"You are going to be fine! You are going to be fine!" I chanted for the umpteenth time as I walked close to my parent's room and every time I got closer to their room I felt my breathing constricted so I decided to take a deep breath.
But why am I doing this? Why am I so scared to talk to my parents?
Maybe my situation would have been different if a weak girl like me hadn't been born to my parents…Lycans.
My parents are one of the most powerful Lycan rulers of their time and they are still very well in their prime with their powers still not derailing.
"But why am I like this!" I mumbled as a sigh escaped my mouth.
How can a weak human like me be born to the household of Lycan? How can someone like me be…' I was pondering but I felt a strong force before I could avoid it I felt my body sent flying to the floor.
"Ahhh!" I yelled, and I looked at what went wrong and why I was sent flying to the ground only to be met with the arrogant face of my little sister, Azrael.
Azrael is my little sister but she was more the pride of my parents. You can say she is the one that the moon goddess used to compensate them for having a weak daughter like me.
Azrael is really powerful and she must have deliberately pushed me down…this is not the first time things like this are going to happen.
"What are you doing on the floor, big sister? Don't tell me you don't even have the energy to walk now!" I heard Azrael's voice and my teeth gritted against each other in anger as I dusted myself up from the ground.
"How dare you ask me that question? Did you have a proof?" She asked with an arrogant look and I bit my lips down knowing that she was right.
No matter how Azrael bullied me in the past I was never able to get my parents to punish her because she always asked me to present her with proof and since she was my parent's favorite they always believed her.
Even now I know I wasn't going to win her so I was not going to argue with her.
"I will be going now, mother asked for me," I say, turning around and I heard her mocked me for being weak but I didn't turn around to give her the piece of mind.
I walked down the hallway and my steps halted when I reached the front of my parent's room and I knocked gently.
"Luna mother, I am here," I say softly waiting for an order for me to come and I heard her hum asking me to come in
I opened the door gently to face an elegant woman who looked like someone of my age with an air of elegance oozing around her.
"What are you doing not entering? Don't tell me you also do not have the energy to walk!" I heard my mom's angry voice and I bolted into the room knowing me lingering outside might warrant wrath from her.
She was even nice today to not have thrown anything at me…she must be in a good mood, I mulled as I watched her whistling around in the room.
"Have you eaten?" I heard my mother ask and my heart skipped a bit hearing that.
I was so shocked by her question that it rendered me speechless for some time because that was the first time my mother had asked me that question.
She only asked me if I was done with the house chores and other activities but never asked her if she had eaten but she knew that her being alive till that day was all thanks to her.
"Why are you not answering me? Is my question that hard to understand?" She asked again and my father also walked out of the restroom.
"No…I am sorry.. I have eaten," I stuttered and I heard my father hiss in anger.
"You and that stuttered! I am sick and tired of it!" He bellowed and I jolted in fear.
"That's nice, I would not want to be held responsible for you not eating well," she says, and I wondered what she was saying but I knew better than to ask.
The last time I asked my mother a question…I was rendered mute for days due to intense torture.
"Go and pack your things," I heard my mother say, and I wondered what was going on.
I knew that it was going to be a matter of time before I was going to be sold just like Giselle used to tease but I never knew that it was going to be that fast.
'Are they finally tired of me and decided to get rid of me?' I mulled in my head but I kept quiet and I walked towards my mother.
"What are you saying, mother? Why should I pack my things?" I asked with my voice shaking and she scoffed at my words.
Finally! I asked a question, is she going to kill me this time?
"Don't you think that you have overstayed your welcome? Why should I let a weak human like you eat my food when I have beggars on the street to feed!" She blurted and my hands balled into a fist hearing her cruel words burned my heart.
She preferred to feed a begged than her child? Her biological child?
My eyes glistened with tears hearing her words but I bit down my lips not trying to let the tears roll down my cheeks…I don't want to be tamed as a weak girl.
I have had enough of that already.
'Why are you this hurt, Giselle? I am sure you should have gotten used to it!' I scolded myself.
"Go and pack your bags! The people he sent for you would soon be here," she commanded and the realization finally hits me.
"What? You sold me off!" I yelled and my brain froze immediately.
I got sold by my mother.
Giselle’s Pov“Problems? What sort of problems are they having?” he questions in a low turn while I gently dry his hair. Through time, his hair had gone a bit longer and full with a little bit of curls, and as always, it smelled nice.“Clerk hasn’t really been treating Lita right, and he goes hours or even a whole day without speaking with her. He doesn’t spend them with her, and their communication is so bad. Lita is hurting a lot. She has been having sleepless nights and also crying way too much; soon enough, it’s going to affect her health, “ I explained, now done with his hair. I went towards the bed and sat on it, facing directly at him.“No, that’s not possible. A clerk would never behave like that, “ Raven says, disagreeing with all that I just said, his face scrunched up in confusion.&ld
Giselle’s Pov “What do you think you are doing with that huge amount of ice cream without me??!” She asks as she comes next to me on the couch, takes a large spoon and ice cream from my hold, grabs a spoon and pushes it all in her mouth in one go. I couldn’t help the little giggle that escaped my lips as she began to have a brain freeze, “you know you can’t handle that much. You still haven’t learnt your lesson,” I said, collecting the ice cream from her and placing it at my side.She nodded her head while trying to get over the brain freeze, regret flashing through her face. “I’m never doing that again.” “That’s what you said last time, and here you are again, “ I said with a small laugh. After our little laugh, we both go quiet, just staring at nothing in particular, both waiting for who was going to speak first. It seems she won’t, “WE SHOULD TALK “, we both said simultaneously, causing us both to giggle.“You go first”, Lita insisted“No, you go. First, I don’t mind, “ I said
Giselle’s PovEach passing second became loud, with everyone yelling at one another. At some point, Lita had pushed a glass of red wine over the white tablecloth, but she didn’t pay much attention to it as she kept on scolding Claire while Clerk still kept on trying to calm her down.Raven and Raymond both looked like they were about to have a heated brawl right at the table, seeing as they were baring their teeth at each other.My head began to ache with their loudness, and worst of Darcy had started crying for a reason I’m not sure of.“ENOUGH!!” I boomed, and a gush of wind passed between us, making a few things around rattle and fall over. Everyone’s attention came over to me with wide eyes.At this point, I had gotten up from my seat, letting my aura flow around us. The smell of their fear invade
Giselle’s Pov “I’m also sorry for the way I talked. Everything was getting too much for me. Lita and I fought at the market yesterday only cause she was looking out for me; I was angry she kept on telling me not to do this and that, so I blew up at her. You also came and began to scold me, so I blasted. I’m really sorry, Raven,” I apologized, dropping my head down in sadness. Two of his index fingers came over my chin and rose it up to meet his eyes, “I am not mad at you; all I said was from being worried. There’s no way I would ever ask you forcefully to do anything you don’t want to do, my queen, but when it comes to your safety, I will have to be strict about it, okay ?” He says softly, his hand caressing my face while we lock eyes.Unable to form any word, I nodded my head slowly in understanding, “use your words, darling. I want to hear your voice, “ he instructed“I understand, “ I murmured. In a flash, his lips attacked mine as I gave him entrance, letting his tongue explore
Giselle’s Pov “Do you accept the offer or not? “ I asked one last time, clear enough to understand I wasn’t joking.“Yes! Yes!! I accept, thank you, Your Highness. I will forever be grateful to you. Thank you,” she kept on appreciating while on her knees.“Giselle, what are you doing ?? You don’t know who this woman is, and it’s not wise to bring in a stranger as a maid. I am your maid. What do you need her for when I’m here for you ?” Lita whispered, standing next to me.For some reason, her words ticked me off. I didn’t appreciate how she spoke to me like I was a child with no brain. “Do not fucking tell me what to do, Lita, I am the Luna, not you, and I know what is right and what is wrong. You don’t need to question all my decisions every fucking time like I’m some child or I’m foolish. This woman right here just pled to me for help. What do you want me to do? Fucking walk away like I didn’t see her?!!!. Just back the fuck up, okay!!!” I hollered, then turned back towards the lad
Giselle’s Pov“So where else would you like to go? Or do you wish to return to the palace? Well I suggest we return, we’ve had enough fun. This place is very crowded and too dangerous for you and the baby,” Lita worried, holding onto my hand while pushing us past a few people.“No, Lita, after our encounter with that old woman, I think it’s best I took a better look at my people’s state. I know nothing about what’s going on, and I feel incredibly guilty, so we will keep checking until I’m sure there isn’t much to worry about. “ I stated, walking ahead. The warriors were close by us, clearing the way for Lita and I“Giselle, please, I don’t think it’s a good idea to stay here for too long, Raven—-““Lita!! That’s enough!! I said I’m not leaving, and that’s final,” I snapped, irritated with her adamance. “I’m sorry, your Highness,” she apologizes, guilt sipping through me. I hated being this mad at Lita, but sometimes, she needed to stop questioning me or telling me what not to do. I a