The Chance of a Lifetime

Nightmare

Chapter VII – Nightmare

Nightstar Pack

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“Welcome back, love,” I whisper into Szari’s ear, as I nuzzle on hisneck. God, I miss his touch so much, I almost went crazy the whole week withouthim; and of course I couldn’t stay put since I really am itching to leave forawhile and get my siblings.

“I miss you,” hewhispers back, trailing kisses on my neck. I giggle at his touch and so becauseof the other that I am feeling, I drag him towards our bedroom, and ravishedhim completely. The love making is more intense than ever; of course it’sbecause we haven’t seen each other for a week, and we completely miss eachother. My heart aches just thinking of when he’s going to leave again, and Ican’t even last a day without him anymore after the whole boring week.

I roll to my sideof the bed and pant, as I calm myself. My fingers intertwine with his, as healso catches his breath.

“I have a feelingyou want to tell me something,” he says breathlessly, tightening his grip onhis hand, almost squishing mine.

I nod silently. “Ihave to go back,” I say, not taking my eyes off the ceiling. I can feel theatmosphere tensing, and I know why… he thinks I’m going to go back to Raphael.“Stop,” I warn him, my eyes connect with his. “I am not leaving you forRaphael. I’m going back for my siblings, Szari.” My brows furrow as I look intohis emotionless eyes, with my pleading ones.

“What if yourealize that you’re better off with him as your mate?” He hisses through histeeth, but his sight never lingers away.

I shake my head.“No, Szari… I am one with you already. I won’t leave you. I can’t.”

A small smileappears on his soft lips. “I love you.”

I smile back athim. “I love you more,” I pause and pull away from him, giving him a chastekiss on the lips. “And I swear I will love you endlessly.”

With those words, akiss is sealed, and we both fall asleep comfortably, and contentedly.

My eyes flutter open, and I feel the moistground on my skin. I look around and notice that I am in the clearing of theWinter Snow Pack. The wind sends chills to my spine, and the grey cloudshovered over me. I narrow my eyes and groan from the pain that is on my head. Ibegin to sit slowly, but then I realize that I’m not alone.

Liftingmy head up, I see Raphael’s eyes covered with his dirty blonde hair. He has asmirk on his lips, and his aura makes me feel helpless. “Ralph,” I whisper tomyself, but not silent enough that Raphael did not hear.

“Scarlet,”he scoffs, his muscular arms folded over his chest, his smirk still sexier thanI have ever remembered.

“Whatare we doing here?” I ask, smiling sweetly at him.

“Come,”he says holding out his rough hand over me. I take it without hesitation, and Ibegin following him. Through the trees, exiting the forest, I see the packhouse slowly widening in my vision. I happily smiled, ignoring the weird skieshovering over us.

Raphaeldrags me towards the entrance of the pack house, and before we enter, I see mysiblings looking at me in pure distaste. My smile falters as I feel theatmosphere tensing around us. Emerald has a soft glare towards me as she holdsher teddy bear with both of her arms; Garnet has his arms folded over hischest, with a matching sneer, and a deathly glare. My heart beats erratically,wondering why my siblings are looking at me in disgust, and in hatred. I hateit. I despise the feeling of being watched heatedly. I can tell they are verymuch angry at me… but why, exactly?

“Whatis she doing here?” Garnet hisses through his teeth, while he grabs Emerald’slittle hands on his; and she lets go of hugging her teddy, and she holds ithanging.

Mybrows furrows in curiosity, and in wonder. Are they talking about me? Why?

Raphaellooks at me and does nothing but smirk; and then he lets go of me and walkstowards my siblings’ side. I feel left alone suddenly as I watch the three ofthem giving me glares, and I don’t even know why.

“Garnet,what are you saying? I live here,” I say breathlessly, still trying to think ofwhat’s happening.

“Noyou don’t!” Emerald shrieks, her pale cheeks turning pink from what seems to belike anger. No… I don’t want that… I don’t want my little sister to hate me,nor do I want my brother to hate me too. Anyone can hate me, just please not mysiblings.

“Emmy,”I whisper the nickname I made for her, but she shot me a glare that piercesthrough my heart. Why are they acting like this? What have I done exactly?

“Don’tcall me that! You lost the right when you left us without explaining!” Shecries, her tears slowly falling from her beautiful eyes that once held sparks,but now… it’s gone.

“Garnet,Emmy, what are you talking about? What’s going on?” My voice is shaky, my handsballed into a fist, and my lips quivering at the questions that just came outof my mouth. I can feel my knees softening, making me want to fall, but I haveto be strong… I have to know what’s happening.

“Youstill have the nerve to ask?” Garnet sneers, taking a threatening step towardsme. I stand frozen, my eyes not leaving his. My heart sinks as my siblings bothsay the words I never want to hear in my entire life.

“Ihate you!” Emerald screams loudly at me. “I hate you, I hate you! I hate you!”She continues saying the three words I despise the most coming from her mouth.Every single time she says it, my legs weaken, and I feel smaller than before.

“Ihate you, Scarlet. We don’t want you back. We hate you… so much… that we curseyou.” Garnet’s husky voice, pierced through my heart. I feel a pang as I stepback. Why? Why are they treating me like this? Why do they hate me? Have I donesomething wrong? Tell me… what have I done?

“Why?”The word sounds like nothing, for they continue to say they hate me. I look atRaphael, but he just stands there, looking at me with a triumphant smile. Doeshe hate me too?

“Ihate you,” Raphael mouths, and that’s where I lost it. I cry a river, my heartbreaking into tiny little pieces, and my head exploding like a freaking volcanoerupting massively.

No,no, no, no, no! Why?

Iscream in agony as I feel the gut-wrenching feeling on the pit of my stomach.Why does it feel like this? I feel like I’m tortured in ever part of my body. Iscream some more… I scream for mercy, I scream for forgiveness, I scream forpain, I scream for love, I scream for every little thing I could think of.

Andthen… darkness engulfed me, like a black out in the middle of the city oflights.

Gasping for air, while trying to calm myself and choking at the sametime isn’t what you want to wake up to. I can feel my tears streaming down my cheeks, my sweat sticking on mybody, and Szari’s worried cries filling my ears.

I rub my eyesvigorously as I breathe in and out heavily, while Szari rubs my back whisperingsoothing words to me. I let a painful shout escape my mouth to lessen the heavyburden in my heart. I keep shaking my head, uttering the same word over again: no.

“Szari, Szari,Szari!” I scream his name as I hold on to him; I can still feel the erraticbeating of my heart. “I…” I pant as I try to catch my breath. “I need to gohome! Please, let me go… I need them… I need Emerald and Garnet. Please!” I canfeel the huge drops of tears as it cascades on my skin.

“We will, okaybaby? I’ll go with you. I promise you we will get your siblings back. Now shhh,I’ll always be here for you.”

“We need-” I soband continue, “We need to go soon.” I beg him, looking at his eyes, not backingdown at all. “I have to see them, Szari… they hate me. They hate me,” I chokeon my words and start crying again. It seems like there’s nothing else I can dorather than cry. I may be tough, and strong, but I have my weakness; and I’mnot going to be sappy and s**t, but my siblings are my weakness… becausethey’re the only ones I have left. And since Szari is in my life, he’s also myweakness. Love is always my weakness… actually, it’s everyone’s, isn’t it?

“Okay, I’ll book aflight, and you do the packing. I’ll inform Seff on our leave, okay?” He sayssoftly, kissing my forehead. I just nod and wipe my tears away. I still can’tstop the feeling of the worst thing happening. Why do I feel this feeling? It’slike something bad is going to happen once we get there.

“Raphael,” Raven answers for me.

I sigh deeply andanswer her back, “But he rejected us.”

“Butit doesn’t mean that he doesn’t think that we belong to him, Scarlet.”

“Graysoneven rejected you, so why would they still think that we belong to them? Theyare nothing but dirty scum,” I hiss venomously, hoping my wolf would stop withher delusion about Grayson.

“Iam not delusional, Scarlet. You also know that Raphael will do anything…anything… to get his hands on us and take us back. The messages said it all. Hewants us back; and I’m not stupid enough to make myself beg for Grayson. Herejected me thoroughly and harshly.”

“Butwhy would he want us when he rejected us, Raven! That’s bollocks!”

“Becausethere is a reason that he rejected us, Scar… and we have to find out. You haveto find out; but no matter what the reason is… never succumb to Raphael.Szari’s for you and Silver’s for me. They deserve us, not Raphael.” Raven’s words hit my heart, and so I smile softly at her words. And Iwould never be that idiotic enough to be begging for Raphael… heck… over my dead body!

“A reason he left us? I can’t think ofanything… oh wait. He doesn’t love us!” I answer sarcastically.

“He loves us, you know he does. There is nosuch thing as hating your mate… even if you have rejected them.”

I sigh dejectedly. “You’re right…”

I can sense my wolfgrin. “I’m always right.”

“Scarlet, are youokay?” Szari’s voice wakes me up from the one-on-one I just had with my wolf. Ilook at him and smile. “Yes, I’ll be alright…” I answer honestly.

He nods and thensays, “I’ve got us booked, and we’re leaving in an hour. You’re okay with a latenight flight, are you?”

“I really don’tcare, Szari; as long as we get them back before the full moon. The full moon’sin three days. Where would we go if we shift there? I don’t think they haveextra restraints.” I cringe at the thought of the full moon.

“Don’t worry; we’llmake it in time. Our return flight’s two days from now, and if not… then we’lljust have to buy chains in the warehouse, right?” He chuckles softly as heplants a chaste kiss on my lips.

“But the problemis… where are we going to hide our huge ass forms?”

He laughs andkisses my nose. “We’ll find a way.”

I giggle and wrapmy arms around his neck. “I love you… and thank you for doing this for me.”

“I’d do anythingfor the love of my life… anything, Scarlet. I will gladly do it.”