Hidden lycan

32

Feelings.
Emotional attraction or desire.

The next morning was much of a hustle for me.
I had woken up really late and when I did, Roux was no longer their. He had already left for the council.

The fact that I had dreamt of him all night was really weird.
I remove my gaze from the artefact that stood at the other end of the room. My hands, it went up to my hair, I untied my  pony tail, letting my hair fall loose. I brought both my hands to my face and the next minute, I was seated on the bed and I got back to staring at the artefact.

A knock broke my gaze as I sprang up immediately to get the door.

“Hi, My name is Jane” The lady who looked slightly older than I am said. She looked to be a changed Lycan and at that moment, I came into realization at who she was.

I bowed my head immediately and invited her in.

“Nice to have you here Luna Jane” I greeted.

“Nice to have you too… Maya. I would say, there would be no need for the formalities,” She replied, smiling eagerly at me. The skirt she wore was a little bit below her knee while the the blouse she wore fit perfectly.

“Please sit” I motioned before she sat on the bed. The smile on her face grew wider.

“What’s so amusing?” I asked.

“Nothing really, I’m just so happy. It’s not everyday that we have visitors. Elias sisters are all married and I’m mostly by myself, except when I’m attending parties or with him” She voiced, relaxing her nerves.

“I really don’t know how that must be but being a Luna is really tough. How long have you been the Luna?” I asked

“Five years. I was a village girl of no rank or would I say, An Omega. I didn’t have much of a significance in the pack so I decided to take a break from all pack activities. I pursued my education in the human world and well, it was hard at first but I adjusted. Afterwards, I got a job. I met Elias there. They came for some sort of business and he claimed me right away,”

“That must be really… “

“The mate pull was really hard to resist and Elias wasn’t even helping matters. How about you, Are you marked?” She asked.

“No, I’m not.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know. We didn’t really start on a smooth surface but now, we’re getting to know each other more. I don’t know if it’s the mate bond or just me. My emotions are really messed up and he’s more in my head lately. It’s just so frustrating,”

Jane let out a slight chuckle but immediately masked it with a smile.

“I think you have feelings for him. Not the mate bond but just you. He’s always in your head, you definitely dream about him and can’t stop thinking of him. They’re all symptoms of falling in love. The mate bond brings us together, with the spark and attraction which eventually leads to love, solely on the individual. With the bond and love together, staying apart can most certainly be impossible which leads to marking that seals the bond, merging the two souls together and forever. With the marking, the feeling is intensified and…  “

“That is what I wouldn’t want to know now.” I said embarrassed. I know where the conversation was heading which just makes the idea of love terrifying and at the same time, enchanting.

“Would you like to take a stroll with me, I’ll show you around. It’ll be much more refreshing,”

“Alright!”
I said excited.

We left the room together. Jane showed me around, Some pack members greeted us as we went by. They seemed to be in love with her as she was very nice and entertaining.

We visited the gardens, she showed me her favourite place to stay which was near the stream. The place was very beautiful with butterflies and flowers all around.

We had tea together and after everything, she escorted me back to my room.

“Thank you so much!”

“It’s my pleasure. I’ll see you tomorrow” She smiled while I returned the gesture.

I locked the door carefully before I switched off the lights. Roux wasn’t back yet and immediately, I wanted to cause myself for bringing him up after I did all I could all day to not think about him.

What Jane had said earlier today was still echoing at the back of my mind. The concept of love was still far from my understanding. Talking about it is something but accepting and spelling it out to yourself is actually harder than it seems.

I wanted to shift my mind and focus to something else but it wasn’t helping. The room was dark with the lights off.
I sat up, bringing both my hands forward. I called upon fire in my mind and it came out in equal proportion on both my hands. I tried merging them together, focusing my energy and it worked. I released fire and called upon water, putting all my focus on it. Water was very tricky to entertain and hasn’t really answered well to me. After staying in the position for more than a minute, I gave up.

I stood on my feet immediately before I put back the light on. I searched through my bag before I found the books that Aoife had given me.

One was on channeling which was the one I took. The other four was Fire, Air, water and earth respectively.

I began to scroll down the book till I caught something interesting.

‘The Lost Element. The fifth and superior element. This element is of the moon and outer space and no one on earth has ever wielded it. It’s believed to have the entity of light and darkness, depending on the person who wields it’

The Lost element. I suddenly lost interest on the other books and wanted to know more about the lost element.

The knock on the door, broke me from the thoughts I was having.

Without thinking of anything, I went straight for the door. I was met with Roux who looked tired. He gave me a warm smile before he entered inside.

“I see you’re busy” He said, noticing the books littered on the bed and before I could make a move, he picked one of them. The one on water.

“Water is the third element and of great significance. It’s strong, it combines in different forms, depending on who wields it…” He said before he gave me a questioning look.

“It’s just for research purposes. I found it to be interesting and got it from the library” The lie came out, almost like it was part of me, something I’ve grown tired of.

“It just seems weird, the last and first person that had something to do with the elementals was Ralia Dimian… Never mind though. We’ll both go to the council tomorrow” He said.