Maria took a walk around the pack to inspect the work being done by the builders. Her maid carried Karen in her arms as she walked behind her.
Maria was impressed with all she saw and kept on nodding her head as they all greeted her.
" The Luna is here", they chorused , prostrating themselves before her.
The look on their faces showed that they were happy that she had left the comfort of her courts to come see how the work was going.
" She would make a good leader", someone said.
" I'm sure she will, the way she carries everyone along is so encouraging", another said.
Maria smiled as she kept examining all the work done, Lucy sites her from a distance and quickly walks towards her. She sees Karen who is carried by the maid and plays with the little baby when Maria notices her presence.
" My lady", Lucy said , seeing that Maria was looking at her.
" You've been quite distant this days Luciana and I'm wondering what you've been up to. What has been taking your time these days?"Maria asked.
Luciana was a bit dumbfounded and unable to speak , especially seeing the way Maria stared deep into her eyes to get answers.
" I'm sorry my lady, it's really nothing serious, I only have been with the ladies, making sure that we are able to fix the pack the way it should. That's why it appears that I am busy these days my lady", Lucy replied.
Maria laughs hardly and stared even more deeper into her eyes.
" You've quite forgotten that I know you Lucy and I know when you lie as well. You've been with a man , haven't you?",Maria asked.
" No my lady , I haven't. You and Karen are my priority, and I have always sworn to be by your side right from the blood Moon pack", Lucy explained.
Maria looked at her in disbelief and Lucy could tell that she wasn't buying any of the things she was saying to her.
" Luciana, you swore your alligence to me at the blood Moon Pack , but ever since you got entangled with Kelvin, he became your priority , isn't it?", Maria replied.
Luciana was so shocked to hear that, how could Maria had found out that she had something going on with Kelvin. They had kept their relationship a secret for a month now and she wasn't ever going to let Maria know about it because at the blood Moon pack ,she had taken an oath never to fall in love with a male counterpart nor mate any.
" I am sorry my lady, I know I have broken my oath and I should be killed instantly, but I didn't do it on purpose. it just happened and I'm deeply sorry to have betrayed you like this", Lucy begged on her kneels.
Maria looked at her for sometime and asked that she stopped begging her for forgiveness.
" You didn't betray me Lucy, I consider you as a sister and I thought you did same towards me. I am only mad that you never planned on telling me about your relationship with Kelvin. You know how close we are and how opened I have been to you about my problems. You shouldn't have hidden anything from me Lucy".
Luciana felt so bad by Maria's words , it was as if she had just betrayed her lady. She remembered how open Maria had been and how she had taken her in not just as a maid servant but as a friend and sister.
" I am deeply my lady ,I was so scared that I might be executed if I told you about it and I knew it would be hard for me to let Kelvin go . I truly love him and I don't want to loose him either", Lucy said.
" It's okay Luciana, I have never been in support to the tradition of the blood Moon pack, where the maids are not allowed to marry. It wasn't a big deal if you had told me that you wanted to settle down with Kelvin, I would gladly let you both be", Maria said.
Luciana was so happy to hear what Maria had said , she apologized for not letting her know on time and promised that she wasn't ever going to keep secrets from her again. Maria told her to go get , Kelvin and that she was going to approve of their union to each other.
Maria could see how happy Lucy suddenly became, she had thought that she wasn't going to ever forgive her and Kelvin ,but her words had changed everything and Lucy became so relaxed about everything.
" Thank you so much my lady", Lucy said as they both walked back towards Maria's courts.
Luciana thought about how happy Kelvin was going to be hearing that Maria had finally given her consent to their union. She had been so reluctant about everything because she thought Maria would be very angry if she found out about them.
As soon as Maria had a call for some meeting with the council members of the pack, Lucy rushed out to inform Kelvin about the turn out of things.
She walked down to a close by river, where he had gone fishing and called out his name.
" Hello Kelvin, come over here. I've got some good news!", she shouted in excitement.
Kelvin quickly approached her seeing how happy she was when she arrived. He had never seen her that happy, but always met her in a rather serious counterance must times. He knew something very pleasant must have happened to keep her in such a mood ,but he couldn't place his hands around what exactly it was .
' What happened? what brings you here, you told me you were going to spend some days with the Luna?",Kelvin said.
' She approved it", Lucy said jumping in excitement.
" She approved what?", Kelvin asked in ignorance.
" Our union, she agreed. She already knew about it and she was so happy when she said we can be together", Lucy replied.
" Oh no!", Kelvin said.
" What do you mean, aren't you happy that we can finally be together, our unborn child would no longer be a bastard", Lucy said.
Kelvin went on his kneels, placing his forehead on her abdomen while rubbing it. Lucy could tell that he wasn't happy. She Wondered what the matter could be and why he wasn't saying anything about the news she had given.
Kelvin had wanted them to be together in the past last month, and now she brought the good news , he didn't seem happy with it.
" You don't seem happy Kelvin, don't you want us to be together again, like you always wanted", Lucy managed to say.
" I do want that Lucy, but you see, after you told me that you were under an oath never to get married ,I decided to mate someone else, I am really sorry", Kelvin said.
" What! when did this happen?", Lucy asked.
" few weeks ago Lucy and I think she might also be with my child soon enough",Kelvin said.
Lucy got shocked when she heard Kelvin talk, she had given him her whole being and had believed that she was the only one in his life. She had been strong hearted and had never loved, this once she tried loving someone, she fell into the wrong hands.
She wondered how she was going to raise a child without a father, she should had never fallen for Kelvin, now he was married ,he wouldn't want her as well and no other man would either. Maria would be so disappointed and even blame her the more for not letting her know from the first day they became intimate.
Lucy cried her eyes out as she walked away, Kelvin tried stopping her, but she left him with a hot slap.
" You deciever, stay away from me!", she said.