Donde están el amor y el peligro

Donde están el amor y el peligro

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Introduction

«Soy una maldita duquesa... bueno... más o menos»


Alexandra Batiste es una joven de carácter fuerte que acaba de graduarse de la escuela secundaria. Nunca hizo amigos en la escuela a pesar de ser increíblemente hermosa y tener una personalidad encantadora. Nunca entendió la aversión natural de todos hacia ella hasta que descubrió el secreto que su familia le había ocultado. ¿Este secreto amenazará con arruinar su vida o la pondrá en el camino hacia un destino donde residen el amor y el peligro?

Chapter 1

Una cosa que nunca he entendido es por qué nadie quería hablar conmigo. Creciendo, siempre fui "esa chica rara", pero nadie podía decirme por qué pensaban que era rara. Nunca fue por falta de intentar averiguarlo; le había preguntado a todos los que alguna vez me rechazaron. Incluso intenté sacarle la verdad a golpes a Gabe Young una vez. Me había llamado Chica Solitaria como si fuera algún tipo de insulto. No me afectó porque pensé que si no estaban dispuestos a ser mis amigos, no valían mi tiempo. Esta era una mentalidad que había construido a lo largo de los años, pero no siempre fue así. Hubo momentos en los que mi barrera mental se agrietaba y me perdía en la amargura de ser tan odiada. Cada vez me preguntaba por qué esto tenía que pasarme a mí. ¿Por qué debo sentir este dolor? Nunca llevé mis pensamientos al auto-desprecio porque si alguna vez me acercaba, me decía a mí misma que había algo mal con una persona que no quisiera ser amiga mía. Con o sin acoso, nunca dejaría que aquellos que me atormentaban ganaran. Lo convertí en un concurso conmigo misma para asegurarme de recuperar mi confianza cuando me sentía deprimida. Había hecho un diario de marcas que había comenzado desde que era pequeña. Cada vez que dejaba que el acoso me afectara y salía sintiéndome más fuerte, hacía otra marca en el diario. Así es como comencé a sobrevivir esa parte de mi infancia. Para cuando llegué al último año de secundaria, mi diario estaba casi lleno. Mi infancia, por lo demás, fue feliz; tenía un padre increíble, una madre amorosa y ese abuelo estereotípico y amable. No diría que estaba mimada, pero nunca me faltó nada. Me enseñaron a apreciar todo lo que se me daba. Cuando recibía un juguete nuevo, mi madre me hacía elegir uno para donar a la caridad. Cada vez, esos juguetes se acumulaban en una caja que se enviaba al pueblo natal de mis padres para su distribución entre los niños desfavorecidos de allí. Estaba muy feliz de compartir, solo que no con los niños de Everly. Aunque tenía una forma de lidiar con el acoso, no me eximía de sentir amargura hacia aquellos que me atormentaban.

En el jardín de infancia, me acerqué a una niña llamada Sally Plinker. Ella parecía ser popular ya que su madre era la reportera principal de la estación de televisión local, así que, en cierto sentido, los Plinker eran celebridades locales. Sally era la típica chica popular de una familia de la alta sociedad. Cabello rubio perfectamente peinado, ojos azules penetrantes del color de un zafiro, siempre llevaba lazos en el cabello, perlas heredadas de la familia alrededor del cuello y su madre adoraba vestirla de rosa. Al principio, estaba feliz de ser mi amiga por el color único de mis ojos y me dijo que le gustaba mi personalidad. El violeta era un color que siempre había amado y, dado la oportunidad de ser amiga de alguien con ojos de su color favorito, no lo dudó. Nuestra amistad duró aproximadamente un día hasta que su hermano mayor y su madre se enteraron de que se había hecho amiga de una Batiste y, más específicamente, de una Alexandra Batiste. Ella y su familia se convirtieron en mis constantes atormentadores desde ese día, o al menos lo intentaron. Descubrieron que solo me hacían llorar una vez; había construido esta defensa bajo la tutela de mi familia.

Ese fue mi primer y último desamor que estaba decidida a tener; nunca más dejaría que alguien en este pueblo me lastimara así. Fue entonces cuando adopté mi mantra de que no valían la pena. Ese día, cuando me llevaron de regreso a la Mansión Batiste o, como mi padre la llamaba, Blackwood Deep. Se llamaba así porque parte de la finca era un bosque que tenía árboles con corteza negra única detrás de ella. En ningún lugar del mundo había un bosque como el que estaba detrás de Blackwood Deep. Una vez le pregunté a mi padre si pintaban los árboles con alquitrán o pintura negra o si estaban quemados. Mi padre simplemente dio una risa profunda y gutural y dijo que crecían de esa manera naturalmente. —Mi querida niña, si acaso, tomamos esa corteza para hervirla en tinta y colorear tu cabello con ella—. Mi padre siempre tenía comentarios sobre lo oscuro que es mi cabello, —el ébano nunca se vio tan bien—, siempre decía. —Tu belleza, tanto física como en tu corazón, mi querida, eclipsa la de cualquier joven en Everly. Nunca lo olvides, mi encantadora niña—.

Ese día, mi madre me estaba esperando en las puertas de Blackwood Deep, ya que mi abuelo, Darren Batiste, fue quien me recogió. Siempre se aseguraba de que estuviera a salvo y siempre insistía en ser él quien me consolara cuando estaba más molesta. No obstante, la familia pensó que era mejor que él me recogiera, ya que inexplicablemente tenía una presencia calmante para quienes lo rodeaban. Es como lavanda y melatonina en forma humana; podías darle un gran abrazo al abuelo y era como abrazar a un oso de aromaterapia que exudaba calidez y calma. Siempre pensé que si no fuera un Batiste, todos en Everly querrían estar en su presencia solo para sentirse tranquilos y felices. Era maravilloso cuando querías calmar a una niña de cinco años llorando. Ese día estaba histérica porque me dijeron que debería irme a algún lugar en silencio y morir porque era una niña fea y llena de piojos. En ese momento, no sabía cómo lidiar con las cosas malas que decían los niños. En su presencia, estaba tan calmada que me quedé dormida de camino a casa, ya que la mansión estaba un poco fuera del pueblo. Cuando mi madre abrió la puerta del coche, me abrazó fuertemente como una manta pesada envolviendo mi pequeño cuerpo.

—Mi querida. Si hubiera sabido que experimentarías este dolor, nunca habría permitido que tu padre te inscribiera en una escuela pública. Si fuera por mí, habrías ido a la Academia Lune de Minuit.

Esta frase me pareció extraña porque siempre había oído hablar de la Universidad Lune de Minuit, ya que era el alma mater de mis padres. Pude sentirla tensarse bajo mi toque y supe que estaba enojada. Nunca había sido buena para ocultar sus emociones, especialmente su enojo. A veces se enojaba tanto que se le escapaban cosas que tanto mi abuelo como mi padre tenían que recordarle que no dijera. Mi abuelo, que venía rodeando el coche, llamó a mi madre:

—Talia, todos acordamos que, por el bien de nuestra pequeña Xan, enviarla allí no era ideal dado lo que sabemos sobre esa cosa.

—Lo sé, solo estoy emocional sabiendo que los Plinker han molestado a mi bebé. Quiero hacerles daño como ellos le hicieron a ella. Perdona a una madre por ser protectora con su única hija. Lo superaré pronto, solo necesito un poco de tiempo para estar enojada. Creo que iré a mi estudio a desahogar mi ira. Es mejor que la alternativa y ambos sabemos exactamente cuál es. Nunca cedemos a nuestros instintos, pero créeme, estoy al borde.

Él abrazó a mi madre y le acarició la cara con la mano.

—Lo entiendo, querida, yo también estoy enojado, pero necesitamos mantener la paz aquí para el objetivo final de nuestro hogar.

Mi abuelo, en ese momento, había tomado mi mano para escoltarme a la mansión.

—Talia, solo tendremos que endurecerla durante los próximos 12 años. Naturalmente, habrá construido sus defensas para cuando la enviemos a la Universidad Lune de Minuit. Siempre necesitará estar en guardia tanto aquí como allí. Su camino nunca iba a ser fácil. Viviendo entre estas ovejas, la entrenaremos para ser un lobo.

Mi madre se detuvo en seco frente a mi abuelo, se volvió y le dijo, sorprendida:

—No dejes que Reggie te escuche llamar a nuestra bebé un lobo. Sabes cómo se siente acerca de los lobos. No creo que ni siquiera tú seas inmune a su ira. Sabes cuánto detesta cualquier insulto a Xan. Nos llevará a ambos y quizás a todo un ejército mantener a los Plinker a raya.

Tenía razón, mi padre nunca permitiría el daño que le hicieron a su hija. De alguna manera querría hacerles pagar. Siempre había tenido formas sutiles de asegurarse de que aquellos que él percibía que me lastimaban, pagaran de alguna manera. El amor de mi padre era eterno para su hija, a quien los niños del pueblo llamaban Chica Solitaria.

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