Lyla’s POV
“Good morning to you, Ruth,” I greeted as I happily walked into the kitchen.
“Good morning to you sunshine. Someone looks beautiful and radiant this morning” She replied, smiling at me.
“Stop teasing me, Ruth” I begged jokingly.
“I’m serious sunshine. You’re beautiful”
She gave me a side hug before focusing back on what she was cooking.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
“Yes Luna. Draw out that chair and sit prettily on it” She replied and I rolled my eyes at her word even though I ended up doing as she had instructed.
“How’s your friend? I mean Ashley,” she confirmed when she realized I was a bit confused about her question.
“She’s doing alright. I’ll be visiting her at the pack’s clinic later”
“I hope she recovers quickly. A Vampire’s sting is too deadly even for a witch” She said, shaking her head slightly.
“It’s sting?” I asked.
“Didn’t Damon tell you about it?”
“I mean, I saw her in that state but I didn’t know what actually happened to her. Moreover, Damon never tells me anything” I explained.
Ruth was about to respond when a skinny girl waltzed into the kitchen, took an apple and snorted.
“Yeah, that’s because he only sees you as his mate and not fit for the role of Luna. You’re weak for him, he needs a strong female wolf to lead the pack” She bit the apple loudly.
Her words stinged and I tried my best to ignore her.
“Stop spewing nonsense, Becca” Ruth warned her.
“It’s true, Ruth. You know that’s why he hasn’t introduced her to the pack as our Luna. She’s just pathetic and everyone around here knows” She spat before walking out of the kitchen, swaying her skinny ass as she did.
“Don’t mind anything she had just said. Everyone around here likes you, you just need to get a little bit close to them and they’ll have no more worries about you” I nodded and swallowed hard.
I smiled, pretending none of what the girl called Becca had said mattered, meanwhile I was dying inside from the pain.
Does Damon really see me as only his mate?
Can he ever accept me as a partner or maybe his Luna?
Is he really ashamed of me?
Is that why he froze when I almost said the L word the other night?
Thousands of questions began flowing in my head and I couldn’t stop myself.
“You’re thinking too much about something” Ruth called out.
“Nope, I’m not. What did you say?”
“I suggest you start getting that closure you need with the pack by having breakfast with everyone. What do you think?” She asked.
I smiled, “That’s a nice idea, Ruth. Thank you”
“Anything for my Luna. Come on, help me with this tray and follow me” she pointed to a tray, waited for me to pick it up while she adjusted the one she was carrying properly. She started walking to the dinning area once she saw I was ready.
By the time we got there, the table was already set and a lot of people were already sitting. When they saw me, they started whispering while some fake-smiled at me.
I placed the tray down on the table and dropped a pancake on the plate of the small boy of around age seven nearest to me.
“Thank you, Luna” The boy grinned widely. I smiled back at him and then, I noticed a bandage on his hands and I quickly swallowed my smile.
“He’s one of the boys that the rogue wolf attacked that night, he just left the hospital this morning” Ruth whispered from behind me.
I sat down beside the boy and took his hand to hold him tightly. There it was, his hidden secret. In the vision, He was hiding behind a door, shaking from fear with tears running down his face. A man suddenly appeared in front of him and the next thing, he was pushed to the ground as the older man stumped on his stomach.
Forcing myself for the first time, I pulled out of the vision while still holding his hand and how I had managed to do that was unexplainable for me.
“What’s your name,?”
“Blue Slyvester but people call me Sly” he replied, while munching on his pancake immediately I released his hand.
“Can I call you Blue,” he looked at me for some seconds before nodding, grinning
widely at me.
“Blue, would you love to stay with me today?” I asked another question.
“Will the Alpha allow that? You know how scary he looks?” I smiled, understanding what he meant.
“He’ll love that. He has no choice”
“Okay. I don’t really have any friends and I’m glad you’re my friend now” He answered happily and continued eating despite how difficult it was.
After breakfast, I volunteered to help in the kitchen, alongside Blue but Ruth refused and decided to do the cleaning up with three other girls.
“Shall we visit a friend at the hospital?” I asked Blue as soon as we left the kitchen.
“Is your friend really sick?” He asked, squeezing his eyes.
“She’s not that well and it’s my fault”
“My uncle is always saying it’s my fault that my parents died”
He looked up to me and slipped his tiny fingers into mine. I held his hand tightly and decided not to say anything.
“Come on,” I urged him on and we both raced towards the hospital smiling widely.
By the time we got there, we met Devante and Ashley talking.
“Uncle Devante,” Blue dropped my hand and ran to hug him.
“Easy there, little tiger. Don’t hurt yourself” Devante ruffled his hair and the boy smiled.
“I’m a strong boy”
“Of course you are, Sly” Devante replied, touching his arm muscles.
“Hey,”
“I missed you woman, why did you forsake me?” Ashley cried out.
“I didn’t forsake you. I tried to see you but it wasn’t possible and I’m sorry for that. I’m also sorry about the attack”
“That wasn’t your fault, Lyla”
“It is my….” Before I could finish my words, Devante interrupted.
“We’re going ice cream shopping, anyone interested?”
“I’m good”
“Me too,” I replied, and the two of them left, sulking like babies.
“It is my fault that you were attacked. The vampire knew who I was, he knew I was Damon’s mate and it was me that he wanted to kill but I don’t know how it happens but immediately he touched dme, he burnt”
Ashley was deep in thought for some minutes.
“You’re a Nephilim. That is confirmed. My grandma only told me about your type of creature when I was about eight but I can vividly remember that Vampires feared your type because they’re darkness and you’re a daughter of light”
Silence!
“Are you sure you didn’t hit your head somewhere?” I suddenly asked, taking her aback.
“You know you’re not human, Lyla. You have to admit to that”
“I know I’m not human, maybe partially human but not whatever you just told me” I snapped at her and I instantly regretted it.
“Can you get me a book about Nephilims from the library?” She asked.
“I will but I’m serious I’m not whatever you just called me” I argued.
“Fine but bring the book first, okay ma’am?” She teased me and I smiled before walking out of the hospital and hurriedly towards the library.
As soon as I got my hands on four books containing some few chapters about Nephilims, I dashed back to the hospital.
“Okay, so this one here says you’re supposed to have wings” she read out and I bursted into laughter.
“Will you cross examine my back?” I turned my back towards her jokingly and she glared at me.
She turned her attention to the book back and continued. “They can make light. I’ve seen you make lights and I’ve seen those fireflies dancing around you like it was a ritual”
“That’s not enough”
“If you say so. Their eyes are usually green and bright green when angered” she read out before pausing to look into my eyes.
“They have pride and usually get angry and destructive when furious. They heal faster than regular humans. They’re known for seeing visions be it past, present or future. Vampires burn when they come in contact with a Nephilim. You see, I told you Lyla” Ashley screamed.
I was confused and satisfied at the same time. I couldn’t possibly be what she had just read.
“A clause here even explained that it’s possible most of these abilities don’t manifest fully in a Nephilim whose blood has been mixed with humans for more than twenty generations but still…….”
“It’ll still manifest in its own ways” I finished for her and she nodded.
“So, you’re saying I’m a Nephilim. A half human, half angel”
“A daughter of light” she concluded, smiling.