“Geminie, we can’t keep her here at the temple. The moonstone is proof enough that she is indeed the lost Princess” Muffled voices reach my ears, bringing me out of the darkness.
“What do you mean? I grew up with Crysta.”
“What Amberle means is that I am the daughter of the Current Moon Goddess. Crystalline is the daughter of the first Moon Goddess.” I wish for those speaking to be silent. The pain is just too much to bear and being woken when I should be healing is not a nice feeling.
“Shit, why is it glowing?” Someone exclaims. Glowing? What’s glowing?
“She is being summoned by some one. My stone glows when one of the Goddesses want to talk to …”
…
A soft breeze caresses my skin, the scent of moon flowers reaching my nose and bringing me from the darkness that consumes me.
“I am happy to see you are awake.” A man’s voice from my right calls out, forcing me to jump in fright and turn. Standing on a hill, a tall six foot five male with white hair stairs down at the forest, the moon flowers in full bloom as he sends me a warm and kind smile. Confused, I climb to my feet, weary of the man dressed in an outfit I can only describe as mid-evil.
“I go by many names.” He answers mysteriously, a hint of a smirk now on his lips.
“Some call me the first one, some the white spirit, others the true Alpha King. But you, little Crystalline, would have called me father if times had been different.” Shocked, I back away unable to comprehend what this man just said. Father… as in my biological father.
“I know this is hard to hear-”
“You think?”
“-But the truth is I am your biological father, and you Crystalline are the lost princess.” I trip over a rock in my haste to back away, the shock of his statement causing me to lose focus of my surroundings. I brace for the impact of my body hitting the dirt, but instead I find myself cradled in a warm embrace.
“Careful hun. This may be the dream scape but you can still injure yourself.” His voice is soft, carrying a tone that I have only heard other pups received – the tone of a loving father.
“How…I was raised by Queen Clarice and King Alexander. How can I be the lost Princess?” I ask, tears filling my eyes and falling down my cheek.
“You know the legend of how I became a wolf right?” He asks and I nod.
“You were the leader of a wolf pack, a regular wolf pack, before cities and towns were made. You roamed the forest with you pack, coming and going from small tribes like a spirit on the wind until one day you laid your eyes on a young girl that caught your attention. For years, you would be her shadow. Protecting her from kidnappings, vicious animals and other dangers.” I begin, looking towards the forest and seeing a faint image of a building…of the Palace I grew up in.
“Then one day, creatures enslaved by the sun that we now know as vampires conspired with rogue wolves to kill the humans that continued to grow and take the territory. Your pack, catching wind of this rushed to the village where the now young maiden lived only to be too late. Rogues and vampires had slaughtered and bled dry every one there or taken and turned those they wanted as mates into vampires themselves. You let out a lone, heart breaking howl. Your heart broken from losing the one you wanted as a mate. The maiden watched from the dream scape with the other Gods and Goddesses, tears streaming down her face when Goddess Morai gave the maiden two options. Become a Goddess herself and live with the wolf that loves her or continue down the path death.” I continue, catching a smile on Spirit’s face as he too joins me in looking over at the Palace.
“Luna became the first Moon Goddess, making an agreement to take the mantel five hundred years after learning to use her powers. During my howl I felt my body shift and soon found myself laying on the cold hard floor as a human. Could you imagine my surprise when my pack also shifted, their mates also were wolves.” He chuckles out, a smile playing on my lips.
“I can imagine a few questioning how it happened and wonder who caused this magic.” I answer, nudging his shoulder with mine playfully.
“I still felt my broken heart while my pack and their mates felt a stronger love with each other. A tingle and electrifying shock we call the mate bond. And then I smelt it, her scent of moon flowers. The full moon shone down on where I stood and as if made of moon dust, your mother appeared. As you know, we married and built our kingdom, then had your brother and your twin sister.” A stabbing pain in my heart at the mention of the mate bond has me bending forward, gasping for breath and tears in my eyes.
“It’s okay, just breath through the pain.” With the scent of pine and gentle arms wrapping around me, I lean into my father’s embrace the feeling of love easing the feeling of rejection.
“This pain, it is real but there is a reason behind it. Unfortunately I am sworn to secrecy from Goddess Morai.” I nod at his answer, confused by his words but accepting that if the Goddess of Destiny has her hand in this, I just have to accept it and move on.
“Why did I not grow up with you, mother and my siblings.” I ask, clinging to my father and letting the pain ebb away. Some one made me miss the chance of growing up with love.
“Your brother. His name has changed over the centuries from Drathnid, to the current name Lupus. But thankfully the community of your current era knows him as his true name, Prince Coro. I knew he was jealous when you and your twin Selene were born. He kept tormenting you until one day you went missing. For years we searched until we gave up home. Luna had to train Selene as the next Moon Goddess and I had to train Coro as the next king. But something kept me from giving him the crown even after he found his mate and had pups of his own” Hearing the names of my brother, I frown thinking of history class and the war caused by Alpha Drathnid. If I am correct, he is the one that nearly killed off all witches. Lupus is a recent name, one that has been reported as the Rogue King by the council. A man that has kidnaped, tortured and raped many wolves for many years.
“The day I decided to give him the crown was the day before your mother was to ascend as the Moon Goddess. Luckily, or unluckily depending on the perspective, Goddess Morai came barging through the doors, anger radiating off of her with Witch Cassandra and many other trailing behind. There were stacks of books and the truth of your kidnapping mixed with the deeds Coro committed was revealed. A fight ensued and he escaped, killing his mate and the unborn pup but leaving his daughter behind. She created the current line of royals that now rule.” A tear slips down his face, the memory of loosing me and the betrayal of his son must be too hard to deal with.
“What did Coro have planed for me?” I ask, unsure if I wanted to know the answer.
“He made a pact with a witch, a very dark witch. You were supposed to be kidnapped then killed so that he would have no contest for the thrown. But Morai intervened and the carriage the witch and you were in was hit with an accident. Moon Flowers swallowed you, keeping you in a stasis if you would. It wasn’t until eighteen years ago did the moon flowers let you free.” A soft breeze blows past us, the scenery shifting as if someone pressed fast forward on the screen. I watched as a small town was formed, as houses and shops and farms were created. One thing that never changed is the moon flower meadow. Then things stopped and my father and I remained the only ones on the hill looking at a familiar pack lands that I grew up with. I watch a familiar face walking along the river in a flowing gown, her tear stained face one I both wished to see and never see again. The late Queen Clarice, the woman that raised me, sat in the middle of the moon flower meadow. I take a step forward, wanting to rush to her, but a hand stops me.
“We can’t interact with her, I’m sorry.” Father whispers and I nod, tears threatening to spill once more. We watched in silence until the sounds of crying could be heard and the late Queen jumps, turning towards the sound until the scene changes and she and the crying are gone.
"When the late Alpha Queen mated the current Alpha King it turned out she was barren. She kept it to herself knowing that Alexander would kill her in order to find a mate that will give him an heir. One day she stumbled upon the moon flower meadow - One neither your mother nor I had found - and found you still a new born. It was perfect timing because Alexander was going to war with the vampires and would be gone for years. She told him the day he left that she was pregnant and knowing you were safe, she left you in the safety of the moon flowers. For nine months she was attended to by her maids, the very same ones that raised you and sworn to secrecy of your origin. You still were kept as a newborn and only cried twice. The first time she stumbled upon the meadow, and the second time when she picked you up and took you home. No one noticed the moon crystal had fallen or was left in the moon flower meadow until you found it and put it on. That must have been a shock to Clarice.” I smile, thinking back to the day she watched me find the necklace I treasure, her begging me to not go near the flowers but something called to me in the sea of white and green.
“She was so mad with me. But at the same time I think she had a feeling of who I truly am.” I agree, turning away from the scenery behind me and looking to my father.
“So what do I do now?” I ask. A flame is ignited in me and revenge is what I wanted. Revenge towards my brother who took me away from our family. Revenge for my mother against Alexander for how he treated Clarice and I. and Revenge against Narin for rejecting me and choosing Alexander.
“You train, build a pack of your own and take back the Royal Pack as the true heir. I will ask Luna and Selene to contact Geminie as she can stay in the dream scape longer but our time is up. Become strong my daughter…”