Revenge Of The Reborn Luna: Blood for Blood

Jyra’s POV “She is lying!!!” I bashed out,blood rushing back into my head. My heart was racing, skipping beats and pulsating. “You need proof,Jyra! No one would believe your wagging tongue and fake tears.” She crossed her hands across her chest and my feelings turned down. This was the worst day of my life. “This is getting out of hand,Jurrade. You need to stop these accusations.” She moved at me, and held my jaw tightly. Her hands clenched on my bones, digging through my fur and skin. “This is not a prank, Jyra. We are both grown and so is everyone here, so stop lying and say the truth.” She pulled her out from my mouth, some of my skin going out with her finger nails. “Truth???” My blood pressure elevated. My wolf’s anger was getting to my neck. It was ready to move, attacking anything on sight. I howled, moving back and putting myself in an attack position. “What other truth do you want to hear,Jurrade!? I already told you that I did not sleep with uncle!” I yelled at her and through the room, my voice echoing. Everyone stared at me, with frightened and overwhelmed by my outburst. I was not the type of wolf to voice out my rage,especially not during a family meeting. Everyone stared at me like an alien and I stood there,fueled with a hundred percent shame and embarrassment. “Don’t yell in front of your elders,Jyra. I taught you better than that.” I heard my mother’s soothing voice from across the room, it was shaking and timid. I scanned the room and saw her seated alone, looking pale. The distance was much but I could see the sadness in her eyes. “I am sorry mom.” She nodded at me, and leaned back into her seat. “I am sorry everyone for my outburst but it is quite disappointing for me that my own twin sister is accusing me falsely.” Jurrade stood up and pointed at me. “I am not accusing my twin sister falsely, I would never do that. But I have this audio evidence of what I am accusing her of and she has nothing to prove herself innocent.” My wolf gnarled at her. It was charging, getting ready to pounce and attack her. “Easy, we don’t have to attack her just yet.” I hoped that the sentence was good enough to keep her still for a long time. Long enough for this meeting to be over. I drew long air into my lungs, the sound of intense air filling my air hole only audible to me. “I don’t think this is a fair judgement.” The room went quiet, stares hitting me and everyone waiting for the next thing I was going to say. “Why do you say so,Jyra?” An elder wolf asked me from the back. “Because my uncle is not here. I mean if you are questioning me, you should question him too.” I dropped the bomb and the murmurs began. “She is right. If this was a fair trial, her uncle should be questioned too. He is also being accused.” The pack members nodded their heads and whispered to each other, agreeing on my mandate. After about ten minutes of delegation, the eldest wolf in the room stood up and cleared his throat, for decorum to be maintained. “Enough of the hassle. I want to speak.” He commanded silence with just one statement, how admirable. “Jyra is right. We need to hear the both sides of the story.” My wolf calmed down, a smile spreading across its face. I was innocent and bringing my uncle to the meeting was enough proof. “Thank you sir.” I replied, bowing my bead down in appreciation and respect. “You are welcome and still on this mediate, another meeting would be held here in two full moons. Jyra and her uncle must be present with enough evidence…” He gave me a dirty look that made my feet cold. I could see the ultimatum I was searching for in his eyes. He did not believe me. Everything I said on the podium was gibberish to his hearing. “Then we can reach a fair judgement. This meeting is therefore adjourned.” He barked and walked away, the other members of the pack following suit. Soon after, it was just my mother and I in the room, my heads on her thighs and her hands petting my fur. “Do you believe me?” “Of course I do,honey.” “Yeah, I know you do,mom. I just need the rest of the pack to believe me too.” She petted me harder, and coughed up. The coughs were long and hard,blood stained too. “Are you okay mom?” She coughed harder, her voice trembling. She pushed me from her thighs, hiding her face underneath her elbow to catch a sneeze. I was startled. “Do you need a herbal medicine or should I call the healer?” “No, don’t worry about it. I would be fine, it is just a little cough.” She cleaned her nose with her hand and held my hand, walking me out of the room. “See, I am good. Absolutely nothing to worry about.” She chuckled and deceived me into believing her. She was not fine, infact she died a few days later. The remaining three days I spent with her was like walking om egg shells. “Mom, you cannot leave me, please. I need you more than ever now. Please, stay with me.” Hot tears rolled down my eyes as I watched the blood stains from the cough worsen. “You have to continue without me baby. I love you and you will always be in my heart but it looks like my journey ends here.” She put my hands in hers and shut her eyes,letting the tears she had been holding in to stream out.” She suffered so much before exhaling her last breath and laying to rest. The only person who believed and supported me and was dead. Something died in me too.