Lucian’s POVI had gone out to cheer my mind up, just to come back and see her right there she was seated outside her hut. I didn’t want to get closer to her, mostly because it had taken me all my willpower to get over the level of obsession Escarno possessed all afternoon.I shouldn’t have let him get close to her; the closer she was to him, the harder it was to control and the stronger the bond he felt because of that. My heart felt a massive bruise, it felt as though I had a scar inside of me, though I was educated enough to know it was the pain that came with rejection and resentment.I had diverted from my goals and her presence had dented my vision. The last person I needed to see was her, but she waved at Escarno, just a simple gesture had wiped away hours worth of calming mantras and recalculation. I could not afford to go back to the same position I had fought to break out of.I shifted back to my human form, and I made up my mind to confront her she should know we were not
Selene’s POVI watched him walk back to his chambers, leaving me in a state of dilemma. The moonstone was a sensitive topic for everyone in the pack and it only heightened my curiosity. What was so special about a piece of rock?If Lucian wouldn’t tell me, neither Emily nor Kyle, then there was no way I would find out if I didn’t seek extra measures like books and seers, but this pack had none of it. I could not outsource it either because, unlike the eclipse pack, I had no power here I could not travel or seek seers to pay a visit.I gave it a little thought before walking back to the room. I could not succumb to their continuous pressure to push me into a state of ignorance, nor would I stop fighting to know why I was really brought here. ••“Mummy, wake up, mummy." I heard Ella’s voice, her little hands cradling my face in her palm. She pushed my face sideways while she tapped on them gently.“What is it, baby? Mummy wants to sleep a little bit more,” I whined as I tried to
Selene’s POVI had no idea why I reacted the way I did, but something in me just felt totally surreal and different. I didn't know how to react to what he had just said because his kindness was so alien to me.“Yes, I am going to the market. What do you want so I can get it for you on my way back?”There were dozens of things running through my mind, and in those dozens, not even one was an answer to his request; it was just so unexpected.If he had told me earlier, maybe I would have known what to tell him, but I didn't. I gave it a thought for another second, then an idea crossed my mind it was silly and totally uncalled for, but I said the first sentence that crossed my mind.“Let me follow you to the market; it would be better to see things and probably choose from the things I want.”His reaction was expected. His eyes popped up in fright, like I had just said I wanted to see him run around the pack naked, which I didn’t.“No.”It was obvious I crossed my boundaries and I shouldn'
Selene’s POVThe most amazing part of it all was the colors and the coordination of the entire pack.There were different parts of the market that held certain things in a very wild range and the way they were organized was the thing that blew my mind, it was just so colorful.A line held spices and herbs, another section held figurines, and then at the far end, I saw a group of male and female wolves, all different colors; some were slaughtering meat while others sold it as quickly, and then among the line of people stood in line just to get a piece.I took control of the importation and exportation in my pack, and I had outdone myself to make our market more lucrative than a handful of packs out there, but if I had not come out here, I wouldn’t have known what it meant to really explore other packs. I had ever only seen pictures of all the markets around the globe because I never really went out, but now’s the sight of it in person was so thrilling.It was also the cleanest pack, and
Selene’s POVIt was a huge thing being this close to her and I could tell she was skeptical about the dress. I didn’t know what her backstory was but I knew no one in the pack wore something colorful. If I were her, I would be sceptical too, but I was being honest when I told her she looked so pretty in that dress.“I promise, I might not be your best friend or whatever but I personally would be so swept away if I saw you in a dress like this one.”I held the dress up so the decorations could be seen on a wider scale and as a luna who had a personal tailor with a creative mind and also someone with a fashion history, I knew a rare gem when I saw one.“The peacock features had their uniqueness, it’s so elegant, and even though it's already perfect on its own, I have a couple of ideas to add to it, and if you don’t mind, you would be my muse for it; trust me, it would be perfect.”She stared down at her fingers before she stared at me again.“Whatever." Her voice was calmer, and Joan h
Lucian’s POV I was reviewing the architectural design of the new building I had in mind. After today's market activity, I had found more than I had bargained for, including more sophisticated tools and materials. Just the thought of building something so modern with my bare hands was so thrilling. And as I did all this, somehow I occasionally thought of her reaction to it—not that I cared, I just wanted to see how happy she would be to see the new house. With the plan drawn on my sheet, it was certain that her building was going to be unique compared to mine and others, it was enough to buy her loyalty for a while. Earlier today, when we went to the market, she was unusually happy. I saw how she smiled at everything new, and while I was away searching for materials for the new building, I found myself reminiscing on the moment I caught her smile. ‘She has the most beautiful smile.’ Escarno broke the silence in my mind, and I found myself frowning at his interruption. “Shut up.” I
Selene’s POV A brand new day... It was safe to say it was the first time I woke up in the pack without even the slightest hint of sadness in my mind, for the first time in a long time. I was looking forward to the day. There were a lot of reasons to be happy, reasons like training and becoming stronger. The possibilities of talking with my wolf today and saving the best for last, the fact that I had made friends with Joan, were the most exciting of them all. I never held her acceptance as paramount until now. She was part of the reason why I didn’t feel welcomed. I wanted to ask how she felt after yesterday, and maybe we could try out something new today. I was excited when I woke up, and I played with Ella who was still sleeping. I blew air on her stomach, and it made bubbly sounds. She began to laugh in her sleep, then woke up in the process. “You are now a caretaker to multiple bunnies, you should go and check them and see how they are doing,” I said to her. She was reluctant,
Lucian’s POV It’s funny seeing her laugh when no one's watching. It was the most bizarre sight I had seen in my entire life. With every waking day, Selene had a way of making me question her, if it wasn’t about something threatous, it would be something so absurd. I watched her dance and sway around while pretending to hold onto someone. I never saw her as the type to like dance, she was never at the pack ball, and even when her father was crowned the official beta across all the branches of Eclipse Pack, it was one of the biggest celebrations hosted by my father and she wasn’t here. I suspected she didn’t like parties and as a result of her absence, she would lack the basic knowledge of dancing. Obviously I assumed wrong. It was too early to start trailing down memory lane, so I walked up to her, trying my best to make sure I made her know I wasn’t in support of her shenanigans, this was a training ground, not a ball. She had all the opportunities to host balls while she was stil
Lucian’s POV I had sectioned the pack members into a a group of fifty people each which meant I would be going back and forth four times, I made sure all the trucks were ready and for each truck we would have ten pack members in it.The pregnant ladies and the lactating mothers, then followed by teenagers, the road was bad so I needed to make sure they arrived at safety first, I had an inkling that the movement would raise curious brows but at the end of the day I would do anything to protect them.“You.” I pointed to the former guard at the Far pack, he walked over to me, his daughter wouldn’t leave without him.“Yes chief.” “You and your daughter will drive with me at the front,” I said. It was dnagerous to have a child at the front of the pack but she won’t let her father go and secondly she reminded me off Ella, they were about the same age and they had the same color of eyes.I met Alice who was also preparing her niece for the trip, she looked sane.“How are you doing?” I aske
Selene’s POV It was my second time conquering some of these human challenges, and I felt fulfilled by it. I might not be so far after all. At this point in time. I felt I could get anything I wanted if I put my mind to it, and also with the help of this man because somehow he had made everything easy and was easily the person who had made an attempt to talk to me.I bowed before him, and he did the same too he smiled at me, I would tell Joan about him.“Carpenter” I whispered, he nodded.“Selene Taylor.” We had a basic understanding of things, and it was really good. I didn’t want to let him go now, maybe for today. He was a healer just like me, just different realms. If he doesn’t have a wife then I would like to have dinner with him.I looked around for an object that could represent food but everything around here was sparkling and metallic.I felt uneasy, but the goldsmith walked out with a briefcase.“Cash?” I asked.He nodded, then opened the case, I saw their currencies bein
Selene’s POV If I had known that humans had a way of communicating, I might have not worried so much about language barriers, but then again, it was a nice experience.I walked out of the ward with him beside me, the moment I stepped out eveyones eyes met mine, they questioned me with their eyes, and trust me I would have been worried if I listened to Joan.If I had worn the cloth she wanted me to wear the napkin that our believer target loved seeing on ladies, if people were looking at me suspiciously I would have suspected it was the reason.Now I was fully clothed and elegant as at that too, and if they wanted some sewing advice I would give them.With my chest held high, I walked out of the ward trying to avoid gaze with anyone who tend to stare for too long and when I was done, I was out and the healer who had offered to take me to the goldsmith opened his car for me.I entered and the interiors were classy, I knew most of our vehicles were fashioned from theirs, and seeing the
Selene’s POV Silence prevailed in our midst, just watching each other, and someone walked into the little room and told them to go back, which they did. I already had my dagger in my bag. If they were planning to put me here for any reason, I will not go down without a fight.My daughter was on the other end of the realm and I only came here to make a harmless exchange. And they were making a fuss out of it. It was so annoying and they were making me sick with all this drama.I imagined Lucian in this situation, what would he has be done if he was here, first he would have not entered the car, and secondly it would be bloody already and the thought of him only made me smile.I wanted to go back home, home to Joan, Ella and Lucian.I wanted to go back to where I wasn’t misunderstood, and maybe didn’t have to explain myself.The man before me walked over to the board which I had already damaged, if he wrote one more word on it, I would be convinced that he was slow.Yes that’s it, he w
Selene’s POV Why do humans bear the name of their profession, I am Selene healer, or I am Selene farmer. What else? Hi I am Selene inventor?If this ain’t the most silly thing I have heard all day.My outburst had the man staring at me like I had done something way out of line which in my defense, I did, I just laughed my ass out because his name sounded ridiculous, just like when Joan had said it for the first time.I still had my back against the bed and laughing had removed the max that filled my nose with the calming air.He took the board and he wrote something on it, *what is funny, did I say anything wrong* I didn’t know but with the look of concern on his eyes, I could tell he wasn’t entirely comfortable with me smiling the way I did.I didn’t know how to tell him, but since we were trying to understand each other in any way possible and he was doing a bad job having to write it on the board, I decided to ease the pain for both of us.I sat upright and I placed the mask on th
Selene’s POV I expected them to know right away that something was wrong but they started laughing, I had made a mockery of myself, like it wasn’t already bad enough.I prayed to the goddess to open the floor so I can jump in but she didn’t and they didn’t stop laughing, he took a naked and he wrote on it.*Are you okay? Don’t you have insurance to cover it up. 3ahat you said was sipped awkward.*I don’t know what it meant, and I saw that they were looking at me curiously for answers I melted into the car which was still on the road, “yes.” I said then closed my eyes, hoping that my answer somehow aligns with them dropping me off. I just wanted to find a hotel and then listen to the recording of Joan. Maybe I can learn more than just yea and no.The human sat close to me, he held my hands tight and I glanced back to me, I repelled his attention and closeness, I pulled my hands away.He said something which I didn’t understand, I just kept looking, soon the car came to a stop and the
Selene’s POV They started to gather me, I soon became claustrophobic and it only made my situation worse because they started deafening closer I had never felt this perplexed in my entire life.Confused and worried that I might just hurt someone in panic made it worse but as Joan had said, we were not so different from this people, we were the same beings, we had the same form, two hands two legs one had clear skin.Intellect, if they had anything I had it too, and if there wa anyone who should be at an advantage it’s us, our wolves isn’t a liability but an ability, I thought to myself as I felt someone hands touch me, I flinched but the. I succumbed to it.I saw a box car, it beeped continuously and then people gave way and some people came down from it. They packed a metal things on the floor and the assured me to get on it, as much as I wanted to tell them owns fine and what was happening was natural I couldn’t convey it.So I let them carry me on the thing and they placed me insi
Selene’s POV The next day wa she same thing, the usual loop of having to learn languages, how to say I need this and I need that, places I needed to visit, like malls to get more clothes, observation that is needed to to be made. And thing to do, and then it wa sight time and I was supposed to leave first thing in the morning because in three days the humans would be crossing into a new year in their calendar and I would need to be there in the party to Casper this criminal.Yes, that was his new name.And while Joan and I sat outside with Ella inside we had a heated day and now we were already exhausted from all the things we did all day.She held my knuckles and she kissed it when she noticed I wasn’t talking and she had been doing the talking.“I believe you.” She said, it was her first calm thing she had said all day and it meant a lot to me, I only nodded, and I stared down at my feet.“If I don’t come back on time, find Lucian, and give Ella to him.” “Hey don’t be negative, i
Lucian’s POVI just sat there in disbelief, my hands rested on my chest that was threatening to explode with fright and disappointment, I should have come her instead.If I was just a day esker than now I would have her here, I was pirated with myself, and as I much as I hated to admit this. I blamed the fact that my body was too weak and I needed more rat than I normally did.“Is everything alright?” The Alpha asked.I don’t respond. I needed to set out for Joan, I never thought we would see each other again after the least encounter; but now I was looking for her, if I saw her, I would see Ella and Selene.Or maybe she had returned them to the pack.I didn’t know I was just confused and I needed some sense of liberation. I walked out of the pack and I walked back to the pack, without hesitation I drove out. Was driving back to my pack for two reasons, I was going back home in hopes that if I got back there I would see Selene and Ella.The dues of that little trouble maker running