Chapter 29: The Awakening of Sophie

(POV: Albert)

I still can't believe how a mere human can be my mate. Right now, I'm sitting on the edge of a cliff, with various thoughts invading my mind, the main one being rejection.

I want to reject her, but at the same time, I don't. Damn it! I don't know what to do... What a goddessdamn moon, why did my destined one have to be a human of all things? It's even worse than having an omega as a mate.

I could turn her into a werewolf, but then she would become an omega. Even though I am a member of the blue blood class and I am also the beta of the supreme alpha. Only the alphas of the packs and the supremes have the power to turn a human into a high class wolf. Because they are the only ones with the power to do so.

"Help," I hear someone whisper very softly. I look around in search of the owner of the voice (yes, I know it's a woman from the tone of the whisper). "Help," I hear it again, and this time the image of the human comes to mind. She's lying there, bloody and bitten on the ground. Desperation takes hold of me, my hands go cold, and my heart skips a beat.

Without thinking, I transform into a wolf and follow the instinct that my mate is somewhere in the dark forest, my wolf and I are certain.

The path is not easy, although dawn is approaching, the forest is still very dark. But, thanks to my wonderful wolf vision, I can see perfectly. The only problem is that I'm so lost in thoughts about the human that I can't focus on anything in front of me.

After about ten minutes at full speed, I stop running when I smell the wolves belonging to the Moon Nova pack and the scent of the human's blood, everything around me turns completely red.

Guided by a protective instinct that was previously unknown to me, I pounce on the wolves attacking my mate. This makes them recoil. Melanie, their leader, doesn't tremble in my presence and snarls at me. That annoys me because, even though I don't have the power to turn a human into a blue-blooded wolf, I still have more authority than Melanie because I am the supreme alpha's beta.

Melanie snarls again, and this time her pack follows suit. She lunges at me. Idiot!

I am much more experienced than all these little wolves combined, I have complete training, unlike them who are still in the academy.

Melanie attacks me, but I hit her in the snout with my paw so forcefully that she tumbles to the ground. The other members try to attack me too, but with the agility and superior skill I possess, I easily defeat them all.

"Leave!" I growl at them, and they lower their ears.

Melanie says nothing, only looks at the human behind me with disgust. I can't control my fury, but I know they will recover from their injuries. I didn't tear into their flesh so much. I growl once again, and this time Melanie lowers her head and leaves, followed by the others.

After losing sight of them, I exhale the breath I didn't even realize I was holding. If I had been any later, my mate would be dead... wait, but... wouldn't it be good for me if she died? That way, I would have a chance to find a new mate!

With a mix of emotions in my chest, I turn around to assess the human's condition better and see if she's close to death.

But as I turn, I see her writhing on the ground. I look at her arm and recognize Melanie's bite. The bite of an alpha is different from the rest, it's larger than that of any other wolf in their pack. And this bite is very deep, you can see a small piece of bone. If it were a bit deeper, it would have torn off her arm.

Well, if she can survive the bites she received all over her body. She will no longer be human and will become a creature like me. And... damn it! She was bitten by an alpha! So she will be a blue-blooded being, just like me.

Unconsciously, I smile inwardly at this possibility. But when I remember how deep the bite is, concern for her survival scares me. She may not be able to endure it and die in the process... wait, but wasn't I just wishing for her death?

With my heart in my hands, I watch her struggle and wriggle on the ground.

A little girl tries to hold her, I growl to get her attention, she stares at me without understanding, I growl once again and she slowly backs away from my mate.

After long moments of despair, I let out a sigh of relief as I see the wounds on her body closing, healing, and then disappearing, leaving only the scar from Melanie's bite. That scar will remain on her body forever, as a reminder that she was once a human.

Slowly, I approach her, and when she opens her eyes, I see that they are filled with tears and anger.

I see her reach for her right leg and pull out a dagger. I'm not startled, nor do I back away. She positions the dagger against my neck, but freezes when she looks into my eyes.

In her brown eyes, I get lost in my thoughts, I see nothing else but her and how beautiful she is. It seems like she's also focused solely on me, but all this connection breaks when she drops the dagger to the ground and lets out a long, painful scream.

I back away because I know she's going through her first transformation.

(POV: Sophie)

I sense my whole body on fire, as if my skin is being torn apart and my bones crushed. It feels like I'm falling into an erupting volcano. My body is consumed by an inexplicable agony. My hands tremble violently. With each beat of my heart, something seems to change within me. An uncontrollable force pulses at my core, begging to be unleashed.

I look around and the trees spin in my vision. My head starts throbbing intensely as I try to stand up. Suddenly, a searing pain runs through my entire body. I scream, but the sound that comes out of my lips is guttural and wild. I fall to my knees on the ground, feeling my bones stretch and reconfigure. Every muscle contorts, expands, and strengthens. I can feel every fiber, every molecule of my body changing. A new form is emerging from within me.

I look at my hands and no longer see them as they were before. Now they are furry, with huge claws in place of my nails. I look ahead and see the black and white wolf that I mentally called for help, staring at me.

When our eyes meet, I see nothing else, getting lost in something.

"Hello! I am Aurora," a sweet and gentle voice speaks, but I don't know who it is.

"Who... who are you?" I question, confused. I'm hearing voices; I must be going crazy.

"I am your wolf," the voice replies.

What? How can it be my wolf? As far as I know, I am human. And humans don't have wolves!

I snap out of my thoughts when I hear a deep voice say, "Mine!"

I look ahead and see the black and white wolf looking at me possessively. I don't know what happened, but joy fills my being, and my heart starts racing. My mind can't think of anything else but the wolf in front of me. Without even realizing it, the word escapes my mouth.

"Mine!"

The wolf in front of me runs towards me and knocks me onto my back on the ground, positioning itself on top of me.

"Finally, I found you," it says and licks my snout.

I don't say anything because I don't even know what's happening.

"Sophie?" I hear my sister's voice.

I push the wolf off me and try to get up from the ground, but as I do, I realize I am on all fours. I try to see myself and all I can see is a gray and black fur. I stop trying to see myself when I feel a small, warm hand on my face.

"Is it you, Sophi?" Ana asks with a gentle voice.

I look at Ana and see a different sparkle in her eyes.

I can't speak. I don't know how I got here. I just nod my head, confirming it is me, and Ana gives me a beautiful smile.

"We have to go," the voice of the wolf says.

"I'm not going anywhere with you, I don't even know you!" I speak firmly.

"Alright, I haven't introduced myself. I am Albert, and the wolf you see is my wolf, Jack. I am your destined mate."

Ah! So that's it... the alpha. How can this happen to me? I just wanted to start a new life with my sister far away from here, far away from these creatures, and now, out of nowhere, I become one of them? And I even have a mate?

Damn it!

But if I have a mate, everything gets more complicated... Do I have to obey him? And what if he doesn't accept my sister?

"Don't worry, your sister can live with us."

"You haven't even proposed to me and you're already asking me to live in the same house as you?" I try to joke, but thinking about it makes me sad.

I have nowhere else to go. I look around and don't see the bag with the money Deniel gave me.

"Don't worry, we'll have our ritual," he says, licking my snout.

I move away. Ugh! He can't just come out of nowhere and lick my snout.

"Don't worry, we have time to get to know each other," he replies. I can tell he finds amusement in my reaction.

I lie down on the ground, and Ana understands my message, promptly climbing onto my back.

"Shall we?" Albert, my mate, asks.

"Let's go!"