(Selene's POV)
“What are you doing?” He screamed, pulling me into his embrace.
I almost puked at the scent of Elara’s sweat on his body. I wriggled out of his embrace, restraining myself from slapping him.
“Tell me what I saw was hallucinations…Selene…” He reached for my face again.
Hallucinations? No, you haven't begun hallucinating yet Damian, but soon you will.
“Selene….Selene we can go give Amara blood now, Elara’s pup is now better.” His voice carried a hint of guilt and I almost laughed, blood?
After 3 days of her death? Death that you are not even aware of?
“Selene….Don't reject our bond because of that misunderstanding…” he started, gaslighting me again.
“No…” My lips parted.
Then we started hearing frantic voices and restless howls.
“Alpha!!!”
“Alpha!!!”
Before Damian could ask me again if I was rejecting our bond, his Beta and bestfriend, Sam, rushed in, panting.
“Damian….the west wing has been attacked.” Sam panted, the horror in his eyes was impossible to miss and this was just the beginning, the Stormhowl pack would bleed.
Screams erupted from the distance, low at first, then rising like a storm, the grounds were trembling and we could hear the cries with our heightened sense.
“Is it from the rogues?” Damian ran his hands through his hair, frustration in his tone.
“No…it has Bloodmoon pack signature but we are not too sure…” Sam answered, sending mindlinks to other werewolves.
“It’s bad, Damian …they’ve torn through the outer guard. The attack has doubled and we have lost ten wolves already, five are severely Injured.” Sam paced back and forth, visibly shaking.
For a heartbeat Damian simply stared, frozen, as another rumble rolled from the distance. Then his Alpha edge snapped back. “Double the patrols! Seal every door!” he barked, running out with Sam.
As he ran out, I began piling up the evidence that would destroy him, sending it to my brother with a very clear instruction.
[Send this evidence of backsliding to each pack he lied to at dawn.]
After that I went to the locked up room containing Lok’s memories, and took his urn too and a few of his toys and pictures before locking it back up and placing the key where Damian was going to find it.
I reached for the bloodied picture frame and the drive that showed Damian killing Lok, arranging it on the bed with a bitter smile. There was nothing to hold on to anymore.
I sat down on the bed, holding the picture frame of Amara and Lok with a bitter smile. In the next life, I will still choose to be their mother. With that I stood, letting them bear witness as I rejected Damian for the third time.
“I, Selene, reject you, Damian, as my mate and swear to make you pay for every pain you caused me.”
I felt our bond shatter to pieces and could hear Damian’s frantic call in my head but I couldn't care less.
Then for the first time in a long while, I texted Elara. This time not to ask if she had anything to do with Damian or if she still wanted him.
[Say as many goodbyes as you can say to your pup and pregnancy as fast as you can….but most importantly you should go and support your Alpha at the westwing as you are now his new Luna]
Almost immediately, she bombarded me with calls and many messages but I switched off my phone and slept.
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Dawn came too quickly and every member of the pack had heard of the attack. It was still very dark outside when I packed everything that belonged to me and the pups, ready to leave everything behind.
I sent Lucian a text message, while waiting for Luther to appear.
[Wait for my call before sending out the evidences….I still have many here]
“Selene….”
I turned around to see Luther with his army, his eyes softening with each step he took towards me.
His men bowed for me, not daring to look me in the eyes.
“I didn't know you would bring your army….” I managed to say, following his lead.
“I told you there is no going back….” He leaned in, too close, only for him to open the door to his car for me to get in.
When we crossed Stormhowl’s territory, I immediately called my brother.
“Send the evidence now and double the attack…..”
“Now that's my girl…” Lucian said at the other end, a hint of excitement visible in his tone.
Let the world see how a mother avenges the painful death of her pups.
