The Oralei

Ten; Aurelia

*Avianna’s POV*

I stretch out my arms and legs. I felt stiff and tired, but so warm and comfortable wherever I was right now. I slowly open my eyes to be met with darkness, a soft glow coming from a lamp in the corner, but I could see perfectly. That’s strange, I thought. I glance at the clock to the side of me on the bedside table, “00:32’ it read. I didn’t even know what day it was or how long I’d been asleep for, it can’t have been for that long.

“Aviannaaaa…”

I bolt upright in the bed, banging my head on the wooden headboard in the process.

“F*ck, oww!” I curse to myself, rubbing the back of my head vigorously.

“Oops, sorry about that!”

My eyes widen and I look around the room frantically to see where the voice is coming from.

“W-Wh-Who’s th-there?!” I call out to the room. No answer. “Th-this isn’t funny! Sh-show yourself!”

“Well, that could be a problem, I can’t really show myself right now hun,” the voice chuckled.

Now, I was really freaking out! Was I hearing things?!

“No, you’re not hearing things Avi, I am right here!”

I leap up from the bed and grab a book from the side, not really sure what I was going to do with a book, but it would do.

“I mean it! Show yourself! Or, or, there will be consequences! I’m in a pack of werewolves you know! I’ll scream and one of them will definitely hear me! They have super hearing - yeah! Super hearing! Show yourself to me and nobody gets hurt!” I raise my voice, trying to fill it with as much confidence as I can.

“Hmm, as interesting as that would be Avi, I hate to disappoint you. I am too, a werewolf - your werewolf to be exact, so I know exactly what they can do.”

Wait, what?! MY werewolf?!

“Yes, you heard me correctly. I am YOUR werewolf. My name is ‘Aurelia’, lovely to finally meet you! Although it took a lot longer than I would have liked!”

I could feel my heart rate speed up yet again. My head began to spin and my vision was becoming blurred.

“Now Avianna, come on hun, breathe! I won’t hurt you and we have a lot to discuss. Breathe with me - in and out. Deep breaths, in…and out…”

Strangely, I did as the voice told me and started to breathe deeply in and out. My heart rate started to slow and my vision became normal. I must be dreaming. Yes, definitely dreaming. There is no way this is all happening to me.

“Fortunately for you, I am absolutely real and this is definitely happening.”

Now I was going from panicked to confused. Where is the voice coming from?! My eyes dart around the room, looking for any sign of movement or physical presence that would alert me to someone else being here with me.

“Where are you?! Why can’t I see you?!” I ask suspiciously. I hear the voice laugh heartily, then sigh deeply, still chuckling slightly as it did so.

“Why, I’m in your mind of course. I am the other half of you. We share a body as such, and a mind. We can communicate with each other without anyone else hearing us.”

I run to the mirror on the opposite side of the room and stare into it. I look at my face and into my own eyes, my face moving closer and closer to see if I can see anything within them.

“BOO!”

“Arghh!” I shout out, my face smacking into the mirror as I jumped, causing me to stumble backwards and land in a heap on the floor.

“Hahahahaha! Avi, you are so clumsy! I didn’t think you would scare that easily!”

I scowl from my place on the floor, close my eyes and start counting to ten. I was positive that when I opened my eyes, I would stop hearing voices and hopefully it would all be a dream, despite being told otherwise by the voice that called herself Aurelia.

“One, two, three…,” I whispered to myself.

“TEN!” The voice laughed.

I slowly open my eyes and realise I was still on the floor. Sighing deeply, I sit up and wait a few more seconds before standing. I glance towards the mirror once more, but I still look the same, nothing is out of the ordinary.

“I’m still here you know. You can’t get rid of me that easily, not at all actually.”

I could feel a headache coming on. This was all so overwhelming and I wasn’t sure what to do next. All of the stuff Jaxon told me didn’t seem as far fetched as I originally thought now. He told me that I was the baby of the people in my dream, the werewolves or whatever they were. What if this is all real?! What if I really am a werewolf?!

“There are no what ifs about this Avi. You are a werewolf, not a full one though. Like I said, we have a lot to discuss but maybe not right now…OH!! I almost forgot!! Happy birthday!!”

It’s my birthday?! Damn it! I completely forgot with everything that has happened! Wow, 21 at last. I should be out celebrating, or doing something at least. Not that I have any friends or family to celebrate with right now. I suddenly feel very homesick and miss my parents. I glance at the clock and try to work out what time it is in London right now. I sigh deeply and decide to give them a call later once I’ve got my bearings. I remember the voice and decide I may as well respond to it. What’s the worst that could happen, right?

“Ermm, thank you?” I say out loud and the voice snickers.

“You don’t have to keep talking out loud you know. It is amusing though, watching you talk to yourself hahaha,” Aurelia laughs.

“I’m confused. So how do I talk to you then? This is how humans talk to others?” I furrow my brows.

“Just talk to me inside of your head silly. I can hear your thoughts and see your memories, so don’t worry I will definitely hear you talking to me,” Aurelia says reassuringly.

Okay. “Can you hear me still?” I say inside my head.

“Yes Avi, I can hear you.”

Wow. This is something else. Strangely, I feel rather calm now, even though I should probably feel crazy for hearing a voice inside of my mind.

“How can I see you? It is a bit weird only being able to hear you but not see where your voice is coming from,” I ask her.

“Right, just close your eyes and relax. You have unintentionally put a block up inside of your mind through all of the panicking and disbelieving. Imagine you can see me, and try and release the hold you have on your mind, like pushing a door open to reveal what is behind it.”

I do as Aurelia says and close my eyes. Breathing deeply, I try to clear my mind and imagine pushing a door open to reveal the voice that says she’s my wolf. A part of me still feels hesitant and that I must be hearing things. These few days would send anyone cuckoo. Imagine my surprise when a few minutes later, the most beautiful and absolutely huge white wolf appears in front of me. My eyes snap open in shock, but the space before me is empty, not a wolf in sight.

“I told you, I’m within your mind. Only you can see me and speak to me, with the exception of…”

Aurelia’s voice trails off, just as the door creaks open behind me. I spin around on the spot to be met with a pair of intense emerald eyes and the amazing scent of freshly baked chocolate chip muffins, with a hint of fresh rain - my two favourite things. How did I not notice that smell before?!

As soon as our eyes lock, my body feels as though bolts of lightning are running through it. I feel the hairs stand up on my arms, and my heart races faster than ever before. I feel my skin tingling and my core tightening, wetness pooling between my thighs. It was the most intense feeling I have ever felt in my life.

Aurelia begins jumping around in my mind and howling in delight.

“MATE! MATE! MATE!”

*Alpha Jaxon’s POV*

I still couldn’t believe that arrogant a**hole. How dare he roll up to my pack and demand I hand over Avianna. Over my dead body. Pr*ck.

“Couldn’t agree with you more Jax. The audacity of that b*stard is unreal. I will rip him limb from limb if he ever shows his face here again, or comes near my mate,” Hunter growls. I nod silently in agreement.

After he disappeared, the guards dispersed back to their usual posts around the border of the pack to patrol, and Patrick and I headed back up to the packhouse, discussing how we would deal with this situation.

“I suggest increasing the numbers in patrols, just in case Alpha. We have around 120 men and women in guard training right now, and they will be ready in a few weeks. Two weeks tops at a push,” Patrick informed me.

This was one of the perks of having such a large pack.

We had approximately 1400 pack members, this had grown astronomically after the fall of The Golden Moon pack. My father was willing to accept others after that fateful day, to grow our numbers for everyone’s protection, and to also try and keep Alpha William from attempting to take over or annihilate any other packs.

“Try and push for the two weeks Patrick. We need to be ready in case he does decide to attack sooner rather than later, and Avianna has only just got here. I’m afraid this might push her over the edge and force her to leave,” I told him with a heartfelt sigh.

My worst nightmare was Avianna rejecting me and deciding to leave. I’d searched for all of these years to try and find her to no avail, and then she literally lands right on our doorstep. It’s funny how life works. Even though she doesn’t have her wolf yet, I know she must feel some kind of unconscious connection or pull towards me, or she would have been long gone already. Instantly, a thought crosses my mind.

“Hey, Patrick, what’s the date today?!”

“Erm, the 14th of November, Alpha,” he replies, looking at me quizzically.

“Sh*t!” I exclaim.

I take off running to the front of the packhouse and through the door. As soon as it swings open, the most amazing smell hits my nostrils, causing my heart to speed up…citrus orange with a hint of fresh rain. Only this time, it was much stronger than before, and it was undeniable who it was emanating from.

I raced up the stairs as fast as I could, which was pretty damn quick considering my werewolf speed. I got to the door of my bedroom and stood silently for a few moments, the only sound being my thumping heartbeat that was threatening to leave my chest.

“Jax! Stop f**king dawdling already and get your arse in that room!” Hunter all but yells at me.

Taking a deep breath, I grab the handle and open the door to the bedroom, antsy with anticipation.

I glance towards the bed that is empty, and instantly my eyes snap to the opposite side of the room, locking with Avianna’s stunning, deep brown ones instantaneously.

Hunter is howling with happiness in my head so loudly, I’m surprised she can’t hear it.

“MATE! That’s our mate Jax! I can sense her wolf, finally! My beautiful mate. I could pee all over the place with pure excitement!”

“Hunter! Will you please shut up!” I mumble back to him.

“Mate?” Avianna says, although it sounds more like a question.

I snap my attention back to her and the fact the word ‘mate’ just left her lips - questioningly or not - she said it, and my heart soared with utter joy. I see her eyeing me curiously. I can’t hold myself back any longer. Those beautiful, innocent eyes are drawing me in and the scent of her arousal causes my eyes to widen and my mouth to water. In a split second I rush over to her, wrap my arms around her and inhale her amazing scent deeply. My c*ck is rock hard in my jeans and by the look of surprise on Avianna’s face, she noticed it too.

“Mate,” I confirm, my lips inches from hers as I study her beautiful features, drinking her in as much as I can in that moment.

“Avianna, my Luna, my everything, my mate.” I stare at her in awe, waiting for a response. Much to my surprise, she grabs the back of my head and starts to kiss me. A deep, fiery kiss that sends bolts of electricity down my spine. A soft moan leaves her throat and it is the most beautiful sound I have ever heard. A low growl ripples through my chest and I squeeze her tighter to me, my hands roaming over her perfectly proportioned body.

They slide up from her waist to her rounded, plump breasts and I brush my thumbs over her hardened n*****s.

She gasps, allowing me the perfect opportunity to plunge my tongue into her mouth and explore it. I softly slide my tongue against hers and now it’s my time to moan. This is the most aroused I have ever felt and this moment, this moment right now, is perfect.

Much to my dismay, Avianna suddenly pulls away as if she’s been burned and stares at me blankly. My heart constricts painfully, and I am so afraid that she regrets kissing me.

In the next moment, she falls to the floor on her hands and knees, breathing heavily.

“Avianna!” I shout, kneeling down to her level and stroking her hair back from her face.

“Ahhhhhhh!” Avianna screams.

What the f*ck is happening?!