THE JOURNEY AHEAD

I had just set my head on my pillow when l got a visit from an old friend. She had always come to in my dreams warning me of what lies ahead, some might call her a guardian angel. One of the key elements of my survival because l always had an insight of the future

"Attica" her voice called out to me in the shadows of my mind, drowned out by the endless thoughts of redemption that plagued my mind rendering me immobile

" Carste" my inner most being craved to be united with the soul of its creator but there were too many strings pulling us in opposite directions

"It is time to rise my child, death is around the corner. The dead living among your people will be reunited with their flesh creating havoc. unite the nations and all will be well but wait on my call because action prematurely conceived will lead to the downward spiral. The anchor of your heart must become one with your mind because the key lies in it's hands" the survival of our kind lied in the hands of the wise

"where do l start?" l asked as different scenarios ran across my mind with no end in sight drowning out all rationality

"The north star will shine it's brightest when the sound to come unites us all, then shall you spring to action and capture it's light" she said speaking in riddles that l did not understand. Our relationship has always been the same, she would share her knowledge and l had to dance around to her tune wasting productive time trying to figure out what the true meaning of her words is

"Be well my child, we shall soon be reunited" she said cutting off our connection channel with no regard for my feelings or any questions that had a billion unidentified answers.

Our journey began at the brink of dawn, with new found confidence but different goals in mind. It was my responsibility to protect my people although there was no sense of direction or reward in mind. It was destined that l find Akya at the beginning of our journey because her wisdom held the power to uncover the truth of our stars

Antonio was awfully quiet and so were his minions which was rather strange because they didn't understand the concept of peace. He kept his distance for me, at first l rationalised it thinking it was due to the unintended audience but that had never phased him before. I could see the gears turning, calculations not adding up as he would look in my direction from time to time shaking his head as if not pleased by the outcome

"You are all awfully quiet today, is this how all your trips are?" Akya asked Antonio. Her hidden identity and current cover allowed for her to be casual with the Alpha because of her position in society

" We all have a lot to think about" he said dismissively

"Share your turmoil with your intended and see the beauty of life through her eyes" she said looking in my direction while a few eyebrows rose at her words and the true meaning of her statement

"And if l have not yet found her?" he challenged not giving anything away

" Your eyes wonder and the rhythm of your heart skips a couple of beats in the presence of our company. If that is the truth share it with us and let us all find a way forward" Akya was never one to speak using riddles regardless of the character she was portraying, she felt it was a waste of space and time. Observing her face for any thing out of place, her white glowing eyes gave her away, Carste.

"If you put it like that, yesterday you said something about the red wolf coming from our kingdom. I checked with the pack and there were no new additions, does that mean it is someone already living within the pack grounds?" he voiced his thoughts causing the other pack members to take in a sharp intake of breath. The gamma and two other warriors were in the car behind, clueless on the conversation at hand

" Your mind questions your very destiny while the strings of your heart lead you to the well you must drink at" she said all at once before leaving Akya's body causing it to fall back on the seat lifeless.

"what does that even mean?" he asked not once looking in her direction. It didn't take long for her to come to, avoiding all contact with me because l knew then that she was in contact with Carste

"Does it mean that l know the person or what?" he asked turning in her direction waiting for her to elaborate further

"sometimes the things we want are right in front of us but we are too blind to see it. What is it that you want Antonio?" she asked him changing the direction of the conversation

"my mate but l understand the danger of our union. however if l don't mate soon, l will lose my powers. That's why they are forcing my wedding to the Delta" he shared avoiding all contact with me

"Your power lies in your true mate, remember the path your ancestors have chosen and learn from their mistakes" His lineage had a history of mating with women that weren't destined for them weakening their blood line. Antonio was proof of that because he was unable to withstand the withdrawal of the mating bond

"You know already don't you."

"I think we have always known, all we had to do was look for the signs and the answer was right in front of us. It's just that a lot of people refuse the truth because it goes against their plans" she said. I had always suspected that was the reason Antonio detested omegas, simply because he knew he was going to be mated to one