CASSIE

'What a long and eventful night' I thought to myself.

I had visited the other sentinel beings in the area and was able to give everyone a heads up that I would be away for a week and not to be surprised if they popped up in certain parts of my area, but to my relief one of the other Sentinel Beings has an older brother visiting and he said he could stay in my house.

Everyone is completely understanding as we all know how overwhelming this life can be with overcrowding and I live in a small enough area that we do not get much action and that leaves a lot more time for ourselves to just feel normal for a change, Sentinel Beings live on a rotation at certain periods of their lives and we all experience high pressure situations, while relieving other Sentinel Beings to go in search for their soulmate.

After Kate dropped me off, I took a quick shower and passed out for six hours before work pulled me away, which is a rare occasion for me, but It's about two in the morning and I just got back from passing a soul with leukemia, which unfortunately, happens more than you know.

On the positive side, he will rejuvenate the earth and come out even stronger 'I am sure of it' I thought as I went into my bedroom and flopped back on my queen-sized bed, recalling my earlier conversation with Kate.

'She is quite a chatty werewolf,' I thought, but I didn't mind as it was refreshing, don't get me wrong, I talk to the dead all the time, "HA!" I laughed out loud to myself, but... 'I' m not creating bonds with the dead' I thought solemnly.

I just say what I need to say to ensure they continue on and there is no "talk to you tomorrow" or "let's go have coffee" and... frankly I cannot remember the last time I felt so carefree after today. After breakfast, I let Kate drive me to my house so she knew how to get here tomorrow when she picks me up, well… today I should say as the clock reads "2:30 a.m."

My house isn't very big, just a little 2-bedroom 1-bathroom house with a small yard, my family had accumulated a vast wealth over the many centuries and in truth, all I had to do was point and they paid for everything, 'I really should get some sleep 'since I am going to have a remarkably busy weekend' I thought as I closed my eyes, focusing on my breathing and drifting off to sleep.

I'm in the forest and it is dark…

I looked all around, but I can hardly see more than five or six feet around me either way and the dark figure of the trees, I start walking in any direction as it's not like I feel any pull of my string, so I know this must be a dream. All I can hear is my shoes crunching the ground below as I aimlessly wander the forest - crouching partially, squinting as if I can see better and swinging my arms back and forth slowly, in case I run into a tree or something.

I am not sure how long I was walking when a faint glow shone in the distance up ahead. I must admit, 'I've never had a dream like this' I thought to myself as I headed toward the light, which I can only assume that is what I am supposed to do as the closer I got to the light, the brighter the light got.

I continued to investigate further, walking along the path when a growl rang out and I froze, 'this is a new kind of dream' I thought as panic sets in and it is all Kate's fault!

She is talking about this werewolf wedding and now I am having werewolf dreams, in a forest, being stalked like prey!' I thought dramatically when I heard movement behind me and I know it is a stupid thing to do, but instinct took hold and I ran…

The light was coming up faster and I was darting left and right, I could hear crunching of the ground behind my back and to my left, getting closer and closer to me as I got closer and closer to the light. Looking up, I see a meadow with blue green grass with the distant sounds of a waterfall, but just as I was about the enter the meadow, a big black wolf over 6 feet tall, hopped directly in my path and there was no time to turn or scream.

My eyes went wide as saucers as I ran "smack dab" in the middle of this big hulking wolf and it was like running into a brick wall, the force of the impact knocking me straight on my ass with a "oomph," and I looked up chocking on a scream, expecting to be eaten or something, but the wolf was just sitting with his head turned slightly as he was assessing me with his smoky midnight eyes.

When it stood up on its paws and crouched with its tail in the air, I freaked out thinking he is going to pounce on me and I stood up to run away again, when I come face to face with another wolf 'There are two!' I thought with fright and felt faint if that is possible, but again, my screams die in my throat as our gazes lock and we just stare at each other, unmoving, when suddenly... She bows slightly.

'What?!' I thought in shock as the other wolf darts and jumps around us likes he is a little puppy, bumping and rubbing himself on both of us playfully and I couldn't help but scoff at the lunacy of the situation as the other wolf just huffed her annoyance while walking away, well... 'At least I think it's a she' I thought as peeked over to the black wolf rolling over and my eyes went wide, 'Definitely, Male'

"You guys scared me to death!" I exclaimed as he sat up with wide eyes and then laid down with a whine, "well, you can help a girl out… I thought you were going to eat me!" I whine myself and he huffed or laughed, who knows, but he stood and pranced away towards the other wolf as she or he walks away.

I stood up from the ground, brushing myself off and he looked back at me, expecting me to follow, "all right… like I have a choice," I said more to myself as I followed along, then he came around to walk on my right side and bumped into me playfully here and there, pushing me against the other wolf.

After a few minutes a waterfall came into view and my wolf stretched out in the front of the pool, 'my wolf' I thought, why did I think that? I went and sat down next to her and she laid her head on my legs as I reached out to rub her fur, which was incredibly soft and I gasped as the sun beat down revealing the calico of colors mixed of reds browns and cream that glistens under the sun.

Obsessed with her fur, I rub her all over and hug my face into her neck in which she groaned her satisfaction, slowly wagging her tail and I grinned, but was suddenly jarred by a black fluff ball with hints of blues and sleek like a panther.

"You are a very handsome wolf and I look forward to meeting you in person and the man under all that fur," I said lovingly as I rubbed him all over and behind his ears, like a big dog as looked into his midnight blue eyes, grumbling his satisfaction and rolling on his back in front of me.

I laughed and he behavior, 'this dream only can mean one thing', I thought to myself smiling.

I have finally passed my soul into its next life, Sentinel Beings only serve one life cycle after they mature and you do not know how long that cycle will take as every human is diffy, but the hard part is a matter of finding your soulmate out in the real world after you start having the dreams.

Once I find my soulmate, then my duty to the souls will be over for this life and I will inherit a piece of my soulmate's life into mine, Intertwined as one and I will be a part of him, combined forever till we meet in the afterlife.

The sole purpose of supernatural beings is to repopulate the human race with new souls so that they can heal and rejuvenate the earth and only Sentinel Beings can create new life for humans. When we transition, we give up our soul to the earth leaving only the vessel that's inexplicably tied to the land, so that we may ferry the dead souls through us and on to their next life to be reincarnated and given to a new human.

Tied together by the creators for purposes only they possess the knowledge of, and yet I walk and talk like a normal human being and I feel as any other human or supernatural being feels, like sadness and desire... But one thing I do know is, it's a life of living and that's where you learn and gain knowledge the most.

Jarred from my thoughts at his grumbling, I remembered that I was invited to a special wedding held by werewolves, 'with luck, I may not have to wait too long' I thought with a smile as I laid down on the grass next to "my wolves" and watched them in awe of their glory, closing my eyes in peace and relaxation.

When I reopened them again, I was back in my bed, hugging my pillow and basking in the afterglow of my dream, a new mission is afoot…

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