Subtly, the party came to a close, with the music dying down, and the people beginning to leave to their places. I could count the number of people that were present.
Triton’s expression looked more worried since our conversation. He hadn’t told me what his problem was, and it unsettled me.
"Trevor, we’re going to solve everything together." Maria whispered to me as her palm cupped my face.
I smiled without forcing it. "I know we would."
A thought settled in my mind. Even though I had been cast out of my pack, I was still aware of the pack rules and pack politics. If Maria doesn’t have a wolf, she may not be ordained as alpha and leader of her pack.
I slipped my palm into hers and asked. "Are there any signs of your wolf returning?"
She looked in a particular direction towards the floor. I followed her gaze, but was met with nothing.
She smiled and pointed at an empty space. "My wolf is right there."
I squinted my eyes and looked in the direction she pointed. It was bare, and I couldn’t understand what she meant.
Before I could ask another question, she continued. "I can see my wolf spirit, but no one else can see it." She took her hand off mine and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.
"I don’t understand," I muttered.
"I’ve been seeing visions, Trevor. Remember the time you broke the wall of the library, there was actually nothing there, I was just seeing a vision." She paused for a moment to look at me. "I am from Veilwood, and I have the gift of the seer. It is my ability that also revealed the forger to me."
"Wow," That word escaped my lips before I could even think of a proper answer. "You mean you can see your wolf right here?" I stretched my hand and moved it around the place she pointed at.
Thunder growled in my head. "She has a wolf. What does it look like? Ask our mate what her wolf looks like? Is it pretty?"
"Describe your wolf for me."
She smiled and glanced quickly at that empty direction, before returning her gaze to me.
"Her name is Aria. She is not so big. She’s a white wolf. Right now, she’s glowing with golden light, just like a spirit."
"Wow." I muttered the same words again. "I wish I could meet her. Thunder wants to meet her."
"You would definitely meet her when she enters back into my body. She says I’m still recovering, and there’s a greater power in me, that’s why she can’t come in yet."
I couldn’t really explain why I was filled with so much excitement. My happiness bubbled over now that I knew that she wasn’t only my mate, but she was gifted with something unique and was a leader of her own pack.
"I will join you as soon as the blight is over."
"I wish you could join me now," She said.
When it got deeper into the night, we had to sleep to prepare for the next day. Triton had advised that we move fast, so that everything could be resolved soon.
As I lay in the bed close to Maria who was already sleeping, my mind rumbled with numerous thoughts. I couldn’t deny the fact that I was going to miss her.
She was by my side, sleeping peacefully, but she didn’t fully understand the type of effect that she had on me. She was more than just a mate.
I leaned closer and drew her closer to myself, while wrapping my hand on her waist. She stirred a bit, and nestled her head on my chest.
I love her, I always did. I wonder if Triton ever loved her the same way I did, and what their love story was.
Looking at her calm sleeping face which was slightly illuminated by the candlelight, I drifted into sleep.
When I woke up, I saw myself in an outside space. The trees formed a light canopy in the skies. The atmosphere was a bit foggy, and it was the early hours of the morning.
It didn’t look like the forest around my territory, nor did it look like the one in my hometown in the north, Lycanthia.
Then, I perceived the scent of my mate, Maria. It got more intense and I followed the scent. As I drew closer, I could hear voices, loud, harsh and commanding.
When I reached the spot, I was met with a gory sight of my mate being tied to a pole, in front of her was a man who I slightly recognized— the forger. Get full chapters from novel⚑fire.net
He sneered and pointed a finger at me. "Tell her to stop whatever she’s trying to do or I kill her. She wouldn’t ruin my plans."
I opened my mouth to say something, but it seemed like I was stuck in a phase where the words refused to form.
"Help me, Trevor!" Maria screamed as the forger brought the sword closer to her neck in an attempt to slit it.
I lunged towards him and hit him off. Then, he pointed the sword towards me, and forced it down my chest.
It was that moment that I screamed, and my voice came out loud.
I opened my eyes and was still screaming. When Maria held my hand, it was only then that I realized it was a dream. I was still in bed with her.
"What happened?" She asked as she rubbed my back gently.
I was already sweating and shivering. The dream seemed too realistic.
"I had...had a nightmare about both of us and the forger." I stuttered.
She placed her hand in mine and gave my palm a gentle squeeze.
"It’s just a dream," She comforted me. "Nothing will happen to any of us."
Then, she gave me a light kiss on the lips, and leaned against my chest. In a few minutes, I could already feel her hot breath on my skin as she drifted into sleep.
As for me, sleep eluded me. My eyes were sharp through the remainder of the night. I ended up cradling her in my arms till the next morning.
"Goodmorning," she muttered as she woke up.
I responded by placing a light kiss on her forehead. She stretched her limbs and yawned before sitting upright on the bed.
"You’re ready to leave today with Triton?"
She nodded her head. "Yes,"
She stepped out of bed, prepared and headed towards the hall with a satchel which contained the things she would need during the trip.
I followed behind her, my mind unwilling to wish her goodbye so soon. It felt like a part of me was missing. We were mates and better halves of each other, so what I felt was valid.
I cornered Triton to the side before he went with her.
"I need you to take care of her throughout the journey. I don’t want to hear of any accidents."
"You make me laugh sometimes, brother." Triton responded with a chuckle. "Have I ever had any accidents while coming here or while leaving?"
I swallowed hard. "There are dangerous wolves out there. They may not attack you because you’re an alpha, but sensing she has no wolf, they may want to attack her."
"I totally get your point. She’s in safe hands."
With those convincing statements from him, I faced Maria.
She was looking as beautiful as ever and obviously less worried than me. I pulled her into my arms and hugged her tightly. Her wild roses scent engulfed me, the scent calmed my frazzled nerves.
"I’d miss you. Don’t forget that you can always write me letters."
She wrapped her hands on top of my shoulders. "Do letters really get delivered to the rogue fortress?"
"Of course they do. How do you think my brother writes to me?"
She smiled and pressed her head further into my chest. "Then, I’ll write everyday."
Triton cleared his throat, interrupting our moment of bonding. "We have to leave early so we can arrive at Veilwood fast."
She unwrapped her hand around me and we disentangled from the hug. She joined Triton’s crew.
I walked them off till the borders and stopped by the forest where the blight had been studied to spread from. She waved at me from where she stood, and I waved back.
Then, she faced front and walked along with Triton and his man. I watched them move, until they walked deeper into the forest and I couldn’t see them again.
I continued standing at the same spot even after they vanished into the forest. I wondered if she was going to recover her memory when she returned to her pack.
Her parents might not want to accept me as her mate because I am a rogue, but that was the least of my worries. We had already marked ourselves as mates and no one could separate us, not even my death curse, because I knew I am going to fight this curse and I must live to continue loving my mate.