Chapter 19


    I sat on the ground, looking at the calmke in front of me.


    I felt the cold breeze on my face. Despite the calm atmosphere, my heart and my mind was in a mess.


    "Going back to the Red Moon Pack..." I muttered before shaking my head.


    My heart was clear where it stood. I didn''t want to see my father and neither did I have the intention of


    seeing Vanessa. They were my family and we shared the same blood... but what the two of them have


    given me was nothing but pain and suffering.


    ''Also...'' I thought as I furrowed my brows. ''Once she sees me... I don''t know how Vanessa will react.''


    But more than her... What I''m scared about is my father...After everything that has happened... How


    could I face him?


    "But if I don''t return..." I bit my lower lip hard. "...how will ke''s poison be cured?" My heart trembled.


    The only person who possessed the antidote was my father. Of course, I could just continue studying


    the poison and concocting the antidote myself. But the poison was tooplex. How long would it take


    me to discover the antidote?


    Most importantly... Could ke''s body hold on until I found the cure? My heart dropped, I could not


    even dare to start thinking of the worst possible scenario.


    I hugged my legs and buried my head on my knees. Since night time was approaching, the wind that


    blew on me started to get chilly.


    My mind was filled with conflicting thoughts.


    "If only I wasn''t in the Red Moon Pack... No... if only I wasn''t born from a cruel father...My life would be


    much... easier..." I mumbled with a voice filled with helplessness.


    "C-Chloe...."


    "Chloe!!!" A loud voice rang in my ears, startling me from my thoughts.


    I turned around and looked behind me. There I saw Carrie who was slightly panting. Her pretty face


    was flushed and there were small beads of sweat on her forehead. It looked like she was running for a


    long time.


    "So you were here. I was looking for you for a long time!" Carrie hurriedly said before I could even


    process the situation.


    "A-ah?" I blinked once before I realized that the sun had already set. I rubbed my ears, feeling a little


    embarrassed.


    "I''m sorry..." I started to exin. "I found thiske while I was walking..."


    "It''s so beautiful that I forgot the time..." I awkwardly added.


    "Well, it doesn''t matter!" Carrie said before grabbing my hand. "Let’s hurry and return. The party is


    about to start!" She talked excitedly before dragging me back to the pack house.


    A few minutester, I was looking at a very lively scene. My eyes couldn''t help but widen as I stood at


    the entrance of a beautiful garden.


    "So you mean... you do this every month?" I asked incredulously.


    "That''s right!" Carrie chuckled. Herughter sounded like chimes of bells. It was very pleasant to hear.


    "Every month, my brother will give all the women of the pack a day off. Then us women will hold a party


    and spend time with each other," Carrie started to exin.


    "Well, this is the day when we mainly eat, y and gossip with each other. During this gathering, we


    forget everything about hierarchy! Everyone just needs to y and rx!" She added before grabbing


    my hand once more and bringing me inside the hall.


    The sound ofughter immediately surrounded my ears. Slowly, I moved my gaze around the ce.


    The garden was huge but it seemed to be filled with women who wereughing and joking with each


    other. There was a lot of food and drinks. Even though it looked like a casual party, the happy energy


    that everyone was exuding was something I have never experienced before.


    ''This ce... is this really the Silver Pack?'' I thought as my heart warmed. ''So different... it''s indeed so


    different from the rumors...''


    "The Luna is here!" Suddenly, someone shouted. The buzz disappeared as everyone started looking in


    my direction. My face felt warm from embarrassment as the smile on my face turned stiffly.


    ''Luna... it’s embarrassing to hear them say that...'' I thought as I awkwardly rubbed my nose.


    When I was at a loss on what to do, someone grabbed my hand. My eyes widened as I looked at a


    familiar face. It was the maid that brought me food!


    "Let’s go, Luna. I''ll bring you to the best ce in the garden!" She eagerly told me before pulling me


    into the crowd.


    As I was surrounded by people, I heard bits and parts of their conversations.


    "Wow, when did you cut your hair!"


    "Last week! My husband said I would look better with this cut. At first I didn''t believe him... but he


    turned out to be correct!" The woman beside me posed and showed off her new hairstyle.


    "Your husband has good eyes. But my mate is better! Look at this!" Someone butted in their


    conversation.


    "This is the limited edition bracelet that he imported from France. Isn''t it so lovely?" The woman raised


    her wrist and unted her bracelet.


    "This wench! How are you so lucky!" The first woman shouted before the group was filled with loud


    I watched them earnestly. Clearly, they were showing off but weren''t jealous of each other. I felt a little


    dazed.


    "Erm Luna... would you like some cake?" The maid asked me. On her hands were two slices of cake.


    One strawberry and the other was blueberry.


    "A-ah... Anything is fine..." I told her before subconsciously looking at the blueberry cake.


    The maid saw my gaze, gave me a knowing smile, before handing me the slice of the blueberry cake. I


    felt my face burning from embarrassment as I shyly received the cake from her.


    I looked at the cake. It looked soft and creamy. The blueberries on top of it made my mouth water.


    My eyes turned warm. I suddenly felt emotional. After that time when my father brought me the


    blueberry cake, I thought that I would never like it anymore. But now... surrounded by the warm


    atmosphere from the Silver Pack... I felt that I once again fell in love with the blueberry cake once


    more!


    A couple of minutester, I finally felt rxed and started to talk with everyone. True to what Carrie


    said, in this party, everyone really did not care about social hierarchy. Everyone was talking and having


    fun like old friends.


    "So Carrie, how is your progress with Dr. Arthur? Could you have him this time?" Suddenly, someone


    asked. Surprised, I looked at Carrie whose face turned bright red.


    "That''s right! You were bragging that you''ll capture him thest time. But earlier I saw him avoiding you.


    So what is your real status? Should these older sisters give you tips?" Another joined the conversation.


    "Well..." Carrie looked up from her te shyly. "I''m sure he''ll ept me soon..."


    "You go girl! That''s our Carrie!" Someone whistled before the others started cheering her up.


    "But Carrie... what will happen if Arthur is not your mate?" It was a single question but everyone


    immediately turned quiet upon hearing it.


    Carrie shook her head. "No. I truly believe Arthur is my mate," she replied. "And... even if he''s not... he


    will be the only one that I want..." Carrie added, her eyes were shining with determination.


    I watched her, my eyes were filled with admiration. ''To be firmly chosen by someone... Dr. Arthur must


    be happy,'' I thought as I lowered my eyes.


    If my father has firmly chosen me... if n has firmly stood by my side... How happy could I be?


    ''But it doesn''t matter anymore,'' I thought. ''Because from now on, I firmly choose to be with ke.'' A


    small smile appeared on my lips as I felt something ticklish in my heart.


    "Then, let''s hear from the Luna?" I heard someone say, waking me up from my thoughts. I looked up


    and saw everyone looking at me with expectation.


    "Yes, Luna. Can you tell us some story about you and our King?"


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    "Oh...! I want to hear the story about how our King and our Luna met!" I was surrounded with


    questions.


    Every time I heard them call me Luna, my ears felt warm. I awkwardly cleared my throat and looked at


    them timidly.


    "Um... I''m not used to being called Luna so... I hope everyone can call me by my name..." I said with a


    quiet voice.


    The crowd turned silent upon hearing me. ''Did I say something wrong?'' I subconsciously took a step


    backwards, wanting the ground to swallow me whole.


    It was then when an older woman stepped forward and shed me with a kind smile.


    "We can do that," she said with a friendly voice. "If you want, we can wait until your ceremony as the


    Luna before we can officially call you as our Luna," she added.


    "T-that''s right!" Someone hurriedly agreed. "Previously... we were too excited and couldn''t help


    ourselves but to call you our Luna..."


    "Although you are a member of the Red Moon Pack, you helped detoxify our pack members. You are


    helping to detoxify our King..." She added. I subconsciously covered my arm and smiled awkwardly.


    "I also agree. Our pack likes you very much, Chloe. We realized that we misunderstood you before..."


    The girl beside her said.


    "After all, your pack used you as an excuse to poison our king... we thought you were the same as the


    people in your pack--" She continued to exin.


    My hands froze before I looked at the girl in shock. "W-what did you say?" I subconsciously cut her off.


    "Did you just say... that ke was poisoned because my pack threatened ke using me?"