After Noah kissed me, something felt very wrong. I heard my parents calling me, but I couldn't answer. It felt like I wasn't home anymore. I heard my godmother's voice, and I was lying there in that place from my dream, on that altar. I could no longer distinguish between reality and dreams. I woke up three days after being there.
My godmother, Segnora, told me I wasn't human. She said I was 195 years old, not 20, and that to protect the worlds she had to bind and seal my wolf. I couldn't believe I was a werewolf too. I didn't know whether to be angry or cry with disappointment at the lies. My family wasn't really my family. They assured me they truly loved me, but I didn't know if I could believe them.
The pain in my body was excruciating. It felt like something was tearing me apart from the inside. Sometimes I couldn't breathe. As much as my godmother and the others cast spells to contain the pain, it all seemed too much for me. She said I was in so much pain because my wolf had been imprisoned for years, and wolves can't go more than fifteen days without a run.
Today, specifically at dinnertime, I started to hear howls and cries. Then I collapsed, and my body began to convulse. I could feel my bones breaking and my jaw growing. I understood that I was transforming. The pain of my bones breaking and rearranging to become my wolf form was excruciating. I don't know how I endured it without screaming. I felt a white fur take over my body. My senses all sharpened. I was on all fours. I approached a glass door and saw a completely white wolf. It was the wolf from my dream. It was me. She always tried to warn me.
(wolf)
Hello, Zaya, it's me, Light.
Oh, how exciting to be able to talk to you! All this time you tried to warn me.
(wolf)
Yes, dear, I wanted to tell you that we are part of each other. I am you, and you are me.
With that, I broke through the great doors of the witches' palace for a run. I had never felt so alive. It was as if I had found something that was missing in me, a missing piece of the puzzle. The smells, the trees, the sounds of birds, everything seemed louder, sharper. I ran even faster until I reached a clearing full of flowers. I rolled in the grass, savoring the heightened scent of the flowers. I stayed there enjoying it for a long time, but what bothered me was the feeling I had of another wolf crying in despair. Afterward, I decided to return to the palace and shifted back to my human form. My mother wrapped me in a blanket.
*Zaya:*
I want to know why you lied to me for so many years.
*Segnora:*
I swear, my dear, it was for your own good.
*Zaya:*
How can a lie be for my own good? I don't know who I am. I don't know who my parents are. My wolf was imprisoned for over 100 years.
*Segnora:*
We truly love you, Zaya. We wanted to protect you. I had a vision, a terrible vision that if your mate completed the mate bond with you while his wolf was not yet mature, everything we know would vanish. We could all face a war between worlds.
*Zaya:*
Mate, I've heard that before, but what does it mean?
*Segnora:*
It means that at the beginning of time, werewolves were complete, but they became dangerous. They had the feminine and masculine in one body, and their power was such that they wanted to exterminate other races. Serena, the moon goddess, realized that she should separate them into two, so the power would be with you and contained. So each wolf has their mate, their other half, their eternal and infinite love. Mates love each other deeply, being that if one dies, the other will die of sadness soon after.
*Zaya:*
So, I have a mate, an eternal love?
*Segnora:*
Yes, you do. And when you find him, you will feel the bond, the call.
*Zaya:*
I dream of a black wolf.
*Segnora:*
That's definitely your mate's wolf.
*Zaya:*
If I'm 195 years old, how long does a werewolf live?
*Segnora:*
They live for thousands of years, sometimes for eternity. There's something else. Usually, mates find each other by the age of 25. If that doesn't happen, they can die or go mad and then die.
*Zaya:*
And what if my mate is dead?
*Segnora:*
He's alive. Something happened to him when your wolf was sealed. He stopped aging. Like when one finds a mate, wolves stop aging the day they find their mates. In his case, I can't explain why.
*Zaya:*
Who is he?
*Segnora:*
I can't tell you, child. Only you can feel it. If I interfere, I could be severely punished by the moon goddess. Even now, it's a mystery to me that she hasn't punished me for sealing your wolf. But deep down, I think it's because she knew what would happen if I didn't.
I thought my life was difficult, but it keeps getting more complicated, full of unbelievable things. What if my mate is evil? If everything Segnora told me is true, then his wolf may still be dark. How can I be with a wolf like that? I want to see Noah. I want to tell him everything. I'm scared, and he's a good wolf. I want to go home.
Besides, my parents aren't my parents. Nobody knows who my real parents are. My head is a mess.
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