{Madeline's POV}
Staring in the mirror, I looked at the blood scattered across my face. Everything felt so unreal. We just experience war... and won.
"You okay?" I heard and turned looking at Ryker.
"Not really." I mumbled walking to the shower and turned it on letting it heat up.
"Today on the field. You shifted to human form. You could have gotten yourself killed. What was up with that?" He asked and I sighed looking away.
"I... got scared." I lied.
"I knew I shouldn't have let you come." He said to himself and I nodded. "Yeah. I was just a clueless wolf." I said a little more sharper than I should have. His features softened and he shook his head.
"I didn't mean it like that, Mads." I shrugged.
"It's fine. Im going to take a shower." I said and he nodded clearly not wanting to let this conversation go.
"Ill shower next door." He replied shutting the door behind him as he left.
"Goddess what has my life become?" I muttered.
I quickly stripped getting into the shower and started scrubbing my body with soap trying to get the memories of today off.
The deaths were almost overbearing.
Not to mention I didn't even know who I was anymore. I was utterly confused.
A siren? Call it a gift from the Moon Goddess.
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"Are you sure you're okay?" Ryker asked as he pulled back the covers of the bed on his side and I repeated his actions.
"Yeah, just shaken up." I said softly and climbed in pulling the covers over me.
"Come here." He said as he got in and I scooted over to him and he pulled him into his embrace.
"You can talk to me, you know? I know taking a life is hard, but sometime you have to do what you the necessary thing. It was you or them." He told me and I nodded.
"I know, it's just..." Should I tell him?
"Ryker.."
"Yes?" he asked hesitantly.
"Alara... she told me something today on the field." I felt him tense.
"And?" He asked a little sharper. He was clearly not fond of her.
"She said I was a ... siren. Is that even possible?" I asked and he quickly looked down at me confused.
"A siren? Where would she get that idea?" He asked and I shrugged not knowing the answer myself.
"I shifted in the middle of the fight and this guy... he came at me and I pleaded for him to stop as I panicked and he... did. He approached me like he was in a trance and I panicked and killed him. I ripped out his heart Ryker." I said and sat up looking at him.
"I don't know what to say." he said deep in thought.
"A siren is a creature that leads people to their death. It was a myth of the sea. How can a wolf be a siren? It can't be possible." I mumbled and my mind drifted to this morning as I was in the shower and that... voice spoke to me.
"Alara... after she told me this, I asked her how she knew and she replied 'she tells me everything' it didn't make sense now but what if that she is someone powerful." I said and he squinted his eyes.
"Who are you suspecting is the she?"
"The Moon Goddess." I mumbled and a laugh left Ryker's body.
"You don't believe me..." I felt stupid for even telling him.
"Im not saying you're lying about what she said I'm just not quite believing her. Sirens are known to live by the sea. They are horrible people who lure sailors to their deaths and you, my love, are not that. You are pure and no where near like a siren. Why would the Moon Goddess be speaking to Alara? "
"I was in the shower and... and I got this sharp pain in my head. It was terrifying and a voice spoke to me Ryker I know it . I know it was her. She called me her child." I told him quickly and his eyes widened.
"Madeline..." He started but I held my hand up quickly.
"Im not going insane dammit! Im telling the truth. She spoke to me." I said and he sighed running a hand over his face.
"What were the words spoken to you?"
"Something about how I shouldn't doubt myself. That I didn't know my true potential. That us Lunas will play a big part in the war. I don't even know anymore." I looked down at my hands flipping them over as I studied them. The hands that took innocent lives.
"I believe you." I heard Ryker say and I looked up at him quickly.
"You do?" He nodded.
"When I told you I didn't want you going into the battle. I was hell bent on making you stay here, but the second your eyes met mine and you pleaded with me. I felt like I would do anything you told me to and I did. It makes sense now. I felt so confused the whole way there on as to why I let you go but I couldn't let myself tell you to stay back. You lured me into your ways and you didn't even know it. I think she spoke to you to wake something in you. To wake this ability. For you to know of it and bring it to life." He told me and brought his hand up wiping a stray tear from my cheek.
"I know half the time I'm an ass, but I will always believe you gattina." He said and I let out a small chuckle.
"Stop calling me a cat." I said and he cocked an eyebrow.
"Kitten." He corrected.
"Im technically a dog not a cat." I said and he thought about it and nodded.
"Fine, have it your way, cucciola." He smirked and I gave him an annoyed look.
"Please don't tell me that means what I think it means." He chuckled.
"If you're thinking puppy, then you're correct." I rolled my eyes.
"You're annoying." I said laying back beside him.
"It's not my fault. You're a siren, you just lured me to give you a nickname." I smacked his chest playfully causing him to grin.
"I only kid... kind of."
"Now to a more serious matter." He said and I looked up at him confused.
"Tomorrow is the full moon." he said and I groaned.
"Heat." I mumbled.
"Heat." He replied.
"What a bitch." I added and he let out a husky chuckle.
"Indeed it is." I glanced up at him and squinted my eyes.
"What are you thinking?" I asked and he shrugged.
"Oh nothing." He said with mock innocence.
Dirty bastard.
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So this was a filler kinda but they needed to have that talk about her new abilities.
She is a siren! If you are still confused please comment and let me know so I can help clear it up a bit!
-No she isn't a mermaid lol.
-Thoughts on the moon goddess?
Next chapter will be heat, ahhh. What do you think will happen? Comment!
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I promise not that the war is out of the way it will be more Madeline and Ryker time. To me the plot always comes first. But not we're moving along in the story!
I have been busy lately and I recently made a board post and said a project that is coming up and if you like any type of bands from AC/DC, Guns n Roses, Queen, KISS, Nirvana, all the way to the Beatles you need to read this! If not you don't have to read (even thought I would like you to)
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