Chapter 97

Silver’s POV

“Silver, my child. Wake up…” I heard a soft and very familiar voice saying.

I moved my head, expecting to feel some sort of pain, but I felt nothing. I felt at ease and even the ache in my chest was gone. When I opened my eyes, I was staring up at the night sky. I was lying on a bed of grass with a ton of wildflowers surrounding me. This was the same spot where I met the moon goddess. My breathing was rapid as memories of what had happened filled my chest and my heart hammered wildly against my rib cage.

“Relax, child. You are safe now. There is no danger here,” the woman said in such a musical tone that I immediately found myself calming. “Sit up.”

She didn’t speak it like a command, but my body immediately responded to her words, and I found myself sitting up. Getting a better view of my surroundings, I saw that it was still nighttime, and I could hear the distant creek, the sounds of the crickets, and the owls in the trees. It was peaceful here and I found myself feeling safe. It was a feeling hadn’t felt in a while and I immediately welcomed it.

“There you go,” the woman said.

I blinked a few times and turned my head at the sound of her voice. For a second, I thought she was speaking to me through the wind because there was nobody there. But then she walked through the darkness and the glow of her aura along with her white dress, shined through, connecting to the moon rays as if they were one and the same. It was like she was part of the moon.

I smiled at her.

“Moon Goddess,” I whispered in greeting.

She nodded and stood in front of me.

“You have done so well, my child. I’m unbelievably proud of you. You defeated the evil and saved the world from itself.”

I thought back to what had happened and then a heavy feeling sat on my chest. I thought about Elliot and how he was lying lifeless on the ground and how I begged him not to leave me. He was hurt… he was dying.

I gasped and I looked at the Goddess with tears filling my eyes.

“Elliot…” I whispered. “He’s….”

She held up her hand to stop my words.

“He sacrificed himself to save you,” she told me. “His love for you drove him to make this sacrifice, just like your love for him gave you the strength needed to defeat your brother. There wasn’t anything you could have done…”

My heart shattered in my chest as I let out a sob; tears flooding down my cheeks.

“Is he dead?” I whispered. Then I remembered that I had been shot, and I gasped. “Am I dead?”

“You are not dead,” she assured me. “Not entirely. You are in another world though. Both you and your wolf faced some trauma, and your soul needed to rest for a moment.”

“And Elliot?” I asked, lifting my gaze to meet her gaze. “Is he…”

I couldn’t finish the sentence for a second time. She stepped aside and turned her body so I could see what was behind her.

I gasped when I saw Elliot sitting up on the grass. His fingers ran through the fur of my wolf who was perched by his side, checking him over for injuries. It seemed as if she’d been by his side the entire time; I could feel her worry and love for him.

Wasn’t she supposed to be by my side? She was my wolf after all. I would have to speak to her about priorities later. But right now, Elliot was there, and he had a sparkling smile on his lips as he ran his fingers through my wolf’s pure white fur. Then his gaze lifted and met mine; his breathing hitched like he was just seeing me for the first time.

“Silver…” he whispered, his voice carrying in the wind and caressing my ear.

I couldn’t get to him fast enough. I scrambled to my feet and ran to him. I didn’t want to hurt him, knowing what he had gone through, but the wound on his chest was gone. I ran into his arms, and he enclosed me, holding me tightly and burying his face in the nape of my neck. He inhaled deeply and let out a shaky breath.

“I was so worried about you,” he whispered. “I can’t believe you are here…”

Tears fell down my cheeks and my body quivered against his.

“Did you defeat him?” He asked me. “Is your brother gone?”

I nodded and lifted my gaze so he could look into my eyes.

“Yes, Elliot. He’s gone,” I whispered back. “How long have you been here for? How long have I been here for?”

He thought about it for a moment as he rubbed the hair out of my face.

“There’s no concept of time here,” he told me. “But I’ve been here for a while.”

More tears fell down my cheeks.

“Oh, Elliot…I couldn’t save you,” I whispered. “I don’t even know if I could save myself. But I’m so sorry I couldn’t get the dagger from him. I didn’t want any of this to happen.”

He cupped my face with his big and strong hands, and warmth spread throughout my entire body as he pressed his lips to mine, silencing my words in the middle of the sentence. His kiss was deep and passionate; my heart skipped a beat, and I let out a sob as he pulled away.

“You have nothing to be sorry about,” he whispered. “I made the choice, and I would do it all over again. My only goal was to protect you, Silver… I’m sorry I couldn’t do that.”

I shook my head and wrapped my arms around him, holding him close to me.

“You did protect me…” I whispered. “I love you so much, Elliot.”

“I love you too… mate,” he whispered back.

I gasped at his name for me, and I pulled back to look at him. His eyes were sparkling with life and love as he looked back at me.

“You know I’m your mate?” I asked.

He nodded.

“Since meeting your wolf, I could feel the mate bond,” he said, looking at my snow-white wolf and smiling. He ran his fingers through her fir. “Did you know we were mates?”

I nodded and gave him a demure smile.

“Yes,” I answered. “The Moon Goddess told me. I wanted you to find out once I got my wolf.”

He smiled as his lips found mine again.

“Silver…?” I heard my name coming timidly from a woman behind me.

I froze and turned to see a gorgeous woman standing before me, staring at me with silver eyes filled with unshed tears. She looked like me, but a little older. She wore a gorgeous pink dress, and her hair was braided down her back; in each braid loop was a different colored wildflower.

Beside her stood a man much taller than her; his dark hair curled around the sides and his eyes were the color of chocolate. She held onto his hands like they were so in love and unable to be without one another.

Then, coming up behind them, was a young woman about my age. She had long curly blonde hair and pale blue eyes. She wore a short white dress with wildflowers all through the seams. She was gorgeous; they looked like a beautiful family, and yet, it felt as if I knew them.

“Oh, my Goddess…” the woman said as tears fell out of her eyes. “It really is you…”

I looked up at Elliot who looked just as confused. The Moon Goddess stood back, watching the events unfold before her, a small smile on her lips. Then, it clicked… I knew who they were.

“Mom?” I whispered.

The woman, my mother, nodded. Then I looked at the man next to her.

“Dad?”

His smile grew wide, and he nodded as well.

I quickly stood to my feet and ran to them; I had never met them before, but they suddenly felt like the family I’d been craving. I felt like I was finally home. They both wrapped their arms around me and held me close; they smelled like me. They smelled like pack. We all cried and held one another.

“Oh, Silver… we are so proud of you,” my mother whispered. “You defeated your brother, and you saved the world from destruction. I just know you going to use your powers for good.”

“I’m so sorry you had to do what you did to protect me,” I whispered.

“We would do it all over again if we had to,” my father said, patting my back gently. “We would have done anything to protect you. We are so sorry for all the heartache and torment you’ve faced.”

“We’ve been watching you this entire time. We wanted to help… but there’s only so much we could do from here.”

I shook my head and pulled away from them.

“I don’t blame you for any of this. You faced a lot too and you did your best,” I told them. “I’m okay… really. I’m just glad I was able to stop my brother. I can’t believe he would do such a thing.”

“We were shocked at first too when we found out what he was planning,” my father said, shaking his head. “We tried to steer him back to the light through dreams, but nothing we did helped. He ignored us and continued to do his thing.”

I smiled bitterly at the thought of Scott.

“Where is he?” I asked. “Is here too?”

I turned ot the Goddess and she shook her head sadly.

“His soul needs to cleanse,” she told me. “He’s somewhere else.”

I nodded thoughtfully.

“I should thank you…” the girl in the white dress said as she stepped towards me.

I wasn’t sure who she was, but she had a kind aura, and she looked happy. My father put a hand on her shoulder, and she looked up at him with a smile.

“It’s okay… I’ve been wanting to meet her,” the girl said sweetly before looking back at me.

“Honestly… I blamed you for a little while after learning about everything. But then I saw the monsters you grew up with that bitch of a sister… I’m glad I didn’t have to deal with any of that. I’m glad I grew up with the parents that I did.”

Realization struck me and I gasped.

“Y… you’re the real Silver?”