Sacrifice

Chapter 5

" I don't know where to start, but before anything I just want you to know that I love you. I truly love you and whether or not you believe me, I will still try my best to save you." I gave him a smirk, Love me? Nonsense. He continues on, " I have a brother, his name is Brandon. Brandon Corbett. You see he's not exactly human. He's part immortal, he's a werengel and Nadine is our grandmother. I know this sounds absurd but she is the queen of the immortal race. But I am not immortal, I am human because of our parents." He looks me in the eye, and he seems sincere. That doesn't actually mean he is.

"Nonsense, now you're dragging your family into this. First of all, you don't have a brother or parents or relatives. You were an orphan and that's where I met you at the orphanage. So quit telling me lies while I still have patience. I am so close to walking out right now, but for the sake of our friendship I'm willing to listen." I tell him the truth and hope that he tells me the truth.

"Luna, please. Please listen to me. I know it's a lot, and this is too much right now but I will help you make sense of everything. Just.., just please listen to me." He looks at me for confirmation and I nod hesitantly.

"About the parents, my parents are dead but my dad he is a werengel. He fell in love with my mom even if he wasn't supposed to. That's why I am human and Brandon is not. When Nadine found out what her son did, she was so ashamed she didn't want me in her kingdom. So she put me in an orphanage. I went by my mother's last name. That's why they couldn't find any relatives for me here in Canada. The funny thing is even I didn't know any of this until I moved to California. It was then that Brandon found me and brought me to the kingdom. I met Nadine and they explained everything to me. At first, just like you nothing made sense. It was impossible. Until they showed me pictures and the matching birthmark I have with Brandon."

"Okay, so why am I included in this family drama? Let's say what you just told me is true, which I highly doubt, how am I involved in this? Where does the murder part come in?" It's crazy for me to believe what he says but I need to know how am I involved in this.

"Nadine is going to die soon and she's been ruling the werengels for about eight generations. Brandon and I are her last descendants, it is up to us to keep the race alive. If she dies each and every one of them will also die. In order for her to stay alive she needs a body to be offered as a sacrifice. This body will be the new body she roams the earth with. This body, is your body." I stare at him ready to give up. All the words coming from his mouth are impossible. Immortals? Bodies? Sacrifices? Nothing make sense.

" But why does it have to be MY body. There are so many people in the world why me?" I shake my head in disbelief.

"Because your birthday is during the winter solstice. In less than two days, you have officially lived your first generation. The body needed for the sacrifice needs to have twenty five years lived on earth. The ritual is done during the winter solstice, that is why it is crucial that the body they offer is as young as it can be. Originally Lenny was the sacrifice but you pretended to be Lenny. Brandon figured it out pretty quickly and that's why he brought you at that cabin. You can't remember anything because he erased your memories. Nothing that involves him are in your brain, he deleted it all. Now do you understand why I need to save you. I don't want you to be offered and I won't let that happen." He holds my hand but I pull away quickly.