Chapter 3

Aria's POV

“What the hell…?” I whispered in disbelief. “Who the fuck are you?” I asked through my mind.

“I’m Zie, Kiera's wolf, who are you?” She retorted.

“That explains the aggression,” I said. “Well, I’m Aria, and sorry to disappoint you but I didn't do anything to Kiera. I don't even know how I got here myself–”

“Liar!” Zie flared. “You must have done something! Zie was recovering just fine and then you–” she paused, and even though I just met her I could feel her sadness simmering beneath me.

“I’m sorry about Kiera. But I have no idea what happened to her,” I pointed out. “Can you help–” before I could finish, I felt the link shut.

Great.

I sighed in exasperation, and turned on the faucet, just as I was about to pour another water on my face, I heard my name–no, my new name.

“Luna Kiera,” the woman from earlier called out from the room. “Is everything okay in there?”

“Yes,” I replied, and still splashed some water on my face, and that was when I really noticed Kiera's looks aside her red hair and green eyes. She had a cute oval face, and really cute dimples. “What happened to you Kiera?” I asked through the mirror. “And where are you?”

I wasn't exactly expecting a response, but I just stared at the reflection in the mirror for a while until I heard someone clearing their throats behind me.

“I said everything is fine,” I said irritatedly.

She remained silent and just stared at me as if I suddenly grew a second head.

“What?”

She narrowed her eyes. “Do you know where you are?” she asked.

“Yes. My room.”

She still wasn't convinced, as her brows were still knitted. “And do you know who just walked in?”

I frowned. "That was Jaxon, my mate and the alpha of this pack,” I answered, even though I've only just learnt about this. “Now can you stop treating me like someone with amnesia?”

She sighed, her brows settling slightly.

We walked back to my room, and she led me to the bed, and checked on me.

“Everything seems fine, you just need to rest for a few more days.”

I nodded in response, and without another word she walked out of the room.

“Zie,” I tried reaching out to Kiera's wolf, but instead I was met with silence.

And then..

“Aria.”

“What the..?” I shot to my feet, a sharp pain piercing through my side. “Lyra?” I breathed out through gritted teeth. “How’s this possible?”

“I should be asking you that?” Lyra said. “How is it possible that we're still alive?”

“I don't know, but–”

“Wait a sec,” Lyra cut in. “Why do I feel someone else's presence in–”

“Who the fuck are you?” Zie growled within me, her question obviously thrown at Lyra.

“Who the fuck are you too?” Lyra shot back, and the next minute they were both hurling insults at each other.

Lyra wasn't one to back down from a fight, I knew that first hand, but Zie? She was something else entirely.

She refused to back down either as they both accused each other of black magic.

Their bickering was beginning to get on my nerves, as it was leading to a headache and soon after it felt like my head was being stomped on.

“Can you both just be quiet!” I yelled out, not minding to talk to them through the mindlink. “I really need to think here, not this,” I gritted out, and gently massaged my temples.

I exhaled sharply as the room was becoming suffocating and as if it was closing in on me.

They both kept quiet, and I could feel them both trying to gauge my reaction.

This doesn't make sense. None of it does.

For starters, I should be dead. The last thing I remembered was the smell of my burning flesh and now I am magically in someone else's body, with not just one wolf, but two!

I’m either going crazy, or this is just a really terrible dream. But whichever the case maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind to figure anything out.

I needed to clear my head, and some fresh air might help.

I made my way out of the room, and took a left turn, walking around aimlessly and barely registering my surroundings or the faces that mumbled greetings at me.

Just as I rounded in a corner I ran into something and I groaned as pain seared through my side. Hands reached out and steadied me before I could fall and I looked up to see a set of sparkling blue eyes.

“Luna Kiera. It's so good to see that you're well,” the man whose entire body was rock hard muscles, said to me with a smile. “How are you feeling?”

My brows knitted as I tried figuring out who was standing in front of me. Asking Zie who he was would have been helpful, but it's a terrible idea. She wouldn't help, and opening the mindlink would just leave me vulnerable to their bickering.

I could still feel the bickering faintly, but thanks to shutting the mindlinked it wasn't giving me such a hard time.

“I..uhmm–” I fumbled for words.

He chuckled. “You don't need to–”

“Alex, what's going on there?” A familiar voice boomed from behind me.

Alex looked over my shoulder, his smile faltering slightly but he still managed to keep some of it.

I turned around to see Alpha Jaxon walking towards us, his eyes fixed intently on me making me gulp.

“I was just–”

“Where do you think you're going?” Jaxon asked me, ignoring the man who I've come to learn is Alex completely.

I was taken aback, not by Jaxon’s question, but by the coldness in his gaze and tone.

Did he know I wasn't his mate?

But how? It's just a few hours and..

Could Zie have said something?

I know some wolves can communicate directly with their mate without their human, but still….

Something wasn't right. If he knew I wasn't his mate he should be binding me in silver chains and demanding answers.

But he's not. That means he doesn't know…. yet.

“I asked you a question Keira?” Jaxon's voice pulled me out of my thoughts.

“I just need some fresh air,” I replied, managing to keep my voice still.

Jaxon looked over at Alex who was still standing there and then back at me, the coldness in his eyes still sharp as ever, which sent a chill down my spine.

Okay, something is definitely wrong.

I don't know the details of Jaxon's relationship with Kiera, but he doesn't look like someone who's relief that he's mate just woke up from a coma induced by poisoning

Any sensible mate should be worried…

I scoffed inwardly, as I remembered Curtis.

A bitter smile made its way to my lips, but beneath that was pure unadulterated rage.

I have no idea what's going on in my life at the moment, but if my guess is right, I've been given a second chance at life…and a chance to make Curtis, and that bitch pay for their deeds.

I just need to figure out where I was at the moment.

I did a quick scan of my surroundings, and then I saw it–a star like cross insignia on the wall.

Starcross. I was in Starcross pack. Moonclaw’s sworn enemies, and the fun part? I was the Pack's Luna.

My lips curled into a predatory smile.

Fate’s indeed a bitch.