Sharon ran as fast as her legs could carry her as two men appeared from nowhere and began to chase her. They were after a rod that was in her hand to dispose of her.
Sharon swore she would not allow anyone to take that rod from her. It was passed down to her from her father. It was the symbol of her authority as the head of the coven. He had warned her that no one should ever take it from her.
She tried to see if she could recognize the faces of the men chasing her but came to discover their faces were covered which made her more terrified. As she continued running she tripped and fell face-first to the ground.
Before she could pick herself up she felt rough hands on her hands. She wondered how fast it was for them to close the distance between them. Both men struggle to take the rod from her. It was at this point she realized they were not working together as they both struggled to take the rod from her without working together. Sharon who was still on the ground held on to the rod knowing her life depended on it.
With time they began to fight each other for the right to struggle with her when they discovered they were not making any progress. Sharon saw this as an opportunity, picked herself up, and began running again.
It was at this point she woke up it had all been a dream but it had appeared so real to her.
She looked at her hands and saw some marks on them exactly where she had been held earlier. She wondered how she could have a physical manifestation of her dreams but then it wasn't a total surprise to her considering it must have been a spiritual attack.
Since the death of her father, she had always had dreams like this where someone would chase her and try to take something from her but this time it was the first time she would fall and make physical contact with her attackers
"You have to act fast Sharon these dreams point to the fact that someone out there wants to take something valuable from you and in this case your mantle of leadership, you need to get a man quick" Those are the words from her Godmother Lady Opia who had been like a mother to her. She was amongst the few persons she could trust in her coven.
When she initially started having those dreams she had explained everything to her Godmother who immediately gave her that interpretation as she was gifted in dreams and their interpretation. She had even warned that she should never lose any of her property to anyone in the dream as that would spell doom for her. With those words still fresh in her mind she knew with her latest dreams she was close to losing the mantle of her father.
Sharon decided to step out of her room in the hotel to have a walk around while she pondered on the later development in her spiritual life. A glance at the wall clock in the room told her it was 2 am by which time she expected most people in the hotel to be retired to their rooms and less activity would be taking place anywhere in the environment.
As she moved around admiring the interior decorations of the building she wondered why she had not come across a single security person but then the presence of CCTV cameras around told her that she was being probably watched.
"She wonders if she should take the offer of her Uncle Lord Caleb who proposed a day that he would allow her to keep all her father's company if she gives the leadership of the coven to her. He was the only one who had openly come out to declare his interest in her. Her Second uncle Lord Victor had not breathed a word of it to her but she knew he was strongly interested in the position as he had publicly challenged her father several times on his leadership style while he was alive. Everyone knew he was probably biding his time or he had other plans under his sleeves. Her father's last brother Lord Lamba was also in line for the coven head but he had never shown any interest in the matters of the coven. She had watched how her father had severally had to force him to show interest in family issues. All of them were all powerful wizards with their specialties
She reasoned if she should just hand this mantle over and save herself the stress since a good man wasn't forthcoming.
As she kept wondering about the hotel her ears picked up the whispers coming from a distance followed by a deep growl that was quickly suppressed coming from a distance.
Sharon stopped in her tracks wondering if it was safe to continue walking down the corridors. Without making a mistake she could tell that was the sound of a werewolf. It had been a long time since she heard any of such but there was no mistaking it as one of her best friends in school was a werewolf.
She looked up and came to discover this was the first time there was no CCTV covering a particular section of the hotel. It was then she discovered there was also a sign on the wall that read "CAUTION" With no further words she instantly she must have stepped into forbidden grounds in the hotel.
She quickly made a turn and concluded she would ask the manager about this section after she introduced herself to him in the morning.
"Please save me" a voice quietly echoed in her ears she turned back to leave.
Sharon quickly waved it aside that she must be hearing things because of fear.
"Please save me" the voice came louder this time laced with pain.
Sharon could swear that she must have heard that voice before but she was unable to quickly put a face on it.
Suddenly her face lit up when she remembered a name "Marcus"