Chapter 22: The Awakening


    Right after parting ways with Garrick and the humans; Can put his feet in motion to his designated


    spot. On the way though, he could feel his knees trembling and his head spinning. His eyes were


    contracting themselves to take in more of the surroundings. He halted his legs and put one hand over


    his forehead pressing his thumbs over it to ease the newly generated pain. His body was burning like a


    hot furnace.


    He looked around for any possible help. His mother was too far away sitting with the bunch ofdies


    while his father was nowhere to be seen. Fayette on the other hand was sitting in the front lines and


    calling her would grab unnecessary attention. Any pack member would hardly care for his plea while


    disturbing anyone outside the pack would not be fair to them.


    Can''s vision was fading and he needed help as soon as possible.


    A tap on his shoulders caught his attention. "If you don''t feel good maybe you should have just stayed


    at home."


    Can could gather that ady wearing a green ankle length gown was standing in front of him. She


    had long shiny hair while she smiled at the man as if she knew him. But Can was not able to


    recognise her. His sight caught hold of the bracelet she was wearing and to his relief he suddenly


    embraced thedy.


    "Aurora."


    "Then who stupid." She smacked his forehead only to retract it fast as if she had just touched a melting


    "You are burning!"


    "I don''t know what is happening Aurora. I don''t feel so good.." Can said between his panting breaths.


    "Don''t worry. Lets just get out of here first."


    "But what about the ceremony?"


    Aurora rolled her eyes. "I am sure someone will spare the details for you. Nowmon!"


    She wrapped her palm with a cloth and got hold of Can''s hand. Can was feeling dizzy, beads of


    sweat formed around his forehead. His feet were wobbly while he waspletely unaware where he


    was going. He tried to take measured steps to keep his bnce but failed after a few times. He trusted


    Aurora and tried his best to follow her lead.


    They escaped the ceremony and made their way through the forests. Halfway though Can''s senses


    gave up and he copsed suddenly. Aurora tried to pick up the man but he was too heavy for her to lift.


    She struggled for sometime but she gasped when suddenly Can''s body was up above the ground


    floating in mid air.


    "He is too heavy." Sabinus groaned and gritted his teeth to use his strength to lift Can.


    Aurora rushed to Sabinus and held his hands to ease his pain. She helped him with her own powers.


    "You arete. You were supposed to meet me at the entrance of the field."


    "I was stalled by my Alpha. I had to attend him first."


    Aurora nodded in understanding. The Rivera pack representatives were thest to show up. Since their


    arrival Sabinus had been busy catering to the needs of his pack. Both of them shifted their attention to


    Can and very carefully made a safe way for him through the forest.


    Can was taken to a cliff by the edge of the river. He was then rested to a thick spread of grass. His


    breaths quivered in short quick gasps every time he inhaled. His chest thumped dramatically as he was


    unable to bear the chilly winds outside. He could not stop shaking either.


    Aurora was visibly disturbed by Can''s current condition. But she knew that he had to go through this


    sooner orter.


    Sabinus on the other hand was busy encircling his enchanted dust around the man. He then carefully


    ced five earthen pots at equal distance. He nodded at Aurora and both of them began building a


    mystical dome around Can.


    "How long will it take before he wakes up?" Aurora asked Sabinus curiously.


    "One hour maybe. But if the procedurepletes itself before that than maybe he could wake up


    before we could think of."


    "I should have increased the dose, maybe he would have slept for three hours." Indeed it was Aurora


    who had put some magical herbs in Can''s food to drug him. As per their n it was necessary for


    Can to be unconscious for the procedure.


    "You did good." Sabinus kissed her forehead. "Besides he wont be human after tonight so any amount


    of dose would have been useless."


    "Will Einar be able to trace Can here? I mean Can has no scent remember."


    Sabinus pointed to the sky "Its the blue moon my love. He will definitely find a way to be near his


    beloved. But when that happens we have to flee the spot."


    Aurora was already feeling guilty for putting her friend in such situation and now leaving him to deal


    with his problems alone did not seem fair. "But why? Can might need us. He might not adjust with his


    surroundings."


    Sabinus sighed and put his arm around Aurora "When he wakes up, he will feel an emotional


    turbulence like no other. His body will be trying to modify itself. In this state he would reflect the


    emotions of the person who is near to him as if the feeling is his own."


    "Can would want to rely on someone." She furrowed her eyes and whispered "That means when


    Einar finds him; Can''s emotions would mirror that of Einar."


    "Yes and since its a full moon day, all Einar would want to do is mate his beloved. Einar''s wolf would


    want to im Can as his forever."


    "And Can would reciprocate his feelings." Aurora raised her brows and happily gasped as if she had


    solved the puzzle.


    "Yes my love."


    Their chat was interrupted when the sky creaked and the clouds bellowed itsrgest. The sky had


    gathered clouds above them in its fullest while the moon seemed to be shining all its glow to the ground


    below. The rumbling of clouds took a dramatic turn when a gigantic column of wildly twisting air


    appeared out of nowhere. It was fascinating but horrifying at the same time. Aurora and Sabinus


    quickly shielded themselves with their magic.


    The twisting air made a deafening sound and was slowly approaching the earth below. The wild column


    kissed the ground below and encircled its tapering end around the body of the man as if sucking him in.


    It swept away Can''s body which was now floating up in the air. Can''s body was elevated at a


    considerable distance from the ground while his arms were raised to the sky as if embracing the


    onught as a friend. The air had entirely engulfed Can and was now revolving around him


    vigorously. The strength of the winds had such power that it tarnished every piece of cloth Can was


    wearing.


    With the powerfully rotating winds came the deathly dark clouds. The condensed ck mass floated


    around the man just outside the storm. The clouds carried the unassable thunder and lightning which


    demanded attention as it gathered momentum. The clouds through the winds were dashing its shes


    of lightning at Can''s body. With every stroke of thunder he beamed like a shining star. Every muscle


    fibre on his body glowed to the extreme while it diminished its illumination gradually. This continued for


    a fair amount of time until he gasped inhumanlyrge while his body radiated, resembling the morning


    sun; he shined like pure gold.


    Aurora and Sabinus could not believe their eyes. They had heard and read about this phenomenon but


    considered themselves fortunate to witness it with their own eyes. Once in a thousand years they say.


    They considered themselves fortunate to have been acquaintances with such a supreme being. Can


    just looked phenomenal. He radiated such a powerful aura which automatically brought the mystics to


    their knees. It was beyond magical.


    The sky roared thunderously and the air decelerated its speed. Can''s body became horizontal and


    he was slowly back to the ground again. As if on que the clouds and the tornado disappeared


    miraculously. The sky became clear once again leaving the moon and the stars to dominate their reign.


    Aurora started collecting the pots while Sabinus was trying to erase the encircled mist. He grabbed a


    spare trousers from his bag and wore them to the unconscious body of Can.


    "I hope elder odulf is handling the situation as nned." Sabinus prayed the goddess.


    "He has the most difficult job among the three of us. I wish Can''s shirt does the trick."


    "I hope so too. Now lets go."


    Sabinus quickly moved his palm in a circr motion to make disappear the mystical dome around


    Can while Aurora collected the five pots and wrapped them with clothes of different colors. Aurora


    smiled at Can onest time and both of them left the ce hoping that Einar sessfully finds


    Can and mates him.


    ****


    After a few moments Can could feel his heavy lids, his heart beats were steady while his quite lure to


    sleepiness still remained. He was conscious but just.


    Soon his breathing started picking up pace. His throat went dry and he moaned lustfully licking his lips.


    He moved his hands through his chest and then through his hair. A fire was ignited in his gut. He


    unconsciously moved his hands through his chest to his abdomen all the way down to his groins.


    His hands found a head as one peculiar sulent pair of lips had wrapped his penis all around it. Two


    hands grabbed his hips and took all of him inside their mouth. He moaned in pleasure. He tangled and


    twisted his fingers inside long strands of thick hair. His manhood was grabbed by a hand which


    generally stroked him in slow painful motions while his body was electrified when another hand ran


    through his naked torso. Teasing him; making him even more hungry.


    His lips became aware of being touched as feathered fingertips were outlining the entirety of his lips.


    Small bumps appeared on the surface of his skin as his body hair became erect and he breathed


    heavily. He slowly opened his eyes in a daze and saw a beautiful face staring at him. He could see the


    lust, the passion and the hunger in those eyes.


    It was Vi.


    He snapped and quickly flipped, reversing the position and being the dominant. He moved the strands


    of hair from her face and looked at her intently. His heart beats matched hers while she coyly lowered


    her eyes. Can was smitten; he could no longer hold himself and his mouth was on hers in the next


    instant. His didn''t relent in his movements as he ravished every bit of those pulpy lips. He held the back


    of her neck with one hand while moving his other hand around her body seemingly removing her


    clothes in the process. He caressed his hands between her legs and slowly moved his longest finger


    inside her. Vi gasped in ecstasy. He continued the thrusts with a steady motion before putting


    another of his fingers inside of her. With every stroke he made, Vi screamed, moaned Can''s


    name. At this moment she did not care if she appeared to be needy. All she wanted was to melt in her


    mans arms and be the dirty bitch. Can slowly lowered his body while kissing every part of her torso


    before digging his face in herdy parts. Vi couldn''t hold herself and she giggled with heavy breaths;


    panting and moaning in pleasure.


    "Wait.." She gasped in surprise and moved her head in a circr motion "Did you hear that?"


    Can uninterestingly replied "What?" and continued to fondle her vagina.


    "I think I heard Einar."


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    Can looked up at her and furrowed his eyes. "Why would he be here? A grand ceremony is going on


    for him he must be busy with that."


    "I think I heard him. It was his cry of distress; like he was in pain." She whispered "Should we go and


    check?"


    Can sighed "First of all he would nevere to this part of the pack in the middle of his coronation. It


    is way too far. Secondly lets just say that he is in some kind of a situation than there are people who


    can take care of him." he raised an eyebrow "Besides, do you really want to go now when I do this.." he


    stroked his tongue in and out of her. Shepletely gave in to her temptations and started fondling her


    breasts.


    Vis moans of pleasure were seemingly bing louder and Can knew that she was close. Can


    than slowly grabbed her orbs and made his way to im her mouth again. He positioned his length in


    between her legs and teased her when he circled it around her loins of heat and snapped her with his


    penis.


    "Can we cant." Vi suddenly pulled back.


    "But why?" Can whispered nibbling her ears.


    "Its a full moon." He sighed and rested his head on the shoulders of thedy. The female wolf was the


    most fertile around the full moon. Since Can and Vi were not mated yet they did not want to irate


    the pack members by going all the way tonight. He caressed her a few more times and gave her small


    kisses all over her face before standing on his feet.


    Can smiled and picked up a giggling Vi. He swept her off her feet while he nibbled sweet words in


    her ears. He took her to the stream and submerged themselves inside the cool numbing water to


    diffuse their heat of lust. Both of them made their way to Vis home and snuggled each other in her


    bed.


    It had been a long time since Can met Vi as thetter was travelling for most the time the past few


    months. He was taken by surprise when she showed up tonight in a deserted ce where he himself


    could not recall how he came there.


    "How did you find me?" he asked all of a sudden twisting her hair strands in a circle.


    "My work in the foreign packs was finished before time so I wanted to surprise you. I visited the


    ceremony only to find out that you had left the ce with Aurora. I was on my way to her ce but was


    fascinated by the sudden disturbance of the sky and so my curiosity got the better of me."


    "What disturbances?"


    "I was afar so I couldn''t get a better look but it felt like the sky was touching the earth. There were


    strong winds and lightning. When I came closer, the sky was clear but I found you lying on the ground."


    Can could not remember any of it. And if the sky was thunderous tonight than rains must have


    urred. Than why didn''t he wake up from his sleep? Or why didn''t he wake up after hearing the


    rumbling of the clouds? It was strange for him.


    "So you just decided to pounce on your prey."


    "You were sleeping there without any shirt. There was something different about you. Every muscle of


    yours was gleaming and pulsing. I could not help myself; you were irresistibly mouth watering. I wanted


    you then, and as if you could hear my thoughts I saw the bulge in your pants and you know the rest."


    He remembered he wore a shirt at the ceremony. Why had he been half naked and lying unconscious


    on an abandoned ce? There were so many unanswered questions which were disturbing him. He


    wanted to know the truth from Aurora but right now he wanted to focus on his time with Vi.


    "That was a good way to wake someone."


    *****


    The next morning Can rubbed the remainder of the sleep from his eyes and gazed from the window


    at the horizon, watching the egg yolk sun pouring its light to its environment. The sun seemed different


    today. Never had Can been more enthusiastic about waking up from a sleep but today he felt alive.


    He looked at the beauty sleeping under the silk sheets on the bed and a loving smile stered his face.


    He dressed himself and made his way out of the room. He looked around to see that her parents and


    her brother were yet to arrive home. He reached the gardens to collect some flowers and present them


    to Vi as her wee gift. To his utter disappointment, all the tulip petals were shy and would take a


    day or two to blossom. Having no other alternative he plucked the flowers in its current state and


    marched towards the house. His legs were halted when the tulips all of a sudden blossomed in his


    hands.


    Can was bewildered.


    How was this possible? The flower was yet to reach its maturity and it blossomed all of a sudden right


    after it was plucked. It made no sense.


    He heard footsteps and he grinned from ear to ear when he saw Vi. He slowly presented the flowers


    to thedy but retracted his hands when he saw her crying.


    "What happened?"


    "Its my house. We need to go."


    Can did not need to hear any further. He gathered as much that something bad had happened at


    Vis new home. "Ill meet you there."


    With that, Vi turned into her wolf and tarnished the bushes to make her way to the woods. Can


    grabbed all his belongings and made his way to her house. He wanted to go with her but he knew that


    he would have slowed her down. After about a few minutes he reached her ce. The first thing he


    saw was an inconsble Vi who was beingforted by her brother. It broke his heart to see her


    this way.


    And then he saw it!


    Her entire house was brought down to ashes. The mes that consumed the air, demanded everything


    to turn into nothing. The heat radiating burned his eyes of agony. It was like someone had torched his


    insides. The little fire that was left was dancing to the tunes of the wind.


    The house was special to Can because he helped Vi built it. Their efforts to spend time together;


    to be together. It was their hideout from prying eyes. He had even nned to move with her once they


    were mated. But now everything was turned into ashes- their house, their dreams and their hopes to be


    together.


    The scorching bright sun hid behind the malevolent sky and soon raindrops kissed Can''s face. The


    little droplets helped to douse the fire and ease his heartbreak; but the damage was done. Vi had to


    move with her parents again. Owing to their respective duties both of them will now have little time to


    see each other as Vi lived in another vige farthest from Can''s vige.


    "You need to go home son." Vi''s father urged Can as he squeezed his shoulder lightly.


    The look on Vi''s fathers face was unnerving to Can. His instincts suggested that the fire is not the


    only tragedy to ur, perhaps more is awaiting for him in his home. He curtly nodded and sprinted his


    legs as fast as he could. Thankfully both their homes were not far from each other so he reached his


    ce in no time.


    His house looked deserted. The first thoughts in his mind were of his parents. He prayed for their


    safety. The rumbling of the sky was making the situation even more intense but today Can was not


    afraid of any of it. In fact he hardly even noticed it. He surveyed his house thoroughly but there were no


    signs of his parents. He tried to be optimistic about the situation but bad thoughts crept its way into his


    minds.


    He then went to his stable to search for Mary and Justus. As soon as he reached the ce his legs


    trembled, his body shook and he fell to his knees.


    Lying before him were two bodies. Lifeless. Unmoving.


    Their hair were scattered while it was stained by the now dried blood. The deady on their sides


    resting on the cold floor. The embracing wind flowed with itself the putrid stench of the flesh. But it was


    those eyes which ripped Can''s heart. It was those two pair of globes; helpless horrified and filled with


    sadness. His heart pounded as puzzling questions raced through his mind.


    Who did this? Why?


    A gentle hand squeezed his shoulder and Can sobbed quietly.


    "H-How did this happen mother?"


    "We really don''t know Cally. We were at the Alpha house the entire night, we left for home this morning


    but we could smell the blood from a distance. When we reached here we saw the horses lying on the


    floor, bleeding. It was toote to help them."


    These horses were special to Can. He had raised them from the time when they were a month old.


    Their mother had died and he took care of them ever since. They became his friends; an integral part


    of his lives. Witnessing them in this condition teared Can from the inside. But why would someone do


    such a thing? They were not killed for food that was certain as their body remained intact. The fences


    were not breached while there was no sign of resistance from the horses. It concluded just one thing.


    It was a murder.


    He caressed their manes with all his love and slowly closed the eyes of the animals. He did not miss


    the w marks which decorated their necks, back and their stomach. He cursed himself for binding his


    horses with knots but then how would he have known that they were unsafe in their own ce! who in


    their right mind would dare attack a mute helpless animal. The attack on Vis home and the stable


    cant be mere coincidences. It was a nned attack.


    But why?


    He never had any ill intentions for anyone as also Vi was not present in the pack for months now. So


    why target them? One thing was for sure - whoever did this had a motive behind his actions. The only


    probable reason he could think of was that the attacker detested his and Vis proximity. Well if this


    theory was true than Can had to act fast or the attacks would keeping.


    With deep breaths and strong determination Can looked at his mother. He swiftly moved strands of


    hair to the back of her ear and caressed her cheeks. He swiped the tear drops from her cheeks with his


    thumb and smiled at her consoling her in the process.


    "Don''t worry mother we will get through this. I must go and dug the burial pits to give them a proper


    internment. Meanwhile I want you to do something for me mother."


    Mary sniffled her nose and discarded her tears with the back of her hands. She nodded curtly and


    looked to her son. "You know the rules Cally, we cant cremate these horses, the packw wont allow


    otherwise."


    "I will take care of the funeral mother. I wont bury them in the packnds. I was asking for a different


    kind of help."


    Mary raised a brow. "What is it that you want me to do Cally?"


    "I want you to ask father to arrange an audience with the Alpha. The nexting full moon I am going


    to mate Vi as my chosen."


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