Lies

CHAPTER NINETEEN 

LUNA'S POV

After the incident with Victor, the next day, I left the palace and headed back to my birth Pack, where I'm to resume my duty of taking care of the Prime cub. The drive back to my birth Pack was a long one, but after what looked like eternity, I arrived there. After doing some cleaning, I heard a knock at the door. 

I opened the door, and I was surprised to see Dylan standing in front of me. How did he manage to know that I was no longer in Stone Prime? 

"Hi, come in," I said, slightly surprised. 

"You came back," he said while walking inside the house. 

"You know I'm the caretaker of the Prime cub; I'm supposed to come back here," I reminded him.

"Yeah, I know," he shrugged his shoulders and sat down on the couch. 

"What do you care for: a glass of wine, water, or something else?" I offered. 

"I'm okay, I just need to have a brief conversation with you," he told me. 

My hands were wet from the cleaning, so I said, "I'll be back in a minute." 

I walked into the kitchen, grabbed a towel, cleaned my hands, and then came back into the living room. 

"What conversation?" I asked him. I knew it was about nothing other than the marriage proposal from Victor.

"You want to get married to Victor?" he asked me. I took a deep breath and then said, "Kind of." 

"I heard you accepted the proposal?" he asked me. 

"I did, but I'm thinking of changing my mind," I told him. 

"Why? What happened?" he asked me. 

"I don't know, but I just feel like something isn't right," I told him. 

"I'm sorry I couldn't come see you after hearing that you got attacked," he said. 

"You don't need to say that," I said gently. 

"How did it happen?" he asked me. "In the woods," I told him. 

"What the hell were you doing at that time of night?" he demanded. 

I looked around the house, as though checking if anyone was watching us, knowing that no one was. I leaned close to him and said, "I haven't told anyone my reason for going there. Pinky promise me you won't tell anyone," I said, holding up my pinky finger. 

"I promise," he said guardedly.

"I had wanted to go meet with Witch Zena," I disclosed to him. 

"What?!" He exclaimed, very much surprised. 

Who wouldn't be surprised that I took the risk to meet Witch Zena? It's an adventure I've promised myself never to try again. 

"How dare you take such a risk?" He asked me, his jaw half open due to shock. 

"Why wouldn't I take such a risk when I'm finding it hard to trust anybody?" I asked him in a defensive tone, as though I was in a courtroom. 

"What made you take such a risk? What if you got killed by some angry rogues, and given the fact that we still don't know what happened to your dead mate?" He asked me, looking concerned.

"I feel there's something Liam, Victor, and Kieran are hiding from me, and the only person who would have told me the whole truth was no one else but Witch Zena. I'm not trying to justify that I did the right thing by going there, but isn't it better for me to take that risk than to later regret entering a blind union?" I asked him. 

"Then you should have just rejected the proposal rather than risking your life that way," he told me. 

"It's easy to say, but this marriage is what I need to secure a position in the hierarchy," I told him. 

"Was that what Liam told you?" he asked me. 

"He promised me, and I know he'll keep his promise," I said. 

"But you didn't succeed in meeting with Witch Zena, right?" he asked me. 

"Yeah, I didn't," I shrugged. 

"You got attacked on your way there?" he asked me. 

"Yes, I did," I said. 

"Do you have a clue about who attacked you?" he asked me. 

"I don't know; that's where everything seems too complicated." I told him.

" I woke up from my unconscious state only to see that it was Kieran who'd saved me. It looks like he's the one responsible for the attack." I added.

"How sure are you?" He demanded.

"I'm very sure about what I'm saying.." I told him.

"Then I will have to meet with Kieran and hear from him." He told me.

"He's obviously gonna tell you lies." I told him.

"Allow me carry out my investigations," he told me.

***

Two days ago Victor met with me and apologized for what he did. I forgave him and decided to go on with the wedding plans.

I'd accepted the plans for the wedding, and it's obviously going to take place in a week's time. I went to the boutique; Victor had wanted to go with me, but I insisted on going alone. Walking into the boutique, I met one of the sales representatives. 

"Hi," I started. 

"Good day, ma'am," she greeted. 

"Did your boss tell you anything?" I asked. 

"Are you Luna?" She asked, and I nodded. 

"Alright, come with me," she told me and walked inside, and I followed suit.

As soon as I entered another room in the boutique, she showed me a wedding gown that looked amazing. 

"Wow, it's so beautiful," I commented. 

"Do you like it?" she asked, smirking. 

"I love it!" I said, with genuine euthusiasm.

"Luna," a familiar voice called my name. I turned around to see who it was, and it happened to be Kieran. 

What on earth was he doing here?! 

"Luna, I can tell you who's behind the attack," he told me. 

Is he here to tell me another lie?

"You should have asked about Ferdinand," he said. 

Who's Ferdinand?