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A Stranger in My Mind
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2026-10-06 18:34:49“What?”
The single word echoed sharply inside my head, filled with disbelief.
My heart pounded violently in my chest.
Who… was that?
Why could I hear someone’s voice inside my mind?
Panic clawed its way up my throat as I stared blankly ahead, my fingers tightening around the hospital sheets.
The woman beside me—Mira—leaned forward anxiously.
“Aria? What did you say?” she asked, her voice trembling slightly.
I swallowed hard, my throat painfully dry.
“I…” My voice came out hoarse and weak. “Who… are you?”
The moment the words left my lips, the room fell completely silent.
Mira froze.
Her grip on my hand loosened slowly, her face draining of color.
“What… Did you just say?” she whispered.
Her voice sounded small.
Fragile.
Fear flickered in her eyes.
Inside my mind, the male voice spoke again—this time slower, colder.
“Stop this nonsense,” he said sharply. “You caused an accident, embarrassed the pack again, and now you pretend not to recognize me?”
Embarrassed the pack?
Pretend?
None of it made sense.
My breathing quickened, chest rising and falling unevenly.
“I don’t understand…” I whispered helplessly.
Mira suddenly stood up from her chair so quickly it scraped loudly against the floor.
“I’m calling the doctor,” she said urgently. “Something is wrong.”
Her footsteps rushed toward the door.
Panic swelled inside me.
Wrong?
What was wrong?
Why did everything feel… unfamiliar?
I looked around the hospital room slowly.
White walls.
Medical machines.
The faint beeping sound beside my bed.
Everything looked strange… distant… like I was seeing it for the first time.
A dull ache throbbed in my head.
I pressed my fingers lightly against my temple, wincing.
Memories…
Where were my memories?
I tried to remember something—anything.
My home.
My past.
My family.
But my mind felt blank.
Empty.
Like a book with all its pages torn out.
Fear settled deep inside my chest.
Who was I?
Why couldn’t I remember anything?
The door burst open.
A middle-aged doctor rushed in, followed closely by Mira.
“She doesn’t remember me!” Mira exclaimed breathlessly. “She asked who I was!”
The doctor moved quickly to my bedside, shining a small light into my eyes.
“Miss, can you hear me?” he asked calmly.
I nodded weakly.
“Yes…”
“Good,” he said gently. “Do you know your name?”
I opened my mouth.
But nothing came out.
My heart began to race again.
My name…
What was my name?
I searched desperately through the empty haze of my mind.
Nothing.
Not even a single clue.
Tears stung my eyes.
“I… I don’t know,” I whispered brokenly.
Mira gasped softly behind the doctor.
“Oh Moon Goddess…” she murmured.
The doctor’s expression grew serious.
“Can you tell me where you are?” he continued carefully.
I shook my head weakly.
“No…”
“Do you remember what happened before the accident?”
Another slow shake of my head.
Nothing.
There was nothing there.
Just darkness.
Silence.
Emptiness.
The doctor stepped back slightly, exchanging a worried glance with Mira.
“She’s experiencing memory loss,” he said quietly.
The words hung heavily in the air.
Memory loss.
The phrase echoed loudly inside my head.
Was that why everything felt unfamiliar?
Why did I feel like a stranger inside my own body?
Mira pressed her hand over her mouth, tears filling her eyes.
“This… this can’t be happening,” she whispered shakily.
Inside my mind, the male voice spoke again—this time lower, darker.
“You expect me to believe this ridiculous lie?”
I flinched visibly.
The doctor noticed immediately.
“Are you hearing something?” he asked gently.
I hesitated.
Should I tell him?
Would he think I was crazy?
“I…” I swallowed nervously. “I hear… a voice.”
Mira stiffened instantly.
“A voice?” she repeated.
My fingers tightened around the blanket.
“Yes…”
The room suddenly felt colder.
“He keeps talking,” I whispered quietly. “But I don’t know who he is.”
Mira and the doctor exchanged another tense glance.
And then—
The voice spoke again.
Cold.
Sharp.
Dangerous.
“You’ve gone too far this time, Aria.”
The name struck something deep inside me.
Aria.
Was that… My name?
“…Aria?” I repeated faintly.
Mira’s head snapped toward me instantly.
“Yes!” she said quickly. “Yes, that’s your name! Aria Nightshade!”
Aria.
The name felt unfamiliar… yet strangely heavy.
Like it belonged to someone else.
Not me.
My heart pounded harder.
“Who… is talking to me?” I whispered weakly.
Mira hesitated.
Fear flickered across her face again.
And then, very slowly, she said—
“That’s… Alpha Kael.”
Silence filled the room.
Alpha?
Kael?
The names meant
nothing.
But the tone of her voice…
It carried fear.
Respect.
And something else.
Something darker.
“…Who is Alpha Kael?” I asked quietly.
Mira stared at me as if the world had just shattered beneath her feet.
“You…” Her voice trembled. “You’re his wife.”
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