Chapter 2

• Ashira's POV
• I just smiled and gave her a light push, not feeling any excitement.
• Lucy went inside and I'm the next in line. I looked around and noticed that there's only one girl left behind me.
• I took note of her excitement gushing through her aura. She looked like she'll pass out any second from being thrilled in knowing her mate.
• "You wanna go first?" I asked. I knew she'll love to.
• The girl's eyes widened and sparkle with hope. "I can?!" She screamed, making my ears ring for a bit.
• I smiled and gave way for her to make a cutsie.
• "Thank you! Thank you!" She jumped-walk past me.
• A few minutes and Lucy came out of the house. There's a red cloth wrapped in her left hand just like the others before her. Maybe it helps to stop the bleeding but that's weird since we can heal fast.
• Lucy was grinning like crazy. She sure is in high spirits.
• "Ashiraaaaa!" She jumped on me and hugged me tightly. The girl I made a favor already ran inside the Enchantress. "My god! I know where my mate is!" Lucy screamed once again that made a whizzing noise in my ears.
• "I'm happy for you. Yay." I said, trying to sound cheerful while I rubbed my ears without her seeing.
• "Won't you ask me more?" I was confused at first. Hell, this girl just wants to be even more thrilled.
• I just laughed as I saw her eyes glittered, and lips pouting. "Okay. Where!?"
• "Shadow pack!" She screamed again. Damn, my friend!
• "Wow!" I exclaimed.
• Shadow pack is the second strongest wolf pack of the North. Most wolves in that pack are fighters. They also outrun the other packs in numbers.
• Our pack, the Regal, is fourth in line in the strongest pack. We also have a lot of wolves that made us earn fourth place.
• We're mostly women but we made that as an advantage. Our She-Wolves are also fighters. Some even are the best.
• I was about to talk more and congratulate her when I saw the girl walked out of the house. Her eyes mirror the same sparkle every girl had.
• "I guess I'm next," I said to Lucy. She nodded nonstop with excitement, I just sighed.
• I walked through the door of the house of the enchantress. Once inside, I was welcomed by the dark and only the dimmed lights from the candles are lighting the place.
• A circle wooden table is in the middle of the living room. There's a huge map in the table, a box on the side, and five candles formed into circles in the shape of a Star.
• Behind the table is where the enchantress is seated. I can barely see her because of the dark.
• When my eyes adjusted, I saw her face more clearly. The Enchantress is almost in her fifties.
• "Come closer, Wolf." The enchantress said, almost a whisper.
• I did.
• I'm not nervous nor afraid but my feelings are uncanny.
• This place feels so heavy and I wonder why. Should I feel this way? I feel so different from the way the other females reacted.
• The ambiance of the place somewhat gave me a light fear. Not enough to make my knees tremble though.
• It's like my Wolf is saying something. Somehow telling me danger. At least, that's how I felt.
• "You know what to do." The Enchantress said. She sounded tired and bored. Like, she has been doing this thing all her life and she's just not into it.
• I looked at the table in front of me. I looked at the box beside the map. Inside, I saw the sacred knife laying flat, almost waiting for me to take it.
• There are two wolves hugging each other carved as the knife's handle.
• I picked it up and put its edge on my palm. I inhaled deeply as I start cutting through my palm and I realized that the metal used in the knife is silver. Silver makes our healing slow, and now the blood loss made sense.
• It stings a bit. My forehead is knotted as I let my blood drop on the map.
• Once my blood dropped on the map, it was quickly absorbed by the piece of paper. That explains why there's no stain of blood on the map after all those girls before me.
• I placed the knife down inside the box carefully. I growled when the enchantress took my hand hastily. Damn! That scared me.
• Her move was fast, it also made me think she's weird. She wrapped my hand with a red cloth just like what others have and I felt that the wound in my palm healed more faster.
• Hmm.
• After, she looked at the map, waiting for the result, and I did the same.
• Frowning, I continued looking at the map. There's no light from it yet. I was pretty sure Lucy said it will glow or something.
• A few seconds and a round little glow was visible in a part of the map and I gasped. Wow. It sure is magical. I looked up to the woman in front and she quickly break my growing enthusiasm.
• The enchantress's eyes looked even bored than it already is.
• "Prime pack." She announced, no emotion can be detected in her voice.
• Okay, I think I'm done here, huh?
• Once informed of where my mate lives, I turned around, ready to step away from the table since everything seems done.
• I was about to take a step when another light showed on the map. What the hell? There was two--And then another glowed, too, and another.
• Almost every part of the map is glowing!
• The map took my entire attention. I'm not sure what's happening and confusion sure displayed on my face.
• "What—" I was about to ask but I stopped before I could.
• I don't understand any of it, I'm scared to speak!
• The map and its glowing lights are too distracting. My wolf bombarded me with a lot of questions in my head!
• Confusion and fear slowly crawled on me.
• The Enchantress's expression didn't helped at all. She looked more shocked than I am! And if I am not mistaken there was fear in her face. The heck?!
• "W-What's happening..." I managed to ask. Is this supposed to happen? Maybe I should be glad after knowing the results of the Mapping? Oh, hell, why am I trying to blame myself?
• "You're a stealer!" The enchantress exclaimed.
• Her voice sounds hysterical and from the sound it and her expression, I know there's something wrong.
• Stealer? I'm not a freakin' theft!
• But what does it mean?
• I slowly walked backwards, away from the table, away from the map, away from the Enchantress.
• 'Ashira. Go home. Now!'
• That was Eric talking to me through our mind link. I was trembling with unknown fear but I didn't think twice when I heard him. I ran fast, heading outside of the house.
• Lucy was about to come near me but I immediately shape-shifted into my white wolf.
• I and my wolf is so confused. I can hear my wolf whining. And somehow, she sounded angry. I can hear Lucy calls my name but I did not bother to look back.
• I ran towards home. All I want now is a talk with Eric.
• He must know something about this stealer thing or else.. I'll go insane!