Chapter Fifteen: Death on the Doorstep

After I got everyone out of the house, Damion gave me a side look that told me that I did the right thing and given that I am not a witch anymore, he realized that he had to actually say the words for me to know what he was thinking.

"You did better than I thought you would. I thought that you would try to go all wolfy on them, you know, given that you still have some magic in you blood."

I looked at him, giving him a glance that told him to speak up, because I didn't know what he was trying to get at.

"What I mean, is that I did some research, and it turns out that the type of demon that stole your magic, didn't steal all of it. Because you have werewolf in you, it kind of stores some of your witch powers inside of the werewolf genes. I did a little digging into the types and levels of witches, but only full, born witch can store magic in their very blood."

When he said this, I knew what he was getting at.

"So, you do know a little bit about researching the web without it even being on it.There is a special way that only witches can get to. So I don't know how you found out about that," and that is when it hit me.

I froze in mid sentence, " Hey, by any chance, did you happen to see a woman in that corner right over there?" I pointed to the fireplace with a large crystal ball sat on top of the mantel.

He shook his head and told me in my ear, "I don't know if you know this about me, but I am not only a werewolf, but I can see and hear the dead as well. That is how I learned about the demon that thought it took all of your magic. And plus, it doesn't even know that you were a hybrid at the time either. It thought that you were just a full witch. If it knew what you were, then it would have been very scared of you. Because you grandmother's ghost just walked in a few minutes ago and told me that you are indeed in danger if it finds out."

A shiver suddenly shot through me, and I could sense that it was her. And someone else.

"Mom?"

It is as if the whole world had shut off and the colors seemed to dim down a bit. I knew from my studies as a witch, that when another form of a magic blooded ghost enters another supernatural, then they can share their very feelings, emotions, and make you see their memories.

It is as if you are daydreaming, but are so aware of the reality of what is going on.

Inside my head, well, my mother's head as she entered my body, she showed me clips of when I was a baby. And let me tell you, there were SO many baby pictures that I didn't even get to see for myself.

This act almost made me cry. Or was that her?

I didn't know. But the only truth that she wanted me to know, other than that I am well loved, is that I am in danger. And I kind of already knew that from the start.

She spoke to me inside my head . And the echo it gave off was kind of creepy, but cool at the same time. Maybe it was because of all of the empty space in my brain from not studying as I should have.

You never know when you not studying secret will come out and your mom will find out.

And when you least expect it too.

My only concern about my family is that I hoped that they were not worried about me as much as I miss them. I mean, I know that they love me and all, but maybe I don't deserve this much love.

"Now don't think that Serenity", my mom's voice popped into my head as I winced not only on the inside, but outside as well, causing Damion to flinch as well.

I told Damion out loud that I was on a call with my mom inside my head.

He nodded and Jai, both Olivia's and Amber looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out of my ears.

I sure hoped not, because at this point, anything was possible.

I had just learned that I still had magic in me, from a werewolf.

Now I didn't know where I was at, but I sure didn't know where my head was at when I was supposed to be studying.

But the thing that bothered me the most about me not knowing that I still had any magic left at all, was that if I knew that, then I would have shown off my wolf side in broad daylight.

You know, because now that I understand what I could have done to prevent that man from putting all of those innocent people at risk, I could have shown them that even supernaturals have self control.

And I have plenty of that in my system lately.

It is not going to happen again, the night that I lost control of my emotions and was caught on tape. I don't know what had come over me, but I would never allow myself to be that dangerous again.

Supernatural or human.

Demon? Heck yeah.

And that is what I plan to do. It has now crossed my mind that I knew what I had to do.

My mother said to me in my head, " I know that you will make the right move. It may feel like the wrong one at first, but I have seen what is truly going to happen. There are two ways that this will go. And you are going to have to make the biggest sacrifice that you are ever going to make in three days. I hope that you are ready for this, because you will not know what to do until a split second before it happens. Do you understand?"

I shook my head, but I knew what my mother was trying to tell me, I thought to my mother, " Do I have to give up the one thing that I love the most, because I love Damion. And I don't want to lose him?"

I could feel the heat fade from my face and my body. And even though my mother's soul was out of me, the same cold emptiness remained.

"What's wrong?"

I just stood there unsure of what to tell him.

There was a ringing in my ear and I could taste the blood in my mouth early.

My sister said out loud, so soft, yet loud as a gun shot, "I could hear our mother's words through reading her mind."

I looked at my sister and at everyone that stood there with me.

I looked at Damion with a look that only I could give that scared him.

"What is it? What's wrong? What the hell is going on?"

I couldn't get the words out, so I looked at my sister for her to answer for me, because if I would have said it, my life would be already over.

My sister answered and spoke the words that shook all of us to the core, "Serenity, in three days, has to die."