I don't think I ever remember being happy.
It's been six months since I lost my sister and nothing remained the same.
Claire was everything to me, until the moon goddess took her from me. I recall sitting outside while rain fell, letting it pour on me.
A day came when I lay on the road on a stormy night crying. I had no one. She slipped away from me, leaving me.
I hated that I had to breathe while she wasn't. The memories of her in my head seemed to be so vivid. She was everything a sister could be.
Recalling how she died was something I didn't even want to remember. I sat at the café thinking of it all. How she died was a mystery.
But what I did know was she was last seen as a guardian wolf. In our pack, guardian wolves were among the lowest rank. We were few in number.
My mum told me guardian wolves were the essence of every pack. A pack can't function well without them because they served as a mediation between the pack and the moon goddess.
A guardian wolf can communicate with the moon goddess in spirit. Sometimes, they are blessed with other abilities like foresight or telepathy. This was rare though.
When my sister died, I was tried to ask the moon goddess who murdered her. But my abilities were still lacking, I didn't know how to communicate with the moon goddess yet.
As guardian wolves, mum and dad went to the moon goddess with enquiries but each time they tried to communicate about it, something blocked them.
It made us wonder even more. Who took Claire away from us? Why did she just go out one day only for us to discover she's dead?
I was currently at Campbell's, a popular coffee shop of the pack, I put on my ear piece listening to my favourite song as we were on summer break.
That instant, someone tapped my back. I looked only to see a man in black.
"Miss Nova Willow?"
"Yes. That's me." I replied wondering what this was about.
"As one of the guardian wolves of Moonstone pack, you are being summoned by the Alpha's mother."
"M-me?" I said with my eyes widening.
He demonstrated his hands towards a black SUV which was parked outside. I understood the message by him doing that. Thus, I walked outside.
The car window went down. Surprisingly, it was the Alpha's mother. She had cherry red lipstick on, with black shades.
I did as she said, getting into the back seat. I was summoned by the Alpha's mother. My parents would be so glad.
"Nova Willows. I've been watching you for quite a while now and I must accord you for your pursuits. Your late sister was our candidate but now she's gone."
"She was?" I asked surprised. "Claire never told me this."
"Of course she won't. Her contract required secrecy."
"Did she... you killed her!" I muttered, fisting my hands.
"I didn't murder Claire. But this is not why I called you today."
"Then why did you call me?" I seethed.
"I want to give you a purpose, Nova." she said dropping some pictures in front me. I noticed it was my depressed self. "Your sister used to be a star, a good guardian wolf and I've been watching you for a while. From the way you were always together, I'm sure you have the same potentials as her, if not better. I read histories on wolves whose abilities take slower to surface. In the end, it turns out to be something big and unstoppable. I want you to work with me and discover your true abilities. To buttress this, you'll also have access to the Alpha's heart."
"How do you expect me to do so?" I asked her.
"I want you to marry my son."
"Why?" A look of shock occupied my features as I wondered why she chose me of all guardian wolves in the pack. Marry the alpha? This was every girl's dream.
"When your late sister was alive, she used to provide those roles to him. However, she wasn't involved in any romantic attachments with him. It was purely business yet, she communicated with the moon goddess fairly enough and we were blessed with abundance, the pack doesn't get sick anymore, unlike before. But when your sister died it, all came back. I want you to communicate with the moon goddess and seal a lifetime deal with her, no sicknesses at all."
I smiled, "Was that the same thing he told her?"
"Excuse me?"
"My late sister... did you change her life too?"
"Her contract with us was entirely different but if you walk with us there will be a change, compared to her, you'll be living in the pack house. The business would be romantic as you'll be his mate. My son has not found his luna for a while now so I want a lifetime deal."
"Oh..." I settled what she said wondering if I'll be able to find the cause of her death. It was a mystery yet something told me I'd get a lead.
"Do we have a deal?"
My wolf told me not to do it. Informing my parents was a wise step. My parents were on a journey at this moment. Since guardian wolves required a ritual when they died, they went to attend to my sister's burial.
But I didn't even know when I nodded. She patted my back saying,
"I knew I could count on you."
She informed me that I was to appear before her son the following day. I came early to the packhouse so I was dressed.
I was given a sparkly blue dress which was high low, dark heels. The sooner this was done I was to appear before the alpha.
Jared Blaze was a household name. My parents said he was ruthless to the core because he was rumored to have murdered his father. This is why I was afraid of his aura. The cold look in his piercing gaze.