Untouchable by Marii Solaria

Chapter 36 Mother vs. Mother

“There is no greater warrior than a mother protecting their child.” – N.K Jemisin

Kiya

I didn’t expect my parents to be here. I didn’t want them to be here.

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How is it hard to see that I’m perfectly fine? And they took it a step further to request back up from Mom and Dad? It’s been weeks since we last saw one another, and the only difference is that worry contorted their faces when their eyes landed on me. Peaches, mangos, apple cider, and pumpkin amalgamated together into a single scent that warms my heart, even on my darkest days.

I love Mom and Dad. So much. But I didn’t want them to worry about me. This pack finally understands that I’m the wrong person to be f*cked with. Whenever I walk by, they cower in fear because they know I them with a flick of my finger. Now, I’ll never use my avatar powers on anyone–but, sometimes, that desire is

there.

I want to crush them. They deserve to bleed under my heels. I’ll show them the consequences of their actions! So, why can’t I have my moments of victory without people calling up my parents to ruin it?!

“Whether or not you know it, you need your parents, Kiya.” Artemis suddenly spoke. “We both do.”

Speaking of, who called my parents?

My left eye twitched in irritation as I slowly turned to face Neron standing against the wall with his arms crossed. “It was you, wasn’t it? You called my parents!”

“It was my idea, but I asked your friends for permission.”

Right on cue, my friends minus Darien walked into the common room. Their faces lit up like fireworks when they spotted Mom and Dad, but faded when they spotted the furious look on my face. “You all conspired against me?”

“Whoa, Little Bit.” Jackie walked up to me. “It’s not like that. We collectively decided that it would be best if Lyra and Nikolai were here as extra support. You’re slipping into a place that we believe warrants our

concern.”

“How many times do I have to tell you I’m fine?” My fury bubbled, threatening to boil over into a hot mess. “My word isn’t enough for you? Unbelievable!”

“You’re not fine, and you know it!” Sapphire retorted. “You don’t notice it, but we do! Kiya, you’ve changed since Tristan died. You closed yourself off completely from us. It’s been two days, and it’s scary.”

I’m fine.

I’m fine!

I’m fine!!

“I don’t need a f*cking intervention!” I shouted, feeling a headache crawling from the corners of my vision. “The last thing I needed was for you guys to drag people into shit that doesn’t involve them! I don’t need

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of everything I got to

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but relaxed once it recognized who it came from. Peaches and mangos invaded my nose in a delightful concoction that batted away my dark, almost possessive feelings. Mom’s sweet scent immersed me in a fervid sea of security. Her arms encircled my smaller frame as her nimble fingers

didn’t know whether to scream in anger that she and Dad are here, or to sob because I

heart that I can’t explain. “You’ve become so cold. Even your hugs–they aren’t the same. What happened? What did this place do to you to make you

death, but nothing came out. The words were stuck at the base of my throat, burning their way in a futile escape attempt. So much has happened. I’m scared if

didn’t want to cry. I’m tired

on her chest. Artemis hums calmly, delighted at Mom’s

fury. I wanted to handle the invidious bullshit myself. Since the day I revealed my secret, the air shifted. Things changed. But I’m not incompetent.

No matter what I do here, I’m incredibly overwhelmed by the memories and familiar faces. Every corner I pass by holds a reminder of my pain. And not enough people wanted to acknowledge the past because it didn’t happen to them. It happened to the most unwanted person in the pack, so why would care? So, I wanted to run into my parents‘ arms and cry the

face. She held unconditional love for me, unlike Ashley. Her thumbs gently caress my cheeks like soft feathers, sending her love deep into my pores. Dad walked over and placed a fatherly hand on my shoulder, the other

Hollow and unfilled despite the sheltering presence of my real parents–the people who selflessly took in a broken

us what happened,” Dad whispered lovingly. “Spare no details. Neron and Jackie didn’t tell us everything.

in, mi rayo de luna.” Mom continued to smoothen out my face. “We won’t judge you.”

Mom and Dad everything as my former family, Neron,

us. But, for that moment, they weren’t there. It was

rapidly from concern to shock, to sadness, and finally, righteous fury.

Oh, no.

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him in flames as his scorching glares landed on Neron, who flinched slightly. When my father speaks in a

Goddess, what is Dad going to do?

of carnelians, you’d found it.” Like a lion on the hunt, Dad departed from the house, but not without throwing the front doors open first.

once more before she turned her frightening fury towards my sperm and egg

trepidation Raina tried to shuffle away but when Mom said ‘quieto, my sister stayed, albeit shaking in her shoes. Unlike her, Ashley defies logic and

should be fun.

Lyra

My heart broke when my Moonbeam recounted the events of the past weeks, and I wanted nothing more than to whisk her back home. How could a pack do this? I thought I heard the worst

fear. Steven tried to hold his mate’s hand to calm her down but said mate defiantly stares me down as if I’ve stolen from her. Jealousy is a nasty thing. Her face slowly reddens as her eyes flicker from brown to gold. Her

Luna. I may be old, but I

Kiya’s shoulders. Happiness bubbled when she relaxed into me again. “Are you angry that I’m a better mother than

yours.” The surly woman hissed at me. “She belongs to her real family.”

her when you abandoned her for the Beta luxuries. You loved prestige more than

her!”

still love

“Could’ve fooled me.”

judge me!” Ashley shouted as tears cascaded down her face. “I made a mistake! Yes, I should’ve

horrible sister.” I glared at Raina. “Family sticks together as a solid unit, but never in my life have I’ve witnessed the horrific damage you inflicted on a sweet pup. And for what? Because your former Alpha blamed

above a whisper. “But we couldn’t go against our Alpha. His

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word was law.”

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