Longing For My Rejected Luna

Chapter 29

*****Erika's POV*****

"Trouble?!" Both my best friends echoed in bewilderment.

At the mention of a possible trouble in the pack, the influence the alcohol was having over me left in the blink of an eye, even the seriousness in his tone was enough to make me sit up so fast that my head paid a little price for it — slight banging on both temples.

I shook my head to get the headache away but I ended up worsening it. I came down from the bed. "What trouble?"

"Father is back."

"And why is that trouble? He went for a meeting for a meeting...wait!" My heart thudded. "The meeting didn't go well and other packs have declared war on us?"Hoping it was not the case.

We would surely win but I hated the thought of war, it brought a lot of innocent werewolves into the mix. Those who instigated the war usually survived, leaving the innocent pack members to die.

And when it came to war, Iron Claw was not to be trifled with, and every pack in Fangoria would suffer for it. So, I just prayed it was not that worse.

"No, worse." The look on Jace's face was grave. It quickened the beat of my heart.

"Tell me, Jace." I took all of my willpower not yell at him.

He sighed then, his shoulders sagged and his eyes glazed with unshed tears. Kat,

his mate ran to his side and held him. "What is wrong?"

"Father has been poisoned." He growled after uttering those words, punching a wall in my room in anger.

I staggered back, not believing my ears.

Poisoned? Who would have done that to him? I knew father had enemies, people

that enough reason to kill him? Was that why they wanted to end his life? Those

A distressed Paula

there now Jace. I want

took it, mostly for comfort and I knew he wanted that too. A reminder we had each other to get

and we walked to

nurses and other medical practitioners in the hospital, both of us ignoring their bows and greetings. On a normal day, I would have engaged in a little chitchat with them

in the whole of Fangoria, whatever amenities needed to survive in Fangoria, we had them all and they were

that other packs did not. Was this why someone

tears away but they

strong, panic fluttered in my stomach as

in charge of the hospital greeted us as soon as we stepped feet into one of the

the hospital, that was the

lips. I went to hold his limp frame, he was

the cloth he'd worn just this morning when I'd seen him.

so many machines, doctor?" I asked, my voice shaky

watching me, by his side was his mate, Kat

Jace and I here.

suck the wolfsbane from his system." The doctor

"Wolfsbane? Was all these

father, lying almost lifeless. The heart monitor beeping irregularly,

the evidence he was still

survive this?" I asked again.

this. Help him heal and

more. Why was he not saying anything? He exchanged a look with my brother. What