chapter 55

SELIORA POV

“Seliora,” I heard, Kaelion call out to me while my head continued to spin. “Take deep breaths.”

“I..do..not..think.. I..can,” I stuttered, running my hands through my hair.

I was having an anxiety attack. The last time I had one was when my sister died years ago.

“You are all right,” Kaelion said pulling me into a tight embrace while I just remained there.

After a few minutes, I managed to calm down.

“You good now?” He asked, breaking the hug.

“Yes,” I replied, walking over to the phone which was still on the table.

“Why..Father?” I asked, as my hands trembled.

He has broken my trust in him. Not only that, I wondered if he was ever going to tell me the truth that Kaelion didn't threaten to kill me.

He lied without hesitation.

“Forgive me, Seliora. I will make sure to come get you,” He replied.

“I said Why?” I yelled, picking up the phone. “You did this to our pack, you ruined everything. I defended you with all I had in me.”

“It’s complicated, Seliora. I had to do it because..,” He said but stopped talking halfway just before he could complete his sentence. “They are here, you have to stay strong.”

Afterwards, he ended the call abruptly.

I instantly dialled his number but I could no longer reach him.

“Who was he referring to?” I muttered.

“His accomplice maybe. I have been trying to find out who it is,” Kaelion stated, taking the phone from me while I walked over to the seat.

This was it.

The end of everything. I had nothing more to fight for. Everything I believed in and fought for was all a lie.

My father was a monster. A man who ravaged a pack and murdered an innocent woman.

“Your trust in him almost made me doubt myself, Seliora even I was certain he did it,” Kaelion muttered, walking to me.

“You were right all along,” I mumbled. “I was a fool, I trusted him blindly.”

“You only trusted in what you believed in, Seliora,” He replied.

I parted my lips to reply to him but instead, tears rolled down my cheeks.

“What am I supposed to do? How am I supposed to explain to Thlaric when I finally see him,” I mumbled in between tears. “He will never recover from this.”

The tears kept flowing no matter how much I tried to stop them. All the plans I had, the things I did just to make sure Kaelion could pay for what he did to my pack, it was all a waste of time.

My father was the one responsible. He had sworn to protect the pack but instead, he got them all killed due to reasons I will never be able to understand even when I find out.

“Have it,” Kaelion said some minutes later, handing me a tissue.

I slowly looked up at him and collected it before beginning to wipe my tears with it.

“You must be happy right now,” I muttered. “You finally got me to see what you have always wanted me to.”

“No, Seliora,” He replied.

“You really think this justifies what you did to my pack. My father might have been responsible for what had happened to you and I am really sorry you had to go through that but I will never be able to forgive you for forgetting what you did,” I stated, standing up.

“I am aware of this, Seliora. You saved my life and for that, I have decided to spare your father’s life. All you have to do is find out why he did this and who his accomplice is then you can leave and go back to your family,” Kaelion said.

I was supposed to feel about finally going home but I didn't.

Instead, I dreaded the thought of going home to see my father after all that had happened.

How was I going to face and look him in the eye? Do I pretend everything was fine in front of Thlaric and my mother or do I tell them what he has done?

More questions kept running through my mind.

“I need some time alone,” I said, hurrying out of Kaelion’s office and going into my room.

As I entered, I walked over to the file which Kaelion had given to me which was lying on the bed, and began to go over and over it again.

“There’s nothing here!” I yelled out in frustration.

There was no connection. Ember Fang Pack had all the resources, soldiers, and lands we needed.

So why? What would father have benefited from doing all of this?

I had so many questions.

Feeling overwhelmed, I returned to Kaelion’s office.

“I need to talk to him again, maybe this time he is going to tell me why he did it and then you can release me,” I muttered.

“Sure, go ahead,” Kaelion said, dropping the cell phone on the table which I instantly picked up.

I continued to dial the number again and again yet it was still not reachable.

“Mother,” I thought to myself.

I could call her instead.

I then dialled my mother’s number and placed the phone to my ear nervously.

“Mother,” I muttered as she picked up the phone. “It’s me, Seliora. I really need to speak to father.”

“Your father was just taken, Seliora,” Mother replied in a low voice.

“What do you mean by he was taken?” I asked.

“Some men broke into the stone glass house where we have been hiding and took him, he was just getting well and preparing to come get you,” Mother answered, weeping.

“Do you have any ideas who they could be?” I inquired.

“No, Seliora,” She answered. “How is he ever going to rescue you now?”

“Do not worry about me, I will call you back soon,” I said, ending the call then looking towards Kaelion. “Did you abduct my father?”

Just before he could answer, Jackson stormed into the room.

“We have a huge problem,” He announced.