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.

 

replied as I awkwardly

 

whole situation felt

 

in her tone as she asked. I simply nodded, still not looking

 

my heart wasn't having it. Everything she uttered made the

 

I pushed my hands under the table. She smiled brighter at us, giving Lincoln

 

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

 

her dreams Miss Deslandes, I'm simply a friend" He corrected politely. She

 

call me Daisy" Lincoln nodded with a smile but

 

which was slightly uncomfortable. Even Lincoln

 

head. I didn't know what to say

 

actually meet my parents, and what I

 

we were besties. I felt hurt that she knew I was out there but never checked in on me. I was an emotional mess, and the fact that my mood swings were all over the place especially today, didn't help

 

wanted to cry, shout, scream, anything to ease the feeling in my chest. After minutes of pondering my thoughts, I came up with one simple word

 

fully meeting her gaze for probably the first

 

what dear?" She gave me a confused look as if this wasn't the first time she's seeing me in twenty

 

I asked a little too

 

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

 

said, but I stayed quiet as I waited for her to elaborate. Lincoln

 

wanted to come back

 

what Daisy?" I asked as she flinched at me using her first name. Did she expect me to call

 

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

 

damn well that Michael was

 

I shook my head no, confused at

 

him well." She nodded in understanding with

 

if telling me that I didn't want

 

always a bad man, he was actually very sweet and loving" She started with a

 

too" Yea like I would know. "One day, a couple of months after you turned one, he

 

did he see?" I asked, even though I knew what

 

saw a man change into a wolf, but I

 

I mumbled as I took a sip of my

 

research them,

 

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

 

the border of the town a little into the woods, and he begged me to come with him, saying he

 

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, then two

 

or without him, and I left. He told me that I would regret it, but I left anyway. The cabin was a good distance into the woods, so I had to walk back to town. But then, I saw it." Her eyes glazed

 

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 me if

 

I'm not sure if whatever reason she

 

confirmation that this man that she's describing, and the one in the grave are the same

 

wherever I go, he would follow and he was taking his

 

as I jumped from my seat. "That's the lamest excuse for ruining my childhood I could ever

 

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