Chapter 6

C6: Are You A Lycan

She saw they were two different colors, she subconsciously shivered at the raw power and energy the figure emitted.

The figure touched her cheeks softly, “mine..” it purred hoarsely that Raine felt a rush in her spine, her cheeks heating up.

She woke up, with furrowed brows.

She didn't know who that figure was and why it was haunting her for almost a year.

She eventually slept off after much effort to shut down her thoughts and the burn on her back.

Raine jolted up as she suddenly felt her body drenched in water, her eyes tried to adjust to the bright light coming from the door.

She saw it was Alice and a maid, her face contorted into a frown mixed with pain as she winced from the rough movement she had made earlier.

“Why..are you here?” she asked, her voice cracking because of lack of water and she was still sleepy.

“You're still in the mood to sleep dear sister, you sure do belong to the lowest rank” Alice remarked as she stepped inside fully.

Squatting a few inches away from Raine she crunched her nose, “disgusting, anyways I have pleaded with mother to let you out, so that you can have your wounds treated.

Isn't that nice of me?” She asked with a proud grin.

“Go and wash up, I wonder if the wines here aren't soiled by you” she mused and left.

Raine pouts her lips, a fresh badge of tears ready to spill but she holds it back, with great effort she lifts herself up, the maid earlier was reluctant to help her.

Walking back to her room, she saw that her bath was ready, she heaved in relief as she shredded her clothes and stepped into the lukewarm water.

She clenched her fist as she sank deeper into it.

After a long painful bathe she dragged herself to the room, and managed to put on a simple dress.

The door burst open and she instinctively fling her head to the side, Luna Indira took graceful strides into her room.

She scanned her daughter with indifference and settled on one of the chairs, her legs crossed.

“Good morning mother” Raine greeted, as she carefully parted her pale broken lips.

“Dont think you are free to whore around you are still grounded” Luna Indira said ignoring her greetings as she eyed her dress and the little bag in her hand.

Luna Indira pursed her lips as her eyes lingered on the bag she had sewn for her beloved baby twenty years ago.

She had given it to her at the age of five, still hoping that the absence of the fiery glint was not permanent.

But her hope slowly diminished, replaced with anger and hatred.

Raine but her lips fighting the urge to defend herself, she couldn't afford to lose the chance of seeing Raphael.

“The pack’s assistant physician will come and check your wounds.

And don't think I want to do all these things, thank your sister” Luna Indira spoke coldly before leaving the room.

Raine simply nodded, she knew it was too good to be real.

Even though a tiny part of her desperately wished the moon goddess had started softening her heart miraculously.

Training Ground…

Alice arrived with a carriage, she stepped down with a beautiful smile adorning her face, her father by her side.

They walked into the training ground and went to the strategy room, they invited his Beta who joined them shortly.

“Good morning Alpha” Beta Mascot said with a bow before sitting on a chair, Alice greeted him with a smile.

“Mascot, you have been a wonderful tutor to my dear daughter, but you have more warriors to train that's why I want to hand her over to Raphael” Alpha Elmore said calmly.

Beta Mascot looked confused for a moment, he knew very well Raphael was an elite warrior and if he was to tutor anyone it would be other warriors.

He glanced at Alice who was elated to hear her father's wish and sighed.

If that is what she wants then he has no say, besides the young lady was a big headache to him.

“If you say so Alpha, and if you need some help do not hesitate to seek for me” he told Alice who sneered in her mind but still nodded with a sweet smile.

Alpha Elmore spoke with Raphael who seemed reluctant to agree to the whole deal, but can't disobey his Alpha.

They began their training after Alpha Elmore left the training ground.

Alice stood before him with a dazed look before snapping out realizing he had been speaking to her.

“Go and pick a weapon of your choice” he ordered and Alice obeyed, striding to the side of the training field, she took a sword, she recalled their first encounter.

“I pick this” she said meekly, her voice soft.

Raphael simply nodded.

“Do you know why we use weapons, instead of our claws?” he asked as he picked his own sword.

“Yes, because they are beautiful and sharp” she answered mindlessly as she watched his muscles flex.

“Wrong, they are sharp, yes. But we use them mainly to avoid vulnerability when we turn” he spoke calmly.

Alice sneered, “it's annoying we can't shift halfway” she said, striking that air.

Raphael shook his head, “those are for the Lycans” he stated as he struck the wooden figure.

Alice froze and turned to him, “but you can do that, some of the warriors witnessed it when you shape shifted halfway” she asked curiously yet confused.

She had heard it from the warriors who were eager to get closer to her.

Raphael frowned for a moment as if the topic was something he didn't want to discuss.

“Is it true or false?” She pressed on, Raphael practically rolled his eyes in his head.

“Yes, I can” he stated with another swing this time with extra force but not too much.

Alice flinched, “that..that means you are a Lycan?” she asked carefully.

Raphael turned to her with an intense stare that she wanted to crawl away instantly.

“What do you think?” He asked calmly, Alice felt her heart drum loudly, his gaze was too intense.

The soft warrior she had seen with Raine had disappeared now replaced with a fearful male.