{Previously: Talia has found out that she and Jason are in danger, and that she is slowly becoming a wolf, like Jason and the pack.}

Talia's Pov

I quickly get up and go to the bathroom for a nice shower, I can't believe what Faune Ville told me yesterday before that awful pain started up. Can I really be turning into a wolf? I mean, it would be amazing to be one, but Jason and I could be in mortal danger! I'm guessing the pain from yesterday is from what Faune called "heat". I don't know what's going to happen now!

"Come on, Talia! You can get through anything if you put your mind it!" I tell myself, looking at my reflection in the mirror. I then leave the bathroom, after brushing my hair and teeth. I head out the bedroom door and down a few halls, looking for the kitchen.

I make it to the kitchen and help the omegas make breakfast, which they mainly just have me sit by the door while they cook. I tried to help, but they kept saying that they don't need it, so I just sat down tried talking with them, but before I can speak, Mykile comes in.

"Talia, Alpha Jason needs to see you in his office. There's some witches here to speak with you." He tells me, grabbing my wrist and draggin me to the office.

"She must come with us! It is far too dangerous for her to be here, what if she loses control of her magic and kills a wolf? The whole pack would attack her!" I hear a feminine voice yell from inside Jason's office. Yeah, Mykile dragged me here pretty fast, so I'm guessing it's very important.

"If she goes, I go. She is my mate, and I need to be with her for when goes through her first shift." I hear Jason shout. He must be pissed...

Mykile opens the door and pushes me inside, and I see a few young women and Jason. One the women is glaring at Jason, so I assume she's the one who he was talking to. They all look at me, and it seems like there was tension in the room.

"Mykile told me that I was needed?" I ask, trying to break the tension.

"So you must be Talia Fireheart. My name is Natira, the leader of my coven and village. Jason and I were just discussing the best way to keep you, his pack, and my village safe, but he's quite a stubborn wolf." Natira says, motioning to herself and Jason.

I give her a small smile before sitting in one of the chairs in front of the desk. A few seconds later, two boys and a girl come in. Each of them has a weapon of some kind, maybe they're Natira's guards? I glance at everyone in the room, there being three witches total, three people with weapons, two wolves, and me. They all start chatting amongst themselves and I just sit there awkwardly.

"I'm Reyna, and this is Thomas. Its a pleasure to meet you, Talia." The girl with a weapon says, looking right at me, one of the boys she came in with next to her. "The guy we came in with is Anor, and we're the three main protectors of the Guardians, which is our village. Natira was made the leader under a year ago, and she's the one who's decided to help teach you how to use your magic."

"Teach how to use my magic? I'm sorry, but I don't think that's such a great idea, I can only control it so that I don't hurt anyone." I tell Reyna, who looks over at Thomas and then back at me.

"Natira can teach you everything you need to learn when it comes to magic, she's the all time expert. If Jason wants to come with you, he, and Anor, can teach you how to fight hand to hand and weapon combat." Reyna says, smiling at me. She seems like a nice girl, but I'm not sure if I should trust her all that much, since I don't know her.

"Talia, are you going to go with the witches?" Jason asks me, he was still facing Natira and the witches. Do I really have to choose? Stay with the wolves and not learn how to use my magic properly, or go with the witches and leave Jason with the wolves.

I look at Reyna and Thomas, they could be my new friends. I look at Mykile, who's been nice to me the whole time I've been here. I look towards Jason next, who's the guy I fell for when I was a princess and he was an assassin. Now Jason's the Alpha of a pack and I'm a girl with magic who's becoming a wolf. I take a deep breath and make my decision.

"I want to go with the witches, they may be able to help and I might be able to help them. You don't have to come with, Jason, since you got a whole pack to lead and prepare for the final battle." I say, looking straight at the wolf that I love. Jason just nods his head and says something to Anor in a hushed tone.

"We will teach you how to harness your true power, Talia, and our Protectors can teach you how to actually fight. Pack some of your belongings and meet us outside at the tree line." Natira tells me, exiting the office with the people she came in with.

I watch them leave, Reyna winks at me as she walks out. Jason stands behind me, his arms wrapping around my waist and I feel his breath on the back of my neck.

"I'm going with you, Tal, and you can't stop me. I need to protect you, no matter what." He tells me.

"Jason, you can't always protect me. I'll be fine with the witches and their protectors, I won't go through my first shift without you right there with me. Now, I have to go pack." I say, removing his arms from around me.

I walk out of the office, grabbing a notebook and pencil on the way out, and to our room. I close the door behind me and sit down on the floor, my back against the door. I made the right decision, I need to learn how to fight and protect myself. I just sit there for a minute or two, then I get up and go to the closet. I open it up and see a bunch of Jason's clothes, which were mainly t-shirts and jeans. I grab one of his shirts and walk further in. It was a walk in closet, so it has a lot of room. I see some feminine clothes and grab some jeans and shirts, and other essential clothes. I grab a backpack and neatly put the clothes in it, as well as the notebook and pencil. When I exit the closet, Jason's sitting on the bed watching me.

I walk past him and out the door, not saying anything in case he insists on coming with me. I don't want to risk Jason getting hurt, and I don't need him there to protect me. I walk down the stairs, down the halls, and to the front door. I feel something lurking in the shadows and I feel the cold and heat forming in my palms. I open the door and dash out, I know what was lurking and I'm afraid of it. I see the witches and protectors just across the field and I run to them, I run away from the Darkness and to them.

I stop in front of them and motion for the witches and protectors to lead the way. Reyna and Thomas lead the group, Anor following behind us all. I listen to the surrounding wildlife, wondering how it would feel if this was to be my home for now on. I look at the canopy of leaves above, the sunlight poking through, and just enjoy the walk.

Soon, we arrive at a village with a wall, gate, and towers. The protectors take their posts and discuss things, I follow Natira into her home and she sits me down on her couch.

"I'm expecting Jason to show up sometime in the next few days, and your training starts tomorrow. You care to tell me why you ran out of the packhouse?" Natira asks, setting a teapot and a couple cups the the coffee table.

"There was something lurking in the shadows, I could feel it watching me, and I was about to lose control of my magic." I explain, looking down at my hands in my lap. "If I lost control, I could've burnt the house down or freeze it over from the inside."

"That is worrisome. It seems as if the Darkness has taken a liking to you, which isn't good, and it'll attack soon. You need to be prepared for when it does, so you can weaken, or destroy, it." Natira says, pouring some tea in the two cups. "The witch who created it made it weak to a combination of fire and ice. The last time the Darkness attacked, it was against a girl, who was becoming a wolf and wielded magic, and she could only control dark magic, so it made the Darkness stronger. Never has a child come into this world with two magics, so if you don't destroy it, it will become unstoppable."

Yeah okay, that was a lot placed on my shoulders.

We talked about random things for a while, until Natira was called into a witch's meeting. Once she leaves, I head outside to explore the village. I walk around and talk to some of the villagers, who are all nice. I head towards one of the towers and spot Reyna, Thomas, and Anor at their post.

They don't seem to see me so I sit down on a nearby, pull out my notebook and pencil, and start writing down some ideas for a book.

-witches

-wolves

-battle

I look around me again, feeling as if someone was watching me, only to see that I was the only one near the tower. I glance at where I saw the Protectors only to see no one was there. There was a bunch of people out here a minute ago, where did they all vanish to?

I see Reyna walk out of a building with two bowls of stew, she takes a seat next to while handing me on of the bowls.

"I figured you'd be hungry, and no one likes to eat alone." She says. I smile at her and start eating the stew. It was quite good, better than what I usually ate when I worked at the tavern. "Everyone else is eating in the dining hall, even Anor and Thomas, they're supposed to be on watch in the watchtower but ditched it for food."

"The way to win a man's heart is through his stomach." I say, smiling. It's something I thought of when I was the tavern, but I did hate it deep down.

"That is very true, and it's how I got Thomas, but my cooking isn't has good as Alexander's. That man makes the best stew!" Her eyes shine a little and I laugh. She really world make a great friend.

[Hey everyone! I'm sorry, yet again, for the late chapter. I got writer's block and I finally got over it today! Please do go check out my friend Lantopia, he has great stories and me and come up with ideas for my story at times. Currently, we're working on a new story, it's sorta like a modern version of Lost Princess and a Journey. If you haven't read it yet, please do. I worked hard on it and some of my friends made stories off of it in the views and the characters based on them. Don't forget to vote and comment! Cya!]