Succumbing To The Darkness Within (Previously The Gift)

Chapter 23

Here's Chapter 23. Hope you enjoy!

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Recap

"Chloe what is this?" The answer that I almost killed me, and I felt like I was suffocating.

"The sons of bitches poisoned her." She hisses.

"We need to get to the pack doctor now or she'll die. Mara teleport us, NOW!"
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At the Pack Hospital

Seeing my mom in this unconscious state, hurts. It's like someone is sitting on me, suffocating me. With my hands covering my face, I sob. This is all my fault.

Getting up I exit the room that my mom is currently in, to find Chloe. Exiting, I find the person who I was looking for. Chloe and Robin were standing up talking to each other and I walk over.

"Chloe what did they do to her?" I ask. She turns so she is facing me.

"Those sick basterds used a combination of wolves bane and some herbs that, with the right amount, can weaken a werewolf but can kill a human if not taken out of the system immediately. Even a small dosage can cause a human's body to shutdown."

"Those are suppose to be illegal, because it brought harm to humans. But I know someone who constantly use it, Luna Emily. She used when ever a rogue trespass on her territory. I should know she used it me." Robin adds.

"Good thing we reached here so fast, if we didn't the poison would have stopped her heart." I take in a sharp in take of breath.

"Why would she go after my mom?" I ask. They exchange looks.

"You should probably read this." Chloe says handing me a note. "I found it downstairs on the kitchen counter when you were upstairs."

I unfold the note carefully and start reading.

"I decided to pay you visit, I hope you don't mind. But to my surprise you weren't here so I left you a gift with your mom, hope you like it. And I'm going to being seeing you very soon."

There was no name, nothing, just the words that confirm that this is all my fault.

"Miss Cage?" A voice behind me calls.

"Yes." My voice sounds dry and it cracked a bit.

"Your mom is going to be just fine. We manage to flush out all the toxins out of system, she just need to rest for a couple of days. She'll be fine." The doctor says. I let go a breath of relief.

"Okay, thank you." He nods and heads back down the hallway.

"Robin, are you sure that it's Luna Emily?" I ask.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's her."

I need to know for sure it's her. I don't want to be wrongfully accusing anybody and in this case I need to be certain.

"What's going on in that pretty little head of yours." Chloe asks, raising a brow and crossing her arms over her chest.

"I needed to make sure, cause I'm going to end her. She dears to mess with my mom, almost killing her, and thinks I'm going to sit down and take it, well she has another thing coming. And I'm going to get Salem back his sister, if it's the last thing I do." With determination evident in my voice.

I'm done messing around, I'm done showing mercy but I'm not going to stoop to her level. I'll give Salem the pleasure of ending her, when we get the chance.

"Caroline, you remember when you said I'm too nice and show mercy."

"Yeah."

"Well, consider that gone. She want to come after us then let her come, we'll be waiting."

"Chloe you in?" I ask her.

"Of course! That bitch went too far." She says clenching her fist.

"I don't consider myself a bitch." That voice alone sent shivers done my spine. The voice was just filled with venom and hatred. The scent, it's the same scent that lingered in my mom's room and all over the house. She was there!

Turning around so I am facing the owner of the voice and scent, I come face to face with who I guess is the Luna herself. She's the spitting image of Cassandra. They could be twin except for the age. The same dark brown-reddish hair with dark brown eyes. She might be a bit taller than Cassie. Other than that they look the same.

From the growl from Robin, I guess I'm right. This is Emily.

"What do you want Emily?" Robin snarls.

"What, no welcoming party. Not even a hello. Robin didn't you miss me." This causes both Chloe and Robin to growl.

"What do you want?" I say through my gritted teeth.

"Has anyone seen my daughter, Cassandra? She ran away and I can't seem find her anywhere." She says with fake concern in her voice.

"You're not going anywhere near her!" I growl. "You lost the right to call her your daughter when you almost killed her. What kind of mother are you?"

"Talking about mothers, how's yours doing? Well I presume?"

"WHY. ARE. YOU. HERE?" I say trying to contain my anger.

"Fine, since you asked. I'm here to make sure you weren't dead. I'm not the only one after you, you know. I want to make sure I'm the one who kills you." She says simply.

"So why not do it now?" I'm so confused. Why not do it now and get it over with?

"Because it would be too easy. The last one was too easy and I didn't have a challenge." She says it like it's the most obvious thing in the world.

"What do you mean by you're not the only one? Who else is after me?" I ask out of curiosity.

"You'll find out soon enough and the results will shock you. I hope to get a challenge from you, Mara." She says.

"Oh trust me, you will. Count on it."

"I will." She turns and vanishes into thin air.

This lady is insane. She gets a thrill from killing, to the point of almost killing her own flesh and blood. She's psychotic.

"Let's go. We have things to prepare for." Robin and Chloe smirks and we make our way down the hallway.

Game on Emily.