The Wolf In Me

Luka's POV

"How about going out for dinner tonight?" I asked smiling at Mei's beautiful face. "I have been here for a week and we haven't gone anywhere but the forest and here."

Mei smiled back and nodded "yes. I'd love to," with her eyes shining bright, "Can't wait," she added.

It was already five o clock and she went into the bedroom and spent hours and hours preparing. I went out for a run before it was time to go. I left my clothes in the kitchen like I always do before a run and turned into wolf form. I rushed outside wagging my tail and darted into the forest. I just kept going until I fell tired.

Suddenly I feel that pain I endured last time in my head like it wanted to break. I couldn't even move but I tried to walk slowly back home. As soon as I reached the end of the forest my eyes closed and my body hit the soil beneath my feet.

"My son. You have grown into a handsome young man. Soon enough you will start a family of your own. I helped you train to become the best Alpha one can ever be. Take good care of our kind. I am so proud of you." He said before taking his last few breaths.

"Thanks, dad. I will honour your wish, I promise you that. You have helped me grow into a strong wolf. I will never forget you and what you did for me." I shook his arm weakly as I sat down beside him next to his death bed. "I love you, papa."

"I love you too son," he said back weakly before he passed away.

I laid my head over his chest crying my heart out. My mother was on the other side of the bed crying loudly whilst holding a handkerchief over her eyes. She started trembling and fell on her knees feeling weak "He is gone, mama. He is gone," I sobbed. I rushed to help her stand up as the nurses took him away.

"Luka, Luka, come on please wake up. Luka" I felt someone patting me on my face.

"Mei?" I asked weakly.

"What happened to you? What is happening? This is the second time you passed out since your shift."

I sat down and started to breathe slowly. "Mei, I need to go back home to have a word with my mother. She is the key to this question. I feel like there is more to my past than just living amongst humans. In my sleep, I dream of my father and twice I felt dizzy and had... flashbacks. Yes. They are flashbacks. It's like something was blocking my mind, avoiding my true self. It is like papa is reaching out for me somehow. I need to know."

Mei held out a hand to help me stand up and took me back home into the kitchen. "I am coming with you. No argument will change my mind. You need to know and I need to know too. On your first shift, both my friends and I wondered how would it be possible for me to turn you into a wolf. No one ever have, let alone birthing an alpha with just a bite that I had no control of. It was like my wolf wanted to wake her mate up from his long sleep." She explained.

I sat down on the table after covering myself up with clothes feeling more confused than I already was.

We left the following day early morning and drove my car for hours. It was a dull and rainy day and the wipers were going crazy. I couldn't wait to find out whatever was hidden from me. It was already late afternoon when I parked my car just outside my mum's home.

"Mum?" I called out as I entered the house.

"Luka, darling," she called back and I heard her footsteps coming towards me. "Ohh, there you are my son! I have missed you so much."

I grinned and then turned towards Mei. "Mum, this is my princes Mei, Mei this is my mother Korine."

They smirked at each other as they shook hands. Mum's smile faded as soon as she made eye contact with her, losing her energy for a second like something dubious was in her head, then she snickered again, "I...I am so pleased to meet you, dear. Please please come in."

I took off my wet jacket and placed it on the hook that I nailed next to the door and took Mei's jacket too and hung it next to mine.

"So, tea? Or coffee?" Mum asked looking at both of us.

I could tell she was happy to see me back, but I did not forget why I have returned.

"Coffee please," Mei said and I nodded to let her know I wanted coffee too. She placed the hot mugs in front of us and sat down holding her hot mug of tea.

"So mum. There is something I want to ask you about." Mum looked up and stared at me for a second trying to read my face.

"Oh?" She lifted her eyebrows waiting for me to continue.

"Are you a wolf?" I asked her without hesitation..

She stared at me with a straight face for about a minute, then burst into laughter.

"What? Why do you think that? Don't be silly," She said.

I could feel she was trying to mask the truth. "Mum, I am serious," I told her with a straight face. "I know you are hiding something from me. I can tell."

Suddenly my mum changed her attitude into a more serious one. She looked down at her tea for a while not uttering a word.

"Speak ma!" I now growled looking at her with my Alpha red eyes feeling inpatient. She moved backwards almost falling from her chair.

"Luka! How can it be?" She said with a shocked face.

She stood up from the table and started murmuring to herself as she paced from left to right. My wolf started to growl and I felt like I was going to lose my temper. Mei reminded me to stay calm with just one glance and held her hand on my lap softly.

I started to breathe slowly to control my attitude. "Mum I need to know the truth. Now!" I demanded.

"You were not supposed to break the spell," She blurted out.

"Spell? Did you put a spell to stop me from changing into my wolf? I am assuming that you also made the spell to make me forget everything that had to do with my wolf. Why?" I asked now standing up from my chair feeling upset.

She looked down and held her hands on her face. She started crying and decided to sit down back on her chair.

"You are destined to rule one big pack of wolves and werewolves alike," she said first.

"I already found that out thanks to Mei," I told her.

She looked at Mei for a split second then looked at me. "I wanted to protect you and give you a normal human life. Your father..." she stopped to think of how to place the words whilst sobbing.

"He was a great Alpha. He was strong and handsome just like you. Unfortunately, there were a few werewolves that wanted to take his power and did their best to find a way to get rid of him. He had to kill a few of them to protect you, and the last wolf managed to jump in front of his car whilst driving, hoping he will lose control. The werewolf died as soon as he was hit and your dad ended up in a coma as his car slid and hit a large tree. You do remember what happened next," she explained.

"So you put a spell on me to lose my wolf and my responsibility for my pack?" I growled. "You had no right! You ripped me off of my duties, almost ripped me off of my mate, you made me look weak in front of everyone. How dare you!" I started puffing trying to stop myself from turning into wolf form.

"You have almost made me lose my true destiny and why I live!"

"Luka, sit down, please, calm down," Mei said with her soft voice trying to help me relax, but all I could do was feel the rage and so I threw the chair that hit the wall as one of its legs broke through it and hung itself there.

I ran outside in the cold rain feeling ashamed for wasting all those years living with the humans when I had duties to fulfil. Important duties. My father's years of work and responsibilities.

I stood there all soaked breathing heavily and looking at the dark sky. It was already eight o clock in the evening. I growled loudly with rage and I know for sure that I was heard from miles away. I started to feel the pain in my head again and this time it burnt bad. I tried to resist it a much as I possibly could and knelt, clasping my head. My chest was going up and down with each inhale and exhale and I felt myself losing control.

My arms started to shift and my back started to tear itself apart releasing my wolf. I screamed with rage and I hit the floor with a punch. Everything was coming back to me all of a sudden. I was remembering everything. I now could remember how my mum managed to slip some liquid into my favourite meal. I asked her what it was as I could taste it different and she only said it was part of the recipe and that she didn't do anything new. I felt weak and the pain was growing more and more. I fell on my side hitting the ground.00000