CHAPTER THREE

Raven pov

"Lie down, Raven, and close your eyes," Sofia instructed, her voice soothing as I finished drinking almost a pot of her tea. "Let the tea work its magic."

I obeyed, feeling the soft cushion beneath me. Sofia's hands gently placed a warm compress on my forehead.

"Focus on your breath, Raven. Imagine your wolf stirring within you."

I inhaled deeply, trying to calm my racing thoughts. Jack's face, my mother’s and brother’s all lingered in my mind, but I struggled hard to push it aside, focusing on Sofia's guidance.

"Visualize your wolf's eyes, Raven. What color are they?"

I concentrated, and suddenly, piercing yellow eyes appeared in my mind.

“I can see yellow ma’am” I whispered 

"Good, Raven! Now, imagine yourself running with your wolf, feeling the wind in your fur and the sun on your back."

I smiled, feeling a sense of freedom. My wolf was emerging, and I was ready to embrace her, the thought of her filled me up with more energy.

Sofia's voice whispered more calmly in my ear, "Let go, Raven. Let your wolf take control."

I felt a surge of energy, and my body began to shift, pain mixed with joy as I felt my skin tearing. My heart raced with excitement and fear, but Sofia's calming presence reassured me.

"It's okay, Raven. You're doing great. Just let go."

And with that, I surrendered to my wolf, feeling her power course through me like a river of moonlight.

Then suddenly, everything died down. I felt numb and strange. I opened my eyes to see Sofia looking at me strangely, shock was very evident in her eyes. I looked at my skin which was still covered by my clothes, no furs, no claws, nothing. I looked exactly like myself.

“What happened?” I managed to find my voice and ask but she only shaked her head, rushed to one of her books, opened it and asked me to go back to my position. 

After the ninety-ninth time, she looked so tired that if i wasn’t tired myself, I would have felt pity for her.

“I can see three things in you, the third, I’m not sure what it is” Sofia finally said 

I looked up at her as I waited for her to continue but it seemed to me she would not say a thing so I asked her myself.

“What are the remaining two things ma’am?” I asked as gently as I could 

Her eyes look sorry for me, putting me in more fear “firstly, you are an omega and secondly, you are a stealer!”

At her words, my world seems to shut down. How can I be an omega when my dad is the beta? How can I be a stealer? What is even a freaking stealer?

All these questions rampaged in my mind, furiously desperate for an answer.

“Sit down, Raven” Sofia called softly before pulling me to sit gently with her.

“Why am I an omega when I am born by a beta”

I was surprised at how softly my question came out as I was in a war deep down.

Holding my hands softly “it okay to be an omega you know, in fact I can’t lie to you but I know you will make it my girl. It is not really good to be an omega or a stealer but now, you are both! My goodness!” She cried 

“What is a stealer if I may ask? The way you are saying it is like a I am in a danger” I can feel my voice shaking but I am more confused than scared right now.

“It is not like that, you are not dangerous or in a danger, it is just a complicated blessing. Being a stealer means” she pulled me more closer “you are able to produce a pup with anyone, be it your mate or not.”

My mouth dropped in surprise “I have been reading histories and books, writing scrolls on the happenings in this pack, I have never heard of anything like that”

I knew she was not lying but I could not just digest this news, I only know of a we being destined with another wolf and we can only have a child with that fated person which is what is happening to my dad and my stepmother as they are not fated, so me hearing this made me freaking confused.

“Does that m-mean I-I can have more than one mate? I stuttered, “I mean I would be eighteen years in a few hours, which is why I should participate in the next matting ceremony so as to find my mate as being eighteen, I would be able to smell my mate and feel the mate bond. Does that mean that I will feel the mate bond with every mate?”

“Lol girl!” Sofia chuckled but I still look stiff at her as I awaited replies to my questions 

“Okay, I’m sorry for laughing. No, you won’t feel the mate bond with them all. You will have your mate who is made for you and probably a second chance mate too which is very rear but not as being a stealer is.”

“Ooh” the thought that everyone won’t be fighting over me made me calm and a little less worried than before.

“They will smell it on you though, I mean wolves who had lost their mates will recognize you as a stealer and try to steal you from your mate as you can make them and their wolf feel loved again.”

“Including my dad?” I asked in horror as the thought of my dad wooing me made me want to throw up.

“No, he won’t feel that way towards you as his daughter but you need to find your mate as soon as possible and complete your mating process” she encourages 

“Without my wolf? How will I find my mate” I cried 

“Being an omega doesn’t makes you mate less and I think your wolf is asleep, probably because of your trauma and the third thing with you that I can’t place my finger on”