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IreluctantlyturnedaroundandwenttowhereJaydensatinthelivingroom.Istoodforawhilebeforehemotionedformetositonthesinglesetteechairintheroom.
IknewwhathewasgoingtotalkaboutbutIstillhopedthathewouldn’tsayit.Ohgoddess,I’mnotready.AdrianandRosesoonjoinedusandAdriansatclosertomegivingmesomesortofort.HeheldmyhandandItookadeepbreathbefireJaydenbegantotalk.
“I’msureitmusthavebeenshockingtofindoutthatyou’reaspecialwolfyesterday“,hebegan.Notreally,I’vealwaysknowIwasdifferent,Ijustdidn’tknowitwasthetypeofdifferentthatwilloutthefateofthepackwolvesintomyhands.
InoddedmyheadsoIwouldn’tseemrudeandhe continued.“It’snonewsthatyou’dbeleadingourkindintoawarthatonlyyouandAdriancanconquer“,hestatedtheobvious.AdrianmusthavenoticedhowstiffIsatbecausehe squeezedmyhands again.
“We’vedecidedthatit’stimetostepuptotheroleoftheLunathatrightfullybelongstoyou“,hesaidbeforerestinghisback.onthechairandIwasdumbfounded.
Ittookmeabout2minutestoprocesswhathesaidandIscreamed.“Why?WhyamItakinguptheroleof theLunanow?WhyshouldIbeaLunatoamanthatrecentlyjustacknowledgedme?Why?”Iscreamedoutandtheyalllooked
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takenaback.Adrianlookedhurtbutthatwasn’twhatwasimportant.
Weretheyexpectingmetobecoolwithwhateverdecisiontheymadewithoutconsultingmefirst?Likehell,I’ply.
Rosewastheonewhospokenext.“L,child.Thisisforthesakeofthepack“,shepausedtogaugemyresponse.ShecontinuedwhenIkeptmyfaceneutral,“thepackneedstheirnewLuna.AdrianissupposedtobethenewAlphaKingalready,heneededhisLunatobeabletodosoandnowthatit’sobviousyou’rebothgettingalong,there’snoreasontowasteanymoretime“,shefinishedandIlookedatherlike.she’dgrowntwoheads.
WhathappenedtotheRosethatwouldalwayssupportmeandmydecisions?
“HeneededhisLunatobetheAlphaKingandyethewasreadytochooseFayovermewhenIgothere.HeneededhisLunayet,noonedaredtomakehimseethathewasmakingamistakebytreatingmethewayhedid?”Iaskedinashakyvoice.
IremovedmyhandfromAdrian’sspandranuptomyroom,makingsureIlockedthedoor.Ibegan topacetheroomwhiletakingdeepbreaths.Ididn’tknowwhatemotionsIwasfeelinginsideme.Itwasamixtureofrage,fearandsadness.
“L.Canyouatleastconsidersteppinguptotherole?”Jasmineaskedinmyhead.“Considersteppinguptotherole?Jasmine,yousufferedfromthismore.YouwereconstantlyweakandIalmostlostyou“,Irepliedtoher.N?velDrama.Org (C) content.
“ButthatwasinMoonlitpack.We’rewithourtruematenow
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andyoucanagreewithmethatthispackhasmadeyoufeelweedinthespanofonemonthwhereMoonlitpackmadeyoufeellikeanoutcastforeightyears“,shespokegentlyandicouldn’thelpbutagreewithher.
Truthis,Iwasscaredoffailing.Iwasscaredoflettingeveryonedown.IfIhadbeentoldtodosomethinglikethisinMoonlitpack,Iwouldn’thavethoughttwicebeforeIagreed.Iwouldn’tfethingiftheyalldiedbutthecaseof Crescentmoonpackwasdifferent..
Theyeptedmeandtreatedmeliketheirown,Ididn’twanttogettheirhopesupandfaileventually,I’dneverforgivemyself.Ifeltbadfoshing outatRoseandJaydenwhentheyhavebeennothingbutnicetome.
Ididnotknowwhentearsstartedstreamingdownmycheeks.Ihadtoapologizetothemforbeingaspoiledbrat.ImadeupmymindtogoandapologizetothemandwhenIopenedthedoor,IwasmetwithasadlookingAdrian.
Iopenedmymouthtospeakbuthepulledmeintohischestandhuggedmetight.Wedidn’tsayaword,wejuststoodlikethatforawhile.
Ieventuallybrokeupourembraceandlookedupathim.“Canwetalk?”HeaskedandwhenItooktimetoanswer,headded“please“.Inoddedmyheadandledhimintomyroom.
Hekept lookingatmeforawhile,makingmesquirmunderhisgaze.“AmIreallythereasonyou’re refusingtotakeonyourroleastheLuna?”Hesuddenlyspoke.
WhenIwastakingawhiletoanswerhim,hepulledmeclosertohischestandasked hisquestionagain.Ishookmyheadandtriedtoburymyselfintohisskin.Hefeltlikehome.
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“Whythen?Becauseifyou’retryingtohurtmyfeelings,I’dsuggestthatyoustop.Ifuckedupinitiallyandidon’tcarehowlongittakes,I’mgoingto……….“,Ishuthimupwitha k*sssurprisingbothofus.
“Lookwhodecidedtobeboldandtakecharge“,JasmeasedinmyheadbutIignoredher.Ipulledawayfromthek*ssonceIwassurehewascalm.
“It’snotyourfault,Adrian,I’mjustscaredoffalling andlettingeveryonedown“,Iwhisperedsoftly.“WhatiftheMoon.
goddessiswrongandI’munabletosaveusall?Whatiftherogueswin,whatwillbeofthis packthen?It’sahugeresponsibilityandI’mscaredtotakeitonlestIletthepackdown“,Iadmittedinshame.
“Baby,it’snothingtobeashamed about.Tobehonest,I’mscaredtoo.I’mscaredI’mgoingtofuckupourrtionshipagain.I’m scaredI’mnotgoingtomakeagoodKing.I’mscaredabouttheoingwarbecauseyou’llbeinthecenter ofitbutyouknowwhat?“,Heaskedandilookedupathim.“What?”
“Ihaveyou,L.Apartfromthefactthatyou’rethemoonwolf,Ihavemymoon ordainedmatewithmeandIknowwe’regoingtogetthroughthistogether“,withthathedroppedak*ssonmyforeheadandIwentbacktosnugglingintohisarms.
He’sright.Ihavemymatewithme,Ishouldn’tbescaredofanything.
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