The Lone She Wolf

Chapter 9: Old friends & New enemies

River's POV

'River!! RIVER!!' I jolt awake and look around. Where am I? I'm not in bed with Chris. I'm at my old packs den and everyone is alive and happy. I smile to myself and run over to my sister. 'Avalon! Oh, how I've missed you!!' I mind link her. She has her back turned to me and when she turns around I stop dead in my tracks. 'Avalon?' I notice that is no longer my sister. Her neck wound is pouring blood and her face is rotted and he jaw bone has blood and flesh dangling off of it. 'You shouldn't have gone to the were's River. You are not apart of their world.' Avalon mind links me. 'But, Chris is my mate. I love him.' she laughs a very scary laugh, "You love him? Oh, sweety you may love him but he doesn't love you.' 'No, you're wrong. He does love me!' Avalon is about to say something when a bright light flashes and suddenly I'm standing in a meadow, my white fur shining in the sun. Beautiful vibrant flowers are everywhere and a lady in a beautiful green dress walks up to me. "Hello sweet River." 'Hello, how do you know my name?' "I am the moon Goddess. I am here to tell you something. Your pack is not dead." 'yes they are. I saw them get killed.' she sits down in front of my and holds out her hand. When she opens it an orb of light appears and it shows an image. It's my pack after I ran away. They are all laying there. Dead and covered with blood. When something comes out of the woods. It's a rogue. I growl at the rogue and it goes to the middle of the field. It tilts it's head back and releases the forbidden howl. Only certain types of wolves can howl like this. With this one howl you can reanimate an entire dead pack. When the rogue brings its head back down all the wolves start shaking. Slowly they all get up. My eyes open wide as they circle the rogue. It shifts into a human and that human is a male. I recognize the male but I can't quite put my finger on it. "River, that wolf is evil. He brought your pack back to life and they are coming after you. Because besides that Wolf that howled the forbidden howl there is one other wolf in the entire world that can howl like that. That wolf is you, River." I look at her with wide eyes. "It's true. When I created wolves and were's I gave the gift to one of each kind. One wolf and one were. I knew one would use it for good and one for evil. Sadly, he used it for evil. Dead wolves are meant to stay dead. Not be reanimated. Only him or you can let those unfortunate wolves finally rest. He won't do it but you can. However on a different note there is a complication." 'What is it?' "River, you're not well." 'What do you mean?' "When a dead pack is reanimated the living members become sick and they die. Only to be reanimated and join the dead pack." 'But if I'm going to die how do I put my pack back to rest.' "You have to kill the one that howled then howl the howl that lets the dead rest and you have to deal it so that the dead can never be reanimated." 'Okay, I'll do it.' "Good luck River." She smiles at me and everything goes black.

"River!! RIVER!!!!" I jolt awake and Chris is sitting in front of me and pulls me close to him. "I thought you were dead. You wouldn't wake up." I hug him back then pull away. "Chris, I need to tell you something." "What is it?" I tell him about my dream. Everything. My pack. The mystery wolf. What the moon goddess told me. Everything. When I finish he is looking at me wide eyed like he can't believe what I've told him. "So, unless we stop him and put your pack back to rest, you'll die?" I nod my head and a few tears slip out. "I won't let you die. I promise you." Chris says and hugs me close. I wonder how much time I actually have... when will my symptoms start to show? Moon goddess if you can hear me... how much time do I have? 'my child I hear you. Your symptoms will start showing as early as tomorrow and you have three weeks. At the end of that if your pack isn't put back to rest you will join them.' I hear her leave my head and I look up at Chris and kiss him. It's just a sweet peck. He smiles at me and hugs me closer. all I can think about are my old friends and my new enemies...