The Secrets of the Panther

Chapter 12

KAT

I watched as the girl I had to raise with my own daughter walked away from me. She has been through so much.

Hunters are hunting her and working alongside some dark people, vampires, and possibly a witch. We have hidden everything well, well enough even from wolves to know what Izzy is capable of.

She is not to be messed with. She has killed many, but more seem to appear.

As for Michael, I know he won't be coming near her. Todd and I killed him for what he did to her. He deserved it. She couldn't heal as Puna was sleeping for a while. It was hard to watch someone go through what he did to her. He was a monster. He should have stayed away from my niece, and I had to protect her. He wanted her, but he didn't; in the end, he will never be found after what we did.

I look up towards the stairs and hear silent snores coming from her room. I giggle. Same old Izzy. She must have been worn out.

I look at the clock and know everyone is at the ceremony for the young alpha, Blake. Izzy will come around about him, I'm sure of it. She needs him as much as he needs her, I think.

I grab my phone and text Alice:

"How is the party?"

"It is okay; most people are drunk," she says.

A photo comes through on my phone, it is of Paul and Alice. I am so happy they both found each other. I am starting to miss Todd more now.

"Who is there?" I texted back with a few heart emojis for the photo too.

"Everyone and anyone. How is Izzy? Did she pass out snoring?" I can't help but giggle at that, she knows her cousin so well.

"Yeah, she is in bed and snoring, lol," I say.

I admit I would have liked to have gone to the party.

"Yeah, I will be on a killing spree," says Grace, my panther in my head. She was pissed at Graham for turning up. We both thought he would have honored the agreement of keeping his distance, but that was not the case. Izzy is his daughter, but he has missed out on so much with her. He doesn't even know what she is capable of or what she has been through.

Another text comes through from Alice.

"Mum, you ok? Why don't you come?" She asks.

"No, it's ok. I want to be here just in case Izzy needs me," I text and then quickly add. "Besides, Grace would have gone on a killing spree, especially after today."

I have been sitting at the kitchen counter for just over an hour, drinking tea and reading my book since Izzy went to bed.

My phone goes again:

"Lol, yeah, true. His mate is here too," she knows Linda is Graham's mate. I have told her some parts of Lucy's story but not all, especially the part where he had to choose between Linda and Lucy.

I reply back:

"Well, if I end up there, they will have to clean up her blood, so I think it's safe for me to stay here."

"Yeah, okay," she sends back.

I look at the clock, and I best get to bed. I pull everything I need to take upstairs with me onto a tray. But before I take everything up with me.

I hear the loudest scream, and it is coming from Izzy. Izzy is screaming loudly.

I grab my phone and sprint straight to her bedroom. When I open the door to her room, she is lying on her bed holding her chest, pain running through her, sweat dripping down her face. "Please make it stop," she cries out.