My Fated Human Luna

Chapter 154

My Fated Human Luna Chapter 157

10 My Father’s Deceit

Danica POV

I make my way down a hallway that hasn’t been used since my father died. I still feel strange about being here, like I’m invading his privacy. I know how ridiculous that sounds, but it doesn’t change the way I feel. When I reach the door of what was once my father’s room, I pull the key from my pocket. I walk inside and it is just as I expect it to be. Dark colors and very masculine. I know my poor mother must have hated this room. I miss her every day, unlike my father. He was never abusive, he just wasn’t kind or caring in any way. He wasn’t really a father. The only thing I can thank him for is making me a strong warrior. I start to look around the room. I notice a large desk with a bookshelf next to it. I’m just about to start going through the books when I feel Constance in my mind. “What the hell do you need Constance?” “I just thought you would like to know that Milo is organizing soldiers out in the yard.” I am going to kill that a**hole. He thinks he can give my men orders. I walk out of the room, locking the door behind me. I use my vampire speed to make it outside in seconds. My sister is sitting on the steps and points in the direction of a large group of men and women.

I start walking toward them and she is on my heels. She is technically my second in command, but unless she starts acting like it I’m going to appoint a trusted soldier to take her rank. I make eye contact with Barrett, who looks pissed at what’s happening. He is loyal to me alone. “What the f**k is going on here?” Milo is head soldier as appointed by my father but his behavior is going to change all of that. “Danica, we were just planning our next attack on Scarlett Rose.” “On whose authority are you planning an attack?” I can see he wants to say mine but he must think better of it. “I just assumed we would be making another attack. As the head soldier, I wanted to prepare our soldiers.” “Making assumptions was your first mistake. These are my soldiers, not yours. You don’t make any decisions without my permission. As for being the head soldier, I think that position has gone to your head. As I did not

appoint you, that changes today.” The shock on his face would be comical if I wasn’t so pissed. “As of today you are no longer head soldier. Barrett will now hold that title. No attacks are planned without my permission”, I say directly to Barrett.

He bows and I look back at the a**hat who thought he had some power. “This is ridiculous. You can’t just strip my title from me without cause.” I take steps until I’m standing in front of him. We stand at the same height and I’m in no way afraid of him. “I am the coven leader. I can do anything I want. You will not undermine me and I will decide who holds rank in my coven.” He finally drops his gaze and I turn to the other men. As I look around, they all drop their gaze and bow showing their allegiance to me. I start toward the mansion. “Constance and Barrett follow me to my office now.” I don’t look back as I walk into the mansion. I head straight to my office. Once I’m inside, I take some deep breaths. “That was pretty impressive sis”, Constance says, and I shoot her a glare. There is a knock and the door opens. Jeremiah walks in. I had alerted him of this meeting. “Sit,” I say to Constance and Barrett.” I can see that Constance wants to make a smart a** comment but thankfully, she doesn’t.

I turn to her first. “What the f**k is wrong with you?” She looks affronted, “I did nothing.” “Exactly, you are the second in command and you sit your a** on the steps as that a**hole gives my soldiers orders.” She goes to speak and I silence her with a look. “I want you to be my second in command as it is your birthright and you are my sister but if you do not start acting like it you’re done. Barett will be promoted to that position and you will lose your rank.” I see hurt cross her face and I keep my face expressionless. I love my sister but she needs to grow up and know that I mean what I’m saying. She is twenty, not a child. I am twenty-two and I have been training since I was fifteen. She is a good fighter but she is immature. “Am I clear about Constance?” After a few seconds she nods. I turn to Barett. “I trust you and you are an excellent soldier. I know you are loyal and that is the only reason you are being given this rank.” “I won’t disappoint you, Danica. I will defend you and the coven with my life.”

“I’m glad to hear that. I want you to keep an eye on Milo. He will not be happy about what just happened.” He nods and I dismiss him. “I think that was a good decision, Danica. I’m not sure what

your father saw in Milo other than obedience. He would do whatever your father told him. Which I would venture to guess had some promise attached to it.” I feel anger because I believe what he promised him was leadership and me. Jeremiah bows before he leaves my office. Constance and I are alone now and she has been quiet since I told her she could lose her rank. “Constance” I start to say. “I’m sorry Danica. I will do better.” I wasn’t expecting that. “I’m glad to hear it. I love you, Constance, and I want you by my side to lead the coven.” She comes around and wraps me in a hug. I hug her back and when she pulls back there is a smile on her face. “Do you want to tell me what you’re keeping secret now?” I chuckle “I suppose but I swear to the goddess Constance you need to stay calm and tell no one.” She makes the motion of zipping her lips and throwing away the key.

“During the scouting mission, two wolves from the Scarlett Rose crossed the border. Milo led three of the soldiers to attack them, which pissed me off. I stepped out from the trees and one of the men looked right at me. When our eyes met, I knew instantly that he was my beloved.” She starts to screech but covers her mouth with her hand. She lowers her hand. “What did you do? What does he look like? Is he a hot wolf?” I feel jealousy when she speaks about my beloved being hot. “Ooh you don’t like me calling him hot.” I ignore her statement and answer her first question. “I called for the soldiers to retreat.” I see a pained look on her face. “You can’t hurt your beloved Danica. I know what you promised our father but you can’t.” I stop her. “I know I can’t. I need to figure out why our father was so hell bent on me ending the Scarlett Rose. Come with me. I was in his room before you alerted me about Milo.” We both stand and head back upstairs. I enter the room with more resolve to find exactly what my father’s motive was for his dying wish.

Constance picks up a book that was lying open on the desk. “Dani, this might be your answer.” I take the book from her hand and sit on a chest at the end of his bed. It’s open to a page with a picture of a red wolf. Under the wolf is an excerpt of a prophecy. At the bottom are two words in my father’s handwriting, Scarlett Rose.

Passage From the Book

It is said that white wolves are rare, but there is no wolf that is more powerful than one with fur like fire. This wolf is a direct descendent of the goddess herself. A wolf with fur that is like fire will be mated to a wolf that is a direct descendent of the guardians. This pup, born of two wolves that have been hand picked by the goddess herself, will come to rule the supernatural world when she receives her wolf. The power the pup holds will be greater than any supernatural that has come before her. If a supernatural being was to slay the pup before her first shift, they would gain all the power, becoming the ruler of all supernaturals. If the pup completes her first shift, then no one will ever be able to take her power as she will be protected by both the goddess and the guardians alike.

End of the Passage

“That ba**ard, even in death he was a liar. I still don’t understand why he didn’t try to take the power for himself. He cared only about himself, so why would he give this opportunity to anyone else?” “Maybe he knew that he would die before he could make it happen but he wanted a vampire to have the power”, Constance says. She has to be right. Nothing else makes sense. “He must have told Milo of this prophecy. I will be damned if he kills anyone’s pup or hurts my beloved’s pack for power. That pup was chosen for a reason.” I look at Constance for the first time and she is smiling. “I think it’s time to introduce yourself to your beloved and deal with that a**hole Milo for good.” I hug her once more. I take the book with me and lock it in my safe in the office before I head in search of that ba**ard.

Maverick POV

As I drive to the office I think about my breakfast with Ruby. I’m glad that Stephen set it up, but I wonder how she was really feeling about it. She is nothing if not polite. When she said she wasn’t upset that I called her beautiful, I felt my stomach flip. She is so different from Delilah. I guess when you’re so close to what’s happening you can’t see how bad it is. I think about how self-absorbed Delilah was and how little she cared about what was important to me. My phone rings, bringing me out of my thoughts. I push the hands free without checking to see who is calling first. “Hello” I say and when the person

responds, all the happiness I had a few minutes ago is gone, replaced with pure anger. “Son, did you hear me? It’s your father.” “You are not my father anymore after what you did to my mother. What do you want Bruce?” “Maverick, what happened between me and your mother has nothing to do with our relationship.” I grip the steering wheel so hard I feel like I could rip it off.” “You betrayed my mother for some young tart who knew you were married. You really think that has nothing to do with our relationship, because you are so wrong. You stopped being my father the day you walked into our house when I was eighteen and told my mother you were f**king someone else.” “Maverick” he starts to say and I cut him off. Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

“This conversation is over.” I end the call before I pick up my phone and block his number. As I’m setting the phone back on the charger, it rings again. This time I look and it’s my mother calling. I swear to god if that man called my mother I will kill him with my bare hands. I take a breath so I don’t sound aggravated when I pick up the phone. “Hey mom, what’s wrong” I ask. “Nothing, I just need you to come to the hospital.” My heart clenches in my chest. How can nothing be wrong if I need to come to the hospital? “Mom”, I start to say and she stops me. “Maverick James Colwell, just get your butt here.” I can’t help the chuckle that escapes me. I send a quick text to Ruby about being late and silence my phone. I slide it into my briefcase. Once I reach the hospital, I head up to my mother’s room. When I walk in, I stop dead in my tracks. Ruby is sitting on the edge of my mother’s bed. She stands and turns to face me. God, this woman is breathtaking every time I see her. She is wearing a gray business suit. A pop of pink is sticking out of the lapel. Although she has no cleavage, I can see the shape of her breasts. My mother clears her throat and when I look in her direction she has a knowing smile.

“Now that you are both here, we can get on with it” my mother says, and I have never been more confused. She pushes the button and a nurse pops her head in. “I’ll be right back with him, Gwen.” A few minutes later, a young doctor walks in and smiles at us all. He lingers on Ruby a little too long for my liking. She comes to stand next to me and the doctor begins to speak. “At your mother’s insistence, we repeated her scans. We would expect to see very little improvement with the amount of treatment she has received. Honestly, I have never seen anything like this before. We found no traces of cancer

remaining.” My mother looks at me with the biggest smile and I can’t believe this is happening. Could she really be cancer free? “How is this possible”, I say, not wanting to doubt what he just said, but it seems improbable. My mother speaks before the doctor does. “Sometimes you just have to believe something will heal you” she says and winks at Ruby. I turn to Ruby and I don’t know why I’m so compelled, but I need her in my arms right now. Without overthinking it, I pull her into my arms. At first she stiffens but then she relaxes. “Thank you Ruby.”