Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 30

BECKY.

I listened as Amber told me about a dream that she’d been having for years about her parents. How she’d recently discovered that the dream was a memory. How she’d even had a different dream about this lake and wolves. “Maybe your subconscious has been trying to tell you all along.” I told her. She paused thoughtfully for a moment. “Actually, you might be right. I had a dream about a wolf the night before I arrived in Lakeside. I’m also pretty sure that wolf is the same one that keeps showing up at the back of my house in the morning.” She said. “What does this wolf look like?” I asked, and she described it to me. “That sounds like the Alpha.” I said, sounding surprised. “Alpha?” she questioned. “Oh yes. Of course, you have a lot to learn.” I giggled “Well then let’s start. Every werewolf has a rank. This is usually determined by our b***d, ancestry, etc. We are generally born into our rank, but occasionally, we might replace ourselves placed into a different rank for some other reason. For example, I am an omega rank, but if my mate was a Delta, then I would become the delta female at his side. Well, if we chose to accept each other. Or if, like in Lakeside, the Beta becomes the Alpha because there is no one left of Alpha b***d.” Amber was looking confused, so I figured I was going to fast. I needed to make it easier to understand.

“OK” I told her “let’s slow down a little. Let me explain the ranks first. The Alpha is the packs leader.” She interrupted me to ask “Is Jason the Alpha?” I nodded and continued “The Alphas mate is the Luna. We don’t have one yet, though. Next is the Beta, who is the Alphas right hand man. His most trusted, and his mate, the Beta female. Ours is the Alphas brother Dean and his mate Chloe. Then there is the Delta and his mate, Dan and Lucy. His job is to run warrior training and deal with any warrior related problems that don’t need the Alphas input. He is also our head warrior. Then there’s the Gamma Lewis. He doesn’t have his mate yet. His job is to protect Luna and help her in any way she needs. However, as we don’t yet have a Luna, Lewis helps Dan out with the warriors. They are the big ranks, then there’s the warriors. They are the packs best fighters. They are basically our army. Warrior is the only rank where b***d doesn’t matter as much. Any rank can become a warrior if they can prove themselves able. Here in Lakeside, only males can be warriors now. Women used to be able to be warriors, but that changed when David Stone took over as Alpha. Then there are the sentinels who are our guards. They keep Lakeside safe from the outside world. And lastly, the Omegas. Like me. We are the majority rank. We are the workers. We do all the jobs around the pack.” I stopped to let all this sink in.

“So I’m an Omega?” she asked. “I have no idea. I would need to know more about your bloodline to figure that out.” I answered. I went on to tell her more about what it means to be a werewolf. I explained our enhanced senses, strength, and speed. When I told her about the wolf inside us, she got very quiet. “A werewolf is the result of a human and a wolf sharing a being. The Moon Goddess allows us to be one with her children. Every werewolf has their own wolf inside them. We can talk to them telepathically, and we each feel what the other Is feeling. A werewolf first hears and feels their wolf at the age of around sixteen. This is when we are able to sense our mates and shift into our wolves.” I asked if she was OK, worried that I may be overwhelming her with information. She assured me that she was fine “It’s just that. I can’t feel a wolf inside me. Maybe Mary was wrong about me. I was only five years old when she became my guardian so my wolf wouldn’t be there yet.” I thought about that for a minute. “Our wolves are with us our whole lives. We are born with them. We just can’t access them. The letter said that Mary was part witch, so maybe she could sense your wolf through magic.” I suggested. “The spell she put on you suppresses your wolf, so I’m guessing you will only feel her once you take the potion to remove the spell.” Amber nodded “I think you’re right.”

I asked if she had any questions for me rather than me just rambling on and giving her too much information in one go. She said that she had a few. “Why is everyone here so good-looking?” she asked, and I laughed. “Werewolves are naturally attractive and appealing. We are not really sure why, but I took it’s to do with the fact that we are physically superior to humans in every way. It’s in our dna. So it stands to reason that our dna would be superior in that way too.” She nodded. “That makes sense.” She said before asking “You’ve mentioned mates a few times now. What do you mean by that. Is it basically just a werewolf way of saying boyfriend or girlfriend, etc?” I laughed loudly at that. “A mate, a true mate is so much more than that. Every werewolf has a perfect partner chosen by the Goddess herself. The bond between them goes far beyond just love. It is stronger than that. A mate completes us. When we replace each other, we know it instantly. Although that can take some time as they could belong to a different pack. Both werewolves have to be over the age of sixteen as well . We can’t sense our mates until we are one with our wolves.” I said. She looked a bit pensive. “So you are saying that we have absolutely no say in who we spend our lives with?” she asked. “It’s not like that. The Goddess chooses the person we are meant to be with, but we do have the option to reject the mate bond. Sometimes, we will be lucky enough to get a second chance, mate. Rejection is painful as well for both werewolves involved.”

Amber sat quietly for a minute, just looking at the rippling water on the lakes surface. “How do you know if someone is your mate?” she asked “And what about the werewolves who don’t replace their mate, do they have to live their lives alone?” I gave her a warm smile, choosing to answer her second question first. “Those who don’t replace their true mate or have rejected or been rejected by them are free to take a chosen mate. The bond between chosen mates is still strong but doesn’t have the same effects as a true mate due to not being able to mark one another. As for how you know. I haven’t found my mate yet, so I can only tell you what I’ve been told. When you meet your true mate, their scent will surround you. It will be the most amazing and enticing thing you have ever smelt. Their touch will send tingles, like little electric shocks through your skin. Their very presence will calm and comfort you. You will be insanely aroused by them and want to be near them. Most importantly, your wolf will recognise their wolf as their mate and go crazy. They will let you know.” I hoped that I had helped her.

“Is there anything else you want to know now? Or should we leave it there for today?” I asked. “Ummm, we can leave it for today and let me process all that, but do you mind if we pick it up again tomorrow? Also, would you be able to help me with something? I went to the cemetery today but couldn’t replace my parents’ graves. I was wondering if you would mind coming with me and helping me to replace them.” She said. “Of course. I would be happy to help.” I said, smiling. She asked if I was sure that I didn’t mind, and I told her “That’s what friends do.” She gave me a huge smile. We ate or sandwiches and just relaxed in the sun for a little bit. Laughing and chatting