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We left for Flame Valley two days ago, and Thalia has been pretty sad the entire trip back here, but Amara got a few words out of her. She slept the whole trip away and I want so badly to comfort her, but my guilt is kicking at me. She doesn’t deserve to be comforted by someone who hurt her so much, I’ve been stuck on how to tell her, Ry says I should tell her now, but I don’t know where to begin, I’m scared to lose her. When she spoke of forgiveness in her speech at the funeral, I so desperately wanted for her to mean it, but I don’t know to what extent her forgiveness stretches, and a huge part of me knows that despite having been forgiven so many times in the past, with Arabella Venus is where she draws the line. I should know, that’s where I drew the line too. Ryan is convincing his girlfriend to stay the night in the car as Thalia and I walk inside the house, it’s a quarter past eleven so the pack and pack house are entirely quiet. Until we enter the house that is, Arabella
I don’t talk to anyone the entire day, and when I give Baby Serenity back to Eliza, she’s asleep, tired of crying and being pitied by everyone around her. I ride with Amara and Ryan, offering to drive home so I don’t have to hear Mom talking about who looks saddest, how Alpha Ezra looks like his life ended.The moment I step into the house, I find Mom waiting for me, sitting on the sofa handle as she stares right at me.“That was a great speech, Rosie baby,” she says.But I don’t answer her. There’s this huge lump in my throat that will have me grumbling to the ground if I do, in fact, respond to her.I walk straight to the bedroom, stepping out of my shoes and dropping my coat somewhere by the door. Mom says something about food or hugs, but I’m too busy rushing up the stairs to hear it.My knees tremble when I get to my bedroom, and I fall to the floor, screaming into the mattress.I break. My shoulders shake, and the sound that leaves me isn’t even a cry. It’s something hoarse and
“Hello, my name is Valerie, and for those of you who might not know me…” she pauses, searching for someone in the crowd. “I’m Alpha Ezra and Luna Serenity’s daughter. I made them parents,” she says, pulling on a smile. “And today, as we say the most painful goodbye I’ve ever had to say, I’m going to tell you about my mom. Or stall the processions because I’m not ready yet,” she swallows, her voice breaking, but her Aunt Hope is right there with her. “My mom was… my mom,” she says. “I am aware she was also your Luna, but to me, she was Mom before anything else.” A few murmurs stir in the crowd, but no one interrupts. They’re all hushed and remorseful whispers. My girl Val breathes through her nose and keeps going. “My mom had a certain way about her. She wasn’t loud. She didn’t yell to get her point across, nor did she ever use her power as Luna to boss everyone around—except Dad,” she says, making a few people laugh. “What I’m trying to say is she was soft and gentle. We liste
THALIA I couldn't sleep all night, I kept thinking of Serenity and Alpha's Ezra, how it must feel for him to have survived an accident that killed his wife. He's familiar with the feeling of losing her, but this time? He truly lost her, we all did, and I can't begin to imagine how his kids feel. I hate what's happening. I don't know what I will say to the kids or Alpha Ezra, so I take a little longer getting ready. Their house is a few minutes away from Greg and Mom's house, and Serenity is getting buried in the family graveyard, right behind where she used to pick flowers. Everyone is outside when I finally finish the little pep talk I so desperately needed to get me out of the house. "Come on, baby." Mom calls out, ushering me into her open car. I stare at Knox, he's outside of the other car, clearly waiting for me, and for a second I'm conflicted, I want to be with him right now, but then Mom sighs. "Thalia Rose, get in." She urges, and I do. Florentine is in the backseat, al
KNOX After two days in the air, we've finally made it to what was Thalia's home for a few months. Greg sent one of his drivers to pick us up from the airport, and they've been great hosts since we arrived. Mrs B made a delicious dinner, but I couldn't eat, I'm still stuck on the plane with Thalia's confession running through my mind. I excused myself to call Nova while Mrs Kendra was going through all the details of Luna Serenity's funeral. The entire pack will be in attendance. Everyone seems to have been fond of her. Nova didn't pick up the phone, so I called Amelia and asked that she take my daughter for a few days or ask Nova to watch her closely if she is opposed to going with Amelia. When I walk back into the house, nobody is where I left them, nobody but Mrs Kendra. She glares when she sees me enter and then goes back to fluffing the pillows on her sofa. “Mrs B,” I clear my throat, and she instantly looks my way, still glaring at me with an annoyed expression. "Where is Tha
Knox My face is a wreck—red-rimmed eyes, sweat on my temples, hands trembling like I just ran from something that caught me anyway. And it did. I'm at a loss, I've spent years chasing a profound hate to impede on Thalia and every memory of her all because my ego was bruised. Nothing makes sense, How could I have been so blinded by someone's conspiracy that I let it bury my bond with Thalia? I'm a terrible person, I've done nothing but hurt Thalia for years, I've hurt her since before we got together and now this? I can't stomach it, can't stomach the truth. I've been replaying every moment from four years ago in my mind and it still isn't clear to me. I'm haunted by all the signs I missed when I walked into that hospital. Thalia had already given birth when I got there, Mariella was with her and like a fool I was glad she had someone with her but then the nurse came in—a nurse I've not seen since that day. I vividly recall the nurse telling me that my daughter needed to be with