The Broken

The Power Inside

I slowly opened my eyes, feeling the sun's rays on my skin, trying to figure out how I got here. I don't remember coming back last night when I suddenly remember the events of last night at my party, then remember my father coming back from the dead and running into the forest. Then suddenly, I remembered the feeling of power and somehow releasing whatever was inside me, destroying everything in my path and engulfing me in a white light, I burst awake, jumping up in bed panicked when, suddenly, Killian wrapped his arms around me, instantly calming me as I sank into his embrace. "It's going to be okay, sky. I'm right here," Killian said with a calming tone.

"Is he dead?..d..did I hurt anyone in the forest " I spoke with a shaken voice as tears started to fill my eyes.

"He is in jail waiting to be questioned, and I was the only one there in the forest. So no one but me saw anything." Killian said well, wiping the tears from my face and looking into my eyes "c..can I speak to him ", calming my voice. I will no longer let that man have control over me. I won't show him fear or weakness.

Killian kissed me on the forehead "if you need to, but I will be there the entire time," he said calmly.

"I need to," I said with determination; I'm my voice.

I need answers about my past, my family, why they treated me the way they did and what this secret they are hiding regarding this new power I have in me, as we are in each other's embrace. But then, a knock rang through the room.

"Come in, mom," Killian yelled throughout the room as the door started to open a second later.

"Hi, sweetie; I just came to talk to Skylyn. Could you give us a moment alone if that's okay with you" she said. Then, looking in my direction, I nodded to Killian, letting him know it was okay. He kissed me on the head before getting up to leave.

"I'll get some breakfast ready. Come out when you're done," he said with a gentle smile as Freya came and sat beside me on the bed, embracing me in a gentle hug. We sat there for a while talking about everything that had happened, and I told her I needed to speak with Cedric and my reasoning behind it. She had her worries but understood that I needed to speak to Cedric for answers and closure. I don't know how much time had passed, but I felt much better after speaking with Freya about everything on my mind. We agreed that I needed a few days to process everything before going and speaking with him and that maybe he would have answers regarding the light that engulfed me in the hall. And about what happened in the forest?

Talks about what happened had already spread around the pack, so I decided it was best to stay in the house and only go out at night to the forest accompanied by Killian to avoid everyone until I found out what and how to control whatever this thing is inside me that decided to show up on my birthday. Ian and Freya will go through all the records they have and see if they can track down anything about my family and their old pack to see if there are any historical records about what this could be.

Slowly, we walked to the kitchen to see Killian and his father cooking breakfast. "Hi, sweetheart; I hope you are feeling okay this morning," Ian said. Then, walking over and hugging me gently, "I'll be okay, dad." I said, trying to sound more confident than I was feeling inside.

After we ate breakfast, I decided I wanted to walk outside. Everyone decided that if we avoided everyone, it would be okay, so Kilian and I decided that going to the waterfall would be the best option. After breakfast, we went to Killian's room to get a bag of spare clothes because we would be faster and easier to hide from everyone if we were in wolf form.

The next few days went smoothly. I slowly processed everything and got into a steady routine with Killian.

We moved some of my stuff into his room and kept the rest in my old room just in case I needed some time to myself, which I was very thankful for; breakfast stayed the same, with a little chit-chat around the table. Everyone seemed to be happier since Killian, and I became mates. He contributes to conversations around the table and speaks to his father more often with a smile on his face; as I look around the table, I can't help but smile, seeing how much we all love each other and enjoy each other's company.

After breakfast, Killian and I would go to the waterfall with a picnic lunch that Freya would prepare for us and we would stay there till dinner, spending time together swimming, reading, running in our wolf forms and just lying in the grass in each other's embrace. Well, lying under the sun, enjoying the slight breeze dancing across our skin and listening to the birds and the waterfall, I decided I wanted to speak to Cedric tomorrow. I finally feel more confident about my decision to get answers.

"Kilian. I want to speak with him tomorrow. "I said well, shifting so I could see his face. He looked worried but agreed and nodded his head. "okay, but if anything happens, I'm taking you out of there whether you want to leave or not," he said well, placing a kiss on my forehead "I understand, but I just need answers I won't let him get to me," I said even tho I am nervous about seeing him face to face again after everything he's done and after ten years of believing that I was safe from that man as he was 6 feet under.

After the sun started going down, we decided it was time to go inside as it was starting to get colder.

After a short dinner, everyone went off to their rooms, lying down in Kilian's arms on the bed. We were talking about everything. as I was staring at my hand I felt something in me as if it guided me. I didn't question it and listened to my instincts and the feeling, well staring at my hands. I focused on imagining if the thing in there was a ball of white light floating in my palm when suddenly my hand was engulfed in white light as a ball of light appeared as if it was floating entirely in my hand; it surprised me, but for some reason, it didn't scare me at all. If anything, it feels calming. Killian was startled at first, then began to come closer to my hand in complete fascination with what I was doing.

"how did you just..." Killian said, stopping mid-sentence in pure amazement and confusion.

"I. I don't know. Something in me just told me to focus and imagine what I wanted, and then it just happened as if something was guiding me on how to do it, " I said well, looking at it closer; after some time looking at the ball of light. I closed my hand, imagining that it would disappear back into my palm the same way it appeared initially when the light slowly went out. "it feels like someone is trying to guide me on how to use and control whatever this is, " I said. Well, I lay my head back on Killian's chest, feeling a wave of tiredness wash over me.

"Maybe you have a guardian angel, or maybe it's the moon goddess," he said, pulling me close to his chest. "Maybe," I said well, slowly closing my eyes and letting sleep wash over me, feeling safe in Killian's arms