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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top of everything I got to deal with and-”

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into a soft wall of heavenly warmth. My body stiffened at the sudden invasion, 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

and Dad are here, or to

into my hair. Goddess, her loving voice does things to my heart that I can’t explain. “You’ve become so cold. Even your hugs–they aren’t

everything; from Darien’s betrayal to Odessa’s craziness to Jonathan’s hatred to Tristan’s 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 I open my

didn’t want to cry. I’m tired of

my head on her chest. Artemis hums calmly, delighted at

I revealed my secret, the air shifted. Things changed. But I’m not incompetent. I didn’t need Mom and Dad to watch and worry over me. I’m an adult and I don’t need

memories and familiar faces. Every corner I pass by holds a reminder of my pain. And not

love for me, unlike Ashley. Her thumbs gently caress my cheeks like soft feathers, sending her love deep into my

behind a hollow void. Hollow and unfilled despite the sheltering presence of my real parents–the people who selflessly took in a broken wolf and gave her the love she desperately needed.

Dad whispered lovingly. “Spare no details. Neron and Jackie didn’t tell

continued to smoothen out my face. “We

that burned to escape finally did. I told Mom and Dad everything

But, for that moment, they weren’t there. It was just my parents and

from concern to shock, to sadness,

Oh, no.

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on Neron, who flinched slightly. When my father speaks

Dad going to do?

you see a bed of carnelians, you’d found it.” Like

her

shuffle away but when Mom said ‘quieto, my sister stayed, albeit shaking in her shoes. Unlike her, Ashley defies logic and glares at the former

should be fun.

Lyra

this pathetic excuse of a family. 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

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

may be old, but I can still kick

Ashley, wrapping my arm around Kiya’s shoulders. Happiness bubbled when she relaxed

surly woman hissed at me. “She belongs

her real family. You forfeited all parental rights over her when you abandoned her for the Beta luxuries.

her!”

love

“Could’ve fooled me.”

have no right to judge me!” Ashley shouted as tears cascaded down her face. “I made a mistake! Yes, I should’ve been better,

“And you were a horrible sister.” I glared at Raina. “Family sticks together as a solid unit, but never in my life have I’ve witnessed the horrific

mistake…” Ashley breathed in a tone above a

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word was law.”

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