SELENE
"You're not our biological daughter" I heard my dad say, and the world completely came to a halt right before me. His words resonated over and over again in my head but I couldn't bring myself to understand what he just said.
"What did you say?" I managed to ask after what felt like an hour of endless torture.
I saw him turn to my mum who grabbed his arms and gave him a slight nod before she turned to me with a small smile
"We aren't your biological parents Selene, we didn't give birth to you." She said and took a breath before she continued, "We found you laying by the forest when your dad and I went on a run. We couldn't leave you there all by yourself so we took you in with hopes that maybe, your mother or father would come looking after you, but when days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, we decided to accept you as ours" she explained to me calmly and at that moment, it made sense.
The reason I could always feel a strain, a distance, an unidentifiable feeling of difference between my mum and I, has always been because I wasn't her biological child. I laughed humorlessly as I couldn't find any other way to express the pain and frustration I was feeling inside, I let out a sigh and cradled my head with my palms.
I didn't know what to think or feel at the moment, it felt like the world was enclosing in on me and every single thing I've ever known had been a lie. I was still in my little world of pain when I felt someone place their hand on my knee and squeezed it in a comforting manner. I looked to the side and saw Drystan smiling warmly at me, but I couldn't bring myself to smile back nor bask in the warmth of his smile. I was in a lot of pain and swirling in an ocean of confusion.
"This doesn't mean we never loved you or that we don't love you, you are our princess" I heard my dad say
"Then why?" I asked, dragging my eyes away from Drystan and turning to him "if you guys love me so much, why then did you tell me this? You both know I was better off never finding out" I accused
"Princess...." He called out in a soft and pained voice, but I refused to be wavered by it
"Just tell me, why?" I asked again and he shook his head.
"I swear we didn't have a choice! We never wanted you to know"
"Then why did you tell me?!" I yelled with so much anger and a loud crack echoed around the room, I immediately closed my mouth and began looking around in fear to identify where the crack came from and saw our oak wooden table cracked into two, and before my mind could fully register what just happened, the table fell apart with a very loud thud and my eyes widened in shock.
Silence fell on the room at the sudden turn of events, everyone's gaze was fixed on the broken table with disbelief written all over their face "What on Earth was that!?" My mum asked breathlessly but no one could come up with an answer. I was still staring at the table with my mouth slightly open when I felt everyone's gaze on me, I thought I was just paranoid and didn't pay any mind till I looked up from the broken table and met everyone in the room staring at me.
"What did you do, princess?" My dad asked calmly but I didn't fail to notice the disbelief and fear he was radiating.
"Me?" I asked, and pointed my index finger at myself. He looked at my finger and then back at my face before he nodded his head.
"Yes, you. No one else in this room could have broken the table" he said and I shook my head in disbelief.
"It can't be me, Dad, I didn't even touch the table! I'm a werewolf, we possess physical strength. my voice couldn't have possibly broken the table into two!"
"But it did" my mum pointed out and looked at me then back at the table "it did" she repeated, this time her gaze fixed on me.
I just stared at them defeated, I didn't know what to say or do again. I couldn't find the words to defend myself, I don't even understand what happened, I was just completely lost! It felt like I was going to pass out, but Drystan quickly came to my rescue.
"Alpha and Luna, I apologize for the inconvenience my fiancee has caused. Everything is equally confusing to her as you can see, I would love it if you would permit me to take her back to her room" Drystan said and I turned towards him with teary eyes.
"You're permitted to" I heard my dad say, but I couldn't bring myself to face him so I just kept my gaze on Drystan, who smiled at my dad and bowed slightly before he turned toward me and smiled brightly
"Let's go," he said and stood up before he grabbed my hands and helped me to my feet but I was too wobbly to stand on my own, so he immediately wrapped his hands around my waist and pulled me closer to himself "I've got you" he mumbled into my ears and I bobbed my head slowly.
I was thinking he would just support me with his body to my room, but to my surprise, he carried me up in a bridal style and began walking to my room. I didn't have it in me to protest and to be honest, I was grateful he chose to carry me so I wrapped my hands around his neck and buried my face in the crook of his neck.
We got into my room and he gently placed me on the bed and covered me up with the duvet "get some sleep" he whispered and gently patted my head. When he was sure I was comfortable he made to leave but I quickly grabbed his hand, he paused and turned to me without raised eyebrows "Do you need anything?"
I stared at him for a while before I shifted and patted the space on the bed with my other hand "please stay" I pleaded and he raised both eyebrows in surprise, "please" I asked again and I saw him debate with himself for a while before he nodded and got into the bed.
I scooted closer to him and placed my head on his chest when he lay on the bed, his breath hitched at the contact but I paid no mind to it and just laid there. A few seconds passed by before he started breathing regularly again, when I was sure he was a bit more comfortable I pushed myself closer to him and this time, he wrapped his arms around my waist. My heart skipped a beat at the action but at the same time, it made me very happy and warm inside.
I spent the next few seconds rubbing and drawing random shapes on his chest, while he just laid there and allowed me to do my thing "I want to sleep but I can't. My body is exhausted but my mind is wide awake and active, and I would do anything right now if it means forgetting what I had just heard" I whispered and I felt him look down on me.
"Do you want to play a game to get your mind off things then?" He asked.
"What game?"
"20 questions. We can get to know a lot more about each other, we barely know anything about each other" he said and millions of questions to ask him popped into my head and I immediately nodded in agreement.
"You can go first"
"Okay," he mumbled. His fingers began tracing and drawing circles on my waist as he thought of his question, "well... How old are you?" He asked and my mouth dropped open.
"You don't know how old I am?" I asked and raised my head to look at him. He looked like a deer caught in a headlight as he slowly nodded his head in confirmation, I scoffed and placed my head back on his chest "well, I'm 20" I answered and he nodded.
"Your turn"
"When is your birthday?" I asked immediately and I felt him stiffen, I raised an eyebrow and glanced at him but refused to say anything
"I don't know when my birthday is, but it's celebrated every March 15th; the day I was brought to Mooncrest as a part of them" he explained and I nodded in understanding, "my turn now, why did you agree to get married to me?"
The question caught me off guard, but I recovered quickly "well, I didn't want to go through the stress of getting courted by another Alpha" I answered, and he made a sound at the back of his throat but didn't say anything " my turn now I guess"
A few minutes of silence passed by as I deliberated on the next question to ask, I was curious about many things but I don't know which to ask first or which to ask at all "Which pack are you originally from?" I finally asked and he took a sharp intake of breath but remained quiet.
What felt like an eternity passed by and my eyes fluttered open and close as I waited for his response "I didn't belong to any pack" he finally said "I was a rogue orphan and I was raised by a small group of rogues" he answered in a very pained voice and before I could say anything else, he patted my head "go to sleep now, Bellator Meus" He whispered to me, and almost instantly my eyes closed and I drifted off to sleep but I can swear I felt him place a kiss on my forehead.