Rise of the Lycan Queen (shadow and light)

It burns

I shoot up from my bed into a sitting position, sweat pouring down my face and covering my body. Feeling uneasy and a little scared at how real my strange dream felt but confused as to why the strange woman called me Aurora! seeing as my name is Hope. Thinking about it I’m left even more confused in her saying my mates are coming. Shaking my head in disbelief “stupid girl it was just a dream no more no less!” I laugh to myself to actually believe I have a mate out there somewhere let alone more than one. Not saying it doesn’t happen from time to time but it normally happens to creatures of importance. Royals or descendants of the gods not an abomination like myself. I do not think so. My wolf present but not fully evolved even at my age of twenty one. It’s embarrassing really pups have matured into there wolf forms faster then I have. It’s truly laughable. I’m just an orphan wolf my family found on a river bank on their land. Washed up with no memory of where I came from or even my name. My parents said I was about four years of age wearing clothes that looked like they didn’t come from their era at the time. Making them believe I was from an old pack cut off from modern life. Putting my memories and my strange dream behind me I get up to shower. I looks at my clock on my nightstand which states it 4:30am. Huffing to myself in annoyance, I could have had another thirty minutes in bed stupid dream. Walking to my dresser I pick out my bra and panties I’ll be wearing today along with my clothes. I decided to just wear a sports bra and matching shorts coming to the conclusion I need to go for a run to clear my mind. Telling myself I’ll only be re-showering and re- dressing after anyway for work in a couple of hours anyway as i need to crack on with pack duties. Yes I live in a pack well not really a pack I like to think of it as a clan, because we are know ordinary pack. I built this one from nothing. Buying land from the council and created a free haven for all creatures. Lycan, wolf, rogue, witch, vampire, shifter whatever I doesn’t bother me all I care about is a safe passage to thou’s who have no ill intentions or wanting to inflict harm on others. Free folk who are just passing through wanting to get from one place to the other safely. Land where all creature’s are welcome with no judgement or opinions on who or what they are all I ask in return is loyalty and respect to all those who live on these lands. For a pack we’ve grown quite large in the last year with word getting out of a sanctuary for all creatures. To large to go unnoticed my the council of creatures. Praying their arrogance and pride make them reluctant to leave their thrones keeps them at bay for now. You see word always gets out eventually. Their law states we cannot mate with other species except our own kind. But shortly after opening the free land creatures came from all over to start a new life and along the way found their mates, the other half of their soul. Two beings connected as one. My thoughts going back to the flower and leaf. So who am I to deny them of their destiny. A destiny the chose and blessed them with even if they are not the same species. My loyalty is to the gods not the laws arrogant elders or pig headed royals that dictated the laws to suit themselves centuries ago. I live by my own laws that I believe in and so do my people. We’ve created together a beautiful and unique living environment. One that’s save and secure, one where we all want the same thing, to live in peace. Trying not to let my mind sway back to that dream I walk to my en-suite to take a shower. I walk through the door and into the shower turning the nozzle of the shower it springs to life like a rainfall. Waiting for the water to reach my desired temperature I turn around and head to my cabinet that sits on top of my double basin. I open the door of the cabinet looking for some meds that will help with the headache that’s coming my way. Stupid bloody dream I think to myself. Finding what I need I remove the pot, open the lid and pour two tablet out onto my hand. Hoping they will work on this god dam headache that’s seemed to occurred after my dream. Turning the tap on and grabbing the clean glass that rest on the countertop and fill it up. I pop them into my mouth and drink my water. Putting the glass down I go to look at myself in the mirror, seeing it’s all fogged up with steam from my shower I shrug my shoulders turn around and step into the shower I start washing my hair going for my lavender scented one today to help me relax and ease the tension I feel. Washing the shampoo out adding conditioner to my hair when pain starts to form in the centre of my forehead. Ignoring the pain I continue to wash my body again going for lavender scented I scrub my body clean of my sweat. Once finished I just stand under the shower a few more minutes enjoying the feeling of the water running down my face and body. Coming over all hot a dizzy all of a sudden I turn the tap off, stepping out of the shower wrapping my fluffy towel around my body securing its place. Going to step towards my basin when hot searing pain shoots to the centre of my forehead unable to get a grip or control the pain I crumble to the floor, an ear piercing scream leaving my mouth. The pain grows more intense with every second that passes by I cannot help the tears that fall down my face. Whimpering I try to pull myself up with no success, falling back down to the floor. I scream out again. Hearing heavy footsteps come running into my room, recognising the scent of my Beta’s Max and Emily my longest childhood friends. The pain increases ten folds making me scream out again and do not know if it is my imagination but I swear I can smell burning flesh.

BANG!!

My en-suite door is know longer on its hinges, Emily rushes towards me once she see’s I’m face down on the floor in only nothing but a towel.

“Hope what’s happening” Emily says with panic. I don’t know how but Max gets to me first abruptly turning me around picking me up bridal style and carrying me towards my bed. I try to look up at his handsome face but my vision is blurry. I can only see fuzzy versions of him. Trying my hardest to focus on his face and not pass out, I try to speak.

“ Max..it burns..the pain..m-my head”

“Sshh..it’s okay we’ve got you, you’re safe”.

Laying me down on my bed I hear him tell Emily “grab a bowl of water with a flannel she’s burning up!! Be quick!”

I hear Emily suck in a deep breath “max look her forehead. W-what is it?” Fear evident in her voice. Max hushes her and tell her to hurry, I hear her footsteps walk away from us back into my en suite. I feel Max run his fingers up and down my cheek “it’s going to be okay Hope!! You’re going to be okay” and that’s the last thing i remember before everything around me goes black…