Chapter 2

Alice

Silly! Why did you let him go? You should have confronted those despicable women and sought him out!" My she-wolf shouted in despair.

That made me stop halfway, and for the first time, I realized that not only did I not feel cold, but I had walked much faster than usual. Her awakening had affected my body in a matter of seconds.

"This is crazy."

I was surprised by what supernatural powers could do to a body, especially that of a weak hybrid.

"Stop thinking nonsense; you have to look for our mate, silly girl!" said the she-wolf with annoyance, and I smiled at her mere existence.

Among all the beasts I could share my body with, I never thought I would encounter a bold she-wolf without a sense of touch. It was very contradictory because I always believed that the more powerful a werewolf was, the harder it would be to control his beast, and this one seemed to be untameable, which was not necessarily a good sign.

We can't look for him now, even though I would like to; I no longer work at the house, and I don't have the power to confront anyone. Right now, they won't let me in. We must look for it at the right moment when we can get closer, I said to calm her down, and I heard her annoyed grunt, and then the silence in my head was absolute.

It was as if my she-wolf had gone to sleep after a tantrum.

The feeling was intense, and I was happy because my she-wolf had awakened; I would finally make my shift, and the pack would accept me in some way. The best part of it all was that I had found my mate, and that was phenomenal.

I had hope, and that's why I smiled.

I got home and decided to clean and organize things, but by noon my whole body hurt and I felt like I was going to explode. I tried to talk to my she-wolf, but it didn't respond, so I took a deep breath and tried to let the discomfort pass, but I couldn't. It was as if the symptoms that had bothered me in the previous days had intensified.

When night fell, the moon began to show itself; I knew I would have to leave the house and shift there. That's why, with a bit of pain, I put on layers of clothing and went out to the woods. As I managed to go unnoticed, however, I had to drag myself to the forest glade, and at that moment I felt a change in the atmosphere. As never before, the clouds cleared, the snowfall melted away, and the moon shone in all its splendor until a sharp pain consumed my body.

At that moment, I felt like I was going to die.

"At last your gift has awakened," said a woman who could not see. "Use it wisely. You are stronger than you think, so believe in yourself; what matters is who you really are."

And as if it were a kind of magnetism, I got down on all fours and stared at the moon for several minutes in a sort of trance. I felt a halo of light strike directly at me, and there, in that precise moment, I felt my body shatter piece by piece only to be rebuilt again. I lost control of my limbs; it was no longer me who was in charge. My she-wolf woke up full of energy, and by the time I realized it, she started howling excitedly and ran off with great joy.

Something clicked between us, as if the connection had finally fallen into place.

At that moment, I felt free and went to the deepest part of the forest.

I jumped around everywhere and went to the stream that was on the verge of freezing. When I looked at the reflection, I realized that I easily resembled a little Omega she-wolf, one of a beautiful grayish color that could blend in with the other wolves of the pack.

In that moment, I was so happy that I wasn't aware another wolf was nearby until it jumped on me, making me fall on my back and growl, showing its jaws above my neck as a display of dominance.

My heart started racing, but then the scent completely entranced me and my she-wolf was overjoyed. Without a doubt, she took control of our body and began to give affectionate licks to the colossal reddish wolf, and it was at this moment that the wolf responded with equal intensity.

I felt the pull of magnetic attraction and understood that I was experiencing a sublime moment with Stefan. Our beasts were recognizing each other. Suddenly, I got up and we started to play, then to run, and finally I felt a living bond click between us.

At one point in those games, I shifted to my human appearance, and he didn't hesitate to do it right away. Then I looked at Stefan completely naked, aware that the man was my destined partner, the one with whom I would achieve the utmost happiness.

I felt Stefan's eyes not missing any details of me.

"Who are you?" Stefan asked in a very soft voice, and I felt embarrassed by the effect he had on me. "You are new shifting, so you will need a lot of practice."

"I—"

My words wouldn't come out; I blushed completely and heard the internal laughter of my she-wolf. Then I became aware of my nakedness, to the point that I covered myself and Stefan shook his head.

"You don't need to be shy," said my mate, leaning down to look at me closely, then gently taking me by the chin. "You are mine; with me, you will show how you truly are."

I nodded, and Stefan Gray, my mate, kissed me.

At first, the kiss was gentle, as if Stefan were testing the waters with me; then everything became sweet as sparks traveled through our bodies in a sign of recognition, and shyness took over me.

"Are you a virgin?" Stefan asked, and I nodded nervously. "Well, because if another guy had touched you, I would have killed him right away."

His voice was rough, and a part of me felt enchanted by that possessiveness because it was synonymous with Stefan wanting me, so I had no doubt when he kissed me again.

This time Stefan kissed me with such intensity that I felt like I was on cloud nine.

I was so happy that I didn't realize when I ended up sprawled on the floor and Stefan slipped between my legs. We made love in a spectacular way. It was a divine experience that left me breathless and smiling. When we finished, I was just smiling, and Stefan had me sitting on top of him, kissing me without fear.

"You are mine and you are a dangerous addiction," Stefan murmured as he kissed my neck. "Tell me your name."

"Alice," I said, and there was no recognition whatsoever.

"Very well, Alice, from this moment on I will be your everything," Stefan said seriously, and I felt like I was going to faint from the intensity of his words. "You are the most delightful gift the Goddess has given me, and I will always have you for myself."

My she-wolf instinctively wanted to mark him, but Stefan evaded the action, so I offered my neck for him to mark me as customs dictated. However, he didn't do that; his reaction was to give me a chaste kiss on the forehead and he got up, as if to try to calm his erection. That didn't feel normal.

Do you know what’s happening? I asked the she-wolf with a bit of fear.

Dilon says that the human still doesn't want to mark us and that he wants to wait for the right moment. My she-wolf replied with annoyance.

Dilon? There are no more people here.

That's what they call your beast, silly girl, my she-wolf said with a mocking tone that almost brought a smile to my face.

And what is your name? I asked my she-wolf, full of curiosity.

Selene.

My she-wolf called out like the very Goddess herself.

"Where are your clothes, Alice?" Stefan asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.

"In the forest glade, my shift happened there and I left all my things."

"Then let's go look for your clothes; I'm going to shift, and if you feel exhausted, just hop on my back and hold on tight."

I nodded and smiled at his order.

Stefan was too cute and didn't hesitate to kiss me again.

Stefan stepped back and in a few seconds he was a large red beast that gave me a gentle lick on the hands. I tried to shift again, but I couldn't because of exhaustion. That's why I followed his instruction and climbed onto Dilon's back, who seemed to be the most adorable thing in the world.

It was the best day of my life.

I shouted with joy as we ran, which Dilon accompanied with a happy howl. It was magnificent, then I got off Dilon's back and put on my clothes. Stefan returned to his human body and looked at me with some intrigue, studying me as if I were a rare piece of a puzzle.

"I will see you every night here in the forest glade," said Stefan and kissed me. "We have an appointment here; don't miss it."

"But the death of Alpha Savio—”

"For now, I want to enjoy you in private, to have you all to myself," said Stefan before leaning in to smell my neck. "Then you will be mine before the whole world, and we are going to enjoy it a lot."

I nodded and thought that his behavior was due to wanting to respect the mourning for his father's death before introducing his mate. A bunch of butterflies fluttered in my stomach from nerves because I would become the Luna of the pack, I would have an important position and finally, they would respect me.

Foolish me for not seeing the signs.

Stefan went, and I was left sighing with a big smile.

Then I walked home, but I didn't foresee that a couple of young wolves that had not yet changed would be at the edge of the forest. One of them smelled me and burst out laughing.

"Surely she works the same as her mother and went to roll around with a client in the woods," said the wolf while his friend laughed, so I ignored them.

The problem was that they approached me, and the wolf took my hands in an abusive manner. In response, my she-wolf took control of my body and growled at them fiercely. That made them let me go.

"Wow, she has a she-wolf inside her," said the wolf in surprise.

My she-wolf growled again and they walked away. I was left surprised by the impact that had.

What the hell was that? I asked Selene.

That's called scaring off idiots, so have some backbone, girl, because from now on you're not going to let anyone walk all over you, Selene replied firmly.