Who Told You?

The parents and the elders retire to bed by midnight but the unmated decided to enjoy their night since the pack party is once in a lifetime experience. The party started to die down by 2:00 a.m.

"Marie, I think you had forgot something?" Chris said smiling showing the box to Marie.

"What is it?"

"I haven't given you the ring yet." Chris open the box to get the ring and grabbed her left hand to slid the ring.

"It's so beautiful. How did you know that this is the design I want?" Marie is fascinated with her ring as the gold enclosed the diamond like a crown. The design is a mix of cathedral and infinity settings.

"It's a secret." Chris hugged Marie and they headed to their room to take a rest and sleep.

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Knock! Knock!

"Mike, someone is knocking," Liza said trying to wake Mike in his deep slumber and free herself in his embrace. "I can't get up."

"Hmmm. OK!" Mike get up to check who is knocking.

"Sir, Alpha said if you would be having your lunch later or do you want to go out?" Cecilia, one of the omegas asked.

"What time is it?"

"It's almost 10:00 a.m., Sir"

"We will just cook our food. Thanks." with that Mike return to sleeping together with Liza for another 2 hours.

Meanwhile, Samantha and Marie are teasing each other about Marie's engagement ring and Samantha's newly found lover.

"Did you like the design?"

"Yes, I wonder who told him about it."

"Not me." Marie Raised her eyebrow questioning Sam about her answer.

"Anyway, how is it being mated already?"

"Save the story for later. It could wait until Liza is up." Marie noticed the sadness in her eyes and tone and decided not to push it further.

"We should wake them up. It's about lunch time."

They went to Liza's room to wake her up. They try to eavesdrop to know what they doing but only the stillness from the other side of the door can be heard.

"It looks like they are still asleep. Could you open it with your magic?"

"Yes, but I don't want to. She could kill us." And they decided to bang the door.

"Damn it. Mike, tell them to fuck off." Mike who is barely awake turned his head to her instantly almost getting a whiplash.

He walk to the door to tell them to leave but they barge instead. He asked them to look for her so he could get food. They made their selves comfortable inside the room. Marie opened one of the drapes that is not directly facing Liza to avoid sunlight from hitting her face.

"Come on, Lizie, It's lunch time already," Sam trying to persuade Liza to get up.

"Stop hogging Mike and the bed. I still need you," Marie beg.

Liza is groaning as she is not feeling well. Everything started to sound so loud to her and she feels hotter than earlier.

"Get out! You are so loud. I am trying to catch some sleep."

Marie touches her arm to shake her though she knew it would annoy her, but she feels it is a little hotter than her normal temperature. Then she touch Liza's forehead with her right hand while her left hand touching her own assessing the temperature.

"You're burning!. Sam, get the doctor!"

Mike knew when he woke up earlier that she is already having fever. He can't leave her side to get food and medicine for her so, he took the opportunity when their friends arrived.

"Hun, have some milk first and I brought food for you," Mike said trying to balance their food as he enter their room. He almost bump to Samantha if not with her quick reflexes. "What's with the rush?"

"I need to get the doctor. She is burning."

"Don't. Please get her parents. Tell them, shifting." Mike instructed and Sam made a dash for it.

On her search, She meet Liam. Though she promise to herself not to talk to him but this instance is unavoidable.

"Do you know where is Aunt Amy and Uncle Samuel?" Samantha asked him showing no emotions.

"They said they have a meeting this morning at Alpha Max. Don't know if it is already over. Why?" Liam answered.

"None of your business." Samantha made a dash to the office and barged in without knocking. "Aunt Amy?" Samantha tries to catch her breath as she speaks to them. The Alpha is about to reprimand her.

"Do you know that it is rude to.."

"Save it Grandpa. It's Liza. Mike said shifting."

"Let's continue this later." Liza's parents dashed out of the room while Alpha Max barked orders to Zach, Zander and Lilliana. "Guard the boarders. Tell everyone that no one is allowed to shift and no one is allowed to go to the clearing. And Samantha, tell to the witches to ward the whole pack especially the clearing."

"What's happening?" Samantha asked.

"Sam, Liza is about to have her first shift. It is still unknown if she is the so-called Nine-tailed wolf."

"Is it dangerous?"

"No one knows. But she is the one in danger now if we don't hurry." Zach said urging her to get going knowing that she would delay as much as she can to avoid conversing with the witches.

In Mike's room, Mike is feeding Liza and Marie left to have lunch with Chris.

Knock! Knock!

"Auntie! Uncle!"

"Call us Mom and Dad from now on. How is she?" Amelia said.

"As of now she is still burning. She is having her breakfast." Mike opened the door so they could come inside.

"How are you feeling, Baby?" Samuel asked worry etched his face.

"I am fine. A little bit sore in every joints. Every thing seemed to be loud and bright. Dad when you change, what did you feel before it happened?" Liza said weakly.

"I feel sick like having a flu but worse than flu. My whole body is like more than thrice painful than when I am having a flu and no comfortable position. Everything seemed to be shouting right beside my ears and everything i see is so detailed. I just realized that I would change because the promise ring the same I had given to your mom started to burn my finger." Samuel told her daughter the day of his change few days before she graduated. He showed the scar in his left ring finger. Liza touched it and she saw what happened that day.

Early morning the family is having their breakfast before the they went to work while Liza will have her graduation practice. Once Liza had left with Mike for school, It is only then that Samuel would take the medicine created by Nicholas.

"Honey, could you take your leave today? I suddenly not feeling well. I will..." Samuel was not able to finish what he is saying when he collapsed. Luckily his wife was bale to catch him on time and drag him to the living room so she could lie him to the sofa.

She check the vial that he had took and called his brother Alexander about it.

"I think that is the potion dad told me to make to remove the wolfsbane in his system. His parents asked mom and dad to make wolfsbane potion that could stay in his system without harming him so he would not shift. I will be there to help you. just stay calm. Don't do anything stupid. I will make sure the kids are in good hands before I go there."

"Alright. Come fast."

"How are you feeling, You had been passed out for an hour." Amelia checked her husband after doing the dishes.

"Pain! Pain!" Samuel complains.

Amelia smelled a burning skin and noticed her husbands ring finger started to burn. She took of the ring right away. "We should not have a wedding ring laced with silver."

Knock! Knock!

"Alex, come inside."

"How is he?"

"He is in pain."

"We must move him to the basement. Do you have a spare room with less things?"

"Yes." Alex moved him to the room in from of his study at the basement.

"What's with the plant here? Shouldn't this be grown outside. They need sunlight." Alex did his magic for the plants to have nourishment like it is planted outside. The fragrance of the herbs assaulted Samuel's nose that made the pain more intense as the herbs helped sped up the process.

"Put him there at the loveseat. I will try to make some tea for him."

"I'll do it. He will change any minute now and it is best if his mate is near him. it would help to calm him down and focus."

When Alex stepped out the basement, the changed begun. Amelia panicked not knowing what to do. Samuel screamed in pain as his bones pop, break and formed into a wolf. It was excruciatingly slow since it is the first change and he was out of age for the first shift. Amelia could only cry silently and when she felt that the breaking of the bones is over, she approached Samuel slowly. He tries to stay conscious to see his mate but the pained made him passed out.

"..za! Annaliza!" Liza had snapped out from the vision of the past.

"What happened? Why are you crying?" Amelia asked and sit beside Liza.

"What's wrong, Baby? You had been staring for so long." Samuel asked.

"I'm sorry, Dad, Mom. I wasn't there when you had your change. If it isn't for Uncle Al's help, Mom would be alone."

"It's alright, Baby. It's over now." Samuel tries to cajole Liza while Amelia hugs her.

"How did you know about it?" Amelia asked.

"I had this vision a while ago. I had seen from the moment a left the house until the change before I snapped out."

Samuel joined the embrace of his wife and daughter and asked Mike to join them as they are one family now.

"Uncle Al did something that helped that Dad during the change. Mom, maybe you could ask him," Liza suggested.

"Samantha! You're here! Anyway do you have a greenhouse here or somewhere with planted herbs?" Amelia asked Samantha who had been silently watching the family.

"Oh! yes?! I think at the backyard, there is a section where no kids are allowed because the plants are for medicinal use."

Mike carried Liza to the backyard and Sam pointed them to the restricted area with a greenhouse. Liam went with them as he had been Alexander's apprentice. Marie wished to join but Amelia insisted for her stay as she is pregnant and don't want to risk their safety.

They are almost near but Mike suddenly stopped and asked Samuel to help him as he could not hold her anymore. Liza had passed out due to the high temperature of her body. Mike's skin that touches Liza's started to scald.

"Let me do my work, Uncle." Liam enchanted spells to help Liza cool her body down and heal Mike's skin. "Samantha open the gates."

"I'm trying. Damn it!" Samantha can't remember the password and when desperate times call for desperate measures, she picked a stone and about to throw it on the other side since there is always someone inside the house.

"Don't you dare throw that stone, Samantha!" Zach shouted as they run towards the greenhouse. Chris was quick to think to call his Uncle for help when Amelia refused that they go with them.

"Zach, do you know the password?" Amelia asked.

"Yes, let me do it." Zach typed the password and Mike and Liam rushed Liza to the greenhouse. Samantha followed and opened the house for them. She greeted a woman named Katrina who looks like her and a little older than her.

"Mom, she would be staying her until the change." Samantha hugged the woman.

"Zach, who told you about this?" Amelia ask as they entered the greenhous. "I need to thank them."

"Chris."