Wolfsbane

Chapter 30

Jamie

The next morning I was in bed naked and alone. There was a note sat on the nightstand left by Connor.

Jamie,

I had to leave early this moring for an elders meeting. Be quick when you get up. You have to be ready for the mating ritual that will start today at nightfall. I left you the clothes you're supposed to wear for the ritual in the bathroom. I'll see you soon. I love you JJ, no matter what happens at the mating ritual.

Love Connoroy Slaughter

Tears sprang to my eyes knowing that our time together was up. I wiped the tears from my cheeks and got ready for the ritual sadly. I slid the thin white dress over my body, putting the white slippers on and went to do my makeup. After I was done with my outfit and makeup, I straightened my hair and went to the living room and out the front door. I met up with Olivia and we made our way to the clearing in the deepest part of the woods with all the other females.

"I can hear your heart weeping." Olivia whispered to me. I looked around at the girls, feeling eyes burning holes in my head. My eyes landed on Lola and her girls staring at me in anger. "What do you mean by that?" I asked her. "You're sad about Connor. I can hear your heart crying for him." I huffed looking away so she wouldn't see the tears stinging my eyes. "You don't have to be ashamed of it JJ. I feel the same why about Luke as you do about Connor." She said with the same amount of sadness as I felt. "I just wish we had more time together." I whispered. "Be thankful for what you had, not what you didn't get." She whispered back before a woman in blue walked to the middle of the clearing.

All the girls seemed to turn their attention to the woman in blue and we all got quiet. "Now is the time, now is the hour. I call on Lady Luna, goddess of the moon, queen of the wolf children. Blessed are the wolves, blessed are the grounds and air. We call to you goddess of the wolf children. Bless the night and bless your children as we commence in our ritual. Bless the mates and our pack. Give me the power to protect your people. Now is the time, now is the hour. We thank you Lady Luna." The woman in blue chanted with power.

"As we drink form this cup we are blessed and open to our mates. Drink with the purest of intentions." She said and we did as we were told. "When the horn sounds run into the woods and phase. Once you hear the second horn your mate will come to find you." The woman said before the horn sounded and everyone took off in different directions. I relaxed my mind and I felt my bones cracking and my body bending. My vision blurred and I felt myself falling into a black hole. Looking down, I could see white paws pounding into the dirt. I was shocked knowing that I actually had a wolf.

The second horn sounded off making my wolf stop dead in it's tracks sniffing the air before letting out an ear deafening howl. She took off running again until she found a rock to lay down near a little waterfall. She was relaxed but not enough to let me change back. The sound of a twig snapping brought her attention to a little spot tucked away near the waterfall. She stood up on all fours, growling at the tucked away spot. A growl came bouncing back at us as this large black wolf slowly stepped out lowering it's head, snarling. It's bright green eyes shinning in the silver moonlight. The wolf stalked closer as did mine. Sniffing the air I could smell his scent, firewood and mint. My wolf lowered her head and whimpered at the black wolf.

In a matter of seconds the wolf seemed to change into a playful state of mind. My wolf jumped up padding her paws on the rock before running up to the black wolf and rubbing her head under the it's neck. The wolf hummed in delight licking my wolf's snout before running around and playing together. Time had passed by so fast and the moon was slowly disappearing behind the clouds. I felt my wolf slowly relaxing and her bones cracking and her body bending. In a few short seconds I was standing in front of this wolf slightly panicked.

The wolf standing before me started it's own phasing and within the blink of an eye a man in a gray shirt and black pants stood before me. "Connor?" I asked looking up at his face. "I can't believe it's you!" He said walking over to me in a rush kissing me with nothing but love and happiness. I pulled away completely out of breath. "Your my mate. I can't believe it." He said in complete excitement. My mind was swirling with so many questions. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that the man I had slowly fallen in love with was my mate. I had feelings for him even before the mating ritual was mentioned.

"You and I for the rest of our lives." He said making me smile. "Who knew that we would find each other and fall in love before we even knew we were mates. Has that ever happened before?" I asked with a little confusion. "Only a few times. We all have our crushes here and there but as far as I know they never really turn out to be mates." He said as we walked away from the little waterfall. "I wonder if Olivia and Luke are mates. Do you think they are?" I asked with a little excitement. " I don't really know. I guess we will just have to wait for the dinner in a few minutes." He said as we split ways to meet everyone in the clearing. We were told to hide our mates identity until the dinner.