Revenge : His Mysterious Werecat

4 - Alana Becomes Celeste

Alana POV

    I never for a second thought my own mate was the one I needed to fear the most, but that was unfortunately the case.  I couldn't believe it when I felt his canines rip through my coronary artery.  

    I was instantly gripped with sheer terror, as I struggled to breathe, but my attempts were in vain.  When Kyle severed my artery, he also punctured my wind pipe, and my lungs started to quickly filling with blood.

    My first thought was that I couldn't die yet.  Not only did I still need to get revenge on Julie, but now I felt an overwhelming desire to get revenge on Kyle, too.  

    After that thought crossed my mind, Lance floated into it.  He was the only one I wanted to see on my birthday, but that would never happen again, because of Kyle's awful betrayal.  

    As I continued to struggle for air, I could hear the gurgling in my chest getting worse and louder.  I glared at Kyle one last time, as I felt the tears of betrayal slip from the corner of my eyes, then everything went black.

    All I could see was darkness for the longest time, then I saw a bright light that looked far in the distance.  Slowly, the light got closer, then after a few more minutes, I noticed it was a woman walking toward me, but not just any woman.

    She must have been the most beautiful woman I had ever laid eyes on.  Her hair was so blonde, that it looked almost white, and she had the most vibrant turquoise eyes that were filled with warmth and love.  When she smiled at me, her whole face lit up, and her smile was downright infectious.

    Once the beautiful woman was standing directly in front of me, she curiously asked, "Alana, do you know why I brought you here?"

    Her voice was so soft and melodic, that I felt like just hearing her speak put me in a trance or something.  It took me a few seconds to register her question, then I furrowed my eyebrows and warily asked, "Is it because my horrible mate killed me?"

    "Yes, my child.  That is why you are here," she solemnly replied.

    "Who are you, and what happens next?" I asked with curiosity.

    She giggled and it instantly brought another smile to my face.  When she was done giggling, she grabbed both of my hands, then she gazed into my eyes and responded, "Alana, I am the Moon Goddess.  I brought you to the place in between the world of the living and the world of the dead.  Now, I must ask... Are you ready to go to the world of the dead?"

    "Not really, but it was the inevitable due to my heart condition," I dejectedly mumbled.

    "My child, I have an opportunity for you, but there will be a stipulation to you getting the chance to stay alive," she coyly stated with a little twinkle in her eyes.

    "How would that even be possible?  Not only that, what's the point, when I will be dead soon anyway?" I retorted in frustration.

    "No, you won't, because you won't be living as Alana the werewolf anymore.  If I keep you alive, you will become Celeste the werecat," she cheerfully informed me.

    I stared at her in a momentary state of shock, then I warily asked, "How is that even possible.  Wouldn't I need to have werecat blood for you to do that?"

    "You do," she calmly remarked.

    "No, I don't," I immediately retorted a little defiantly.

    "My child, a long, long time ago, when there wasn't any animosity between the two species, one of your werewolf ancestors mated with a werecat.  However, you have such a small amount of the werecat blood, that you weren't able to inherit the werecat traits," she explained with a smile playing on her full, pink lips.

    "Okay.  What's the stipulation?" I warily asked.

    The Moon Goddess took a deep breath, then she nervously explained, "If I allow you to live as a werecat, I will expect you to find a way to end the upcoming war between the werewolves and werecats.  I cannot allow my species to keep killing those from the werecat species.  This foolishness needs to stop."

    "How am I supposed to do that?" I asked in dismay.

    "You will need to get close to Kyle and either convince him to end the war, or find a way to take over the Great Forest Pack and end the war yourself," she nonchalantly answered.

    "He will never let a werecat get close to him," I stated in all seriousness.

    "Oh, my child, he won't be able to deny the pull of the mate bond that the two of you will still share," she replied with a sly smirk on her face.

    I huffed at that statement before I retorted in exasperation, "Did you forget?  He already killed me!  His mate!"

    "I know, dear, but as a werecat, you will have an undeniable beauty, not to mention, pheromones that you can use in your favor," she informed me.

    "I don't want him for a mate," I whined in defiance.

    "You don't have to take him as your mate.  You are also mated to a werecat.  Speaking of your werecat mate, he is the only one that you can confide in about who you were before you became Celeste," the Moon Goddess stated with a serious look on her face.

    "Speaking of Celeste, how am I going to become her?" I curiously asked.

    "Well, I am going to take you back in time, seven years prior.  That is when Celeste had an accident and died.  I am going to transfer your soul into her body, so you will come back as Celeste.  Your werecat soul will dominate in her werecat body, but you will have all of your memories, and none of hers," she explained with a triumphant smile on her face.

    "Won't the other werecats know that she isn't the same person, when I don't act anything like her?" I nervously asked.

    "No.  When you wake up, you will simply say you don't remember who you are or anything else.  They will tell you who they are, and you will be free to act like yourself, but you won't act like you do now.  You must remember, you will be a werecat, and they are very confident, strong and agile," she informed me.

    "Are you sure I will be able to do this?" I asked with uncertainty.

    "My child, this was always the plan for you, from the day you were born.  I knew right away, that you were the one to fulfill this destiny.  That is why I paired you with Kyle," she nonchalantly replied.

    "Okay, Moon Goddess.  I will try my best to end this stupid war.  I never understood the point in all of this fighting anyway," I stated with a shrug of my shoulders.

    Instantly, she flashed me a wide smile, then she enthusiastically replied, "My dear, I am most pleased to hear that.  Now close your eyes and let me handle the rest."

    I did as I was instructed, then I waited for the Moon Goddess to do her thing.  A second later, she started chanting something in a different language.  

    I felt like I had been standing there with my eyes closed for an eternity, then I stopped hearing her chant.  The sound of her melodic voice was replaced by the beeping sound of a heart monitoring machine.

Celeste POV

    When I attempted to open my eyes, I felt like it was an impossible feat to complete.  My eyelids felt so heavy, I couldn't get them to open no matter how hard I tried.  

    Suddenly, I heard a slightly familiar voice say, "Please, Celeste.  I can't lose one of my only friends.  You have to wake up for me."

    I couldn't place a face to the voice, but I knew there was something about it that I recognized.  The urge to see the person's face was what gave me the strength to finally force my eyelids to slowly flutter open.  

    Of course, I had to snap them back shut right away, because the bright lights were too much.  After that, I blinked my eyes a few times, then I looked around the hospital room.  I saw several faces that I didn't recognize, then my eyes landed on a face that looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn't place where I knew that face from at first.

    A woman with long burgundy hair and light green eyes was the first to notice I was awake.  She ran straight to my side, then she gushed, "My sweet girl, you came back to us.  I can't believe it."

    "W-who a-are y-you," I croaked out, and she immediately gasped.

    The kid with the familiar face handed me a cup with water, which I gladly accepted and chugged down in one drink.  A second later, the woman kindly murmured, "Sweetie, I'm your mum."

    A few seconds later, a guy with dark blond hair and sapphire colored eyes walked up behind her and jovially stated, "And I am your father.  Do you remember me?"

    I flashed them both a small smile, then I sheepishly asked, "Who am I?"

    My mum patted my hand and replied, "You are our daughter, Celeste Lola Carlisle.  You are an eleven year old werecat, and you are a member of the Midnight Pack."

    As soon as she said 'Midnight Pack,' my eyes snapped to the boy with the familiar face.  I gazed into his stunning ocean blue eyes, then I leaned closer to him and sniffed his scent.  My nostrils filled with the amazing orange and cocoa scent that I had wanted to smell again for so long, except now we were both younger, and I was a werecat.

    After I took one long inhale of that amazing scent, I threw my arms around the boy, as I happily squealed, "Lance, I remember you.  I have missed you so much."

    When I pulled away from him, his eyes were filled with confusion, however he had a goofy grin plastered on his face.  He c****d his head to the side, then he warily asked, "How can you remember me, but not your parents?"

    I shrugged my shoulders, then I nonchalantly replied, "I have no clue."  After that, I reached up and touched his midnight black hair that had a blue tint to it.

    Instantly, his cheeks turned a light shade of red, as he worriedly asked, "How are you feeling?"

    "I'm feeling just fine.  Why?" I quickly replied.

    "Because you almost died," he breathed out in exasperation.

    "Whatever happened is in the past now.  I feel great.  In fact, I feel better than I have ever felt in my life, and that's saying a lot," I peppily remarked while beaming a genuine smile at him.

    Lance chuckled at me, then he affectionately replied, "I'm glad you're okay, Celeste.  I was so worried about you."

    I grabbed his hand and squeezed it, then I glanced over at my new werecat parents and asked, "When can we go home?"

    "The doctor wants to keep you here overnight for observation.  If you are doing good in the morning, they will discharge you," my mum quickly informed me.

    "Okay.  Can Lance stay and hang out with me?" I asked with an innocent smile on my face.

    "Of course, honey," my mum replied with a smile.

    Lance and I immediately started talking about random stuff.  I had to let him lead the conversation, since I had no clue what he was talking about most of the time, but he didn't seem to mind.  He blamed it on the concussion I had endured. 

    It was nice to be spending time with him again.  He was still just as sweet as I remembered him being, and he gave me a lot of details about Celeste's life up to that point.  

    Apparently, they had grown up as neighbors and bestfriends, and I was ecstatic about that.  I also learned that I had another bestfriend named Lynzee, and I couldn't wait to hang out with her.