I was sure the Lycan wouldn’t like it, and then I’d be dragged back in here. She smiled and took a few bars of chocolate from the bag, placing the rest down. I actually wouldn’t mind trying them… I had eaten chocolate, but it was very rare as it was unnecessary to eat such food. If she offered me again, I would take it.
“Let’s get going then,” the Queen said, motioning to the door. I raised an eyebrow.
“Won’t you blindfold me?”
“Of course not.”
“You will let me walk through your pack and assess the layout?” To my surprise, she laughed.
“It doesn’t matter. I am not blindfolding a child unless we are playing pin the tail, and we clearly aren’t.” Pin the tail? What was that? She was weird, just like the girl next to her.
“Come on, slowpoke,” the girl piped in, jerking her head towards the door.
Was it a trap to get me to walk out, and then I’d be attacked? I began walking towards the door, and the girl skipped out first. I tensed when the Queen’s arm went around my shoulders just before we reached the door.
“Luna,” one of the guards murmured, surprise clear in his eyes.
“Not now. We are just going for a walk,” she replied firmly, her voice ten times icier than what it was when she spoke to me.
“I don’t think the Alpha would approve…” the other man interjected.
Her aura surged immensely, and she looked over her shoulder. They didn’t say anything else, but I knew they were mind-linking. I remained quiet until the two men lowered their heads in submission to her.
I let my mind wander. Father wanted the Lycan’s son... since I was here if I killed him, I was sure fatherwould be happy. Maybe I’d be able to regain some approval. I didn’t even bother looking around as I walked alongside the Queen. She opened a chocolate bar and held it out to me, and I felt a flash of irritation. Even if I only had one hand, I was capable.
I’ll show Father I am still capable…Since he cut my hand off, he had looked at me like I was a piece of dirt. I knocked it out of her hand, my anger raging inside of me. I readied for the impact of a hit or something, but instead, she simply bent down, picked it up and tossed it to the girl.
“Can you put that in the bin, Azura?” She nodded and ran off ahead, leaving us alone. “I’m sorry, here. Which one would you like?”
I clenched my jaw and picked a random one without giving it a thought. Ripping open the wrapper with my teeth, I took a bite, trying to quell my anger. The Queen opened a second wrapper as we strolled along, biting into it.
I had to think. What should I do? Should I try to win her over? I looked at her, and she was looking ahead. The chica was indeed like her mother. Calm, kind, and maybe too innocent. Why trust the son of your enemy? I wouldn’t. I frowned. What do I do? Use her kindness to get close to her family? I was sure Father would approve. Currently, there wasn’t much else that I could do, but if they somehow welcomed me into their home or even in the proximity of the Lycan’s heir... maybe, just maybe, Father would be happy.
The annoying girl, Azura, returned and fell in step with me. See? They weren’t even being careful, or they really did think I was completely useless. I’d just use that to bide my time…
“What does the Lycan want from me?” I asked, staring ahead. “I will not tell him any secrets.” I kept my gaze trained far ahead, sensing she was watching me.
“He is trying to rile your father up to make him come forward to claim you. He still has not told us what debt we owe him,” she confessed, almost as if she didn’t want to burden me with the truth. That sounded far too innocent on their part. They had no compassion. They were monsters, just as my father said. We are all monsters, and only the strongest survived…
“Hmm. Father won’t fall for it,” I replied confidently.
“He won’t leave you here,” the Queen’s reply sounded almost as if that wasn’t a possibility. She sure didn’t know my padre…
We reached an open grassy area. There were swings and benches, with some pups and adults around. It was slightly cloudy, but it seemed everyone was still having fun. They smiled at their Luna yet carried on with their conversations after bowing their heads respectfully. They didn’t stay silent in her presence. How weird.
I ate my chocolate slowly, savouring the taste.
“Do you want to walk around?”
“Is that not what we are doing?”
“I meant alone if you want some space,” she replied with a smile. There was a trick to it, but if it was a test, I’d behave.
“Sure.”
She nodded and motioned for me to go ahead. I began walking, and I felt her presence behind me. Glancing back, I saw she had left a five-metre gap between us and was looking up at the sky. Hmm, so she planned to follow… I took the time to observe the area without her having her eyes on me and making sure I kept my head straight ahead, not wanting her to know what I was doing.
The girl, Azura, had gone off and was currently trying to climb a tree. She should have been born a monkey. Weird girl.
