Fated to the White Wolf: Book 1 The Lotus Pack series

Chapter 9

***Ivy’s POV***

It was the morning of the party, and everyone was running around like headless chickens trying to get everything ready before the guests arrived. I had just put all the small cakes and pastries onto the tray when Luna Mary walked into the kitchen.

“The guest are starting to arrive Ivy, is everything ready?”

“Yes Luna, the trays are all ready to go out and the champagne is in the fridge ready to take out with the glasses.” I say looking at the trays of food making sure they looked perfect. Luna Mary clicks her fingers and some of the Omegas come in and grab the trays. I quickly get the champagne out of the fridge and place them on the bench with the glasses and they take them out.

“You have two hours until we sit down for lunch. Don’t mess this up Ivy or you will be in big trouble.” She growls at me.

“Yes Luna.” She leaves the kitchen and I breath out a sigh knowing today was going to be hard. I quietly walk to the door and snuck a glimpse of everyone arriving, it looked like everything was going as planed and the guests looked happy. I smiled and went back into the kitchen getting more of the cakes and pasties ready for when the girls had run out of the first batch, I told one of the Omegas that the other food was in the fridge and to get it out once they needed more. I went into the dinning room and quickly started to set up the tables. At some point I smelt the most heavenly scent, it smelt so familiar that it almost brought me to tears, it smelt like home. It was two of my most favorite smells in the whole world, freshly cut grass and lilies that grew out of my mother’s garden. The smell got stronger and an image flashed in my eyes of a little boy holding my hand smiling down at me. I shook my head trying to focus on what I needed to do but I couldn’t get the smell out of my nose, I quickly walked over to the door and pecked through the crack to see if I could find the person linked to that smell. I looked around but couldn’t see where it was coming from. I shook my head closing the door and continued setting up the table when Brittney walked through the door. Her face was as red as a tomato and it looked like a bruise was forming on her right check. she looked angry and was pacing back and forward by the door. Hopefully it wasn’t something I had done. I turned around trying to focus on setting the table for lunch knowing I had limited time, when I felt a sharp pain across my temple. It was so strong it knocked me to the ground, it took me a minute to register what had happened. Brittney had punched me in the head. She had gotten a lot stronger since getting her wolf and i hadn’t been prepared for her attack. I looked up and saw her standing over me.

“What the hell was that for!” I growled at her.

“You stupid b***h, are you trying to make me look bad in front of everyone!” She screamed.

”What are you talking about ? I have been in here the whole time.” I said back to her confessed. I stood up slowly getting prepared for another attack.

“That's the problem, everyone is waiting to come in to eat and you are taking your sweet as time in here.” She yelled and slapped me across the face again.

“What the f**k is your problem, everything here I have done for you, I have done your f*****g washing, packed your stupid bags because you think you will find your mate, but I doubt you will. I have planned the food and put up all the decorations. What more do you want?” I growled at her. I could feel Ciara trying to come though, I looked away from Brittney and I took a deep breath trying to calm my anger. I saw the look of sadness in her eyes and it almost looked like she was about to cry. What the hell is going on with her?

“How dear you speak to my daughter like that you ungrateful bitch.” Growled Luna Mary making Brittany and myself jump. I turned my head and Brittany stepped in front of me like she was trying to protect me, but then she relaxed and opened her big fat mouth.

”Mum she is ruining the party. Make her leave.” Brittany whined to her mother. I looked at Brittany’s back and I thought I saw her hand move trying to grab a hold of mine, I was so confused, was she trying to protect me from her mother, Mary growled and pushed Brittany to the floor and slapped her across the face. I was shocked, she had never hit Brittany before. She turned to me and the look in her eyes scared the s**t out of me. What the f**k is going on? I took a deep breath.

“I am doing the best I can. What more do you want from me? I am only one fucken person.” Me and my big mouth got me slapped not once, but twice. I started to see stars and felt blood dip down my check. I was trying not to pass out when Mary took advantage of my weakness and started kicking me in the side knocking the wind out of me. I thought I heard Brittany telling her to stop and If dad finds out they would be in trouble, but then she kicked me right in the face and I briefly blacked out. I could taste blood and I felt it trickle down my face.

Ivy, Ivy wake up, be strong. Everything will be fine. Ciara shouted in the back of my head

Ciara, I can’t keep my eyes open, everything hurts. Please make it stop. She didn’t respond and I started to panic. I thought the force of Mary's kick to my head had knocked her out as well.

I’m ok Ivy. I am trying to heal you, just hang in there a little longer. She whimpered.

I felt Mary grip my hair and pull me up so we were at eye level. I cried out in pain and saw Brittany move closer to the table. She had tears in her eyes and I thought I saw her apologies to me, but then Mary started dragging me towards the back door, I start to panic and tried to get away from her but her grip was too tight.

“You will be thrown into the dungeon until the party is over, then Alpha Jack can deal with you once and for all.” Luna Mary growled at me. I whimpered. I hadn’t been to the dungeons since the night my mum and Max died.

”You should have died with your family. It’s a shame that the Alpha wouldn’t kill you as well, but we needed your wolf.” She smiled at me. I looked at her in shock. What did she mean by kill me and needed my wolf? Did the Alpha plan that attack on my family? Why would they do that?

Ciara, we need to get out of this now! I started to panic.

I agree. I think it is time we showed this pack who we are. Ciara growled in the back of my head and I felt her come forward.

As Luna Mary started to drag me towards the back door, I saw Brittany grab a knife off the table and slide it over to me. What the f**k is with her, why is she trying to help me? I quickly grabbed the knife and stabbed it though Luna Mary’s hand, she screamed and let me go. I shifted and started growling at her. The shocked look on Mary’s face was priceless and I giggled to myself, I looked over at Brittany and she mouthed the words run. I nodded to her to say thanks and ran towards the back door, a bust of light shot out of my mouth and knocked the door clean off the hingers. I stop in shock. Did I just do thar? I couldn’t think about it, I heard Mary shouting orders behind me and I jumped into action running out into the woods. I heard the howls coming from behind me and picked up my pace. I almost made it across the border when something pushed me to the side knocking the wind out of me, I landed on the ground and yelped. I looked up into the black eyes of Otis, Alpha Jacks wolf. I growled and stood up. I was a little bit bigger than he was, but he had more frighting experience than me. Otis growled back and lunged at me. Ciara moved out of the way just in time and bit down on Otis’s right leg, she shook her head tearing though skin and muscles. He yelped and ripped his leg free from my mouth.

Now's our chance to run. We need to leave NOW! I yelled at Ciara.

We started running in the opposite direction. When we got closer to the border again, Ciara picked up speed, I felt a breeze flow through our fur and I smelt that amazing scent of freshly cut grass and lilies again. She skidded to a stop turning her head tiring to find where the scent was coming from. I saw movement to my right and looked in that direction. There, coming towards me fast, was a massive black wolf. I felt like I recognize him, but I had never seen him before.

Mate! That’s our mate Ivy. Ciara said wagging her tail excitedly.

What did you just say? I said to her in shock

I started to move towards him, but it was too late. Otis had found me, Otis jumped out of the bush and grabbed hold of my neck with his teeth. As he was about to bite down the black wolf charged into him, knocking Otis to the ground. I stood there in shock trying to work out what happened. The black wolf growled and put his front paws on Otis’s neck, more wolves surrounded Otis and began growling at him. My vision started to go burly and I was struggling to see what was happening, I thought I was having a panic attack and I was having trouble breathing. Ciara stepped to the back of my mind and I shifted back, I tried to suck in air, but I couldn’t. I hadn't realized until now that when the wolf charged into Otis, his teeth had pierced my throat and had scrapped across when he got knocked over. I felt something wet run down my arm, I lifted my hand up to my neck and felt something wet on my fingertips, I felt it start to flow down my arm faster. I looked at my hand and saw the blood. I tried to take a breath, but it was too hard. I was starting to panic even more, I was losing too much blood and was fading fast. I tried to stay standing but I got to dizzy and fell to the ground, I was on my side trying to get air into my lungs when I felt a hand on my shoulder. They drape something over me to cover my naked body and I was grateful for that. They turned me onto my back slowly, and I looked into the most beautiful green eyes I had ever seen. I studied his face and I got a feeling that I knew this man, I could feel myself shacking uncontrollable and I realized I was going into shock from the blood loss, he looked like the little boy from my dreams but just older. I looked into his eyes and tried to say something, but I couldn’t speck, I felt blood trickle out of my mouth and I knew I wouldn’t last too much longer. His eyes widened and he moved my hand away from my throat. When he saw what was happening he roared making me flinch away from him.

“Someone get the f*****g Pack doctor here now!” He turned his head and shouted to his men that were now standing around me. I reached up and touched his hand that was placed on my neck to stop the bleeding, to get his attention. I felt the sparks radiate through my hand and he turned back to look at me, I wanted to tell him that I knew him from somewhere, but no words came out, I knew then that it was too late. I couldn’t get any air in my lungs and my eyes started to close, then I heard his beautiful voice.

”Hey keep your eyes open for me, just hold on help is coming. Can you hear me?” He cried, I opened my eyes again and saw the look of worry and sadness in them. I tried to smile up at him, but I couldn’t move, everything was started to go numb. I started to close my eyes again, they were so heavy that I couldn’t keep them open anymore.

I’m so sorry Ciara I wasn’t strong enough to keep going. We missed out on being with our mate because I was too slow to get away from this place. I cried.

It's ok Ivy we did our best, hopefully the Moon Goddess will give our mate a second chance to find another mate. Ciara whimpered.

“Hey, keep your eyes open for me love, stay awake for me please.” He picked me up and placed me on his lap. I felt the sparks explode over my back and I wished I could stay with him. I opened my eyes needing to see him one last time. I could see a tear falling down his check and I slowly reached up and wiped it away. I tried to smile at him but my eyes started to close again. I felt my arm go limp and fall beside me. I heard him cry out and the pain I felt radiate off of him broke up heart. I’m sorry I wasn’t strong enough I say in my head before everything went black.