"She knows"
"What"
"Don't tell me you told her"
"I did"
"How could you do such blasphemy", Mari rolled her eyes at Liv's statement.
"Oh stop making it sound like I did a bad thing"
"Well I this case you did"
"I can't believe you told her"
"Do you have and idea what you have done"
"This is inconceivable"
"Again liv with the big language"
"Please tell me your joking"
"I had no choice ok...I had too. It was getting old lying every time"
"She's human"
"You guys know I can hear you right", said Alex who was playing video games on her phone.
There was a short pause as everyone turned to look at her.
"Right"
"I totally forgot she's here"
"You guys should take a chill pill is not like am going to sell you out.....I have enough money already", she said and tapped the sofa with a smirk.
They all looked at each other skeptically and sat with her on the sofa. They were currently lounging in Mari's basement.
"Oh hey Al", said Liv trying to ease the thickness in the room.
"You saw me an hour ago", Alex pointed out.
"Right....right", Liv drawled and began to fiddle with her fingers on her lap.
"Ok since we have gotten pass Alex knowing about us.....
"I haven't", Hannah cut in raising her hand.
"Suck it up Hannah", Alex said making a her frown with folded arms and a scowl on her face.
"It's Carla", Mari said
"Jace mother", Liv asked
"Yes Liv you don't have to point out the obvious", said Hannah
"My mum mentioned that she's dangerous"
"I mean we always knew she was suspicious", Cleo said with a shrug.
"Very suspicious", Liv emphasized.
"How dangerous are we talking about", Alex asked confused about Jace mother.
Mari had caught her up with every supernatural activity whether events and what not. She had also told Alex every non human in Crescent High and why Jace betrayed her.
"Let's just say she's over a thousand years old"
Hannah spit out her drink in shock and began choking.
"Dear dear", Liv said patting her back. Hannah shrugged her hands off and glared at her.
"A thousand you say", Alex asked amused.
"From the pictures she look so young and pretty even", said Cleo
"She's the daughter of the witch who worked along side Gabriel"
"I always had hunch with her"
"I mean...I get their blood related and all what if she's not evil", Hannah asked.
"Oh she's evil alright, mum had a vision about her and not the good kind. She's going to burn crescent fall to the ground"
"Wow sounds scary", Alex said in a mock tone making the girls laugh
"This is serious Al" Mari said and walked over to her bag laying on the floor at the door side.
"I stopped at our library on my way back from school and you guys need to see this"
Mari placed the book on the table...it was kinda like a year book on moon park but only on the history of their leaders starting from Gabriel.
"Look here...year 1656, see that birth mark on her neck", Mari said pointing at a picture of a woman adorned with royal robe seated next to the supposed alpha of that time.
"And now 1718...same thing", Mari said as she looked at the girls, then she began flipping the pages and pointing at each picture.
"1809....1888....1978 and now the present"
"Same birthmark"
"Same exact spot"
"How did no one notice this"
"A thousand...daughter..., always been the Luna. How's that even possible", asked Cleo.
"Maintaining her skin.....changing her face every now and then, getting married to every alpha of Moon Park.....any skilled witch could do that"
"That type of sorcery is forbidden", Hannah said.
"And disgusting", Liv said.
"Are you trying to say she bewitches the alpha or what.... aren't werewolves supposed to be mated....you know the goddess blessing and all"
"What I think is that she kills them and take the face and form of the deceased mate"
"That's more disgusting and inhumane", said Liv.
"She was never human though", Alex pointed out.
"Al", Mari warned causing Alex to raise her hand in surrender.
"Wait....I'm just had a crazy thought, forgive me", Hannah said stifling her laugh. "Does that mean in the next thirty to fifty years she will be married to Jace", she said and burst out laughing.
"You really didn't have to put such image in our heads", said Cleo with an amused smile playing on her lips.
"Shes planning something and we need to find out what it is"
"That reminds me last Saturday me and Papa went hunting in the woods....yes I do Hannah stop looking at me like that. And everywhere was dried.....at first I thought maybe is just the weather....but they should have adapted to the weather by now"
"What are you talking about"
"The trees are sick, every stem grown from the earth is just drying up and we noticed some kind of green blueish like veins on its stems"
"Like something is sucking the life of them"
"Not just something someone", Mari stated.
"When dad noticed it, he informed the clan and lately I've been seeing warrior of all kinds training in the wood.....they know something we don't know"
"I also heard my mum the other day talking with my aunt....about potions being scarce but now I understand why. They make potions from trees....divine trees", said Hannah.
"But isn't that impossible, there's no way she could drain the energy if divine trees also", asked Liv.
"You guys are talking of a witch over a thousand years old....am pretty sure she's mastered every trickery in the book", said Alex.
"This is bad"
"Really bad"
"We need to train harder.....we can't even have any action done"
"Or we could just run .....I like that option better", said Liv.
"Liv this is not the time to feel scared or weak.... anything can happen, we can't rely on the warriors to save us from whatever is about to happen"
"What's on your thoughts Mari", Alex asked.
"Carla is married to the current alpha of Moon Park. Which means, us getting help from the moon park is a thirty percent chance"
'"And they are the strongest park", Cleo asked. "But what's her gain though", she added.
"You know my theory is that she's not going to work alone...No....what I think is that she's going to put you all against each other. Her having the strongest park behind her is not a coincidence"
"she wants to repeat history", said Mari.
"The great war of 1605", Liv and Hannah said at the same time then glared at each other.
"Yes, but after all this years why now, when she has had so many chances... something must have triggered her to want to start a war"
"Royals", Liv suggested.
"They just appeared recently why would that get her on edge", asked Cleo.
People are already taking about it in the supernatural world Mari.... parents telling it as stories to scare the kids to be obedient..... everyone knows....that can't be it", said Hannah.
"Maybe she's just wants drama, she is a psycho already", Liv said with a shrug.
"Whatever she's planning I have a feeling it's going to be big and messy", said Mari.
"Wow you guys world.is one hell of a rollercoaster"
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Mari looked at the varieties of sweets laid out in the showcase like a child on Christmas morning. She was on a date with noah and was possible the happiest girl in Crescent fall right now.
Noah laughed at how cute she was being, how her sparked with happiness tugged something in his heart.
I would like a box of chocolate chip cookies with icing on top and two cups of latte, one caramel and the other vanilla to go please", Mari said hitting the call bell on the counter.
"Coming right up", she heard a male voice coming from the back store.
As her and Noah waited for their order she looked round to observe her environment. She noticed noticed not much people were here but what grabbed her attention was a man who looked strange and out of place in the little cafe. He was spotting a black hoodie, shades and all.
The man noticing a pair of eyes on him looked up and locked eyes with Mari. Mari immediately looked away.
"Are you ok", Noah asked and checked behind her but saw nothing.
"Yeah am fine", Mari said plastering a smile. After a few seconds, she turned back around and the man was no longer to be seen.
'hmmm strange' , Mari thought.
"There you go ma'am", the attendant said with a warm smile.
He had almost white hair and his smile was breathtaking.
"Thank you....",
Mari peered at his name tag.
"Adi...is...is that your real name or initials", Mari asked the shock evident in her voice.
"Nah Adrian is my full name....but people call me Adi"
"Adrian", she said looking at him with shock.
Now looking closely at the boy she was sure what's from the stories her mother told, she noticed the little fangs peeking. He didn't smell vampire, which made Maris confused.
'Of course not, why would he do such and cost his life', Mari thought and mentally smacked her head.
"Babe are you alright"
"Yeah am alright" she reassured.
"Am sorry if I may have startled you"
"No worries....your name is just so familiar...thank you", Mari said grabbing their stuffs and turned to Noah who looked between them confused
"Let's go"
'Adi is alive', was the words at the back of Mari's mind as she left the cafe.