Melody
'Wow Mel, you have a crown!'
Yeah, I have a crown. I sneered inwardly.
It was obvious, but I don't think it's something to be so excited about.
What could be special about a tiara on a wolf? What I find exciting is the fact that i now have a wolf of my own.
'You're the queen Wolf!' he exclaimed in my head.
'Queen wolf?' I repeated.
What is Dorian talking about?
Why is he referring to me as the queen wolf?
'Because you are the queen wolf,' Joanne's voice startled me as she spoke in my head.
Is this a joke or what?
I mean, what am I supposed to believe?
Dorian thinks I'm special and now he says I'm the queen wolf. Joanne supports his claim and thinks I'm the queen wolf.
Like what is that supposed to mean?
I will be the queen of all wolves?
How is that possible? My father isn't from the royal father and I'm not mated to Derek anymore. So, how can I be the queen wolf?
'You are the queen wolf.' Joanne repeated.
'But how?' I wondered if what they were saying was true.
'It's your gift from the moon goddess.'
The moon goddess gifted me? With what? Is it the crown? Or with the position? Or is it both?
I'm so confused right now.
Besides, why would the moon goddess give it to me?
'No one is more deserving than you are, Mel,' Joanne sounded certain that the gift from the goddess was worthy of me.
I don't understand what I did or why she finds me worthy of the goddess' gift, but whatever it is I'm more than grateful to the goddess.
Like, I'm so thrilled right now.
I was condemned by everyone for being Wolfless. I was spat on and tagged as useless, but the goddess brought such a turn to my life.
She didn't only give me a wolf, she gave me a special wolf. The queen wolf.
'You are more special than you'll ever know, Mel,' Joanne ascertained. 'I'm here to help you master your powers.'
'Powers?'
I wonder what Joanne is talking about now. What powers is she talking about? Agreed that I now can shift between a human and a wolf. I have inherited all the wolf abilities, but those are just abilities. What does she mean by power?
'Enjoy the first phase of your turning Mel, there's so much more to discover.'
As if to agree with Joanne's words. Dorian raised his paws to touch my body.
'So soft and beautiful.' his wolf rubbed his face against my body.
Joanne cooed and reciprocated, making Dorian hiss with joy. He pinned me down and licked my face.
He was as happy as I was.
'Let's race,' Joanne suggested and he immediately let me go. I watched as he went far Into the forest.
I ran after him and caught up with him in no time. I pushed him and he fell on his back giving room for me to scratch his belly with my paw. He giggled out loud as I tickled him further.
It was perfect bliss.
I have never felt so good before.
Dorian turned around and made me fall too. He tickled me and kept rolling me on the ground as I howled with excitement.
I still can't believe that the howling was made by me.
I can howl now!
'Come on, let's take a dip.' Dorian said before pushing me into the lake.
He didn't wait for me to concede or refuse. He pushed me inside and we both swam for a while until we were breathless.
We lay beside the lake with our backs on the ground and our faces looking up at the sky.
'Let's shift,' Dorian suggested.
He placed his paw on mine and locked our gaze.
'Together,' he added.
'I don't know how to,' I stated the truth.
Truly I don't know how to shift from being human to a wolf. It took a lot of encouragement from Dorian and Joanne's intervention for me to shift to a wolf earlier.
How am I supposed to go back to being human?
'Just close your eyes and think of yourself as a human.' Joanne replies quickly.
I must commend Joanne. She's very fast and diligent in giving answers and solutions to every problem.
I closed my eyes and did as Joanne asked and when I opened my eyes again, I was back to myself, just naked.
I sat up immediately and looked to the side to find Dorian lying stark naked beside me. Yet, He didn't seem to care.
"Relax Mel, that's how it feels," he took my hand and squeezed it. "Just breathe in and enjoy the moment, don't let it slip."
I took a deep breath and took Dorian's outstretched hand. We laid back down slowly until our back was on the grass. With our other hand propping our head upward, we watched the moon.
We didn't talk to each other and just focused on the bright moonlight. Letting our breath do the talking.
"I love you, Mel," After what seemed like an eternity, he spoke.
"I love you too."
The words slipped out before I could think of a reply to Dorian's words.
Do I really love Dorian?
He stood up and pulled me along. Holding hands, we ran back to the tree where Dorian's clothes were.
I was glad that he wears a lot of clothes at once. I was able to borrow his shirt while he wore his trousers and inner shirt.
We watched each other get dressed. That brought about a strange feeling of closeness. Like we're no closer than we were before.
I don't know what it was, but I know that something was changing in me for sure.
We returned to the palace to prepare for our departure. According to our agreement, we leave at first light.
However, as soon as I arrived in my chamber to get a change of cloth, I found Derek in there, lying comfortably on my bed.
"What are you doing here!" I yelled, but he lay there unperturbed.
"Welcome Mel," he smiled.
"I don't want to see you!"
I wanted to yell, but I suddenly felt strange and my belly suddenly knitted. He moved to touch me and I suddenly felt like retching.
The closer Derek got to me, the worse I felt. I tried to catch my breath and figure out what was wrong when Joanne suddenly cried, 'Mate'