Weres

32. The Lamb

"The real evil."

"What do you mean?" Jared questioned, still eyeing the photo. "You never mentioned her to us. Who is she?" He turned to Marley. "Is she your sister or something?"

Marley shook her head. "I am the only child."

"A secret twin?"

"No." Marley furrowed her brows, her face scrunching up to shot a weak glare at the man. Jared's reasoning was simply preposterous.

"She was a werewolf," Odis spoke up, silencing the other two. "She didn't even share the same species with Marley, much less her blood." 

"Was?" Marley whispered.

"She's dead." Odis' fist tightened. "And believe me it's better that way."

"Who was she?" Jared repeated. "And how is all this connected to Marley?"

"She was Dimitri's mate."

Jared's mouth hung open. His face went blank for a beat before turning rigid.

Marley gaged the reaction of the men. Their reaction on this 'Dimitri' raised not only her curiosity but also anxiety. She certainly didn't want to be the part of whatever that was brewing here.

"Who is Dimitri?" She asked tentatively, afraid of their replies. Jared's sudden change in expression screamed that 'Dimitri' was danger.

"Just some bloodsucker king who is out to get us and is hell-bent on slaving the other races... including humans," Jared answered.

Marley looked up at Odis to confirm the words that had come out of Jared's mouth and Odis' silence told her everything. The room went silent and all Marley could hear was her rapid breathing as her mind went into overdrive. Everything was now falling into place.

"You're going to use me. Aren't you?" She concluded under her breath but the lycans heard her clear. She raised herself from the wooden chair. "You're going to use me to lure this Dimitri, so you can have a chance at taking him down."

Odis didn't reply as his gaze fell down. It was low of him, but the desperation to kill the deranged knight overweighted the guilt.

"I am going to be a bait." Marley continued and looked at Jared, who was having his own inner battle. "You have to tell him—" she pointed at Odis "—his plan is completely ridiculous."

"It is not," Odis countered.

"Yes, it is. Mates are no joke. Do you think he'll fall for that?!" She yelled, her anger rising. She hoped to drive some sense into the crazy lycan. "Just because I happen to look like his mate, I won't make any impression. Your plan doesn't make any sense. It's insane! All you're going to do is end up dead, taking others with you."

"I'll gladly take my chances if there's even a slight chance of stopping him!"

"If you have a death wish, go ahead but you have no right to bring me into this." Her voice carried a threatening undertone. "I am not selfless enough to sacrifice myself for your failing cause. I am not a lamb!"

Odis smirked, eyeing down the human. "You're definitely not a lamb, but girl you happen to be our last chance at victory and I am not letting you go."

Marley only looked at the guy with all the hatred she could muster.

"You got your answers. Take your time to come to terms with them. I'll see you soon. Both of you don't try to do anything stupid." He warned and walked out of the room, leaving the petrified teens behind.

Marley turned to Jared. "You know that Odis is being crazy. Right?" She asked, her voice lowering down to almost plead. She didn't want to be left alone in all this. Someone had to be on her side.