Indefinitely Yours

I wipe my forehead of the sweat pouring down in my eye. Ew. I hate the smell and the feeling of being nasty. I look around and notice that everyone is gone and it's just me here now. Here at my other home, Novak Gym. I come here nearly 7 days a week to work out and practice my MMA skills. I wasn't always like this though, I used to be quiet and shy. I let people run me over and I just let it happen without even batting an eyelash. Now? I take what I want, I fight back, I own my life. I am the leader of my life. Growing up, I felt like I had no control, I had no peace. Bad things happened to me that we won't get into right now, but it changed me into who I am now. I admit, I am a b***h, but I'm okay with that. It keeps my past from happening again and it keeps people from thinking they can treat me however they want. I am Kalenah Volkov, runaway Russian wolf royalty, that has found her voice and rose from her personal ashes. Treat me good, I'll be the nicest person you've ever met, treat me bad, I'll become the most heartless person you've ever met. Whichever of me you meet is up to you. Now that you know who I am, let's get back to my current position at Novak's. The owner of this place is the one and only, Dominic Gray. He is one of the only people that I truly care about and vice versa. He lets me stay late when I need to. Today is one of those days because of my recent nightmares that seems to be happening a lot these days. I thought I had left them behind along with my old life, but I guess not. "How late you gonna stay Malen'kiy Vol (little wolf)? " Dominic calls from behind the counter, momentarily haulting in his normal routine before closing. Did I forget to mention that he is also from my past life? He is also Russian, but not royalty. He was actually my secret trainer that helped me escape from Russia to here in America. "Eh, i'm pretty much done now Dom." I say as I am gathering my things from the floor next to the punching bag I was murdering a few minutes ago. "Alright girl, let me know if you need me. I know you don't like sharing, but i'm here if that changes." "Thanks Dom, but i'm okay now. Just needed to let some of that raging storm out and I succeeded, so i'm out now." Now that i've gathered my things, I push open the door into the cool and crisp night. I always loved the night time. The nice breeze, the stars, the dark sky. It just always did something for me. It has always calmed some sort of rage within me. I walk along the dark but lit sidewalk to my apartment passing some late night stragglers who wave, but I don't pay attention to. I am on a mission to get home and shower. That is what is important in this particular moment. Sorry random strangers, but I am busy. I walk through my apartment door and beeline to the shower, stripping my clothes off on the way. I step into the steaming hot water and momentarily feel all of my stress melting away with the cascading water. I lather on my favorite body wash, coconut dream, that makes me smell like a fantasy filled with coconuts and vanilla. Once i'm done and ready to get out, I step out onto my lush lavender rug and dry off with one of my oversized towels. Now that i'm done, I am ready to go on a run as my most favorite wolf. "I'm your only wolf", huffs Zoya, my lycan. Technically since I am royal, I am a lycan, which is more superior to a wolf and to a normal lycan. I can command other wolves and lycans and even some royals that are lower than me. I have a pretty dominant lycan so she pretty much rules over any of those. "Now now Zoya, you know I love you." "Yeah yeah, hurry so we can run. I need out." "Okay okay, i'm going", I say as i'm heading out the door back into the night air. I run to the nearby forest after checking around me to make sure no humans see me. Don't need that drama. Once I feel that familiar heat under my skin, I smile and welcome it, knowing that means Zoya is coming. "Finally free again!", exclaims Zoya. We take off into the trees and watch the beautiful moon throw magestic light onto the ground. We see the little animals scurry away into hiding, sensing a predator approaching. I merge with my lycan and I see everyhing around us come into perspective. I smell every little smell around us, like the floral smell of the wild flowers scattered around the forest floor, the earthy smell of the ground as our paws dig into it as we run faster, and the crisp breeze that flows through the trees from the midnight air. I feel so alive as the energy buzzes through my system. We come to a stop as we approach our favorite stream. We dip our paws in and look up to the moon and let out a powerful howl. Birds start flying away and everything goes quiet. My mind clears and I feel peaceful after a tumultuous day. Now that the beast within is appeased, we head back home to get some much needed rest. Once I walk through the doors of my apartment, I head straight back to my bedroom through the living room and crash down onto my queen size, pillowtop mattress. I slide under my velvety soft sheets and blanket. Before I doze completely off, I check my phone and see it is 1:27AM. Ugh, I have to be up early for work. Nevertheless, I doze off into a dreamless sleep that night. Thank goodness.