The Lycan Prince And His Broken mate

Suppressing Phoenix

Arabella's POV

Shifting for the first time was so amazing. It went better than I expected because I felt so powerful afterward.

I don't know if every other wolf got to experience this same powerful feeling on their first shifting but I sure did and I love feeling this powerful.

It makes me feel like I have the power to stop this ill-treatment that mom and I are forced to experience. It felt like every other wolf should be beneath me because am far more superior.

Hold on a minute!!!

Could it be that my father had experienced this same power surge when had transformed into his wolf??

Is that why he had challenged the Lycan king??

I wish he was here to witness my first shifting. He could have been able to answer these questions that are bothering me. He is the only person that can tell me why I feel this strong and powerful.

As I heard my wolf's voice for the very first time, I couldn't help feeling so proud and Confident. She seems to have restored my self-esteem and she's making me love her even more.

Since that ain't here to help out, I have to settle for the joy and happiness that am experiencing right now as I looked down on my snow white paws.

But mom was not as excited as I was. I didn't even hear a word from her which is why I turned around to check on her. I found her slumped on the floor, lying as still as a corpse.

I quickly transformed to my human form and picked up a dress that I had kept nearby, I put it on at lightning speed and I ran over to where she was lying.

After taking mom inside the house, I checked her pulse and breathing to confirm if she is still alive. Luckily, she was not injured by the fall and her vitals look okay, I mean not normal as they should be because she has been sick for a while now, but she looks as good as she used to be before she came out to witness my shifting.

When I first saw her slumped on the floor, the first thing that came to my mind was that her illness must have worsened because of the harsh weather outside. She has always been indoors because her condition has refused to improve.

She only came out here because of me, she wanted to witness the first shifting of her only child. I had thought that her condition had deteriorated because of me but that was not the case.

As she lay still on the bed with her eyes tightly shut, I couldn't help but notice the tear drops that's running down her cheeks which could only mean that she isn't totally unconscious.

Although her eyes are tightly shut, I know that she isn't asleep, neither is she unconscious, she simply doesn't want to see me or talk to me right now.

She must have seen something really bad to make me feel this way. The last time she'd acted this way was after Dad's death. I was only five years old but I saw how moved about like a mindless robot, refusing to speak to anyone.

Why did she suddenly become this way?? Did my first shift suddenly remind her of my father??

Maybe she's beginning to feel his absence all over again because she knows that he is supposed to sit right next to her as they watch me change into my wolf for the first time in a banquet that's prepared specially for me.

If only I had known that she would go back to thinking about him, I would have done my shifting deep in the woods, where no one will see me. Now because of me, mom is falling deeper into depression.

I really hope she gets better before tomorrow because I really can't sit here with her tomorrow. I'll get whipped if I don't show up to work so I have to leave her alone for the whole day while I go to work.

I tidied our little cottage before having my dinner and heading straight to bed. We have only one tiny bed in the room so I had to sleep on the floor while mom had the bed.

I was startled awake by tiny droplets of water that dropped on my face. I thought it was raining outside so I jumped right up to search for anything that I could use to block the leaking roof. It's barely 3am, I still have a few hours to sleep before I began another day of pure, agonizing torture.

To my greatest surprise, it was raining at all. More surprising is the fact that mom was lying on the bed anymore, she was sitting on the edge of the bed, leaning down a little bit to stare dazedly at my face.

The droplets I had felt on my face were not rain droplets, rather, they were teardrops from mom's eyes. I moved back a little as I stared at her in confusion.

" Jeez, mom!!

You scared the s**t out of me. Why are you acting strangely?? Did I do something wrong??" I inquired quizzically. She's sitting up now which could only mean that she is ready to talk about it.

She nodded her head sideways but the tears still flowed freely down her cheeks. I couldn't stop my own tears from rolling down my cheeks as I walked over and sat next to her on the edge of the bed, pulling her into my arms as I engulfed her in a bear hug.

Mom used to be an exceptionally beautiful woman, with her dark Auburn hair and an hourglass shape that made her the envy of every lady in our pack, most especially, the luna.

Our Luna hated her even before my dad was killed. Dad's death simply gave her a perfect opportunity to express her hatred for mom and now that mom is too sick to bear the brunt of her anger, she has transferred the hatred over to me.

No,w mom is just a shadow of her former self. She has lost so much weight and her Auburn colored hair now looks scanty and faded. It's really a miracle that she has lived this long.

"What happened out there mom?? One minute, you were happy to watch me shift, and the next minute, you were having a panic attack and lying on the floor. Did I remind you of dad??" I asked her and she looked up at me and smiled sadly as she pushed me back a little and gazed directly into my eyes,

"You did not remind me of your father Arabella. You couldn't have reminded me of someone that's always in my heart, someone I can never forget about.

Bella, I never forget your father and I never will. I just couldn't control my emotions when I saw the size of your wolf and your deep blue eyes that's as clear and calm as the ocean.

You are the great white wolf, Isabella. Even your father's wolf was not as mighty as yours and your aura was too great to be ignored. It surpasses even the aura of the Lycan King.

You're the blessed one, my daughter. You are the great white wolf and they are coming for you. They would slay you the same way your father was slain,

They will kill you!!

They will kill my poor baby girl.

They killed your father and now they are going to kill you.

They'll kill you Arabella " she sobbed hysterically as I pulled her back into my arms, rubbing circles on her back as she sobbed uncontrollably.

I really don't understand what she's talking about. I had seen my paws when I transformed and I saw that they were as white as snow which was not a surprise because everyone knew that my father is a white wolf so it's only natural that I take after him.

Why on earth would mom say am the great white wolf,

Wait a minute,

Is that why I felt so powerful after I transformed??

"Phoenix, what's mom talking about?? Are you the great white wolf??" I asked my wolf through our mind link.

"Yes, Arabella. We are indeed blessed by the moon goddess. The moon goddess found you worthy to have some of her unique gifts. Together, we are going to do great things." she responded excitedly, making me wonder if she truly cares about my feelings.

I mean, she can see that this news is clearly upsetting to mom and me yet she sounds so giddy and excited about it.

Why is she so damn excited about these weird gifts she's talking about anyway??

It's almost 5am, I have just a limited time before am expected to check in to work. I really can't wrap my head around the idea that I have some magical powers. It sounds so farfetched, so unbelievable.

I mean, am just a useless omega that no one really cares about. Now they want me to believe that am so strong wolf like my father.

For f***s sake this is not a Cinderella story. I can't just have magical powers all of a sudden, it sounds so ridiculous.

But I have to admit if mom and Phoenix are right, if I truly have some magical powers, it'll be a huge turn around. I'll be able to fight back and defend myself and I'll have my revenge on our Alphas son and his crew, especially that which, Lisa.

I was still having these conflicting thoughts when suddenly mom stood up and walked over to the broken wardrobe that I had managed to steal from the items that were put out to be thrashed.

"Yeah, you heard me right, I steal from the trash. Nobody let's us touch any of their belongings, including the ones they don't use anymore that is in the trash. I don't dare steal anything from the pack house because am going to be killed immediately. I only steal from the trash, that's where I got everything in our cottage."

Mom came back holding two tiny bottles that I've never seen before. I eyes her suspiciously as she sat back on the same spot on the bed with the two bottles still in her hand. I could see that they are different bottles because one was shaped like a box while the other is in an oval bottle that looks like it's made of gold.

"What are you doing mom, what's that you're holding??" I asked with raised eyebrows. She placed the first bottle that looks like a box on the bed, holding out the oval bottle for me to see it.

"This potion was given to us by the Lycan king after he killed our mates. The potion was made to suppress our wolves so the pain and trauma of losing our mates wont kill us.

I guess he wants us to live long so the can torture us with these inhumane treatments But I refused to take mine. I wanted to mourn your father for the rest of my life. I refused to suppress my wolf, that's why I've been sick all these years.

The second potion was sent by our luna some years after I fell ill. It was sent with a note that said " Do this pack a favour and end your miserable life before you infect us all with your disease."

"What the hell mom!!! Why didn't you tell me that the luna sent poison to you??? That is so unacceptable!!!" I yelled angrily. I could feel the power surging through me as Phoenix threatened to take control.

"Don't let her out Bella, her Aura is too strong, it will lead them to you. Don't let her take control." As she spoke she stood up immediately and next thing I know, I was being tackled to the ground and she pried my mouth open and forced one of the potion down my throat.

"What have you done?? What did you do to me???" I muttered slowly as I lost consciousness.