His Rejected Luna

III

Meet The Oracle

Let's all,
us today finger-sweep our cheekbones with two
blood-marks and ride that terrible train homeward
while looking back at our blackened eyes inside
tiny mirrors fixed inside our plastic compacts. We
could not have known where she began given how
we were, from the start, made to begin where she
ends. In this way, she's no way to make her amends.  

Valerie's pov:

I need to learn that when Archibald makes up his mind, he makes it sure that no one defies it. Like right now standing in the middle of the big hall and instead of allowing the maids to do their work, I am working my ass off.  Archibald made it sure that I was decorating the hall! just the exact permission that Mama Jenny had asked. "You know the Halloween ball is tomorrow right? " his grave voice made me fasten the work. "You have exactly 30 minutes to complete this task. Then meet me at the temple" and he walked away without a second glance. 

Somehow finishing my work ,taking a bath and running to the temple took exactly more than an hour. When i reached there i did not find any existence of Archibald there. I entered the temple opening my flip flops outside and took my seat in front of the deity and closed my eyes. The deity was a beautiful marble statue carved by the first Oracle who had seen Goddess Diana himself. An oracle was the chosen werewolf who had a special power- to pass on the messages by Goddess. Every soon to be  Alpha would come to the Oracle and take a month long training. If he passed the expectations of the Oracle, he would be accepted by the pack as the new leader. Once the oracle becomes old, Moon Goddess herself chooses the next Oracle. To prove that he is an Oracle, he has to give a test. Every Oracle has a power to gain all his wolf strength in his human form. He has to kill a bull with his bare hands and the bull would be sacrificed to goddess. 

The Alphas are trained during the fall. Usually at that time of the year, I seclude myself to my room. I only enjoy the Alpha ceremony where the packs accept their new Alpha.  At least I enjoyed.  For the last two years I have stopped attending that event too. I haven't attended the Halloween ball too since last two years. Archibald was understanding enough. As I was very much deep into my thoughts I did not hear Archibald entering the temple. He cleared his throat and I looked at him sitting beside me.

"Arch have I offended you? " I asked. "No you haven't Val. But I have a very big question for you " he said. "What is it? " I turned my full attention to him. "Have you heard your wolf? I mean I know she is alive but has she contacted you ever? " . The question blew my mind and I felt blood rushing through my veins. I could hear my heart pounding and I closed my eyes to get rid of all these feelings. My head shook on its own accord. Archibald sighed.

"Val. Two years I have trained you hard. Harder than most of the Alphas.  But yes two years I have also shielded you from all the social events that you should have attended. Two years! Valerie Sanders. You are strong,  without your wolf. That is physically.  But it is time for you to prepare yourself for a mental battle. You have to get a grip on your life! I won't be there to protect you forever dear."

I didn't even realize that I was crying till Archibald wiped off the tears from my cheeks. "You know I love you as my father right? " I somehow managed to say.  "Yes I know dear, I am well aware " he said hugging me.

Flashback

The cries of a child filled the forest. The rouges were tired after a long full moon night and their hearing was even more heightened. The annoying noise of the child crying continued. Rouge William and Rouge Jack decided it was more than enough. They set out to find the source of the sound and destroy it completely.

As soon as they reached the child,  William bent down to see a picnic basket. As soon as he opened the lid, he was blinded by the light that came from within. Jack was even more shocked and somehow pulling William away from the basket they ran.

The cries continued. Suddenly there was a rustle around. A man in his thirties came and slowly opened the lid. The light did not blind him and he took the child in his arms. She had the palest hair color ever seen. The colour of the moon. Her Aura made him fall in love with her at an instant. Suddenly he heard the voice,  the voice that was very familiar to him. Moon Goddess was speaking to him.

" Take her with you.  Make her strong.  Strongest She wolf anyone has ever seen!  Teach her all the tricks and protect her from all problems. She has my blessing and so do you ".

And that was how Archibald took the child home and named her Valerie Sanders.

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