Chapter 12
Viona POV
Five years later
Now eight years old, I was playing with my Hello kitty branded smart watch. It was a gift from Mr Jones. It was custom made for me in all aspects, even the pink kitty brand.
Hello kitty was indeed my favorite brand when I was little, it suited my childish designs and color.
The watch had an alarm clock, phone book, and games. It was literally all games. At first my childish side was fantasized by it, but overtime I fell out of love with it.
Another gift I received, was a Tesla model night vision monocular, I was from Uncle Morgan. I was a sniper in my past life, night vision gadgets were my favorites, so naturally if there were a competition he won.
My birthday party is to be held later in the evening, everywhere is brightly lit and decorated. My dress is, for some reason, still with my dad. He was so obsessed with throwing a party. I can understand his excitement and brand it as reasonable as it is finally the day I am blessed with my wolf-cub form.
Other packs unlike the Levites acquire their wolf form at an older age but the Levites, especially the Alpha direct family acquire their earliest ten, and latest eighteen. After eighteen the member is considered rejected by the goddess.
I began showing signs at six years old, my mom panicked as she had no Idea of the rules, but after talking with my dad she finally calmed down.
After showing signs, I was expecting to be able to shape shift at seven, but it was delayed, and my dad is convinced that this is the year.
I have to admit I'm very nervous about this, I had no Idea things would go like this. In my past life, At this time my dad and the warriors were preparing for war, so no one paid any attention to me, of course I couldn't blame them.
And when I first shape-shifted, only the wind in an empty forest congratulated me, my mom was trying to keep the pack call, my dad and the warriors went off to battle. No one knew until my eighteenth birthday when I was to be married off.
I counted every second. By noon all the major packs had arrived. As one of the heirs of the two leading packs, Nicolas didn't have to come, but he is the first name I see after looking at the attendance list.
Mirage's name was nowhere to be seen, to my greatest relief. In no time, the party began, the dress was delivered to my room by my Mother, she helped me put it on and it fit perfectly.
"Oh...Sweetie you look so beautiful" She complimented as we stared at ourselves in the mirror.
"Thanks Mom" I smiled cheerfully.
The event started for about thirty minutes before I walked in, just like my etiquette teacher instructed.
"One foot at a time, move smoothly to achieve that elegant glow" I could also see him at the corner staring at me with prying eyes, his lips mumbling what I could already guess.
I could feel all eyes on me, my blue closet ball gown glowed gracefully in the light. I even admired myself.
My Father at the other end offered me his hand, which I took when I got to his position. He let me sit on the throne like a chair beside him.
It was my party, but he is the host. That was the sitting arrangement. My mother later joined and sat at my left leaving me in the middle.
Everyone brought their own gift, both expensive and rare from all parts of the world.
The event was pretty boring to me, until we got to the final stage. A priest was even called, he was more like a seer, he was blind but could see and tell prophecies. According to what I was told, he was a young man when my great grandfather was alive, I can't even begin to imagine how old he is now, at least it is understandable why the Alpha would personally come to greet such a figure.
The ritual begins
Five mirrors were placed reflecting the moonlight. I stood in the middle, For some reason I felt uncomfortable.
"Can I stay in the water instead"? Everyone paused at my question, I even surprised myself I didn't know when my thoughts echoed aloud.
"I'm sorry" I apologized.
"Is that even possible?" My father chimed in.
The man paused for a moment and first put his hand into the water. After a few minutes, he picked up the mirror and surrounded the small pond. The pond was quite deep, but didn't pull me down when I stepped in.
I had to go underwater, under a full moon. I choose this because I feel weird when people see me shape-shift. It's a habit. Under the water I could feel my body rapidly expanding, it wasn't painful but I know it should or is it because I already experienced it before? My clothes were torn in an instant, I always felt comfortable underwater, I didn't feel suffocated like others, in fact it comforted me, it's my safe place.
After a while, I began feeling hot inside the water, the temperature kept rising. I couldn't come out of the water, I felt stuck. At one point, I passed out. When I opened my eyes again, I could see the moon looking transplanted. As I tried to reach for it I felt a breeze.
The water suddenly began choking me, I noticed myself sinking deeper and deeper, I couldn't move my legs, I couldn't breathe, I was suffocating fast.
Suddenly, I could feel someone's hand pull me up, into his chest, he was cold, his body temperature stabilized mine. He lifted my chin and gave me CPR blowing oxygen into my lungs
I opened my eyes a little, everything was blurry but a pair of blood red eyes stared back at me.
After I could finally breathe, he let go of me. I tried to hold onto him, but like he disappeared, he was nowhere to be found. I carefully and quickly swimmed to the surface.
I popped my head outside the water and behold, my dad was about to kill the man whose age I don't know.
I want to come out when I remember, "I'm naked, Wait..." That guy touched me.
I scream, attracting attention to myself. Immediately, my dad jumped into the water, noticing my condition, wrapped his coat around me and pulled me out.
My mom hurried to my side, I was taken inside to be attended to by the doctor. The party was left to end without me.
I couldn't stop thinking about the person in the water.
"His eyes were captivating. If I had a chance, I would find him. He touched me, "didn't he know who I was?" I complained
"But he saved me" I admitted, I couldn't believe me, complaining back and forth in my head.
But something tells me, It wouldn't be long before we meet again.