LUNA WHISPERS: CHAPTER 8

 

ACE POV

  "How Is the training coming along?" I asked Devon.

"Everything is going well, we started planning our new defences last night as soon as Darren sent your orders. The warriors are in shape to start training today." He said.

"That's good" I replied. I decided to see how the training was going this morning. I couldn't stop thinking about last night with Freya and her questions. I wanted to figure out what made her want to know about Kye so much. Did someone tell her something? 

"It's been a long time since we've trained together Ace, would you like to practice with me?" Devon said with a smile on his face.

"I actually came here to do that as well. I wouldn't want to get rusty. Especially now." I said

"Then you wouldn't mind if we had a plus one" As soon as he said that he looked behind him and called out to someone.

"Yuri, the Alpha deems it fit to train with us today. Come join us" he shouted. I haven't talked to Yuri since the fair. I wonder what he feels about the whole situation. I still owe him an apology for courtesy sake. 

Yuri walks up to us, his face showed no emotions when he looked at me. He greeted me like he normally would.

"Yuri, can we have a little conversation before we start the training?" I asked.

"Of course" He replies. 

"Would you excuse us for a moment Devon?" Devon moves a little bit further from us.

"I wanted to apologize for everything that has happened recently. I feel like you and your daughter deserve a genuine apology." I said. Yuri smiles at me.

"I accept, it was not your fault things didn't work out the way I had envisioned it. The moon goddess knows best. Ralia has been trying her best to forget as well. It may be hard but she's trying to." He says with a pause.

"I wish you a happy married life Alpha. You and your wife." He says holding my shoulders.

"Now can we train. I simply cannot wait to beat you at a fight" he said laughing.

"We"ll see about that" I smiled back.

After training with Devon and Yuri, I went to the gardens. I wanted to talk to Ralia, so I asked Darren to summon her for me. I saw her approaching me with the same blank expression as her father. They had a striking resemblance, the two of them.

"You called for me, Alpha" she said.

"You need not be formal Ralia, we are friends or I'd like to think that we are." I said. She looked at me and I could tell she was still hurt.

"I'm sorry Ralia for everything, especially for hurting you. You didn't deserve that." I said to her.

"It's alright, I'm still hurt about the circumstances but I'll get over it. I genuinely wish you a happy life Ace. Even thought it doesn't look that way. I truly do" she said.

"I believe you" I reply to her. Suddenly she had a look of guilt on her face. Like she had done something wrong.

"I did something Ace, something that I should not have done." She whispers.

"What is it?" I asked.

"I told Freya. Not like I told, I just gave her a hint about Kye and why he was exciled" she reveals, bending her head.

"What exactly did you tell her?" I asked trying to control my anger.

"I told her to ask you what truly happened to your brother." She revealed and I closed my eyes pinching the bridge of my nose.

"I was hurt Ace. And I didn't handle my feelings properly. I just wanted you to feel the same way and now I realize how wrong I was" she said.

"Ralia, what have you done? Of all things to do why would you tell her that?" I said

"It wasn't my intention to, I felt hurt. But Ace, one day she will have to know. She will have to know what Kye did to her family." She replied

"What about my family?" I heard a voice behind me and I turned to see that it was Freya.

"How is Kye related to my mother and brother?" She questioned. Looking at me with pleading eyes.

"You may leave now Ralia" I said and she quickly walks away. I held Freya's shoulders. I knew I had to tell her the truth. It was better it came from me than anyone else. I would face the consequences later.

"Let's go inside" I said and she followed me as we walked back to our chambers.

FREYA POV

 Ace and I went into our chambers together and we both sat down on the bed. He looked like he was struggling to reveal something to me. But I needed to know and now. I was willing to drop it, but after what I heard I don't think I could stay one more day without knowing the truth any longer. Ace took my hand in his and came closer to me.

"I thought I could keep it from you for a while longer but I don't want to keep hiding it from you until you devise any means to find out yourself, because I don’t want you getting hurt" he said. 

"I don't want you hearing it from anyone else but me Freya." He looked at me with nothing but love and I knew he meant what he said. 

"You deserve the truth, the whole truth." he said letting out a soft breath.

"I'm listening." I replied holding his hand tighter.

"The truth is you weren't born into this life, you weren't born a werewolf." He said. I looked at him confused.

"You were a human." He said and I stood up.

"What are you talking about? How is that possible?" I replied to him.

"My brother crossed the boundary during the full moon because his friends dared him to. He ended up killing a family but their daughter survived. That daughter is you. My brother turned you, he bruised you but you survived. 

By then you were being reborn into a werewolf when the warriors found you." He revealed to me.

"I.. I was " I said. I was too shocked to say anything. I was human, I had a family and Kye destroyed that, all because of some dare?

"Did you all know about this?" I said and he closed his eyes and that was the answer I needed to hear. I stormed out of the room to confront my mother. But not before hearing Ace call after me.

I arrived at her room, tears streaming down my face when I knocked on her door. She opened it and she looked happy to see me but when she noticed my tears she pulled me inside and closed the door. I looked at my mother's face. Was she even my mother anymore?

"My dear." She said drying my tears. "What is the matter, why are you crying?" she whispered to me. I moved away from her slightly.

"Is it true?" I asked she looked confused.

"Is what true?" She asked.

"Was I a human before, did Kye kill my family, I'm I not your daughter mother?" I sobbed. Mothers face went pale.

"So it's true, you knew all along, you all did, everyone knew except me." I cried louder. 

"You knew and you didn't tell me." I said.

"I couldn't my dear, the sage, he wiped your memories that day and Isis told me not to say a word to you. Including the rest of the pack or there would be consequences." She said.

"I would have told you when you came of age, If not for her threats" she said.

"You should have trusted me mother. If you had told me all of this I would have kept it a secret, I would have pretended like I didn't know a thing. If It meant protecting you and my brother." I said feeling nothing but hurt, sadness and betrayal.

"I deserved to know the truth mother, I deserved to know why I was so different. All my life I thought I had a problem because I was undergoing a much slower process than the others, I always felt like a disappointment." I said anger in my voice.

"I'm sorry my dear, I'm truly sorry. Pls forgive your mother" she cried. I looked at her, my heart yearned to hug her, to tell her that I understood, but right now the truth was that I didn't, maybe someday I might forgive her, but right now. I just wanted to be alone and away from everyone and everything. So I ran away from my mother and went to the one place where I felt a little bit safe and I could have a bit of solace.

I went to the gardens and sat down on the ground touching flowers when I heard a voice behind me.

"I knew you'd be here." He said. Ace sat down next to me but my face was turned the other way so I couldn't look at his face.

"Do you remember when we first saw each other here?. I was sitting right at this spot, at my lowest when you sat down next me and asked for my name. You made me feel better after that and made sure I smiled the whole day." He said chuckling a bit. He turned my face towards his and tilted my chin up to look at him. 

"I'm still that same Ace, Freya I'm still him and you can still trust me. I'm still your Ace."

"My Ace wouldn't have kept something so big from me. My Ace would have told me the truth. He wouldn't have watched me doubt my self time and time again when he knew the reason for my plight." I said sadness in my eyes. 

"We're you ever going to tell me?" I asked him.

"And be honest with me Ace, if Ralia had not given me a hint, we're you ever going to tell me? I asked 

"No" he said

"Why?" I asked him

"This may sound selfish, but I didn't want you looking at me and seeing all the pain that my family has dealt yours. I didn't want you seeing me differently, I didn't want you to know that the reason you were so different from the rest of us is because you we're not one of us from the start. Because to me you'll always be part of the pack and I also didn’t want you to get hurt." he said.

"And yet here we are, my heart has never been more broken. I feel betrayed and the worst part. I don't even have a single memory of my past life to hold on to." I said sobbing even more. Ace puts his arms around me. Even though I still felt hurt. I always felt comfort when he held me. "Everything will be fine Freya, I promise." He whispered.

I woke up in my room that afternoon, I must have fallen asleep without knowing. I came out and I overheard Isis and Ace's voice. It sounded like they were arguing about something.

"You told her? Despite my warnings to the whole pack, that nobody must talk about it." Isis said.

"She had to know someday mother, we couldn't have hidden it for so long without her finding out." He said.

"You knew I wouldn't be able to do anything to you right? Because you're Alpha now. That's why you told her."she said.

"Even if Iam Alpha, you are still my mother and I will face any punishment you give me for my actions. I do not regret them though." Isis sighs and sits down.

"I do not support you. But can you trust your wife now? Now that's she's found out everything can you trust her not to retaliate against us. Maybe the moon goddess chose her as a punishment to us. " Isis spat. I know she didn't like me but trying to turn Ace against me was too far. I leaned close to hear his reply.

"Freya would never do that mother. I know you still do not approve of the choice of the goddess but you are going too far by saying those words. Freya loves this pack. She may know the truth now but she would never hurt us In anyway.

"You are right." I said stepping out from my hiding place and standing next to Ace.

"I love this pack and I love my husband as well. I would never do anything to hurt anybody here believe it or not. It is no one's fault that Kye turned out the way he did. My battle is not with anyone here. My battle Is with Kye." I said. Ace looks at me and I look back at him smiling.

"I know you still do not accept me mother and at this point I do not think I care." I said and Isis looks at me wide eyed.

"I have all the love I could ever ask for, I do not need yours. I will prove to you and everyone else that I am suitable as Luna and that I deserve their respect and loyalty. This is why I want to ask something from you Ace." I said looking at him.

"What is It, my love" he said.

"I want to train, I want to learn how to fight and summon my wolf and I want to kill Kye myself." I said with unwavering determination. I wanted to make Kye pay for everything. For destroying my family and for harming this pack. He deserved to go down and I wanted to him to go down by my hands. After the revelation something shifted in me, I wasn't the sane anymore, not after what I heard. Ace looked at me with concern in his eyes.

"Are you sure Freya, this process isn't going to be easy." He said.

"You can't keep protecting me. One day I will have to fight for myself. You once asked If I trusted you and I said yes. This time I need you to trust me and I need you to let me do this. This is the only thing that will give me peace. Please." I said with a pleading look in my eyes. Ace nodded his head.

"Then you shall start your training soon enough, I shall ask Yuri to train you specially." he said. I looked over at Isis her face looked blank but I saw a glimmer of respect in her eyes and pain, pain because even though Kye was exciled. He's still her son and the thought of him being killed will definitely hurt her. But he needed to die or he would keep causing people harm.

"If you think this is best for you and for the pack then I have no objections. You are the Luna of this pack anyway." she said and then walked away. "Do you feel better than you felt this morning?" He said. I was still a bit hurt but I thought about it and I couldn't fault my mother or anyone for that matter. 

There was only one person that was to blame for all my pain and that was Kye. And I vow to make sure that he pays dearly. 

"Yes I do. I understand a little why you had to do it. And I'm happy you accepted my request." I said.

"It's the least I could do. You deserve to get your vengeance Freya and I will be by your side to help you get it. Because I love you and I only ever want to see you happy and at peace" He said.

"I love you too" I replied and he gave me a tender kiss. 

KYE POV

"Is everything ready for tomorrow?" I asked Eren

"Yes, everything is in place, At the full moon when the Alpha is isolated at the hunt. Our fighters will be waiting to attack him. 

He said. I smiled at him and I went to the window to look outside, I saw the reflection of my scar and all I felt was anger, hatred and rage.

"I will finally make good on my promise to you brother. I hope you're excited to see me." I said smiling.

"Tomorrow, I'll finally get my revenge. I'll finally kill you Ace and get what is rightfully mine."