Helanie:
"The council is here," one of the maids inford us.
After last night, everybody went to our rooms while I stayed in Emt’s. When I woke up, I was told the council was coming, so we were now dressed to face them. I had a bad feeling that the encounter would be wild and frightening.
As soon as I entered the living room, where everyone was already gathered, including Azura and Kesha, who hated , and even Kesha’s uncle and father, I felt all eyes on . My mates stood beside , they had walked in with .
"So, you’re a rmaid," Vonston asked as he stood up. He hadn’t been there the night I transford. "And you’re also the daughter of Soren Vaughn," he added, and I nodded. I could tell Darcy wasn’t happy that the man wasn’t calling for my execution right away.
"Well, then let tell you sothing, daughter," Vonston said as he stepped forward and held my hands. "You didn’t have to run away, but I’m sorry you did. Our people can be hostile. But forgive them, they didn’t know you were the daughter of the great adventurer and pirate, Alpha Soren Vaughn."
The way he said it, and the way everyone who ca with him started to bow, made my heart skip a beat.
"We don’t hate rmaids. We never have. We’ve just never crossed paths with them," soone behind Vonston said.
I felt foolish for running away that night, but with the crowd yelling so aggressively, it had seed like my only option.
"What is going on? Why are you all treating her like she’s so big deal?" Darcy asked, of course.
Even though Kesha’s father and uncle looked unhappy, but they stayed silent.
"Lady Darcy, we respect your work in the community, but that’s where it ends. We make decisions on our own. No one will harm our guest, the special hybrid she-wolf. In fact, we welco her kind to swim across our seas. There will be strict rules against anyone who tries to harm the rmaids," Vonston said and Lord McQuoid looked so proud of Vonston
"I told you they’d respect you. Our ancestors made mistakes, and now we think we’re enemies," Maximus said, elbowing gently.
My eyes shifted to Charlotte, who looked lifeless. I felt terrible for her. But then I saw Azura, head down, eyes glaring up at through her eyebrows. She looked monstrous at that mont.
"If Holy Mother were here today, she would’ve been so happy to finally see a rmaid. She always told us about them in bedti stories," Vonston said. But I was confused, who was Holy Mother? And why did Lord McQuoid seem so affected by her na? So much so that he looked Darcy straight in the eyes. She only straightened her back and pretended not to notice him glaring.
"So, does that an she gets to stay here among us?" Darcy asked.
Everyone stared at her face before Vonston said, "I promised to keep this child safe. And after what we did to her, it’s the werewolves who should be apologizing to the rmaids. So no, there will be no action taken against her. In fact, we welco her into our land. Besides, she’s part werewolf. And right now, we definitely want to rebuild our alliances with those who never ant us harm."
I was so happy hearing Vonston. Last night, I had been worried they would arrive and I’d have to face another trial or more hatred.
"Anyway, I hope we’ll be offered breakfast. We arrived so early in the morning," Vonston joked, and I nodded.
"I’ll prepare everything for you myself. And thank you so much for making feel at ho," I said, as he patted my head like a father would his daughter.
In the kitchen, I began preparing breakfast. My mates ca in to help, and Charlotte was there too, she was always so helpful. Jessica was chopping vegetables and handling the rest. The only ones who hadn’t shown up were Kesha and Azura. Azura did pass by the kitchen a few tis, and it made feel uncomfortable. She kept lurking around so creepily.
Finally, the council mbers and others had left. I was heading upstairs to grab clothes from Norman’s closet when I suddenly got a strange headache. I felt like I was going to throw up. I rushed into the nearest bedroom and then into the bathroom, where I threw up.
I didn’t know what had suddenly happened, but I’d been feeling slight headaches and mild nausea for a while. Today, it just exploded. After washing my face, I turned to the open bathroom door, I’d left it ajar in my rush, and ca face to face with Darcy. She was staring at with wide eyes, as if she had just heard shocking news, or as if she had seen a ghost in .
"What?" I groaned at her, gently rubbing my temples.
"Nothing," she muttered, then walked into the bathroom. I was already on alert. For all I knew, she could be trying to kill .
"I’ve been aning to talk with you. We don’t have to be so hostile to each other," she said, her hands clasped under her abdon, looking obedient.
"You’re saying this after asking the council to punish ?" I asked, raising an eyebrow, judging her sudden change in behavior.
"Well, let’s be honest. I don’t know how dangerous rmaids can be." She gave a look, almost like she was daring to bring up what she did to my mother. But I didn’t. I knew that would only satisfy her.
"Sure, we don’t have to fight," I said, and she started to smile.
"Well, I heard you’re going back to the academy tomorrow. It’s mostly just action work now, right? So you’ll be fighting the Zharns and handling the X-Codex?" she asked. I only nodded, giving her a judgntal look.
"Then I recomnd you rember to be very careful. You know, having too many abortions can be dangerous."
The mont she said that, the look on my face changed from judgnt to concern.
"What do you an by that?" I asked, but she only patted my head and walked out of the bathroom.
Wait—was I pregnant?
No. I didn’t want to be pregnant, because every ti I did get pregnant, I lost the baby.
I started to panic.
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