Dizzy

Ulric assured me that Ronther would never force me to accept him in my bed. Because the three of them knew each other since childhood and if he ever suspected one of his best friends could do such an atrocity, he never would keep their friendship.

“I know he can be a little grouchy sometimes, but he has a good heart.” Ulric said as he helped me into the library chair I loved so much. 

"Sometimes? Forgive me, Ulric, but Alpha Ronther is so rude! He is always nagging and being disrespectful!” 

“Yes, sometimes he really is.” Ulric ran his hand over my hair. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Yes, of course you can. You’ve been so good to me. I’ll answer wherever I can.”

“Why the library? I mean… You never read anything. We have braille books, but you don't read them.”

“I didn't even know that.” I said, embarrassed.

After Ulric presents me with such books, I was happier. Luckily, my adoptive mother had taught me to read that way since I was a kid, and I cultivated the habit of reading whenever I could. Staying indoors all day, even if I helped with some chores, it gets boring sometimes.

To my surprise, two days later I was surprised by Shaun who came to visit me. He apparently wanted to know how things were going.

“The three of us decided that we would wait until you turned twenty-one. Thus, your Lycan blood will become stronger, and we believe that any children you have after that will be more powerful.”

I took a deep breath.

“What if I find my fated mate?” I asked, after all, when I turned twenty-one, would I be able to meet him.

“You will remain ours and I hope you understand that we need that power. I don't know if you're up to date with the latest developments.” Shaun spoke and then I heard him sigh in weariness. “Vampires have begun to attack us and they are our mortal enemies. The strongest bands, which are ours, need to unite.”

“A child cannot be a leader. If the attacks have already started, imagine how many of these there will be in the future?” I asked as I couldn't understand their logic!

“We know what we are doing.” He replied seriously and then, I heard his chair move closer and his breath soon touched my face. “Ulric kissed you yet?”

I felt my cheeks and ears burn at that question!

“N-no!” I replied awkwardly and heard a chuckle come from Shaun.

“Then allow me.” He asked and I felt warm fingers touching my face and then something soft and warm touched my lips. That was my first kiss! I opened my mouth to breathe and Shaun deepened our kiss, squeezing me even tighter against him.

I was getting dizzy with it. A strange feeling took over my body, including between my legs.

"Having fun, Shaun?" I heard, in the distance, Ulric asking and I tried to push Shaun away, he kept hugging me, just stopped our kiss.

"Very much. In fact, I would love for you to allow Sibyl to visit me.”

“Forget it.” I heard annoyance in Ulric's voice. He walked over to the two of us and carried me in his arms. “I will go with Sibyl to eat something, now.”

“You are a killjoy!” Shaun yelled after us.

"Are you upset with me?" I couldn't help but ask Ulric.

"No." His response was curt and it made my heart sink. Ulric was very good to me, even though I went to that band as a mere slave. I had nothing to complain about him and knew that I let him down…

"But I feel…"

“Sibyl I'm fine. I'll be fine." Ulric assured me and I could almost tell he was smiling. It was just my imagination, of course. I couldn't see it. I had no idea what he looked like physically.

He took me back to my room and pecked my lips. Without another word, Ulric had already left.

I was on cloud nine. The kiss with Shaun was totally magical. And Ulric's peck, although much faster, also caused me something funny.

We didn't get any more from the two Alphas in the week that followed.

I had heard about a festival in the nearest small town. They announced that there would be a lot of artistic shows – which I couldn't attend, of course – and, something I really liked: food.

As I walked through the gardens, imagine how I could broach the subject with Ulric, I heard a sound that I knew to be a child's cry.

I hated being blind when I needed to help someone, but no matter how willing I was, the fact that I couldn't see got in my way too much.

I was surprised not to have anyone. Normally, whenever I left the pack house, someone was around, but this time, no one. And as I got closer, terror consumed me even more. I couldn't smell any of the pack members and it was like I was in a nightmare.

I heard a rustle of plants and then a grunt. For some reason, I could only smell blood with my nose, not only wolves.

I couldn't defend myself. It was one thing for me to carry the cane Uriel had given me. It was another that I was able to run in order to save my own skin. I turned to try to run and, as expected, I fell.

Even though I couldn't see, maybe as a reflex, I closed my eyes and asked Selene to give me a quick death.

I heard another roar, coming from behind me. Then, a wind cut across my face, coming from behind and I could hear two wolves, even though my nose only smelled one of them.

I crawled in the opposite direction of the roars, until a squeak and a cracking sound told me that one of them had perished.

'Please, Selene, don't let the rogue devour me. Please!', I asked mentally.