Losing It ~ TeenWolf

Part 19

Charlotte

Everyone's attention was drawn to the door and we each shared a confused glance.

"You think it's Derek?" I heard Stiles ask Scott.

"Maybe." He replied.

I stood up and placed the bottle of vodka I'd been holding back onto the table. I walked into the kitchen and the unfamiliar scent grew closer and closer.

Another set of knocking alerted me immediately, what would someone need so drastically that they frantically knock at someone's door?

I had a terrible feeling about this, something turned in my stomach and I almost turned away and walked back to the others. Everything in me was just telling me to walk away and sit down. But, of course, I didn't.

I let my hand linger on the handle for a moment and I'm sure that the others could sense my anxiety, I knew that it was practically radiating off of me.

This time, I did get a scent, they smelled like strong deodorant and a slight smell of sweat but, like everyone, they had something that defined them, I couldn't quite pin point what the smell was but it defined them from anyone else.

I opened the door and was met by a masked individual holding a shotgun, in less than a second, my world changed.

A powerful blast sent me tumbling over and onto the staircase. My hand instinctively went to cover the wound as all of the others ran towards me, through the intensifying pain, I looked up to see that outside the door was completely empty.

Whoever had shot me had gotten away.

Through my blurred eyes, I saw everyone crowding around me, trying to stop the bleeding and make sure I was ok, I paid them no attention. It was very awkward as there wasn't much space on the steps and they were all trying to get to me to help.

I looked up again to see Amy shutting and locking the door. She knew I'd be ok and she knew that the sensible thing to do was to make sure, one, that no one outside could see and become alerted and, two, no one else could come back and have a chance to shoot me.

I saw that Stiles and Theo were just as concerned as everyone else even though they also knew that I'd be fine.

Liam stood up and ran into the kitchen, grabbing his phone and dialling a number.

"Liam.." I breathed.

"You'll be ok, Charlotte." Scott said frantically.

"No.. stop it." I said through gritted teeth.

I pushed their hands away because I knew that they weren't actually doing anything.

Blood had stained everything, my hoodie, my jeans, the carpet. I lifted my hoodie up and their hands fell as they saw the skin begin to heal. Their mouths dropped, other than Stiles and Theo, everyone was lost for words.

Liam dropped his phone onto the floor.

I breathed out a heavy breath and then met Amy's eyes. She was panicked.

Stiles stood up and held out his hand for me to take, he pulled me up and I walked over to Amy's side. 

I was scared, I wasn't prepared to talk about everything yet. When I'd imagined telling them, I had told Liam first. He was my brother and it only seemed fair. I imagined doing it whilst we were sat on the sofa.

I held my hands in front of my stomach, I placed my fist into my palm and began to twist my hand, creating a warmth to burn my skin, it was a nervous habit that I had developed.

"Wait.. so.. you're supernatural?" Lydia asked.

"Yeah." I anxiously said. What was I supposed to tell them? I didn't want them to know this soon.

"A werewolf?" Malia asked.

"Yeah." I bit my tongue in my mouth and was overwhelmed by the taste of iron.

"Ok, we might need more of an answer than 'yeah'." Scott said. I suddenly felt stupid.

"Um, well, I was turned in my first year in France, when I was 14 or 15." I said quietly.

"So who's beta are you? Would we know them?" He asked.

"Uhhh... I'm no ones beta..." I dug my finger nails into my palms and let them pierce the skin.

"You're... you're an alpha..?" Malia asked.

They all became even more shocked than they were before. Their jaws dropped to the floor and I could feel the obvious distress in the room.

"I am..."

"Woah, woah, wait, now you have a lot to tell us." Lydia said.

I had noticed that Liam had stayed really quiet and I glanced at him through the corner of my eye and saw him and Theo in a death stare.

I figured that Liam could tell that Theo already knew my secret and was now mad at him for it.

"I am the alpha to one of the biggest packs in the world, I took over after I.. killed my alpha. I continued to build my pack, gaining as many members as possible, including Jackson, Ethan, Hayden, Meredith and a number of others that you previously knew. I have people all over the world making sure that everything is ok. I'm not here to stir trouble.. I'm here to... help." I let out a shaky breath after speaking too quickly for even myself to process.

Everyone, other than Theo and Stiles, looked completely stunned. I understood that it was a lot to take in but I was desperate for someone to say something.

"Wait so you're..." Malia started, pointing to Amy.

"I'm her beta." She finished the other girl's sentence.

"I think we have a lot more questions.." Scott said, suggesting that we sit down.