Ch. 31 Truth comes out.

The cold water hit me and helped me calm down a little. Peter has left me no choice but to do what he wants of me. I still don't know what he wants from me? And who does he want his revenge on? All these questions are creating a turmoil in my mind making me anxious and that's not the last of it. Peter has Ashley, who I didn't know was a shape-shifter like me. I can't just leave her when she needs me. I need to do something, I need help, but I am just lost.

I walked out the shower and put on shorts and a t-shirt and walked downstairs. I was contemplating if I should tell my mom about it all, but somehow I can't bring myself to do it. I went to the kitchen, and she said, "Finn, help me set the table, will you?"

I nodded, and I went to the cupboard, and I was getting the plates out, and she asked, "So how was school today? Something exciting happen?"

I was putting the plates on the table and said "Yeah, coach today made the official announcement… I am the captain now."

She turned, and she looked so happy, she chuckled and walked towards me and hugged me and said, "Oh, I am so happy… for you. My boy, the captain."

My heart was racing hearing those words, she felt that, and she touched my face and asked, "What happened? You don't look happy?"

I sighed, smiled and said, "I am fine it's, it's nothing… let's just have dinner?" She looked at me and nodded.

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We were sitting at the table and we were eating and she said, "So how was the test today? I hope you did well. You looked quite nervous."

I nodded and said, "I did good… I was worried about nothing."

She smiled and ate a piece of meat and said, "See that's the key, just to be prepared for anything they throw at you, and you will come out of it just fine."

I smiled and nodded and looks at me and takes a sip of wine and asked, "How are things going with Ashley? I still haven't met her… I hope you introduce her before something big happens."

I slammed the table with my hand and said, "Stop!" she was shaken, and I exhaled and looked at her and said, "Just, stop bringing her up… every chance you get."

She looked at me and said, "What the hell is going on with you, Finn? What kind of behavior is this?"

I just shook my head and got up, and she said, "Where are you going?" I started walking away. I was at the door and I heard a murmur from her, "Just stop, don't be like him… don't be like Dan."

I turned and said, "I am nothing like my Father!" She looked at me, with horror in her eyes, her hands shook and she had tears in her eyes. She said in a shaken voice, "How… how did you hear that?"

I realized what I had done. I couldn't look at her, she said, "You've turned?". Words won't come out of my mouth, I had to dig those words out of my stomach and I said, "I have." I looked at her, and she looked pale as a ghost. I looked down and sniffed, and she ran to me, and she hugged me. I felt her warm embrace and I tear just fell from my eyes.

She wrapped her hands around me and asked, "Why didn't you tell me before?"

I sniffed and said, "I just didn't want you to worry about me anymore… after what, what I did to him. You deserved some peace. I just didn't want you to see me as some monster."

She sniffed and said, "How can I have peace when my baby is in pain? What you did was for us… I never blamed you for it, and I never will." She then looked me in the eyes and said, "And you are my child, I will always love you regardless."

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We sat down and started talking. She made us some tea and asked, "When did it all start?"

I said, "After the first full moon… when we arrived here."

She looked at me and said, "That long? You suffered alone all this time, while I thought you were alright."

I grabbed her hand and said, "Actually, I was never alone." She looked at me and I said, "I had someone with me. Ashley, she helped me when I transformed for the first time." I smiled and said, "She has always been with me… through everything. And now she needs me, but I can't be there for her."

She looked at me and asked, "What happened to her?" I told her about Peter and all the murders that have been happening around the town, and how I fought Peter a few times. She was horrified by it, but that was pale in comparison when she learned that Ashley was a werecoyote. She was stuck in that form.

She looked at me and said, "So Ashley, is a coyote?"

I looked at her and nodded. She looked at me and said, "The way you talk about her makes it seem a little serious…" she then looked at me and asked, "Hey, if it wasn't Ashley that night, then who was it?"

I looked at her and said, "I don't think it is the best time to be talking about my night-life."

She squinted her eyes and said, "It better not be Allison. She is from a hunter's family."

My heart raced, and she looked at me, and I looked at her and said, "How do you know that?"

She looked away and said, "It is a long story and, as you say, not the time to discuss that." She cleared her throat and said, "What we need to do now is that we need to find Ashley, or whatever her name is."

I put my cup down and said, "How would we do that? Peter is a wolf himself, he might know where to keep someone where I can't pick up her smell."

She smiled and said, "You let me worry about that. I will find her somehow, but what I need from you is to make him believe that you are willing to do what he asks."

I looked at her and said, "No, mom, it can be dangerous."

She touched my face and said, "I will be fine and besides, you may not know this, but your mom is super tough."

I shook my head and said, "I don't know, mom… it's just, you could die. I don't to put you in a situation like that."

She smiled and said, "Just believe in your mother. I will fix everything."

I sighed and nodded. After having that conversion we ate dinner, she asked me more questions about the alpha and who were his betas and I told her about Scott, and she didn't seem all that surprised. He had been flaunting his powers in front of everyone.

She told me not to worry about it too much she will take care of finding Ashley, in the meantime I just had to stall Peter and behave like his lackey so that he doesn't suspect me.

I felt happy and elated that I could open up to her. She understood me and didn't see me as some monster like I thought she would. I just hope she can find Ashley soon before Peter asks me to do something that I may regret.

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I was laying in my bed and after a long time I slept peacefully. I didn't need to stay up at night thinking about him. Today I just slept knowing that I was loved by my mom. Hoping that she will make everything alright. I believed in her, but I had one question in my mind who was Ashley or rather what is her name?

I woke up the next day and everything and everything seemed same as before, but better. I didn't have to lie to her… It was freeing. We were having breakfast and mom said, "I will be out for a while today, so just order a pizza. I will have my hands full with finding her."

I nodded and said, "I will try to act normal with everyone and I assume Peter would contact me today so… I'll make sure he isn't suspicious of me."

She smiled and nodded, "I will call if I find anything about it. Where was the cave again?"

"It's near our school in the preserve, you will find a cave with a crashed car next to it." She looked at me and I said, "What?"

She rubbed her forehead and asked, "Did you try and search the car for some clues?"

I shook my head and said, "No, but every time I tried to, Ashley would get upset so. I stopped looking."

She sighed and said, "That can be some sort of lead… maybe I'll be able to find her soon."

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Hey guys I hope you liked the chapter. I wanted to ask one thing. Does the conversation between the characters sound robotic due to the way I structure it like I said she said or that I just don't know how to do it cause this has been a reoccurring thing.

Another thing I will start working on the Naruto FF. The first draft will be out soon on discord. Join if you want to read and pitch some ideas.

With all that said drop a comment if you liked the chapter and throw some stones while you are at it and I will see you in the next chapter. Bye.