Longing For My Rejected Luna

Chapter 57

*xkkxErika's POV*¥kkx

"What was that about?" Paula asked. Followingas she pushed Kat back into my room.

"Nothing." | sniffled, taking off my clothes as soon as Paula wheeled Kat inside and locked the door.

"It's not nothing, Rika." Kat said.

"We are way past this, Rika. Don't tell us nothing." Paula's tone was firm.

Left in just my lacy pant and matching bra, | collapsed on the bed, covering my face as tears fell more.

"Can you just say something?" Kat's impatience seeped through her words.

What do | tell them? How do | begin to explain what had happened? How had it gone frombeing angry at

Jace and giving him the silent treatment to us quarreling heatedly on our way back? | had not asked a bad

question.

| was just curious and | was honest with myself, | was also suspicious. But who would blme? | had every

right to ask that question. | had to know, it was either that or | would just keep being confused. Why had he

picked offense? If he had nothing to hide why did he not answer the question? And why had he not toldabout

it? He had said he had evidence but | did not think that was true.

| did not believe him when he said he had evidence. But | did not think so, for svery strange reason. Was |

being inconsiderate and too harsh? Was | being insensitive and crazy in my thoughts? There was a war going on.

All these events were telltales that a war was brewing and to fight it | had to know who was on my side.

The bed dipped beside me. From the scent, | knew it was Paula. | could tell my friends apart even blindfolded. |

was not in the mood to talk to her or anyone. | wanted to be left alone.

"What is wrong?" She asked again.

"Nothing." I replied.

"Do you want Kat and | to leave? Because we do have houses and even if | can't go home, | will go stay with

Kat." The annoyance in her voice was quite obvious.

"Are you threatening me? The both of you?" | looked at them both.

"It's not a threat, Erika. But if you do not trust us enough not to tell us anything that's bothering you, then there

is no need overstaying or overstepping." Kat uttered. Lines of displeasure creased her forehead.

"No one said you're overstepping or overstaying." | told them.

"Then what are we doing here?" This question was from a very upset Paula.

"You're... you're..." Defeated, | sighed. "I'm sorry girls. | have just had a very strenuous day."

"Now do you care to talk about it?" Kat stares pointedly at me.

"| guess." | had no other friends apart them and it was true. The reason they were here was to supportand

be there for me. Now that they were here, | should not be turning them away.

"What happened?" This time, Paula's tone was softer.

"As usual, Elder Grigshade tried to stopfrom becoming the Alpha. He was angry and ranted, said that he

wanted Jace. | stood up to him and Jace did too. But Jace made a statement."

"What kind of statement?" Kat inquired.

"He asked Elder Grigshade when he was standing up to him if he had ever visited him for that reason. Elder

Grigshade could not reply, which obviously meant no." "So what is the issue?" Paula probed.

"It means Jace had visited Elder Grigshade before judging from his statement. But I did not think much of his

statement or rather question to theman before we left. It was in the vehicle that | had to ask what the question

meant. He said he had visited Elder Grigshade before."

Paula and Kat mirrored the sfrowns on their faces. "Why? What business would he have with a man who

surely and obviously does not like you and neither wants you as Alpha for reasons best known to him." Kat was

surprised.

"Exactly my thought. Why? And when | tried to ask him squestions, he got angry."

"That does not sound like Jace at all." Paula stated.

She was right That did not sound

like Jace at all. That was not who he was, in any dimension. Jace always toldthings. Before he did

anything, he would tell me. Wolno

would he not tellof this one? Why would he not tellabout Elder Grigshade?

"So what did you tell him?" This was from Kat.

"Nothing. I just did not know what to think anymore, with everything that has been happening, | don't know who

to trust. And | want to know my enemies and those that are solidly behind me. I'm just..."

"What did you tell him?" Kat cutshort.

| frowned, fighting away guilt. Why should | be feeling guilty? | had done nothing wrong. | had only asked a

question and then he just had to make it quite difficult. If he had replied me, all of this would not have happened.

By now, we would have talked on what to do next, not having more space between us.

"Rika?" Paula called.

Why was | hesitating to say it? | had done nothing wrong. "I asked him if he was my enemy. | mean that is..."

"You did what?!" The look of disbelief on Kat's face madeblink.

"Why would you do that, Rika? How could you ask that of your own blood?" Paula

added.

"Why are you guys blaming me? You

will not understand. In fact, both of you do not understand. This is

important to me. He is doing business with the enemy. And you both know the saying, the friend of my enemy is

an enemy too."

"And you applied that to your brother?! Your blood?!" Kat looked appalled.

"lI am disappointed, Rika. Really disappointed." Paula was not yelling as Kat was

but it still had the seffect on me.

They were blaming me?

Chapter 57

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