Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 168

"What's your problem?" Naya yelled at me as she paced around my head. For some reason, I couldn't hear Kyle in my head. It was better for now. "I am heading straight to Elder Rosalie to tell me what the hell is going on."

"Haven't you always felt like Zeke didn't want you for a mate? Why are you acting so skittish?" Naya scolded, blinded by the fact that Zeke asked us to be his mates just because he was afraid. Afraid of losing me. That was no reason to ask me to be his mate! "You are just being ridiculously angry."

"So what if I am angry?" I yelled at her, losing all form of control. "So what? Those men drive me crazy! Argh. How could they have s*x with me and ask me to be their mate?

Zeke used me! He asked Kyle to do something for me, I know."

"Just shut up." Naya rolled her eyes, disappearing into the dark. "I will be waiting for you to calm down." Her voice echoed in my head before it became quiet. I raised my eyes to see that I was almost at the front of the manor. Goodness, when did I get here? I turned back to see if Zeke and Kyle were behind me, but they weren't.

From the distance, I saw the birthday balloons and preparations for the pack guests. On the other side, Scar and his men were trying to figure out the secure points at which they would stand in case of an attack. It was customary for an attack. Every pack should expect an attack on a happy day.

Although I have always known that the wolf cove was safe, nothing significant apart from the petty war the blood moon pack has with the children. For some reason, they always went after the children to distract us. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't see Elder Rosalie pass by. "Naya?" She called gently.

I shook my head to stop myself from zoning out again.

"Elder Rosalie, I am so glad you are here."

"No, no. I have been looking for you. It's time for you to reverse the spell. We have just two hours until the event is ready."

I blinked. "I think we should wait after the party." The smile on Elder Rosalies face dropped. "The future Luna of the Wolf Cove pack should not bother herself with silly parties. This party is nothing compared to the blood moon that awaits us. It is the first full moon, and this time it won't be white; it will be red."

"Future Luna?" I frowned, a bit confused. "What does that mean?"

"It means the Alpha must have a mate by then, and our enemies have been waiting for that day." Elder Rosalie swallowed. "You are part of us; that's why I am letting you know about this."

"Wait... I took a deep breath, trying to make sense of what she was saying. I know if it wasn't important, Elder Rosalie wouldn't say such things. She wasn't a woman of useless talks, nor was she a woman to make me afraid for nothing. This must be serious. "What the hell is happening?"

Her small palms swiped at my head; I couldn't dodge it in time. Ouch!

"Language. Come, we will continue our discussion on the way." She grabbed my arm firmly in case I chose to run away from all of this.

I glanced to the sides to see the diligence of the wolf cove pack as they prepared the environment for the alpha. In between seat arrangements, there was a very special seat lined up with flowers, and on it was written 'mate!

I gasped in awe.

"That's so beautiful."

Elder Rosalie didn't bother with a smile as she pulled me through the chaos and into the elders chambers. It was my first time being in a different place in the manor. It seemed like everything happened at the manor.

I was met by four other elders. They all shared worried glances and wore equal frowns on their faces. Even elder Freya had a worried look on her face. In the middle was a large table where Mrs. Lau sat on her hind legs, waiting. It was as if she knew that if she made a squeak sound, she would be destroyed in a blink of an eye. She was quiet.

"Elder Rosalie, I see you have found her. Where was she this time around?" Elder Freya said: It was surprising her voice didn't hold the usual taunting edge to it. I guess the powers taken away from her must have humbled her.

"At the edge of the forest. I wonder what she was doing there. "Elder Rosalie gave me a sly look, along with the rest of the elders. They could smell Zeke and Kyle all over me.

Nothing at that point could stop my blush from settling permanently on my face.

I cleared my throat as if it would ease off the embarrassment I felt. "Why am I here?"

"The blood moon day is the only day of the wolf cove's weakness." Elder Freya stood up as Elder Rosalie sat down with a grunt.

It took a while for her words to sink into my head. My eyes widened when it did sink. Panic surged inside of me.

"What? What does that mean? The pack is vulnerable to attack."

"Not only that. We will remain in our wolf forms, with no ability to change back to our original forms. We do not have a mind link so we cannot communicate with each other. It will be disastrous. That's why we need to know what the Blood moon pack is planning before that day." "Elder Rosalie mentioned something about Zeke and Kyle having a mate...

Elder Roy sighed. "We hope the Alphas replace their mate today. She would aid in communicating with the moon goddess. She is our Luna, and she alone can call on the moon goddess as the mother of the pack to help us."

I opened my mouth in a silent scream. Now I see why the position of Luna was so important. A chance to chat with the moon goddess? No one would want to give it up. But they would surely overcome this, right? They don't exactly need me, do they? I looked at the elders in anticipation.

"Tell me, you all are centuries old. You must have seen this before, right? You know how to solve it."

At the shaking of their heads, my legs weakened, and I dropped to the floor in defeat. "Why now?"

"The same question I asked myself as we found out about that just today. Why was an elder given to us now? Why did Elder Freya lose her powers at the same time? Why the blood moon?" Elder Derek closed his eyes. "If Elder Freya's power was with her, we would have known on time. She controls the weather. She would have found out on time."

Elder Archer suddenly raised his hands to stop Elder Derek from panicking. "There is no point in saying that. We are aware of it now. What are our plans?"

"Hold on, everyone!" I panted at the mere thought of a war.

"When exactly is the blood moon?"

"Three days time."

I nodded, taking deep breaths to control myself. "Do Kyle and Zeke know about this?" Immediately after I asked that question, Zeke's request for me to be his official mate filtered into my mind. "Oh no." "What's that?"

"I am their mate." My voice was so low that I knew they would not hear me. I raised my head to replace their stern eyes on me.

"We are aware." Elder Archer gave me a brief smile.

Sometimes it was hard to believe he was the warrior elder of this pack. If not for his bulky muscles and war scars, I would never believe it. "You needn't worry."

I sighed in relief. It was glad to see them support me, unlike the other times they watched from afar and did nothing.

Could I have been the one to bring about this change? Or rather, did they all want to impress me? I smiled. "Let's get right into reversing the magic. The faster we are, the better." I glanced at them. "So who will be my teacher?" No one said a word.

"We don't choose, Naya. You have to choose the one who can teach you reversal magic. You have to pick the right elder. If you don't pick the right elder, you will have a tough time."

I rolled my eyes. These old hags were at it again. "I'd rather appreciate it if someone volunteered to teach me, seeing as we had no time. Who would I choose..."

A loud sound stopped me. It was Elder Freya's stick that hit the floor. "You know our powers. Elder Rosalie found you because she searched for our elder blood connection. You can do that too. Don't limit yourself." She hissed angrily.

I sighed, hoping Elder Freya or Elder Roy wouldn't be my teachers. I tried to tap into my powers. I was glad when the purple lady began to respond positively. She was lively today. The energy traveled through my bones, searching for reversal magic. It was in my veins, but I couldn't reach it yet. I took a step forward, eyes closed, so I wouldn't be biased. I knew where each of the elders stood, so I knew where to walk.

Elder Rosalie. She was the elder I felt was okay. Elder Archer was quiet, and I could live with that. Elder Roy was smart but mischievous; I was mischievous myself. We wouldn't live well together. Elder Derek was peaceful and knew the right thing to do. I could live with that.

Not elder Freya. I knew where she was earlier, so I avoided her seat. Coming closer to elder Rosalie, I stopped. For some reason, I couldn't pinpoint her scent. "I choose you.." I opened my eyes to see Elder Freya standing in place of Elder Rosalie with an evil smile spread across her mouth.

These sly elders! When did they switch positions? They were just playing with me, and I fell for their trick.

"It's elder Rosalie I want."

"But Elder Rosalie can't teach you. Only Elder Freya can."

Elder Roy mocked

"But." I pouted. "You all cheated! You changed your positions so that I would choose elder Freya." Immediately, they all exchanged puzzled glances.

"We never moved out of our position." Elder Archer said, and I believed him almost immediately.

"We won't belittle ourselves for a child." Elder Freya quickly injected. "Now, I am famished. The fact there is danger doesn't mean we won't eat." She said to her elders, who nodded in agreement. Her sharp eyes turned to me. "Your first assignment is to change Mrs. Lau's fur color to another color. If you do that, we can go to the next stage." She yawned, walking out.

"Aren't you being a little harsh on her? It would take hours."

Elder Rosalie chuckled, walking alongside her.

"She's the born elder. It's a piece of cake for her." Elder Freya replied.

More pats to the back from the other elders, and I was left in the room with Mrs. Lau.

"Try not to kill her with your mind." Elder Archer nodded in encouragement.

Great. It was just what I needed to hear.

I faced Mrs. Lau with absolutely no idea how to change her brown fur into a different color. Do I clap my hands, or do I get angry? I sighed. "Mrs. Lau, I wish you could provoke me like you did the other day, so that I would at least figure out what to do before deciding if I wanted your color to be purple or not."

"Naya, you should help me."

"I don't have an idea what to do. You are alone in this."