CHAPTER 3

Sebastian was gone when I woke up the next morning. He had left the door open, and I wondered if he had gone to find my sister again. Lilith had been in the hospital for a long time, so our parents would definitely want to see her. She must have gone to their pack, and Sebastian must have driven her there.

He would do anything just to spend time with Lilith. It seemed like everyone felt that way when it came to Lilith, and it had been that way ever since we were little kids.

Lilith was one of the lucky survivors of what was now known as ‘The biggest rogue attack in history’, but unfortunately, like many other kids at the time, her family and their home didn’t survive the attack. She was left an orphan, alone and with nowhere to go.

But all of that changed when I met her… I fell in love with the little girl with thick black hair made into two untidy pigtails. I knew the richest families in the area were to adopt one orphan each and take care of them, and so I didn’t rest until I convinced my parents to adopt her.

I wanted Lilith and I to be sisters, but I was just an innocent child and I never anticipated how much my life would change after that— and not exactly for the better. Lilith quickly adjusted into becoming the second daughter of Crescent pack’s Alpha’s family, as well as the apple of everyone’s eyes, and when we met Sebastain, he felt the same adoration for her.

And before I knew it, Lilith took over his mind and his time, and eventually, his heart. My wolf growled at the thought… It was no secret that she wasn’t very fond of Lilith.

“Alora?”

“Yes,” I turned to face Catherine as she walked into the open room, trying to smile so she wouldn’t see how upset I was.

“You okay?” she asked as she sat beside me on the bed.

“Yeah,” I answered, smiling.

She smiled sadly at me. “There’s been some rumors about rogues in the area. Sebastian went to check it out and handle it.”

“Oh,” I whispered. I couldn’t help but wonder why Luna would come all the way here from her quarters just to tell me this, but when I felt her fingers wrapped around mine in a comforting manner, I knew. She knew exactly what I was thinking about Sebastian’s absence, and this was her way of making sure that I was okay.

“Don’t skip breakfast okay?”

“Okay.”

I groaned into my pillow when Catherine left, hating that I hadn't given him grace. I had immediately thought the worst about Sebastian without even trying to confirm what was really happening. I felt bad, so I focused hard until I could mindlink him. It was a bit hard because of the distance, but I got to him.

Be safe.

It was short and sweet. I waited for a reply, but five minutes passed and none came.

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The entire day passed by with whispers following me everywhere. Everyone was talking about the Rogue. The workers cast glances at me as they worked and lowered their voices when I walked past them, but I could still hear them loud and clear. And my anxiety grew and grew by the minute until it completely overwhelmed me.

From what I had gathered, the Rogues were planning an attack that could possibly be even bigger than the previous one. Sebastian’s father, Alaric Wolfe, who was the current Alpha of the Silverback pack had caught wind of their plans and he went with Sebastian and the army to prevent the attack. I was worried.

This mission was dangerous, and if anything even went wrong, Sebastian could get hurt, or worse... I tried mindlinking, but didn’t get access to him.

I sighed and tried to think positively. Bad thoughts weren’t going to do anything to help keep Sebastian safe. I had to stay positive for him. That was what a good wife and future Luna would do.

Someone knocked. I immediately stood and made my way to the door, thinking that it was Sebastian., but then, Sebastian had no reason to knock in his own house. I tried not to let my disappointment show as I opened the door to a shy looking maid standing in front of me. I recognized her, she was new.

She cleared her throat nervously. “I’m sorry to bother you, ma’am, but I'm in charge of cleaning your sister’s room, and I was directed by Luna to ask you how everything should be done.”

“Oh,” I moved aside for her to come in. “Come with me.” The maid was new, so I figured she had no idea where Lilith’s room was.

As I led her in the direction of Lilith’s room, I felt grateful to my mother-in-law. Things like this– like sending the maids to me for guidance was just her way of training me to become Luna. I was very thankful that she even saw me worthy.

I texted Sebastian and opened the door to Lilith’s room.

I didn’t know what to expect– Lilith used to live with us before she had to be taken to the human hospital two years ago for a mysterious illness, but despite that, I had never been in her room for privacy issues. I walked into the room, only to let out a gasp, and stagger backwards at the sight in front of me.

“Oh my goodness…”