The Blue Wolf
Chapter 18

Arabella’s Perspective:

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Arabella’s Perspective:

I couldn’t tell if I was madder at myself or William. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t resist the pull I felt towards him. Even while saying the harsh things I said to him just a couple of minutes ago, I felt like I was betraying my feelings, betraying my thoughts.

When he forcefully kissed me again, for a few seconds I was completely gone in that k**s. I was gone for William, but then I remembered my situation again, and thought, oh hell no. I felt bipolar, all my life, I had never been this way. Ever since I could remember I was always a very clear-minded person, and yet here I was in a spiral of indecisiveness for William f*****g Accardi.

Suddenly while walking, I felt like I heard, someone, whispering my name. At first, I thought it was Will yelling out my name. I stopped, turned around, and looked in the distance for Will. I didn’t see him. Great, something else to worry about, there are ghosts in these woods. I started walking faster like someone was behind me.

It started getting louder and louder until I realized it was coming from inside my mind. “Arabella? Arabella? can you hear me Arabella?” This wasn’t anyone’s voice I had heard before. Without thinking much, I responded with “I can hear you.”

The voice responded, “Arabella, It is your time now, it is our time now.” Fantastic, I was dying, at twenty years old, kidnapped, away from my family, confused and in the woods.” The voice laughed elegantly. “Quite the opposite. In a way, you could say, you are coming to life. You are about to shift.” I suddenly stop in my tracks. No f*****g way. I ask “Is this The Blue Wolf?” The Voice answers “No, WE are The Blue Wolf. We are one, until our death.”

I’m about to say something when I feel my spine snap, and I’m brought to my knees and hands, a b***d-curdling scream exits from my mouth at a vocal range I didn’t know I had. Just like that, every bone in my body breaks, I feel like I’m going to lose my voice from screaming this many times. After the last bone breaks, all I see is blue for a few minutes.

Once it’s done. Once all the pain is over. Once I’ve fully shifted, I get to formally meet my wolf. She sort of looks like a big blue shimmering wolf ghost and shows up in front of me. She tells me every one of the magnificent gifts The Moon Goddess has bestowed to both of us.

She tells me about each one of the lives she’s had before, and that she’s been around for a longer time than anyone has the comprehension to understand. She tells me that we don’t have to tell anyone about all our powers if we don’t want to.

She tells me from now on, she and I are one soul. She apologizes to me for taking so long to surface but she needed to feel completely confident before becoming one with me. She tells me her name is Gem. I tell her mine is Arabella. She tells me that we need to cut Mate some slack because he’s doing the best he can to be understanding with us. And also that we should say sorry, for not believing him. I whine at that like a kid but realize she is right.

She tells me that any Pack would be very happy to accept even though we wouldn’t be their Alpha’s true mate, but I am this Packs Luna now. She tells me never to feel weak and helpless because she’s always with me even if she’s not constantly communicating with me.

She tells me she’s leaving now. And it won’t hurt anymore to shift back to human or into my wolf again. She says tonight is only the very beginning of our long journey together. Then she leaves. That’s when I hear William’s footsteps.

William’s Perspective:

I have been running in the direction where I last heard a scream from Arabella. When I see her, my eyes go wide and I bolt in my tracks in pure astonishment. Arabella’s wolf is bigger, stronger, and more beautiful than any female wolf I’ve ever seen. But that’s not the most surprising part. There’s a glow around her that’s radiating off of the color of her fur, no wolf does that.

Her wolf’s appearance is so different from herself, it’s a strange thing to experience seeing it for the first time. Instead of her charming big brown eyes, she’s got deep blue eyes. Instead of her warm glowing olive skin tone, she’s glowing a whiteish blue sparkling color.

And unlike her slightly conflicted, enticing persona. She’s giving off a very clear-minded and straightforward attractive vibe that is causing an array of emotions all around her. It’s like even the twigs and leaves below her paws, are under her command.

I slowly come in front of her, careful not to act in any rash way. When she sees me, she tilts her head slightly up to get a good look at me, then she lowers her head and puts her front left leg in front of her other leg, and leans. I have no idea what that means. Maybe she’s being playful.

I start walking up closer and closer to her. Suddenly her face turns into a fierce expression directed at me. I put my hands up in surrender and say “Arabella, it’s okay I just want to look at you.” As I get closer she lets out a vicious snarl. I stop in my tracks and just stand there looking at her, half scared, half mesmerized.

I and Ara both suddenly hear the sound of Dr.Edwards, Michael, and Sophie jogging towards us and focus our attention on where the sound of their footsteps is coming from.

When they come into a clear vision, I see Dr. Edwards shows up with a bag which I know has a Tranquilizer in it. The only thing is, I don’t know if it’ll work on Arabella. Sophie attempts to get near Ara, but Ara barks and snarls at her too. Sophie backs off, and mind links me “Holy shit, her wolf is so hot.” I say back “I know.”

Michael’s mind links me “Distract our Luna. I’m going to shoot the tranquilizer at her.”

I slowly walk around, getting Ara to turn her body and attention towards me. We gaze into each other’s eyes, before I know it Michael hits her, she doesn’t even shift in her spot. I wait for her to fall or stumble or anything but she doesn’t. She stands tall and sturdy. And now very mad.

She turns her head to where she feels the impact of the hit, near her shoulder. She uses her mouth to tug out the shot and throws it to the ground. When she looks at Michael. All I see in her expression is vengeance. She turns her attention to Michael and charges him very rapidly. Michael thinks quickly and shifts within a few seconds and defends himself against Arabella, trying his best not to do any damage to her. Only using self-defense in the fight.

I huff and take off my shorts and hang them on a think branch by me, just so I have something to wear once I calm down Ara. I mind linking Sophie to leave Ara’s clothes near mine, and I tell her to tell Michael and Dr.E to leave. I try to direct Arabella’s attention towards me. When there’s a tiny pause between her and Michael, I jog towards her and yank on her tail lights, with my mouth. She doesn’t react. I do it again and she yelps then turn to me.

She pounces and hits my face with her paw, for the first time I feel hurt by Ara’s slap. I start play fighting with her. Careful not to hurt her. I can tell she’s enjoying this. I push her down, using only half my strength, then run away from her, like we’re playing tag.

She chases me, I go in circles until I get a funny idea. I change my direction and start running towards this cliff that I and my group of friends used to go to as teenagers to hang out. The water must be freezing right now. And that’s the reason I think Arabella will shift back if we jump into it. I wonder if Ara knows how to swim.

I run as fast as I can straight off the cliff and Arabella follows straight behind me. I shift back a few seconds before hitting the water. She shifts back once she’s submerged in the water. When she floats back to the top. She looks at me and slaps my bare arms angrily. “You know I f*****g hate you, right?!”

I just laugh and say “I know you don’t.” She shakes her head “How the hell are we supposed to get back to our clothes on the tree?”

I’m about to respond with a funny remark when I think: Wait for a second, how does she know that? I said that in mind-link. I look at her and say “How do you know the clothes are there?”

She pushes me irritated and swims her way towards the shore. I follow her. When the water is shallow enough for us to stand flat on our feet, with the water coming up to Ara’s neck and my chest, we both stop. She stands there confidently even though we’re both naked. She seems like she’s thinking. I ask her again “How do you know?”

She turns her body to the left and looks at the long stairs that lead you back up the cliff so you can jump off again “Okay look, you turn around. And when I get out the water I’ll shift. Then I’ll go back up using the stairs. And you can follow. Or don’t. Do whatever you want. Just don’t look at me.”

I grab onto her arms hard and say “You know, you could at least say sorry to me for calling me crazy all those times I told you that this would happen and for not believing that you would shift at some point. Now you’ve realized everything I said was true. And I already know you know the mate’s thing was always true.”

Her expression softens. She tilts her head up so she’s meeting my heady gaze now. “Okay, I’m sorry. I believe you now, that everything you’ve told me that you knew about me since you brought me here was true. But that still doesn’t change that I’m not yours and I still don’t want to be here.” She tries to get out of my hold but I don’t let her.

She suddenly looked defeated and tired and said “Please let me go.” Without looking away from her eyes I say “I’m gonna k**s you.” Her eyes look feverish as she says “I know.” I take my hands off her arms and put them to her neck. She looks down to the water and says “I’ve been able to hear you since you marked me.” I raise my eyebrow at her and say “Really?” She laughs “Yes.”

In a mock surprised tone, I gasp and say “Oh my god. Even my dirty thoughts about you?” She shakes her head un-amused at me. I lean in and k**s her.

For the first time. She k****s me back with just as much passion as I k**s her. She puts her arms around my neck as mine go down to her naked h**s. She k****s me back a few times before she pulls away lightly and says “Can we please go now? I’m freezing.”

I laugh too and say “Yes my love.” She says “Don’t you dare look at me until I’m shifted.” I smile and say “No promises.” I get out of the water when she’s shifted and is going up the stairs.