Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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The gnawing feeling of hatred in her throat intensified as the one they introduced as Alpha Leonard moved closer to her. He was her brother or so he explained to her but she couldn't help the feeling. Her mouth watered as she thought of elongating her canine but they never came. Something big was missing in her body and she shuddered as she thought about what it was.

The heart monitor beeped faster as she started panicking. Her eyes grew wider as her heartbeat sped up, her body and mind were on opposite sides. Her instincts were directing her to do things but her body won't comply. Something was missing, she suddenly felt empty as the pack doctors tried to hold her down and stabilize her.

Alpha Leonard was asked to leave but he protested trying to command them with his Alpha tone but he had to when he saw the crazy look on Diana's face. He shuddered at the amount of hatred that fumed in her eyes. Even as she fought her consciousness, she stared at him with a killer intent. The doctors finally put her to sleep to calm her down.

“ Does she remember?” He muttered to himself on his way out. She wasn't supposed to remember anything about him or anyone at all. Even the pack doctors had confirmed that she lost her memories earlier. Why was she staring at him with that death gaze? The same gaze she gave him at the plains three years ago.

“ She is harmless. I couldn't smell her wolf anywhere near, the witch did a clean job” His wolf Luca whispered in his mind. He breathed in a sigh of relief. He had promised to make everything better the moment they found her on the brink of losing herself to her wolf inside that forest three years ago. If they had found her later than that, the date of the entire werewolf race could have been disastrous if Decanal broke free from the seal the vampire king had placed on her.

“ Your plan was stupid though” His wolf voiced out again but he shut off the link. He had to check if Decanal was still safely sealed away from Diana. He was gone for a while before he came back again when he was told that she regained consciousness again.

Diana's eyes fluttered open, blinking away the haze of unconsciousness. The room was unfamiliar, bathed in the soft glow of muted moonlight.

A sharp pang of fear gripped her heart as she struggled to make sense of her surroundings. She tried to move but found herself restrained by an array of tubes and wires connected to machines that monitored her vital signs. Panic began to well up within her.

"Easy, Diana," a calm, soothing voice said from her side. She turned her head, her vision blurry, and focused on the figure approaching her. It was a man, tall and imposing, with piercing blue eyes that held a hint of concern.

"You're safe now."Diana tried to speak, but her throat felt dry, and only a raspy whisper escaped her lips.

"Where am I? Who are you?"The man, dressed in a tailored suit that seemed oddly out of place in this sterile environment, offered a reassuring smile.

"My name is Leonard. You may not remember, but I'm your brother.

"Brother? Diana struggled to process the word. She tried to recall anything about her past, her family, but her mind was a blank slate. Panic crept back in as she grappled with the unsettling feeling of not knowing who she was. Leonard must have noticed her distress because he quickly continued,

"It's okay, Diana. You've been through a traumatic experience. The doctors here are taking care of you. You're in our pack's territory.”

"Pack?” Diana's mind raced, trying to make sense of the unfamiliar terminology. She glanced around the room, noting the presence of a heart monitor, the sterile scent of antiseptics, and the faint hum of medical equipment. Nothing felt right.

"Your memory," Leonard began, his voice gentle, "it's been affected by the attack.

"Attack? The word resonated in Diana's mind, sending shivers down her spine. Vague, disjointed images began to flicker in her thoughts – flashes of teeth and claws, snarling creatures, and pain. She clung to these fragmented memories like lifelines in a sea of confusion.

“ The vampire attack. They took everything from us including my eyes” he said pointing to his eyes covered in a patch. She blinked in confusion. Who are the vampires and how could they do that to them? She believed his tales and he got braver to continue.

“ I lost my eyes trying to save you from the vampire King. He was the one who led the attack. They killed so many that we couldn't continue with your wedding” He continued monitoring her expression closely to see how he would react to him mentioning the vampire king.

“ Wedding? I was about to get married?” She breathed out slowly trying to push the pieces of the past roaming through her mind away. The vampires were so cruel.

Leonard took a step closer, his eyes filled with an odd mix of relief and trepidation. "You were about to marry Howard," he said, his tone softening.

"He's our pack's Beta, and he loves you dearly. The two of you were inseparable."

“Howard.” The name echoed in her mind, triggering more elusive memories. She could almost grasp them, but they slipped through her fingers like sand.

"The wedding," Leonard continued,

"It was just days away when the vampires attacked.”

"Vampires.” The word sent a chill coursing through her veins. Images of fanged figures, their eyes burning with hunger, surged in her mind. She couldn't remember the details, but the fear they invoked was palpable.

"You were injured," Leonard went on, his voice growing somber.

"And it's because of that injury that you can't recall your past. The trauma erased your memories."

Diana's heart pounded in her chest as she tried to absorb the weight of his words. She felt like a character in a story she couldn't quite grasp, her past a foggy enigma. She looked into Leonard's eyes, searching for the truth, but they held a sincerity that was difficult to doubt.

"You're safe now, Diana," he reassured her.

"We'll help you remember everything. You're with family."

“Family.” The word resonated deep within her, tugging at something primal. She nodded, trying to reconcile the warmth in Leonard's eyes with the unsettling feeling that her memories were locked behind a door she couldn't access.

As Leonard continued to speak, weaving a tale of her past, of love and happiness that had been stolen by cruel vampires, Diana clung to his words as the only semblance of truth in this bewildering world.

But deep down, beneath the surface of her uncertainty, a nagging feeling persisted – a feeling that the truth was far more complex and dangerous than the story she was being told. Her heart ached with a sense of loss she couldn't quite place. She had no choice but to accept this new identity and the web of lies that surrounded her, unaware that the threads of deceit were growing thicker, concealing the dark secrets of her past.

“ Lies lies lies ” a very faint voice whispered in her mind. The voices sounded like they were scratching their way onto her mind. It was really low like someone turned their volume to the Lowest at the back of her mind.