Lyla’s POV
“Thank you for coming all the way here, Dean. You too, Devante, even though you weren’t needed”
I acknowledge, funnily dissing Devante as I loaded my bags to the back of the car.
“You’re my brother’s mate so I’m supposed to be here even if you don’t want me to”
He replied, giving me his popular flower boy smile.
“Anything for you Luna, let’s go, Devante” Dean opened the door for me and I quickly entered into the passenger’s side beside the driver’s seat.
I’d made contact with Dean a few days after I tried getting through to Damon and Tunde to no avail. The two weren’t responding to my messages and neither were they calling me back. So, I decided to call Dean and he told me he’ll be here the next day to take me back to the pack.
“Your brother is cool with you going back, right?” Dean asked as he started the car.
“Yes, but how do you know about my brother?”
“Ashley” he simply replied and focused on the road.
I brought out my phone and tried calling Damon again to check if he’ll pick up this time around. I turned around when I felt a touch on my shoulder.
“Damon, right?” Devante asked, pointing to my phone. I nodded.
“He left his phone at the pack before he left for the filament of questioning. He’ll only pick up your call after they get back” he explained and I groaned.
‘He should have at least thought about me before dropping the phone at home’ I grumbled under my breath.
“Have you heard anything from them, Dean?” Devante asked.
“Nope, nothing yet. They’re both without their phones and there’s no other way to reach them. I know they’ll be fine, the both of them” he assured us.
After that, none of us said any word or anything. We were all drowning in our thoughts, especially me.
“What’s the Filament of Questioning?” I asked, trying to reduce the tension that was running through my body and pulling at my soul at the same time.
“It’s a place where werewolves are judged. They’re first summoned by the elders and after their sins have been weighed and if they’re found guilty, either they’re killed or imprisoned for life” Dean explained and my demeanor changed.
I was scared but I couldn’t explain to these two men how scared I was.
“Damon will be fine. Trust me and have faith in your Alpha, Luna” Dean’s word relieved me a little bit.
“Why was Damon summoned?” Devante asked. “I know he caused some troubles but I never knew they were big enough for him to be judged” He finished his question.
“The origin was from when he refused to take the oath of allegiance and destroyed the pack’s altar for goodness. He almost killed that Alpha too”
“Why did he refuse to take the oath?”
“I think that’s Damon’s story to tell you” Dean refused to disclose the reasons to me.
I groaned loudly because I know Damon wouldn’t talk to me about something like that.
“Probably because of his curse”
“Curse?” I sang.
“Devante, control your mouth” Dean cautioned him.
“She deserves to know. She’s his mate for Christ’s sake” he yelled back at Dean.
“We should be more concerned about leaving the pack vulnerable without a leader. An attack can happen at any moment”
“We’re not in the 1918s anymore, Dean. Nobody has the time to attack anyone” Devante hissed.
“I don’t care about your childish argument Devante. We need to get back to the pack as soon as possible”
None of us said anything after that. We all remained silent till we got to the pack and immediately we got there, Dean rushed out of the car and instructed Devante to help me get my belongings into the house before he ran towards the pack’s office.
“He’s too uptight, I don’t like him,” Devante grumbled.
“Then you should stop staring at his back” I jabbed his hand to get him to stop looking at him.
Once Devante turned, he smiled widely at me.
“Whatever you’re thinking, I don’t have an interest” I replied because I recognize that look from people around me.
“What if it involves seeing Damon tonight?” He asked and without thinking twice, I nodded.
“Let’s get out of here before Dean gets back”
We both entered the car in a hurry and he started driving away from the pack. We were stopped at the border and before the men could call Dean to confirm our departure, Devante rode off, leaving dust in our trail.
“They’ll kill me for that but at least, I was Prince Charming before I died” I rolled my eyes at his dry jokes and looked at the trees.
“You said something about Damon’s curse” I started. “Can you tell me about it?”
I asked.
“I don’t know much about it myself but all I know is that Damon was cursed by the goddess when he was born”
“How? Why? Why curse a newborn baby for unknown reasons?” I asked all at once.
“It happened through a seer we had then, according to the story I heard. The seer only came to deliver the goddess message and the reason behind it is unknown to me though” he said, shrugging his shoulder.
“What if the seer was lying? Why will a community of people believe something like that?” I exclaimed.
“Have you seen Damon’s wolf?” He asked and I nodded. “What did you notice?”
“Nothing” I replied.
“He stands on twos”
“Okay? Don’t other werewolves do that?” I asked.
“Nope, all other werewolves stand on fours, not two. Damon is the first of his kind. Powerful, sinister, Dangerous and different”
“Isn’t that supposed to be a good thing? Being different isn’t a bad thing” I said, defending Damon.
He grinned, “You sure are his mate. I guess other Alphas want to get rid of him because they know he’s more powerful than they are and he shouldn’t have any offsprings since he is cursed”
I clicked my tongue and huffed.
The more I think about it, the angrier I become. I decided to stop asking any more questions even though questions were running through my brain. I clasped my hands together trying to get myself to stop thinking so hard.
“We’re here” He announced as we got in front of a gate.
“Are you sure they’re in there?” I asked.
“We’ll soon get to know” Almost immediately, two huge men walked towards the car, knocked on the window and Devante rolled down the window to be able to talk to them.
“We’re here to see Alpha Damon and Beta Tunde. They were summoned here” Devante said.
“Who are you both?” He asked., His voice was scary.
“I’m his brother and this is his wife, our Luna”
My eyes went wide at his lies but I quickly composed myself so as not to give us away.
“Open the gate” The man instructed one of the others after he scrutinized us both.
We drove into the building and looked around after parking the car. We couldn’t possibly go back to ask those guys cos of how scary they look.
“Are you sure we’re in the right place?” I asked.
“Look over there”
I turned to where Devante pointed to. There he was, standing next to Tunde and an unknown man. He looked serious as he conversed with the two men. He wasn’t saying anything, rather he was listening. I couldn’t move as I stood rooted on the same spot.
Our eyes met as he suddenly turned his head in my direction. He fisted his hand as he started walking closer to us. At that moment, every other thing around him vanished and all I could see was him.
“I’m so dead,” Devante shivered with fear behind me. I wasn’t really listening to whatever he was saying.
“What the heck are you…..” I didn’t let him finish his words before I stood on my toes, grabbed him by the shoulder, and kissed him.