Chapter 0622 Nina

"I don't think it's such a good idea to bring your friends here, to the werewolf realm."

My mother's admission left me utterly bewildered, like a puzzle with missing pieces that refused to fit together. I stared at her, my eyes wide, as I tried to make sense of what she had just told me.

"What?" I asked, standing. "Why?"

My mother sighed heavily and passed a hand over her face. "Honey," she began, "you've got humans in your 'pack *. It might not be such a good look. You might face a lot of discrimination. I just don't think it's such a good idea."

"But mom," I said, exchanging glances with Enzo, who looked just as bewildered as I felt, "you and Tyler are humans and you're fine. What's the big deal?"

My mother held up her hand, cutting me off gently. "Look," she said, "ever since the last Luna started with her scheme to eradicate all humans, she garnered some... attention."

"Attention?"

My mother nodded. "Some people sympathized with her; they believed that shifters were the superior race, and that humans were lesser. For a pack with non-shifters in it to arrive at the Moon Goddess Festival gala, it could cause a lot of unrest."

"But my dad is the Alpha King," I insisted. "Can't he just... I don't know, outlaw that sort of thing?"

*Honey, it's not that simple," my mother said with a sigh. "There are even Alphas who sympathize with the anti- human rhetoric. It's a very nuanced topic, and it's not just something that he can outlaw and be done with it."

I glanced over at Enzo, hoping for some sort of explanation, but he looked just as confused as I was. *Enzo?" I asked.

anti-human stuff really started," he explained. "So I wouldn't

"But it just makes no sense," I repeated. "You and Tyler are humans, mom; well, Tyler is half-human, but still. You've

deep breath, apparently choosing her words carefully. "Your father had a special... perfume made for us," she said quietly. "Something to mask our human scent. So we don't appear human when

shock. "I had no

said. "It's very subtle, Nina. It's not so much that it'll make the user appear like

my mother finished. "Keeps us under the radar, basically. It's not foolproof, but it helps

you're saying that our friends can't

honey," she said gently. "But it's the truth. It's just not as safe as it could be, and your father could face scrutiny if certain people discover that he's so intertwined with humans.

around it all. "I just don't get it," I groaned, throwing my hands up in the air. "He's the Alpha King. I don't understand how he could just roll over and let people do stuff

grasp, sweetheart," she said, her voice gentle.

much we'd all like it to

frustration and confusion. "Why didn't you

have told you. I guess I thought it would just make you upset, and with the baby..." Her

help but feel a sense of betrayal, even though I knew my parents had done what they thought was best. But then, a thought came into my mind.

money for. It works beautifully. I wear it whenever we have to attend an

"And Tyler?" I asked.

not at as much risk as I am. He's far

use it.

specifically crafted for each

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