-MILA-I woke up in an empty bed.Getting to my feet I walked out to find a few guilty looks from the Pack members.What has he done now? I wondered as I searched for Lobo. I walked through the Pack, hearing hushed whispers, and I knew it was something bad."Lobo?"Mitch stepped in front of me as I tried to walk into the cabin where Shauna was being kept."Get out of my way, Mitch.""No. I have been given orders to ensure that you do not enter this cabin.""Mitch, I don't care. Get out of my way. Now.""No."I sighed, "Where is Lobo?""I'm right here."I turned to face him, "What have you done with Shauna?""She's still in there. She's facing her punishment.""Which is what?""I have injected a mixture into her veins. A diluted silver."My mouth dropped in surprise, "What? Are you insane?""Relax. It will not kill her. It simply causes mild pain and strips her of her wolf abilities for a time until the silver passes from the body."I raised my brows, "What? Lobo, listen to yourself."
-MILA-"Let go of me!" I snapped at Lobo as he dragged me into our cabin."No, if you won't listen, I will forcefully stop you from this foolishness."I pulled my arm free of his grasp as we stepped inside, "You know why she thinks it's better that we don't have children, don't you?"His hesitation told me my answer."Why? Tell me why she feels this way.""You're seeing things that aren't there, Mila. I don't know why she feels that way."There it was, that strange change in his eyes. "What is going on, Lobo?""I don't know."I had a feeling that was the first time he was being honest with me in a long time. I sat in the chair with a sigh, "This is such a mess.""Please let me handle this. That's all I ask."I nodded, even though I had no intention of doing that."Thank you. Now, I need to take care of Betty.""What's the plan?"Lobo frowned, "I'm going to inject her with the silver mixture, the same way I did with Shauna."I nodded again, "Alright. And then what?""I'm not sure yet.
-MILA-Lobo walked into the cabin, "How did your talk with Betty pan out?"I shrugged, "I think you know how it panned out."He sat down opposite me, "I don't. But I know she agrees with you about Shauna.""And that surprises you? You know how close they were. That doesn't just turn off."He nodded, "I know. Shauna is speaking in front of the Pack tonight.""Don't even try and stop me from going.""I won't.""Now, let's move on to the next thing. What the hell happened to you in that room with Lowell."He rolled his eyes, "Not this again. Nothing happened.""You're lying. Something changed.""I killed my only brother, of course something changed."I raised a brow, "That's not the only thing that changed you. I know that. Stop lying to me, Lobo."He stared at me, I could see he was thinking about something."Lobo, come on. You know that whatever it is, you can trust me. I'm not going anywhere."He got to his feet, "You're imagining things. Nothing happened to me in that room.""The fac
-MILA-I huffed as Lobo gently but firmly shoved me into the chair, slamming the door of the cabin shut."Who has been filling your head with lies about a cure?""Lies? How do you know it's lies?""Because we are supernatural beings, Mila. We are chosen by the moon Goddess. There is no way she would allow a cure."I raised a brow, "Oh really? If that's the case, why did she allow you to become half-demon?""I don't know. I don't know why she does the things she does. None of us do. Only she can tell you that.""Great, so I should find a dead Goddess to answer my questions then?"He sighed, "Mila, there's something I have to tell you.""What now?" I could tell by the tone of his voice that it was something big."I think I might have an idea about Shauna. Why she didn't want us to have children.""What?" I moved forward to the edge of my seat, was he about to tell me what was going on?"There was a prophecy that said my first daughter would be the Goddess reincarnated.""What?" I heard
-MILA-Lobo was pacing the cabin, "No. There is no way that is true. The Goddess does not bring chaos. You know this."Shauna raised a brow, "No, I know what I know. You know a bullshit fairytale." I smirked, even though she looked terrible, she still had an attitude of note."How do you know this?" I asked."I did more research on it. There are parts of the prophecy which couldn't be translated. I worked for hours to translate it all, and it clearly warns us that she will bring destruction with her. She wants to come back so she can make wolves rule. She wants to wipe out the vampires. Do you know what that means? There will be a war between us and them."Lobo took a seat, "I don't believe this. I refuse to believe this, Shauna.""Get someone else to translate it if you don't believe me.""I believe you," I said.Shauna smiled gratefully at me."Why didn't you tell me this before?""Well, you weren't interested in being with your mate. I didn't think there was any chance of you ever
-MILA-Lobo walked into the Pack grounds only a few minutes before Betty and Shauna were due to speak.The half moon was shining with a silvery light in the dark night sky, with very few flickering lights of the stars around it."Took you long enough," I hissed with annoyance, "Did you find anything out?"He shook his head, "No. But I have the written prophecy with a trusted translator.""Good. Now can we get this over and done with, please?"He nodded and we walked into the clearing together.The rest of the Pack was already waiting. Betty and Shauna waited in front of the crowd, ready to give their pleas, Mitch stood beside them giving me a dirty look."When is he going to stop hating me?" I asked in a hushed whisper."He doesn't hate you. He's just not used to taking orders from anyone else."I scoffed, I highly doubted that was the case.I could see the look of hatred in his eyes as he stared at me.Lobo stepped up and I followed him."We have discussed the transgressions against
-MILA-I paced the cabin, Lobo had chosen to lock me in before he left the Pack grounds.He was determined to get the translation done before the verdict about Betty and Shauna. I knew he was trying to prove that Shauna lied about the prophecy. And I was in two minds about how I felt on the matter.If she was telling the truth, that meant I could never have any children. But if she was lying, she would likely be sentenced to death.I wasn't sure how I would handle either of those situations."Mila."I stopped pacing, turning to one of the windows where Elena was standing."What are you doing?" I asked."I'm checking on you. Why did he lock you in?""Apparently, I'm a danger to myself. He didn't want me to tell the Pack about the prophecy." I explained."Why would he want to hide something like that?""He thinks it makes me a target. I don't know. I guess he thinks that the Pack will be concerned for their safety with me around. If he doesn't have a mate, the prophecy can't come true.
-MILA-I screamed in frustration when I didn't shift. I could clearly hear that there was trouble going on out there, and it frustrated me that I was locked in here and unable to do anything about it.I wanted to be out there, helping the rest of the Pack.I tried to get out, but it was no use, Lobo had made sure that I was locked up tightly.A part of me wondered if he suspected there would be trouble today. Another part of me felt guilty and I wondered if I had caused this with my earlier confession.Having no way to get out, I sat down on the edge of the bed and listened to the commotion outside.It sounded like things were getting worse, and much closer.I got back to my feet and went over to the window to have a look out and see what was going on.I couldn't tell much, but I could see wolves fighting. And then I realized that it was my fault. They were trying to get to the cabin and the Pack was circled around it, warding them off.This made me feel even worse. I was in here, sa