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“You took your sweet time on vacation,” said Ben, shaking his head in disappointment. “What did you even do on vacation?”
“I spent time with my family,” I said, smiling. I felt like my chosen career had spiraled out of control with fame and constant busy schedules. So it was nice to spend some downtime with my family.
“You have a ton of fan mail there,” said Ty, running his hand over his black spiky hair. He wore the same torn black jeans and a plain black shirt with his silver chain. He and Ben were betas. In the Howl’s Edge society, it meant they didn’t have a particular scent associated with them or extra abilities.
Omegas like myself were rare. We were able to produce alpha children if we mated an alpha. Not all the children would end up alpha, but there was a higher probability, and only alphas could shift into werewolf form at will.
Ty led me towards the pile of fan mail sitting on the shelf in our dimly-lit studio. He pulled out envelopes, flowers, and gifts from my fans.
“Oh gosh,” I said.
“The mailbox at the building was full,” said Ty. “I had to grab them every day for you, but here it is.”
I sifted through the envelopes and gifts with a smile. “It’s great being back.”
“We missed you,” said Ty. “Electric Rose isn’t the same without you.”
“Aww,” I said, noticing a small silver box wrapped in a bow. I pulled it open and saw a dead flower petal inside it. On top of it was a tiny scrap of paper, which was hard to read. I made out the words:Get ready little Pinkie
Something about that didn’t feel right at all.
“What’s wrong?” asked Ty, walking over to my side and peeking at the letter in my hands. When he read the words, he shook his head. “Might be a weirdo. Throw it away, and let’s start practicing the song ‘Echoes of Tomorrow.’ Full intensity.”
“Okay,” I said, quickly dumping it in the trash like it was a grenade. I didn’t have a good feeling about that gift, and something was ominous about it.
When we finished recording our new song, I was glad at how amazing it turned out. As I sat in the limo, I couldn’t wait to get home and relax before we sang tomorrow in front of a crowd after practicing for hours today. My phone vibrated, and I pulled it, seeing that I had a missed voicemail. It came from an unknown number.
No one outside of my family and friends had my number, so I curiously played it out loud.
The voice on the other end was deep and disguised. But it was the words that sent chills down my spine.
“Pinkie, why did you throw away the gift, my sweet?”
What. The. Fuck.
Frazzled, I deleted the message and sat still in the limo, breathing hard. The air conditioner hit my legs as I sat there freezing. No one but Ben and Ty were with me in that studio. Only they had seen the note.Had someone been watching me all day?
I was too scared to go home now.
“Phil, can you take me to Olivia’s, please?”
“Sure,” he said.
I dialed my cousin Olivia’s number, and she answered on the first ring.
“Girl, wassup?” she answered, and I smiled at her familiar voice. She was so down-to-earth, and I needed her at this moment.
“Do you want to go shopping for Alana’s baby shower?” I asked. Alana had twins, but now she was having a third baby with her pack. I was happy for her even though it sent little tendrils of envy through me. “It’s this Sunday.”
“Do I look like I have no life? Just kidding, I don’t,” said Olivia. “I’ll get ready.”
“Okay, I’m coming to pick you up.”
Later, we were at the biggest mall on Howl’s Edge, which was crowded today. Fall time was always busy as hell. I wore a large hat that I kept in the limo to disguise myself and sunglasses just in case fans mobbed me. I told Olivia everything about the odd gift and the creepy-as-fuck voicemail.
“You need to be careful,” said Olivia, while sipping a strawberry icy drink.
“I know,” I said. “It’s so weird. I don’t know how anyone could have seen me throw away the note.”
