CHAPTER FOUR
SELENE'S POV
“She never wants to see me, what`s up with the change?” I asked suspiciously.
Immediately, JuLian`s face reddened. “That`s a thing with you Selene, always questioning, Aria doesn't do that, " he said scornfully.
With that, he banged the door and left.
My face fell, going to the gathering isn't an issue, but the humiliation that comes with it
Luna Tracy had always been a tung on my flesh, she had never loved me since the first time I came into the Blackthorns family.
He had only loved Aria, cherished her and wanted her to be her son's Luna.
“That orphan isn't the best choice for my son, something needs to be done, " she said during the gathering with the elders.”
For the past three years, she never let me visit, nor did she let me have a word with her. Now, hearing she wants to see me, sounds like a trap to me.
Just one final visit before I would vanish from the Blackthorn`s family.
At the Gathering.
I stood before the doors of the Iron Hall, dressed in the plain ceremonial robe I once wore during Julian`s coronation-the day I became his Luna.
From a far distance, Luna Tracy gaze locked onto mine, her eyes like a sharpened knife. Aria sat beside her.
I walked in, head high,whispers already bloomed but the moment I sat down, Luna Tracy stood.
Every step she took as she walked closer made my stomach twist.
“Selene,” Luna Tracy voiced out. “You finally came”
I lowered, my head bowed. “You asked to see me,” I replied.
She sneered, Since you are here, listen closely. Tonight, we officially name Aria as the new luna. You can stay if you want, no one is chasing you away but the Title isn`t yours anymore”.
Hearing that, I smirked bitterly, didn`t even flinch, this meeting was all planned, first Aria wants my chamber, now she wants the Title.
Whispers filled the hall. I turned to Julian. He said nothing. His gaze didn`t even meet my eyes.
“You should be ashamed of yourself Selene,” Luna Tracy added sharply. “An orphan thinking she could ever be the mother of a pack, I tolerated you for too long. Four years now, you can`t produce an Heir, what can you really do?”
My fists clenched. Nails dug into my palms.
If only they knew I hadn't made love with my fated Alpha..
For the past four years, Julian had never let me sleep on the same bed, nor had he made love to me as his Luna.
He always avoided intimacy with me, with an excuse of having several pack meetings and getting tired from the day's work.
“Fine, Aria can come in as Luna” I replied.
With that, Julian's face darkened as I didn't object.
“So this is your final decision?” he snapped coldly.
“Of course,” I said plainly.
“She truly doesn`t deserve Julian. She`s so proud and rude,” a voice scolded from afar.
“Break the bond Julian, Selene is becoming so proud this day” Luna Tracy demanded.
I laughed out loudly, the already broken bond I guess, the bond Julian didn't notice had been broken, I said silently.
With that, Aria smiled, her eyes gleamed with triumph. “I guess it`s official then” she said as she walked closer to Julian, placing her hands on his but he quickly pulled her hands away, his eyes ragging with anger.
Seeing, she lost attention from Julian, she ran towards me, her knees bent to the floors of the halls, hands wrapped around my legs.
“Don`t hate me for this Selene, I`m sorry for coming into your union, Julian can`t just get away from me, he has already marked me. We can no longer keep it hidden anymore” She said, her voice low and cracked.
Hearing her speak, I smirked bitterly.
She tightened her grip on my legs, her nails pierced hardly into my legs.
Immediately, I pulled away from her grip. With that, she rolled quickly towards the hall tower, her head banging on the edges.
Julian rushed towards Aria calling her name, his hands wrapped around her.
“Is she okay?” someone shouted.
Julian`s face twisted.
The crowd murmured in disappointment as they continued raining abuses on me.
But before anyone could speak again, Luna Tracy cold hand seized my arm.
“You have embarrassed us enough,” she whispered angrily
She dragged me through the side hall, down to the guest wing restroom.
“Let me wash that arrogance out of you.”
She pushed my head into a bucket of cold water, holding it down.
I struggled, screamed, my lungs screaming for air.
Water filled my nose.
I gasped..
Then, she pulled me up just long enough to breathe then shoved me again.
Not once.Not twice.
Three. Four. Five times.
Until my screams were nothing but gurgles.
Then she dragged me toward the back of the restroom.
She threw me into a massive tank, filled with water.
And shut the lid.
I kicked. Scratched.
No air.No way out.
Back at the gathering, Aria's lips curved into a warm smile as their plans were perfectly executed.
Luna Tracy walked back into the hall, there was a moment of silence from everyone.
“Hope Selene had been properly punished” A loud voice echoed from behind.
Meanwhile, all those while Julian acted all strange, he kept distance from everyone, his eyes darted around the hall.
Immediately, he walked towards Luna Tracy, his eyes filled with rage.
“Mother! Where is Selene” he said in a commanding voice.
Luna Tracy`s face fell into a pretentious look. “Selene, ran away from my grip, she wanted to kill me with her bare hands,but I pulled away from her grip, letting her go”.
Hearing that, Julian`s face darkened as he blamed his mother for letting me go.
“Go find Selene, he ordered his warriors”
He tried our midline but it didn't connect.
Alpha!Alpha his Warriors called out.
