Chapter 3

TWO WEEKS LATER.

"What?! What do you mean? We have turned against their pack?" I said and almost screamed, upon hearing the words of my mother as she looked at me wearing a worried expression.

"Yes, Eva, your dad declared war against them and more so, because of what Adrian did to you. How could he just end the relationship? Why did you and Adrian fight?" She asked, looking at me intensely, expecting a reply from me.

I couldn't give her an answer to her questions so I did nothing but stare around the room. I never for hell's sake would like to remember what happened that day and more than that, the fact that I had committed a big sin was something that I didn't want to talk about. I never want my parents to know what exactly happened between me and Adrian on that very day.

 "Mom," I called out. The eyes of my mother shone and it seemed as if she knew what I was about to tell her.  Her blue eyes became brighter, and eagerness began surfacing across her face.

"This is not good mom, why did dad do that? He shouldn't have done that." I asked, worried.

 "Why shouldn't he? What right does Adrian have to do that? Do you know the financial support they got from us?"

I didn't want this to happen. As a matter of fact, I didn't ever want to lose Adrian but finding out about his betrayal hurt me so much and shattered my heart into a million pieces. However, I still think that having revenge against him and his pack was not the solution.

"Why am I without a wolf?" I suddenly asked my mom. I didn't gather enough courage to tell my mom what exactly happened to me on that day so I decided to change the topic of discussion.

"You would find your wolf soon, Eva, I mean, very soon. Trust me," she assured me. Somehow, it managed to create a sense of relief in my mind.

I hated it the most when I was taunted without having a wolf, something that always came up whenever I discussed it with most of my friends. Sometimes, I also wondered why I came in the first place if I had to defy the bloodline of my ancestors. Why did I have no wolf?

"No wolf until 19 years of age?? This sucks mom." I blurted out feeling quite frustrated.

"Your father seeks to speak with you," she said, cupping my cheeks when she saw the expression on my face.

"Be quick and come out to see your father Eva. He's waiting," she said as her soothing voice ran straight into my ears. She then stood up and left the room.

A stream of tears ran down my cheeks immediately after my mom was out of the door.

"What the hell had I done? Why did I have to be the cause of the loss of my friend? Now, it has become worse since my father declared a strong war against them. I think I should speak with my father. Maybe he'd listen to me and change his decision." I thought to myself as I stood up to get ready for the day ahead of me.

I quickly dressed up, left my room, and went straight to meet my father.

His office was silent as I entered and the fact that nothing made a sound left me thinking no one was inside.

"Come in," my mother's words bounce in my ears.

"Oh okay," I said, finally entering the office. My father sat on a casual chair, and the look on his face made my brain register that something was wrong. Something was definitely going in, but what was it? Well, I couldn't tell.

The mind of my mother was undoubtedly unpredictable. For a few minutes when I seemed to look at her, she smiled at me but whenever I looked away, she kept glancing at my father like she was expecting him to say something.

"Sit down, Eva. We need to talk" my father ordered in a serious tone.

"Okay, dad," I replied dryly, praying that the matter of Adrian would not come up again. Instead, I just wanted to ask him why he made such a rash decision.

Something that seemed like yesterday. Adrian was the only person I wasted my whole time for but he betrayed me. Now, it was definite that Adrian was not my mate, what mate would do that?

"Eva," my father calls, in a low tone, unlike the way he enthusiastically pronounced my name before.

"I think you should know why you're here?" He asked me but I stared at him looking confused, or maybe, reluctant to answer.

I didn't know what was coming next. I couldn't read his mind. What if I spoke about Adrian again, and it wasn't the topic?

"I'm sorry father, I don't think I am aware of that, I came here wanting to ask you some questions," I said.

"You must have heard that I had turned against them. Also, I heard that it was because both of you denied the engagement, or was it only Adrian? What happened between you and Adrian?" He asked, staring at me as though he wanted to bore a hole in my forehead with his eyes.

"Ermm Dad, you didn't know the full story and you declared war against them? I don't think that's right." I replied to him.

 His strong glare made me scared so I stopped talking and kept silent. I felt the pit of my tummy ball in a painful knot like I was a rogue who had passed a pack territory.

"Uhm, eh…" I stuttered. "Nothing major happened," I answered because the way he was staring at me became more intense.

"Nothing major? What do you mean by that?" He asked, maybe presumably assuming that I was not telling all that there was.

"We just had a little argument and it was heated, so we made a decision to stay away from each other for a short time," I lied.

"And then why did Adrian have to do that?" He thundered, he was angry.

"Calm down, honey," my mom pacified.

"I'm sorry about that dad." I slowly said as I hung my head.

"I think they did it to get your money and end the marriage. I'm sure that was not ordinary," my mom blurted out.

"The more I think of it, the more furious I get. How dare they??," My dad shouted.

"I will have to kill those gold diggers myself!" He yelled, bouncing to his feet.

"No dad, please wait," I pleaded. He turned to me, his eyes as red as coal.

"Please dad, don't do that." I pleaded with him again, hoping that he'd hear me out.

"I must make them pay for what they did. They duped us of our money, Eva!" He yelled again.

"No, dad. If we do that, it would just result in bloodshed." I said softly.

"This has been the status quo, Eva, and that is why you must learn to harden your heart!"

"I don't want that. That's not who I am!" I yelled back at him because he didn't seem to be listening to me.

My mom walked up to me and stroked my head as I was sitting down.

"Eva, calm down. Your father is only doing what he knows is best for us. If we don't attack, they may attack us. Moreover, some of our skilled warriors have already begun preparations."

"No, mom," I cried out. "That's not what I want. I can resolve this myself, you guys should just let me."

"Eva, I love you, and your father loves you too. That's why you should be strong. I promise your heart will never be played with again." She said to me. She didn't understand why I didn't want any fight to take place.

Sorrow arose in my heart. I didn't know it would result in this. I never wanted my father to have a reason to fight Adrian's pack. If only I could meet the moon goddess, I would have so many questions to ask her like, "why everything was not going well again, and why my life was becoming sorrowful, or even, why I was ever born, or why I didn't die, a long time ago."

No matter what had happened, something in my heart told me that I still loved Adrian and I still wanted to accept him, if only he would return to me.

"Please father, don't do it. Please, for my sake don't do it." I pleaded once again hoping that my dad would have mercy but he didn't budge.

"What if I say, it's my will?" He asked me.

"Then…" I said and paused as I thought of what to say. I didn't know what to say next. Was I really going to do this?

 "You will have to see me dead," I replied and looked him in his eyes, I didn't flinch.