36. Secrets (part 1)

Hello wolfies! Heres your update!

Oh so i was sort of thinking angelina jolie for either Anita or Penelope. What do you think? I still need other characters which i kinda want my husbamd, Francisco lachowski to be Zaryn.. thoughts? Hes my man mmmm.

Nova

Thrashing, twisting and turning.. a rabid series of movements..

Mom had lunged, snarling, spittle all over the place as she surged forward, hackles raised.. growls and teeth coming at Luna's wolf. Luna pulled away just in time, my mother's teeth biting only into her ear. You could hear her high pitched whine..

Pain.

Two females. Two mothers.. defending what was theirs.

Luna knocked mom's wolf on her back but she never stopped thrashing. Right as Luna was about to bite into her neck, blood from both of them soaking their fur,  Alpha Blake raced toward them in determination.. charging.

"I said STOP!" He bellowed loudly in his Alpha voice that had my shoulders slightly folding into themselves automatically. This was a true alpha order.

He snatched Luna Penelope up by the scruff, throwing her off of mom as blood spilled from her wound and along her muzzle, growling at her as she growled at him.. snarl meeting snarl. She took a menacing step toward him.. lip pulled back.. challenging him.

"Penny Stop! I will make you submit if you don't retreat!" His tone so full of that Alpha wolf inside of him.

I watched as my mom's wolf pulled herself up, shaking the blood off her fur as Alpha glanced down at her with narrowed eyes, daring her.. She quickly bowed her head to him in submission.

Nodding, recognizing her respect to his wolf, he turned back to Luna who was preparing... ready to attack.

Without another thought, she lunged at him, fur raised.. a howl of anger coming from her throat, teeth biting into his arm hard. His hand came up, grabbing her behind the scruff, holding her in the air as she thrashed.  he werenched his hand away from her mouth, letting blood spill and pinched her ear. Hard.

She whimpered, whining.. showing her neck to him within an instant. Even her wolf was no match for his skin.

He glared into the wolf's eyes. "Luna, when i give you an order, you follow it! Now both of you shift! Now!!!' He roared out.. his wolf at the surface ready to show his dominanace to the two females he had known.

Both females shifted back into their naked skin forms. Both women hiding themselves from each other as Luna and mom glared into the other's eyes with hatred.

"Whats this about!?" Blake squatted, eyeing the both of them... his wolf still ready to surge forward.  "What did you want to tell me Dahlia? Because Penelope, you didn't attack until she ran for me. So what was it!?" This was an order.

Mom cut her eyes to Penelope who stood slowly, head held high as she let them see she had nothing to be ashamed of, "go ahead Dahlia.. or have you not taken enough from me?" Her voice was low yet angry.

Mother scoffed, staring up at her in contempt.  "You aren't even his true mate, dark moon! How would I have taken anything! When you met him it was only because your pack made you reject your mate in order to be with Blake! Blake had to deal with the death of his mate then here you come, only a year later.. still too young to know anything at all!" Mom spat, standing up just as gracefully, her arms going to her side.

Alpha growled low at Mom, his eyes narrowing in on her. "I told you never to speak of that again. No one is to speak of that. Penelope is my mate. Whatever happened in the past is in the past.. now tell me whats going on between you two?!" He turned toward mom whose eyes were trained on a resigned Penelope, her eyes had visibly lost fight.

Mom turned her back towards him, walking toward the woods as she shifted, letting her wolf come forward. Blake yelled for her to stop but she just kept going.. running.. until she was far out of sight.

My mouth hung open and i was still reeling from what I had heard.

Luna Penelope was once a Dark moon pack member? The most evil pack there is? And she was never Blake's true mate?

I can't take it if i find out anything else.. i can't.

Breathing in and out as deeply amd quietly as i could to counter the light headed feeling in my head,  i looked up to the sky. Overcast again. Seems the weather has taken a page from out emotions..  no sun in sight although I knew it hid behind those dark gray clouds. Leaves were beginning to fall.. tinges of yellow signaling the upcoming fall weather. The sun was beginning to set at 7.30 rather than 9 so it had to be around seven in the afternoon.. dinner would be soon.

I held my place behind the tree, scanning the field , watching as Penelope hung her head in shame as she dropped to her knees, crying.. body wracking sobs. Alpha went to her, kneeling in front of her.. his hand soothing her fur down metaphorically speaking, with his hand on her back as she sat stark naked in her skin. She fought the urge to shake him off.

"What was that about Penny? Why were you fighting with Dahlia?" His tone was firm yet soft. His broad shoulders showing so much muscle , hands so large but he treated Penelope with the gentlest of touches, massaging the place his hand had grabbed her, his forearm pierced with holes, bleeding from her bite.

I still can't believe what I heard out of my mothers mouth...

But its true. Nic is Blake's son. My dad is going to be crushed.... my heart ached at this though. I've always been a daddy's pup and now he was going to be beyond hurt.. a betrayel he never knew.

Movement caught my eye as Penelope stood, towering over Blake.. her eyes watering before fat tears rolled down her angualr cheeks. "Somehow your secrets always come back to haunt me. Even the ones i have carried for so long.. they always find a way of coming back to me. I have always known about you and Dahlia though you never told me. I figured it out myself when i came here. She was the one i approached. I've been holding this guilt for years... your best friend and Beta never knowing..." She sniffled, turning away from him as she ran out of the clearing and into the woods, leaving Blake in shock.

Blake stayed squatting in the middle of the field with his head hung in shame.. , rain drops began trickling softly from the gray sky.. sprinkling lightly over everything in sight.

It was almost as if the moon was crying, the weather guided by her emotions... feeling the hearts of this pack of wolves going out to her.

Alpha just stayed still as he let the light sprinkle of rain fall down on him, speckling his shirt with dots. Realizing it was my time to go, i backed away slowly. A branch snapped loudly under the weight of my foot making me cringe as i closed my eyes, biting my lip, cursing at myself once Alpha's head shot up toward my direction.

He was too far away to see me beneth the black shadows of the forrest but he rose from the ground... eyes hard as he stormed toward me. i backed away in fear of getting caught, his hands in fists, a determined look on his face which was stained with tears he had shed.

Not wasting any time, i turned, running through the woods as fast as i could, my hair wisping out of my bun, brown strands grazing my cheek as my leg pushed me, dodging hanging tree limbs and jumping over fallen logs.

I couldn't risk being caught by Alpha Blake... he would corner me.. force me to tell him what had transpired just now and i needed this to come out in front  of everyone.. they all needed to hear my mother's betrayel.. Alpha Blake's betrayel..

Looks like i would have to keep the key to the cellar for a little while longer. Actually.. i could go have a copy made at the pack store before returning it... that way I could go to see Deacon once i figured everything out.

Speeding out of the trees, i kept running once my feet hit the dirt road, not stopping until I was at the Pack House, safely out of sight. Running a half mile when you have just healed from severe injuries will take a toll on you even if you are in good shape. I caught my breath, leaning over my knees with my hands propping me up against the door frame as wolves looked at me with wide eyes, a slight smile on their lips.

Breaking away, i smiled back at all of them without teeth, nodding my head. These wolves have gone from looking at me as just another wolf high on the rank list to their future rightful luna in the matter of months.

I pushed myself up the stairs and toward the office... where my dad would be.

I needed to tell him about my meeting with Deacon before any of this got out of hand.. there was so much to do.. so many secrets I had to keep track of.. so much on my to do list..

Make a copy of the key.. sneak the original back to Blake.. figure out how the hell tomorrow will turn out with Luna now knowing about my brother.. half brother.. my mates half brother is my half brother. Goddess that sounds so horrible. I have to warn dad about what Deacon had told me as well..

Turning the corner up the second flight of wooden stairs, I entered the office to see my dad sitting behind Blakes desk, going through paperwork.. his mouth set into a hard line. Dark hair smoothed back and jutting up in different spots as if his hands have ran through it countless times.

Pushing a wisp of chesnut hair behind my ear, I knocked lightly on the door frame as i pushed the door open wide, clearing my throat.

"Hi." I greeted him softly as the corners of my mouth turned up in a soft smile. i sat down on the plush chair in front of Alpha Blake's desk..

He glanced up at me with soft green eyes, his once hardened face relaxing as he returned the smile. "Hey baby. How are you feeling?" He was concerned and rightfully so.

"Good dad." My smile increased.

I bit my lip, unsure of how i should start this conversation.. "dad.. " i dropped my gaze to the floor, not wanting to see his reaction. "I... I went down and spoke to Deacon and-"

"You did what!? Nova! Deacon almost tried to-"

"I know dad but you dont understand!" Peering up, my green eyes locked onto his pained ones.. greif displayed on his handsome face.

"Deacon was poisoned dad. By Anita. He told me everything...even the things he was embarassed about. Grace started poisoning him with Tea. Until Anita came.. then she took over. He still has the teabags with the poisonous herbs in his room and im going to get them and prove his innocence.. i believe in him dad. Please. If you only could see him now.. the poison has filtered out of his system.. he's getting back to his old self again! Please! Trust me!" I pleaded with him, my eyes wide.

He sighed, rubbing his face before gazing at me with all tenderness. "Nova i believe you.. i do.. but we can't ignore the fact that he did what he did. I read that journal entry.. he isn't safe for you to be around and neither I nor Zaryn will allow him to go without punishment.. im sorry. Blake knows this and accepts this. Despite whatever witchery he might have been under... he still did what he did.. he almost ruined you.. " his eyes glazed over with unshed tears as my brows furrowed in sadness, my own eyes glimmering with tears.

"Please. No dad. No. Please! Whatever you read, he wrote that entry while he wasnt himself if it was recent!  What about the investigation against Anita? She's to blame for this!" My hands gripped the edge of the desk as i begged my father.

He shook his head sadly. "Im sorry Nova. I can't do anything about it. The investigating wolves found what they needed to point the finger at Anita but we are waiting until after the Alpha test is performed so we dont spook her into doing something drastic. We still need her to believe we think it was Grace so she will come clean... if she doesnt.. that's when we will present the evidence. But it only points to her poisoning Eden. We dont know how it got into her possession though."

I stood, anger tipping me over the edge. "Deacon knows! He was the one that gave Eden the tea to give to me. Anita had given it to him while he was being poisoned.. told him to make sure I got it.  That it was for my heat.. he was too embarassed to give it to me so he gave it to Eden.. dad Deacon said himself he didn't know why he would have done that because he knows of Anita's hatred for me.. he said he would have never given me something from her like that..  but his mind.. he said she was feeding him cocktails and he wasnt himself! Have him tested! Please! Save him! Zaryn won't stop until being chained to the dog house is not an option for him any longer.. he will push until Deacon is forced to face challengers. Even if he does get chained for a month, he will be lashed as well.. and when he gets set free you know as well as i do that Nic and Zaryn will challenge him along with many others and he will lose! He will die over something that was never his fault dad!" I was shouting.. pleading as my fists pounded on the table.  He had to at least look into it..

"Dad... we can put more on Anita besides poisoning Eden .. we can put attempted murder for not only Eden but me as well and also for poisoning Deacon.. Grace too! Grace will be punished as well because it started with her! This is what we need. Why are you doing this!?" I screamed, hands fisting in my dirty hair.

Dad stood, towering over me with narrowed eyes. "You know as well as I do that death is punishment for poisoning an oracle! We don't need anything else! And if Grace did poison Deacon , what could we do to her? She's pregnant. The only thing that could be done is sending her home and banishing her from our land!" He shouted before taking deep breaths, reigning in his temper before closing his eyes. "I know this is what you need..  to have Grace banished.. i know it would make things easier for everyone.. but what you dont understand is that with her staying here, being close to you and Zaryn's forming bond.. she will have more of a chance to lose that pup. That's our main goal right now Nova. That and the fact I cant let Deacon get out of this scott free. No matter if he was poisoned.. he still did things that are unforgivable and your heart is too big to understand now but Blake and I have discussed all of this. Im sorry. Deacon wont die Nova. We wont alow that.. but he needs to be punished. End of discussion. But bring me the evidence you have and I'll make sure its noted on Anita's case." He dismissed me as i gaped at him, my eyes wide in disbelief.

My own father.. so wrapped up in serving justice to Deacon .. over hurting me.. that he was letting it all go.. everything Anita and Grace has done to Deacon just being brushed aside because of his want of having Grace here so she would lose the pup ergo disappearing from our lives.. he was dismissing working for the wolves and serving justice because of selfish needs.. to want to punish Deacon.

I stood up so fast the chair fell back behind me, my fists clenching so hard that my nails pierced the skin as I stared at him in fury. "You will lose me over this. I promise you. You're already going to lose a son.. you'll have no one if you do this." I spat, running out of the room, leaving him confused..

My temper almost got the better of me..

There was no way i would forgive him for this. But i still need to try to free Deacon. If I fail, i will follow a contingency plan..

I'll set him free myself and I will leave this land, never to return.

With him.

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The steam roiled through the room, hanging thick.. suspended in air. My lungs struggled to take in the thick air but at the same time, it seemed to clear my airways.

I was long overdue for a shower.. after Deacon had attacked  me and i stayed over night at Doc's , yesterday i was too preoccupied with running errands that i never showered.. never scrubbed the disgusting layer of scents off of me and wound up passing out last night from exhaustion.

After the talk with my dad yesterday, I ran to the blacksmith and had him re create the skeleton key to the "cellar" which was really a cave of torture. During the time I had to wait, I went to check on Eden and filled her in.. she was beyond shocked but she said she's had some strange visions as of late and it made sense now. After visiting Eden, i had ran up to Deacon's room, finding his hiding spot under the floorboard easily, seeing the teabags he had told me about, I took them and brought them with me to my room. I doubt they would be of any use seeing as how no official wanted to help me and retrieve them themselves but i had to try something. Everyone was giving up on Deacon and it wasnt his fault.

No matter what the Alpha and my dad did... they couldnt stop Deacon being challenged for a higher status once his punishment was up.. and and Nic would make sure that he was challenged.. he has alpha blood running through him... he acknowleges the direct threat to his family and needs someone to punish. I knew lashes with a whip o silver would come into play eventually..

Goddess when Zaryn finds out he is going flip! But it will be worth it to see Grace's face.

She will probably switch sides and poison her own unborn baby so she can sink her claws in my brother..

I will not let that happen.

Once i had taken the teabags yesterday, i ran to the blacksmith retrieving the key to the cellar and found Blake right after.. bumping into him so that i could drop the key in his pocket.

He seemed sad but nothing outrageous.  I dont think my mom wound up telling him the truth because it seemed no one was affected.. after that, i managed to make it home for dinner and fell asleep waiting for the hot water to heat back up.

Nic had used it all, going out after dinner and not coming home until 3am. He better have not gone to see Grace.. not now that all this has happened...

I must have been exhausted because i slept from 9pm until 8am this morning.. having breakfast and just now getting a shower. Mom was downstairs seeming out of sorts.. she barely said a word to me and that was fine by me. I wasn't going to bring this business to her attention.. she needed to bring it to mine. Dad had been m.i.a. all last night and this morning... preparing with Blake.

Squeezing the last bit of water from my hair, ringing it out, i shut the water off, reaching out to grab my towel. Wrapping one around my head turban style, i took the other to dry my body off before moving the shower curtain away and stepping onto the damp fluffy rug.

I wiped my hand down the mirror and stood back, just looking. My eyes were rested yet still had that tired look to them.. my cheeks were less filled out from my horrible eating habits and I just looked more... worn.

More grown up.

I've changed so much in these past months.. from the moment I found out about everything until now. Emptiness and emotional distress will have that affect on you. I've grown up too quickly in a short time frame.

Sighing, tightened the towel around my torso as i began to prepare myself for the upcoming event..

The Alpha test between Nic and Grace.

It was the Betas and Alphas present for this test only, so my family would be there.. I'd be able to witness the drama unfold. I should feel as if justice was being served but it seemed as if those pesky things called feelings were beginning to creep back up inside me.

The Doc said i was suffering post traumatic stress disorder.. showing agression and lacking of other emotions such as sadness.. but it was as if those hardened calcified shards of my heart were slowly defossilizing.. making it impossible for me to continue feeling numb.

I just need this numbness to last a little longer..

I felt exhausted .. ready to just find my escape and let my mind rest and my heart heal. But i will come out of all this changed.

I haven't been the old me in quite some time.

Dressing in a pair of skinny jeans with brown ankle boots and a burnt orange long sleeved top, as the cool autumn air had finally made its appearance, I dried my hair and applied a bit of makeup before preparing myself for the test which began this afternoon. There were still a few loose ends to tie up..

To say i was nervous was an understatement..

All i could think as i pulled my long chestnut brown hair in a side braid, was that if everything goes south, i need a plan.

No one was doing things my way.. I have been avoiding Zaryn since yesterday.. and Anita could very well cause trouble for us if she escaped which knowing Grace was in trouble, hopefully she wouldnt.

I dont even think my mom was even going to come clean to any of us before the test.. i dont know what will happen to her once everyone finds out. Its up to my dad. As her mate.

And Nic.. poor Nic.

It was a strange feeling knowing my brother shared a dad with my mate..

Everything was going to come crashing down and I still don't even know Penelope's story. But i will.

I will make sure everyone is coming clean by the end of the night.

This evening was going to be chaos..

Dun dun dun!!!

Hope you are ready for part  two bevause EVERYONES secrets are coming out next chapter.. its going to be an emotional rollercoaster and you're gonna laugh.. youre gonna cry... and everything in between

Nova has been numb to everh feeling Zaryn had once given her..

But her ptsd is going to come to a close soon and then she is going to blow, letting everything out and allowing everything to chsnge her even further.

But dont worry...

Theres a happy ending somehwere for some people.

Oh! Blake still doesnt know Nic is his. Only luna, Nova eden and dahlia. Dahlia never told blake for a reason.. shes gonna let it come out as well and we will hear her side of the story.

Hint: Two people are going to die in the end. Can you guess who?

Xoxo

Chilee

Ps. Thank you all so much for loving my story. It's such an honor to have so many amazing wolfies read this and love it!

Pps: if you know of any good bad boy romance teenfiction stories, tell me about them because i like to read them in my spare and cant find anymore good ones. Thanks!