Blood Moon

Untitled Episode

CHAPTER TWO

Selena's POV

I wake up to bright lights, red silky curtains, the ray of golden sun and I know at once that I didn`t make it. I laugh at myself sadly, tears pooling in my eyes, Damien strolls in, his hands tucked into his pocket, I see the Hungarian knife we use to dissolve silver on the table and I keep mute.

“You should really stop challenging Dad, Selena, especially if you want to live. I believe you should have learnt that much from David and Mother, besides you are a lady,if you listen to father, he would give you everything you ask of and more”.

I look around for Lucas and the others and all I see is their coats draped on top one another on one chair.

I scoff, Damien has always been a clean freak, but I never saw him “this clean.” I could only imagine the fierce stares they would have used to sort this out. I shudder as this new feeling embraces me, one I never had, because unlike the rejected one, my brothers never defied my father, I didn`t know if it was because of cowardice or the reason of their lives but one thing was clear, either I was too lonely to give a f**k about life or I hated my father to my bone marrows which means I`d do things to annoy him to the end. I think the latter is the most suitable explanation for my stubbornness.

Born in

Cleverice, two cities away from the birthplace of my brothers, I never had love from people except my mother, she ran away from Ode to Cleverice to hide me from my father unfortunately he had assumed that I was a girl, a girl that will listen to him and one that will forever bend to his wishes, the one luxury life refused to afford him. Well, I was a girl but I was the child that would never listen, my uncles and aunts,they all tried bribing me with the mention of my gender but that gender reveal trick never worked. I remain who I was and I will remain who I am.

One time father had threatened to kill me, well, as the only girl child, i guess that was the only benefit my gender has personally rewarded me. Other times, I hated myself, days I wished I could just die but I came here for a reason and so I must endure so I can finally achieve whatever it is I am obliged to do.

He stormed off with Lycan soldiers destroying the city making many homeless, in a bid to get me.

And as mother says, he had wanted to kill us both, just as he lifted me to the heavens, the sky turned purple with a golden hue and so it was said that I was brought to the world to cleanse the world.

My father hated that the rejected one was the destined one, and ever since that day the blessings of the villagers have been my protection, shielding me from his numerous murder attempts. He had tried time and time again but the grace of the moon goddess has kept on protecting me for years and years to come.

When mother delivered me in my place,it took a whole lot, I remember father once throwing me a knife so I can finaly6

As I think of Mother and her bedtime stories, tears flow down my eyes, it takes me a while to realize that Lucas and the others had come back and chosen to give me a quiet time. I wipe my tears and await the next speech.

“We can`t bury David today,” I turned my head so fast I should have gotten a whiplash.

My heart hammered in my chest expecting the worst possible outcome; Lucas had succumbed to father.

I walk towards him, every step forward bearing a dominating presence;

“What did he say to you?”,

“What did he give to you that is greater than David.” I grab by the collar and before I can shake him off, he landed a punch to my chin. Damien holds me back and the rest pushes Lucas away from me.

“You think we don`t love him as much as you do?”, he was also my brother, he`s panting now and I can tell he`s really pissed,

"They are our family and in as much as we didn`t spend time with them like you did, we still love them just as you do, the only reason why we cannot bury him today is because of the blood moon, if an affected werewolf attack his corpse, he would never rest in peace"

And then I remember my father saying he`ll will personally dispose of mother`s body, I turn my eyes to Lucas, I stutter out my words,

"Will he? Mom?" my voice struggles to come out from my throat, but somehow I manage to stutter the question.

They all bow their heads and I know what that silence means, Mom would not rest in peace, not even in the underworld.

"We can't let that happen. No! We must do something, Lucas, you guys say something! Anything!" I stand up from the floor refusing to accept my fate, this can't be.

"Selena, you need to understand, no matter what stand we take, father's say is final and you know he would not even budge to this request especially after the character display you put on earlier.

"What do you mean? You spoke to father and he allowed you to bury David, just talk to him Lucas, you know he would listen to you please." I try to control my tears but they flow endlessly like a dam that has just been let loose. I look around from Lucas to Nathaniel to the rest of them,when our eyes jam,they immediately rest their head averting their eyes from my gaze.