Where Is She?

Dragana POV

I slept the dream of the dead. I did not know how or why or what I was dreaming after I lost the sight of the white wolf – she was gone and somehow I was cast into oblivion of and the next thing I knew I was waking up in my own bed. The sounds outside were celebratory – for a moment I lost time. It has been very long since the pack was in such a celebratory mode. I looked around, and to my astonishment, found Lady Jasmine sitting in the chair by the window, mesmerized by the moon and the sounds below. I felt as if I were waking from a trance. “What is happening???”, I asked all groggy.. “Oh, Dragana, forgive me, I brought you to your room after you passed out at the lake house” she said looking at me intently. Rubbing my eyes things were starting to come back to me, up to a point.. “I am sorry, I do not remember much – it has been such a weird and stressful day” – I said, hoping and praying she would not ask for the explanation of all the stresses. I did not know what to think or how to explain everything myself.. Sitting up in the bed, I again asked.. “What is the celebration, what is this commotion about???” “Oh that – she said softly – Alpha King has found his mate”, she said, as cavalier as she was talking about the weather. This news startled me straight up from my bed.“He WHAT???”.. my eyes budging and the words not comprehending.. “Alpha King, did what?”… “It appears my coming here was timely, she said.. after all, you are now free.. as that was the terms of your agreement – has it not been?”, she said turning now slowly again to me, her gaze penetrating, ever knowing.. I have been trying to collect my thoughts, when the loud bang on my door interrupted us.. “Dragana, Dragana!!!!!”, an excited voice of Beta Art came from the other side.. "Please open up!!!"

Sitting up rummaging through my hair to tame it down, still sleepy, I opened the door to Beta Art, his beaming face – a smile like I have never seen. He jumped over the door threshold, and lifted me up as I were a feather, spinning me around.. “You are FREE Dragana, you are finally FREE!!!!!!” His face was beaming, there was happiness, radiating off him, unlike I have ever seen. “Alpha King has found his mate!!!!”.. The whole pack was buzzing, Art was smiling and almost dancing away.. The realization hit me, and it hit me much harder then I thought. .. Somehow, I felt like my breath was taken from me, like somebody hit me in my stomach and I did not know what to make of it..

“Aren’t you happy??? You are free!!!!!! You can live your own life now, you can have whatever you want.. Maybe even a mate – your own family”, Art was blurting out and I simply felt as if I were in a different universe.. Nothing was making sense.. I felt weird, something snapping inside me, I was getting dizzy and needed to throw up.. I never felt his mate – how come she is here – thoughts were ravaging my head – the inexplicable pain pulsating through my whole being. “Put me down for a second, Art”, I said smiling weakly at him… he obeyed, oblivious to anything.. The room was spinning – the world was spinning.. I was having difficulty standing, and with last amount of strength I rushed over to the bathroom, barely making it to the basin, where I emptied the context of my stomach. Lady Jasmine followed me, and despite my protests, used a damp cloth to wipe sweat off my face.. “Are you sure you are ok?” she asked gently.. “I, I do not know, what is happening???”.. She said nothing.. Art was knocking, his voice laced with worry now. “Dragana, are you ok, please answer me?” I splashed some more cold water on my face and being held up by Lady Jasmine, I walked out, slightly more secure in my step.“It has been a strange day Art, I think everything just got to me”, I said looking at him with kindness. After all – he has always tried to be as kind to me as possible. He nodded.. “Anything you need..”.. Before he could finish Lady Jasmine spoke interjecting.. “This is wonderful news indeed, great asset for succession and continuation of Alpha King line, a loyal subject and ally to Lycan King Malakai” she said in a very formal tone.. “I am grateful the timing is right on this – very pleased the pack will continue”, she retorted moving me closer to the bed, her steely demeanor over her. “So, tell me Beta Artemis. who is your Luna Queen??? And more importantly, where is she????