Canis Lupus

Chapter 17

"Who are you and how the hell did you get here?" Sam asked sternly. The lady in the corner just started laughing "My dear son, please don't tell me you don't recognize your own mother goddess." she said. "Artemis, but how? Why are you here?" Sam asked. Sam and I both bowed to her. "My children, please stand up. I am here to explain everything. I will need you to tell your pack to stay away for awhile. I need to speak with you two alone so I can explain what is going on and who you are." she said looking over at me. I stood up, looking at her completely confused. "What do you mean who I am? I'm just a member of this pack, I'm the new Luna. I'm nothing special." I said to her. "You are plenty special my child. I've felt what you experienced, that's why I'm here. You did something you don't quite understand, I'm here to help you understand." she said. "I don't understand," I said "What makes me special? How did I do that to the door in the cells. It's never happened before." I said. "My dear, you are a hybrid. Your ancestor Adelaide Bernadette was the first hybrid in your family line. Her father, being a wolf, was mated to a witch. The hybrid gene in your family line lays dormant but every five hundred years where a woman born in your line is blessed with the active gene. You are the next hybrid, you are a wolf and a witch of the elements. You are one of earth, air, water and fire. You are also blessed with." I cut her off. "Mother Artemis, I'm sorry but there's no way I can be a witch. I just got my wolf and my mate. I can't be Luna, a wolf and a witch. There's no way, it doesn't make any sense. I have a brother and a sister. Why couldn't it have been them? It can't be me." I panicked. There was no way, she had to be lying to me. The thing with the doors was weird but it wasn't because of me. "Cordelia, stop freaking out! That is Artemis, she is not a liar. I've been trying to tell you that you have much to learn about us. Just listen to her because she is right. We are special and we need to prepare." Zarya said in my head. "But Zarya, how can I? It's been two and a half days with you, this is too much to take in." I said back to her. "You are strong Cordelia, you can do this. We can handle this, with Sam and Draco we can do anything." Zarya said. "She's right, my child. You are stronger than you give yourself credit for. Would you like me to continue?" Artemis said. "Please. I just need to know it all. Then I'll process it." I said. I was terrified to know, how could I be a witch? I've never done anything witchy except what happened today. "As you wish. You are a witch of the elements, as I was saying, but you also have the power of touch and smell. You are able to pick up the scent of anyone who means you or your loved ones harm. You are also capable of reading thoughts with the touch of someone's skin. You are a white witch, you were made in the light and you are the epitome of good. I can not give you a full list of your powers, but I can guide you in the right direction. There is more I am unable to say but you will learn on your journey. There is only one more bit of information I can give you and that is for you to be careful of the Buchanan's." she said. "Wait, why does she need to be careful?" Sam asked. "That I cannot say, she will have to learn on her own. It will take awhile but by that time you will be able to handle it. I will say, as of right now, your powers are reliant on your emotions, you will see your powers surface more with your emotions, so do not fret. Everything will be okay. My children, much love and many blessings come your way. You have my word you are strong enough to handle anything. Farewell, I will be keeping an eye on you two," she said looking at Sam and me.

Before we could say anything, she was already gone. "This can't be happening," I said to Sam. "Baby, it's okay. We can figure it all out." Sam said. "How much am I going to have to go through? First the twins, then I'm going to be Luna by this weekend. Now I'm a witch. I'm only eighteen and I am so scared and overwhelmed. And why would she tell me to be careful about the Buchanan's and not tell me anything else? How..." Sam cut me off with a kiss. "I told you, we will figure everything out. I know you're experiencing all of these new things, but the moon goddess would never put more on your plate than you could handle. You are a very strong woman, and being a witch is just going to make you stronger. Please remember, we have one of the strongest witch covens in the world working in our pack and they would be more than willing to help train you to protect us. You've got this Cordelia, and I am going to be here every single step of the way. Don't doubt yourself so much. Yes, you're eighteen, but that doesn't mean you're incapable of anything." Sam said. I know he's right, all of this is just so new and scary, and everyone believes I can do it. So, why do I feel like I can't? Sam reached down and grabbed my hand, pulling it up to his lips. "I know you're feeling doubtful, so we can talk about this later. Just remember, you're part of me now and I am always going to be here for you." Sam said. I completely forgot, my mom was telling me about the mate bond awhile back and your mate being able to feel your emotions. I've got all of these new things happening to me and I can't even remember everything about being a werewolf. I reached up and grazed my fingers across his jaw feeling the electricity on my fingertips "I know you will, I know I'm going to have a lot to learn and I don't know if I'm 100% confident I can do it, but as long as I have you, I can do anything." I said as I leaned up to kiss him. As soon as our lips parted, the door went flying open "Sam, what the hell man? You just left us down there!" Denny screamed. "I'm sorry Dennis, we had something we had to come talk about." I said to him. "What are you doing about Bella?" he asked. I looked up at Sam, I didn't know what to say. "Dennis, go shut the door and sit down. We have something to talk about," Sam said. Dennis walked over and shut the door and went to sit down on the couch in Sam's office. "Okay, what's going on?" Dennis asked. "We found out who and what was behind your sister's behavior, you're not going to like it." Sam said. "Okay, what was it?" Denny asked. Sam took a deep breath, this was going to be bad. "Keegan found a witch after the senior ball and they gave him a potion to give your sisters to make them follow his orders. He thought Cordelia was his mate and was trying to take her away from me. His intentions were to show I was a bad fit for Cordelia by using your sisters," Sam said. I looked at Denny and his eyes flashed black. "So what you're saying is my sisters weren't the crazy ones after all? Heh." Dennis chuckled. "What's being done about Keegan?". "He is in solitary for the next two weeks, no visitors. He will be in complete isolation", Sam said, making Dennis growl. "You threatened to banish my sisters for disrespecting you but your brother disrespected you ten times more! Two weeks, my ass, he deserved way more time!" he yelled at Sam. Sam ran across the room faster than I'd even seen anyone move and stopped directly in Denny's face. "You are not here to question me! I gave your sisters the same option when they were the ones at fault! Banishment or time in the cells! The same I gave him! I am not an evil alpha. Why would I give someone more than two weeks for disrespecting me? Your sisters will be in confinement in the icu to be examined by the Louise coven for the next few days to make sure there is nothing left in their system. Keegan will be free in two weeks in time for the mating ball so he can find his mate and move on from this nonsense! This is not up for debate and it is strictly confidential! You know I don't like being the bad guy but you also know damn well that I will be!" he yelled, "Now go get your sisters down to the hospital and I will have Cavannah meet you there!" Sam said in his alpha tone. Denny dropped his head in submission and stormed out of the room, slamming the door on the way out. "I'm sorry I caused all of this." I said, looking at the ground. Sam's emotions shifted from angry to concerned in the blink of an eye. "Baby, none of this is your fault. Keegan made the choice on his own, he was awful to you. How would you have known that he was in love with you?" he said. "No one could have known that he was going to go off and mess with some other witches. Denny will get over all of this after he calms down. He'll see how much of a punishment this is for my spoiled ass brother," he said, reassuring me. "I hate the feeling of everyone so angry over something that happened because of me." I said. "None of this happened because of you, it happened because my parents have babied my brother to death and he thinks the world owes him something. It could have been anyone he set his eyes on, love. And Dennis isn't upset because of you, he's upset because of what Keegan did to his sisters. He has a right to be upset, but he doesn't understand the way we do. Just give it a little while, this drama happens more than I'd like to admit but we'll be fine in a few hours," he said. This man has such a way with words, it really wouldn't matter what he said, as long as I could listen to his voice, I would always know comfort. "Thank you." I said, wrapping my arms around his waist. "Are you ready to go get some lunch, my love?" he asked. "Please, we can go eat in our room, away from everyone for a little while." I said. "As you wish," he said with a smile.