The Alpha Brothers

MYRA 

I took a deep breath and stepped into the ruins of the old temple, all my senses alert.

The sun was starting to set on the horizon, and it was getting darker gradually. As far as my ears and nose could tell, there wasn't a single soul in this part of the woods.

There couldn't be a more perfect time than this.

I carefully walked through the ruins, watching my steps in the debris. I continued until I reached the centre of the ruins, where the two pillars stood tall and proud.

Even though most of the structure of the ancient temple had collapsed and withered away due to time and weather, the twin pillars remained standing. Had I come at dawn, I could have seen the sun rising through them in the east. That would have been beautiful to watch, but I saved that for another day.

The carvings on the pillars were clearer than ever, regardless of all the damage the rest of the structure had suffered. This always made me wonder about the materials used to erect the pillars. But tonight, my interests were somewhere else.

I was here for something more important, and I needed to focus on that.

I stood between the two pillars, facing the vast snow-top mountains. I closed my eyes and took several more breaths to calm my body down and focus on my surroundings until I felt myself becoming one with the woods. I felt everything at that moment- the turn of the breeze, the rustle of the leaves, the gentle way they landed on the forest floor, and how the small animals moved around.

I stood there until I felt like an extension of the woods. It all felt so right in the moment. This was it. I started chanting the spells gently, lifting my hands and feeling the night breeze playing with my hair. I couldn't help but smile at that. It felt so good. I was starting to love it all too much until the breeze stopped flowing abruptly.

The woods around me fell silent, or everything froze- I couldn't decide. Everything had been put on pause, and the reason for that was an all-powerful presence that I felt behind me. I wanted to turn around and see it, but I couldn't bring myself.

A shiver ran down my spine when I felt the presence approaching me. I swallowed hard.

"Is that you, Luna?" I whispered, on the verge of shaking.

"Why did you summon me, my child?" Asked a voice. It was the sweetest and most soothing voice I had ever heard. It instantly put me at ease, but still, I didn't find the courage to turn around and see her.

"Is... is this real? You are real?" I asked, unable to believe my ears that I was talking to a goddess.

"I'm as real as everything around us, and tell me, why did you summon me?" She urged, stopping behind me where I could feel her power surging through me with such intensity that it made me feel weak in my knees.

"Luna..." I licked my lips, feeling anxious all of a sudden. I should've thought about this more but fuck it. I was here, and the goddess was waiting for me. I didn't feel like wasting her time. I needed to be upfront with her about what I wanted. Otherwise, I was never going to get it.

After all, I knew well from childhood that closed mouths never got fed.

"I'm looking for a mate," I told her upfront and received a gentle, amused laugh from her.

"I could guess," I heard the smile in her voice.