Chapter 5

The house looked like I had just poured silence on it. This silence hit everywhere after Nathan and Coral had gone. 

I was once defended again and it made me feel good. I was happy that someone could raise his voice to save me. 

I woke up that morning feeling all my body in one piece. I touched the bed, this was one thing that stood out as well. 

I frowned when I remembered the activities of the previous day. 

I got up and slowly walked out of the room. I did not want to be the one who would make the noise. I silently walked to the sitting room where there seemed to be a lot of tension between Favian and his mother. 

My heart skipped. 

Maybe I must have slept so deeply that I did not hear them argue. I knew they were arguing and it seemed it was about me. 

I could tell that, I could tell from the way his mother looked at me.

I hated it, it made me feel like I was the reason for all her misfortune. 

" Good morning," I managed to say. 

I wanted it to be as loud as possible but it only came out a little, and they might think I never said anything. 

" When is she leaving?" His mother said. 

Fear gripped my heart. 

What was going on in my life, just when I thought everything was going to be better and okay, then another problem came up. 

I knew I was the one they were talking about, there was no way they could hide it. I could see it through them. 

Yesterday, I was made the Luna of this Pack. And today, she asked when I was going to leave. If I was going to be chased out, why wait till I was crowned Luna of the Pack? 

Everything was confusing to me. 

" You can not ask her to leave, that is not happening. This is my house as well, and I control the affairs of this place," Favian said. 

I held the hem of my dress. I hated that I was the reason they were having this argument, but I loved the way he stood up for me. It was manly and that made my heart skip a bit each time he raised his voice that way in my defense. 

" There was a fight last night and that was because of her. You barely know her; you heard what Alpha Nathan said; she killed his father; I can not let her kill you as well," she said. 

She tried to hold Favian but he gently brushed off her hands. 

I felt my legs shaking like I was going to fall anytime soon. I also felt like something was hanging in my throat. 

" She is not like that, it was an accusation, and she never did any of it," He said.

He walked out of there. 

I was still standing there, looking at his mother. The tears in my eyes gathered and fell out. 

There was nothing I could do to hold it back. 

It hurt me so much to see people believe the words that came out of Coral's lips. 

" Are you going to join me, or would you stand there, shedding tears?" He asked. 

His voice was a mixture of compassion and anger. 

I managed to lift my legs from the ground as I walked to where he was. He held me by the hand as we walked out of the house. 

I could see the way people were looking at us, it made me suspect that Coral must have told everyone in the Pack that I am a murderer. 

Favian did not mind, it was like he was not seeing all of them watching me. 

" Get in" He opened the car door for me. 

We drove to a far distance, being in the car was liberating. I felt like I had escaped from his mother and all the things she had to say to me. It made me feel like I had to get away from the angry people who seemed like they wanted my head; they wanted me dead for doing something I never did. 

We got to this waterfall, it was a beautiful sight. I saw how the waters rushed down from the high place. I watched how the waters were free, there was no obstacle on the way. 

It made me wish it was my life. I wish I was the one who was not restricted, held down, or accused. I wish I could be free from all the things going on like the water. 

I got out of the car, wondering why we were there. 

" I want you to know that the reason they treat you that way is because of how you are, and I hate it so much," he said. 

I was a bit confused, I did not understand what he meant by that. 

" Why did you say that?" I managed to ask even though I felt a big lump in my throat. 

" Can you not see what is going on? There are a lot of things going wrong and you have to stop them. I am not comfortable with the way you are weak, and that is why they take advantage of you," He said. 

He looked at me, I could not keep up with his eyes so I looked away. 

He walked to the other side and then got seated. 

" You should come over here," he said. 

I walked to where he was, and he asked that I sit next to him, and I did that.

" I made a promise to you and I am going to fulfill it, just like you have fulfilled your side of the agreement. Nathan is going to be here again, he won't stop, but I am not going to face him this time around," He said. 

My heart sank into my stomach. What was he talking about? Was he tired of me? Was he going to let them have me and throw me out to them? 

A lot was going through my head, it began to get hot. My body was beginning to get shaky and I tried so hard to put it in check so he did not notice it. 

" Why would you do that to me?" 

" I need you to be strong Rowena, you need to know that you are now the Luna of this Pack and there is nothing you can not do to anyone who tries to stand in your way" 

I looked at him, he was not joking at all. He was dead serious, and I could see the anger on his face. I could see the way he looked at me. I had no choice but to act the way he wanted me to act. 

I had to be brave, to be able to stand up for myself. 

" When he comes here again to talk about anything like that, you have to stand your ground and talk back, talk back in defense, do not let them keep you silent. You did not do what they are accusing you of, so why keep quiet and let them say whatever they wish to say about you?" He asked her. 

There was this cold I felt like I was being pushed out of my hidden self. I saw the way he spoke with so much authority. I did not want him to feel like he was wasting his time on me. 

I did not want all the things he said to me to go just like that. 

I wanted to be brave, to be strong, to stand before them and fight, to let them in. I did nothing, and it was not my fault at all. 

" I will do it, I will be the woman you want me to be. The Luna and the one who can stand before anyone and say what I wish to say" I said. 

" And you have to let go of Nathan. He is not worth it. Forget about him, you have a new life now, and that is what you should focus on," He said. 

There was a new wave of confidence that I felt. Like the air, there was a difference from the one in my other Pack. 

I felt something different. I was pained that I could stand up for myself when it was necessary, but part of me felt there was no such thing that I could have done about it. But I was ready to face them now. I was ready to look them in the eye and talk to them. 

We got up from there and walked back to the car. There was this courage that came into me. 

When we got back to the house. I did not mind that people were looking at me, it was none of my business. They are free to believe whatever they wish to believe. 

I got into the house and saw that his mother was there; she was not alone. 

The fear I felt the first time had left me.