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“It’s okay, Buttercup.” He said, k!ssing my temple. We stopped at a little hut. It had an amazing garden out front with flowers of every color. It was truly a beautiful place here, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that I didn’t belong here. That I was a stranger.
“Alpha, Luna, come see who the wolf dragged in.” Donny yelled out. I didn’t have to wait long until a tall man with dark hair and silver eyes stepped into the doorway.
“Donny, this had better be important.” He said before he stopped in his tracks, looking up at me. My mother walked into my father’s back.
“James, what the hell?” She yelled at him before she, too, noticed I was standing beside Donny.
“Ashlyn?” She exclaimed, pushing around my father and rushing over to me. She wrapped me in her arms and held me tight.
“Hi mom.” I cried, squeezing her just as tight.
“Oh, Ashlyn. You shouldn’t be here, my daughter.
You still have so much to do.” She cried. She pulled away from me and held my cheeks in her hands.
“That’s what I told her,” Donny commented beside us.
“Dad?”I looked over at him. He was just standing there, watching us.
“I’m so sorry that I never told you. I hope you can one day forgive me.” my mother sobbed out.
“Has dad forgiven you?” l asked her, looking at the only man I knew to be my father.
“I knew, Ashlyn. It never changed how much I love you. You will always and forever be my daughter.” He said, and I rushed over to him and wrapped my arms around his waist.
“love you, daddy.” l sobbed into his chest. After everything, I was so grateful that the one person who truly understood me still accepted me.
“I love you, Princess. And as much as I’ve missed you. You shouldn’t be here.” James said, holding me tight.
“You’re right, she shouldn’t be here.” I heard a familiar voice behind me and my mother gasped. I turned in my father’s arms to see the Moon Goddess standing beside me with Tundra.
“Tundra!” l exclaimed, rushing over to her and falling to my knees, wrapping my arms around her neck.
“I’ve missed you so much.” I cried into her fur.
“I’ve missed you, Ashlyn.” Tundra said, wrapping a paw around my back. I pulled away and smoothed the fur around her muzzle with my hands. She was such a beautiful wolf. Her fur sparkled like gold in the sunlight.
“Ashlyn, you need to go back.” She said.
“Yeah, but you’ll be coming with me, right?” I asked her.
“Ashlyn, say your goodbyes. We have things that need to be discussed before you head back into the world of the living,” Selene said.
“But, I don’t understand. I died. Shouldn’t that mean that I’m supposed to be here?” l asked her.
“When you’re done saying your goodbyes, meet me at the waterfall.” Selene said before she and Tundra both walked away from us, in the direction that Donny and I came from.
“What are you both not telling me?” I asked, looking at my mother and then at my father.
“I’m not sure what the Moon Goddess has planned.” My mother answered.
“Now that I’m here with the two of you, I don’t want to leave.” I confessed, and my mother crushed me in a hug.
“You have to raise that beautiful baby boy of yours,” she whispered.
“You saw him?” I asked her, and she nodded on my shoulder. My father came over to us and wrapped his arms around us both.
“He’s prefect, just like his momma.” My father said. I couldn’t help but sob while they held me tight.
“I named him after you, dad. You were the one person who truly understood me,” I told him. I looked up at him and I could see the tears running down his cheeks. My father never cried, ever.
“Ashlyn, you will always be my daughter. I was the lucky one to have such an amazing daughter. I’m so proud of the woman you have become.” He whispered to me.
“Thank you, daddy. I was so worried that you would never have accepted me if you knew the truth,” I sobbed.
“You will always be mine. Now go.” He said, k!ssing my forehead.
“love you so much, Ashlyn. And I’m so proud of you. We will watch over you.” My mother said, k!ssing my cheek. I hesitated before I let them both go.
“It’s okay, Princess. We will be here, waiting.” My father said, holding my mother to his side.
“Come on, Buttercup. I’ll walk you back.” Donny said.
All I could do was nod my head at him. Before we walked too far away, I turned and waved to my parents one last time before they were out of sight.
Donny wrapped an arm around my shoulders, pulling me to his side.
“Everything will be okay,” he said.
“Are you happy here?” l asked him, while we made our way through the forest, back to the clearing with the waterfall.
“I’m at peace here. There’s no need to feel guilty. I wouldn’t change what I did,” he answered.
“But I feel so guilty. I hope they are rotting in some ditch somewhere.” I huffed, and he laughed.
“Still feisty. Never lose that, Buttercup. Always fight for what’s right.” He said, stopping right before the clearing.
“Are you not coming?” I asked him.
“This is where I leave you, but I’ll be watching and waiting, Buttercup. Your son is beautiful and tells Brad l to say hi.” He said, wrapping me in a hug.
“I miss you, Donny,” I mumbled into his chest.
“I’ll be here when it’s finally your time. Now go, your family isn’t the same without you.” He said, k!ssing my forehead. I k!ssed his cheek before we parted. I walked into the clearing, finding the Moon Goddess and Tundra sitting by the waterfall, waiting.
“Sit Ashlyn. We have much to discuss and not much time”.
Ashlyn
“I don’t understand. What more is there to talk about?” I asked the moon goddess. Sighing, she patted the spot beside her and Tundra. Tundra was sitting at Selene’s feet, resting her head on her thigh. I sat down beside her and petted my wolf.
“Unfortunately, there are rules that the gods must follow. I answer to higher power and you might think me unfair, but l promise that I’m doing everything in my power to help you through this.” She said.
“I’m saying, Ashlyn, that everything has to be done at a cost. I can’t just do things for free, no matter what I’ve asked of you. I didn’t expect it to come to this. I didn’t expect the kingdoms to be so torn.” she told me.
“So, what are you saying?” I asked her.
“I don’t get to go back?” I whispered. Tundra rested her head on my lap, nudging me to keep patting her.
“Sending you back isn’t the problem. It’s the cost that you have to pay.” Selene said, turning to look at me.
“What’s the cost?” I asked her.
“Tundra made the deal for Brad’s life and now she has asked me to give you back your life, but.” She started.
“But what?” l exclaimed, looking at her and then at Tundra.
“I’m sorry, Ashlyn. It’s ultimately your decision. You can stay here with your mother and father or you can go back, wolfless.” Selene explained, and I swear I blacked out
“You want me to go back without Tundra?” l asked her, still trying to process what she was telling me.
Tundra was whining and nudging my hand.
“lf you stay here, Tundra will be with me, waiting to be reborn. But if you are to go back, you can be with your son,” she said. But how was I supposed to live without my wolf? She’s a part of me. It’s bad enough that I couldn’t shift, but to never have her. Tears were running down my cheeks as I slid off the rock to sit with Tundra on the ground.
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