The Celestial Wolf

The Beast

I wake up and feel Starks warmth still next to me. He is sound asleep and looks so peaceful with the sun coming though the windows. His hair glistens in the light and I can see his face clearly. I smile at his sleeping self as I get up slowly. I wince at my soreness. Damn I didn't think I would be this sore when I woke up. I don't plan on moving out of my bed just yet. I'm glad my sheets are black and not white that would have been an interesting story to tell Zehira. I feel better and stronger then I felt yesterday. I roll over and sit up slowly stretching my muscles out. the sun is bright it must be the afternoon already now. The heat from the sun feels good on my ski. And helps me wake up. I feel arms around my waist and know Stark is awake now. He nuzzles his face into my hair at the back of my neck.

"Good morning beautiful how are you feeling?" He ask bringing me close to him. I lean into him and take a breath in then out.

"Better then I was yesterday but. A little sore." I say giggling. I get up slowly and head towards the shower. I look back and see amazement in Starks eyes.

"What is it I say crossing my arms and leaning into the door way of my bathroom. I looks into my eyes.

"I never realized all the tattoos you have they are beautiful." He says getting up and coming over to me. I stay where I am as he puts his hands on my arm staring at the tattoos. He is interested in them studying the different ones on my body. His hands trail to my shoulders where I have the wolf one on the right and the other where my newer scar is. He flinches a little at the scar but continues his trail to my back. I have six scars there now. Three x's cross my back completely. There used to be into three lines but that bastard Lucian decided to add some new ones. Stark takes in a breath as he trails them. Sending shivers through my body because of his touch. He trails his hands on my sides as he sees the dragon tattoo and the koi tattoo. He keeps exploring down my thighs where from my waist down has tattoos covering also. He looks at them all to where the end at my ankles. Flowers and pestles are tattooed on my feet. He looks up at me and I just smile at him. He gets up quickly and kisses me balling his fists into my hair. I kiss him back and push on his chest.

"I gotta take a shower Stark I don't like smelling like this." I say laughing turnin around.

"Oh so I can't join you?" He says raising an eyebrow. My face turns red and I know I want him to but I want the shower to my self.

"It's okay you need your time I get that I'll go to the other one to take a shower." he says kissing my head and leaves to get some clothes to go to the other shower across the hall. I shake my head and chuckle turning on the water and close the door. Just as I'm about to get into the shower I feel a sharp pain in my chest and fall to the ground. What the hell! I can feel the power taking control. Oh hell no not again! I try to calm my breathing and heart rate as I'm hugging myself to try and control the power surging through me.

'Artemis what is happening!!' i scream frantically in my mind to my wolf she looks concerned at me.

'sense you aren't used to your power it's taking control and making you shift i'm sorry my child i will try to keep control when we shift but your beast hasn't been tamed yet. I hope mate will be able to keep us under control.' she says to me.

A scream rips through me when my body begins to twist in pain by the sudden forced shift. I feel like passing out but I continue to try and keep control of myself from turning into my wolf. I hear the door to my room burst open. I smell mate and someone else.

"Stark she's in the bathroom!" No! They can't see me like this not now. Fear rips through me and I find a shirt and pants putting them on while struggling to keep control. Its doesnt work though as i burst open the doors a shift mid air when i jump out my balcony and hear stark calling my name but my beast has taken over howling in freedom.

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"Stark go after her! Please she is losing control you saw what I saw she just shifted!" says Zehira rushing out the room to go after Zarola. I watch her land gracefully on all four paws and its magnificent but I can't be gawking at my mate I need to find and help her before she does something she is going to regret. At least I got my pants on before I ran in here. I shift into my wolf and jump out of the balcony landings on my feet.

'I can sense her wolf she is trying to stay in control but you know her beast won't allow that. She hasn't had training like us we need to get to her Stark, Artemis can't hold much longer!' says my wolf as I run faster.

I head straight towards her scent and I realize she isn't far and isn't moving anymore. My heart is racing as I spread through the trees to get to her I start to see her wolf. She is leaned against a tree panting. She looks in pain and struggling to keep control of herself. She turns her head to look at me and her eyes are pleading. Seeing her like this is tugging at my heart and my wolf whimpers.

'Zarola you need to calm down.' I say through my mind I'm not sure is she will hear it or not but I'm hoping she does. She looks at me confused but takes deep pained breaths.

'Stark stay away I don't know what I'll be able to do please..' she says in her mind. I'm taken by surprised but inch closer to her. She tries to move away but stumbles to the ground. I walk up to her and nuzzle my muzzle into her face. She stops shaking and slouches into me.

I cradle her wolf into mine letting her wolf feel her mate letting the connection calm her down. Since she is in wolf form her wolf will calm if her mate is near. The beast within can't do anything to their mate so they begin to regain control and calm down. Me being an alpha also help ssense my wolf is powerful and strong. Zehira walks up sweat dripping down her face and slumps to a tree smiling. Tears are coming down her face as she sees her sister is safe and not harmed.

"She okay now Stark." she says looking at her sister catching her breath. I nod yes and watch as Zarola is looking around.

'Stark I need to learn how to control this new power I just don't know how yet.' says Zarola through mind link. It's still weird that I can hear her mind and she can hear mine. But we are mates after all.

'I'll teach you the way i was taught.'I say to her. She turns to look at me and I just snort at the look she is giving me. Her wolf snorts back at me.

'You may not know but we werewolves do have to learn control or our wolves would take over and we would kill innocent people. Especially we alphas.' I say to her. She gives me one last look then nods in agreement and nestles back into my wolf which he is content that his mate is next to him and safe.