Reborn- His Scarlett Moon

I lost the measure of length and breath of time. It seemed like I had been there forever, endlessly. I wrapped my arms around myself as the sands around me twirled and danced, pulling me further and further down below, somewhere. At this point, I had given up struggling and was kind of ready to meet my end, very unbothered by the mysterious circumstances that had led me to this mysterious place.

Then something flickered in front of me, like the mica in sand, flickering in the sun.

A flash crossed my mind, a vision floated in like a memory of a distant past.

I saw myself in the woods, surrounded by trees and the scent of earth. And there was Ryan as well standing beside myself. We had some weird attires on, very unlike the ones I was used to seeing. It seemed like we belonged to an era that was by gone.

“Sherry,” his voice whispered low and husky as he nuzzled up my shoulder, “I’ve been waiting for you.”I felt a rush of warmth and desire flood through me and I couldn’t resist him, not when he was like that with me.

Then I saw our bodies morphing. It contoured as our faces narrowed and elongated and our heights became horizontal. As our bodies got rid of those ancient clothes, and became covered in fur that glistened in the moonlight, I brought my snout closer to his elongated ears and then, I whispered, ” Ryan, I’m here.”

He stepped closer to me, his eyes dark with hunger. And then he kissed me with his tongue. A deep and passionate feral kiss that left our mouths all wet, yet it felt as if he couldn’t get enough of me, nor I of him. I moaned softly, lost in the sensation. It was like nothing I had ever felt before. This wild, primal connection between us was overriding my senses even when I was being buried alive at that moment.

And then the memory faded , just as suddenly as it had come, leaving me alone in the sand once more, struggling to even take the next breath.

Just when I thought it was all over, my ears picked up a distant howl. It felt like I knew the sound. It felt like I had to respond to that call.

I saw something move out of the corner of my eye.

It was Ryan! But… something was different about him. He was no longer human.

“Ryan?” I gasped, my voice barely audible as I choked on the sand that poured in.NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

“Shhhh! Yes, it’s me,” he said, his voice deep and guttural. “Don’t worry, Sherry, I’m going to get you out of here. Now stop talking or you will get more sand in your mouth. ”

As he approached me, I could see that his body was covered in thick, dark fur just like the vision that I had seen. His face had elongated into a snout, and his hands and feet had turned into sharp claws. He was a wolf, a werewolf to be precise. But instead of feeling scared, I felt strangely comforted by his presence.

With one swift motion, Ryan grabbed hold of me and pulled me out of the sand. As soon as I was free, he shifted back into his human form, his features returning to normal. I stared at him in awe, unsure of what to say.

“Are you okay?” he asked, concern etched on his face.

“I… I think so,” I said, my voice trembling slightly.

” Aren saw your blood all over my desk. Where are you hurt? Show it to me? ”

He began turning me like a doll and checking my every inch. His touch over my body brought the sensation of that vision back which had flicked in and out of my consciousness, moments ago.

” Here, I was hurt here but it’s okay now…. ”

I extended my hands towards him and he saw my scars which had healed perfectly.

” You have no idea how worried I was about Sherizad… ”

Everytime he called me by that name, I couldn’t help but feel like I was being forced into a boring existence. A name that was yet wasn’t mine.

He pulled my hands towards his eye and kissed them softly with his eyelids, then pulled me violently, into a hug. He grabbed my neck and pressed it against his shoulder blades. Words could never explain the flood of relief it brought to all my pains but just then my mind began tracing back all the steps that had led me there. I pulled back from his embrace and uttered,

“But Ryan, how… how did you do that? How did you turn into a wolf?” I wanted to stay like that in his arms and breathe but my head was spinning in a tornado, trying to take in everything, logically.

” What is this place? ” I wanted to stop time and just keep staring at his face but I could feel panic, slowly creep back in.

” I will tell you everything, but first, let’s get out of here…. Shall we?”

His voice was so tender, so caring that it almost forced me to try and forget the beast that pulled me out of my sure grave.

He extended his hand as if asking me to take it.

I watched it in the new light, seeing the fingers which had been claws. I took it nevertheless as he scooped me off the ground.

I slammed my fist on his chest,

” What are you? ”

I could see the instant regret that gripped his gaze,

” I am sorry Sherry for what you went through… I promise I will tell you everything when the time is right. But first we need to get you out. ”

I could feel my senses get heightened again as my hands rubbed against his bare , sweaty chest.

His muscles , chiseled with grace and perfectness, his Adam’s apple going up and down as he talked.

I didn’t care about his identity to be honest, whether he was a human or a beast or the devil himself.

But the fact that there was more to him than met my eyes, far more than I could comprehend, made me feel like I was beyond his type.

Like there was a distance between him and I that was not meant to be crossed…