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.

would have done that to him? I knew father had enemies, people who were envious of

But was that enough reason to kill him? Was that

A distressed

me. Take me there now Jace. I

me a hand and I took it, mostly for comfort and I knew he wanted that

of the mansion and we walked to where the pack's infirmary was. I gripped Jace tight and he gripped back as well. We both welcomed the need to hold on

and greetings. On a normal day, I would have engaged in a little chitchat with them but today was not a normal one. From the beginning of this day, it had been

in the whole of Fangoria, whatever amenities needed to survive in Fangoria, we had them

amenities that other packs did not. Was this why someone would want to kill my father? The only parent

away but they

strong, panic fluttered in my stomach as fear squeezed

greeted us as soon as we stepped feet into one of

the hospital, that was the only rooms

panicked cry left my lips. I went to hold his limp frame, he was hooked to

my tears fell on his cloth, this was not the

doctor?" I asked, my voice shaky as more

by his side was his mate, Kat and Paula.

I here. My gaze went back to the

need to suck the wolfsbane from his system." The

"Wolfsbane? Was all these

look at my father, lying almost lifeless. The heart monitor beeping irregularly, my eyes fixated themselves

he was still alive, but

will he survive this?" I asked again.

heal and

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