Chapter Nine
There was an alarm ringing in my head.
It was so loud, aggressively thrashing against my already sore brain. However, it wasn‘t until I turned towards the source and opened my eyes that I realised it was an alarm clock. An alarm clock I hadn‘t seen in years.
I instantly sat upright in bed and took in my surroundings. This was the bedroom of my family home, the bedroom I had lived in up until my coming of age. Everything looked exactly the same. Was it all a dream? Had I really died?
I jumped out of bed, running towards my mirror, and instantly, I could feel the difference when I moved. I was shorter, lighter. My limbs didn‘t feel as muscled.
...And I felt strange. Like something was missing.
As I looked at my reflection, I quickly realised that I was young. Very much so. My cheeks were plumper and my eyes rounder. The stress lines I‘d accumulated over my years of mistreatment were completely gone. I looked almost… pretty. Had I ever thought that before? I‘d been so focused on changing myself to suit Aleric that I‘d never noticed.
But that‘s when I realised what was missing.
My wolf.
I remembered the feeling of companionship one felt after a coming of age. The feeling of something else inside you with their own emotions and needs. This body had never felt that before. In fact, it had never felt much of anything, not even heartache. She hadn‘t yet fallen prey to the mate bond.
But she was me now, and I was her. A twenty four year old trapped inside the body of a small girl.
As I looked to the left, where I used to keep my daily calendar, I finally saw the date… and my stomach instantly dropped.
I was fourteen.
The Goddess had sent me back ten years. What was so entwined with my future that sending me back this far in time was necessary?
“Aria!” a voice then suddenly called from downstairs.
And memories of Sophie flashed in my mind, making me shiver. How many times had she called for me like that? But, no, that was impossible. I hadn‘t met Sophie yet.
few moments, trying to place the voice, but then it finally hit me. I realised who it
been so stupid? I was fourteen. There was only one person
my door wide open and ran down the stairs as quickly as I could not caring if I tripped on the way. Because this
been so long and yet I still felt their loss every day they
they asked concerned, taking in my crying mess of a
“Mama!”
into her
Chapter Nine
whole ordeal with the Goddess worth it. If I‘d known I was going to be able to see my mother again I would have
wrong? Are
shook my head. No, I
concerned. I‘d just
attendants, who I only just realised was in the room also, and they looked back at her just as confused. I‘d forgotten we‘d
isn‘t like you, something must be wrong,” she said gently and ran her fingers lovingly through my long hair. “You‘ve never come crying to me
right though. I’d always conducted myself in the ways of someone who would be Luna one day. Never expressing unpleasant emotions, always being organised and prepared. Yet here I was, in my pink PJs, hair a tangled mess and a
just missed
choice of words since I wouldn‘t be able to explain what
saw me yesterday….”
busy with the umm… hospital that I don‘t get to see you
face properly. I could see her blue eyes clinically inspecting me
the nurses from work
cleared my throat and continued more calmly. “No, really, I‘m fine.
her. This was the usual way I had acted
be stuck at home because I needed to start figuring out what I had to do to change the future. I didn‘t remember much from my high school years but now I had to pay close attention. There needed
for a few seconds before reluctantly
you don‘t get ready soon.” She then turned to the attendant again. “Lucy, can you please help Aria
That name sounded
girl with a cute, short bob stepped forward and came to lead me upstairs. She couldn‘t have been much older than I had been
along, Miss,” she said, smiling
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