Rune. I took a deep breath as Soph and I arrived at the entrance to the large room. Somehow, it felt as though the meeting room had a certain resentment towards me as all the times I had been there, it was to decide my fate, and oftentimes, I did nothing to warrant my attendance in the room.“Are you okay?” Soph’s voice cut through my thoughts, vibrant brown eyes staring at me with hopes that I would say yes; so I did, and we entered the room right after. The room was filled with all the elders in attendance. I gulped hard, making sure to avoid eye contact with them. With a straight face, I walked up to the spot left for me and sat down, waiting patiently for the meeting to start. “Where is Caden?” Kane asked James, who shifted uncomfortably in his seat. “I’m sure he’s on his way here, Alpha,” he replied with a bow. “I will not wait another second for him. Go and get him yourself,” Kane thundered, sending James to his feet and out of the meeting room. Over ten minutes later, Jam
Kane. “What?” “Make me Luna.” She repeated with a strong resolve, her brown eyes slightly glistening with a little fury. “I am tired of these games that I seem to be the victim of. I'm tired of being seen as less, because everyone nitpicks everything that I do, and they expect me to sit still and do nothing!” She licked her lower lip and held it between her teeth as she tried to calm her breathing. The elders' antics got to her. I could only stare at her. We were at a stage in our…relationship where my answer to her request would be sure to annoy her, so I kept mute. I understood that the rumors upset her, especially because she wanted to keep the news of her pregnancy quiet. “Anyone could’ve heard it and spread the news,” Jett reasoned earlier in the pack house. “They discussed it in public, in the sight and earshot of almost all the wolves in this pack. Rune should’ve known it would be impossible to keep it a secret,” he had added, and it made sense. She took a deep breath an
Rune. “What?” Even before I uttered the question to Kane, I knew he would refuse me. I had seen it in his eyes, his rejection of my request, even though he looked like he was thinking about it. He wasn’t. He had his answer ringing in the back of his mind, and I heard it. I shouldn’t have asked him to make me Luna. It opened a new window of pain I was fine without. I knew he would refuse me, and yet I asked him. “You asked because you now carry his child. The next Alpha of this pack. You shouldn’t have to ask, he should lay it down at your feet!” Zarah howled angrily and I sighed.At the end of the day, I was angry, but surprisingly not at him. I was angry at the situation which made me think becoming Luna would solve the problem. “This would be the perfect time to sit at the waterfall and calm my mind,” I muttered to myself, dragging my eyes unconsciously down to my stomach. “You could use a little serenity too.” I smiled at my bumpless stomach. I was back on house arrest by n
Rune. “I have hot news!” Soph ran into my room, her eyes twinkling with excitement and hidden adventure in the crease of her brows.“What’s going on?” I sat upright, while Kimi shifted to the side. “It might be over for Caden as we speak!” she announced. Kimi and I exchanged glances, trying to figure out where Soph was heading with her announcement.“Caden? What did he do?” I raised a brow. “What did he not do?” Soph laughed, covering her lips with her palm. “The most sinister and the most recent was what he did to you. I can’t explain everything right now because Caden is being escorted to the meeting room. Remember that priestess from the festival? She’s here too.” I despised Soph for distorting the news and giving it up in bits, but I understood exactly what she was talking about and what was about to happen.“Was Caden under investigation?” I asked and she nodded. “That’s why the priestess came. She’s about to expose his treacherous behaviors. If you’re interested in witnessi
Rune. I blinked once. Twice.I racked my brain as I watched Kane, trying to make sense of what he’d just said and why he wasn’t telling me it was a poor attempt at a joke since he wasn’t one to crack jokes. “You’re serious?” I raised a brow at him and received a frown in response. I scoffed and got up from the bed, maybe I hadn’t heard him clearly, maybe he didn’t just accuse me of making Caden lie about the curse.“Just so I understand, you’re telling me right now, that Caden said I put him up to this?” Kane’s silence told me I was right, and that was in fact what he’d just said. “Where is he? Where’s Caden? I need to hear him say those words with my ears because this is by far the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard all week, and you know very well I’ve heard a lot of ridiculous things this week.” I released a breath and placed a hand on my chest. “This doesn’t even make any sense, because what was I supposed to gain from that? There was no one more heartbroken than me when he told
Rune. As I suspected, the envelope on the bed turned out to be a letter from an unknown sender, but in a different handwriting. My fingers trembled as I held the open letter in my hand. I stared at the written words but I was unable to assimilate them over the sound of my heart beating rapidly. It felt like some sort of ploy to get me wrapped up in trouble again, because why would anyone on my side with direct access to the pack house send me anonymous letters instead of pulling me to the side to tell me everything I needed to know about who was after me, or who I wasn’t supposed to trust. It didn’t feel as though whoever was sent the letters was on my side, but it also brought to mind who the mastermind was, if they had this strong of a connection with the wolves working in the pack house. I didn’t bother with trying to look for who must’ve sent it like the last time because by now, I knew I wouldn’t find them, and it would only be a waste of my effort, and judging from the thin
Rune. I quickly headed downstairs, to the kitchen, where I was met with Marian and Soph. Kimi had gone for her training. They’d all been waiting for me and had gone to the kitchen from the living area because they thought Kane and I were about to get into an argument, according to Soph.I guess they weren’t the only ones who thought so, because I noticed that the omegas were walking on eggshells around me when I stepped out of the room, with their heads bowed. They had no idea we fought last night, and we were in the process of giving each other some space. “I’m hungry,” I announced with a sigh, ignoring Soph’s words, and Marian jerked to her feet, eager to give me some food. We had our breakfast at the dining area, over a conversation about Caden and everything that had been going on in the pack in the past days. “I went to the human market the other day, and on my way back, I heard a few wolves talking in hushed voices about wolfsbane and…” Marian paused and put her index finger
Rune. “I think you should be more focused on what we have to do!” Soph cried, but I was more focused on how to find Kane.“That’s why I have you.” I wiggled my brows at her and she rolled her eyes with an annoyed puff. “I’m not the one who was falsely accused.” As her words sunk in, I realized she was right. “I fear you’re not taking this as seriously as you should,” she paused, “what are you going to do when you find him? What are you going to tell him?” She asked. I blinked back at her, my mind blank. Just a few seconds ago, I had a list of things I wanted to say to him, starting with an apology, but when I thought about it, I remembered I was annoyed at him for a different reason entirely. I sunk back into the chair with a sigh. Even though I was untouchable right now, clearing my name was supposed to be the first thing on my list, because nine months was a long time, and no one could tell what would happen in that time. I was untouchable now, but what if I was framed for some