Chapter 28: Chapter 28

Ava's POV

The sun rays filtered into the room and on my face. I fluttered my lashes and slowly opened my eyes.

Events of last night flashed vividly in my head and I jumped off the bed feeling my lips with my fingers. He kissed me! He had the audacity to steal my first kiss! I was ready to burst when the door opened.

Camila walked in. "The alpha awaits you downstairs." she said.

"The bastard," I muttered. "What time is it?" I asked.

"About ten o'clock." she said.

"I'll be down." I replied and stood up from the bed. I looked at myself in the mirror and noticed my eyes were back to normal. Mary was right,I thought to myself as I look out the window. The sky was gray just like she said.

In about half an hour,I was downstairs in my comfortable black jeans and boot. My eyes had returned normal. Skye had this stern look on his face,apparently he didn't like being kept waiting. In front of him was his pack. He gave one last look in my direction before addressing them.

"This here is Ava,as you all know the alpha of the crescents pack who just became my wife yesterday and with that prospect,already the queen of this pack," he said. They remained silent but I could see in most of their eyes the anger and hatred in them. "And as the new queen of this pack,she should be treated with respect and her orders obeyed. Any insubordination will not be tolerated. Are we clear on that?" he said. They nodded and murmured.

The pack didn't give Camila and I much welcome and I didn't expect that to happen. I got daggered glares from the pack most especially the ladies which I suspected was because I snatched away their prince charming. Prince charming my foot,I scoffed. Skye dismissed them. He pulled me closer to himself in the presence of Camila and she looked away shyly from us. I gasped. "What are you doing?" I asked him.

He raised a brow. "What does it look like? I'm holding my wife in my arms." he said and I struggled in his arms as Camila giggled. I felt embarrassed. "Can you just stop." I said to him but he wouldn't listen to me.

A girl emerged from the corner of the stairs her eyes shining bright as she laid eyes on me. I immediately sensed she was not a wolf. She had no scent. Was Skye harboring a human in his pack?

She rushed up to me. "Goodness gracious," she exclaimed. "You're so beautiful than I visualized." she said in excitement. I pushed Skye away from me and he chuckled as he let go of me. I smiled to the young girl. "Oh why,thank you," I replied. "You're not a werewolf I presume?" I asked.

She shook her head. "No."

"This here is Anna,a witch. Robin and I rescued her few weeks back after my return from Russia. There she was harassed by the townspeople and beaten because she had a gift they called a curse." Skye said to us.

"Nice meeting you Anna," I said smiling liking the girl already. At least someone from this pack was worth talking to. "This is Camila,my sister." I introduced to her and saw Robin coming towards us. He whispered into Skye's ear and he nodded. He turned to me. "See you soon love." he said to me with a smug look. I rolled my eyes. Couldn't he just let me be?

Anna smiled at Camila and shook hands. Camila beamed. "The alpha brought you here?" she asked and Anna nodded. I smiled. "I see he's not a big oaf after all." I said watching him walk with Robin into a room. Anna giggled.

"How old are you Anna?" I asked her.

"I'm seventeen." she said. She looked more of a twelve years old than her real age. She was really small. "And you Camila?" Anna asked.

"Same age as you are." Camila said.

"I've got little ones around me now don't I?" I said chuckling and they both laughed.

I smiled as she took my hand. I was curious about why she did so. Her eyes instantly went distant.

"Anna are you okay?" I asked worriedly but she didn't respond immediately. "Anna?" I called out again. This time she responded. "Did I doze off?" she asked chuckling a bit nervously as she withdrew her hands from mine.

"You had me scared there for a moment,are you okay?" I asked her and she nodded.

"By chance did you see anything?" Camila asked her.

Anna shrugged and reluctantly nodded.

"What is it?" I asked in anxiety. She looked scared and so was she making me. "Tell me,I pray thee Anna." I persuaded in anxiousness as I held her hands but she said nothing. "Please Anna." I pleaded.

"I saw.." she paused.

"Tell us," Camila urged her.

"I saw .. a serpent and a white wolf...I saw a baby..." she stuttered.

"A serpent? What are you saying? What does it mean?" I questioned all at once.

She shook her head. "I don't know," then she paused. "You're tied to the serpent. You have a connection with the serpent." she finally said.

"What?" I exclaimed softly as she stared at me with innocent eyes.

"What are you saying?"Camila asked her.

"The baby in my vision is the queen and she's having a connection with the serpent." Anna said.

"Tell me exactly what you saw." I said to her.

She inhaled. "I saw a lovely baby,her hair as white as snow smiling in her cradle. A white serpent slithering around her in happiness." she paused

"And?" I urged her to go on.

"Then I saw something else,a dark void about to snatch the baby's life and I saw nothing more." she said.

I stared at her like she had grown two horns. A serpent and I sharing a connection,how could that be?

"Are you sure?" I questioned her and she nodded.

"The ancestors never lie to me." she said with so much confidence.