The Tribrid

Emily's Escape

Emily's POV
I move slightly away from the green eyed man.
"Forgive me." He whispers before he wraps his arms around my waist and he lifts me up and close to his body.
"It's better if you close your eyes and hold on." He whispers to me. I look at him with confusion.
"Trust me." He adds after seeing my face. I have no idea why I am trusting this man, but I close my eyes and lean in. I feel like I am being thrusted forward. The wind suddenly gushes all around me it's like I'm in a hurricane. I feel my body making quick movements. And then a sudden stop. His grip softens he lets me down.
"You can open your eyes now." I hear him say. To my surprise, I am standing in my parents house. I see my mom and a large man I do not recognize. I take a step away from the stranger.
"What is going on? Who are you? Why didn't you let me save Brody? Who is that?" Tears start to roll down my face as begin to realize what I just saw. My mom comes over to me and wraps her arms around me tight.
"Oh honey it will be alright." My mom says. The two men stand next to each other talking about something. I try to listen in but they don't speak for long.
"Mom they murdered Brody. I say between tears."
"Who did?"
"Alpha James, Luna Jackie, that witch from my dreams with the pale eyes, and MIKE!"
Hearing myself say the words out loud is a surreal experience. I can't believe I just watched Brody get murdered, and Mike just let it happen. MIKE. He lied to me. My sadness is replaced with anger so quickly I pull back from my mom. She looks surprised.
"Mike, he was there, at the cliff. He just let Brody die." The furniture in the room starts to shake slightly.
"Em I need you to calm down." I clench my hands into fists. I can't believe my best friend could lie to me about so much.
"What's going on?" The stranger asks. I feel heat boiling up inside me. Sam wants to shift and rip Mike's head off. The shaking intensifies.
"It's her magic. It's directly effected by her emotions." My mom yells.
"Emily, calm down damnit!" My mom yells. Her cussing brings me back.
"Mom." I say. The furniture stops and she places her hands on my shoulders. It's like I lost control for a second. Tears are falling down my cheeks. I breathe in and out, my mom grabs me for another hug. I take a second to compose myself, then I ask her.
"Did you cuss?"
She lets out a laugh.
"Only when I need to." She hugs me again. I glance over at the men talking. I listen in.
"We need to leave sir."
"Give her a second. To compose herself." The green eyed man says.
"We don't have time for this."
"You just saw what she did. She is more ready than I originally thought." I pull away from my mom.
"Who are you?" I ask taking a step towards them.
"My name is Cyran, and this is Samson." The stranger bows slightly.
"Who are you to me?" I ask.
"I suppose you already know, if you have to ask a question so specific."
"I want to hear you say it."
"Very well, I am your father." My mom didn't seem surprised by this news.
"Did you know?" I turned to my mom.
"Samson told me before you two arrived." My mom says.
"What do you want from me?" I ask.
"I want to protect you."
"How? And from what?"
"I'm sorry, but we really need to go." Samson interrupts. I close my eyes and listen for any movement outside. I hear foot steps approaching the house.
"You don't have time. Take my hand." I say. They hesitate.
"Trust me." Cyran and Samson take my hand.
"Mom join us." My mom takes Cyran and Samson's hand, forming a circle.
"No one move or make a sound."
"remove ab aspectu." I say the spell. Then a wolf bursts through the door and sniffs the air. Behind him is Alpha James and Luther.
"They we're here recently." Alpha James says.
"Find me the girl. We have waited too long. Our deal is done."
"My son has not yet mated with her."
"If only you had been following my direction from the beginning. Then your first son would have succeeded."
"Please, Sovereign. She does not know his involvement. She hasn't even had time to learn magic. We still have time." Alpha James begs.
"We have run out of time. I need the girl. NOW. Her father is involved now. If he gets to her, it will make things more difficult."
The wolf has been sniffing around the house and even went upstairs.
"But what about Liam?" Alpha James asks.
"You have failed your task. You're lucky I don't take everyone's life in this pack." Luther hisses.
The wolf runs out the front door back outside. Luther and Alpha James follow. I wait until I hear them leave the area. When I no long hear anyone I release my hands. The room is silent.
"We need to go see Miranda." I say. My mom nods in agreement.
"How can we get there? The pack is on high alert. How are we going to get out of the pack lands?" I ask.
"I might have an idea, if you can make us invisible again." Cyran says.
"I can." I reply. A memory from Hiroen came fourth right as I needed it. A memory of the invisibility spell.  Hopefully Miranda can help me get more acquainted with these spells.
"But you both are going to want to change. Grab anything you might need for a few days. I'm not sure if you'll be able to come back." He adds.
My mom and I are still in our gowns. I nod and head upstairs, careful not to turn on any lights or make any noise. I change out of my dress into some pants and a dark colored shirt. My mom changes into similar clothes and packs a bag. I don't have much at my parents place, but I grab the clothes I have here. We head down stairs.
"You both ready?" Cyran asks.
"Yeah what's the plan?" My mother asks.
"Can you make us invisible as we walk towards the boarder?" Cyran asks me.
"Yes, but they will still be able to hear us."
"That's no problem. I know a way to go that should avoid most people. But if we do come across someone, we can rush pass them."
"Rush? You mean that thing you did earlier, when you brought me here from the woods?"
"Yes."
"Why don't we do that the whole way out?" I ask.
"I can only do it for short distances. It takes a lot of energy."
"Ok, everyone hold hands." I grab my mom's hand and Cyran's who takes up the lead. My mom grabs Samson as he takes up the rear. I say the spell. Cyran leads us out of my parents house and into the woods. We walk carefully to not make too much sound. Cyran leads us away from the main entrance of the land and to an area in the back woods. The moon is bright, but it is still hard to see. We walk for awhile before I sense we are getting close to the edge of the pack land. Suddenly I hear something in the woods. I freeze and pull back on Cyran. We all stop without a sound. I hear running and paws on forest floor. Headed towards our direction.
"They are headed here." I whisper to Cyran. He wraps his arms around me and I quickly close my eyes. I feel the wind and the quick movements again. We jerk to a halt. I open my eyes and see that we are next to a car.
"Get in." Cyran says as he rounds to the other side. But I wait to see my mother. I don't want to leave her.
"Get in!" He says before getting in the drivers seat. I open my door, and then suddenly my mom and Samson appear. I get in the front and buckle up. Mom and Samson climb into the back. Cyran drives away from the pack land. I watch it disappear in the car side view mirror.