Hidden Powers
Auren POV
I slapped him on his chest. “Alpha Lucien, we are done with babies. If you want more pups, better adopt, but I won’t be having anymore!”
His lips downturned. “No, Auren, you-”
I slapped my hand over his mouth. “Shut up, and sleep!”
That night, as I drifted into sleep in Lucien’s arms, a vivid dream engulfed me. I stood alone under a bright, glowing moon in a clearing. The scent of roses and jasmine filled my senses. I could feel the thick magic in the air. Like it caressed my skin, slithered around me like a lover and then left me. I whipped my head to look around, a strange sensation of Déjà vu overwhelming me. Why did I feel like a familiar presence was somewhere around?
From the shadows of trees in front of me, emerged a beautiful silver–eyed woman. Her face was still as beautiful as the day I saw her first. I gasped, remembering who she was. She smiled gently as she came near me.
“Auren, my child,” Cressida whispered softly, her voice like wind through trees.
My heart raced, my breath catching in my throat. “M–mother?” I stammered, taking a step toward her.
Her eyes fixed on me, she took my hand. “I know you’ve birthed a beautiful daughter, Tamara. The blood of the Moon Goddess runs through both of you. You are not alone. Her power is awakening.”
My eyes widened in disbelief. “Whose power? What are you saying? Mother, don’t leave.”
She took a step back, and laughed softly. “I’m always here when you need me.” Then she stepped back into the shadows, fading like mist.
I jolted awake, my heart pounding as the echo of Cressida’s voice lingered. She had visited me after so long. After a gap of fifteen years? What was the meaning of it? But a strange warmth spread through my chest. My eyes went to the moon hanging over the poplars. It felt like something ancient was stirring.
Next morning, Dr. Elias came to meet. He seemed excited. “We have to talk about this in private!” he said to Lucien. “It’s about Luna Auren and Tamara.”
Things had become crazy after he had found out that my blood group was unusual. Like he hadn’t found them in common wolves. Not only that, when Tamara was born, her tattoo on the back that resembled mine was very faint. I thought that it would go away with time. When she returned to us, it was still faint, almost like a pink circular faint marking. But as and as she grew, her tattoo only became bolder, and on her fifteenth birthday, it was as bold as mine. It surprised the hell out of me, and Tamara asked me questions about it, but I didn’t have answers.
I raised my eyebrow. “What is it, Elias?” I asked.
Lucien was preparing to go to the training arena along with Brad and Tamara. “Sure, what is it?” he said, gesturing to the children with his chin to carry on. “I’ll join you later.”
Elias had been trying to find out my legacy for a long time, but he was not sure. Now with two she–wolves with the same tattoo on their backs since their birth, he was all the more intrigued and confused.
He took a paper out of the folder and laid it in front of us. He pointed at some arrows and diagrams. “I’ve tried to trace Luna Auren’s blood and even took Tamara’s for the same purpose. I’ve done gene mapping, trying to find if their blood belongs to any werewolf clans on this earth. You know it took so long, but-” He let out an exasperated sigh. “There is no clan that matches Luna Auren’s blood. Like not one. Tamara’s blood matches yours, of course,” he said, looking at Lucien. “But Luna Auren is a mystery!”
I chuckled. “Maybe my father didn’t have any relatives.”
Elias stabbed his fingers in his hair. “I have been hunting for your relative, and I found none. It’s like you’ve dropped from the stars!”
At that I laughed out loud. “Who knows? Maybe?” I shrugged my shoulders cockily.
After Elias left, Lucien went to the training arena, calling me an alien. I walked into the garden. Since it was early morning and chilly, I wrapped the shawl around me. I couldn’t shake the strange sensation that had settled in my chest about last night’s dream. My thoughts were broken by Tam’s voice.
“Mom!” She came toward me, sweating like a pig, grinning.
“What are you doing here?” I asked as I hugged Successfully unlocked!
She chuckled. “I was going to do that but when I saw you here, i came.
I tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. Goddess, she was so beautiful. “Let’s go inside,” I said, holding her hand. As we walked, Tam’s eyes fell on a wilted flower by the path. Without thinking, she knelt down and reached out, her fingers brushing the delicate petals. To my astonishment, the flower’s petals turned from dull gray to violet, like it was blooming
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Tamara gasped. “What the hell?” she murmured, dropping the flower, stepping back in shock.
I stared at the flower which again turned gray.
“I didn’t do this… I just touched it,” Tamara explained, shocked.
I inspected the flower. “Maybe it was some kind of… weird trick of light?”
“Shit!” Tamara rasped.
I snapped my head to her only to see that she had a small cut in her finger with which she held the flower. I reached out, gently cupping Tamara’s hand. The cut healed immediately, leaving no trace of injury. Just like usual.
“Strange things are happening,” Tam responded as we both walked inside the house.
“I’m sure…” I muttered. “Don’t talk about it to anyone, okay?”
“Okay,” Tam nodded, nervous.
I talked about it to Lucien that day, and he too made us promise not to reveal our powers to anyone. Mine was that of healing quickly, and also helping others to heal quickly. Tamara’s being bringing life to wilted flowers.
Life went on smoothly and I never got that dream again. And before I knew it, it was Tamara and Brad’s eighteenth birthday.
“You may smell your mate after you shift,” Brad teased her, waggling his eyebrows.
Tamara rolled her eyes. “Who knows you will smell yours, eh?”
Brad tied his shoelace and let out a forced evil laughter. “No, I haven’t felt that connection. I will know when I will see my mate. She is going to be a powerful she–wolf, just like me. She will beat me in training.”
“Oh puhlease, Brad!” Tamara retaliated. “Your mate is going to be a human who will beat your ass!”
Lucien and I laughed at our kids. Both had grown into beautiful wolves. Tonight they will be shifting for the first time. Both were excited as hell. But I knew that on the inside, both were nervous.
A week later, they were going to attend college in the human world, since school was over. They decided mutually that they
needed to explore the world for now. Lucien had made it clear to both of them that they will attend the pack’s college from next year onward.
