The Forgotten Twin

Chapter 5: Opposing sides

I woke up the day of my 18th and ran from my cave straight to the training grounds. I looked at my wolf-self and saw that we looked bigger. Crescent was now sexually mature and ready to find her mate, with that maturity came advantages, like her height, she also seemed to run faster yet make less noise. Where we had been roughly 5 ft 4 from ear tip to claws, we now had to be 5 ft 7 from ear to claw, Crescent's eyes also seemed to shine a little brighter, her coat was more silvery and less grey than it had been making us look more like Slate.

{Crescent! You're gorgeous! } I squealed in my head

(Why thank you dearest Ashlyn) My wolf preened. I let her take control and she ran around the pack boundary showing herself off to every wolf she saw. We ran back to the training grounds to see a small ( 5 ft 4) white wolf soaking up the attention. Used to it by now Crescent and I tried to walk away, but was stopped by a small growl. We turned to see Alexa walking up to us, she tried to run her body against ours but we side-stepped and growled lowly. A wolf will do that to their mate or to show dominance, I snarled at her making her brown eyes go wide. She realized what I had done and snarled back, I rose to my full height and snapped my jaw at her threateningly. She backed up and growled lowly in submission before walking to her parents with her tail down. I knew she was humiliated, but I didn't care. I just wanted her to know I wasn't going to be made her b***h.

(Time to go Ashlyn, the time feels right.)

Really? I thought you wanted to wait.

(Its just a feeling) I nodded internally and mind-linked Terrance.

(Ash: Terrance my wolf and I are going mate hunting, we aren't asking.) 

(Terrance: Ashlyn, what about Cillian?)

(Ash: Unlike him I really am alone, other than my wolf. I'm sick of it. See ya) I left without another word. I flew to my cave and grabbed to go bag I kept there. I then said good-bye to my cave and ran to the border, without a care in the world I jumped over the border and let Crescent run wherever she felt like going. I heard angry howls as a certain White wolf realized I had run off.

Crescent ran all day and we ended up on the outskirts of a lake. I layed down in the water and took a five minute drink. I went for a nice relaxing swim before climbing back on the shore and laying in a bed of dead leaves. I drifted to sleep and was brought to a new place. I was in a dark room with my body strapped to a table with leather restraints. I was looking at a man with long black hair his grey eyes looked like mine. His wrist was adorned with a red crescent moon with a pale white outline. He looked up with silver eyes and looked at me as if he could see me. 

"This is how I die?" He whimpered. I felt a tear fall and he sighed. "I see you all, all of the future generations who will have to be tormented by my death. I'm so sorry to you all." I cried a bit harder. I looked so much like him, it was like I was watching a part of myself die.

"Tell me your name." I heard myself say. He looked at me and a few tears fell from his face. 

"I am Caldon." Before I could speak a man walked in and held a silver blade to Caldon's palm, our skin sizzled and melted underneath the blade. 

"Tell me monster, what did you do with Margret O'Leary?"

"Margret O'Leary is with Malcolm Morris." Caldon said.  I was there crying and screaming as the man tortured Caldon. Our bodies were drenched in blood. Our intestines were falling from our stomachs, my vision began to fade and I felt my body go slack in the restraints. I woke up in the pile of leaves, a couple of wolves were watching me curiously, I shifted and looked at my sweat covered body, there were no marks but I was in tremendous amounts of pain. I fell back and let myself fall asleep even with the wolves watching me. 

I was so exhausted from the torture dream I didn't see Slate. I woke up again, this time I was alone. I shifted into wolf form and went to the lake and got a long drink before grabbing my back pack in my teeth and letting Crescent run wild again.

...........Unknown POV...............

I listened as my Beta told me about another email from the White wolf, how she insisted that I go to her pack lands sooner, seeing as she is lonely and wants to see if we are mates. I hated how demanding she was already and I hadn't even met her.

"What did you dig up on her?" I asked cutting my beta off.

"She is a spoiled bitch." My beta said. "She died her hair white so everyone would know what she is, from what I hear she skips training sessions and has below average grades. I mean if anything she seems like the useless twin."

"Twin? Two white wolves?" I asked loudly sitting up. "Why wasn't I made aware of the twin?" I was growling threateningly at mt Beta.

"The twin is a grey wolf, not a white wolf." 

"Show me." I demanded.

"Sir, we don't have anything on the twin. All we know is that it is a she, her wolf is grey and she looks nothing like her twin sister." 

"Why don't we have anything on the twin?" I snarled.

"She is reclusive, she lives in the woods away from the rest of the pack, she only comes out to train with the warriors."

"Hmmm." I breathed as I bit the inside of my cheek. 

"What should I say back to the white wolf? She is impatient for your answer."

"Tell her I'll think about it." The SUV pulled into another packs land as I continued the search for my mate, I was really hoping I would find her before I had to meet the white wolf.

(I wont like her wolf. Too bland for my tastes.) 

I know Grimm, which is why I'll think about it means no.

(Good)

................Ashlyn POV.....................

I had visited a total of 10, packs and hadn't found my mate. I was ready to hit the next one when I realized I was back at Moon lake.

{Crescent?}

(I missed my cave.) I smiled internally and ran to my cave, it was nearly 9 PM so instead of announcing myself I slept. When I woke up the next morning I cleaned myself in the pool of water underneath the falls and got dressed. I brushed my long hair and pulled it into a french braid before running to the training grounds and surprising a very grumpy looking Ed. We hugged quickly before training our usual groups, it was nearly 10AM when Alexa showed up for her 9 time slot. 

"Why are you here?" She sneered at me.

"You're late." I said simply before having her spar with a full warrior named Jeffery. Alexa lost and began huffing. 

"I wasn't ready for a fully trained warrior yet." She growled.

"Alexa, you are a white wolf."

"And..."

"And, dumbass, White wolves are supposed to be badass warriors who don't take s**t from anybody. You on the other hand are a spoiled b***h who throws a tantrum when s**t doesn't go your way. Some day you'll have to fight your own damn battle." I said as I had Reagan spar with Camille.

"I will have my Alpha mate bitch." She screamed at me.

"What do most Alpha's value above all else? Strength. They value Strength. You are weak Alexa, you cant even block a simple roundhouse without complaining about your nails."

"I bet they would rather have me than a simple ugly wolf like you." She huffed as she walked away. I rolled my eyes and finished training. Once I was done I showered in the pack-house and threw on faded blue jeans over the black thong, along with a black push up bra for my size c's, then I brushed my hair. I looked around and found an amazing smelling red long sleeve shirt and pulled it over my torso. I let my hair out of the back and walked out side in time to see a large black SUV pull up. I watched as Alexa bounded up looking like she put on ten pounds of make-up. Her hair was curled, and her dress was showing off her D cup breasts. I covered my gag with a cough, Terrance looked at me and let out a breath, he slumped a little looking relieved. He walked over and explained when I raised an eyebrow.

"Cillian was supposed to be here to handle Alpha Darius, but I can't get a hold of him, I feel better having our best warrior here." Just then a black and red ford mustang pulled up behind the SUV. The drivers side door opened at the same time as the passenger rear door of the SUV. 

(MATE!) Crescent screamed as we picked up the smell of old spice, clean linen and coconut. I knew my eyes had changed and I looked over at Alexa to see hers had gone black. Two dominant men walked around the vehicles, one was Alpha Darius I presumed, the other. I closed my eyes and looked down as tears stung my eyes. My mate had used me already, he only wanted me for Alexa. I looked up at him and saw him watching me curiously. I shook my head and silently backed away, I found myself sitting near a large oak tree as tears silently left my eyes.

(You didn't reject him.)

I wouldn't without discussing it with you first. 

"Ash?" I heard a familiar baritone call out. I sat next to my tree silently, I looked up when he rounded the tree. "Why did you leave?" He whimpered.

"Because you have already broken my heart." I said lightly not taking my eyes from his. "I heard you in the hospital, I know the only reason I was kept around was for Alexa. I went into a dark place and nearly died, again." I looked away and looked at the ground in front of my feet. I heard a small thump on the ground, and was engulfed in Cillian's strong arms.

"I didn't mean what i said that day, my dad wanted me to mate with Alexa to keep her around, but you were always my favorite twin. I don't give a f**k if she is a white wolf or f*****g Crescent wolf, I want you." As soon as those words left his mouth I forgave him, he knew about crescent wolves and how rare we are, yet he would choose me over one, not knowing I am a crescent wolf.

"What do you know about Crescent wolves?" I asked, he sighed and explained.

"I was rummaging through Dad's things a while ago and I came across a wolf rarer than that of the White wolf. They are said to be the greatest gift placed upon a pack, they are strong, smart, handsome or beautiful. The last one was recorded over 500 years ago, from what I read, there are 4 colors. Copper is the most common and have the shortest tempers, Brown are said to be extremely smart, Black are born Alpha's and can rule as kings. The rarest of all is the Silver Crescent wolf, there has only ever been one recorded wolf, his name was Slate. Why do you want to know?"

"Do you know how you tell a Crescent wolf from that of an ordinary wolf?" I evaded his question.

"No the book didn't say anything on that." I heard him sigh as he pushed his nose into my neck. 

"Are you sure you want, my wolf and I?"

"I've had a massive crush on you since you saved my ass from the rouge that would've killed me, hell I wanted to ask you to be mine, but then I messed it up." 

"I will stay, but I need you to promise me something Cillian."

"Anything."

"You need to promise to let me explain everything without getting too pissed off."

"Okay....." He said slowly. I took a breath and steeled myself as I got ready to tell my mate all I knew about myself.