I Love You Mom
928 Words
Jasmine's POV
Our pack grounds were big. Our packhouse was all white and surrounded by fields of green pasture. In front of the packhouse were huts where the mated families of the omegas lived. The unmated omegas lived in the packhouse. There were some huts near the edge of the forest that were torn down and rotten. No one lived there.
The forest, which was my favorite place to go, was behind the packhouse. It held so many beautiful types of trees. My favorite smell — fresh rain — lingered on the wet leaves, as it had rained the night before. Sabrina and I went through the forest to enjoy watching the leaves fall. We loved to put them in piles and jump on them. It was one of our favorite things to do. Sabrina's parents, Lori and Adam, gave us vanilla ice cream since the day was hot.
We ended up finding a great spot where a bunch of leaves were falling. The tree looked ancient, but it was still just as beautiful as the rest. We had already made leaf piles and were lying side by side on them.
"You ever wonder how all the trees were made?" Sabrina asked.
"Silly, the Moon Goddess, duh. Who else would have made the leaves and trees? All the beautiful things around us," I told her, and she laughed.
"I wish I could meet her one day. The Moon Goddess. Just to see what she is like. I bet she is beautiful beyond words," Sabrina said.
It had me thinking. I wondered if I would ever meet her as well. Some people said they had gotten visions, or even heard her voice in their head telling them what to do.
"Just don't meet her before your time. I am not ready for my best friend to leave me just yet," I told her.
"Awe, Jassy Jas, I won't," Sabrina taunted. "Besides, you know you're more than my best friend. You're my sister, and I love you too."
I hit her hand playfully. Even though she said it sarcastically, I knew she was serious, and that made me feel very happy.
Suddenly, Sabrina sat up.
"What's wrong?" I asked her as she stood up.
"Flora says danger is near," she said, her eyes scanning the forest.
Flora is her wolf. I stood up and we got ready to run back to the packhouse when five wolves jumped out in front of us, surrounding Sabrina and me.
One of them shifted back to human form. Not to mention he was nude. Thanks for ruining my virgin eyes.
"We are looking for the white wolf of prophecy. Witches say she resides here," one man said. He was tall with red hair and red-brown eyes.
"There is no white wolf here," I stuttered as fear tickled my body.
I could feel Sabrina stiffen up beside me before she stepped in front of me protectively. She hadn't practiced fighting, and she hadn't shifted, but in that moment she was fierce and brave. As if some of her energy had flowed into me, I stood at her side.
She looked at me questioningly before turning back toward the rogues. If we were going to die, we would die together as sisters. I grabbed her hand.
"We know she is here. You will f*****g take us to her, or we will slaughter your entire pack, starting with the two of you," he threatened.
We tried to stand our ground, but I felt Sabrina shaking.
"Kill them."
The man commanded and the wolves ran toward us. Sabrina and I screamed at the same time. I closed my eyes, waiting for the impact, but before they reached us we heard a growl. The wolves paused and started to circle us slowly as the source of the growl drew close. At once, I saw my mom — and her wolf.
My dad was behind her, along with Sabrina's parents. It was my mom's wolf that took me by surprise. I had never seen her shift before, though I had seen her merge with her wolf in human form to scold me about things. Her wolf's fur was white. Pure white.
Wolves of that color were said to be royal. What the hell was happening? Was she the wolf these rogues were looking for? Why did I have the feeling there was something she was keeping from me? These questions swirled in my head as I grabbed Sabrina and we moved behind my parents.
Sabrina's dad had shifted, and she ran to him, getting on his back.
"Come on," she said, reaching her hand out to me, but I couldn't just leave my parents.
I saw my dad hand Sabrina's mom something before he looked at me and shifted into his brown wolf, standing next to my mother. He started growling at the rogues to back up. My mom looked at me through her wolf's eyes, and I somehow knew she was telling me goodbye. I could feel it. I couldn't bring myself to say it back for some reason, so I just nodded.
I climbed on the back of Sabrina's dad and her mother followed, climbing on as well. He soon took off, carrying us back to the packhouse. I turned back to look at my mother, who was watching us go, and I couldn't help the tears that formed — feeling like I would never see her again.
"I love you, Mom," I whispered as we rode, and Lori tightened her arms around me as my tears fell.
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