Chapter Six

Tasha's POV

".... and they lived happily ever after" I closed the book seeing as Asher had slept off. I kissed his forehead as I put off the light and headed downstairs to help Mrs Esther clean the dishes from our dinner.

"You shouldn't have bothered dear" she told me as she saw me washing the dishes.

"Don't worry, I'm not complaining"

She sat down and watched me as I finished the dishes and went over to join her at the table she'd cleaned.

"Mr Blackwood called remind you of your meeting with him"

"Oh yeah, I've forgotten. Let me go sleep, good night Mrs Esther".

"Good night sweetie"

It's been one week since Nana died. We were to have the funeral the day before but Mr Blackwood said something about the time not being right and hopefully it'll be held this Saturday.

Kyle arrival in school has been kinda stressful. The boy is really annoying, always looking for a way to annoy me.I caught them the other day in the girls bathroom making out....Urghh disgusting.

He pulled pranks on me by drowning me in paint that was hung on the door when I entered my art class late after being stuck in a long line at the ladies or when he put a balloon full of caramel that exploded in my face as I opened my locker. What a dumbass!....

Not that I'm jealous but it's kinda heartbreaking because I like him and he acts this cruel to me but it's not like he knows about my feelings. I have to find a way to get over this crush.

Maybe it's because he's the first guy I've ever crushed on or liked that's why it'll be hard to get over him but I'll do it eventually.

I still haven't asked Carmen about that stuff so I decided to check up things on Mate on my laptop during the week but it all talked about soulmate. Just when I wanted to end my search, I saw an article with Anonymous as name and it talked about the werewolves.

I read more about the deity they believe in called the Moon Goddess who pairs them with a soul at when they're 18 to be together forever which humans called 'Soulmates'. I thought werewolves were all myths so does that mean Carmen is a...? No I couldn't jump in conclusions yet till I confirm from her.

I tried looking into it more but it looked like the person didn't want the article traced or so I thought. I mean who in their right senses will post something as absurd like that.

I wondered about the nightmares I have had as a child of a wolf attacking my family when coming over to Nana's. I quickly shut the laptop and drifted off to sleep.

I found myself in Mr Blackwood office after school the next day. Carmen dropped me off in front of the building. I walked into the building and asked the receptionist if he's inside and she grudgingly answered yes. I took the elevator to the second floor where his office is.

I came out of the elevator and walked to the second office on my left and met his P.A Riley. She was slutty looking as usual with too much makeup on, skimpy skirt with a shirt that exposed her cleavage. I wonder how Mr Blackwood copes or are they..... No, I scolded myself. I shouldn't be thinking such. I'm thinking of too much things lately.

"Good afternoon Miss Riley" I greeted her.

"Good afternoon, sorry the name?" She asked.

"Tasha, Tasha Grey "

"Oh right. Black- I mean Mr Blackwood is waiting for you" She replied.

I nodded but couldn't help but cringe at the way he called him his last name casually. I knocked on the door and said I should come in. I walked into his office and looked round and noticed he had renovated the office from white themed to dark brown.

"Welcome dear, how's school and everything?" He asked with a small smile.

"Going well Uncle D" I replied. His other name is Dalton so he insisted we call him Uncle D since he's like family.

"I'm glad. What of Asher? You told him yet?"

" I did. He was sad and couldn't believe it but he's okay now"

He nodded and searched his drawer for something and brought out a letter and a silver necklace with some engravings on it and my name.

"Your Nana left this for you" he handed to me the letter and kept staring at necklace with a beautiful design of the moon with my name on it. I opened the letter;

"By the time you get this, I'll be long gone already" I teared up, " There are questions you have and I've trusted Mr Blackwood to answer them for you.

He's the only one I trust and also should you because you will be on a bumpy road now as you discover your true identity but I know you will be able to ride down the road well because you have a determined spirit just like your mum of always never giving up no matter the situation.

You're more special than you think, my little pumpkin. No matter what, don't let me down for the evil you fight against needs a strong mind and never take off the necklace. Take care of Ash and be cautious of who you trust. Your family needs you now".

I wiped a stray of tear that left my eyes as I remembered how she always told me I'm her little pumpkin...

"So what's my real identity?" I asked confused.

"Hold on tight because you will be surprised with what I'll tell you right now"

"What do you mean? I know that I'm Tasha Grey"

"Well I'll be blunt....... You're a healer werewolf" he said without mincing words.

"A were- what" I shrieked. "How is that possible? I thought they were all myths"

"Well they are real as much as vampires, witches and hybrids and elementals. Your school too is also a werewolf school with just a handful of humans.

You got to be kidding me. My school too? I never imagined this and I just read about it yesterday.

"Let me tell you a story, can I?"

I nodded in response then he continued,

" A long time ago, some wolves decided to be higher than other wolves even the royal family that were the first shifters otherwise known as Lycans. So they partnered with witches and demons to wipe out the whole wolf race except the rogues and recreate a more devilish race of hybrids and tribrids.

So the Moon Goddess instilled in some chosen wolves some powers so get rid of the evil. After centuries, the healer werewolves were able to get rid of this evil but then again some wolves needed power and sought out the healer wolf and the other moon warrior wolves and used them for wars but then the wise healer werewolf thought of a plan" he said and smiled.

" Who was that?" I asked as I tried to digest all I have heard so far.

" Your Nana" he replied. " She was really young then and felt this had to stop after she on a few occasions met with the Moon Goddess who was sad that all this is happening to her creatures.

She secretly made war between some rogue packs with the one she was held captive and was able to gather the remaining warrior wolves and while the killing was on, they were able to get away from that area and tried to make a living amongst the humans.

She encountered a witch who tried to trespass their land which they were able to purchase from some humans that wasn't in use. As she was brought to your Nana who was the leader, she introduced herself as Raven. She has dark straight hair and high cheekbones with violet eyes".

" Why are you telling me her description?". I looked at him with a questionable look.

"You will need it in the long run" he shrugged. "By the way, she told your grandma about a prophecy of two generations of healer werewolves, one would be stronger than the other and would battle to be the light in the darkness that will loom around her.

After this, your Nana moved to a nearby human town to get a job as things were getting hard that's when she met your Grandpa Oscar. He just came into the cafeteria your Nana worked in and caught her scent.

He didn't give much mind to it until she came and asked for his order and soon they realised they were mates. She left with him a month later to where you and Asher are staying now then gave birth to your Mom.

So to cut the long story short, I'm sorry to say but your parents died because a evil man named Roy who happens to be close with your family wanted to rule over the supernaturals and to do that he had to kill the ones that brought balance to the world, the Healer Wolves.

He figured that your mum might the next Healer Wolf and due to the prophecy, your Nana thought the same but found out she wasn't but never knew you would be one after they lost hope of having a Healer Wolf after your Nana.

Roy planned to kill your mum as he thought she was the Healer Wolf and due to that accident, you fell into a coma for weeks which caused you to have amnesia though it would have been worse if your Nana hadn't arrived on time but yet she couldn't save your parents".

He continued telling me about packs, the different ranks, mind-link and so on though he said I'll understand later with time with some books he'll get for me.

I sighed as I took the new information in. So I'm werewolf all this while and probably Asher. I tried to tell myself that I can do this but I was scared and didn't realise my hands were shaking furiously.

Mr Blackwood stretched his hand across his table and held my hand and assured me that everything will be okay.

I finally summoned courage after Mr Blackwood left me to take all this in as he went to bring a coffee for himself and juice for me.

"I have questions" I said after he got seated.

"Go ahead, ask. I'm here at your disposal m'am". He said in a mock Russian accent and bowed his head and I laughed a little at his playfulness. I know he was doing this to ease off tension

" One, what's the Moon Goddess name and does she have a mate like everyone else?

" Two, Is it possible for a werewolf to have a human mate?

" Three, What do I do after now?

" Four, how does werewolves shift? Can me and Asher shift?

" Tell me more about.... mates". I said breathlessly catching my breath.

"Woah woah, too much for a start but well I'll answer from the bottom".

I frowned and he chuckled as he answered me;

"Mates are to be forever and when they find each other out, they most likely would want to know more about themselves, move in together and yunno, complete the mating process which includes marking on the neck and that stuff that brings about babies".

My eyes widened against my will when he talked marking on the neck.

He chuckled and continued " A mate is capable of healing each other wounds except for the healing abilities we have. If one of the mates reject or gets killed before they meet, trust me when I say it hurts ten times than a heartbreak.

But when mated, one party could die as its wolf would not be sane except if the Moon Goddess decides to bless the person with what is called a second chance mate who's mate must have died before they were born or died under bad circumstances. Is that ok?" He asked.

I nodded in response and he continued

"Well, the way humans have like a second mind, in werewolves have something of that sort. The second mind is their wolves who tends to be more vicious than the human part of the person. So they have to call on their wolf to enable shifting".

"You and Asher are practically werewolves so you'll definitely shift but one step at the time at least not for now though because with everything you've been through, your shifting may be late".

" You will have to train to defend yourself with your powers as well as physically soon as you get your wolf. As of now, that is on hold till after the funeral".

" Werewolves do have human mates but it's hard to get them to understand what it means if you find them out because most won't believe you and some will freak out because male wolves tend to be very possessive of their mates whether female or male especially Alpha males".

" The Moon Goddess name is Selene and as for her mate, she did have. He was a wolf roaming the earth so when she was still young and was yet to become the next Moon Goddess after her mom."

"She came to earth because she was fascinated by the way the earth was and decided to take a stroll. She tripped on a log and got injured. She cried out in pain and the next thing she saw a wolf in front of her licking her wound, she looked into its eyes and was fascinated but got sad because it wasn't human and couldn't communicate.

"She would always come to earth to see it and fell in love with it and wished it was a human. On a fateful day on a full moon, she brought moon dust with her and went to meet the wolf at their meeting place. When the wolf laid on her lap, she looked at the full moon and wished the wolf was human and then sprinkled the dust on the wolf" He paused to know if I was still listening to him.

"She thought it didn't work and wanted to leave when she heard the cracking of bones. She turned back to see a man hiding the bushes naked. She got some clothes from some people up in the moon and clothed him. She taught him many things and took him places as the days and weeks went by and before long they made love and her mother was furious when she found out she was pregnant"

"She confronted the mother with the man to make her understand that she loved him and the mother had no choice but to let her keep the child. It's the descendants from her that made it possible for werewolves to be able to shift to human but still have their wolf in them"

"What about vampires and the other supernaturals?" I asked.

"I'll tell you about that....." His voice trailed off I felt a slight headache, I subconsciously held the necklace from my Nana and felt it glow for a while in my hand.

"Hey Tasha" a voice said in my mind.

I flinched as I realised it was in my head considering me and Mr Blackwood were the only ones in his office.

"You don't have to be afraid it's me, your wolf" she responded to my reaction.

"Oh, wow. That's sudden, this is all new and I'm still trying to adjust". I apologized.

"No need girl. It's all new to you besides I would have done same if I was in your shoes. I'm so happy to meet you, I mean we even have matching names; Tasha × Tara" she said.

"You do know Tasha and Tara don't sound alike in any way" I said.

"Whatever" she said as she pranced in my head. I laughed out and almost forgetting Mr Blackwood presence.

"Someone seems to have finally gotten her wolf. That was fast" he smiled.

"How do you know that?" I asked surprised

"You were speaking out loud. You know you don't have to speak out, just imagine you're talking but in your mind" he said chuckling.

Oh right, that makes more sense. I'll remember that.

"I'm Tara. Nice to meet you " she said.

"That'll be all for now. See you some other time when your are ready for the training, good luck but remember not to trust just anyone. No one has to know that you're the Healer Wolf just yet not even Carmen. She'll recognise your scent as wolf but you mustn't say anything else " he told me sternly.

"Alright sir" I turned to leave grabbing my backpack when he told me something else.

"Make sure you never remove your necklace. It's a must because it masks the massive aura you have as a Healer Wolf. Now, bye" he waved me off.

"Bye sir". I chuckled.

"Take care dear ". He shouted as I stepped out of his office. Riley was still there though I didn't bother to say goodbye as I entered the elevator.

I quickly walked to the bus stop as I noticed that it was getting dark already. Fortunately the bus arrived quickly and I entered the bus. I never expected to take the turn it did today, I really hoped Nana was around to help me in all this but I know with Mr Blackwood I'll do just fine.

I got down when it reached my bus stop and I brisk walked home. I checked my watch to see that it's 7:15pm and I breathed out in relief, I didn't realise that I had spent much time with Mr Blackwood and it was quite interesting.

I opened the door and just as I was about to remove my shoes when I closed it I was tackled to the ground by Asher, I landed on my bum as I held him.

"Hey bud. How are you doing? How was school today?" I asked as I ruffled his curls.

"School was good and a new girl came to my class, her name is Vera. She's cute but she's kinda mean" he pouted as he got off me.

"Ash, you can't conclude that she's mean" I said standing up following him to the living room.

"She is. She didn't answer my teacher when she asked her her name and when some girls in the class asked her at recess to eat with them, she poured them water" he exclaimed.

"Uhmm okay. Well some people have different coping mechanisms when they're in a new place. Perhaps she's not the talking type or is just overwhelmed being in a new place, try being her friend and be nice to her"

"Okey dokey" he sat down on the couch and was watching The Addams's Family.

I walked to the kitchen and saw Mrs Esther removing my food from the microwave and putting it in a plate. Turning around, she saw me and smiled.

"Welcome dear. Eat up, I'm sure you didn't eat lunch and you must be hungry. Let me get you water and then I'll go out" she pushed my food towards me and got me a cup of water "I have to meet up a friend but I decided to wait till you're back before I leave, make sure you put Asher to sleep and get enough rest".

"Okay. Have fun" I called out.

"I'm past that age dear" she laughed. I shrugged and returned to my food. I heard Asher telling her bye.

I finished eating my food, washed the plate and joined Asher in the living room on the couch. He snuggled up to me and we watched. When the movie finished he was sleeping already, I gently shook him and helped him get to his room and tucked him in. I placed a kiss on his forehead and closed the door.

I went to my room and stared at the glow in the dark stars on the ceiling. My mind reeled from today's events and I wondered how everything will go about.

"Tara" I called.

"What's up" she asked.

"Did you have a life before you became my wolf" I asked curiously.

"I did. Me and other wolves were in a meadow sort of. We didn't really communicate with each other, we just played, eat and slept then take runs and repeat. Then whenever we were to go to our owners, we just glowed and we're gone." she said.

"Wow, that's...... I don't know what to say" I didn't really know what to say.

"I get. I was the odd one of the wolves there. There was one like me but she'd been gone a very long time. Our numbers increased and decreased some days. Either some were disappearing to their owners or some appeared when they're dead."

"What colour are you?"

"Can't remember"

"Hmmm if you say so" Yawning, I knew sleep is coming so I closed my eyes. "Good night Tara "

"Good night" and I drifted off to a dreamless world.