Learning Something New
Tara Pov
I didn’t realize that they limited her to what she knew. Damn, when am I going to learn to keep my mouth shut? Now I have to explain things, that I am not sure she will understand or believe. She just has so much power inside her waiting on her to accept it. Does she not understand she doesn’t have to wait till her birthday? That the goddess has chosen her to be the only female alpha out there today. Every four to eight thousand years the goddess makes a female alpha to bring about change that is needed or to save our race. Something great is coming, and this one will lead the way. I just don’t know how much to tell her so she won’t be scared or not believe me. Oh, goddess help me with this one. Her father is trying to kill her and take the power for himself, I think or he just thinks she is bad. I’m not sure yet. Has her father gone to the other side for power or is he just scared of what his daughter may do? I will have to explain something to her now and maybe some later she gets to know me better.
“Tara is something wrong?” Aiden asked
“NO sorry lost in thought at the moment.”
“Tara if you are too busy today to explain things to me I could always come back another time. I understand that you have other things that need to be done and can’t help me right off the bat. Plus, you have done so much for me already.” Athena said
“Thank you, Athena, but no I was trying to figure out how to tell you so you would believe what I have to say and which parts you need to know now and what ones I need to explain at a later time. “Tara tried to explain
“Well, just tell me what you can and I will be most grateful. See I am trying to get my family records and books but I don’t know if my brother will do it in time before I turn eighteen or not. That would help me understand a lot I am hoping.” Athena explained
“How about you tell me what you know, then that may help me be able to fill in some gaps for you?” Tara said
“Ok I was born second in my family, but I am an alpha where my older brother is a beta. We were happy with how things were because we figured he would be my beta one day and always be able to look out for me and help in any way possible. My father was angry about it from the start. He would force my brother to do alpha training and just let me watch or make me stay with my mother. Then when my little brother came along, he gave up on my oldest brother ever being an alpha. He still would let no one know that his daughter was an alpha, but just told people I was a warrior. I still was able to outfight everyone I came up against even at a young age. Which didn’t help my relationship with my father? Then my father started making me train harder but still never giving me what is rightfully mine. He started having me train other packs and putting me up against bigger and meaner men each time, either hoping I would lose or that I would show everyone that he had a true warrior in his pack. Yet he feared me and thought I would soon challenge him for his title. So after how everyone reacted to me here in Aiden's pack, he was even more pissed off. Because Luna Lucy could tell I had power, and that I was a true alpha. So when I got home I knew something was wrong. My father wasn’t at home and it was just my mother and little brother. I told her I needed to talk to her, and she told me I had to run away that night. I told my father I was going rogue, and he said he would give me ten minutes before he yelled rogue on his land. He gave me five before I had the pack ready to attack me. But since I trained most of them I knew how they would come at me and I could avoid them. I made it here to hide and now I’m here getting a new everything till I turn eighteen.”
“Wow, that is some story you have there. Ok well here goes nothing. Your mother comes from a long line of powerful werewolf women. It only shows up every eight thousand years. I am almost sure you're the one that is chosen to be the next one. I can feel the power coming off of you and your wolf is ready for the next stage of its life but is waiting on you to be ready to take that step with her. She will wait if that is what you want or she will jump-start the next step if that is what you want. She is leaving the choice to you but you don’t have to wait till you are eighteen. For now, that is all I can tell you until I am sure of the rest.” Tara explained
“Thank you, Tara. What you have told me would make sense. It would explain why my father fears me and why he keeps my mother on a tight leash so to speak. I will confirm this, when I get the family records and be able to share them with you to help me understand. You also gave me something to think about. Like should I wait till I’m eighteen or take it now just in case my father finds me? I will get back with you if I have any other questions. If that is ok?” Athena said then asked nicely
“That would be a fine Kenda. I mean Athena.” Tara and everyone laughing at the mess up
“Thanks for everything, Tara. Aiden I’m ready to go home now, please. I’m getting a little hungry and need a shower.” Athena said
“Your welcome here is my number if you need anything or just want to hang out,” Tara said as she handed over her number.
“Thanks again,” Athena said as she took the number and started for the door
“I guess that’s my hint she wants to go now. Bye, Tara, I will talk to you soon.” Aiden said as he followed Athena out the door.
The drive home was a silent one, both of us in our own thoughts. I have learned so much about myself tonight and know there is so much more I need to learn. I thought I would have a talk with my wolf when I got home and was alone. Maybe she can tell me things. I also wondered what Aiden was thinking about. I also made a mental note that I needed to call my brother and see if he could call gram on dad’s side to get some of our clan and family books from her. Then see if he can get a mom to send her when she sends my stuff to him for safekeeping. That way I could try to learn more about what is going on with me and why dad is like this towards me. It keeps coming back to this one question, WHY ME? Next thing I know we are in front of our building and I’m still in the car. I get out and walk towards Aiden who is waiting for me at the door to the building.
“Hey, I have to go back to the packhouse for a little while. Keep your door locked and your scent masked. Dad is calling a meeting and I need to be there. I will let you know if he found out anything.” Aiden explains then hugged her goodbye.
I watched him walk away and back to his car before I went inside. Once he was completely out of my sight, I took the elevator up to my floor and walked to my apartment. I had so much to think about and so many questions still. I guess I will try to talk with my wolf to see if she would tell me something.
My wolf is named Morriganam, which is odd for most people since that is the goddess of all wolf's names and I have been calling her Tia all this time. No one knows my wolf's name, not even my family. It is something she asked me to tell no one. That is why I called her Tia so no one would know her real name. I went into my mind and called out to her.
“Yes, Kenda. What can I do for you?” Morriganam asked
“I need to talk with you, I have questions,” I told her
“I will answer what I can. We are one. What helps you also help me.” She explained
“Tara said you were all ready to change into your adult form. Is that true?” I asked her
“Yes, but I will not rush you. I am ready to take our place in the world. It’s time for change to happen. Plus, our mate is around here.” Morriganam explained
“I am not ready for a mate, but I believe we need to make that change soon. I don’t think father will wait until my birthday to come after us.”
“Your father is not your father. Your mother was with her true mate when you were conceived. She just told him you were his. He now knows the truth because you are more of an Alpha than he is. He was a beta before he took your mother as his and he rejected his true mate to be alpha. Once he found out the truth about you he had your real father killed for attacking your mother. That is how he got away with it. Your mother feared him and still is. Those are only your half brothers my dear. But they love you no matter what, they see what they need in you.” Morriganam explained
“You have just dropped another bombshell on me, but that does explain a lot of whys. It also explains why he treated me differently and why he seemed to hate me so much. We can make the change tomorrow night. I will get Aiden to take me deep into some woods so we can make the change. I want us ready for when he comes. We need to be at our full power when he comes. Is there anything else you can tell me?”
“No, we are one like always. I am you and you are me. Together united for now and always.” Morriganam said the pledge to me
“I am you and you are me. Together united for now and always.” I give the pledge back and I can feel the change starts. It will finish tomorrow when I change into my wolf and back to finish the final step of our change. Then my phone is going off and I look to see it is Aiden calling me.
“Hello,”
“Are you ok, I just got a feeling that something happened,” Aiden asked me
“Yes, I am fine. I will explain later. I will take a shower and head to bed. I will talk to you in the morning. Goodnight Aiden.” Then I hung up the phone and did what I told him I would do. I don’t remember falling asleep, but I know I felt different when I woke up to someone banging on my door. I got up and walked to my door only to push aside by Aiden to make sure I was okay and that no one was here with me. The look on his face made me wonder why he was so upset. I couldn’t figure it out at all.
“Why are you so upset?”
“Do you realize I have been trying all morning to get a hold of you?”
“No, but it’s still early. I feel like I just went to bed.”
“It is after one in the afternoon Athena”
“No way did I sleep for over ten hours. That is not like me.”
“Care to explain?”
“I’m not sure if I can,” I went to sit down on my couch and just stared at Aiden in disbelief.
Could it be the beginning of me coming into my wolf after saying the oath to her? That is the only thing I can think of, but I am not ready to tell Aiden just yet.