5. Carter & Wanda

-CARTER-

I was finally falling asleep after a few activities when I heard a light humming.

To myself, I wondered, Who is humming?

I was eager to find out.

The more sleep I tried to give up, the more difficult it was for me to wake up, and the more pain I felt throughout my body, the more I wanted to know who was humming this lullaby in my head.

I was unable to ascertain why.

When I woke up, the first thing I saw were the walls of the jail room from my pack.

I opened my eyes, starting to fully awaken, and tried to think of anything that would explain what had happened.

How did I get in here? I was trying to figure out why Vanessa felt the need to attack me while I was in the school.

She looked like she was in a daze. What the hell is wrong with her, man? I am not usually this worked up about women.

She did not stop breaking me just because she believed I was hurting.

My entire body continued to hurt, and my chest was on fire.

I closed my eyes and woke up again.

I tried to make out as much of that humming song as I could because no one else was around.

There could not have been any outside activity that could have interrupted me, as I was alone in the jail cellar.

After a while, I heard the bars rattling, so I slowly opened my eyes.

I attempted to fully open my eyes, but they felt heavy. The Alpha of my pack will need to meet me.

Alpha Vincent was facing me through the bars when I heard him say something.

"I am glad you are awake. "Get him cleaned up, and bring him in my office now," he said as he turned to go. "If you did pass away, that was going to be a problem," he stated.

That there were two fighters was unknown to me.

They helped me up and then escorted me into the office, where the pack elders would also be.

I could hardly walk to the office because of all the pain in my body. But the Warriors helped me, and they helped me sit on the sofa as I walked to his office.

I was being pulled down by gravity, so it was easy for them to help me.

My only option was to hope that they would grant me permission to return to my room or the cellars, where my mattress was located.

It was unbearable how much pain I was in my body.

I was trying not to think about how uncomfortable I felt physically.

From behind me, I heard the Alpha come through the slammed door.

Vanessa was following her, with her mother Luna Valery at her side.

Alpha Vincent sat behind his desk and rubbed his face. He did not seem to be upset with me.

It looked like he was in a lot of trouble. Why would he find it problematic?

The man is the Alpha of our pack. If he did not act, I did not know why I was asking myself these questions.

It was becoming clear that everything had happened while I was attempting to remain conscious and composed, as the pain was intensifying.

Carter, I promise I have already made arrangements for a doctor to come see you, even though I know you are in a lot of pain. But before any of this can occur, I need you to abide by the fundamental instructions I have given you. He sighed, "If you don't, I will be forced to give you over to the rogues as a peace offering." Is this the result you wanted?

I did not answer Alpha Vincent right away because I was unable to even turn my head.

"No, Alpha, I am not having any problems. How did I merit this privilege? Did I fail to go and do as you said?

Alpha Vincent hit the desk and screamed at Vanessa, who growled low.

"Vanessa, enough already! It was Carter, not John or Jona, who was fortunate. The fact that I have to undo the harm you choose to inflict still amazes me. Are you really willing to put other people's lives in danger just to bully Carter? If the moon goddess had not forbidden us from getting another puppy, you would not be learning how to be Luna of this pack.

I could hear Vanessa growling even now.

However, that is exactly what she did, giving me the greatest gift imaginable; so why have not you exiled him? He does not have the right to be here, Daddy. Why our pack needs to keep its omega level so low is beyond me. We should be the strongest pack, not the weakest one.

Vanessa started to gripe about not being allowed to do what she wanted.

Typical trauma bitch syndrome.

Hearing her behave in this way had finally made the Alpha lose it.

"I will be clear with you, Vanessa: if you do not change your behavior right away and continue to act like a child, I will not accept Carter as your mate, and you will never be Luna of my pack."

His words had grown from a tiny twinge of pain in my chest when I realized I was in danger because of Vanessa.

Now that it was nearer my chest, it was far more dangerous.

Vanessa growled then, for sure.

"You can not treat me that way, Daddy. When it is my birthday tomorrow and I get to be Luna, why are you making things so difficult for me? When I already have everything planned out, you want me to just toss it all away because you are sorry he is a half-breed?

Vanessa teased me, and her last remark stayed with me.

-Wanda's perspective-

It is been a very long time since I could at last spread my paws in this manner.

Aw, yes, spring will arrive soon.

I skip myself out of the castle gardens, shaking my fur.

I am traveling to Queen Selene's opulent palace.

She constantly hides in her dimly lit library, keeping everything hidden.

Moon goddess has that kind of wiring.

My tail began to swing around and hit on the servant carrying biscuits as I was offering my wolf paws to a maid who was passing by.

I forced her to put down her tray after a while.

I started eating them when I heard the maid snort, "You stupid wolf! They belonged to the Queen!

My eyes bulged, shit.

Mom was going to be very upset with me over this.

I smile at her, brow hair flying in a fluffy arc, and I lower my ears.

I may appear like a wasted wolf, but it was cute, did not I?

If I am pretty, the maid will not hate me.

The maid is scrubbing her maid uniform while glaring at me as if I should be reprimanded by the newspaper.

"Come on, Wanda."

I see our mother's mental link.

As I hear the maid enter the castle and strike the wall forcefully, my ears perk up. I yap to let people know I am coming.

The library's doors are closed, so I dash to the gate in anticipation of its sudden opening and end up hitting Cosmo, the gray wolf that causes me all of my problems in this castle.

I hit us, and we roll across the floor, saying, "Why did you do that?"

Cosmo yells in frustration. I snarl at him, you little bastard.

I wonder why I have not bitten his neck off again today as he looks at me with his dumb gray hair and his tongue on the side of his open mouth.