I Claim Your Love

Night had come around again too soon. Aurora rested her head to the wood of the front door. Her hands ferreted inside her pocket for the keys of the house. With two heavy bags in her hands and a large strap containing potion bottles attached to her waist, she breathed heavily as she stepped in. The sudden downpour had made her return bothersome. The water from the skies saturated her dress heavily which added to the weight she was already carrying. The exhaustion forced her to relieve all the load to the ground at one instant. She sighed deeply and clutched her stomach to take in more air and energize herself.

When she turned around to put the things on its places she gasped in horror and surprise.

Sitting at a corner of the dark room was a man who was drenched completely. Water dripped from his fabric to the ground. His head was bowed while his knees were bent as he hugged them. For a moment all was silent, then the lightening boomed and the witch froze in her spot. Flashes of light sparkled the dark room on and off.

Aurora looked at the glowing metal and assessed that her friend was in distress. She lit up the room with candles and quickly made her way to him. Keeping her hand on one of his knees she enquired "What's wrong Callan?"

The lightening resonated a loud sound as the roof boomed with heavy water drops. "You tell me what's wrong.." The voice was low and sounded upset.

Callan was not raising his head which made Aurora tensed "Are you sad about something? Your worrying me! Talk to me please..."

What followed was a pregnant pause before the voice spoke again "I am feeling betrayed."

"Betrayed by who?"

"You." He whispered as he slowly raised his head. The droplets of water had wet his face completely while beads of rain were shining on his already glowing skin.

Aurora was staggered for a moment when he saw an expressionless Callan staring at her intently "W-What d-do you mean m-me?"

Callan exhaled a steady breath before he spoke "My father told me years ago that I cant be loved. That I have to live my life alone forever. I believed every word he said. I expressed my loneliness, my sorrow with you. When everyone including me believed that I was not blessed with a mate, you thought otherwise. You were of the opinion that there was someone somewhere made just for me. The other half of my soul. Why..?" He whispered the last part as he kept his gaze affixed as if searching for answers.

"Why what?"

"Why were you so adamant Aurora? Why were you so against every of my relationships? You were never happy with any of the girls I fell in love with cause you were assured that my mate would show up some day or the other. How were you so sure?"

The confident stature of the lady was faltering as the questions asked were surprising her in an odd way "What has happened to you Cally? Why all these questions?"

"A funny incident occured today." Callan's breath quivered as white fog appeared from his mouth due to the cold shivers "A she-wolf came to me and said that she was my mate.."

"That cant be.." Aurora whispered in surprise.

Callan slightly tilted his head as his eyes narrowed "She said that she was waiting for me for years and that she has finally found me. I believe you were right Aurora. I have finally found the one.."

"She's lying!" Aurora was quick to retort.

Callan continued as if he never heard the healer "She says the signs are there and I believe her. She wants me to join her pack. I have decided to go with her and leave this pack forever. So I guess this is goodbye for now Aurora."

Auroras emotions flapped as consternation took over her. She visibly panicked as Callan looked confident and sure about this mating. She knew how stubborn the male was. Without even thinking about anything she warned him "Listen Cally, Its a trap. The she wolf is definitely lying. How can she be your mate when Einar...."

The voice in her throat got stuck as she realised what she just said. Her lips trembled and her demeanor changed as she was trying to figure out a believable excuse to get out of this mess. She looked at Callan to open her mouth but what she saw made her unable to react out of fear.

Fat tears were rolling down Callan's cheeks as his eyes looked in accusation towards her only friend in the pack. He looked angry, he looked pissed and most importantly he looked hurt. He slowly stood on his feet and took two steps forward "How long have you known?"

Aurora knew she was busted. She had envisaged the scenario in her head but she was not ready now. For once she looked scared of the man "Cally please listen to me." she pleaded.

"HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN..?"

Aurora took in a sharp intake of breath as she registered the anger radiating through Callan. She breathed deeply to calm herself as she fumbled "Lo..Long e..e..enough."

many sleepless nights I have encountered? Did you know how I

YOU HID THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF MY LIFE! The very essence of any wolfs being." He scrunched his nose and sniffled, unable to hold back his maim, unable to contain his dread. "To think of it; I hardly care what Einar did to me cause I'm more upset for what you put me through. Your betrayal hurts me more than Einar's rejection! Einar means nothing to me

shivered. They danced in a uniform way until they moved their trajectory and fell down on the floor with a clank. Aurora was deeply terrified. She had to find a way to make her friend placid, more even-tempered "Please calm yourself and listen to me once Cally. I wanted to

YOUR CRAP!" Callan angrily interjected "You made me suffer for more than five years of my life." He menacingly stepped forward with each sentence. The candles flickered as the objects from the shelf were falling one by one to the

cally. Your metal is

boomed in the entire house as Aurora gasped and jumped in her place with fear. "I TRUSTED YOU...! I BELIEVED YOU AND YOU BETRAYED ME..!" Callan scowled as his eyes were red from all the

and held Aurora's shivering arms with his hands. "WHY....!" He screamed from the top of his voice to demand answers from the lady.

falling down in chunks. The candles stirred with a tremendous fiery glow as the inflammables nearby caught fire. The ground was moving as winds picked up speed and thunders extended its warning. The terrible rumble from the sky and the floor shook Aurora like anything. However Callan was deadpan and unaltered as he

endure its wrath and fell down completely. Aurora swept away Callan to a nearby tree. Callan's anger was decelerating as he witnessed the destruction of Aurora's house. A part of him was

witch broke the shield and made a makeshift dais for Callan to sit. She waited for the man to calm down. After

her as the lady continued "You have been a very good friend of mine since years. Your heart knows that I would never be disloyal to you. I have always looked after your well being and safety and If I

in his hardest of times. In a pack which always made him feel

to give me a chance to explain myself." The lady asked with hopeful eyes as she offered some water

raised his

I start?"

beginning. I want to

Mary was the best tracker in the entire pack while there was no one better than

yet to come, that the moon was making them wait to gift them something special. But soon their patience was waning and their hopes were diminishing..." she paused with a sigh "Every other wolf in the pack was successful in finding their mate. Not just that, many of them were blessed with a child in the first year of their mating. Even after

parents would have been

Alpha were devastated for Zelda was unable to carry a child till the long term. The entire pack needed an heir and time was running out for them. Other packs were vying for an opportunity to tap on the vulnerability of the pack. The pack needed a future leader without whom its integrity would

the same predicament. One was unable to keep a life breathing in her while the other was unable to bear a child altogether. A council

did they came up

the shortcomings. The beta female Catherine had a grandmother; a seer. A very powerful one might I tell you. Both the couple approached her to receive her blessings. The old lady looked into

wasn't surprised. He had first-hand witnessed the annihilation capabilty of the beasts. Aurora turned her back to Callan as she sighed "Pride swelled in both the alpha mates as they were happy that they would soon be parents to a powerful child but they missed the important part of the telling.. Einar could be the destroyer of the world! That if unchecked his powers would

anyone who stood before him, not even Callan himself. However as far as he knew, Einar was never a troubled child. He was headstrong but

boy aged thirteen was powerful enough to summon the mighty demon out of nowhere. That

summon his demon

spirits once again. This time though her demeanour had changed, she visibly shivered and the orb parted with the wooden platform where it was kept. After a few anxious moments she screamed and the orb broke into

"What rumours?" He scowled.

in pity "The old lady told your parents

"And..."

narrowed his brows and jerked his neck back in surprise. How could anyone make anything out of

words were believed to be a warning. That the barren Mary was going to bring a bad omen to life, an evil to the pack. The news spread

could not believe his ears. Just the two words from the seer decided the entire future for him. How insane was that! Moreover the interpretation could have gone either way but of course the people had to see him as a

as well. While the news of the future alpha was celebrated

mother. One could not begin to comprehend what his mother was going through back then. After years of wait and forbearance she was finally blessed. To ask her to kill her child was like to make her

he asked as a tear escaped

came first before their own families. The wolves believed that you were a bringer of bad omen to the pack and that you should be eliminated at the source when the time was right. When everyone stood against the poor lady it was Luna Zelda who came

to sacrifice him! A pang of hatred and anger surged in the man. However the thoughts of his mother

stop. Although his heart was slashed by the betrayal from his beloved people, he was adamant to go through with it. He sniffled and nodded sternly as Aurora continued "Zelda boldly held

for what she did for him. To stand up against your own mate, against your own people required courage and strength. She saved his life, she saved his mother. She was a true Luna!

was humbled. They grudgingly bowed down to the demand of

took an audible breath "What happened

keep Mary by her side always. It wasn't as if attempts were not made to harm Mary but she was always saved by the alpha family. At the time of birth though,

"Why?"