The Moon's Daughter

Chapter 17

The sun entered my room, hitting my closed lids and I pulled the blanket over me hiding from it. Every time I close my eyes, images of Charles’s babe being murdered would haunt me. He had ingrained that memory into my head and now I am here living with it.

The door to my room knocked and I stayed silent, pretending to be asleep. “I know you’re awake”, Fenrir’s voice broke through. The way he had carried his voice sounded like Hadik’s which brought on a memory when I would sulk as child and he would come in here with an ice cream cone from McDonald’s.

Pushing the blanket off my body, I sat up in bed before lazily moved myself to open the door. I stepped aside letting him in and his aura immediately calmed me. “Aodin filled me in on what happened”, he told me as he stroked my hair before pulling me into a hug.

“How much did he tell you?” I asked as I buried my face into his chest, tired.

“He’s living through it too, Elira”. I sighed and let go of Fenrir as I made my way back towards my bed to hide. “Maybe this bond that the two of you have is good. Your mom must’ve bonded the two of you for a reason”.

I stared at him angry and confused. “She bonded me with not one but two people, Dad! That’s unheard off!”

He cleared his throat and made his way towards my bed before taking a seat at the end of it with his head hung low and elbows resting on his thighs. “I don’t know what to tell you, honey. She doesn’t do things without a cause and one day you’ll find an answer to all this”, he sighed before giving me a painful smile.

I can tell that he’s missing her. Whenever he talks about her, his brow meets in worry and his eyes are of a man who is lost. Without her, he’s nothing.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to yell. I just– I’m just tired. I haven’t really slept because all I see whenever I close my eyes is a man murdering an innocent child in front of me over and over again and– and– I –”. I slowly break down, not able to finish my sentence.

Charles didn’t just place his memories in me. He had given me his anger and motives to destroy the human race and I’m trying my hardest to fight the urge to obliterate every second and minute of the day. I watched as my tears fell into the palms of my hands, catching them.

“I’m sure if you talk to Aodin and Zahruk, they’ll make you feel better. Better than me, I can promise you that”, he lightly chuckled as he tried to lighten the mood. As if on cue, both boys stood by the doorway, waiting for me to call them in. They both gave me their best smiles, wiping away my tears and finally forced myself to get up from the bed.

“Alright, enough moping around”, I told myself as I grabbed a towel. “Let me shower to wake myself up and then I'll go down for some breakfast”. Hanging the towel over my shoulder. I walked over towards both Aodin and Zahruk, hugging them tight before letting them go to shower.

My feelings for them are complicated. I want them both but at the same time it feels so wrong. I shouldn’t want them both together, I should only want the one I’m truly mated too. But the thought of rejecting one of them makes me want to rip my chest out from the pain.

I could feel myself changing with each passing day. I’m starting to feel stronger, not just with strength but with power as well. I have so many things to learn but I was afraid that time would steal it away from me. I know that Brayan is coming, and it's only a matter of time before his people come knocking at the door to the Moon's territory.

I quickly finished my shower and got dressed in some black tights and a loose white t-shirt before making my way down to the kitchen. Everyone was gathered there; my mom, Fenrir, Yu, Zahruk, Aodin and even Josh – which surprised me more than it should.

“Look what the cat dragged in”, Yu announced and Aodin looked on the floor as if looking for something.

“You guys have a cat?!” Aodin said excitedly and I laughed. He turned his head to look at me and smiled.

“Nope, just me”, I said as I scratched the side of my arms. I looked around our kitchen table which was full when Josh stood up and bowed at me.

“Forgive me! Take my seat, Luna”, he addressed me.

“Woah there, I’m not your Luna”, I corrected.

“Yet”, Zahruk snickered loud enough for everyone to hear and Fenrir cleared his throat. I made my way towards the empty seat which just happened to be in between Aodin and Zahruk. Just being next to them had my body fired. I could feel their raw power and everything inside of me screamed to touch them. Little sparks of electricity would brush against my skin and I’d have to take a deep breath to compose myself.

“I– I want to watch the news”, I stood up as soon as I sat down. “Mom, do you want to watch with me?” I looked at her with my eyes, begging.

“Sure, sweetheart it’s been awhile”, she walked over to me, kissing me on the forehead. I grabbed the plate that was waiting for me on the counter and took it over to the couch. Grabbing the remote, I turned the TV on.

“Mysterious creatures are emerging left and right and we are issuing a state of emergency in the United States of America. Everyone is to–”, the channel clicked to a rom-com movie about a werewolf and a vampire and I rolled my eyes.

“Really? I was watching that”, I told my mom who took her seat next to me.

“Well I wasn’t”, she smiled as she gave my thigh a tight squeeze. “Those people are dealing with things they never would have thought could exist. Do you think they would stay indoors and let the military handle things like the President says?” She asked me.

“No, because it’s something new and they weren’t ready for the truth”, I replied as I bit into a piece of sausage.

“Exactly. What he’s doing is just scaring more humans and making them believe that we are a danger when we aren’t”.

“What are we going to do about it?” I asked as I took another bite, suddenly losing my appetite.

“Well, that is a Zahruk question, not me”, she smiled and brought her attention back to the sappy vampire romance.

I looked back into the kitchen and the boys all seemed to be getting along. It was a sight to see, and definitely great to know that a brawl wasn’t going to start in the kitchen anytime soon. I laid my head onto my mom’s shoulder when a giant hand ruffled the top of my head.

“Scoot over”, Aodin said as he forced himself down next to me. Next thing I felt were hands under my armpit and I was lifted up and out of my seat. Zahruk walked around the couch with me an arms length away from him as I dangled in the air like a child holding a ragdoll. My mom got up and he plopped himself onto the couch and placed me in between them.

“You need to start feeling comfortable with us”, Aodin started.

“And trust us”, Zahruk added.

I sat there as I blinked. Hands in between my lap and my shoulders pushed together as I'm being squashed by two giant males. It wasn't that I was uncomfortable. It was the fact that I didn't know how to act. I wanted them both and they both wanted me. I didn't know how to make the situation less awkward. Was it okay for me to talk to one without angering the other?

I felt like I was about to suffocate between the two of them. Sparks flew from each side of my body, turning it into a state of need. Aodin felt warm and serene while Zahruk was sending an electric current down my thighs. Don’t get me wrong, Aodin was setting me off too but the vibe the two of them gave off were different from one another.

If I wanted to get destroyed, I'd pick Zahruk and if I wanted to feel loved, Aodin would be my first choice. I squeezed my thighs together at the thought of me being with them when my mind strayed down a path it never should've.

What if I take them both at the same time?

Aodin snickered and I smacked his thigh knowing he just heard my inner monolog on taking them both.

"I want to be included", Zahruk said a little excitedly and both me and Aodin looked at one another before we both started busting out laughing. "Okay, fine then. Keep your secrets".

He got up and I pulled him back down and kissed him on the cheek. "I'll see you later? I need to talk to my dad about some stuff".

"Want me to go with you?" Aodin asked out of courtesy.

"No, that's okay", I told him and he got up when I grabbed his hand. "Wait". I stood on the couch and cupped his cheeks with my hands and pulled him in for a kiss on the cheek when his lips met with mine instead.

His hands buried inside my hair as he kissed me deeply. My chest fluttered and my body buzzed with small little sparks. I wanted to jump into his arms and wrap my legs around him. But if I were to actually do that, Zahruk would flip his s**t.

Without a warning, Zahruk ripped me away from Aodin and replacing his lips with his own. I moaned at the amount of possessiveness I felt with him. I wanted more and I wanted them both. My hands played with the ends of his hair when my head began to burn.

I pulled away, screaming when Aodin's body fell to the floor. Zahruk looked at me, panic evident in his eyes and Fenrir appeared next to me.

"What's going on?" Zahruk asked.

I felt something placed against my head before feeling like I was floating in water. The pain eased and I made contact with Fenrir's golden eyes.

"We need Diana", he said to me.

"Diana? Like her mother, the Moon Goddess?"

"Yes, and we need her now".