Claiming His Tempting Mate novel Chapter 3

Shyla's POV

Pain.... Everything is painful....

I wanted to groan but I couldn't open my mouth. My body feels sore and stiff. I tried to move my body but couldn't, it felt like something my body had suddenly become too heavy to lift. I can't even open my eyes but I can still hear some voices in the background which are certainly unfamiliar to me.

"Has she woken up?"

"No, I am watching her already"

"Mom is anxious. She is praying so hard for it"

"I am quite excited too. I never thought this day will come"

"Nor did I but I am happy too"

Who are these people? And what are they saying? I clearly remembered that I left the pack house at night. Did they find me and bring me back again? Just thinking about that made my heart clench. I don't want to see their faces in this life. All my miseries are because of them and I will never forget it even after my death.

"Oh look she is opening her eyes" I heard the voice again.

I fought hard to open my eyelids. I can't stay here for long and I have to see who are these people who brought me here. When I was finally able to open my eyes fully the first that greeted me was a white ceiling with golden pattern style. The colour itself looks luxurious let alone the golden pattern designed on the ceiling. Even the Alpha's room of my ex pack was not this unique. I turned my head to the side and saw a beautiful face of a woman. She was all smiling. Her natural beauty is enough to amaze anyone.

"Are you fine? Do you feel pain anywhere?" She asked with her sweet melodious voice.

"I... " I tried to reply but my voice stuck inside my throat. I rubbed it slowly trying to soothe it.

"Oh, your throat must be dry. Let me get you some water, it will help you relax" she said before getting up. After a few seconds she returned back and handed me a glass of water.

"Here, have this first and relax yourself. We can talk slowly"

I grabbed the glass and drank the water.. After the water drenched my sore throat I suddenly felt good. God, I don't know how long it has been dry that I could not even speak a word properly.

"Do you want more?"

I shook my head. She took the glass from my hand and placed it on the side table.

"You have been sleeping for a good time so your body must be stiff and sore. Since you woke up, you need to eat and nourish it to get healthy"

I looked at her "how...long ..I -"

"Oh, you have been sleeping for a month now"

My eyes almost popped out. One month? I was unconscious for a whole month? How come I ended up like this? Was I too hurt that I was unconscious for a month?

"How did you...found me?" I asked.

The woman smiled "our two pack guards saw you lying on the ground in the forest. They were patrolling the area so we can just put it in a way that it was a lucky coincidence from each side"

So the voice I heard last time was from those guards. She is right. I was quite lucky that the ex member didn't find me. Or I don't know what I would have done after waking up.

"Thank you for saving me"

She smiled "you don't have to. It was lucky that you were found and we are lucky that we have found you. After All the searching of all these years has been finally worthy"

I frowned at her words. What is she saying? Years of searching? Searching what actually?

Before I could ask her and get any answers the door opened and few people rushed in. Among them was a elderly female at the same age as my ex adoptive mother. But she is more elegant and beautiful. If you don't look at her closely it's impossible to predict if she is really old. She had tears in her eyes as she looked at me. Behind her was two men standing and looking at me. One of them was an elderly man and the other one was young and promising but both men looked strong and immovable. But what was more surprising was their eyes. It's the most beautiful and rare type of orbs that I have ever seen in my life. How beautiful! They are purple. I have once heard that in the wolf tribes there are some who have purple eyes but none of them actually saw one so the rumours just stayed in the story. But now seeing it with my own eyes I really wanted to scream that I have actually witnessed it with my naked eyes.

"How are you darling?" The sweet voice of the elderly woman broke my trance.

"I ..I am fine" I replied. Her voice filled my heart with warmth and her gaze was so gentle like a mother staring at her daughter. I have seen such a gaze when my ex mother used to look at Reese, but she never looked at me that way. I always used to wonder until that night when everything was disclosed before me.

"I am so grateful that you are fine" she suddenly sobbed. The elderly man walk forward and placed his arm on her shoulder.

"Why are you crying now? She is here already but you're still crying?"

The woman nodded her head and wiped her tears before gazing at me again. She smiled before slowly moving and sitting on the bed beside me. A feeling of warm breeze waved towards me suddenly. She held my hand gently.

"I am so sorry for everything my dear. Because of our lack of attention you suffered a lot. I still curse myself for that"

I frowned at her words "what are you saying aunt?"

"But after all these years how can you be so sure that it was me?" I asked them. It's not like they could take any girl as their daughter without any reason.

The woman smiled "our clan is different from others and we also have something that keep us being different from others"

"How?" I asked again.

"The reason you were unconscious is because you broke through your average level and awakened your wolf," she replied.

My heart jumped. My wolf? I also have my wolf? Back in the pack all of them already transformed except me. That's why they never respected me because I was weak.

"Wolf? But I never transformed before when I reach my age"

"Other average wolves transform when they reach 16 but our clan is different. We don't transform until we reach 18. It is our blood connection and transforming at 18 gives us more energy and makes us stronger than normal wolves" the elderly man explained.

Transformed at 18 and awakened wolf? Is this the reason that I couldn't transform back in there?

"But there are also two things that are rare and only happen after our first transformation. Our Moon pack has a mark that makes us special. First thing is after transformation we will get a mark pattern on our back and the second thing is purple eyes. In the entire wolf tribe only our blood people has the purple eyes"

Purple eyes? I noticed that both men have purple orbs. That is similar but when did I get one?

"Here" the young woman handed me a mirror. Hesitated, I grabbed the mirror. When I gazed in the mirror I almost fainted seeing myself. When did it happen? My eyes....it's purple?

Shock ran down like blood in my veins. My eyes are purple. Does that mean what they said is true? I really found my real identity and my own family?

I looked up and gazed at them. They smiled at me warmly. A kind of feeling that I never felt. My decision of leaving that pack is the best thing I could ever do and ever did in my life.

"I am your mother and my name is Astrea" the elderly woman referred herself "and he is your father Micah and your elder brother Devak and she is your sister in law and your brother's mate Tanea"

I looked at them one by one. Though it has been a few minutes since I got to know about them, my heart does not feel uncomfortable at all. Instead it was filled with a warmness that I never felt before. Is this the feeling that people feel when they spend time with their family? I don't know what to call this but I am glad and my heart is peaceful.

They all said unison "Welcome to Snow Moon Pack dear Savannah"

And this time I felt welcomed from the deepest part of my heart.