Billy and I walked into the large room and the guard left out. The doors were closed and I could help but look around. The tiles were golden marble ones that sparkled under the lights of the chandeliers hanging on the ceiling. The windows were large and silk curtains tried to block the natural light from outside but did not do much to help with that. But I think that it was just the aesthetics of the room. The walls were smooth and had art paintings hanging on them; almost twenty. I did not know the exact amount but I could tell that they were a lot and expensive. Perfume filled the air and the silence in the room was enough to bore a hole in someone’s heart. A throne sat almost at the back of the room. It was adorned with jewels and emeralds; on it sat a very beautiful lady. Her presence reeked of power and authority. She had a nonchalant look on her face as she studied us. There were two thrones next to hers. One on her right and the other on her left. The one on the right was o
Ignoring the Moon goddess was at first could be done because I could just push her voice at the back of my mind with all the other voices and thoughts in my head. But now, it was harder than ever. “Belle…” I cleared my throat. “Oh, don’t tell my mom about that. She definitely does not know that I dated someone from your pack. She would go berserks if she finds out. Not because she hates your pack but because of what happened in her life.”“Yeah…” I dragged the word as understanding dawned on me. I knew what she was trying to get at. “Your mom fell in love with your dad and he was from another pack. Their relationship is complicated and she blames it on the fact that she did not find love in her own pack. Am I hitting the nail on the head?” Belle gave me a small smile as a look of mild confusion smeared her face. “Yeah, but how did you know that? I mean, yeah. Anyone could put that together but you got that so perfectly that it scares me.” She laughed lightly. I smiled in response.
Belle was sitting on the couch and had an awed expression. “Healed? So I’m right, huh? You were reincarnated and then blessed with the gift of healing by the Moon goddess.” She laughed in disbelief. “Keep your voice down,” I cautioned her when I saw an omega working as a housemaid walk by. I did not need the whole world to know that I was some kind of freak. “It’s nothing to be ashamed of.” She smiled. “Oh, no. I’m not ashamed. I just don’t want everyone to know. I’m not comfortable with that.” I rubbed my hand on my forehead in a swift motion. “I would like to know two things. Number one is that you said that you have read about people reincarnating and being blessed with gifts. Where did you read that?” I wanted to know. I mean, of course, I too had heard about stories like that but I had never read one before. If there was a book where I could read about people that went through what I am literally going through, maybe I would know what to do and won’t feel too alone in all thi
Belle had captured everyone’s attention. “Dad,” She began. “There is something that I need to tell you; something that mom and I need to tell you.” She glanced at her mom. “Belle…” Her mom chuckled nervously and grabbed a glass of water to drink. After taking a very small sip and putting the glass back down, she continued, “If you are about to say what I think you are about to say, then no, it is not the right time.” “When would it be then?” Belle asked. “What are you two talking about?” Billy chuckled. “Mom has HIV,” Belle blurted out. Billy rolled his eyes playfully. “Um, that has not been a secret to me. She told me even before you were born.” He shrugged nonchalantly. “But what I’m concerned about is you just blurting that sensitive information in front of Lucia. No offense to her but we have not known her for even more than a month.” “None taken.” I smiled blandly and reached for some cut-up fruits in a bowl not far from me. “It’s okay, I told her already.” Belle did not s
It was the next day and I was left in the mansion with Pearl, Belle’s mom. The day was sunny and the wind was warm and very light. The sky was blue like a painting and bright white clouds floated slowly past the glowing sun. She and I were in one of the living rooms. The TV was on but was at a very low volume. A TV show about vampires was on and it actually looked very interesting but I could not bring myself to give it my full attention because I kept thinking about how I would be able to help Pearl. Belle had been taken to the hospital by her dad to check if she was still positive. To be honest, I was not worried about that because I had the assurance that the Moon goddess had healed her through me. But what I was indeed worried about was Pearl. I did not know if I could help her in the way that she needed to be helped. She stayed home and did not follow her family to the hospital because she needed my help. She needed me to try to heal her. And I wanted to. I really wanted to,
Then it stopped. The bright light dimmed down until it was gone. We opened our eyes and looked at our means of physical contact, which was me holding onto Pearl’s hand. “Oh,” She chuckled the word out. “Oh my gosh! You did it!” She sounded so excited. She pulled me in for a hug and I could not resist. I hugged her back and her perfume filled my nose. I could not believe it either. I actually did it. “You are capable of so much more…” I finally heard the voice that I had dying to hear since I decided that I would like to heal Belle’s mom. It was the voice of the Moon goddess. “Be proud.” The voice was filled with exceeding warmth and love. “I did it,” I mumbled and then broke the embrace with Pearl. “Ho–how do you feel?” I asked her as I studied her with my eyes. She looked down at her hands and body and let out a small laugh. “Honestly, I feel not much different than before; just a bit lighter,” She told me the truth. My insecurities bubbled up and I tried my best to shove them
With a racing heart and adrenaline rushing through my veins, I stared into the eyes of the Moon goddess. Of course, it was not her real form. Seeing her real form would be instant death for me. She was in the same form that I last saw her in when I was in the spirit world. Her presence took away my fear and shock gradually and all I could feel was true peace. “You did well.” She smiled brightly and I could not help but smile back. “What are you talking about?” “Come on. Do you want to make me say it?” She walked away from me and deeper into the library. I followed her and ran my hand through my hair. “Actually, yes. Because I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about.” “Hmm,” She mumbled under her breath and continued to walk. She walked until she came to a stop right in front of a desk that had some old books scattered on it. Dust covered every one of them. It was obvious that no one had been down here in a while. “You healed someone without my help,” She finally told me
I walked out of the library and headed up the stairs. The musky smell lingered in the air and faded as I walked out. Belle followed me and said, “But I thought that you said that you were going to be staying for a while. Plus, look at the time. It’s night.” It was clear that she wanted me to stay but that could not happen. It was fun being in another world but I had to get back to mine. I had to put on my big girl’s pants and get back to the town of rogue werewolves. A town that was a trigger for me yet I had to return. It was fun forgetting about all my problems and pain for once and just helping other people. It was fun being in this town called Greenleaf. It was refreshing. But all things eventually came to an end. And my time here had done that. I did not reply to Belle until we reached the top of the stairs. We were no longer at the basement level. “Look, Belle. I am grateful that I got to meet you and your parents. It made my heart swell with gladness. But I think it’s time
Two months later, I was on my way to the werewolf prison. The sun was bright and yellow. The sky was blue and the wind was perfect. I wore my hair down and had the windows rolled down. The wind blew my hair back and it was actually really soothing. It felt like I was at the end of a movie, but I was far from that. My life was not over, in fact, I think it had just begun. In my past life, I was alive but barely lived. I was in constant pain and agony and when I was finally delivered from that kind of life, I was thrown into a new one that was filled with so much crap that I sometimes wished that I had not reincarnated. But now. Now, I was much much better. I was more mature. I was stronger in so many ways that I could not explain. I finally had peace and I got the revenge that I sought so badly. But I got it by letting go. I got my revenge by freeing myself from the hate, the anger, the rage, and the need to want to punch the wall over and over. I got my revenge and vindication for
The air was cold and had a sweet smell. We were still in the room that looked like a conference room. From the windows, you could see the beauty of the town. It was very magnificent. Both natural and unnatural light filled the room, so we had no light problem. “Who can corroborate your story?” General Sara asjed again. We had her full attention and I could tell that she really wanted to know if what we just told her was true. But the thing was, we were not worried, because it was indeed true. If it was not, then we would have been worried, but not when it was. “Sam, Katara, and Chad can do that. They can corroborate our story,” I explained to her. “They were there, of course. Have them questioned. They would have to tell the truth because they wouldn’t want their application to the Supreme Court Of Packs to be threatened.” “Hmm…” She mumbled in response and chewed playfully on the pen. “But if they’re not the ones you were hoping we could use as witnesses then we have one more pe
“Hands where we can see them!” One of the policemen said loudly and with authority. My heart was racing and my eyes darted almost everywhere. Then Jade tried to calm me. “Hey, hey, calm down.” “They’re about to arrest us, Jade! How do you expect me to calm down? They could literally take us back to the rogue town and who knows what Sam would do to us.” I was panicking. When the policemen closed the distance between us and them, one female patted me down and searched me while a male officer did the same to Jade. When they realized that we had nothing on us that could be a threat to them, they took their hands off us and took a few steps back. “What’s going on here?” Jade asked confidently but got no response. A black sleek car then pulled over in seconds and the door was opened by one of the officers. From in the car came down a beautiful dark-skinned lady with curly hair. Her face was void of any expression and she was dressed in some sort of military uniform that I couldn’t reco
Welcome to Greenleaf—the huge sign board read. The moment we drove into the beautiful and modern town, it was like everything got better. There was no way that Sam, his daughter, or Chad would be able to do anything to us in this town. “Wow,” My mom said at the same time that Gloria gasped. “This place reminds me of the human lands,” Gloria chuckled the words out. “Come on, mom. How do you know about how human lands look?” Jade’s voice was laced with some humor. He kept driving and from the look on his face, I could tell that he was amazed by the town too. “Son, I know a lot of things that would make your jaw drop. I once lived amongst humans. But that is a story for another time.” She smiled. “That is how I know that this town is almost a replica of how human places look.” “Well…yeah, you’re right. Humans once lived in this town; a long time ago,” I explained what I was told when I was in the town some days ago. “It’s so different, but in a beautiful and jaw-dropping way,” My m
After an hour of driving on the almost empty road, we got closer to the mansion. But before we could reach there, we passed right past Chad’s house. He was not lying about having a birthday party, I would say that. Loud music boomed from the house and so many people were still there; out in the compound partying. I could not imagine the number of people in the house. “Gosh, they’re celebrating after they tried to kill us,” Jade mumbled, then released a short sigh. He glanced at me and kept his eyes on me for a few seconds longer before asking, “Are you okay? You look like you’re in pain. Are you?” He was right. I was in pain. But I did not want him or anyone to know that. “What are talking about?” I tried to act as normal as possible, but it was not easy because pain tickled my bones with each breath that I took. “Lucia, don’t pretend. I noticed that you were in pain from the moment you freed me from that shack. I saw that you were trying to hide that fact from me so I pretended
We hid in the bushes and stayed as quiet as possible. Owls hooted and night creatures sang, but that was not what we were listening to. We had our ears open; to see whether we hear more sounds from the cabin. “I hear nothing,” Jade whispered to me. “Shhh, be quiet,” I replied to him in a breathy way. We stayed quiet and just as I expected, another sound erupted. It was the sound of the opening of the door. We ducked deeper into the bushes and waited to see who would walk out. The door swung open and there stood in a dark suit and smirk, was Sam. He ran his hands through his perfectly styled hair and wet his lips before walking down the small staircase that led to the forest ground. He placed his hands in his pockets and proceeded to walk to the back of the cabin but suddenly stopped, causing my heart to do a backflip. I reached for Jade’s hand and held it tightly in my hand. Sam started to sniff the air. It was clear that he was catching a foreign scent in the air. And that was u
I made sure that I had some cover in the bushes as I walked closer to the shack that I suspected Jade to be in. There was no car or any sort of vehicle parked around there so it was likely that Katara and Chad were not there. Though I had healed myself to some extent, I still was not totally healed. And that meant I was still in a world of pain, just not as much as before. I ran my hands through my hair and closed the distance between the shack and me. The door was locked, unlike the way mine was. If I had enough strength, I would have been able to wolf out and destroy the lock and a simple hit, but I could not. I had to find another way. I wiggled the lock on the door and sure enough, it was a strong one. I winced as a sharp stabbing pain rang around my rib area. I did not know what it was and I was not a doctor, so the best thing to do was to ignore it until I had gotten Jade the help he needed. I visually searched around for something to use to break the lock, then my eyes fina
Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. That was the sound that woke me up. The dripping of water into something like a metallic pan. I released a labored breath and then opened my heavy eyelids. The world was blurred for a few seconds until my vision cleared. My throat was very dry and I was in a lot of pain. I proceeded to get up from where I was lying but it was torture. I managed to do it though. I sat up and groaned as I study the room I was in. The air smelled like urine and mud. And the sound of the water dripping was now even louder. I soon realized that it was raining. And there was a leak from the ceiling. A metallic pan was placed under the part of the roof that was leaking, as a way to collect the dripping water. That was where the sound was coming from. My head was hurting so badly and I could not stop my eyes from producing tears. A sob escaped my mouth when my mind reminded me of everything that had happened. They knew. Katara and Chad knew, and now they were taking their revenge
Chad sat in the back, next to me, while Jade sat in the front, next to Katara. We did not want it that way but katara insisted. She said that she wanted Chad and me to get more comfortable with each other but all that did was make me more uncomfortable. The windows were rolled up and the AC was on full blast. The car smelled new and there was a tension hovering that I could not explain. I just felt on edge but I did not know what. “You said that the party would be held at Chad’s house, right?” I asked, trying to speak above the music that was playing in the car. “Hmm?” Chad locked eyes with me. And then his eyes widened a bit when his brain caught on to what I had asked. “Oh, yeah. It’s at my place. It’s going to be so much fun. You have no idea how long I have waited for this day.” He grinned. I let a few seconds pass between us before I spoke. “In case I did not say it, Happy birthday.” I flashed him a warm smile. He nodded in response and then mumbled, “Okay.” I did not know