understand.

I shrugged in response and stroked KK who had just curled up in my lap, purring.

"What about you? What's your favourite colour?" I asked to keep the conversation flowing.

"Hmm, I like red".

"Oh, cool", I replied awkwardly. He somehow was unaffected by my awkwardness, not noticing how uncomfortable I was and how much I wanted him to go.

He continued making small talk which I zoned out of mostly, agreeing when necessary to make it seem like I was contributing.

"- And maybe I can take you out on another date".

I spluttered as that last sentence caught my attention. I hated what I was doing right now. It wasn't fair of me to lead Karl on when I wasn't even sure if I liked him that much. Sure he was the safer option but I didn't like small details about him that really got on my nerves. Like his slightly misogynistic mentality.

I noticed Luka and Karl were opposite like that. Luka didn't feel the need to constantly remind me he was male. We just got on well. Karl, on the other hand, told me once that 'I was strong for a girl' which irked me to another level. I've always had to battle sexist people especially from my mum's side who didn't want me to be where I was today and remarks like that reminded me of that too much for my liking.

"You look tired", Karl said leaning towards me. "Are you bored with me already?"

Yes

"No, don't be silly", I said laughing. "I just had a long trip yesterday".

"Oh, where did you go?"

"I had to get something from London and I got back really late".

"What did you go to get?" He asked curiously. "London's pretty far".

"Oh, just a few of my things. I used to live there before".

"You could have asked me- Wait, Luka was also gone for the whole day and came back late at night", he said accusingly.

"Yeah, that's because he came with me", I replied incredulously. I had no need to hide that Luka came with me. I didn't commit a crime and I wasn't romantically inclined towards him.

"WHAT THE HELL, ARYA?" He exploded standing up roughly.

I flinched back at his sudden anger and shuffled away from him.

"What?" I asked angrily.

"You mean to tell me that you went to London with my brother for the whole fucking day?"

"Sit down, Karl. That's exactly what I just said".

"What's wrong with you?" He shouted. "How do you not see what's wrong with that?"

"Because there is nothing wrong with that!" I said calmly. "You have a sister, right? I know I have never met her but would you be reacting like this if she went with me?"

"It's different and you know it".

"No, it's not different", I spat. "I don't think of Luka like that".

"But he's a man, Arya-"

"And you're not?" I interrupted. "You don't need to feel insecure, Karl".

"I'm not fucking insecure!" He yelled.

"Yes, you are. You're blindly doubting your brother and me", I shouted back.

"You know what, I don't want to waste my time on someone who'll cheat on me the moment my back is turned".

"Cheat on you?!" I screamed, completely losing it. "Karl, get your head out of your arse! We're not even together. We've gone on one date! One! That doesn't give you exclusive rights to me! Get out of my house and don't come back. I don't need someone who is egotistical and insecure like you in my life". I pointed to the door, fuming.

"Shut-"

"OUT!" I yelled pointing to the door.

"Let me speak-"

"I don't want to hear whatever bullshit you're going to spew. You've shown your true colours. Good luck ever finding a woman who will take your crap about cheating. Gosh, it's almost pathetic. And right now, I don't care if my words are harsh and cruel so don't look at me like that".

He glared at me and then stormed out, banging the door open on his way out. Despite my anger, a feeling of relief swept through me. One less thing to worry about.

I glanced up at the open door to see Karl in the distance and a delivery man holding a package with his mouth open.

"Arya Carlson?" He asked, still surprised by what he heard.

"Yes that's me", I sighed. "Sorry about that".

"Don't be. He's the one losing out", he said with a wink as he handed me my package. He waved at me and walked off leaving me with my package.

I tore it open and gasped when I saw it. It was the adaptor. I ran upstairs and gathered the memory card and my laptop. I hastily placed the memory card into the adaptor and then into my laptop.

I nearly laughed out loud in exhilaration. I would finally be getting some answers tonight.

I waited impatiently as it loaded and clicked on the file that popped up. There were quite a few videos and when I clicked the first one, it was a video celebrating Caleb's birthday. I smiled to myself as I saw other videos like that but I didn't click on them. I didn't want to invade into their private family moments.

I set the videos in order of dates and clicked the last one. A young boy with a wide grin filled the screen. The audio came out grainy but loud, echoing around the room.

"Today, I am going to explore the forest. Mum said not to go there but I'll be careful. Jake told me that I was too chicken to do it but I'm going to do it and prove him wrong".

He entered the forest, wrapped in warm clothing and using a torch for guidance. He tripped and stumbled a few times but didn't give up.

"It's getting dark right now, I should head -"

There was a loud crash and the screen went black.

I gasped. Did he fall down and hit his head? The camera still kept on recording but the lens was probably covered. I skipped the video a bit until I saw movement again.

"Oh no", he groaned. "I think I hit my head and it really hurts. What time is it?"

He fumbled for his digital watch and gasped.

"It's so late! I need to get home".

He whirled around trying to find his bearings but he knew he was lost. Looking at the camera, he tried to act brave, but there was a perceptible tremble in his voice.

"I think I can hear some sounds down there. I'm going to walk towards it. Maybe it's my mum and dad".

He trudged forward the camera facing ahead, spanning the environment. The moon was full and large, creating some light which allowed to see better. He moved on in silence and then stopped suddenly.

"There's wire here and a fence! Maybe I can ask these people for help?"

He crawled on, through a thick area of trees until he suddenly stopped.

"I think", he whispered. "That there's someone there".

He faced the camera forward and watched apprehensively as he hid in a bush. A tall but shadowed man-like figure walked into the clearing in front of him. The thing was tall, big and imposing, walking gracefully until it reached the middle. The moonlight hit him squarely and he seemed to bask in it, still covered in darkness despite the light.

Then sounds of cracking and growls filled the area and the camera panned down to the ground.

"Oh my god", he whispered, the fear thick in his voice. "What- what is that".

He picked up the camera again and quietly shuffled back, his sobs audible. In place of that thing, was a huge beast doubled in size. It towered over its surroundings completely. The beast turned and its large golden eyes fixed themselves directly at the camera.

I pushed the laptop back in shock and it clattered as it fell on the floor. That thing in the video, I had seen it before. That dream I had, it was there. Its eyes were also that same deep shade of golden.

Like Malik's.

How had I not noticed it before? My mouth was hung open in astonishment and I felt sort of numb.

No wonder why Caleb was so badly affected. He saw something so terrifying and unrealistic. No one would believe him if he hadn't recorded it. Something like this couldn't even be faked back then.

Was this why Holston's was so eager to silence them? Was this the secret they had been guarding? How was this even possible? My mind spun with thousands of questions. It felt like all the biology I learnt was a lie.

Forget Dr Patel's warning, I needed to speak with Malik, urgently. I needed to know. The enigma rang clear in my mind.

What are you?

Umm...

How was the Chapter?

Who else didn't like Karl?

Well, now he's out the way. (Or is he?)

Please bear in mind that the concept of Werewolves literally does not exist to a normal person that's why Arya is so confused. I mean if we didn't know either and something like this happened to us (I wish) then we would be hella shook too.

Question for today?

Who is your favourite person? (could be on Wattpad(tag them, maybe) or IRL). Mine is my cat lol.

Next chapter (which should be tomorrow) is going to be weird AF. The drama is going to happen. IDK how though as I haven't written it XD.

That's the kind of Author I am. I roughly know the plot but I write as I go along. Good thing I am a fast writer.

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