Dangers of Bloodstream Moon

Chapter 3

I slowly made my way up the stairs and slipped into my room and onto my bed. I was determined to continue my sleep when my door burst open revealing my two best friends. They worked in the castle as my personal assistants but they had their own business so they weren’t always around me. Martha and Mary were identical twins, so it was hard to tell them apart. The only way you could tell them apart was the location of their dimples, Mary had a right dimple and Martha had a left dimple, but I knew them different regardless. They both came trailing into my room and jumped on my bed before tickling me viciously making me laugh until my sides started to hurt.

"Stop," I said between gasps, but they continued to tickle me until Martha laid down on my belly and smiled at me.

"Time for the princess's coronation," they said together while smiling. I pulled the pillow over my head and said, "No. Leave me alone."

My room became silent and I felt their weights leave the bed and I got paranoid, the place was quiet but too quiet. I got up quickly and jumped off the bed only to be met with a bucket of water that soaked me. My clothes stuck to me like a second skin as I screamed in anger and the two giggled. My mother came into the room and frowned at the sight of us.

"Scarlet get in the shower now and as for you two clean up this mess and then get started on her. The ceremony starts at six." She turned around and walked out of the room effortlessly just as though she had come. I sighed and walked into the bathroom and stripped out of my wet clothes and went into the shower. When I came out of the shower Martha held up a white bag that I assumed held my dress inside and motioned for me to look. I zipped down the bag to be met with a beautiful red off-shoulder dress that was intricately designed at the top with diamonds cut to perfection. I marveled at the dress before me and took it out of the bag to reveal its flowing bottom just like Cinderella except for it was red. The dress was blood red like the moon would be tonight for my coronation and I loved it. I smiled brightly at my best friends and hugged them both before sitting down on the chair for them to do my make-up.

When they were finished with my make-up I slipped into the dress and it fit like a glove. It swept the floor whenever I walked, and I couldn't hide the smile. I stared into the mirror and gasped. My hair was done in a neat bun but had some loose curls that playfully flowed onto the sides of my face. My eyes had a dark glow to it that accentuated my brown eyes which made them stand out more and my lips were a deep blood red. I giggled and turned around to hug my friends again as tears prickled at my eyes.

"You better blink away those tears or you will damage my work," Martha scolded me.

"I love you guys so much and thank you."

"Dude chill, it's just your coronation. We'll still be here when you get back." They both smiled at me and I slipped into the glass slippers that they had brought to my room. Cinderella certainly had nothing on me, I thought as I opened the door and a guard held my hand and brought me to the coronation room. Everyone would be there even the servants and all other packs that my mother ruled.

I walked through the doors of the throne room where I saw my mother standing at the end in the center wearing her golden crown that was decorated with red and black sapphire stones. The crown was a gift from the Moon Goddess herself and it always chose who would be the next heir whenever a child was born in the royal family. I guess it must've chosen me for a reason. I smiled as I walked and held my head high. When I arrived at the top I bowed in front of my mother and she did the same. I bowed in front of our seer and she smiled at me and bowed too.

The coronation room wasn't specifically a room as it had a retractable roof. The roof would retract for events like this because our pack had a special connection to the blood moon as it made us stronger if that was even possible. We are the most feared pack and our family has ruled the werewolf kingdom for generations as we were chosen by the Moon Goddess. She had a son and she sent him to rule the werewolf world and he mated with a witch who could control the elements. They mated on the blood moon and this is how our generation began. Here I was today standing in front of one million werewolves and about to become their queen. A queen who had yet to unlock her werewolf side and didn't have any sort of power the little voice in my head reminded me. The seer cleared her throat and I snapped out of my thoughts and I stared at her.

"Are you ready?" She asked in her melodious voice. "Yes," I said firmly and smiled at my mother before bowing in front of the seer once again. Ula gently placed her hand on my head and began to chant in an ancient language and I could only assume she was speaking to the moon goddess. I felt something tugging at the back of my mind, but I tried to focus my heart and my mind into what Ula was saying.

"Open your eyes, my child." Was all I heard, and I opened my eyes to see this woman with such pale skin that I was sure if she were ever to be in the sun she would melt. Her hair was as black as the night sky with sparkling in it which I could only assume represented the stars. Her dress was a long, flowing, white gown and she wore a simple crown that seemed to be made only of jewels. She smiled at me and I bowed before rising at her command.

"My dear Scarlet you have come a long way, but much evil awaits your reign. You are the new queen, but you must beware of those around you." I pondered what she meant and decided to ask her some questions of my own, "Why did you choose me as the future queen?"

She chuckled at my question but answered anyway, "Inquisitive as ever I see. Well, Scarlet dear, you are stronger than you think. I chose you because you are a born werewolf queen and your powers are far greater than your previous ancestors. It is only a matter of time before they are awakened, and you will need Ula to help you when they are unlocked."

"Will, I ever get a proper mate?" I questioned in a low voice.

She frowned at me slightly but there was a twinkle in her eyes, "You may see him sooner than you think." The room slowly started to fade, and she said her final words to me, "If you ever need me Ula will be my eyes and ears so just speak with her."

I opened my eyes and Ula motioned for me to stand so that the ceremony could continue. Ula gave me a dangerous looking knife that had two edges and a handle that held a strange looking blood-red liquid and I visibly flinched at the sight of it. Ula held my wrist over a bowl that was on the table and slit my wrist. I bit my lip as my blood flowed into the bowl before she took away my hand and wiped it. My hand healed instantly, and I looked at it strange because I thought I was human. Ula held the bowl up to the moon and chanted more strange words and my blood glowed it the bowl and became a red paste with a silver lining. Ula took some of the mixtures from the bowl and carved the symbol of the blood moon on my hand before rubbing the paste over it. The symbol then glowed before turning into a permanent tattoo on my hand. She then turned to my mother who bowed before her and Ula carefully removed the crown from her head before moving to me. I tried to stay calm as I bowed down before her. 

"I, Ula Syntel, seer of the moon goddess now crowns Scarlet Dangers as the new Werewolf Queen." She placed the crown on my head and it fit perfectly. I felt the power flow into my veins and I rose and turned around to face my werewolf world as their new queen and I couldn't be happier.

I took in a breath and my eyes glowed red as I knew what the smell of rain on dirt and vanilla with a touch of chocolate was. That was the smell of my new mate. I trailed the crowd looking for him when my eyes laid upon a pair of Caribbean blue eyes with specks of green in them. What is it with me and attracting blue-eyed men I thought as the stranger realized who I was. He started to part the crowd and I could smell that he was also an alpha. His hair was blonde and curly. It looked long, but he had tamed it by using an elastic band to hold it into place. He stepped with long strides and his suite fit his sculptured body perfectly. His jawline was sharp, and I knew we'd make amazing babies. He stepped to the steps and everyone watched him closely even my first mate that rejected me. He bowed before speaking in that deep voice that sent shivers down my spine,

"My queen, may I be so bold as to approach my mate?" The entire room was shocked, and I smiled before stepping down to hug him and taking in his smell. It was heavenly. He stalked his hands around my waist and I knew I was his and he was mine.