Always

Chapter 5

A/n: I know I normally don't write first but this gives you some of Taylies past and how her family dead. WARNING ⚠️ there's a death of a little kid, thank you and enjoy.

                                    Bonus character

  
We used to live on a patch of land that was surrounded by the forest and a long river. Our house was made from wood. My father and little brother gathered together on there long trips away from home. It was just big enough for the four of us.. A stones path in front of our house. My mother used to teach my brother and I how to find the right berries to eat and the ones we shouldnt touch. My brother and I used to play all around the forest and learned how to swim in the river. My mother and father never lied about what we were but they did hide the hard truth about what was out there.

The day everything changed.

We woke up early and I helped my little brother get ready for the day. My mother was in the kitchen making breakfast and my father was in our living room watching her and having a good conversation that we couldn't hear. But then we did started hearing wolves howling in the distance. I ran out of my room and my little brother Jaden followed close behind me, my hand nervously ran my hand through my hair as I looked at my brother, His gray eyes were filled with fear as he looked at my father. My mother and father looked over at each other then my mother faced filled with anger.

"Taylie, you and Jaden need to go to the basement and don't come out no matter what you hear." My mother said with fire in her eyes and most likely fear in her heart.

Then my father told us. "Taylie, you need to keep Jaden safe okay!I love you both so much" And I nodded. If I only knew that would be the last time I would hear him say I love you I would have said it back.

I grabbed my brothers hand with a grip and ran to down the stairs, locking the door behind us. When we both get to the bottom I grabbed Jaden's face gently and I look him in the eyes.

"Everything is going to be alright, Jaden." I said gently.

"I love you T." Jaden whispered quietly.

"I love you more J." I replied.

We  walked over to the corner of the basement at sat down. As Jaden was  settling I rubbed his back comfortably. He soon fell asleep and I sat there just looking at him. My little brother had gray eyes and tan skin. His hair was messy because we had no time to brush it and he was wearing a light blue t-shirt and black pants with his white socks on. On the other hand I  had brunette hair and hazel-blue eyes. I was wearing a dark pink tan top and dark leggings with gray socks.

I focused hard on not trying to hear the sounds from up stairs but the thumps and sounds of stuff breaking scared me but what made me break was my mother screaming in pain waking Jaden who was crying.

"Stay here." I whispered to him. And I wondered up the stairs unlocking the door. I walked out grabbing a stick off the ground. As I walked farther into the house. I saw all the blood. The bloody handprints everywhere . I screamed for my mom but I heard nothing. The worry filled my chest and My feet made sounds as I walked to the living room where my mother laid with her eyes open and lifeless. Blood covered her body from head to toe. I turned to my father who looked unrecognizable, also lifeless. He looked like he fought back before the thing finally got him. dropping the stick as I turned to my left.

Then I heard a growl and  the wolf was moving closer to me and foaming at the mouth. A brown wolf. With hatred in eyes. It was only a second then the wolf pounced upon me and clawing me. pain was unbearable. I knew I was going to die. I felt my life slipping away. Then the wolf stopped like something was distracting And then everything went black.

When I woke there was a women that I would know as Jocelyn later on and a dark skinned man I'd learn was luke. They looked at me with pity as I woke and sat up. I saw the wolf that attacked me was dead and my parents had their eyes closed. Everywhere around me looked like a blood bath. Then when I turn to my right my heart sank. My nine year old little brother lifeless body laid about six feet from me. I stood up and rushed over. Tears falling from my hazel-blue eyes till everything went blurry and my hands shaking. I knew I was bleeding but I didn't care. I was supposed to protect him and I couldn't even do that. My baby brother was gone. I started screaming at the top of my lungs. The scream was full of sadness. Their gone. Their all gone I repeated over and over again until my throat started going raw. I kept shaking Jaden's body.

"You can't be dead, Jaden! Jaden get up." I screamed.

"Honey." The woman slowly walked towards me.

"Stay back, stay away." I pleaded with everything left  in me

"Why, why them. Why me!" I screamed again crying harder. Jocelyn stepped back and let me just sit and morn for my family. my body went numb and I couldn't hear or speak. Everything felt broken. They're never coming back. I couldn't get over the feeling I was alone in this world now. My best friend is gone. The little boy I tucked in when my parents were away. The same one I laying infront of me covered in his own blood. He felt so cold. Once warm and full of life was now a lifeless body. I sat there crying and screaming over my family for what it felt like 4 seconds but in reality it was 3 hours. The sun was starting to back away to let the moon shine. And I wasn't ready to leave them. I'd never be ready enough for that goodbye. Never ready to never see them in this life again.

"Honey, we really need you to come with us." The woman said lowly.

I started moving backwards, breathing heavily and still crying.

She stop moving.

" my name is Jocelyn and this is luke. We need to help you, things are about to change and you need to understand how to control yourself." She's spoke.

"No." I said coldly. I was eleven how do they expect me to leave.

Luke came up to me slowly. Step by step he would shake his head yes or no to ask me if it was alright for him to come so close. I shook my head when he was about a foot away from me.

"Hey sweetheart. What's your name?" He asked lightly.

"Taylie." I spoke quietly.

"Taylie, you have a beautiful name." He smiled. I just smiled back.

"I know you don't know who we are or where we came from but we really are here to help you and help with that wound. . If you want it but like my friend here said your going to start changing and I wanna teach you how to control what you will become." Luke says with a smile.  I nodded slowly and he move his hand infront of him and I took it. We walked out that door and I never came back. I never wanted to see that much blood again. My family were people with feelings and the wolf that took their lives got what was coming to them but their was something that was off about how it happened. Why was I kept alive. I had that question then and I have it now.

A/n: I know this was a heavy and sad one but I wanted you guys to know how she became a wolf and how she end up with Jocelyn if you want to know how they found out what happened I can different write a chapter on that just let me know. Taylie is a very strong character and has a big heart for her brother and family. I want to to show you more of that but you really won't till she actually has a connection with the group. Right now she's probably have a inside battle with the fact that she no longer needs to protect her sister and become her own person but you guys will definitely see her protective side soon. I hope you loved reading as much as I love writing.
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Finished: February, 4 2024
Words: 1496