Selene POV
My throat constricted as tears filled my eyes. Brooke was right... at that mont, I felt like a FOOL!
I watched as everyone in the room kept going back and forth about a secret with a sense of bewildernt that was rapidly evolving into outrage. When I agreed to marry Noah, I had hoped and thought he would be different, that for the first ti, he would see and I’d be noticed but as usual, I was wrong.
All my dreams about being an ornantal Luna shattered once more in front of as my gaze shifted from Noah to everyone else in the room. I was the stranger... the one that didn’t belong here. The single mom... the slut... the thief...
If I mattered so much... If Noah considered his queen, would he not tell even the hardest truths? When you love soone, you don’t protect them by telling them lies... you bare the truth in front of them and together, you fight until you right the wrong.
I fixated my gaze on Brooke who had a triumphant look on her face and I didn’t need to be told this was all her doing. I clenched my jaw in determination, drawing myself to my full height as I turned to face, Brooke, a calm expression on my face.
"I am not interested," I said calmly "If it concerns , I’m sure I’ll be the first to know but since it doesn’t, I trust my husband to be able to handle things properly,".
I saw confusion flicker in Brookes’ eyes and I could tell that wasn’t the reaction she had been hoping to get.
Scoffing, Brooked sighed and said "Co down from your high airs, Selene... I know you’re curious... I saw how crushed you were a while back. I think I may have seen tears in your eyes too at so point. C’mon, admit that you want to know and I’ll tell you everything without holding back,".
The corners of my lips lifted in amusent as I strode forward towards Brooke, piercing her with a scathing look of utter disdain.
"Listen to , Brooke," I said quietly "I don’t know what foolish gas you’re playing at, nor do I particularly care. I’ve survived worse things and I haven’t been broken. What makes you think... all of you can put in that position? I’ll decide what I want to hurt , who I want to hurt and when. So...
Noah made to talk but I raised my hand, silencing him. This wasn’t his stage; it was mine and I would utilize it to the fullest.
Fixing Brooke another cold gaze, I continued with a rigid tone "I suggest you stop going around trying to destroy everything. I want to inform you dear; the world doesn’t work that way and one day, I will not understand and take into cognizance that you’re ntally unstable and will punish you. So, until then, you can enjoy this as much as I do,".
Tossing my heavy hair, I turned on my heels and left the room.
I barely made it out of the room and around the corner before I burst into tears. The adrenaline that had been pumping inside a while ago fueling my authoritative display dissipated in a crushing wave, leaving crushed, stripped raw and utterly drained.
Hot, stinging tears blurred my vision as everything – the hurt, the anger, the bone-deep weariness of constantly being treated as nothing but a warm body ca crashing down rcilessly. Leaning against the cool stone wall, I slid down until I was crumpled in a heap, as harsh sobs wracked my body.
I was so lost in crying that I didn’t see soone coming to until the person was near.
"Selene?" Oh my God! Selene..." Xavier’s voice rang out in alarm as he hurried to my side "What’s happened?"
"Mommy!" I heard Vina and Maeve’s voices screech out at once as they hurried towards too.
Hurriedly, I tried to wipe the worst of my tears and pushed myself to my feet then fixed a smile on my face as I faced them.
"Nothing!" I tried to make my tone sound jokingly "I was just looking for sothing. I was coming to look for you guys. How are you? Are you having fun with Daddy?"
The three of them looked at as if I just landed out of space, I could see that they weren’t buying my lie. Xavier’s face was etched with concern and fury and the girls, especially Vina looked angry.
"What happened Mommy?" Vina asked coming closer to "Why were you on the ground crying just now? Did Alpha Noah hurt you? Did he hit you? Was it Beta Reid?"
"What!" my eyes widened with surprise "No! No, my darling," I shook my head "Nothing happened. I was looking for one of my ring sets and maybe I was a bit overwheld with looking for it and not finding it,".
"Liar!!!" Maeve scread as she pointed at "Don’t look us in the face and lie Mom. You were crying. Why won’t you tell us what’s going on? Why are you trying to hide the fact that you’re miserable?"
"Maeve, calm down, don’t talk to like that!" I tried to adopt a sterner tone hating the way my heart was pumping with grief.
"Enough!" Xavier finally said, his gaze still on . Turning to the girls: "Girls, go ahead I’ll join you guys shortly. I need to talk to mommy,".
The girls gave one final displeased look before they brushed past us. Imdiately, I turned to Xavier who was watching silently.
"I’m fine," I sighed "I had a tiny argunt with Noah a few seconds ago and ..." I trailed off "Don’t worry, we’ll be fine. Couples fight and makeup and today is one of those days,".
Slowly, he stretched out his hand in front of , giving a warm, tender look "Will you co with ?" he asked quietly.
I swallowed hard as I turned to the direction I had just co from, I wondered what Noah would do if he ca out and saw talking to Xavier.
"I just want to talk, Selene, nothing more,".
Drawing a sigh, I placed my hand on his and allowed him to lead . We ended up at the greenhouse. As soon as we entered, it was as if all the emotions I was trying to hide suddenly ca out and crashed over . Without thinking, I reached out for Xavier desperately clinging onto him as if he was a lifeline.
In response, he gathered into his arms, cradling as he stood there silently while I cried my heart out. He continued to run his hand gently on my back, crooning soothing words as I continued to weep.
I cried for the innocence and respect stolen from as a girl, forced to marry a man who would be my bane. I cried for constantly being overshadowed by Xavier, maltreated and constantly being mistreated.
And most of all, I cried for the painful realization that Noah was like every one of them. For judging wrongly and thinking that leaving Xavier would take the hurt I felt.
Xavier simply held close until I felt calm in every part of my body. Spent I slouched limply against him.
"Thank you," I rasped out weakly.
"It’s nothing, Selene," he said calmly "I’m just glad that you got that off your chest. Do you want to sit down?" he gestured to the bench in the greenhouse.
I nodded and he led there. After he settled , his fingers tenderly brushed away the lingering tears on my cheeks and around my eyes.
"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked quietly.
I exhaled deeply and nodded "There’s a princess from the West that’s co to visit Noah and I don’t have the details but I think she ca here for sothing. Everyone seed to know except . it was so annoying being in the sa room with them and watching them taunt with my ignorance. That was what set off,".
"Princess Jade?" Xavier’s brows arched
"Yes," I nodded "You know her?"
"Wild, arrogant, rude, spoilt... all the things you can think of. She’s the Lycan’s King only daughter from his late wife and mate. Even though he remarried, he doesn’t joke with Jade. It gives her everything she wants. Most of the wars they’ve fought were all because Jade wanted sothing and the other kingdom refused to let her have it,".
"R-Really?" my eyes widened with shock.
"Yes," Xavier nodded. "Did sothing unusual happen?"
"Well, a few minutes ago, Reid ca in and complained that word about her getting missing had spread to her father. Do you think that’ll spell trouble?"
"Don’t worry, he never attacks until his daughter leaves. The pack is safe. Only that they might be sent emissaries before the nightfall but do you know why she’s here?"
"I have no idea," I shook my head "They kept talking about it... Brooke – that’s Noah’s ex-girlfriend kept taunting Noah with it and it seed like he didn’t want to know,".
"If Princess Jade is here, it could only an one thing... she wants to be married to Noah!"
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