I'm there only hope.

It took me years to believe in that word, but now... I'm the hope?

Is that even possible?

Me? Hope?

I suddenly felt a pain coming from my lower back.

"Iris?" Daphne asks.

I looked down at myself, I didn't hit myself or anything but how come I'm feeling pain.

"I'm... feeling pain from my lower back...but it's not.."

"Lucas!"

They both looked at me waiting for me to continue but instead I ran. I didn't know where I was going cause I have never been here before but it was like I did.

"Iris!" I heard Daphne call after me but her voice faded out. All I knew was that something was wrong with Lucas.

I heard growls echo through the halls, shaking them to their foundation.

I burst through two way doors forcefully panting, I looked around noticing loud growls coming from the middle of the grand room.

There were so many faces and looks when I forced an entrance, that it almost made me shy away because I had never seen so much people in my life.

"Who are you? Who let you in?" A big male blocks me.

"Lucas is in there, let me through" I said standing up to him. He looked in my eyes and bows his head making me pass.

I run to the middle of the room where the thunderous growl was coming from, some men cautiously surrounded him with sharp pointy weapons behind them.

Needles!

Damian used to do that to me, he would come into my cell with that and inject it in me. Whenever I wake up, my whole body would be sore and it would take long excruciating hours to gain back just a little energy.

I can't let do that to Lucas.

"Stop!" I rushed in and took the needle and took in front of them.

Everywhere was silent.

"What are you doing h-"

"Don't touch him!" I yelled backing them away from me.

There was a loud growl behind me, I turned around to see Ashton on top a wounded and bruised male body.

I walked up to Ashton cautiously, I heard murmurs but ignored them. Lucas and Ashton was more important, Ashton turned my way, his eyes red.

"A..ashton?" I stared at him, this wasn't him, his eyes looked fierce and craved blood...like Damian.

No. He's not. He's not Damian, he's different.

I got closer to him, low growls coming from him. I looked over at the panting male on the floor trying not move to avoid Ashton's attention.

Good he's still alive.

"Ashton please let him go" I asked raising our my hand. He looked at me, his focused on me. I closed the distance between and looked at him in the eyes.

"This isn't you Lucas" I said kneeling down in front of him. "You...can't be like him. You're not him." His eyes flashed golden before back to red.

"Daphne told me about the moon festival and what it does to you. But don't worry I'm here. I won't let them hurt you" i immediately wrapped my arms around his neck and petted him.

He didn't move as I hugged him then after a few minutes I felt his head on shoulder and a low whine came from him and I let go of him to meet his beautiful golden eyes.

I smiled at him "you're back" I whispered rubbing him on his face.

His growls became purrs and he nudged my hand making me pet him more, sitting down he bowed his head and connected our heads.

I felt a spark of electricity flowing through my body and it was like everything slowed down and it was only me.

"Ashton?" I asked looking around me "Ashton where are you!?" I called after him "Ash-"

"Iris"

I panicked and looked again. "Ashton?"

"It's me Snow"

I stayed silent then suddenly I saw a large figure step out from the light.

Gasping I stepped back "you're... you're a-"

"Wolf"

"How...how is it possible?" I asked confused. Her fur was white and her eyes light blue and she was staring back at me.

Snow walked around and came to sit in front of me. "You're the one Iris" she said.

"I'm the what?" Hold my head confused why the voice was in my head

"You are perfect for me" she talked again.

Me? Perfect match?

"I had waited years for you to finally meet me and held myself back because you couldn't handle my power"

"What...do you mean?" I asked walking to her.

"Today been the moon festival, it helped me to pass my powers into and test if you could handle it "

Is that why I wasn't afraid when I looked for Lucas?

"Yes. I couldn't do anything when you were with Damian. You didn't have enough strength to hold it" she explained.

"And with Lucas' help it made it easier"

I looked back at all the memories with Lucas, he made me experience first of everything than I wasn't able to.

"It is my first time being assigned to a human."

"Wait...assigned?"

"When you were born, I was too. I have been watching, training and waiting until you would heal and have enough strength to hold my energy. I have purposely held back to allow you to feel things your self"

I breathed in taking this all into my head.

"You need to trust me. We can only work through trust"

I looked at her glowing eyes, having little doubts about it. 

"You're special. It says it all in the name"

I looked at her again and she explains "your name means a lot of things but holds special meanings. You , Iris, represents life, colors, emotions. You hold that. That's why you were born".

"Color? Emotions? I don't have any of that " I frowned.

"You're doubting yourself. You do have them but you haven't felt them"

"I..."

"Iris, I know you have suffered in the past . But I don't want you to hold back from seeing the world. You're finally out from there and you have Lucas, Daphne, even Mrs Ava with me as well"

I sighed, tears forming at my eyes, but they weren't sad tears, for once I was having hope.

I smiled up at her, I didn't realize I was of that importance. I doubted myself of ever escaping from Damian, to being able to ever trust a male, to being friends with Ashton, to being the only hope for him and now this .

I have actually gotten far than I did in all my life in there.

I'm ready to accept this second chance

I'm ready to move on.

I'm ready to stop running away from my fears.

I'm ready to start a new life.

"I'm ready" I told her.

She walks over me and licks me making me giggle, her fur so soft as I petted her.

"I'll always be there when you need me. See you soon Iris"

She connects our heads together and I felt the same spark of electricity I did before.

I gasped out for air like I wasn't breathing and looked down at my hand as it felt shaky.

"Ashton" I breathe seeing him again.

"Iris!" I turned to see Daphne running to me but Ashton blocked me from her his eyes flashing red making her back down a bit.

"I'm okay Daphne" I stood up and that's when I realized there were so many people here.

Looking and staring and murmuring.

"Who's she?"

"Why is her hair white?"

"Did you see her hair glow when Alpha Lucas connected heads"

"She didn't have a scent of a werewolf, so how come her presence suddenly feels different"

"Wait no one has ever been so close to King Lucas...is she he's mate?"

"You mean we have a Queen Luna?"

"She's really pretty though"

"She's King Lucas' mate?"

But even seeing them all I wasn't afraid or shy or shaking.

Ashton comes from behind me to sniff my hand, I squatted down and rubbed his head then "let's get out of here hmm?" I whispered and having heard enough of their murmurs I started leaving.

Ashton growled at everyone behind me making the place go silent and ran to stay beside me as I walked out.