BELINDA Several weeks have passed since the death of the former Luna, yet the guilt of my mother's death still lingers in my mind. Nothing really made sense anymore. I stayed indoors at home throughout the day, doing absolutely nothing. I was barely eating because I had also lost my appetite. I even postponed the Queen's Ball that was coming up soon. And when I was asked when it would come up, I said "Indefinitely". They protested vehemently, but there was little or nothing that they could do about it. Jane also tried to cheer me up by suggesting the mother-and-daughter bonding that I have promised her, but I shut her down almost immediately. She was hurt, but I didn't care anymore. I just did not want to feel anything. Damon was still upset that he lost the Crescent Wolf pack. I gues

