Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

97. Light of the Realm

AURELIA

"We can't be honest with her. You've to come up with a lie." Inara chimed her argument into my head as I fought a mental battle in order to decide the path I would be taking with Iris's words echoing in my mind as a reminder of my situation.

"But for how long would I keep lying? Think about it, Ina." I countered my wolf despite the battle going on within me. "Iris seems like the only person who can help me get answers. She's partially like us and she can lead us home, help us get better with our abilities, maybe, I can know my parents."

"They are dead, Relia. What's the point of digging up the dead past? Whereas we have Tristan to do more than Iris could ever do. He brought us this far." Inara argued convincingly.

I frowned, annoyance zapping through me. "I thought you were on my side this time. You motivated me to find answers."

"What's wrong with you! I'm always on your side and yes, I support getting answers but not revealing who we are. Think about the risk we'd be taking-" Inara stood firm, her anger colliding with mine.

I was about to snap at Inara. She wasn't listening to me but Iris got both our attention when she blurted with squinted eyes, "You are immune to silver aren't you?"

I sucked in a sharp breath, still finding it difficult to make up my mind. Should I just tell her?

"When Raiden found out you were his destined mate, we all knew you were wolfless and I assumed you were a late bloomer but now, I think I've you figured out," Iris stated, her eyes narrowing as she used them to seize me up.

I sighed, "l-iris, you won't understand-"

"Oh, I think I do, Aurelia." Iris scooted closer to me, her butt barely on the bed. "The only wolf I knew who was immune to silver was my mom and she is a white wolf which means you are one as well."

My breath hitched.

She really has me figured out...

frame. "The pack perished in the

been asking myself the same question since you told me about the extinct

the confusion,

my soul, I nodded, "Yes, I am, Iris but you can't

Aurelia? Why do you feel the need to hide who you are?" Iris questioned with a frown but I could have sworn that I saw understanding in her gray

support of her mate and the biggest pack. She even had her parents to help her through her formative years. Sadly, I didn't. I was seen as a weirdo instead and I had to dye my hair because

mention how life treated me even after I left this

Iris would

wolf you are destined to be. I can help you

dead, Iris." I

She frowned, "Huh?"

words Inara fired at me some minutes ago but my

already on the path of revelation I decided to tell Iris about Dakota and how she took me in after my mom died. "I never knew her but Dakota told me she was injured and died

The great

the time of your birth and from what Nolan and I discovered before we interfered and made the leaders of Dark Moon pay, a few. members of the elite family survived and went

one of them?" I asked Iris, as hope sparked

into hiding were badly hurt and

opening my eyes to some possibilities, those weren't enough to lead me to

are still some of my kind left out there? What if I am not the

my hands again, bringing me out of my thoughts. She voiced, "I understand that you don't feel safe which is why you have been hiding your identity but Aurelia, you are meant to be the light of the realm. You are

revive White Shade Pack."

"I'm engaged to the son of

Tristan. I heard about that." Iris etched

is not like them. He's a good