The Secret is Out

Euthalia’s POV

I looked back one more time, making sure that nobody had their eyes on me as I headed out of the pack gates. 

It had been exactly a week since Andrei had his men drag me away from my safe place. Only Antonio had seen me outside, but he looked straight ahead like he didn’t see me. 

I said one more prayer to the Moon Goddess before heading out. I made sure that I had done all my duties before heading out. 

And for anyone that I had forgotten, Alice promised to fill in for me. She didn’t know where I was headed, and she didn’t ask either. 

I managed to find my way back to where I was brought from. 

Eddie was the first person I had seen, talking to one of the other pack members. He smiled at me but ignored him, walking past him. 

“Euthalia,” he called out. “There are so many things you should know.”

That didn’t even make me stop in my tracks. I might have listened to him, but not until I saw who I wanted to see. 

I walked right into the palace. The Luna, Avery gave a worried smile, before hurrying to where I was. 

“Eddie told us everything that had happened yesterday. Are you okay?” she asked, and I nodded impatiently. 

“Can we talk later? Where is Dave?” I asked her. 

“Mama!” A little boy screamed, running towards me with his unsteady feet. 

I carried him up in the air, pinching his nose that looked exactly like that of his father and he giggled in my arms. Avery smiled at the sight of the both of us. 

“And where is the Alpha?” I asked. 

“Oh, he wanted to stay as he knew that you would be returning but he had some urgent work at the office.” 

She waved her hands around and I knew that they had had yet another quarrel. 

“That’s fine,” I said, saving her all the trouble.”

“Are you here to take Dave with you? The whole pack already misses you.”

I shook my head immediately. “No,” I said firmly. 

“This is the only place where I can be sure that he is safe. I can't take him to the palace. That will just complicate things. At least until I have a few things sorted out.’’ I explained. 

She nodded wisely like I was making sense. “I’ll make sure to keep him safe for you, love. I still want to apologize for what Eddie had done to you.” 

I nodded, asking her not to say anything without saying a word but she continued. 

“I don’t know what got into him. I got him demoted anyway. That will teach him what and what not to say in the future.”

There was a small flower of joy that had bloomed at the bottom of my heart at the sound of his demotion. 

She gently took Dave from me and I craved his scent again. I paused, praying that he wouldn’t cry. 

Just as I thought, he was still smiling at me before resolving to play with the beads on Avery’s neck. I heaved a sigh of relief. 

I nodded one more time, sure that he was safe with her. She had that privilege. After all, she was the second person to touch him after me. And it remained that way till today. 

“He’s safe, Euthalia,” she assured me one more time. 

I nodded, hugging the both of them before heading out of the palace. Eddie was there.

“You really can't ignore me forever, Euthalia!” I sighed, walking past him when he grabbed my shoulder and pulled me to him in a hug. 

I found myself crying, letting out all the tears that I had held back. That was his way of comforting me. 

“We have been through our issues back and forth, Talia,” he said fondly. “I’m done having issues with you.”

“Then you should have kept me safe,” I whispered, letting out more tears. 

“I didn’t know who they were. I thought they were just a bunch of people giving out free money for simple surveys. And I ended up talking about everyone including you. Your name was all I told them.”

I closed my eyes in the regret of not going to their pack under a guise. Or at least a change of name. I still let him hug me as he continued speaking.

“Besides, they said they were family. And you have spent countless nights crying about how much you miss your family.” He wasn’t wrong about that.

“What did you tell them?” I asked, wriggling myself out of his embrace.

“Nothing except your name.”

I hugged him one more time, ruffling his hair. “Am I forgiven?” he asked me and I nodded. 

We had a little more small talk before I turned back, heading out of their palace gate. 

I stopped abruptly, taking a few steps back when I noticed Andrei’s eyes blazing with anger.

“What are you doing here?” he asked immediately. 

“I c-came to s-see the Luna,” I stuttered. 

“Liar!” he screamed, making me cover my ears with my hands. How much longer will you lie?”

Eddie came to stand in front of me immediately, trying to stand for me but his feeble build didn’t stand a chance against Andrei. 

“How did I lie?” I screamed back. You never cared about me for the past three years and you suddenly care about when I lie to you?”

He seemed to calm down after I screamed back at him. 

I felt my fingers digging into my palm, to stop me from crying. I didn’t want to remember anything from the last time he had screamed at me. 

“What happened to my baby?” I stopped breathing immediately. How did he know there was a baby? I regained composure immediately.

“I lost it,” I said, trying to look normal. 

He took a deep breath too. “Euthalia, where is Dave?”