Victoria's pov

 

"Victoria" She whispered in shock. I just stood there awkwardly as she gaped at me.

 

I shifted uncomfortably on my feet, not exactly knowing what to do or say in this position.

 

I took the opportunity to take in her features. I knew what she looked like from pictures, but it was the first I'll be able to actually see her.

 

I knew from a tender age that I had most of her features, like her hair colour, eyes and the shape of my face, but I never thought I'd actually get the chance to compare in person.

 

Her hair was cut to her shoulders in its smooth waves. It looked thinner than in the pictures, but it still looked nice. Her face seemed slightly pale as if she was having a rough day, but her eyes held so much life and joy, just like what aunt Sophie always said.

 

She wasn't as thick as aunt Sophie and me, but her body weight seemed fair for a woman her age and suited her quite well.

 

"You're so grown up and beautiful," she said through sniffles. "My baby is all grown up" She added, and I involuntarily took a step back. I scrunched my face up in confusion at her statement, not exactly liking how she's acting.

 

After leaving me alone all this time, now is the time she realizes she has a 'baby' that's all grown up? Oh no.

 

My expression seemed to snap her out of her daze, as she invited us in. Lincoln tensed all of a sudden as if he saw something.

 

"Everything okay?" I asked, concerned by his sudden change in stance. He shook his head as if he was clearing his thoughts then smiled at me.

 

"Yea, I’m just used to being on high alert around humans." He stated calmly. I wasn't convinced, but I brushed it off nonetheless.

 

I took the opportunity to observe my mother's house. It reminded me a lot of Velma's home, having that same cosiness about it. Pictures were all over the walls, but I couldn't see them properly from where I stood.

 

She led us into a small neat dining room, where Lincoln and I sat side by side.

 

"Can I get you guys anything? Tea, water, coffee?" She asked sweetly.

 

"Tea sounds fine" I replied, while Lincoln nodded in agreement. She left shortly after telling us to make ourselves at home.

 

I looked around the dining room, loving how cosy and family-like it felt.

 

"Why don't we ever use the dining room at home?" I asked Lincoln as the thought popped into my mind.

 

The kitchen was quite spacious and had more than enough space for us to eat, but the dining room just sat there.

 

"We do," He chuckled. "On Christmas" I simply shook my head at the wasting of a good dining room.

 

Daisy, which was what my aunt said my mother's name was, returned shortly after with three cute teacups on a tray. She got comfortable in her chair across from us, beaming happily at me.

 

Nobody spoke for a while, but eventually, she started talking.

 

"How are you?" She asked quietly.

 

I replied as I

 

whole situation

 

a hint of guilt in her tone

 

to sound motherly but my heart wasn't having it. Everything she uttered made the

 

promise ring" I cleared my throat as I pushed my hands under the table. She smiled brighter at us, giving Lincoln a proud

 

you needed" She tried to joke, but the feelings of annoyance and embarrassment

 

I'm not the man of her dreams Miss Deslandes, I'm simply a friend" He corrected politely. She laughed at her assumption as

 

"And you can call me Daisy" Lincoln nodded with a smile

 

another moment of silence, which was slightly uncomfortable. Even

 

the table as the thoughts jumbled in my head. I didn't know what to say or

 

never gave much thought about if I should actually meet my parents, and what

 

uneasy, angry and annoyed that she was acting as if we were besties. I felt hurt that she knew I was out there but never checked in on me. I was an emotional

 

scream, anything to ease the feeling in my chest. After minutes of pondering my thoughts, I

 

asked, fully meeting her gaze for

 

confused look as if this wasn't the first time

 

didn't you come back?" I asked a little too harshly, but

 

were bound to have this conversation. She sighed, looking down

 

stayed quiet as I waited for her to elaborate. Lincoln quietly pushed back his chair and left, giving us

 

to come back but I

 

at me using her first name. Did she expect me to

 

"Your dad wasn't....stable"

 

know" I scoffed, knowing damn well that Michael was crazy. She

 

knew him?" I shook my head no, confused at the concern in her voice. 'Wow, he was that

 

people who knew him, they didn't describe him well." She nodded in understanding with a

 

if telling me that I didn't want to know, but I probed her to continue. She sighed before

 

a bad man, he was actually very sweet and loving" She started with a longing look on

 

you, he was a great dad too" Yea like I would know. "One day, a couple of months after you turned one, he saw something..." She trailed, looking at me

 

see?" I asked, even though I knew what it

 

said he saw a man change into a wolf, but I

 

as I took

 

research them, disappear in the woods for hours searching for one, he tried to come up

 

but he was slowly going over the edge. One day, he claimed he saw a wolf again, and he was convinced that he struck a eureka moment. That's the day he decided to go closer to the woods for a few days to investigate." She sighed, placing her cup

 

come with him,

 

that maybe if-" A sob broke through her lips as she attempted to finish the sentence. "I thought that if I was with him, that maybe I could pull him back in, talk some sense into him. But two weeks passed, then three,

 

was a good distance into the woods, so I had to walk back to town.

 

seen before, and he didn't look happy. He seemed to have followed me and I assumed it knew we were watching it, but I never believed it was a human too. He chased me all the way back to the cabin, where Michael heard my screams and shot some poison at him. I knew the wolf could've caught

 

I'm not sure if whatever reason she gives me

 

one in the grave are the same person. It can't be just

 

came back for you because wherever I go, he would follow and he was taking his wolf business with him. We were trying to

 

jumped from my seat. "That's the lamest

 

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