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Excuses

Author: Bee N. K.
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-11 10:45:58

My mother tried desperately to calm the situation, and in a sweet but trembling voice said "Lya, sweetheart, please try to understand. If Niall, has feelings for you, it’s not something to fear. It’s not a bad thing. It’s an honor. Do you realize what this could mean for you? You would become our Luna, a role with so much power, and you could do so much good in that position.”

Her words felt like they cut through me, leaving a cold pit in my stomach. “Honored?” I said with a sarcastic tone,barely able to control myself anymore. “You expect me to be grateful to Niall? Even if you know he is the reason why I felt my heart literally breaking every day in the last months?”

“Lya, please,” my father interrupted, his tone firmer now but tinged with sorrow. “You need to calm down and think this through. You’re young. You don’t see the bigger picture yet. This is about survival, about protecting you, about keeping us safe in the pack. If Nial wants to be with you, it’s something we should cons
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