Another Dream

“I didn’t mean for everyone to see you but we needed to run, I needed the shift,” I say. “I needed it just as much as you, it felt amazing to run through a forest and feel the moon.” Stars memory of the feeling floods my mind in images. It helps take my mind off the ache but it’s definitely back full force. Not having a male near me seems to help, I think. I don’t know how this works exactly.

I was tossing and turning for what felt like forever when someone walked in, “Hi Akira, I’m Dr. Zane, the Alpha sent me to help you okay?” He introduced himself. “No please, isn’t it bad to have a male around me right now?” I’m not taking any chances. I clearly can’t trust myself around men. “I’m mated already, 12 years now, so we will not be affected by each other I promise.” I take in what he says as much as I can, I’m in so much pain now I don’t even want to move from the fetal position I’m in. “I’m going to inject you with something to calm your body down okay?” He said. I just nodded my head because that’s all I could do. I felt a needle in my shoulder and after a few moments I started to relax. “Thank you Doctor,” I already forgot his name. “No!” Star yells. My eyes shoot open. I can feel it starting but can’t do anything about it, I almost start to panic but I’m put to sleep before I could even reply to her.

I’m running through the forest again and make it to the clearing. My fur is glowing in the moon light and as I howl at the moon the stars around start to brighten and sparkle in the night sky. It’s such a beautiful sight to see, I feel so much peace but there’s this nagging feeling that someone is here watching me. I scan the area, searching through the forest line and my heart drops when I see it.

Two red glowing eyes staring right at me, unblinking and eerily still. Two black paws emerge from the shadows of the tree line and the grey, disfigured wolf inches closer step by step. I’m frozen with fear, stuck on this hill, and suddenly I’m not in Stars wolf form anymore, it’s just me. Shaking and unable to move even a step away from this wolf closing the distance. I know what he plans to do and the thought of it happening once again has me physically paralyzed. He’s almost in front of me now and I can’t move. The one who turned me is in front of me now and I scream. We scream. Star and I both yell “No!” At the same time.

A blinding light appears and then I’m in bed in my cabin with an IV in my arm. I’m screaming at the top of my lungs. I try to catch my breath once I realize I’m awake and it was just another dream. It takes me a minute to calm myself and I rip the IV out. Sedation. They put me to sleep with whatever they had in that bag. The ache seems to have worn off but is slightly there.

“Star? Are you there?” I ask through the bond. “I’m here, I was with you in the dream as well. I felt the light-“ She’s cut off by the door slamming open and two men rush in. The doctor and Ang. I look to the clock and it’s not there, then I look around the room and realize everything has been destroyed. It’s like someone staged a burglary or something. There wasn’t much in here to begin with but anything that could be knocked off the counter, nightstand and dresser is on the floor. The dresser is actually knocked down and there’s a burning hole still smoking through the middle.