The White Rose Killer

Chapter 12

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My fur was midnight black. I walked over to the pool to see my reflection. Staring back at me was indeed a wolf. With glowing blue eyes and black as night fur. This can't be right. Only the Blackwoods like my dad had this color fur. I don't know what my mom's fur color was or my grandfather which I should probably ask him when I get a chance. But if my fur is black that means...

"Gabriella are you ok." Nathaniel said. Look at me, I turned into a wolf how do you think I feel! I tried to say but it came out as growls.

"That's impossible, I thought Michael didn't have any children." Someone in the crowd yelled. I notice that my father and mother came to stand near me.

"I don't have any biological children Aaron. Look can we do this some other time." My dad said.

"I don't think so. How can your adopted daughter turn into a wolf with fur like yours unless she's a Blackwood. I think we all know that Victoria and Maxwell didn't have any girls." A women with a silver dress and blonde hair said.

"She's Maximilian's daughter!" Someone said. The crowd parted to let Maxwell and Victoria through. So what I was thinking was true. Then that means my father is actually my uncle. He knew all this time! I started to pace up and down while growling my frustrations. They knew this whole time.

"Gabriella please." My dad, well uncle said but I didn't want to hear anything he had to say.

"OMG this whole time I was doing the hair and makeup of a future queen." Andre said fanning himself. Future queen, what is he raving on about? I stopped in my tracks when I remember what Emily told me about. Maximilian was in line for the throne but if he had children they would be in line next knocking brother third in line. My father died so next in line is me. I looked around to find my friends and I caught sight of them on the dance floor standing close together. There were apologetic looks in there eyes. Did they know as well, did Nathaniel know. I looked at Nathaniel trying really hard to see by the look in my eyes if he know as well.

"Yeah I knew, who your father was." He said and just like that I felt my heart was crushed. I looked at the crowd again before taking off into the woods not stopping when I heard people calling my name. I need to get away but where can I go. I don't want to go home, I can't deal with my parents right now. They lied to me, they kept secrets from me. I didn't even get to blow the candles of my birthday cake. Britney ruined it for me again, I wished somebody put her in her place. Not paying attention to my surroundings I didn't know I was being followed until I heard paws hitting the dirt as fast as me.

Gabriella please stop running. I heard in my head that wasn't my own voice which made me stop running.

Wait a minute, how am I able to hear you. I thought.

As wolves we can communicate through our minds. The voice said.

Show yourself. I thought. Off to my left a orange reddish wolf with yellow eyes came into view.

Nathaniel? I thought.

Yeah it's me. I tried to catch up to you but you was running pretty fast. He said.

I didn't want to be followed and I thought you said turning into a wolf would hurt but all I felt was a tingling sensation. I said.

Well some people are different. Your parents ripped into Britney after you left. Maxwell and Victoria was really angry. I didn't think you would turn so quickly. The turn always happen after you blow out your candles and when the moon is at its highest peak. He said.

Well apparently that didn't happen for me. I looked around to see where I could have run off too but because it was so dark I didn't know how far away from town I was.