Chapter 47

"Really? Is the mate bond not strong?" She asks as she grabs a few Oreos.

"It's strong, but I guess he just as a good restraint. His restraint makes me want to stay away as well, even though my wolf can get irritated at times." I explain while pulling apart an Oreo and licking away at the white filling before eating the cookie.

"Do you want to have sex with him? Because he's pretty fucking hot."

I hush her immediately with a roll of my eyes. Of course I know how flawless he is, I definitely didn't need my best friend to remind me of that. I change the subject and asked her about her love life to which she just scoffs and says "It's nonexistent".

She tells me all about her many suitors and about how she turned all of them away because she felt as though they did not treat her as the princess she is. I couldn't help but smile and laugh along with her. It all felt like a dream, having my best friend an arms length away once more was too good to be true. But it was true. She was here with me after a little over a month of not seeing or speaking to her.

I was just fearing the heartbreak of losing her all over again.

Octavia:

The wind combed through my fur and my paws thudded against the blanket of snow that covered the usually grassy ground. A sense of fear was pumping through my veins as I pushed myself to run faster. What's going on? Who am I running from? I wanted to stop but I couldn't.

"Octavia." A voice resounded throughout the woods causing me to look back whilst running.

There was no one there. No one in sight. I was completely alone, snow began to fall and my wolf started to become even more anxious. She was frightened and so was I.

"Octavia, he's come for you."

My father appeared before me like magic, I struggle to stop in time so that I wouldn't crash into him. I had so many questions for him, but no matter how hard I tried only whimpers and small barks escaped my snout.

Something was keeping me in my wolf form. I tried hard to shift back, so that I could speak to my father but it's no use.

"He's close."

That was the last thing he said before a sleek silver wolf jumped over my father, casting him in a shadow and away from my view.

The wolf let out a murderous growl, that had me shaking and screaming in fear. He landed on top of me, his large wet paws pressing down on me. I turn my head away in fear to find a dark gray wolf with hints of black watching us. His teeth were bared as he growled lowly and began to circle us, his eyes never leaving

me.

The wolf on top of me snapped at neck, causing me to shrink away and wiggle underneath him. His weight was too great for me. Just as he opened his snout to take a bite out of me, I felt the overwhelming fear to scream.

"Octavia!" The sparks and tingles pulse their way around my shoulders and down my arms, sending a feeling of security over my body.

"Octavia, open your eyes. Look at me."

For a moment it felt as though I couldn't breathe and I began to panic. My eyes shoot open and I'm yanked out of that nightmare as my lungs expand with a gasp. I take in as much oxygen as possible and grip the closest thing next to me. My mate.

"Octavia, that's the second time you've screamed in your sleep. What's going on?" He says pulling me close and cradling me in his arms as I regain my breath.

"I-It was a nightmare." I choke out, looking up at my surroundings. We were in my room with a bunch of candy wrappers sprinkled around the floor. Siren was looking down at me from the edge of the bed with a look of concern.

We've must've fallen asleep while talking and next thing you know I'm screaming like a mad woman. I hadn't realized that this would be the outcome of the dream. It had felt so real, like I could feel the wolf above me pressing me down into the dirt. It's like I could feel the pressure and smell the soft soil around me.

"What was it about?" Ajax pressed, his eyes never leaving my face. I could feel his cool hard glare burning holes in the side of my head.

"I was stuck in my wolf form and-and my dad was there." I splutter out. Flashbacks of the dream came back to me in waves and the thought of it caused fear to overcome me once more. This was the third time I've had a dream like this; could it be a vision of the future? Maybe it was a warning. Why was my father there? This time there were two different wolves, who were they?

"He was warning me, telling me that someone was coming for me and that they're close. Then a wolf attacked me while another watched." I explain further. Ajax's grip tightens on me and he lets out a heavy sigh.

"Could this be a sign?" Siren takes a seat at the edge of the bed, running her fingers through her chocolate brown locks.

"The last two times I've had this dream there was only one wolf. One threat. Now there are two..." I trail off, frustrated. Of all the wolves this just had to happen to

me.

"What did they look like?" Siren looks over to me, suddenly curious. I didn't really think such a detail was important in a time like this.

"Um, the one who attacked me was silver and the one who circled us was grey with black hints in his fur."

"Silver?" Siren's eyes sharpened as the words spilled past my lips and she leaned forward, almost eager. I raise a suspicious eyebrow at her and nod my head "yes".

"Why does it matter?" Ajax huffed out, frustrated. His arms was locked around me, tensely; it was as if he were afraid to let go. His hands rubbed up and down my arms soothingly and the action made my heart swell. He was subconsciously comforting me and it was cute as hell.