MEMORIES
SERAPHINA POV :
I sat in a room, filled with mom’s antique choice of furniture, paintings hung on the wall
which was made by me, and today I am making another one.
Mother told me, I am going to have a little sibling, a baby brother or sister, I want it to be a
brother, I just hope it will be a brother.
Now, I am making a new painting, which includes me, my parents, and my little unborn
sibling. I am drawing a baby, and I don’t think it needs to be known by gender in the
painting, not at this moment.
But, I am glad, very much delighted by this news.
I was focused on drawing when I started to feel extreme heat around me, the steam blurring
my vision. I looked up and saw the whole place burning in fire.
I ran out in an instant with the paper in my hand.
BOOM
The sight of my village terrified me, everything was on fire, houses, trees, animals, and the
whole pack of werewolves including my parents.
WHOOSH
“Sera !!” I heard my mother yell and when I looked at the sight, my eyes widened in shock,
Mom was burning and so was Dad beside her.
My ears filled with screams of terror and pain, and my whole body started to melt
from the overbearing heat around me.
This is the end of us.
****
BAM … BAM
“Daniel…
Daniel…
Oh, my child…
Daniel…”
I was already wrestling with my emotions when the chaos downstairs jolted me awake.
I was drenched in my own sweat, still feeling that prickling heat all over my skin as though it
was melting me slowly.
I was only 11 years old when my parents died with the whole village, a whole pack of
werewolves were burned to ashes except for me.
I didn’t remember what exactly happened and nor do I know how I survived that disaster.
I have no idea.
But those flashes from the past still haunt my dreams.
“Frederic… Call the doctor… Immediately…”
I heard Aunt Anna’s yell filled with worry and pain, and in an instant, I was at the door
running down the stairs to the actual home.
Since my parents and the whole pack died in that disaster, I was taken by one of my father’s
closest friends. Uncle Frederick, he took me in and introduced me to the new pack of
werewolves, they were called the Razor Pack.
But my past made them judgemental and I didn’t get the same welcome any werewolf's
daughter would get. Things worsened when I didn’t turn into a werewolf on my eighteenth
birthday.
And what’s worse, I was found by my mate who is Uncle Frederick’s only son Daniel, the
future Alpha of this pack.
I was already at a disadvantage in the Razor Pack but soon it got worse because of me being
chosen by the future Alpha and accepted by his father, but his mother.
Aunt Anna still hasn’t accepted me and so the pack’s people, they demanded my wolf to show
up in the Mating Ceremony and only then I would be accepted as the Luna of their Future
Alpha.
Unfortunately, the wolf didn’t show up and it’s been two years till then that I was abandoned
in the attic of the house where no one ever appears and even if someone wanted to, Aunt
Anna would never allow them.
When I reached the middle of the living room I saw a few men from the pack standing with
livid faces, those faces told me something bad happened.
“What happened?”
I asked, my eyes going to all of them for the answer but they didn’t bother to acknowledge me
and remained as stern as possible.
My gaze went to the corner door where more people from the pack were gathered, mostly the
men and my heart sulked because that room was Daniel’s room.
In the last two years, everyone has actually forced Daniel to reject me as his mate and found
a new one, mostly one who isn't a jinx like me.
But Daniel remained firm on making me his Luna, after all, we both are fated mates, and no
one can stop us from becoming one.
SIGH
They all blamed me as though it was me who burned the whole village with a choice to
survive that disaster without a single scratch, I didn’t even remember properly what actually
happened that day.
Shaking away all those bitter memories, I walked to the door of Daniel's room but as soon as
the people saw me approaching they instantly built a line to block me.
“I want to see Daniel…”
Hiding the terror in my eyes, I stood straight demanding my right as their future Luna.
They stared at my face and there was a hidden anger on their faces for whom?
For me?
Gulping nervously, I commanded, “Step aside.”
My head held high as I met the gaze of the man in front of me, he looked straight into my eyes
with such fury as he would rip me into two by just his stare.
Still, I kept my posture straight and fearless, ready to fight this battle for my Daniel, when the
door of his room opened and all the eyes went to the person who stepped out of his room.
BOOM
Uncle Frederick followed by the pack’s mutual doctor, Dr. Henry.
I looked at Dr. Henry and then Uncle Frederick quizzically.
“How’s our Alpha…?” One of the men asked from the crowd.
Alpha? Did something happen to Daniel?
Uncle Frederick’s eyes showed disappointment as he shook his head, “I’m afraid, our Alpha
won’t be able to see anyone at this moment… Please leave, we’ll keep you informed about
Alpha’s health.”
Uncle Frederick announced and my brows furrowed in confusion.
Inform about Alpha's health?
What happened to Daniel’s health, he was absolutely fine in the morning, instead, he was
very excited, today was the first day of his duties as the Alpha.
Although the ceremony was not held yet of his becoming the Alpha because Uncle Frederick
wanted him to learn his duties first and then he would hand him the title of Alpha officially.
They have already delayed making him Alpha for two years because of me, but now, they
won’t.
Because my existence in the pack is nothing more than a useless object and since I shifted to
the attic, my presence has turned insignificant to others.
Slowly, the crowd started to disperse while murmuring something in a low voice, and their
eyes came to me, and I could see the accusation floating in their eyes.
What did I do?
Once my path got cleared, I stepped into Daniel’s room.
PAA
As soon as my presence was acknowledged by the people inside the room, Aunt Anna and
Uncle Frederick, a heavy slap landed on my face unannounced from Aunt Anna.
I touched my cheek in complete shock, as I looked at her blankly.
“You bloody cursed, a jinx woman… What will it take for you to leave my son alone, huh?”
Aunt Anna jolted me with such force, and hence, I had just woken up, my inside too started to
shake violently, and I winced from the discomfort.
“Ahh…”
“Stop it, Anna…” Uncle Frederick came to my rescue and pulled his wife away from me,
giving me a few precious moments to stabilize myself.
My eyes went to the bed where Daniel was lying with his eyes closed, he looked as though he
was in a deep sleep which made me suspicious of Uncle Frederick’s words, he told the pack
that he was ill, but instead, he was sleeping.
What really happened to him?
“Show her what her curse has done to my son… Show her…” Aunt Anna’s voice made me
break my gaze from Daniel and then return to her.
I saw Uncle Frederic’s eyes gleaming as he met mine.
He heaved a deep sigh, surrendering to his wife’s command, he took a step forward and
removed the quilt covering Daniel’s body.
BOOM
My eyes snapped open wide, as though they would budge out from my eye socket.
There was a brief cut at Daniel’s ribs, it was so deep that I could see the flesh clearly, but
what’s more surprising is that the wound wasn’t bleeding. Instead, there was a blue crust
appearing around the cut as though it was covering the wound or making it worse, I think.
“What’s that?” I pointed at the weird layer around his wound, and my finger trembled from
fear.
“The Alpha of Zarrar Pack attacked him and hit him with his magical dagger… There is no
cure for this wound…”
Uncle Frederick’s voice was low and grim. I could feel that he had lost hope of his survival.
Does this mean Daniel would never wake up from this sleep?