Chapter 32

I nodded at the instruction she gave me, but deep within, I was confused. There was this burst of energy that I couldn’t even handle.

“The voices, they won’t stop” I panicked. I looked around. The fire had surrounded us.

“Eloise, listen. Listen to me” she said with strong features. She didn’t seem phased about the fire. Instead, she was calm. Too calm.

“It can’t hurt you, you are literally one with the fire. Watch” she left me, and took some steps back towards the fire.

“Melissa…” I tried to run to where she was, and stop her from going towards the fire, but she stopped me.

“watch” she stood in the fire, unphased like she didn’t care about it.

“It’s all in you. Don’t let it control you” I watched her start to burn, but not completely. Then she brought out fire from her hands. It was blue.

“You really don’t know anything about who you truly are do you?” she looked at me with what seemed to be pity.

I looked at her, trying to understand what she meant.

“We’ll have to take it slow.” She looked at me. As if examining me. “take the fire back, slowly” I shook my head. I was scared and I didn’t know how to.

“It’s okay, easy, slow and calmly. There is no rush” she smiled. I would have made a joke about this was the first time I had ever been her smile, or that I was shocked her face could even do that. But I was too scared to even make a joke.

“I don’t know how to” I whispered.

“Think of what makes you happy. Anything that gives you peace.” I nodded. My mind felt empty. The only thing on my mind was my loneliness and the fire around me kept getting stronger and hotter. I wonder how she had not moved from me or even gone further back

“I c.. I can’t!” I yelled causing the fire to become more than before. She had this irritated look on her face then waved her hands. It looked as if the fire was never there, except for the dark spots and burnt grasses that laid around.

“You can’t just give up at the slightest chance” she snapped at me looking angry.

“Well I am sorry I couldn’t control it.!” I snapped back unintentionally.

“Did you just raise your voice at me?” she raised her brows, looking at me as if daring me to say another word.

“Yes.” I said crossing my hands around my chest.

She didn’t have the privilege to talk to me anyhow.

“Oh honey” she said then surrounded me with a ring of fire. This time, it was closer to me and uncomfortable.

“Are you trying to fucking kill me!!!” I yelled, my panic level reaching the sky at this point.

She looked bored. “Oh please. A simple fire can’t hurt you” she said rolling her eyes at me. “You will learn to obey me. I would let you know on time that I am not a big fan of people that don’t know how to curb their tongue or when to curb it. This would be your first and final warning” she smirked. I nodded my head rapidly as she let me go.

Suddenly the fire receded.

“its time for you to wake up.” She smiled like she had not just threatened to burn me alive. “Now I want you to read this” she dropped a book in my hand. I looked around, wondering where she had gotten the book from. It was a pointless look, I found nothing.

“Study it, and make sure you are ready by this evening”

I widened my eyes and looked at her. “eric!” I gasped. “I have a date” I looked at her hoping she would understand. I didn’t want to ruin anything for him, I had already ruined the first one for him.

“And I don’t care for that. The war is upon us Eloise. It’s either we are prepared, or we regret it. There’s no in between” she looking me dead in the eye.

“Close your eyes, it’s time to go” she said and held me by my hands. This time, I did exactly as I was told and didn’t open my eyes till I felt my feet on the ground again..

“Remember, get rest, you will have a lot to do this night. And I won’t go easy on you this night” she said then patted my head and left.

I looked at the bed. It had never looked more attractive than it did right now. It’s soft to and…. I stopped thinking and just climbed the bed. I felt how my muscles relaxed. Hi my tensed muscles, which I didn’t even have the faintest idea of being tensed, released under my touch.

I closed my eyes and was immediately dragged into the dream world.

*Knock knock knock*

I heard. I didn’t get up.

It might have just been some mistake, it couldn’t have been here.

“Luna!” the voice called from the other side of the door accompanied by more knocks. The Knicks seemed to get more aggressive and more loud with each knock.

Frustrated, I got up from the bed and swing the door open. I could feel the door melt a little under my touch so I immediately removed my hands before it could melt completely and anyone would notice.

“What do you want.” I said not even bothering to acknowledge the person.

“The Aloha sent me to ask you if there would be anything you would want concerning the date.” I shook my head no, my head could not function.

“Is there anything you would want him to have then?”

“Just tell him to dress casually and that’s it,” I said, about to close the door and get back to bed.

“Would you require breakfast this morning?” I swung the door shut, and jumped back right to bed. Another knock came, some minutes later. I felt sooo sore. My muscles were not cooperating with me any longer.

“go away” I yelled. Or at least I tried to. My voice just came out weak and tired.

“The Alpha requests your presence at the discussion chamber.” He yelled.

I wanted to scream, yell at them to leave me alone but instead, I replied. “Thank you. I’ll be out in a minute” instead of making any move to get off he bed, I pulled the covers over my head and then fell into a really deep slumber….

I woke up sometime during the afternoon. My muscles were still sore, but it was nothing compared to when I first laid down in the morning.

“I was wondering when you would wake up” Eric’s voice called from beside me, startling me.

“You could have given me a heart attack!!” I said holding my chest to calm my racing heart.

“I’m sorry. I was just worried when you didn’t show up when I asked a guard to call you. So I came to check on you myself. You sleep cute might I add.” He sat near the window, giving me a perfect view of his sculptured back.

“How are you feeling?”