We were driving back to the back in silence. Gabby was sitting next to me with her arms crossed over her chest, slowly troking arm and looking out of the window. Cassy opened the door, thanked for the ride and got out as I stopped outside her house. Gabby opened her door quickly and went out to give her a hug and they said something incoherent and I didn't want to listen in. I just wanted to get home. Every little thing that was keeping me from getting Gabby inside the house was pissing me off further. We drove up and I stopped the car outside the house. It was dark and everyone had gone of to bed. We walked up the stairs and neither one of us said a word. ”Hi, there. How was your night?” My mom came out into the hallway just as we reached the top of the stairs. She was dressed in her nightgown with a morning robe tied around her. Had she been waiting up? She was always asleep by now. ”It was…good,” Gabby said warily and smiled. That smile, the fakest smile I had ever seen but
”More talk like that and you can go out and live in the woods for the rest of your time here. Don't think for a second that I won't make my last task as the Luna of this pack to rip away your title and tear it to shreds. Blood and heritage means nothing if the man is not living up to it.” She said and walked up to us. They had just entered the room. Nobody else was here, luckily because i was dying from embarasment. He nodded his head quickly.”I’m sorry.” He said.The tension was thick but if it were even possible, I now liked Marie more then ever. She was strong, powerful, fierce and elegant all at once. I hand never seen that combination before, not even from my own mother who held the same rank that Marie did. In fact, I hadn't ever seen in it in any Luna that I had met. Aiden walked in and behind him everyone else started pouring in as well. They all grabbed food and took their seats as they began talking.I was looking over their heads and toward the entrance, waiting for Ca
”Hey, is everything alright?” Cassy asked when she met up with us in the hallway. Aiden walked straight past her and behind the stairs. His father stepped out from the dining hall and his eyes locked with mine before he followed his son. ”Everything is fine,” I said and smiled. She didn't believe me and I probably wouldn't have either. I had gotten less and less convincing with my lies and it was something that bothered me. ”Do you want to go for a walk?” She asked and smiled a half smile. ”Yeah, why not,” We walked down the park and toward the town. The movement was getting more and more as everyone started walking to school and work. ”Do you want to share what it is that is bothering you?” She asked and looked ahead. ”What do you mean?” ”The phone call, Aiden, all of it and also the fact that you’re clenching your teeth so hard that I'm surprised they’re not turning to dust,” now that she mentioned it my jaw was hurting from all the clenching. ”The phone call was my mom,
I didn’t get any sleep, none at all. I had laid awake the entire night just staring up at ceiling or onto the wall, thinking about what today would bring. My parents would soon arrive, in just a few hours. It was six in the morning and everyone was waking up. I walked into the bathroom and saw my dull eyes and pale skin. Whenever I didn't sleep, I looked like crap but it would have to do. I applied some makeup and put on my clothes. Downstairs everyone was getting ready for breakfast and they were sitting down. The former Alpha and Luna were sitting in their places and I went to sit with them. Luckily no one else from our table had arrived. ”Sleep well?” Marie asked me. Did I lie and say yes or was I going to be honest? ”Yes,” apparently lie. ”You know, makeup covers around the eyes, not in them,” she said and rose a brow. ”I’m nervous,” I said quietly. ”Nervous?” No, not nervous. ”I’m scared,” She nodded her head and placed her hand over mine. Her face took on a much more
My parents stepped out of the car, accompanied by four warriors, all them whom I recognized. The whole energy shifted and in my head, it looked like they were moving in slow motion. Their smiles were big and bright as they hugged Aiden and his parents. It was odd how everyone could pretend to be this happy when in fact, nobody wanted this. Nobody was genuinely happy but they all looked like they had won the lottery. They didn't even know each other, they just fixed their children up and should just back off. But my brother's words kept playing in my head, how they were coming up with a plan and that gave me hope. It gave me hope that this might actually end and I would be free of everyone. Aiden, my parents and all the people who had been making choices for me since the day I was born. I took a deep breath and repeated Edmund's words in my head. ”Oh, sweetheart!” My mom gushed and came over to hug me. ”How we’ve missed you. Your brothers really wished they could be here but unfor
The tension in the room was rising. Not just from Clark, Aidens father, but also Marie and Aiden himself. They were all watching my parents, straightening their backs and readying themselves.”What did you say?” My dad asked and stood straight. Clark was bigger, broader shoulders and form but my dad was an asshole with a big ego so he wouldn't back down.”I said-” Clark said and stepped around the table, got up closer to my father and stared him dead in the eye. ”-It’s time for you to leave. Gabriella is now a part of our family and our pack. She is this packs Luna and nobody, reagldeless of whether or not they are blood, will treat her with disrespect. Therefor, I'm asking you kindly, to leave.”My mother slowly stood from her seat and took a stance next to my dad. ”I think maybe we’ve taken a bad turn here, why don't we speak with Gabby in private and afterwards we will be on our way home,” Mom said and placed her hand on dads arm. They turned their heads and looked at me. Me an
His eyes grew darker, black almost and something ominous swirled inside of them.”Who did that to you?” He asked slowly, with a calculated and soft voice but there was a noticeable edge to it. One that said not to lie or defy him right now. ”No one, I walked intro a door,” I said an shrugged a shoulder. ”I’m clumsy,””Gabirella,” he said and leaned closer.”Who hit you?” His voice sent shivers down my spine, it was low and dark. My eyes flickered to his lips for a mere second before I looked back up into his eyes. Why did he even care?”Who would hit me?” I asked and looked at him, awaiting to see if he had a clue of what I had endured for all my life. He let me go, just like he was pulling himself away.”I came to apologize,” he what?”I shouldn't have gone behind your back like that with your parents, I'm sorry.” ”Why did you?” I asked him. He shrugged a shoulder nonchalantly and placed his hands in his pockets. ”I wanted to know more about your past and who raised you, I wante
’Can you meet?’ I stared at the screen and nervously chewed on my fingernail while waiting for a reply. She probably wasn't even awake.’On my way’ relief washed over me when she answered and I got dressed and walked outside. Cassy drove up and picked me up. We walked around the dark and quiet town before sitting down on a bench and I told her about my brothers plan.”So, you’re really leaving?” She asked and I heard the sadness in her voice, she wasn't trying to mask it.”I can't stay, my life isn't my own and it hasn't been, ever. I need to take it back,” I said.”I understand, do you know when?””No, they said they’d call once they had a plan but I don't know when that’s gonna be,” she nodded her head and grabbed my hand. ”You deserve to live a life of your own choosing so whatever you need, I'll help you,” she said and smiled.We went back to the house and me and Cassy were in the gaming room watching movies until the sun rose. During one of the movies we had both fallen asleep