The Werewolf Priestess

The silence

7. The Silence

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I walked silently listening to Reed and Fia chatters behind me, they acted like friends that have known each other for ages, they acted as closest of friend while I was being completely ignored as if I did not exist, I did not want to admit it but I was envious and I was surprise that I was envious, I was definitely too old to be acting like this but I cannot help myself from feeling this way.

It should be around noon at the moment, the sun was fully out but the tall trees were giving us enough shade from letting the sun scorch our skin, we were currently making our journey to one of my fellow witch friend that lived up north, in a human town blending completely in with the people and I was leading the way.

My friend goes by the name Nadine and she was two centuries older than I was , she was a full breed witch unlike me and she was stronger, so I am hoping desperately she would be able to give me answers or at least point me in the direction of where I could get my answers from before the darkness of my vision consumes me and everything around it, before it hurts Reed more than just burnt hands.

From the moment we left our burnt down camp site after the quarrel we had, Reed had created an extremely large distance between us and up till now he had not bother to utter a single word to me or even make a sound directed at me and that was over two hours ago or so, this was what I wanted, this was what I asked him to do then why was I regretting asking him to stay away from me, why was I seeking desperately for him to talk to me,? why did my heart ache listening to the friendly conversation between Fia and Reed?, why was I feeling all this?, it was the bond, I blame the cursed bond between us, this was all because of the stupid bond, it was messing with me and everything around me.

I stopped abruptly, causing them to both stop and the laughter they were sharing died down immediately, I exhaled deeply before turning to face them "I think it is best we run in our wolf forms, the town is still quite far, we would not be able to make it before the sun goes down if we continue on foot" I said, it was me being petty actually, jealousy was eating me up but I could not tell them that, neither would I show it.

"Mistress, are you sure?, I don't think you have fully recovered, you might not be able to shift" Fia sounded worried by my proposition.

"I am fine" I stated assuring her, Reed stared at me but he did not utter a single word as usual now, he was really taking this silence thing to the next level.

Fia looked at Reed as if asking for permission, I chuckled just enough for only me to hear, were they that close now?, it was just two days or so that she has known him and they were acting like the have spent eternity together, they would have been better off if it was the two of them that was mated, things would have not been this complicated. Reed nodded back at her before saying "you should shift behind the tree, so you don't have to rip your clothes" he offered speaking so gently, that his voice almost tasted of sugar, one would think that Fia was his mate with how caring he was acting around her.

Fia nodded in response and stepped away from us to shift, Reed still did not utter a word to me, he just turned his back against me and proceeded to removing his clothes.

I was stunned but I do not let it affect me or so I tell myself to. I turn away to moved behind a tree and start removing my clothes also.

I try shifting but when the first bone cracks, I hurl out in pain like a wounded wolf, beads of sweat had already formed on my face, Fia was right, I was not strong enough yet to shift like a proper wolf.

Fia had already transformed to her brown wolf when she rushed over to my side, my scream must have been very loud, she nudged me by my side while she whimpered sympathizing with me for being in pain and it made me feel bad, it was all because of envy, I was acting like a crazy lovestruck teenager.,

By now Reed had already appeared also in his wolf form, his fur was of grey color and he looked bigger than regular wolves, his size was something I did not expect.

I did not realize that I was bare naked in front of him until Fia stood in front of me shielding my body from his eyes, if we had already accepted to be mates she would not need to do that, but I am thankful that she is caring for my decency.

I try again to shift and the same thing happened, the same pain, it is not as painful as when a wolf is transforming for the first time or when a werewolf is retransforming after a long time of not being able to access the wolf just like Luna Anna in the visions I saw of her, nevertheless it was painful and I do not think I would be able to bare a full shift.

It seems as if Reed couldn't care less about Fia trying to protect my decency as he immediately dodged her and leaped towards me transforming back to his human wolf the moment his feet touched the ground so effortlessly, no mind for his own nudity.

I know about the male and female body but I have never seen a naked man up close throughout my five hundred years on this earth, I might have seen from afar but I would not be able to tell, maybe I have seen in one of visions for werewolves.

I have always maintained respect for a person body despite the fact that majority of the werewolves did not care about their nudity, I guess it was easier for them to get used to it that to continue to rip their clothes to shred in each shift.

Blood immediately rushed to my face, and I am certain that a blush had formed on my cheeks from the embarrassment but that does not stop eyes from uncontrollably gazing at his body, he was completely beautiful, I do not think that I have ever regarded a man as beautiful, I have seen attractive men but I have never thought them to be beautiful but to me Reed was beautiful and he looked surreal, my hands wanted to touch but I held myself back regaining myself.

This was completely insane, do werewolves mates act like this, feeling completely drawn to a stranger despite only knowing him or her for just two days, this had to be more of hypnosis, was the moon goddess not just doing too much with this whole mate thing, binding two people together for eternity, and there was a point in my life when I craved for this when I watched other mates, if this was the case with humans, they would surely rebel, though the werewolves accepted this bond as part of their traditions, the humans are more free spirited, they are not bounded by a pack and the magic that comes with being a werewolf, they will only see this as b*****e, this sacred mate bond would be nothing more like b*****e to the most of them.

I force myself to tear my eyes away from his toned body. "Are you okay?" Reed questioned with his usual worried look on his face, so now he was talking to me and all it took was for me to be in pain, was he in pain because I was in pain?.

I have felt how the mate bond works but I can not fully understand it until I am in it myself and I am kind of it in right now but I was totally confused, this bond really felt like a mate bond but my brain was telling me that it wasn't, even if it was, it had barely been two to three days, I simply could not jump into his arms and accept his markings when I knew nothing about him and my magic was weak, I could not take a look into his life if his memories where not protected by the moon goddess.

"I am fine" I responded back but my words did little to assure him, he still gazed at me with conflicted eyes. Fia stepped away from where she initially stood trying to shield my body from Reed and she laid by my right hand side, I know she wanted to shift back to check on me but couldn't, she would have to be naked in front of Reed—my eyes widens in realization, I was naked in front of Reed, I immediately took my shirt laying on the ground to cover my body from him, I think that was when his mind also recognized my nakedness.

He coughed weirdly before saying" You are not fine"

"I am okay, I will be able to shift in few minutes" I defended, but I knew that it was a lie, it would take more than just a few minutes for me to be able to shift.

"You are not" he gritted between his teeth, it was like he was trying to hold back his anger, why was he angry?, I was the one in pain. "You get dressed, I will shift and you will ride on my back" he stated

I wanted to protest but he glared down at me strongly as if daring me to go against him, no one has ever glared at me, I am feared by most of the werewolves in this territories and the places where I was not feared, I am respected, but this wolf before me felt neither of those two things for me, he simply acted how he wanted to act.

He left, giving me privacy to dress up and when he came back, he was already in his wolf form and his bag was held by its handles with his teeth.

I was already dressed back in my clothes as well and I helped Fia carried the bag and also took the one Reed was holding with his teeth, he squatted down for me to be able to climb on and when he was sure that I was well seated, he nudged his head asking for directions, I pointed north and without a waste of any second he dashing in the forest, Fia running behind us.

It felt weird being on his back, I have never been on a werewolf's back before at least not consciously, I know he carried me like this when I fainted that night, it was quite similar to me running myself only that my legs were on the ground and they were not the one moving and there wasn't the warmth I felt from resting my body against his fur, it was nice to ride on his back.