Flora grabbed my hand before I could take a step forward.“What do you think you’re doing?” She asked. And even so, her voice still held no tone of malice against me. It was still as warm as it always was.“I’m looking out for myself and my baby. I need to visit the rogues and find out the truth from them. They won’t know that I know—”“You’re returning to them with a pregnancy that belongs to one of the sons of the people they killed. They’ll either keep you there with them and never let you leave or they will try to get into your head once again.”“I don’t think they can do that.” I shook my head as I argued. “I mean, I already know what kind of people they are.”“You have to listen to me, Zara. Whatever you’re planning to do, don’t do it. They’ll get what’s coming to them. Besides, what truth do you even want to get from them that you don’t already know?” She questioned.“Flora.” I took her hands now, giving them a squeeze. “Don’t worry about me. I’m going to be fine. All you have
“You will not lecture me on how to protect my own pack. I’ve been an alpha for years now!” Darius argued with me. We had been arguing over Aeron and how Darius had managed the situation.“I’m not lecturing you on anything.” I shook my head, the frustration I had for him growing into full rage. “I’m simply saying you should have let me handle it.”“You were there when he was standing there and giving me terms, Zara. You should know that there was no handling it with Aeron. Even if you wanted to talk him out of his stupid plans, he wouldn’t listen.”I sighed and turned around. “So what? We just sit around and wait for him to attack?”“I won’t let him attack—”“And how exactly do you plan to do that?!” I snapped. “I can’t believe you’re both so selfish! You know that there’s a baby involved in this, yet you’re thinking about yourselves and not even caring about the baby at all.”Darius didn’t respond immediately. He placed his hands on my shoulders and gave them a light squeeze.“Don’t d
“Aeron?” I called as I set my eyes on him. It was when Darius didn’t show any sign of surprise that I figured out what was happening.“Were you trying to lock me up in the bedroom because you didn’t want me to see him?” I asked Darius, who kept his eyes trained on his brother.“You better answer her question. Even I want to know why you were planning to lock her away when you knew I was around.” Aeron crossed his arms and gave Darius a mischievous smirk.“You do know that by entering my pack without my permission, you have indirectly called for a battle?” Darius said, ignoring my question.“Darius,” I whispered. I hated this. I hated having to be caught between their feud that never ended, and I hated who they both became whenever they were in each other’s presence.“And you do know that taking my mate out of my pack and keeping her in your pack without informing me calls for a war?” Aeron retorted.“Nobody is fighting anybody!” I yelled, causing a clap of thunder to stop everyone fro
“Why do you always do this, Zara?” Darius asked as he looked at me with an annoyed expression on his face. I could tell he was holding himself back from saying any more.“I’m not saying it for just my benefit,” I said. “Your soldiers might not be enough for this. We need all the help we need.”“So the next best thing to do is beg my brother for help?” He looked even more irritated at the thought now.“Who said anything about begging?” I raised my hands in exasperation. “Why does it have to be about pride to you two? I know you can both talk it out. You’re both adults, Darius.”He was quiet. For a moment, I thought he was considering it. There was a look on his face that convinced me that he was. I was then made to know that no matter how I tried, I would never be able to read Darius.“I’ll take care of it myself. I’ll send word to my allying packs. Some of them have to agree. I will not be contacting my brother at this time.”My shoulders sank with my heart as I looked back at the foo
There was tense silence between me and Darius when we stepped into his bedroom, finally alone enough to talk without the fear of being overheard.“I know what you’re probably thinking right now,” I started as I raised both of my hands in the air in surrender. “It’s only fair that you would think it’s my fault all of this is happening, but you should know that I’m just as confused about this.”“I know that much, Zara. What I fail to understand is why I have to be the one to deal with this. If your powers had unlocked in my brother’s pack, I wouldn’t have to be worried about the safety of my people.”My brows crinkled in a frown as I processed the words he had just said.“So what? This is about Aeron more than anything?” I asked. “I can’t believe you’re factoring your competition with your brother into this, Darius. Did you not hear Flora? Danger is coming.”“For you,” he added. “She said danger is coming for you. And it’s not about Aeron, Zara. This is about my people. If danger comes
“You’ve unlocked your powers,” Flora said, a look of mixed awe and horror sitting on her face as I looked around in confusion.“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked as I turned to Darius and found him looking at me as if I was some sort of terrifying object that he didn’t want to touch.“It was never supposed to be unlocked this early. As the Moon Child, you have certain powers which you can control over time but it was hidden within you for a reason,” Flora shouted over the noise of the wind as it got even worse.“How can I stop it?!” I questioned when I heard shouts from outside. Darius beat me to it, running out of the house to check on his pack members.When I found myself outside, there were people shielding their faces as they tried to make it to their homes but were being hindered by the wind. Others were holding on to something in hopes that they wouldn’t be blown away as they all wondered aloud about where the wind came from.“Stop this!” Darius yelled as he grabbed my hand