The Call of the Lycan

Chapter Four

That night I fall asleep & have a very unsettling dream. In my dream I'm in the forest, in a field full of white Lillys. The moon is full and bright. I'm appreciating how beautiful the flowers are when I hear a deep voice behind me. "Mate" I whip around & see him. My rogue mate. He smirks at my surprised expression. I wonder for a moment if he came back to kiss me again. His smirk is so attractive to me that my heart frenzies in palpitations. I'm far to focused on his lips to think clearly... This man is absolutely breath taking. His eyes turn into a glowing red as he continues to smirk at me. Fear & disgust fill my heart. His incredibly handsome face does nothing to stop me from being terrified. "STOP IT" I scream at him in frustration. "I saved your life, are you not going to thank me?" He snarls at me, all traces of amusement gone. His tone is surprisingly defensive. "You were there to hurt my pack! You should have killed all of us instead of leaving me at the mercy of my Alpha!" I hiss at him, tears of rage streaking my face. "He's not your Alpha anymore- I am" he says calmly. I scoff at him but Inaya purrs at his assertion. "You don't know anything about your little pack do you?" He growls. His head tilts to the side, like he's sizing me up- a purely predatory gesture. I feel confused at what he is implying but recognize he's probably trying to plant seeds of doubt in my mind about where my loyalties lie. I try to remember the words to reject him but nothing comes to mind. The mate bond urges me to accept him but I ignore it. "You didn't tell me you are the betas daughter. You're probably just as corrupt as the sorry excuse for leadership running your pack" he says slowly, smirking at me again. I'm so shocked I'm speechless. "I don't have to tell you anything- but I am not corrupt!" I sputter in disbelief. How is he so entitled to know anything about me when he doesn't want me? He shifts into his wolf form. His wolf is huge, bigger than his human form. In fact, he is the biggest wolf I've ever seen. I realize he must be of alpha blood, maybe a Lycan. The most powerful & feared of all wolf species was a Lycan, despite them being near extinct. They are the most animalistic & vicious. It would make sense that he is a rogue that is a Lycan. He snarls at me again & begins circling me like prey. I realize I am his prey. I have power to hurt this man, a power like no other would hold. I needed to be controlled before I could do damage. He snaps at my legs, narrowly missing as I scramble out of his reach. "Mates can't hurt each other" I shriek at him as if he didn't know one of the most sacred laws of wolves. I'm terrified because he is big & strong enough to kill me with one bite. 'I will never have a mate like you, filth!' He snarls at me again through our mind link. I almost laugh at the disdain he's showing for me. Who does he think he is? A rogue would certainly never get with a pack Garou even if he was a Lycan. I shift into my wolf form to protect myself. He seems surprised I shifted by his lack of snapping at me now. We begin to circle each other, challenging each other.  'You are the most unpleasant & miserable wolf I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with!' I bare my fangs & give my most vicious snarl. I swear I almost see laughter in his wolfs eyes before he snaps at me again. I swerve out of the way quickly. I will certainly loose this fight but I'll die fighting. Suddenly white blinding light fills the field. I try to shield my eyes as a small white wolf with a silver tinge to its coat steps into the clearing. I can feel the peaceful & powerful energy from her. I immediately bow to her because Inaya forces me. Even the Lycan rogue bows to the small wolf. "Why are you rejecting my gift?" The small wolf asks us. I stare at her in confusion. What gift? My brain can't work fast enough to understand what she is asking. I know I want to please this small wolf because I sense her power. Suddenly the Lycan rogue lets out a painful howl at the moon. "I don't understand" I whisper more to myself than anyone. "You don't need too right now Clara. I have given you both the gift of a fated mate in each other, and you are rejecting each other because of who you think the other is. Not everything is as it seems" The small wolf says to us in a disappointed voice. I hate knowing I've disappointed this wolf. I need to make it right. "You want me to be a rogue Luna?" I choke out in disbelief. My mate regards me with a confused look & barks a laugh. He howls at the moon again & the small wolf nods to him. He takes off running into the woods. I ignore his departure. I would do anything for this little wolf in front of me no matter how hard it was. "I chose you because you are special. Hard hearts needs special souls with compassion and wisdom" she says. "The tasks in front of you are not easy, but you have a choice to make. Choose wisely Clara." The field is filled with blinding light again. "Protect & unite" I hear her whisper in my ear. I feel a scorching pain to the right side of my neck on the opposite side of where my mates mark would go. I wake from my dream with a gasp. I grab my neck in disbelief from the pain. Did I accidentally take drugs or something? Why did that dream feel so real? What the hell? I jump out of bed & pull my shirt down to inspect my neck. My jaw drops. A white and silver circular mark is seared into my neck. I run my fingers over it in disbelief. What did this mean? The sound of birds chirping brought me of my reverie and I realized dawn is breaking on the horizon. 'What was that?' I ask Inaya. Did Inaya make me have that dream so i would consider accepting our mate or something? Inaya shuts out our link leaving me speechless.

When I went downstairs to eat breakfast neither of my parents so much as did a double take on me. I even rested my finger beside the mark while we ate breakfast to see if they would notice it. The mark was so obvious to anyone who would look at me that I know they can't see it on me. I try everything I can think of too make Inaya talk to me but she refuses. I feel so confused at what my dream means. I didn't trust anyone enough to ask what it would mean to meet the moon goddess in a dream. The only place I could go to try & learn something about the moon goddess would be the pack library. As a nurse practitioner this wouldn't be suspicious to anyone. I make up my mind to go tomorrow. I finally stop looking in the mirror & try to read to a book to distract myself. That is, until the alpha mind links me asking for a meeting the next day.