SCARLET’S POV
I was startled at first, afraid that it might be Violet again. What does she want and what is she doing back here?
And it was not until I heard the knock again that I became a bit relaxed as there was no way a person as arrogant as Violet would have the decency of ever knocking twice.
I started to blink as I tried to bring myself to ask whoever it was to come in. I realized that I have exhausted so much of my strength at talking to Jake and Violet. I opened my mouth wide but could barely form a word.
The door opened slightly and I saw Lara’s head peep inside and as soon as she saw me, she almost ran to me.
“Lara” my voice was barely audible.
“I saw him and that bitch here just now. I couldn’t come in to help you” she cried.
In reaction to what she had just said, I took a deep breath.
“Are you okay, my luna?” Lara asked, paying attention to all parts of my body for a hint of any harm. “Did they touch…?” she inquired further.
I smiled frailly and shook my head in the negative.
“Oh, thank Goodness. I would have gone to rip that vampire apart” she said.
“Hmmm…” I inhaled. “Water”
She quickly went and grabbed a bottle of water. She handed it to me and with shaking hands, I gulped down some water. I returned the bottle to her and she placed it on a close stool.
I adjusted a little on the bed and she knew that I wanted to lie down again so she held me and assisted me to lie on my back.
“Thanks, Lara,” I said with a hoarse voice.
“You have been crying again, my luna. But why? What did they do to you? Please don’t let them get to you” she said.
“I am fine now, Lara” I assured her.
The door opened slightly and Landon peeped inside. Seeing that it was just me and Lara, he walked in.
“I was knocking my luna but there was no response. I had to knock very quietly so as not to attract the alpha or Violet” he explained.
“It is okay, Landon, how are you today?” I smiled.
“I am fine, my luna” he replied and took another look at me. “It is too strong, my luna,” he said.
Lara and I gave him a questioning look. We already know that he was talking about my health, but we wondered why he would say that it is too strong.
“Actually, my luna, I think that you were poisoned” he explained.
“Poisoned” Lara exclaimed.
I remained quiet. I knew this sickness was out of the ordinary, but the thought of being poisoned never crossed my mind. I never would have imagined anyone wanting to poison me.
“But how, when, who… why?” Lara stuttered.
“I don’t know, Lara. When I saw the failing health of the luna and the fact that it has refused all medication I decided to think about the possibility of poison and that was why I had brought that drug. That is the strongest known drug for poison but the luna’s is too strong” he took his time to explain.
“Strong” I murmured.
“I would say it is a slow poison, my luna, and it has been allowed to dwell in your body for too long. You might need to visit an expert in that field. My mother was into the treatment of such when she was alive” he said.
“Get Rich right away, Lara, I need to speak to you all” I ordered.
If it is true that I have been poisoned, then I must have to come up with an effective plan soonest.
*
They all gathered looking at me and waiting for me to begin.
Lara, Rich, Landon, Kendra, and Mia. The five of them. They have never left my side throughout the period of this sickness.
I was seated on the bed, with the pillows supporting every part of me. I took my time to look at every one of them, will they be able and willing to do this with me, for Lara and Rich I am sure but for the rest, they are under no obligation to me.
At last, I cleared my throat and began. My voice was better now.
“I want to thank each and every one of you for your help so far. I doubt if I would have been able to pull through this challenge without anyone of you but as you can see, I am getting better now and anyone that so desires can go to Violet now. I would not want anyone of you to get into her bad book”
They all looked at me with unspoken questions written on their faces.
“Please you all have done well and you can report to your new lady as I might not be able to save any of you from her rage” I added.
“I am with you all the way, my luna, and you know that I cannot pledge my loyalty to another” Lara was the first to speak.
“I can’t go anywhere else, luna. I am here for you and with you, I shall remain” Rich joined her.
“Thank you so much, Landon, I do appreciate your medicine. But you know where your loyalty belongs now” I said to Landon.
He knelt down, and bowing his head, he replied. “I was the first to meet you on the day of your marriage, My luna. Since then you have shown nothing but your spotless and golden heart. Come what may, my luna, I will never leave your side”
Immediately I turned to look at Kendra and Mia, they both went down on their knees and said. “We are going nowhere, my luna”
“I understand that you all want to stay with me. but I will understand if any of you should change his mind and I will not hold it against such a person” I paused. “I have made up my mind to leave the Black Moon Pack” I revealed.
Lara was the first to try to stop me. “No, my luna, you cannot give up just yet. That is what she wants”
“I understand, Lara, but I am not doing this for her” I replied.
“But then alpha still wants you here, he still wants you as his luna,” she said.
“He wants me for his selfish reasons, to feed his ego and not because he cares a damn about me. I have been living in denial about this fact but not anymore” I replied.
“My luna, please reconsider your stand” Rich begged.
“I have given it careful thought, Rich. You know just how far I have come. Violet will never rest until she sees me out of this place. If I don’t leave myself, they will throw me out which of course, is most probable. And then, every Pack will be wary of me and none will want to associate itself with me for fear of getting on the bad record of alpha Jake. Leaving now is the only opportunity we have to get a lot of opportunities” I said.
“And if they should come after you, the town that has you will not hesitate to turn you in immediately” Rich said with a note of worry.
“You are right, Rich. If they should come after me. But what do you think alpha Jake’s story will sound like if he says he is looking for his luna when he has another in his Pack? Seriously, he will not want to put himself through that” I replied.
“I will be leaving with Rich and Lara. I am sorry but you all already know that I have no claim over any of you” I said.
“We will never leave your side, luna. We will remain with you in this even if it means dying to protect you” Landon pledged his loyalty to me.
“We will never leave you, luna,” Kendra and Mia said.
“Okay, I see you want to stay on your own free will. I will not stop you. We will leave on the day of the oncoming ceremony. Of course, Violet would not engage any of you on that day and no one will notice our absence for hopefully a couple of days and even when they do, I doubt they would care” I revealed.
I had thought about this long and hard. And I had decided to go on the day of the event. I know Jake would want me out of sight on the said day as much as possible and even Violet would not want to involve any of my servants so as not to make me know what is going on on the said day.
We would leave in the morning, very early before the servants gets up, and hopefully, by noon we would be away from Black Moon as far as possible.
“Where do we go to?” Lara asked.
“I don’t know yet, Lara. Anywhere, the forest, a faraway land, the ocean, somewhere far away from here. But of course, we cannot return to Diamond Cut as there is no room for us there” I responded with a sigh.
“Your health, my luna, have you considered your health?” Rich asked.
“I am getting better and honestly I don’t know how long that will last” I replied.
To their astonishment, I slowly got up from the bed and was able to stand without support. Lara made to come and hold me, but I prevented her.
“See, I am stronger now. But then, it poison is eating deep into me and I must get far away from here before it finally does. The ceremony is in two days, and I would need you all to gather all that is required discreetly. Please don’t forget to make it light. The main thing we need is little food for a day or two, a few clothes and money. Please let’s do this right” I said.
“Yes, luna” they all chorused.
After saying this, I started to breathe fast and loud as a result of standing and talking for long. Lara saw this and immediately came to put me back on the bed. Mia and Kendra joined her.