Succumbing To The Darkness Within (Previously The Gift)

Chapter 18

~Mara's P.O.V~

Caroline lifts up Cindy off the ground by her neck. I watch as Caroline's grip on her neck tightens. Even though Cindy is a bitch she doesn't deserve to die. Right? I am fighting against Caroline to get back control because I don't know how to explain to people that I killed her.

Her face is turning blue, as she is struggling to breathe. Hearing the door burst open, Caroline takes her attention from Cindy to Dylan, Chloe, Michael, Robin and some other guys, who I could tell were werewolves, who were standing by the doors.

"Mara let Cindy go." Dylan says not sounding like he cares much but tries to sound it.

"No Dylan lets go back to class and pretend we did see anything." Chloe says.

"No we can't do that, her parents would kill us if they know we did that." Michael says crossing his arms across his chest.

"Would they even care." I don't know who said that but it cause everyone to try not to laugh except for Chloe. She lets it all out.

"Caroline she's not worth it. Let her go." I told her calmly. She growls.

"You shouldn't be mean to Mara, she just saved your live. Next time your mine and I won't show mercy." Caroline says, then drops Cindy on the ground.

Cindy looks up at me with fear in her eyes. She gets up, turn on her heel and push pass the people that are gathered then disappears.

"Why didn't you make me just kill her?"

"Because no one deserves to die even if they're a psycho bitch like her."

"You're so nice it sickens me."

"Oh shut up, I'm not always merciful."

And with that she gives me back control. Taking in my surroundings, I'm shocked. What the hell?

The room itself looks like it's going to collapse. A huge crater where I was standing a while ago, the walls were cracked and lockers were either in half or laying on the floor. Everything was destroyed.

"Oh my... Mara do you know what this means?" Caroline says sounding excited

"The principal is going to expel me or worse kill me."

"No. One of your power is earth. I knew they were going to show up soon."

A huge grin finds its way on my face.

"Awww.." Chloe pouts. "We were this close to getting rid of her. This close." I shake my head.

"Okay what the hell happened! I was in class then all of a sudden I felt a surge of energy which causes the ground to tremor a bit, almost knocking me off my seat." Michael shouts.

As I was explaining what happened, I notice Dylan's eyes darken when I told them what Cindy said to me to make my wolf snap. I saw how he clenched his fists, how his chest rose rapidly as he tries to control his breath. Some of the guys who were listening were smart and took a huge step back. When I finished, Dylan storms out. I don't know how, but it was like I could feel his emotions. Maybe it's the mate thing.

"He probably went for a run or went to kill Cindy. Either way I'm good." Chloe says to me.

"I agree." Caroline says. I just shake my head. They are so alike, personality wise.

"Come on lets go before we get busted." Michael says.

"Humans are oblivious. I felt the wave of energy but they didn't." Xavier says with a shrug. When did he get here?

"I'm going after Dylan." Before anyone could say anything, I dash through the doors, into the hallway following his scent and head towards the forest.

I could felt his emotions and he was pissed off. Following his scent, I find him pacing apparently talking to his wolf, I guess.

"Dylan?" My voice was so quiet I hardly heard myself, but apparently he heard because his head immediately snaps to my direction.

Something is different, his eyes were different. Instead of being light brown, they were golden yellow.

In a flash, my back connected with a tree. Dylan's face disappears into the croak of neck my neck, inhaling my scent. I feel him placing small kisses on my neck. I gasp as I feel him nibble o my neck. Then I feel something sharp graze against my neck. I realize that it's his teeth, his canines.

He's trying to mark me!

"D-Dylan no." My voice comes out shaking. I receive a low growl in response. I push him off of me, he stumbles back and looked pissed. His expression softens and his eyes go back to normal.

"Oh gosh Mara, I'm sorry." He reaches out for me but I flinch back. A hurt expression flashes over his features.

"Mara I'm so sorry." With that he takes off running then shifts and run deeper into the forest. I tried to stop him but he was already gone.

I stood there numb not being able to move a muscle. I completely frozen. Not sure what to do, I just stood there. I want to move but I just can't. I could hear Caroline saying something but I'm zoned out. I hear her voice, faintly, in my head but other than that nothing. I'm just staring at the spot where Dylan just stood before running off to God knows where. I'm in complete shock.

Feeling something damp on my cheek, I finally find the strength to move my hand towards my tear stained cheeks. I didn't even know I was crying. My trembling fingers graze over the streams of tears that now stain my face. For a white wolf I'm weak. Chloe constantly tells me that a White Wolf is strong, pure hearted and courageous. I don't think I'm any of those things.

I'm not strong, I don't think I'm pure hearted, I did kill someone, and I'm definitely not courageous. I'm just worthless.

My hands cover my face and my back hits a tree. Not care about the pain, I slide down the trunk of the tree. I've never felt so pathetic. The sounds the trees rustling and birds chirping the melodious music were all zoned out. The sun is still high in the sky, shining as bright as ever. Removing my hands from my face, I stare at the ground making my hair act as a shield.

"Excuse me." A weak and soft voice causes me to jolt up from my depressed state.

In front of me stood a girl, about my age, looking very weak and to the looks of it, it seems she had been walking for days. Her dark brown, with a hit of red, hair was filthy, her face had dirt on it like she was rolling in dirt and her clothes was slightly ripped and dirty. She looks exhausted like she's about to faint any minute. I stand up from my previous position, eyeing her cautiously, so if she either faints or attack. I think the most likely one is faint, cause she looks harmless.

"Are you okay?" I ask her. I notice every second she looks over her shoulder, like she is expecting someone to come out and kill her. She looks pretty shaken up, she was shaking with fear a little. I could literally feel her fear.

"I can't talk to you here. Can we go somewhere safer." She whispers, I nod.

Where did she come from? Did she see Dylan shift? Cause from the looks of it she is not a werewolf. She has some cuts and bruises and by the looks of it they are recent but not too recent. Maybe like a couple of hours in that case they would of heal already. So she's most likely human or she's just not healing I guess.

And what is she running from?

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