Lauren yanked her hand away from Camila's mouth.

"You're fucking insane!" she yelled, clutching her wrist. People were starting to stare, nobody noticing Camila biting her moments before.

"Sor-"

"Why the fuck would you bite me? That fucking hurt!"

"I mea-"

"You're sick, you know that, Camila? You're fucking-"

Camila grabbed Lauren's hand and led her to the janitor's closet, which was conveniently next to the lockers. Once they were in closet, Camila pinned Lauren against the door.

"Look at your wrist," Camila demanded, holding up Lauren's hand near her face.

Lauren's eyes widened and her mouth formed an 'o'. Instead of human teeth marks, there was a small black crescent moon tattoo that was not there before.

"Is your saliva black tattoo ink?" Lauren asked, horrified.

"It's the mark," Camila said, letting go of Lauren's hand. "Do you believe me now?"

Lauren, still staring at her wrist, shook her head quickly. Camila grabbed her chin to make her look at her.

How about now? Camila thought. She heard that mates had a telepathy link once they were marked, but she didn't know if it was true. She hoped it was otherwise she would have looked like a complete idiot.

"How did you say that without moving your mouth?" Lauren asked, starting to shake.

I'm in your head

"Well get out!" Lauren shouted. She started to smack her forehead. "Get! Out! Get! Out! Get! Out!"

"LAUREN!" Camila shook her shoulders. "You need to calm down,"

"Calm down? How the fuck would I calm down?" Lauren started to breath heavily.

"Oh my god, are you okay?" Camila asked, worried. Lauren continued to hyperventilate.

"Oh shi.. what do I do?" Camila asked herself. Lauren looked like she was about to pass out.

"Okay, Lauren, you need to breath," Camila said, looking into Lauren's eyes. "In, and out, in, and out,"

Camila held on to Lauren's shoulders, trying to calm the girl down. "Breath,"

Lauren felt hypnotized by Camila's eyes, and her soothing voice helped her breathing and heart rate go back to normal.

"I'm sorry for lashing out and biting you. The full moon is close," Camila laughed nervously.

"I-I want answers," Laure stuttered out.

"Okay," Camila said quietly. It wasn't until now that Camila noticed how their bodies were pressed up against each other, even though there was tons of room in the closet.

"After school, we can go to my house. It's safe to talk there," Camila offered, backing off Lauren.

"I have practice," Lauren said, emotionless.

"You can come to the auto shop after your practice. I can drive you to the cabin," Camila said nervously. "I'll answer any question you have,"

"Okay,"

"Okay?"

"Yes,"

"Okay then," Camila gestured to the door. "You wanna go first?"

Lauren came out of the closet to find Zendaya looking at her with a puzzled expression on her face.

"Do I want to know what happened in there?" she asked, arms crossed.

"Probably not," Lauren muttered before Zendaya dragged her away.

~~

"I mean, it makes sense," Zayn told Ally later that day. They were at their magic lesson. "Vampires kick out Justin, new guy comes in, new guy doesn't talk to us, people end up dead,"

"Do you really think it was the vampires? The marks on the bodies looked pretty animalistic," Ally said.

"They could have faked them," Zayn said, stirring over a pot of liquid that had smoke coming out of the top. "The pack was right for not inviting him in,"

"They miss you, you know," Ally said softly.

Zayn scoffed. "They seem to be doing just fine without me,"

"Liam misses you especially. He was upset when Camila told him you weren't at the barbecue yesterday,"

Zayn stopped stirring, looking down sadly. Ally thought she might have said too much.

"Harry told me he's doing just fine with Sophia," he said bitterly.

"Zayn, you're his best friend-"

"Was, past tense," Zayn spat. "That entire pack, they're all dead to me. Well, except Harry,"

"When was the last time you talked to Harry? It's good for you to talk to people your own age," Ally said, the motherly side of her coming out. Ally acted like a mother to everyone, despite being 17.

"I went to the bar with Harry last week, don't worry," Zayn smirked. "I have a life outside you teens, I'm not a loser,"

"What did he say about... you know..."

"Harry and I don't talk about the pack, it's too depressing. I only hang around for his awful jokes,"

"You love his jokes,"

"Yeah well don't tell him that," Zayn chuckled. "I worry about Harry. He's 25 and still no sign of his mate,"

"He'll find them, Liam didn't find Sophia until last year," Ally instantly regretted her words after seeing Zayn's face drop.

"I'm so-"

"Don't worry about it," Zayn forced a smile. "It was my choice,"

"I didn't mean to-"

"Ally, it's okay," Zayn reassured. "It's the past. Liam will understand one day,"

Ally sighed. As much as she wanted to talk to Zayn about his feelings, he never let her in.

"So, Niall,"

"All of our leads are pointing to him," Zayn said, pouring the potion he was making into vials. "It just makes sense,"

"But he seemed so nice, and sweet. It's like you just want to wrap him in blankets and hide him from all the bad things," Ally sighed, pulling a spellbook of the shelf.

"Ally, he is the bad things. I mean, koalas also look cute and cuddly before they rip your face off," Zayn shuddered.

A loud crash was heard through the basement as Zayn saw Ally standing next to the bookshelf, spellbooks scattered all around.

"Koalas rip people's faces off?" she asked, tears spilling out of their eyes. "But they're so cute!"

"Oh no," Zayn muttered, eyes widening. Nobody ever wanted Ally upset, she was too pure, like sunshine.

Zayn rushed over to Ally's side, wrapping an arm around her. "It's okay, some koalas are nice,"

Suddenly, the door to the basement was thrown open and Dinah walked down the stairs.

"Hey, Zayn, I need a spell that would help me sing like Mariah-" Dinah paused when she saw Ally and Zayn.

"Smallz, what's wrong?" Dinah asked, rushing over to Ally and hugging her, pushing Zayn out of the way.

"Zayn said koalas rip people's faces off. But koalas look so cuddly!" Ally sobbed.

Dinah glared at Zayn. "THE NERVE. YOU MAKE ALLYSUS SUNSHINE CRY. IMMA BEAT YOUR ASS, HOII,"

"Dinah, no!" Ally sniffed. "He didn't do anything wrong,"

"Here DJ, drink this," Zayn said, handing her the vial of the potion he just made.

"What is it?" Dinah asked, popping the cap off and drinking the steaming liquid.

"It should help with your rage. The full moon is on Friday and you guys get all riled up before, so this should calm down all the temper tantrums everyone is bound to throw in the next few days," Zayn explained.

"Why didn't you think of this sooner? We're always so aggravated before the full moon," Dinah licked the inside of the vial. "It tastes like root beer,"

"After years of research, I finally made the recipe. Do you feel aggravated anymore?" Zayn asked.

"No, I feel... like I'm on a cloud..." Dinah said, her eyes widening and her mouth drooping open.

Ally leaned in and studied Dinah.

"Zayn?"

"Hmm?"

"She's stoned,"

"What?" Zayn asked, shocked.

"Her pupils are like, the size of moons and she seems out of it. Dinah, do you feel high?" Ally asked the taller girl.

"I feel like I'm soaring," Dinah said dreamily. A loopy smile was plastered across her face as she broke into song.

"We're soaarin' flyyin, there's not a star in heaven that we can't reaaach,"

Dinah grabbed Ally's hands as she danced around the room.
"I don't think the potion worked," Ally called out as Dinah kept singing.

"She has a nice voice, though," Zayn commented.

Upstairs in the attic, Camila was sitting awkwardly on an armchair while Lauren sat on her bed.

"This is your room?" Lauren asked. It was the same bedroom she woke up in after she was kidnapped.

"Yeah," Camila shrugged. "I get the attic cause I'm the-"

"Alpha, yeah," Lauren finished. An awkward silence fell upon the two.

"What does that mean, exactly?" Lauren finally asked.

"What does what mean?"

"Alpha,"

"Oh," Camila pushed back pieces of hair that fell in her face. "Well, you know my friends, the ones who live here and hang around me at school?"

"Yes,"

"I control them,"

"You what?"

"Like, I can give them commands and they have to follow them. I don't give commands often though,"

"So their like your minions?"

Camila scrunched her nose. "If you mean those little annoying yellow spawns of Satan, then no,"

Lauren giggled. "No, not those,"

"I don't like controlling them, sometimes if I ask nicely they would do what needs to be done," Camila added.

"How did you become Alpha?"

"It's a birthright. My father was Alpha before I was, so I was named his successor when I was born,"

"So you're like a princess?"

Camila blushed. "I guess so,"

"And, um, that mind talk thing..."

"Oh I have no idea how that works," Camila admitted. "I have all of the members in my pack talking at the same time, if I found a way to shut it off, I would,"

Lauren blinked. "You have all of them talking in your mind?"

"Yes,"

"Doesn't it get annoying?"

"It's so annoying,"

"How were you able to talk to me in my mind? I'm not a werewolf,"

"But you're my mate, there's another telepathy thing through mates. It was formed once I bit you,"

Lauren's eyes lit up. "Do I get any more special power thingys?"

"I don't think so,"

Lauren's face fell. "Oh,"

"I mean you do get some control over the pack. Like, they have to follow your commands since you're their Luna,"

"Yeah, about that, what does that mean?"

"I'm the Alpha, I'm the leader, you're my mate, so you're called the Luna," Camila explained. "You're like a den mother,"

"But doesn't Ally act like your mother?"

"Yes, you don't have to worry about that," Camila assured.

"Is that all I get? You in my head and control over a bunch of teenagers?"

Camila smiled sheepishly. "Yes,"

"I see," Lauren said quietly. "Normani said something about vampires?"

"Oh yeah," Camila's face darkened. "They also live in the woods,"

"The woods where the people died?" Lauren's eyes widened. "Did you have anything to do with those murders?!"

"What? No!" Camila panicked. "Do you think I could have killed someone? Look at me, I'm weak!"

"You're a werewolf! You could have like, super strength or something!"

"I mean I do, but that doesn't mean I killed those people!"

"Did the vampires kill them?"

"Possibly!"

"Do I know any vampires?"

"I mean some go to our school,"

"WHAT?" Lauren screamed.

"You need to calm down!"

"We go to school with vampires?"

"I'm a werewolf, Lauren, of course we go to school with vampires!"

Lauren flopped back on Camila's bed. Her sheets smelled like vanilla and bananas. Lauren inhaled deeply. It smelled like Camila.

Wait what the fuck am I doing? Lauren thought.

"I don't know, what are you doing?" Camila asked.

Lauren bolted upright. "Stay out of my head!"

"I can't help it!"

"Look," Lauren said, sitting up. "I didn't want to be part of this werewolf voodoo stuff,"

"No one wants to be a part of it, Lauren, it's all up to fate," Camila sighed.

"And what's my fate?"

"Me."

~~

"Your foot?" Dinah asked, eyebrows raised. "You want me to mark you... on your foot?"

"My parents would kill me if they ever saw a tattoo on me," Normani admitted.

"They would still see your feet,"

It was Wednesday morning and Normani had arranged to meet Dinah at the coffee shop before school.

"But I could cover the mark up with like, socks and makeup,"

"Makeup won't cover the tat, Bea tried that. The makeup just soaks into your skin," Dinah said, taking a sip of her coffee.

"Okay then... where do you suggest the mark go?"

"I mean I'm pretty sure no one would suspect a tattoo on your ass-"

"Dinah Jane!"

"What? I'm kidding!" Dinah raised her hands in defense. "I didn't mean it!"

"Anyways," Normani said, still shocked Dinah said something like that. "Where should it be?"

"If you really want it to be on your foot, I guess it could be," Dinah shrugged, reaching for Normani's shoe.

Normani jerked her leg away from Dinah. "I didn't mean now!"

"Oh, sorry," Dinah blushed, fidgeting in her seat.

"Why do you seem so anxious?" Normani asked.

"The full moon is on Friday, it gives us all the jitters," Dinah explained.

"Oh, so you guys..."

"Yeah," Dinah cleared her throat. "You can come to the cabin that night, if you want. Ally and Zayn usually stay up and have a movie marathon,"

"Really?"

"They're mostly movies with witches in them, but yeah. They stay up to make sure none of the wolves gets hurt,"

"Sure, I'll come," Normani said, giving Dinah a small smile.

Dinah started to ramble. "I mean you don't have to, cause like it would be boring since I'm not there but I mean Ally is great and Zayn is pretty chill but like I would be gone so-"

"Dinah?"

"Yes?"

"You're cute,"

~~

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