Ira's POV ( Sapphira)
"Look at us Ira " Crystal said in my mind
Yes, Crystal, look at us! Nobody in their sane mind would love this" A shiver ran through me as i touched the scar on my waist.
I have always been insecure about my body, Yes, i might have abs and have a perfectly tanned skin, but that doesn't cover up the ugly scars given by my uncle.
I looked at the mirror to see a green eyed women staring at me, her midnight black hair falling till her waist making it look enchanted, but thats all their was.
Whenever i train outside of my pack, all i see is disgust in their eyes, which i wish i could tare away, but i cant.
My people are the only one who knows what i went through, and thats why they respect me, whenever i walk by them, all i see is pride, for which I'm grateful for, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to scrape my skin off and look like those fashion models.
Sometimes, i think its good that we don't have a mate, then at-least he wont reject us.
"Our mate wont reject us and it's not our fault that we went through shit they didn't" Crystal reminded me, she always does, but.....
I guess i should stop all these thoughts as i have to get ready for the meeting. I really don't wanna go but being a queen ain't easy.
I wrapped my self in a robe and walked into my closet to wear something warm, winters are not so good here at the side of California. Finally, I found something appropriate, it was a long sleeved sweater and some tight yet comfortable pants, not a queen look but comfortable, a combination of black and white never fails me.
As I walked into the main rooms I saw my baby girl, she's not a baby now but she is for me, her name is Adeline and is a 10 years old munchkin, very clever and mischievous, I'll say an example, she loves Nick, sigh, they get together so well that sometimes I get jealous but as a Queen, I know when to hide my emotions.
As soon as she spotted me, she wrapped me in a warm embrace.
"Ira, where were you girl" she asked while looking up at me with her stormy grey eyes
"Me sorry love, I have lots of work to do, I'm on my way to a meeting" I softly patted her "I promise that today night we will meet at our place, okay?"
"Pinky promise" she asked me with a soft smile.
"Pinky promise"
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"Good evening, your majesty" all of my council members choroused as I walked into the meeting room.
"Good evening, so, I suppose Jonah has something to say" I nodded towards Jonah as I sat on my chair.
"I do, well, I fear that these are not normal rogues, in all the bodies we have found, we have seen marks, not just scars but numbers engraved on their skin, and the new bodies which were found dead had a sense of magic in them, dark magic. These attacks are not just werewolves, they're a whole entire pack
One foreign wolf was found lifeless on the perimeters, I suppose one of our guards had attacked seeing a rogue, this rogue however had a crescent shaped tattoo on his neck, I fear that whoever these people are, they are meant to be feared".
"What if they plan on attacking the ball" Clare, my female general enquired.
" Im quite sure that there will be no attacks as long as all the elites bring guards, they all know about the attacks, I'm sure they will be prepared " Ethan, my third in command replied back.
"But they can attack the packs, there are no elites meaning the safety is less" Jonah said while I was beginning to feel anxious.
"Jonah, send a message to all other realms, warn them, we have to be prepared" jonah nodded to my words.
"Each of you, prepare troops, the perimeter should be secured, I don't want any more attacks, inform our packs and increase the training of the young ones, a war is coming, I can feel it" others exchanged nervous looks as they saw my eyes whiten.
"Are my words clear" my command was clear as I saw all the bodies go stiff.
"Affirmative " the replies soon caught my ears.
As soon as all of them left, I started to get worried.
"Crystal, what if this is what mom warned us about"
"I'm afraid that this is exactly what she warned us about, we have to be prepared for anything that comes through"
"If it's a war they want, that's what they will get"
"Can we go for a run, Ira" crystal asked as I could feel the anger running through her. I nodded and started to where the forest was..
As soon as the fresh air hit us, my form began to change, you could hear my bones snapping from a mile away.
For others, it might look painful, but for me, it's a feeling of bliss..