My fated mate is a vampire

Chapter4

The weekend went smoothly and all I thought about was Ethan. I looked forward to seeing him again. I wanted to know more about him. His likes and family.

I had told Maya over the weekend visits about him and how he made me feel. But I kept a secret from her– which were the new observations I saw on myself —after I had a dream.

I found myself alone in a forest. It was cold and dark but the moon’s light made everywhere bright. I heard my name and when I turned. I saw my mother. She was dressed in a beautiful long white dress. Her skin sparked and looked delicate. She looked alive and beautiful. It was like a wish came true.

She turned her back on me and left. I didn’t know when my legs started moving and they didn’t stop. My feet moved so fast I swore they didn’t belong to me. The wind stung my eyes and tugged at my hair but didn’t hold me back. My feet barely touched the ground and the wind rushed in my ears. But no matter how fast I ran, I didn’t meet my mum.

I wasn’t a runner. I could barely keep up in gym class, but now I was running faster than I ever thought possible.

I kept on calling on my mum until she stopped and looked at me smiling.

“These are your family,” she gestured, and that was when I noticed I wasn’t alone.

Shapes moved in the corners of my vision. Large, dark shapes. They ran alongside me, quick and silent. My stomach twisted when I saw what they were. Wolves. Real wolves. Their bodies were lean and strong, their paws hitting the earth but they never attacked me.

I should have been terrified, but some strange part of me wasn’t. Instantly my mum disappeared and the wolves ran. I ran with them but instead of slowing down, I leaned forward, and my legs pushed harder, keeping up with them.

How could I be running like this? How was I not out of breath? I thought.

I glanced to the side. A silver wolf with bright yellow eyes ran so close beside me. It didn’t look like it wanted to attack me. It looked like it was… watching me and studying my moves. It felt like I was being trained.

After a while, heat spread under my skin, crawling up my arms, and caused a burning in my chest. My hands trembled without control . My vision became very clear and I saw details of everything around me including the wolves. My hearing increased and the noise became louder and unbearable. A deep pain went down my throat,I struggled to breathe and my voice got lost .

“What was happening to me?” I thought.

The pain spread through my entire body and the wolves watched me. My knees buckled, and I fell to the ground. My bones felt like they were breaking, stretching, twisting all at once—in ways they shouldn’t. A scream finally came from my throat, but it came out as a growl and sharp.

I wanted to beg for it to stop, but I couldn’t form words anymore. My hands scraped at the ground, nails lengthening into claws. My skin itched and burned as white fur pushed through. My jaw ached as my teeth sharpened, cutting into my tongue.

I didn’t recognize my own body.

The wolves didn’t move. They only watched and were calm like they had been waiting for this moment.

And then, just like that, it was done— I stood on four legs.

I froze, afraid to look, but the reflection in a small puddle near my paws forced me to face it. Two glowing yellow eyes stared back at me and Furs were where skin used to be.

A wolf stared back at me.

My body trembled, but at the same time… it didn’t feel wrong. It felt natural, like I’d been this all along without knowing it. My heart should have been racing, but instead there was a strange calmness, like a piece of me had finally clicked into place.

The silver wolf stepped closer. I wanted to back away, but instead my body lowered to the ground, my tail twitching. Instinct, not thought. The wolf brushed its side against mine and it felt warm and gentle. Another wolf padded forward, sniffing the air around me, before giving a soft side brush.

It was like they were welcoming me.

Then one of them tilted its head back and let out a long, echoing howl.

Without thinking, my head lifted, and a howl ripped out of me too. The sound shook my body, but it felt right. More right than anything I’d ever done as a human.

When I finally woke up from my dream. It was the middle of the night and the moon was out. My chest was still racing fast and I noticed I was soaked in sweat.

I raised my hands to clean them when I realised my nails were no longer the same. That was when I realised it wasn’t just a dream.

I removed my covers and rushed to the mirror. I felt relieved seeing I didn’t have furs instead and my body remained the same asides my nails. I stared at them for a while before they started taking a human shave again.

I went back to bed but kept turning, wondering what happened and where I could get answers.

Morning came and I hadn’t slept. My eyes felt heavy and my head ached from lack of sleep.

I heard Nana call on me but I refused to answer. I stayed in my state of confusion until she found her way to my room.

I saw how she looked at me and it felt like she knew what happened.

“Who am I,” I asked, wishing she had the answers I needed.

She took in a deep breath “ A wolf Luna,” she smiled.

She stepped closer to me , sat beside me and held my hand.

“You, your mum and I are the same. With time you will find out more about yourself and I will always be here to guide you,” she added.

I watched her leave my room with my mouth open. I lived my whole life in lies. Not knowing my true identity.

It was a hard acceptance but I had to live in it.

With time I knew my Dad was a human who fell in love with a wolf after he rescued her and tended to her wounds. They got married and had Ronald and I.

My brother remained a human whereas I took after my mother. That explained why I got so attached to her and after her death, I felt a part of me dead too.

Her marriage with my dad was not supported by her father and that was why I never met my grandparents.

I wondered how I would tell Maya and my brother. I never expected my life to be a tale that came to life.

I wanted to write but my journal was nowhere to be found.

I had lost it… in the cemetery after I fell. I planned going back in search of it but at the moment I needed to pour out my feelings so I wrote down on a paper

Dear.

I don’t know who I am anymore.

For so long, I thought I was just… me. A normal girl with normal worries. It felt like a dream, but it wasn’t. My nails, my body—they changed. Nana looked at me and didn’t even seem surprised. She said I am a wolf, just like my mother was. She said she would guide me. But how can I accept this so easily? My whole life has been a lie. My father is human, my brother is human, and I… I am something else.

I should feel afraid. Maybe I do. But deep inside, there’s another feeling too. Maybe that’s why I always felt different, why losing my mother hurt more than I could explain.

I don’t know how to tell Maya. I don’t know how to tell Ronald. I don’t even know how to tell myself.

But I am writing this so I don’t forget. No matter how strange it feels, no matter how much it hurts, I need to remember the truth.

I am not just a girl.

I am a wolf.

After the weekend and my discussion with Maya concerning Ethan, I developed to let out my secret.

“I’m a wolf Maya, it’s a long story and complicated too,” I said, letting out a heavy breath.

To my surprise Maya said she had always known but didn’t know how to tell me as I didn’t believe witches like her existed.