Saved By You

Chapter 22: Why Wait So Long?

Char's P.O.V

We made our way back home, and we walked inside. Eve hung her head low as she handed my mom her keys back.

"Sorry for taking it without asking Ivy," Mom chuckled and hugged her.

"I don't care just as long as you are both safe. You had me worried, but I know you had each other, so I had no doubt you both were okay. " She came over, hugged me, and kissed the top of my head. I don't hug her back as I go sit at the dining room table.

"We have to talk," I said, crossing my legs. My mom hisses scrunching her face, knowing she is about to get chewed out. She sits down in front of me and sighs.

"Look, I'm sorry I didn't tell you..." She begins, but I cut her off.

"Why? Why wait over 30 years to tell me who I am? And I bet you weren't going to tell me today or anytime soon. I've always had a hard time fitting in, and I never know why until today." I look her in the eye and let my emotions flash through them. I'm hurt, sad, in disbelief, and a little angry. How could she have kept something that big from me when it's who I was born to be?

" I was going to tell you when you turned 18, but your father had just passed, and you were already dealing with a lot. I didn't want to add more weight to your shoulders. And I kept telling myself that I needed to tell you, but I always chickened out. Eventually, I waited so long that I thought it would be too late. I'm so sorry if I could go back and tell you sooner because I know you missed a lot of who you are, I would. I know it doesn't give me any justice for keeping this from you, but I really am sorry, and I hope that one day you will forgive me. "

"I forgive you, but you did lose a little bit of my trust." She hangs her head and nods.

"Yeah, I figured as much. I deserve it. "
I get out of my seat and hug her. I'm not necessarily mad anymore, just a little hurt.

"But now that I know, I need all of my questions answered." she nods her head and motions her hand for me to continue.

"Was Dad one too?"

"Yes, he was the one who turned me. He didn't want to, but it was to save your life. I was pregnant with you when you got sick and you almost died, so we decided that you would be stronger as one of us. " I nod my head and process the information. Eve comes up behind me and wraps her arms around my shoulders, kissing my cheek.

"Am I able to still get in touch with mine?" She nods her head yes and adverts her eyes like she doesn't want to tell me how.

"You are going to have to tell me either way. I hate secrets when they are meant to be told, " she sighs with a nod.

"I know, I have to bite you for you to be in touch with that side of you,"

"Does it have to be you?" I ask

"Not specifically, it just has to be the alpha of any pack, but most of the time, different packs go neck to neck with each other. I am not the alpha technically, but I would be the one to take over if we had a bigger pack or a pack at all." She explains, and I think it over.

"What happened to our pack? Did we even have one?" She nods her head.

"We were one of the biggest, strongest, and smartest packs in the world. Until the hunters decided to group up with the rouge vampires and kill our pack. Only some of us got away, but It wasn't very many. I tried going back to help the others, but your father dragged me away and brought me here. Before you were born, this house was a broken-down pile of rubble, but your dad built it back up to give us a new home. " She has tears rolling down her cheeks the more she speaks.