5. A chat with the Moon Goddess

Colette

The sound of a machine beeping surrounds me. I am so exhausted that it hurts to open my eyes. I hear a door open and close. Then I can sense the presence of someone. Their energy is intense. I force my eyes open as I adjust to the brightness of the room. Scanning the room, they landed on a large man at the foot of my bed. He is massive yet stunning. As broad as the bed I am lying in. His features are a mass of darkness and beauty at the same time. His gray eyes are as cold as ice but they don’t scare me. His wild hair is like a lion’s mane, but he is nothing that makes me fearful.

    “Where am I?” I try and speak. Softly as my throat fills scratchy. He moves to give me a sip of water.

    “You are at the hospital of the Royal Lycans.” He just looks at me like I am a puzzle that he can’t put together.

    “What happened? Why am I here?” I ask, trying to move. There is an IV running from my hand. I try and adjust it, but my arm is sore. I see the bruises on my wrists from the chains I had on me earlier. Then it all comes back to me. The rogues that kidnapped me held me hostage. I remember the pain from being punched in the face. Him forcing himself on me. I can feel him on top of me. On my skin as he forces his thigh between my legs. I grab my head as a sharp pain radiates within me.

    “Calm down. Please.” The large man says. “Doctor!” He yells as my heart beeps erratically on the monitor as a doctor rushes in.

    “Ma’am, we need you to calm down. Take a deep breath.” She comes towards me and puts something in my IV. Then the world all fades away.

I awaken to darkness. I began to look around calling out for someone. My voice seems to be silent though. Suddenly I am in a garden. Flowers line a pathway that I follow. I got to a beautiful waterfall with a pool. Then a bright light appears, and a woman stands before me. In a beautiful white gown, a woman with golden bronze skin and flowing white hair smiles.

    “Hello Colette.”

    “You… are you the Moon Goddess?” I ask.

    “Yes, and you are here because you contain a Lycan that is so powerful.”

    “What? I am just an Omega. I never got my wolf.” I try and explain. There is nothing within me. I know this for a fact.

    “You are more than anyone around you could figure out. But you are a Lycan. That is why you are sitting here now. She is ready to come forward but only with the help of your mate.”

    “I rejected my mate! I have no one. He wants my sister. He will claim my sister.”

    “Not him, your second chance mate is with you now. But you can’t feel him until you release your wolf. Until you allow her to come forward.”

    “How can I do that? I am powerless.”

    “Listen to your heart. Allow patience to take over. Then, with the help of your new mate, you will gain your powers.”

    “I don’t understand how I am to do this…” I tell her as she waves her hands. Becoming less and less visible. I call for her and she smiles.

    “Be patient.” She tells me as I fade back into darkness. Then I fluttered my eyes awake again, and I am back in the hospital. This time the large man is sitting in a chair next to me. His massive hand holding mine. I look at him in awe of his features. Though he looks tired and weary, he is stunning. His chiseled jawline and perfect bone structure. When he sits, I can see the muscles throughout his body. His wild mane of dark brown hair that I want to run my fingers through. I try and remain still but my hand twitches. It must be my supposed Lycan.

    ‘I don’t know how to do this but hello? Lycan, are you in there?’ I try and mind-link her. I get no response, but I open my eyes to see the man is awake next to me. His face is etched with concern and worry.

    “Hi.” I said.

    “Hello, I am Gideon. What is your name?” he asks with such a soothing voice.

    “Colette.” I peer at him, trying to figure everything out. “How did I get here?”

    “You were being held with a pack of rogues. My men and I attacked the group and saved you all. The doctor will be here shortly to talk about your injuries. How are you feeling?”

    “Like I have been hit repeatedly with a meat cleaver.” I try and smile but my lip hurts. I can tell it is split. I remember the rogue punching me in the face. Since I am just a human, I will not be healing too fast. But then I remember how I have been healing faster lately. Just then the doctor enters.

    “Ah! Here we are. Glad to have you awake. I am Doctor Eva. I wanted to go over our findings. Your body is trying to heal. We needed to tell you we worked on you. There is no internal bleeding. You do have a couple of cracked ribs. Your face is swollen, but we didn’t see any broken bones there. We also verified that there was no sexual assault present,” she tells me slowly.

    “They got there just in time.” I whispered, looking at Gideon. But there is a storm brewing in his face. Maybe he is my mate, but hearing all of this and seeing how weak I am. Maybe is ready to walk away as well. I may be about to be rejected for a second time. Goddess, why would you bring me to such a beast of a man who can’t even look at me?