I opened my eyes again, only to find myself floating in nothingness. The ground below felt soft and fluffy and the air was filled with the fragrance of the first rain. I raised my hand to feel the air and it felt surprisingly cool.

"Where are we now?" I asked Zara when nothing appeared before me.

"We are waiting for the Moon Goddess to appear." She told me.

"You mean we are in heaven right now?" I inquired.

"No. We are in between the land of the living and of the dead. It is here that the Moon Goddess meets her Chosen wolves."

I nodded quietly feeling more and more curious by the second about everything around me.

Suddenly, the air around us began to shimmer and glow. I watched in amazement as a flash of bright light appeared and a woman in dazzling white stepped out of it.

Cool!! I thought as I continued ogling at the beautiful woman in front of me.

"Quit staring and bow!" Zara hissed at me annoyed by my lack of manners.

I did a hurried bow at which the woman gave me a kind smile. "Kiara, my child." She said motioning me towards a silver chair that had appeared out of the thin air. I walked towards it and seated myself feeling anxious about what she was about to say.

What if she says I don't deserve any powers? What if she is unhappy about some mischief I did? Perhaps she is angry because I destroyed Nick's boxers... Or maybe because I fed Bella and Ash toothpasty Oreos. Who knows?

"Give it a rest, Ki!" Zara snapped. "You are driving me insane!"

"Do you know what she is about to tell us?" I asked her.

"No. Of course not!"

"Well then, it's always better to be prepared for the worst." I told her. She rolled her eyes and was about to argue back when the Moon Goddess stopped us.

"You need not worry about your powers, child for you have one of the rarest powers in the world." She reassured me, a small smile playing at the edges of her lips.

My ears perked up at once to know more about it.

"However," she continued, "It is not of the powers I wish to talk about, rather I want to talk to you the way you need to use it."

My brows furrowed in confusion. What did she mean by that? Surely I would know how to use it. Elena had been teaching me all about them since the past one month. My head was crammed up with the knowledge about special powers and their counter- powers.

Selene shook her head with a small smile. "No Kiara, I know you have learnt all about them. But I want you to use them not for your own good, but for the good of others."

I waited for her to explain herself.

"You, my child are destined to have three powers. The first being the power of Teleportation. With this power you can travel to any corner of the world in a second."

My eyes widened in amazement and a joyous smile crept up my face.

"The second power you are destined to receive, is the power of a Healer. With the help of this power, you can heal the wounds of any suffering person. You will ease their pain. Bring them peace."

"The third power is something I had chosen for you since the day you were born. This power is nothing extra ordinary. However, it requires a person who is able to face everything with courage and you are the only one who is worthy of it."

My face must have worn a look of confusion for she smiled again and continued.

"You might not believe you have the courage to face your future, but I know it is in your blood and when the time comes you shall know it too."

"What is this power?" I asked her anxiously.

The Moon Goddess hesitated for a moment and gave me a sad smile. "The power of selflessness." She answered me.

I blinked rapidly until her words registered in my brain.

The power of selflessness?

That was nothing wonderful or rare or amazing like I imagined. It was I had expected it to be at all.

Selflessness? There was nothing special about that! Suddenly, I felt cheated and unhappy.

Why me?

Everyone else had something special.

Ashton had amazing powers while Elena had control over the mind and nature. Why did I have to receive a power that had no value of its own?

"You may not realize its value now, but a time will come when you will be grateful for it. Trust me."

I remained silent. It's not as though I had a choice.

Suddenly a thought struck me and I turned to her with a question.

"What about my sister?" I asked as a thought suddenly struck me. "Will I ever have the chance of meeting my sister again?"

"You might," she told me and I groaned inwardly at her vague answer once again.. Why did she have to be so secretive about everything?

"It totally depends on you." She explained further.

"On me?" I asked her bewildered. How could I foresee when Arie would come back?

"If you hope and try with all your heart, nothing is impossible. But if you give up trying, I'm afraid you will never see her again."

"Is she in danger?" I asked her instinctively.

How stupid can you get Ki! Of course she is! She was kidnapped, wasn't she?

"Your sister has rare powers that unknown to the rest of the world. She is unique in her own way, just like you are. And her uniqueness is what makes her vulnerable."

I nodded slowly wondering what her special powers were.

I was itching to ask her more, but kept quiet. I didn't want the Moon Goddess to think I was being too impatient. After all if I was really destined to meet Arie, nothing can stop it from happening.

"You need to go back now." She said looking down as she spoke. I followed her gaze and looked down to see the ground fading under me.

I looked at her one last time, knowing my time was up. I had to go back to earth and live on with my powers. I felt a strange sense of power and wisdom seep into me as I stood up.

"Goodbye and good luck!" were the few last words I heard before I felt myself plummeting into the darkness once more.

* * *

"Is she okay? Why isn't she opening her eyes? Will she have a concussion when she wakes up? Is she in...?" Ashton's usual hyper tense voice filled my ears.

"Relax Alpha! There is nothing wrong with the girl. It's probably because she is nearing her birthday. Nothing to worry about." A professional voice said reassuring the half- crazed Ashton.

"If she is alright, why the heck isn't she showing any signs of reviving?" Ashton inquired his voice laced with worry and concern.

This guy will be the death of me. He's got an entire pack to look after and he was still wasting his time fussing over me. He needs to set his priorities straight...

My eyes fluttered open and struggled to sit up without any help.

"There... I told you she will be well. There's absolutely nothing wrong with her." The professional voice spoke again.

I looked up into a pair of blue eyes which crinkled at me when I smiled at him. I vaguely recalled him as the pack doctor who had treated me when I had crashed into the pack territory a month ago.

He looked quite young and handsome with bright blue eyes and a well built body. I wondered how I had overlooked him earlier. Must be because I was too busy with Ashton fussing over me like a mother hen.

"Kiara are you really okay? Does it hurt any...?"

"You ask me that one more time, I'll jump out of bed and and fling you out of the window!" I hissed at him exasperated.

A few of the pack members chuckled while Ashton 'hmphed' and rolled his eyes.

"It seems she is perfectly fine. You can all go back now. She needs to rest for a while before I discharge her." The pack doctor ordered the pack members.

I heard the shuffling of feet as many of them rose and quit the room at once. The twins gave me a cheeky grin and were one of the last few to leave.

I turned to look at the handsome pack doctor next to me and gave him a bright smile.

"What's your name?" I asked him, hoping to sound polite and friendly.

A faint blush appeared on his cheeks as he answered, "I'm Marcus. Marcus Smith."

"Hey, Marcus, I'm Kiara. Kiara Evergreen." I said holding out my hand.

He flashed me another toothy grin. "I know that." He said, giving me a glimpse of a cute dimple on his right cheek as he shook my hand.

"I think I can keep her company doctor. You must have many more patients to attend. Let me not detain you any longer." Ashton said breaking into our conversation, his voice frigid as ice.

I rolled my eyes at Ashton's rude interruption. Did the snobby almighty Alpha finally realize my existence after all this time?

Marcus muttered a hurried set of instructions and quit the room awkwardly.

I frowned at Ashton for his lack of manners and smiled at Marcus, a little more brightly than I intended when I knew Ash was watching.

Predictably, his eyes narrowed to slits. "Kiara!" He told me warningly.

I scowled at him and once again resumed to ignoring him.

"Kiara."

I looked at my nails pretending I didn't hear him at all.

"Kiara?"

I let out a fake yawn and stretched myself.

"KIARA!"

I let out a sigh of boredom and looked at the watch.

If Ashton had the guts to ignore me for three entire weeks, I had the complete liberty to ignore him for a month...

In two long strides he was next to me and forced my chin up. But, I stuck my tongue out at him and looked away obstinately.

He owed me an apology and there was no way I would forgive him if he didn't say that. The guy really had to try harder to win me back.

"Look at me, Ki!" He told me exasperatedly.

"Nope." I said still refusing to meet his eyes.

"Please Ki!" He pleaded with such practiced sweetness that I almost melted.

Keyword - almost.

"Why?" I snapped when I could ignore him no longer. "Why should I even listen to you? Where the hell were you when I wanted to talk to you these past three weeks? Did you even realize how bad I felt when you did this? Do you have any idea...?

"Kiara...I ...er..." He protested but I cut him off impatiently. He should have known this coming. It was entirely his fault.

"Don't 'Kiara' me, Ashton! You really have no right to interrupt me. Is this what I get for being your best friend ever since we were born?" I ranted on.

"Kiara, I didn't mean to!" He cried.

I scoffed. "You expect me to believe something as dumb as that?"

He let out a frustrated sigh as he sat next to me ignoring my deadly glares. "You need to listen to me." He told me with forced calm.

I gave him a generous view of my scowl in response. The idiot on the other hand, simply took it as a sign to go on.

"Kiara, when I spend time talking to you, not everyone is happy with it." He said.

"What do you mean?" I asked him, one tenth of my anger dissolved when he said this.

"People think.... They think that, I er... like you." He said turning his red face away from me.

I blinked. I blinked again. And again and again and again.

He likes me? He likes me?

Oh well... People thought he likes me.

"Well do you?" I asked him with such calmness that even surprised my wolf.

I wasn't thinking before I asked and now that it was out, I could give a hand and limb to take it back.

Ashton turned redder as he stood up "You need to rest, Ki. You should...."

I caught his hand. "I asked you something, Ash." I said.

He bit his lip nervously as he looked at me. "Kiara, I ..." He began.

I looked at him trying to drain any sort of emotion from my face. If Ashton didn't feel for me the way I felt for him, it was okay.

I had faced rejection once and I could face it again. I steered myself to look as blank as possible. Perhaps, that was what was written in my fate. Maybe that was what the Moon Goddess meant when she gave me the power of selflessness. Maybe I was supposed to be happy watching others find their happiness. Maybe I -

"Kiara, I really like you. I like you very much."