Chapter Five

Emilia POV 

"Why can't I smell you?"That was the question burning on Wesley's lips as he  edged slowly towards me,his breath against my neck sending a wave of electricity through me.

He frowned slightly, leaning towards me as his eyes stayed on me as if trying to solve a puzzle.

My heart pounded  violently in my chest and I quickly stood up pulling away from him  with panic  flashing across  my face.

His face was devoid of emotion as he raised his head, locking his eyes with mine.

"I'm sorry I don't feel well"my voice trembled with fear spilling into my tone avoiding his piercing gaze. 

My school bag hung on my shoulders dashing out of the classroom leaving Wesley behind.

My heart was beating so fast like a drum as I scooted away from the classroom  trembling in fright.

“ What was I running?” That was the question I asked myself as I came to a halt, panting heavily trying to catch my breath in the hallway.

I rolled my eyes at my watch and saw it was closing time .

I quickened my pace and I felt jittery walking all the way home knowing my mother who had an iron fist would be waiting for me..

The thought made my stomach twist.

My anxiety grew with every step I took  as I pushed the door open and it was silent like a graveyard.

“Stupid Emilia, what the hell are you doing ?”Those were the words pondering in my mind as my back pushed against the wall sending a nervous tremor through me.

“Wesley was like right there and you are acting like a fucking idiot “ The words echoed painfully in my head with a heavy sigh leaving my lips.

The pull the bond between you and Wesley you know what this is and denial won't save you “ My wolf reminded me staring at me clearly unhappy at my actions.

My wolf spirit forced her way into my head .

 I didn't like it because my mother hated me for being a mixed breed ,an offspring between her and a werewolf.

It was a reminder of the man who broke her heart and made me a cursed existence.

“Emilia Is your wolf spirit out again ?” My mother threw the question at me,her sharp voice pulling me out of my thoughts  shattering the silence as she descended the stairs,her heels clicking sharply against the ground ,each step felt like a warning.

Silence filled the air cracking like a whip as she moved closer, sniffing my scent.

A shiver shot through me.

Her eyes flickered with surprise,, scanning my face as she raised her palm and she struck my cheek  hard which made me stumble back.

My jaw tightened and my eyes went wide.

I felt the sting on my cheek and my eyes prickled with tears which streamed down my face.

“I told you to stay away from werewolves “she said unsympathetically with a concerned look on her face.

“Mom “ I cried bitterly with tears gathering in my eyes.

She took a deep breath, chuckled softly and stroked my hair.

“Your father was a wolf, a lying selfish bastard, “ she said with a wounded look on her face.

“They take and then they ruin and then they leave “ her eyes flash clenching her jaw in anger.

“Always hungry for attention “she continued,her voice dripping with bitterness brushing her fingers against my cheek.

Her words stung piercing through my chest like ice.

She patted my cheek reminding me of 

Emilia this is the way it is always been 

“Mom not everyone is like dad” I mumbled softly,the words escaping my lips like a deadly poison.

Her expression hardened as she reached for a potion slowly hidden in her pocket containing a dark liquid.

“Drink this, it is stronger and it will erase your scent completely “ she muttered, her fingers curled around the bottle .

My stomach dropped.

Every time I drank it,my wolf grew weaker and suffocated inside my own body.

 Before I could protest,She grabbed my upper arm, digging her nails into my skin, shoving me roughly against the wall.

I winced in pain, struggling against her firm grip but I was no match for her strength .

She lifted the cap of the liquid forcefully emptying the  bitter contents  straight into my mouth and I could nearly breathe.

"Mom please not again “ I whispered, choking on air in my lungs as she blinked her eyelids at me.

“I'm doing this for you Emilia I won't let them hurt you “ she said flatly as her brows drew together meeting my eyes.

I swallowed the contents in my mouth , gulping it slowly under her watchful eye. She looked at me with a satisfied look on her face.

My throat ached,my chest tightened as pain exploded through my skin burying my wolf in the shadows.

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(At school)

I sat at my desk trying to ignore the familiar intoxicating scent curling around me belonging to Wesley who sat right behind me. The potion was blocking my scent but I couldn't block his.

“Alright lemme announce the partners for the shakespeare project “ the teacher said and Whispers filled the air and everyone hoped to be paired with their friends.

“Emilia Hale and Wesley Blackwood “the teacher called out.

Her announcement hit me like a wind,her words tumbling out of her mouth like a death sentence .

My heart sank.

The teacher wore an excited expression on her face and the classroom grew into excited whispers.

A knot of ice formed in the base of my spine.

A chair scraped against the floor echoing in my ears and Wesley leaned closer with a satisfied predatory  look in his eyes.

 

“Guess you are stuck again with me Emilia” he said with a slow grin spreading across his face.

 I turned my head only to see his  lips curved into a thick smirk .

My pulse heightened.

This can't be happening” I thought to myself as the teacher's words hammered into my heart like a curse.

The potion could hide my scent but not the bond and now I was stuck with the person I was trying to avoid.