SWNOVELS Chapter My birthday
If you had asked me a year ago what I would do now, I would say that I had a birthday just like everyone else. A birthday with my mom and maybe the only thing that would have changed is a few friends.
My alarm goes off and I struggle to wake up. Nelly and Daisy are already sitting at the edge of my bed. Yesterday was my bachelorette party. Which was probably my biggest mistake I made. I turn off my alarm and groan as I stretch.
'Hello, sleepyhead. Do you have a hangover from yesterday,' asks Daisy softly.
Arg, yes. Let me lie a little longer.' I close my eyes and settle into my blankets more. In one hard tug my warm and cozy blankets are pulled from my body and a far too awake Nelly calls out: 'Wake up sleepyhead.'
'Ah, no. Just one more minute.' I pull the corner of my fitted sheet loose and twist into a sausage.
'Oh no. Come along you.' They both drag me off my bed with the fitted sheet and drag me to the bathroom. When they straighten me up with a giggle, I can't help but giggle with them. The girls leave me alone in the bathroom and I crawl into the bath that is already waiting for me. There is a knock on the door and I ask who is at the door. My mother answers back and I tell her to come in.
"What's wrong, Mom?"
"Happy birthday girl."
"Thanks, Mom." She looks around nervously before looking back at me.
"Nervous for this day, girl?"
'No. It's just today my birthday, my first switch, the moment of my marking by damon, and the weekend of my coronation to become the Lycan queen of the whole goddamn West. What do you think, Mom?' I answer emotionally. My mother sighs and smiles.
"You're all your father when you get nervous," my mother says sadly.
"Not you... the Alpha of..."
'How was he? My father?' My mother holds back her tears and whispers, “Sweet, gentle. A beautiful big muscular appearance to the eye with his brown soft hair, dark brown eyes and his smell made me float in the air. He smelled of patchouli and vanilla. He always had flowers or chocolate for me. He asked me if I wanted to go with him. Rebuild his empire. Having kids and… But I was a scaredy cat. I was already marked by your father... Alfa Jan and was afraid to leave him. I'm sure he sensed my infidelity. The nights after I got home he was always… Let's just say he wasn't very nice to me. I still miss your real father every day until I met Daniel. I miss him now too, but it's different. I'm more at peace with it.'
"Mom, I'm afraid of becoming a Lycan?" She looks at me with pity.
'Your wolf will help you and it's only the first time you'll be in a lot of pain. By the way, aren't you curious about your wolf? You used to always wonder what she would look like?'
'I'm already so close. I'll see when she gets there.'
'Okay, I'll leave you alone before your bath gets cold. And keep it up, because I know one who's just as nervous as you are right now. The people who set everything up in the main hall have already heard it.' My heart skips a beat when I think about Damon. He has to go through all of this this evening too and he is an Alpha male. That certainly won't work out.
Ten minutes later I'm downstairs in my sweatpants and a loose T-shirt. My hair is in a dirty messy bun. When I'm almost at the main hall I hear his growl from afar. I quicken my pace and look at a furious Damon.
'Grr, I said those chairs shouldn't be there. How are the waiters supposed to bring people their food from the kitchen. Let them go over Mrs. Marleen's chair obstacle.'
'Sorry, Alpha,' a woman whispers when I join them. I look at the chairs and they are at least two meters away from the door. The people in the kitchen can certainly get through. 'Leave them alone. Your Alpha doesn't think straight.' The woman bows a few times before leaving, muttering thanks. I stare open-mouthed at the woman. Damon clears his throat and coughs for my attention.
'What?' I ask curtly as I look into his eyes and melt away.
'What? Here's my future queen," he says with a smile that's much too big. He takes me in his arms and spins around before putting me back down. I look confused into his brown eyes and wiggle my fingers at a loose thread hanging from the collar of his polo. Our lips press together softly and…
"Aaah, the two lovebirds are kissing," Chris says with a deep grin. Damon squints at his Beta.
"So, is everything going well?"
'Sure. But now they want to arrange everything on their own. I must bring you lovebirds.' We follow him and get into his BMW.
Chris eventually takes us to the coast. Where we have a nice afternoon with our friends. It gives me some time to not think about everything about this weekend.
We played volleyball where the girls fought a great battle, but eventually lost by one point.
The girls are currently sunbathing. Chris has fallen asleep and the twins are playing in the water like little children. Damon and I are swimming . After a while I lie on my back in the water and look at the clouds, until Damon disturbs me by pushing a wave of water towards me with his hands.
I put my feet in the sand and wipe the salt water off my face before sending a wave of water in his direction with my hands as well. We both do it to each other now and I laugh exuberantly as I close my eyes and tilt my head to avoid the water. When we stop we smile at each other.
'Damon? Are you as scared as I am,' I ask.
'Terrified. But we're there for each other. However?'
He takes me close and kisses me.
Then we watch the horizon for a while as the sun gradually reaches the horizon.
"Damon... Lana!" is shouted loudly by our friends.
My wolf reacts immediately and turns my head to my friends.
When she looks back at Damon, I see a concerned look in his eyes.
"Lana, time to get out of the water." I think your transformation is beginning.
After dressing up, we rush home. My wolf and myself grow restless as the moon comes into view, and when I look in Chris' rearview mirror, my eyes are already more purple than I've ever seen.
There's no way back. My transformation has begun!