The Wolfless Luna

CHAPTER 8- STARTED TO SEE NIGHTMARE AGAIN?

CALEB

Life and Death has this beautiful love story. They love each other so much, but they are far apart.

Life is this timid, loving beauty and death is this tough beast guy. So, life sends little presents to death each day, hoping he'd finally retaliate and love her beyond infinity.

And we all pass each day taking their love story a little closer every day.

I can feel blood sliding along my arm and down to my fingers. Its warmth soon turns cold and, as it reaches the tips of my finger, the drops let go and fall to the ground.

But I'm standing, I'm still standing. My legs beg me to give in, to let go and drop to the soft grass below, but I'm still standing.

Hopeless, this is absolutely hopeless. I'm going to die, I know it. But I don't want to, I don't want to die I want to live. Please, I want to live. Is there nobody out there? Please, save me.

Everything feels so heavy. My entire body is trying to force me to the ground, to lie down and close my eyes, but I can't. I can't give in, not yet. I can still make it; I just need some rest. I guess, I will lay down for a little while, but I will not close my eyes. Do not close my eyes.

I'm going to die. Shame it's not like in the movies, I have yet to see flashes of my life as I slowly pass away. Maybe they're yet to come. It should be soon though; I know I have little time left. Best get ready for the show.

I can't focus, everything is spinning. It doesn't matter which way I look, with 1 or 2 eyes, everything keeps spinning. I feel dizzy. Even with my eyes closed I feel dizzy.

“No, Caleb. Keep your eyes open, keep your eyes open my child, nothing will happen to you.” My father kept saying this to me as he took me inside a room.

Suddenly, Father came and picked me up as he picked me up, I felt the excruciating pain throughout my body. I was laid down and was given a potion to drink I didn’t know what was happening to me, I just remember our family getting attacked by the rouges and a witch.

Father hid me, and mom inside the room as he closed the door. I was losing consciousness and the only thing I remember after that is hearing my father screaming in pain and my mother crying while covering her mouth so she doesn’t make the sound.

I'll miss you Dad were the words, I said as the tears rolled down my eyes.

I felt someone shaking me roughly, I could hear sounds but I was not able to open my eyes.

“CALEB! WAKE UP CALEB!”

I woke up in a split moment, the room looked like it was spinning, and I was having a severe headache. Sweats pooling on my forehead. I looked to who it was to wake me up from the nightmare, William, my Beta was standing with a glass of water.

“Thanks,” I said as I took the glass of water and emptied the glass in one second.

“Your nightmares are back again? Didn’t they stop appearing after you turned eighteen years old?”

“I don’t know why I’m seeing this but it will soon go away and since the nightmare has started to come again after almost two years that’s why I’m feeling like this but I will be fine after a shower.”

I got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to take a good warm shower. I looked at my face in the mirror. The face, whenever I look at this face, I’m only reminded of the fact of how similar I look to my father. There was a small cut down my chin which has healed yet has left a mark. Even if the nightmare had not appeared now then also, I would still remember the night that took the life of my father and left my mother in a coma. And I never will be able to until I kill the ones responsible for this.

The love she had for my father was so much that she couldn’t take the shock of his death. Dad may have left me and Mom alive but my mom may be now alive outside but is dead inside, it’s like she’s dead but her heart still beats.

Whoever said that loss gets easier with time was a liar. Here's what happens: The spaces between the times you miss them grow longer. Then, when you do remember to miss them again, it's still with a stabbing pain to the heart. And you have guilt. Guilt because it's been too long since you missed them last.

This is the reason why I don’t want a mate; I have a purpose to achieve in my life which is to avenge my father’s death and I know this will put me in danger and I don’t want my mate to become like my mother. So, I shouldn’t find one…but I still need my mate for my pack. They need their Luna and I can’t do that to them.

I dried myself and got out of the bathroom, my suit was already placed on the bed. I quickly got dressed and went to the dining hall for breakfast, everyone must be waiting for me, I needed to hurry. You may ask why everyone must be waiting for breakfast because in our house we all eat together. You know, ‘the family that eats together, stays together’. This tradition was first started by my father and we are continuing this even after he passed away.

As soon as I went downstairs to the dining hall, everyone stood up and bowed their head to me. I nodded in response and asked everyone to take their seats. I took my seat which was the middle chair, on my left, William, my beta sat and on my right side, my sister was sitting.

I was served my breakfast by Genelia, which consisted of, a bagel with cream cheese, avocado poached egg, and chicken salad along with Greek yogurt and berries. I thanked her for the food, she truly is a very good cook and has been with us since my mother became Luna. We ate our breakfast in peace making small talk.

After finishing our breakfast, everyone resumed their daily activities. I and William went to my office for our work. As soon as I reached my office room, William gave me some shocking news.

“Alpha, I wanted to inform you about something.” He said hesitantly. I looked at him raising my one eyebrow and asking him to continue.

“And what is that, William?”

“Recently, someone gave us secret information about the magic users, it is reported that a group of rogues and witches together have started to build their army and they have also been trying to find the missing page of the forbidden magic book,” he said.

I was looking at some files when he said this, the file dropped from my hand.

“Forbidden magic,” I repeated those words as I nodded my head.

In Nizar, magic comes from the Obelisk of Virtue. Its aura pulses with magical energies that radiate far into the world around it and enhance all life forms beyond their limits. Magic manifests differently from being to being though, and these differences can lead to strife from time to time.

Despite all life forms relying on the same source for magic, those with lesser abilities have tried to destroy it to shift the balance of power with the help of forbidden magic.

Forbidden magic comes from life itself; it uses the soul energy and every time this magic is used it has brought great destruction. And because of this my father the previous Alpha along with his friend who was Wizard stole the forbidden magic book from the Miracle Library and tore the sheet in half which contained the spell. One part was with the wizard and the other with my father, the part which the wizard had was found but the other part is not found yet and no one knows where it is now.

“When did you get this information? And what are they planning to do?” I asked William who was standing in front of my desk with his hands at his side looking like an obedient student.

William was my childhood friend; his grandfather was our previous Beta so it was natural for him to take that position after him and it was also good for me since he was my best friend.

Brown, long hair awkwardly hangs over a full, menacing face. Glinting green eyes, set sunken within their socket. A small mole near his pink lips gives an innocent vibe but only I know how innocent he is in actual life.

This is the face of William Whitton, despite him being the beta still doesn’t make the people forget about the shame that was caused by his aunt and the birth of his cousin. But still, he stands elegantly among others. Something is misleading about him, perhaps it's his hatred or perhaps it's simply a feeling of indifference for the people who were cruel to them during their hard times. Nonetheless, people tend to socialize with him, while spreading rumors about him behind his back.

Okay, enough of complementing William. Focus Caleb! Focus!

“The information was received yesterday evening and till now nothing has been known what they are planning but, surely, they are trying to find the missing piece of the page in our land and recently a magic user was seen near our territory but before we could do something he disappeared.”

“Okay. Strengthen the security around the territory and try to find every possible detail about them which you can find.”

“And anything else?” I asked.

“Yes, the new moon gathering is today, and as per the elder’s order every mated and unmated member of the pack has been invited. The event will start at seven in the evening. You just have to spend some time with the female wolf to see if anyone among them is your mate.”

“Ugh, the new moon gathering!!” I said while getting annoyed by the constant effort or more like constant push by the elders to find a mate. Why can’t they understand the fact that I don’t want a mate now but at the same time it’s not their fault also?

You see, every werewolf pack has a couple of elder werewolves, such as Zeus, Cole, Elias, Ridley, Ralphie, and Arnette in our pack, who act as guides and shamans that uphold their traditions as well as various werewolf ceremonies of significance. And right now, I’m being forced by these elderly men to find a mate and this New Moon gathering is one of the ways.

Quote of the day:

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.”