Free Web NovelChapter 114: Kiara Is Back
"So let me get this straight. You can weaken an Alpha with your bite, you don’t recall some of your school memories, and now we need to find out about the Moon Wolf, why your bite puts an Alpha into a slumber, and the missing pieces of your memory... what else?" Sasha said.
We were sitting in the cafeteria, the usual noise of clattering trays and loud talking surrounding us as we ate our lunch. Sasha was looking at me like I was a puzzle she couldn’t quite solve.
"Yes, we need to figure it all out by the end of the week so I can focus on finding a way to help Princess too," I said. I was stabbing at my food, my mind already racing through a dozen different places at once.
"Faye, that’s a lot. How are we supposed to find answers to all of that within a week? From the connection, to the Moon Wolf, to your bite, and now your memory, we can’t do everything at once. We need a plan and start little by little," Sasha said. She sounded stressed just thinking about the list.
She had a point. It was a massive pile of problems to dump on we teenagers in the middle of a school week.
But I was trying to keep up with Princess. I knew she was out there right now, already doing her own research while she worked on rebuilding her empire. I wanted to do the same. I didn’t want to be the one left behind or the one who didn’t know what was going on.
Why can’t I remember her? Or the others? The more I tried to dig into my own head, the more it felt like I was hitting a brick wall.
I still couldn’t understand how Princess acted so normal about all of this. She had never mentioned she was having flashbacks of me while we were together, little glimpses of a past I couldn’t see, yet she still carried on like nothing was wrong.
She was really good at pretending. Or maybe she was just that good at multitasking, balancing her feelings with her power moves.
"Maybe you should ask your brother why you don’t remember your school days from 6 years ago. He might tell you something you don’t know. In fact, he might be the answer to everything," Malo said.
He was sitting right beside me, leaning over to feed Kali through the small hole in the backpack. She stayed inside, calm as ever, her little head popping up to take the pieces of chocolate he offered.
Kali could shrink down small enough to slip right through that hole if she really wanted to get out. But she didn’t. She stayed put, and she better stay that way. I didn’t need a magical snake loose in the cafeteria on top of everything else.
When I went back to the shop yesterday, Uncle PP wasn’t there. I tried calling him multiple times, the phone just ringing and ringing, but there was no answer. I ended up taking Kali home with me because I couldn’t just leave her there. Eriko didn’t mind her being in the house since he knew Uncle PP and was used to his weirdness.
This morning, I finally got a text from him. He said he still had work to do and that I should keep taking care of Kali and the shop. He didn’t say where he was or when he’d be back.
I wasn’t pleased. I felt like I was being left in the dark.
I tried calling him again after reading the text, but this time his number was completely unreachable. It went straight to a dead tone.
That was strange. And more than a little worrying. Uncle PP was a quiet weirdo, but he usually answered his phone when it involved his business.
"I haven’t been talking to Paye. We had a huge fight, and I can’t bring myself to face him yet. But why do you think he has the answers?" I asked, looking back at Malo.
"He’s your brother, right? He’s the one who raised you. He was there for all the years you’re forgetting. If anyone knows something about why your head is fuzzy, it’s him," Malo said.
Thinking about it now, the silence in my memories felt loud.
What if I was the reason we left Oakland in the first place? What if we didn’t move because of his problems, but because of mine? He did say I was his problem. The words still stung when I thought about him crying in his room.
When I get home today, I’ll have to face him. I can’t keep avoiding it if he’s the key to my past.
"Faye... that night Peamah died, you bit him before I ripped his heart out. Do you remember?" Sasha asked. She paused mid-chew, her fork hovering in the air as she looked at me with a serious expression.
"Yes. But it didn’t do anything to him. He didn’t collapse or slow down. And if it was just my bite that caused it... well, I’ve never bitten you before. So the bite isn’t our answer for the connection we have."
I had thought about that too, trying to link the venom to our bond, but it didn’t connect. I’ve never bitten Sasha, and she’s the one I have the strongest link with. And she said she’s never died like Peamah.
Still, something about the Moon Wolf felt like the key to every single mystery we were chasing.
If I could just find more information in that library Sasha was now working at, maybe all the pieces would finally make sense and the fog in my head would clear.
As we continued eating and talking in low voices, the entire cafeteria suddenly went silent. There was a collective gasp from the tables around us.
Everyone’s attention shifted in one direction, like a wave.
Sasha turned toward the entrance, her jaw dropping. She looked stunned. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
I followed her gaze to see what the big deal was.
It was Kiara.
She was back at school after being gone for weeks, and she was looking more stunning than ever. Her skin glowed like it always did. But her appearance wasn’t what shocked everyone. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
She was kissing someone.
Right there in the middle of the doorway. In front of every single student. It wasn’t just a peck, either. They were kissing passionately, totally ignored the crowd.
For a second, my chest tightened. My heart skipped a beat as I searched for the person she was holding onto. I was terrified it was going to be the Alpha I knew.
But then I saw who it was.
It wasn’t who I feared. It wasn’t her.
She was kissing the punk-haired guy. The one running the Bulldogs now. The one who had taken Princess’s spot.
I exhaled quietly, the tension leaving my shoulders all at once.
Wow.
At least she moved on. I didn’t expect her to jump ship that fast, but I wasn’t going to complain.
I guess I should be thankful for that. Thank goodness she is not putting her mouth in my belongings. I don’t need to deal with her trying to win Princess back while I’m trying to figure out if I have venom in my teeth.
I turned back to my food, feeling a little better about the world. If Kiara was busy with the Bulldog guy, then she was out of my hair. Now I just had to deal with my brother and the giant hole in my memory.
