Quadruplet Alphas And Their Lost Ice Princess
Chapter 79

Natala (Emerald) POV:

“AHHH,” I screamed out, falling to my knees on the soft soil earth.

Sweat poured down my forehead. My wolf and Lycan were fighting in my head to be set free. It had been three hours since Clara and I had been in the woods as she tried to teach me how to control my powers. As much as my mates and brothers wanted to be here with me, Clara had strictly said no. She said I needed to focus. Not only would she be teaching me to use my powers properly, but half shift as well. Where I would stand as a Lycan, but both my wolf and Lycan senses would be at the forefront. I felt Clara’s hand on my back, rubbing it. I couldn’t help but cry at how awful I was at this.

“I’m useless! I can’t even learn something as easy as putting up a mental wall in my mind. Everyone is doing something to prepare, and here I am, can’t even control a power that is supposed to be the reason for all this drama in the first place.” I said, tears running down my face.

I sat down, pulled my knees to my chest and laid my head on them. I was tired, exhausted and felt like a failure. Everyone said it would be easy and that I would master it quickly. Even Clara had the same thoughts.

On the way to the woods, she had taken hold of my hands and read my aura. She said that I was destined for great things and that my abilities were far more than I or anyone knew. Guess it was all a bunch of mumbo jumbo. Clara ran her hand over my back and let me cry it out, not once stopping me, saying that I needed to vent. I needed to let the emotions flow. After what felt like hours, I calmed down, sniffed out the snout that was probably all over my face now, and cleaned it with the sleeve of my shirt.

“You know that’s not very princess-like. The council would have your a*s in etiquette class days on end.” Said Clara while chuckling.

I couldn’t help but laugh alongside her as I gripped into her a tight hug. This calmness radiated from her, the feeling that I could trust with anything. She petted my hair and hugged me back as she said.

“You’re so strong, Natala; as much as you think you aren’t, you are. You’ve been through so much; despite all that, I can tell how pure your heart is. The goddess chose you to be one of the three hybrids; she doesn’t do anything without reason.” Said Clara

I scoffed as I pulled away and pulled the grass from the ground. I started into the woods, wondering if Edward or any of his lackeys were lurking around.

“What good is being strong when I’m useless? I can’t even concentrate enough to put up a damn wall on my mind. Not to mention the pressure of knowing so many lives are at stake because of me because my f****d up uncle is a power-hungry lunatic.” I said.

Clara took both of my hands and made me look into her eyes.

“You’re not useless, Natala. Trust me, I would know, and I wouldn’t still be here if your aura projected anything other than the powerful hybrid you were. You can’t control your powers because your emotions are getting the best of you. To control the mind, you need to let it free. You need to rid your head of every thought and every emotion and be calm and focused. That’s all you need to do.” Said Clara

The look in her eyes showed how much she had faith in me; my family, my friends and mates’ words rang in my hand how they knew I could do this. Clara was right; I could do this! If not for myself for helping win this battle. Standing up with newfound determination, I looked at Clara and gave her a nod. She smiled and said.

“Close your eyes. Lose every thought in your mind, make it a blank canvas and whatever I saw, picture that in your head. We’ll try inflrtrailing my mind. Both your lycan and wolf spirit will help you.”

I nodded and did what she asked.

“Envision a white room; there will be two doors. One door is the door to your memory. The other door will be the door to my memory. Follow the light where it takes you and grab the knob of whatever door, envision shelves with books and then open the door, let the same light guide you to the book it believes that you need to read, and once you reach that book, take it out, close your eyes again, and let your mind do the rest. Once you’re done, open your eyes, put the book back as you found it, and go back the way you came, but whatever happens, don’t look back and never stop regardless of what you hear or see.” Said Clara

It was easier said than done. I opened my eyes and took a deep breath, thinking of my mates, which calmed my nervousness. I closed them again and followed what Clara had said.

The moment I closed my eye, there was nothing but darkness; I thought I was failing at the whole thing again when I felt a nudge on my arm; looking at the side, I saw Trisha, my wolf. My other hand was nudged, and I saw my lycan spirit tower over me. Their presence gave me a surge of power and reassurance; concentrating again, the darkened room lights up, and as Clara said, I see two doors. A beam of light at my feet was beckoning me to go to the door on the left. I followed it with both Trisha and my lycan trailing side by side with me. Once I reach the door, I grab the handle, close my eyes, and take a deep breath, envisioning a library. Opening the door and stepping in when I opened my eyes, I saw shelves upon shelves of books in different shapes and sizes. The sight intimidated me. I saw the scene flicker, realizing I was losing concentration and letting my emotions take over again. I took a deep breath and cleared my mind. Looking for a light that would guide me. Not even a minute later, a bright white light was shining on a fat red book on the farthest shelve all the way at the bottom. Walking towards it, I grabbed it and opened it.

My head hurt for a second and then felt as if I was swept through a portal. My eyes glazed over as Clara’s intentions, plans and everything she felt played like a film in front of my eyes. When everything was finished, I felt my eyes return to normal. Quickly putting the book back where I had picked it from, exactly the way it was. I turned around with Trisha and my lycan next to me to walk out of the door when I heard a voice call out.

“Leaving so soon, princess, stay!” It said

Don’t look back and keep walking; I repeated in my head as a mantra as I fought every instinct in me not to turn around and look at who it was. Once I reached the door, quickly opening it, I walked out and shut it. I realized that I had finally done it: I used my powers. I jumped up and down in excitement. Hugging both my wolf and Lycan as happy tears rolled down my cheeks.

I did it! I had done it! And it wasn’t all that hard! Thank you, goddess!

Just as I was about to will myself out of the state, I felt my Lycan spirit take hold of my shoulder. Before I could ask what was wrong, she flashed something in my mind that had me gasp. Closing my eyes and willing myself back to reality, I open them to see Clara staring at me with a megawatt smile. However, without a second thought in mind, I darted towards the prisoner cells with Clara hot on my tail, asking me what was wrong. I felt my mate’s mindlink coming in, but I blocked them and kept running towards the dungeons.

Please, moon goddess, let it be true what my Lycan showed me. This would completely change the prospect of this battle.