Arabella’s POV
Am seething.
Am so furious right now.
I could feel the power surging through me as Phoenix tried to break from and take control. I was trying so hard to control my anger.
Mom had just revealed to me that the Luna had sent her poisonous potion, sending a message to mom along with it, urging her to take her own life.
How can she be so mean and heartless??
Mom had never done anything to hurt anyone. Her only crimes were her outstanding beauty and the fact that her mate had challenged the king.
I can bear it if she treats me like garbage. They can treat me like a fucking omega or even worse than an omega, I don’t really care because I’ve accepted my fate and am ready to accept anything they throw at me, but I just can’t bear it when their anger and hatred is directed at my mom.
It’s so unacceptable!!
She’s been sick for many years and they all know the cause of her illness. They know that she’s sick because of my father’s death. Yet our Luna made sure that they quarantine her like a leprosy patient.
She made sure that none of the pack doctors could attend to her and they also doubled my chores, adding her own chores to mine, making sure that I have limited time to spend with my own mother.
When all this didn’t work, When she saw that mom was still struggling to survive all this torture and punishment, she then sent her a potion to end her own life.
That’s how evil and cruel our Luna is and Judging from the way Lisa also treats me, I know without a doubt that she will be worse than the present Luna.
I guess it has something to do with the Luna title. Maybe every Luna of the Silver Moon pack is destined to be evil. I really don’t care about them, but the fact remains that I can’t bear it when they hurt my mom this way.
Am so angry and so is my wolf Phoenix. I haven’t learned how to control my wolf because I just had my first shift yesterday. I. was struggling to keep her inside but ain’t listening to me.
She seems to be out for blood!! She wants to get revenge for mom and me. Mom was saying something to me but I just couldn’t hear her because I was so consumed by anger.
Phoenix was painting a beautiful picture in my head, showing me all the things she plans to do to the Luna and everyone that has caused us pain.
I love what I see…..
I love the idea of bringing pain to those that have hurt me all my life…
I was this close to letting Phoenix out when out of the blue, I felt myself being tackled to the ground. I wasn’t prepared for an attack from mom.
The next thing I know, my mouth was pried open and mom forced one of the potions down my throat. I couldn’t tell which potion she just gave me but am guessing that it’s the one she got from the king, the one that would suppress my wolf and keep her locked up.
She would never have given me the potion from the Luna because it’ll kill me immediately. It has to be the other one from the king and this means that my wolf, my best friend, the only companion I ever had, is now weakened and suppressed.
She’s now locked away at the back of my head. Am now back to the weak, defenseless Arabella that everyone treats badly.
I could feel Phoenix struggling in my head, trying to fight the efficacy of the potion but it was too strong for her. The king’s potions are always brewed by the most powerful wizards in his kingdom. Phoenix wasn’t able to fight it.
I could feel her getting weaker and weaker by the second. I could feel our bond getting lost as the clock ticked. I could also feel myself losing consciousness as my wolf went into a deep slumber that would keep her locked away for a very long time….
“What have you done?? What did you do to me???” I muttered slowly as I lost consciousness.
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I don’t know how long I stayed in this unconscious state. When I finally woke up, I felt so empty and weak. I noticed that I had tears in my eyes and it feels like I just lost something valuable.
I struggled to get up from the bed. My whole body felt limp and heavy and I could help the anger that flowed through my whole body as I called out to mom,
“What have you done to me, mom!!! What did you do??
Phoenix was everything to me, she was my life!!
I need her mom!!!
Am nothing without my wolf!!!”
The tears slide down my cheeks as I dragged my limp body down the mattress. Then something clicked in my head,
“If I am sleeping on the bed right now, then where is mom??
We only have one little bed in this room and mom is too sick to sit up for too long..
Why would she let me sleep on the bed??
I wiped the tears away from my eyes and looked around the room in a panic, searching for my mom..
To my greatest shock, I saw her sprawled on the floor. All my weakness seems to disappear as I ran to her position and bent over to check on her condition, calling out to her as I feel her body,
“Mom!!!
Wake up, mom!!
Phoenix has been suppressed, no one would ever find out that am the great white wolf.
Wake up mom, am not mad at you anymore.”
I kept shaking her and calling out to her, but she wasn’t responding to me. Worse still, I couldn’t feel her pulse and she was not breathing anymore.
I kept screaming and shaking her, begging her to wake up but she remained limp and lifeless. I looked around the room in a panic, searching for any clue that would explain what had happened to my mom.
Then my eyes landed on a piece of paper that lay a few feet away from where she was. I moved over and picked it up immediately, carefully reading its contents as the tears flowed freely down my cheeks,
“My sweet Arabella,
Am so sorry my daughter.
I know you’ll hate me for what I did to you, but I want you to know that I did it for you. I did it to keep you safe. Your wolf is too powerful for you to control. Her Aura would bring the enemies straight to our doorstep. The King would not let you to unseat him, he will kill you, Arabella, just he killed your father. As for the rogues, they would seek you out as their leader.
You must never let the king find out about your wolf and most importantly, avoid the rogues at all cost. They may try to deceive you into joining their unjust war, don’t be fooled, my daughter. Be smarter than your father Arabella.
I want you to know that I love you so much, Arabella. I’ve lived all these years because of you. I never wanted to abandon you in this unjust war, but I think it’s time you leave this pack, just like you’ve always planned to.
Do not move into another pack Arabella, you’ll never be safe if you live among our kind. It’s safer for you to live among humans. The human may be naive and weak but they’ll never try to kill you. Just keep your secrets and always try to suppress your wolf.
You have always wanted to open your father’s trunk to see what he has inside, I think this is the best time for you to open that trunk, what it contains will help ease you into your new life,
Don’t forget Bella, your wolf is too strong to stay asleep for too long. Learn to control her and never let her out when you’re angry. Try and get to know her and let her get to know you also, that way she will always make good decisions like you.
The moon goddess will always be with you and protect you, my daughter. She knows why she gave you this huge responsibility, trusts in her, and always tries to follow your heart.
Love will find you someday my daughter.
I wish I could stay alive to see you fall in love and get loved in return, but I just can’t go on like this. I want to be reunited with my mate, besides if I tag along with you, I will only end up slowing you down.
You’re a smart girl Arabella, get out of this place as soon as possible. Be rest assured, your father and I will watch over you from the heavens.
Make us proud, my daughter. I love you so much.”
After reading Mom’s letter, I fell down on the floor, crying my eyes out, too weak to react in any way.
Why had I slept so deeply?? Why couldn’t I stop her from ending her life??
Dear God,
How do I go on in life without her??
I lay down on the floor beside her until I heard some noises outside. Before I could go in to check out what was happening, some guards barged into our house and gave me a series of beatings before dragging me over to the packhouse.
I guess the Luna must have notice that I had not come in to carry out my assigned chores. The guard did not even bother to check if I am sick, neither did they check on my mother, they simply beat me up and dragged me out of the house, just like the Luna ordered them, I guess.
I was dragged on the floor all the way from our cottage to the packhouse. Before we could arrive at the packhouse, my whole body was all red and bleeding profusely. My skin peeled off along the way and you could see the trail of blood along the way as they dragged me over.
The Alpha and Luna stood by the steps waiting for my arrival. Am sure that Richard, Lisa, and their group would be standing there as well. They wouldn’t miss a chance to watch me get humiliated.
The guards flung my bloodied body before the Alpha and Luna. Although I was in so much pain, I still struggled to kneel before our Alpha and Luna. Failure to do that may result in more severe punishment.
For a girl with no wolf, more punishment would simply send me to an early grave, and trust me, I don’t want to die yet.