Her Ethereal Mate

Chapter 10 : The Vanished Princess

The Vanished Princess

Ariana's P O V :

I was wondering what had happened exactly, why my parents seemed to be in so much stress. I silently followed mom and dad to the study room. I asked them if everything was okay and they assured me but I knew something was off. Then I got the biggest surprise of my life when my dad revealed there was a secret room hidden behind one of his book shelves. My jaw literally drooped witnessing it. I went after my parents and, much to my surprise, even this room was filled with nothing but books, books which seemed ancient.

" Dad, what's all this ? " I asked.

" Do you know why I named you Ariana " dad asked, smiling gently. I did not understand why he suddenly asked me this, but nonetheless, I replied.

" Yes, because that was the name of your great grandmother and I was the first girl to be born after her " I said.

" Yeah that's the reason, but I never thought you would be so much alike " my dad said, showing me a piece of ancient painting.

My eyes widened when I saw the painting. The portrait painted looked exactly like me. In fact, someone would say it was me in this painting.

" Dad " I whispered.

" When you grew up you started to look a lot like your great grandmother and after your sixteenth birthday you became an exact copy of her. That is the reason why everyone in this family loves you , adores you and treats you like you are the heart of our family ", dad said, smiling.

" I still don't understand. Why are you showing me this, Dad, " I asked.

" Remember when you heard some legends about special wolves " my mother asked, and I tried to remember it. I once heard about it in schools.

" Yeah, it was said that there were some wolves who possess certain magical powers and that's why there are called special wolves but no one ever saw a special wolf in real life, " I said.

" That's just half the truth. Actually, special wolves do exist and have been for hundreds of years. There are only five types of special wolves still known to us: Crescent Wolves, Red Wolves, Snow White Wolves, Royal Wolves and Golden Wolves. Their families and pack try very hard to keep their existence a secret to keep them away from evil eyes ", dad said.

Special Wolves ?

Precious ?

Living life in secrets ?

Why was dad telling me all this ?

" I don't understand " I said, looking at my parents.

" Ariana, you are a special wolf, a golden wolf " mom said, looking into my eyes.

I did not just hear her saying I'm a special wolf, right ?

" What " I whispered, unable to form words.

" The golden wolves are only restricted to our family. A female she wolf of Black Moon blood is a special wolf. The last known special wolf was our great grandmother, Arinana Black Moon. That's why I named you after her because you, my little princess, are just as special as her " my dad said, taking my hands into his own.

I knew this was a prank. A well thought and perfectly executed prank. There was no chance that I was a special wolf. I laughed at their faces and asked them whose idea it was, but they didn't think it was funny. Their faces were serious and that meant they were actually telling me nothing but the absolute truth.

" Am I really a special wolf ? " I asked for confirmation.

" Yes you are a golden wolf " my father said.

" I need to know everything " I said to my parents and they nodded their heads. My parents told me everything. How about centuries ago, our family was nothing but common. Then one she wolf who possesed great power born in our family. She was the first golden wolf. After making a name for herself and building the Black Moon pack, she found her mate and the moon goddess blessed her with a girl child. That child later became well known as Ariana Black Moon , one of the most successful, feared and well respected female Alpha. In her last moments, she told her sons to carry her legacy and told them about special wolves. But many years passed and there was not a single she wolf born in our blood line. I was the first one after grandma Ariana and that caused a lot of trouble and tension. After they were finished, I bid goodbye and went straight to my room.

I spent the next day that was my entire birthday doing nothing but thinking about everything I had just learned. Now I understood why my parents never let me out of their sight and why I was always surrounded by guards. They were afraid that someone would hurt me or, worse, I would hurt someone. Special Wolves were regarded as dangerous as they had this enormous amount of power. Even though I could understand my parents' deeds, I was still mad at them. They should have told me all this sooner. Not even a single member of my family told me anything. They always acted as if I was normal. Even my cousins did not say anything to me. Now I have to do more than enough to make people believe I am not evil or something they should fear. I have to make my people believe in me. I kept thinking and thinking about everything that I did not give much attention to time. Finally, it was time to shift. I put on some pajamas. I always heard the first shift was very difficult and painful.

I looked at my parents and saw their smiling faces. I looked around and saw only a few pack members. Maybe those who knew my secret.

" Concentrate on your inner self, imagine what your wolf will look like " father said, and I did the same. First there was nothing, but then I felt some flickers inside me. I heard sounds of bones breaking and before I could understand, I screamed in pain and fell on the ground. My whole body felt like it was on fire. I could hear muffled voices of everyone trying to help me but I couldn't interpret what they were saying actually. I screamed louder when I felt something break inside my hand and saw claws coming out. The next moment my spine broke and all I could do was whimper. When the pain washed over, I looked at my hands and realized I was a wolf now. I tried to scream but all that came out was a howl. I looked around and saw everyone bowed down to me. Soon my parents undressed and shifted. I took off like a wind and started running. The felling of paws touching the ground, the breeze of chilly air on my fur felt heavenly. I looked back and saw I was far from my parents. I smirked because I was faster now. My senses heightened and I could hear and feel everything happening around me. Soon, everything from yesterday came back to my mind and I started to run faster. The fact I was a special wolf turned my world upside down. I was running further when I saw a ring of light a little far away. I was a little curious, so I ran towards the light. I was astonished to see such lights. I had never seen anything glowing like that. For some reason, the light attracted me, telling me to go through it, and I did. I went through the ring of light.