CHAPTER VIII

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Lyka's P.O.V

The next morning, Sebastian and I were playing chess. This time I was beating him badly because what he didn't know was that I was a fast learner. I heard someone clear their voice and I wasn't surprised to see my mom standing calmly hands on her hips.

"Miss Olivia, good to see you." Sebastian acknowledged.

"How you doing Sebastian?"

"Cool, I will excuse myself now." he stood up before I had a chance to stop him.

When he was gone, mom joined me.

"What do you want?" I asked rudely.

"Good to see you too, I can see you are still mad at me and I won't force you to forgive me." she said and I scoffed ridiculously.

"But Lyka dear, please don't hate your mother because of what she did, Evanna loved you a lot. She might not have been there for you physically but I can tell you one thing, she really adored you."

"If she loved me like you claim, why didn't she ever come to see me? At least I deserved to know." I asked irritably.

"She wanted to protect you. You might not know it, but your life is in grave danger." she muttered seriously.

"Why would someone want to harm me when I have done nothing wrong?"

"Some people are very greedy honey, being Evanna's daughter makes you in line to the throne and there are people who don't want it to happen."

This meant I had enemies

Fuckin great!

"And what if I don't want to be the alpha, I don't want all this?" I asked helplessly.

"My dear, we don't choose our destinies and when destiny chooses us, we cannot change it." she takes my hands in hers.

"I want you to know one thing Lyka, Evanna had a lot of faith in you, you are the future of this pack and the rest of the other packs."

Everyone kept telling me the same thing, how they had faith in me, how I was important to them. I didn't even know if I wanted to stay, if I was even ready.

"I am not even ready for anything mom, it's just over bearing, everything in my life." I said softly.

"Honey, life never prepares us for anything. We just have to face the changes in our life sometimes, to look at the positive side. I need you, these people need you." she assured me with a sympathetic look embracing me.

I think she was right when she

I read said I needed to embrace this change and look on the positive side. These people need me. They have hope in me. I can't just let them down.

I spent the next hours with mom where she was telling me about her best friend who was Evanna, my mom. She said she was a wonderful woman, beautiful, loving, caring, kind and respectful. She was a very respected lady, very strong, intelligent and determined. She was the best alpha she had seen.

When I departed from my mom after lunch, I went back to the library. I still had a lot to find out. I sat again with another big volume black hardcover book.

The pack has a council of elders which have a lot of influence in the alpha's decisions. They are very respected people in the society and are problem solvers.

about the different council of elders in different regimes. They have the power to accept the alpha or discard them when they prove not worthy.

That explains what Sebastian told me about the council room.

I open the next page which is about mating. Every werewolf has a soulmate they are supposed to spend the rest of their lives with. It's like a behavior for them.

In the past, mates had the same birth marks on their bodies. It was easier to find your mate. Someone you feel a deeper connection to, a person you feel protective of all the time and are able to connect to even without their presence.

The alpha's mate is a very special person to the clan. It encourages continuation of the clan when they give birth to the next alpha. The alpha's mating ceremony is complete when the alpha mates with their mate. Here the bond is stronger than before, it makes the alpha stronger but that is also their weakness.

Someone can harm the alpha through their mate because of the deeper connection. When they hurt the mate, they hurt the alpha. It is also a weakness to the alpha.

Sometimes mates are found when they imprint on each other. This happens when one werewolf sees another and there is an instant connection, the instant bond that ties you to the person for the rest of your life. Imprinting is one way werewolves find mates. Two souls are bonded to each other, it's like an instinct to them.

Everything i am is overwhelming, this means I have to find my true mate. That is going to be one of the hardest tasks I am looking forward to. He's makes me stronger but also weaker.

When a werewolf from one pack mates with another from another pack, this causes mutual bond between the two packs but most of the times it's very rare.

I skipped the other pages about mating which were full of live pornography. There were pictures of wolves mating and looking at them made me horny. It has been long since I last had sex. That was before even Julian cheated.

Sex with Julian wasn't the best but it was good. At least he made sure I always came. I opened a new chapter about Lycanthropy. The act of humans shifting into werewolves.

I skipped the origin I read the other day. Shifting into a werewolf  depends on how dominant your wolf is or how strong it is, how you let it out. Most people shift at the age of sixteen, others at fourteen or eighteen or even much older.

I was twenty two now, I haven't shown any signs of being abnormal. I am totally okay and have been unless I have a problem.

At the full moon, a human shifts into a werewolf. It's a painful start with the new change and when the person changes, they are locked up until they are able to control their wolf or they are very dangerous at this time.

Werewolves are very much stronger at the time after their first shift. They are harmful to anything that crosses their way with an impending thirst and anger. They are not able to control themselves.

There were pictures of humans shifting which were quite intriguing. Werewolves are stronger in their wolf form. They have a great eye and ear sight, their smelling sight at maximum and are faster. They are able to conquer the enemy in a minimum time.

That sounds awesome.

By the time I left the library, it was already late. It was evening and as I walked from the west wing, I saw Ethel.

Here comes trouble.

"Hey Lyka," she smiled.

"Hey,"

"I am glad you are coming to grips with the situation."

"Well, not so much but am trying." I replied honestly.

"Have you spoken to Gabriel? He might have many things to teach you." she said calmly.

Gabriel.

"Not yet, perhaps later."

"Okay, I wish you all the best."

"Thank you,"

I made a step to leave but her calling stopped me.

"Evanna would be proud of you." she smiled and I nodded my head.

Now I know that my mother was a very kind lady if she was a friend to Ethel. She's a tough nut. I now made a mental check to read about who my mom was. I think I deserve the right to know what kind of person she was even though I didn't get to meet her.

I felt a sudden shift in my mood thinking about who my real mom was. I tugged at my necklace in wonder. I need to find out what my roots are, perhaps I will get to know who my father is.

After dinner, I followed Gabriel out. I hated him but at the same time I needed him. He somehow fitted in my puzzle somewhere.

"Ethel told me that you have things to teach me." I say nonchalantly.

"You are not ready yet." he turned to leave.

Moron!

"And who are you to tell me when I am ready or when am not? I already told you I am." I argued pointing my finger at his hardened chest gazing sternly in his hard grays. I could see him clenching his jaw like I was ticking him off but I had no choice, he was proving to be hard.

"When I say you are not ready, I mean it Lyka. Nothing you've done proves to me you are." he said stoically looking me in the eye.

His intense gaze almost has me not answering back but I need all I can get from him. I need him right now.

"And what do I need to do to prove to you that am ready?" I asked.

Instead he just shook his head and left.

What a jackass!

I won't accept this rude behavior of his towards me. He just walked away when I was being serious here.

Anger surging through my vein, I launched myself at him irrationally but I was stopped even before my hand even reached him.

Whoa! How did he do that?

The speed he used to turn around like he could read my mind.

Super speed, he's surely a werewolf.

Great, Gabriel was smirking right now my childishness amusing him. If he wasn't a handsome bastard, he would be the first name on my hate list.

I tried to twist my wrist out of his grip but it was in vain . He glared at me as I fought against him.

When I was finally calm, he left my wrist.

"You should save that energy, we have a war coming, we'll surely need it." Gabriel emotionlessly said voice dripping with anger and turned his back on me.

"What a jerk!" I sighed.

I was amazed my arm wasn't even bruised by his iron grip when I checked it. I needed Gabriel's attention no matter what. The man was a fucktard but I guess I have no choice, do I?

I don't think so.