Wolf Spirit Awaken, The Summoner Series

Chapter 1

POV Tessa

The moonlight streams in through the sheer curtain and lightly illuminates Tessa’s face. Her eyelids flutter back and forth, and her dark brown wavy hair sticks to her forehead. Sweat slowly trickles down her face onto the bed sheet. She is drenched, and her soft white cotton tee is now clinging to her petite body. A small cry escapes her mouth, and she is startled awake.

“It was only a dream. It was just a dream,” I tell myself.

I lay my hands on my beating heart and took a few deep breaths, hoping that it would help calm me. It wasn’t really just a dream but a memory from my past. The screams and the loud explosions will forever haunt me. Thinking about it sends a shiver up my spine. I will never forget that dreadful night when my parents were murdered and my pack was destroyed.

I checked my phone to see what time it was, “ughhh” it was only 4:00 am.

There is no way I am going to fall back asleep before our warrior training at 5:30 am. Letting out a deep sigh, I threw my purple duvet covers off me and trudged toward the bathroom in the hallway. I live with my adoptive parents, Noah and Grace Baxter, who are omegas in the Pine Creek Pack.

They adopted me from the pack orphanage at age 5. They have been nothing but loving and welcoming into their beautiful home. Most of my memories are with them, so I just call them mom and dad. My dad is a doctor in the pack clinic, and my mom is a science teacher at the local middle school.

Our house isn’t large, it’s two stories with two bedrooms upstairs and a small loft for my dad’s study. We also have a spacious living room that features a beautiful stone hearth. The room opens up to the kitchen, which can only accommodate two people at a time. All the cabinets are a light oak color with a bay window above the sink that overlooks the large backyard.

Our home is fenced-in with a white picket fence and showcases the extensive vegetable garden my mother maintains. Off to the side is an old oak tree that has a swing hanging from a large branch. I have fond memories of my dad playing hide and seek with me around the yard, and then I would end up being pushed by my dad on the swing.

I tiptoed down the hallway and slipped into the bathroom next to my parent's bedroom. I try not to make too much noise since my parents have heightened senses with their wolves. I turned towards the small single sink and stared into the wooden oval mirror. I am met with my own dark ocean blues, I look like I got hit by a firetruck.

“Nothing a hot shower can’t fix”, I mumble.

I enter the standing shower and turn the hot water on high. As the water flows down my long, wavy hair and onto my back, I think about how my old memories have returned more frequently and are so vivid. It is as if I am transported back in time to relive the most horrible moment in my life.

I wish I could also remember the positive memories of my childhood too, but I can’t recall anything before arriving at the orphanage. I remember the few months at the orphanage, but not how I ended up there.

I take my time lathering in my lavender body wash and rinse out the shampoo from my hair. I turn the water off and dry myself with my purple plush towel. I need to start getting dressed for warrior training. I am fifteen years old but one of the strongest females in our pack, and I don’t even have my wolf yet.

I am currently training to be a warrior. Once I turn 18 and get my wolf, I will be able to join the territory patrols and help defend our pack. Right now, all I can do is learn and train to become stronger. Without our wolves, we are essentially humans.

We can’t heal, and we don’t have super strength or heightened senses. The positive aspect is that our wolf’s weaknesses, like silver and wolfsbane, don’t hurt us right now.

I make my way back to my room and rummage through my dresser for black spandex leggings and a sports halter top that crosses in the back. Once I am dressed, I throw my unruly hair up into a high ponytail. I slip on a pair of comfy sneakers and make my way downstairs and grab yogurt with granola and a banana for later. I like to get in a two-mile run before training starts. I made my way outside. It is dusk outside as I start at a light jog toward the forest.