Prologue
***- when in bold, enter/exit dream
***- regular, character and/or scenery change
... -when in bold, before and after sentence, mindlink
“”- when in bold, before and after sentence, wolf/lycan speaking out loud through human
Fire.
Fire everywhere.
Through the trees and bushes, you could see the silhouette of something.....small. Darting away as fast as she could from all the smoke and screams.
Rogues. Always the rogues, can't live without chaos, can't live without bloodshed and battles. And her, not only so small, but wolfless, human, she must hide.
As niece to the Alpha, Asha, age 5, would most likely be the target of the rogues to blackmail the alpha to surrender. She tried to remember where uncle said to go during an attack, but she was distracted by the butterflies in the window and hadn't listened to his speech at the drill in class last week.
She winds up taking a wrong turn deep into the woods and she seems to have gotten away, for now. Now realizing that she’s worse than just lost, but now she’s completely isolated.
As long as you belong to a pack, you can mindlink, even the young wolves, the pups. Though for Asha, without her wolf, she has no heightened senses to lead her back to the pack. Neither can she mindlink anyone for them to find her.
So she keeps wandering in the woods, until she hears her Alphas howl. At first she is elated, help was surely drawing near! But then, she heard a menacing growl from behind her.
A rogue foaming at the mouth emerges from the bushes, ready to pounce. Asha started to tremble, terrified that this was it when a large dark brown wolf jumped out from the side and latched on top of the rogues back and began to rip him apart.
“Alpha!!” the girl smiles as she knows who this wolf is.
A smaller light brown wolf appears and approaches the girl. After checking for any wounds, the wolf seeming satisfied rubs her snout against the girl, making her giggle. “Mommy stop that”.
The Alpha approaches them, looks towards the packhouse, and back to them. The light brown wolf, Amy, then bows her head towards the girl, as to say get on. The little girl happily bounces to get on for a ride, but as she gets ready to, more growls from all around them sound.
Slowly they emerge surrounding them on all sides. The Alpha and Amy growl in warning to keep them away from the girl, when one sneaks from behind and grabs Amy's hind leg.
Alpha Ned turned to attack but they all snarl and lunges to try to reach for Asha. Ned lunged at the one closest to her and snapped his neck in one swift bite.
Asha is now curled up on the ground crying and screaming for the other wolves to get off her mom.
Her mom is a fierce warrior that only the alpha can beat and makes it harder to put Amy down, but with so many, she can barely hang on.
One after the other, no matter how many they put down or threw off they kept coming.
A rogue slashed through her mothers shoulder and another sliced her face, more and more gashes appearing but Amy was not going to let them have her daughter.
Ned on the other side of her tosses one off him just to be grabbed by another in his stomach and he growls loudly as they try to rip his flesh.
Asha stands watching her mother and uncle fight and bleed to protect her, she felt pitiful. If she were normal, she could at least mindlink the Beta and the others where they are since you are connected to the packlink all your life.
A rage started to build within her and the tears stopped flowing.
The rage became a spark and grew until her eyes went violet and her chest began to glow.
She releases a loud cry and a white light exploded from within her, and in an instant....
All the rogues were dead, eyes burnt and gone, and the 3 were left untouched.
Stunned, Alpha Ned turned back to human form just in time to catch Asha as she fell unconscious. With one look to his sister, they knew not to speak of this, and they burned the bodies.
Their wounds already began to heal, so Amy grabbed Asha and held her as she rode on top of Ned back home.
At the packhouse, they arrive to see the rest of the rogues already disposed of, and everyone cleaning up what they could from the mess of the battle.
Beta Garrett approaches them to assess the situation and sees all their wounds healed, eyes lingering on Amy.
With a slight growl from the alpha for the wordless approach and looks, Garett bears his neck.
Garrett says “We lost a handful of soldiers, none with mates or families and new to the pack so still untrained. It was an unorganized attack and they sought nothing but to steal and kill but were not very skilled. They were just many in number and had a few home made molotovs to create a distraction it seems in order to take....”
He looks to the sleeping girl.
“Well, they got away with nothing Alpha and no rogues escaped. We will bury them tonight. All the rogues have been taken care of and George is in the safe house with the omegas. He may be 8 but he was ready for battle haha. Are you all okay?”
His eyes drifting to Asha again.
Alpha Edgar grunts and says “She went into shock and just needs rest.”
Looking to Garrett speaking in the mindlink,
...Details later...
And without a reply they all head home to get cleaned up and talk before repairs to the packhouse tomorrow.
That night, before the girl drifts off, a voice calls to her.
“It’s time.” and Asha falls into a trance like dream.
***
Asha finds herself walking through such a pretty field of flowers of all colors in this magical place. She feels at peace and isn’t scared at all though she has no memory of how she got there.
She looks to her right and sees a midnight blue lake surrounded by pearly white crystals, oh how she would love to climb those.
Before she could run off to the lake, she can hear something, through the flowers.
Just then, a very large wolf slowly approaches her with sparkly white fur, and bright silver eyes.
The wolf then spins in a circle and in a glittery mist, is suddenly a young woman with long white hair to the floor, and her still silver eyes. She would be the definition of beauty and grace in her silk white gown.
“Hello Asha, I have wanted to speak to you for some time, and I am so sorry for what has happened to you in the past and what you almost went through now.
Neither you or her were ready yet to make contact, I suppose, until now.”
She raises her hand to make Asha turn to the lake to see a magnificent wolf as radiant as an amethyst approach her as she walks on the water.
“She has been training a long time to be ready to return, she has so desperately wanted to see you”.
Asha is confused at this point because she doesn't know this wolf, she could never forget one that looked as stunning as her.
Then, she speaks, into Asha's mind.
“Hello little one, we finally meet, I have waited to be with you for so long and have become the best in the stars to become one with you once you're ready.
I couldn't take them hurting mother anymore and might have snuck into you for a moment to help earlier.
Mother moon was not happy.” She says snickering as the goddess just shakes her head smiling.
It was after she said that when it clicked, and Asha's eyes became watery.
“Its you, my wolf, its really you, you came back to me.” Asha ran up to her and hugged her wolf so tight. She felt so soft, she could get lost in her fur forever.
“She arranged this meeting, to hold me off a few more years without overwhelming you again. I'm so sorry.
You weren't ready to have my powers yet, but you will, someday. Oh and I almost forgot, she has another little trick up her sleeve.”
Asha steps back now. “Wait, but how? I thought you were never born? That you died when I....”
The amethyst wolf bowed her head to the goddess. “Mother Moon pulled them away at that exact moment, and saved their soul. Wolf souls that die in extreme pain or agony can not be reborn, she was quick and made sure they felt no pain. One day, they will be able to come back to join another soul.
The moon goddess had been watching you for some time, your soul. You were always meant to be special, but your original fate was ruined by the woman who seduced father.
For millennia, here in the skies, she has trained me everyday among the best of her celestial soldiers to be strong enough to protect the one I'm meant for when I return. I transformed myself into the most powerful being among the strongest of her warriors, and I am ready to join you.
Tonight, Mother Moon will help me join you secretly to keep watch and keep you safe until the time is right to become one.
Nobody will be able to tell my presence.
Not even you.
You will wake in the morning and forget this meeting ever happened, but you will be a true wolf.”
Asha starts sobbing now, “Please don't make me forget, I've been so alone please.
I’m not mistreated but its like I'm not really a member of this pack, other children don't play with me in fear of hurting me and everyone always has this sad look on their face when they speak to me. Please, help me be normal and help me protect my family instead of bring danger as a human.”
The amethyst wolf rubs her snout along her cheek trying to soothe the girl. “Soon we will be one, until then, stay strong and train to be the best the way I have, show them you are still a wolf of this pack even without one inside you, and one day I will return, now sleep, our mother is calling to you.”
Just then Asha can hear her mom.
“Asha, Asha baby wake up please don't leave me again, I can’t lose you again.”
Asha, without a second glance, ran towards the sound into a white light.
***
She finally awakened with a gasp to her mother crying and held her close to her.
“Mommy you’re okay! Where's uncle Ned?? How are we back home?” Amy shushes the frantic little girl, the mother's eyes full of tears and a smile at Asha awakening. She explains to her the alpha took care of the rogue wolves and she passed out in shock during the battle.
“Go back to bed sweetie, you just stopped breathing for a moment, and I was afraid.... nevermind sweetie, I'm going to bed and you should sleep too. Tomorrow me and your uncle will go out into town and help the others. You stay here with the omegas until I get back and you just rest up.” The little girl nods her head and drifts off back to sleep.
In the other room, Amy joins Ned, Garrett, and Edgar, her ex-mate and father to Asha.
Garrett starts. “So what happened out there Alpha? You guys were gone for a while and I thought I felt something, odd in the link.”
Amy is the one to explain as Ned pours himself a drink by his desk. “We had just found Asha and was about to head back when we were surrounded. Damn rogue got me from behind and the others jumped Ned when he got distracted when some tried lunging for Asha.
He was able to get one off but then he had 3 on him and I had 2, anytime I took one out another popped in.
I really thought it was the end for us when a scream followed by a bright light came from behind us, and it was coming from Asha.
Her eyes were glowing violet, and then the light exploded around us, burning out the retinas of the rogues and we were left standing there, unharmed. I have never seen or heard of something like that happen.”
Garrett with his mouth agape finally says “That must have been what I felt in the link, does this mean she has a wolf? But I've never heard of a wolf with powers? And violet eyes? Are you sure?”
Edgar suddenly chimed in “Maybe the goddess will give her powers instead of having her wolf. This would be great for her and the pack!”
Ned stiffens, puts down his glass, and slowly turns around. He soon stalked towards Edgar and grabbed him by the throat lifting him off the ground. Eyes glowing a fierce yellow, showing his wolf, Torv, was at the surface.
“You have no right to talk of what's best for her or the pack. You lost that right the night she was born. Where were you anyways? You were supposed to be here with her and take her to the safe house! You went to that w***e again didn't you? After everything she has caused you to lose?!?”
Edgar wanted to be upset and rage out that he was being handled this way but his wolf Vargr hasn't had any fight in him for years.
...Your fault...
Some of the only words he speaks to Edgar now.
Ned satisfied with his wolfs submission, tossed him to the ground and stomped over to his desk.
Edgar coughing trying to get air says “I’m sorry, I didn't hear the battle or her leaving the house.
I wasn't with her I swear. I haven't since that night.
I was drinking, my wolf stays hidden now and no longer heals me so I became inebriated quickly.
I was unconscious until something stirred my wolf to wake me and immediately sobered me. Must have been the incident with you 3 in the woods.
Asha must have tried to wake me when the battle started and then tried to get to the safe house alone when she couldn't.”
Amy just staring at him in disgust says “This is why the goddess weakened our bond and weakened you. Even your wolf has decided to forsake you and watch you live as a human as he refuses to heal you or share his strength. You are useless and almost caused our daughters death, again.”
Suddenly her arm started to burn for the second time in her life. She hisses and rolls up her sleeve and there it was. The empty branch starts to form leaves, creating a full healthy branch to form on her arm. She has been blessed as the new Gamma.
Looking to Edgar's arm, a shadowed outline of Edgars branch that had remained from before, has now faded away, looking like a stain upon the skin.
“No....” Edgar whispers into the silence of the room.
Eyes going wild he screams “I didn't mean it, I didn't do it on purpose I did nothing!!” When Amy tackles him to the ground, her usually calm wolf, Eira, rushes forward so rough she almost shifts.
Claws slowly getting longer and deeper in his neck as she says “That. Is. The. Point.
You did NOTHING!
You swore you would try to be better, to not just be a good father, but a mate to me.
We had moments where the sparks were back even just for a moment, I believed we could have our bond back...
Yet once again, as I bled on the ground and your daughter so close to death, you weren't there you pathetic BASTARD!
If you hadn’t been so inebriated and unconscious, Vargr would have sensed something wrong and come forward to let you shift and protect the pack.”
Backing away loosening her claws, she lets him rise.
“You are not the Gamma anymore, and I want you out of my house. You are still a member of this pack and I expect to see you at the construction site tomorrow amongst the other soldiers.”
Edgar stills before he bows his head, he bares his neck as he sobs, knowing he lost his last chance to get his mate back. In a blank stare, no more fight or life left in him, he rises to his feet and walks away.
“I will go to my new quarters. I will remain there until needed.”
After the office door closes, she listens to the footsteps and waits to hear the front door close, before she drops to her knees and lets out her pain and disappointment again for the man she thought would change for their family, for her.
It’s Garret that approaches her, crouches down, and lends a tissue and a hand to let her up with a smile that surprisingly makes her feel, warm?
She shakes it off and thanks him as she gets up and sits on the couch with her brother.
Garret now seated in the chair opposite the couch looks over to the siblings, takes a deep breath, and asks what he has needed to all this time.
“What exactly happened 5 years ago?”