Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 33

“Brielle? Well, who is she? Thank God, I was starting to wonder if I was needing to find you a husband, though I don’t know many personally, wait, Brielle is a girl?” my mother rambles, her surprise evident.

“Yes, she is female with a vagina. Well, I hope.” I tell her.

“Don’t be so crude son! Talk of vaginas and…”

“I came out of your VAGINA mother, don’t be a prude.” I tell her and she snickers.

“Right you are.”

“So this Brielle, the one you think is a woman?” I roll my eyes.

“She is a woman!” I tell her.

“Well what is she like, when can I meet her?”

Shit, what have I done? I think, realizing of course my mother would want to meet her. Realizing what had just happened and how serious it was for me to say such a thing without Brielle’s consent or knowledge first makes me wince internally.

Idiot! I scold myself, realizing I had just got myself in more, rather than less trouble. “Oh love I have wonderful news,” my mother says alerting me to my father now being near her. “Soren is engaged!” she squeals. I pull the phone away from

my ear.

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son?” he

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their exclamations as they try to process what has just happened. Before either

where Brielle is still laughing with Max. I can’t help but smile as I watch them, and the warmth in her eyes is unmistakable, causing me to almost slide into

Son. What is she like?” my mother asks and

She is captivating, and her

I’ve ever known. And she’s great

to reality as my mother’s delighted squeal echoes through the receiver. “Oh, it sounds like you’re quite taken with her! When do we get to meet her?” The eagerness in her voice is palpable.

introducing Brielle to my family. “Soon,” I say, knowing I can’t

my

she look like? Is she beautiful?”

asks.

at Brielle again, taking in her cascading waves of hair that seem to capture the sunlight, making her glow ethereally. Her eyes, as deeply captivating, sparkle with laughter, reflecting the joy she feels in this moment. Her

the phone,

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my

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parents‘ excitement is palpable, but as the call ends, a sense of apprehension settles in. I’ve spun a tale, a falsehood, which involves Brielle without her knowing. Suddenly, I feel horrible. It’s a precarious position,

and then say it didn’t work out. I’ll say she cheated. And that I dumped her, and she will be none the wiser. At least it will get my parents off my back for a little while. Besides, it’s not like they‘

~Aubrey