Once Rejected, Thrice Accepted
Chapter 76

"Hello, Granddaughter." The voice softly whispered waking me from my sleep.

I felt a hand on my hair but saw nothing around me. It was completely black, feeling like a never-ending black hole. No one was with me, not even Moonlight. "Where am I?" I whispered as I felt myself start to panic. "Guys? Moonlight? Mysterious voice that likes to freak me out?" My voice started to rise in pitch. "Don't worry. Just close your eyes and concentrate on Moonlights form. The dream will take you where you need to do." He whispered.

"Yea just trust the creepy man who keeps telling me to look into things that just cause me problems." I rolled my eyes.

"Just do it. You're a pain in the ass just like my mate used to be." He snapped with a good-natured laugh. "Good to know you still have a lot of fight left in you. You are going to need it." "Your gonna need fight when all you have done is fight... Why can't my dream be about my naked mates on a damn beach somewhere?" I grumbled. I heard him laughing in the distance. "Fine."

I did as he said doing my best not to get snotty again with a spirit, voice, annoying dead thing who talks. I did not do well without sleep and I had barely fallen asleep when I was yanked here.

I pictured Moonlights fur flowing in the breeze, her large paws slamming into the ground as she ran with her mates, and her beautiful eyes that took in everything around her before she made a decision. She is just the best wolf a girl could have. Sometimes I still felt bad she was stuck with me when she was near perfection and I was a waste of space most of my life.

"Glad you think I am perfect, but I am not. Just like you aren't a waste of space." Moonlight stated but it sounded different than normal. "And it has been the best thing in my life being part of you. Don't you ever forget it!"

"Moonlight? Is everything ok?" I still couldn't feel her inside me.

"Open your eyes, dingbat!" She giggled.

I opened my eyes and looked straight into her. Her eyes separate from mine. I jerked my head back noticing her full form in front of me with her tail wagging so hard her butt was moving with it.

"What? The?" I looked around finally noticing we were in the most beautiful forest surrounded by different colored trees that didn't exist in the real world, a beautiful pond with crystal clear water, and birds singing actual songs not just chirps. "Where are we? How are you like this?" I waved my hand around her body and the area surrounding us, probably looking bug eyed crazy.

"Calm down. Everything is ok." She laughed before licking my whole face with her big extra wet tongue. "Grandpa brought us here with his wolf to talk and figure a few things out together."

"Figure what out? I thought he had already explained everything." I took a breath before smiling so big it hurt. "I can't believe I can see you, touch, and smell you. Good thing you smell good because I am about to take your ass down." I got up into a crouching position preparing myself to tackle her and snuggle the shit out of her.

"Bring it, human!" She yipped and dodged as I lunged at her barely missing her.

She ran from me moving her quick behind around trees and over rocks as I stumbled behind her. Speed I was doing ok but the way she could go around a tree almost touching it without busting her ass was beyond me. I ran straight into a tree but thankfully in this heaven of a dream world I felt no pain.

"What a slow poke!" She yelled from ahead of me with laughter. "Maybe I should be chasing you."

"Oh zip it, lippy!" I laughed so hard I almost choked as I narrowly avoided getting stuck in some branches.

I needed a better plan. I slowed down watching where she went and which direction she preferred to go. She was a right turner and got more distracted the more smack I talked. I was not going down without a fight so I was going to use this to my advantage. "I thought wolves were predators but all I see is a prey who is good at running." I yelled moving toward the right to catch her in one of her next few turns. "Are you a rabbit or maybe a squirrel?"

She growled pushing herself to go faster. "Ill show you prey when its my turn to take you down. I like my humans with a side of road rash."

I snickered as she turned right again. If she turned right one more time I would run smack into her so I needed to stop and wait it out. Time to put some of my acting skills into use again.

"I don't think I can catch you." I fake whined. "I knew I was slower than you. I just wanted to catch and snuggle you. Can't you slow down a bit for me?"

"Damn it. I am such a sucker." She slowed down and turned right as she looked back to see how far away I was. She didn't see me though. "Where are you?"

"Right here!" I shouted as I jumped out and tackled her. I splayed my body over her, completely covering the side of her with my face next to hers. "Sucker. It's a good thing your pretty."

"I love you even if you are a pain in my a*s!" Her eyes closed as she continued to laugh. "I never thought this would be possible and now that I know it can I don't want to leave."

I snuggled closer wrapping my arms around her neck. "Me either."

"But you must and that time is getting closer." A voice rang out behind me. It sounded like the normal one that visited my dreams but with a bit of a rougher edge. "Get up and follow me. We have much to discuss if you want to make it past this battle and onto the next. A war is coming and you are needed to save everyone you love."