Chapter 27

Alora’s POV

Today seemed to be a day for reliving horrible things, that have happened to me in the past. Unfortunately to figure out what has happened and why, I have to relive the bad, painful, bloody memories. Not a fun adventure. It just further illuminated how fucked up and abusive my family has been to me. ‘Will I ever be able to heal from the wounds they had all gleefully given me?’ I wondered. 2

How do we heal from all that has been done to us?” I ask Xena.

I dont know...but maybe…? she hesitates.

Maybe?” I prompt her.

Maybe we could talk to Luna Ember?’ she’s still hesitant.

I could understand why she was always urging me to talk to someone, to tell them what was happening. And while I would talk about some of it to Darien… I’ve never told him about the full extent of the horrors visited on me. I still haven’t told him about what dad did, that one time he was drunk, shaking my head to avoid that atrocious memory. I focus on what Xena had said.

I think....you might be right...and maybe we should talk to the Luna I finally say to her. I feel her surprise at my words, already understanding it. I want to heal, were an Alpha now, we need to be healthy mentally.” I pause a moment. “Well as mentally healthy as we could possibly be, considering all thats happened.” I say the last in a dry tone.

Xena snorts at this last comment. She says in a soft tone Im glad youre

finally going to get us help.

She had too, that suddenly made me realize my silence hadn’t only hurt me, “I‘m so

wolf here, except for Alpha Andrew.’ she says. I chuckle at the last bit. I love my wolf, she’s so special. “I promise, we‘ll

me, and practically pushing me to

from looking guilty as I met his annoyed gaze, and failed miserably. “I’m sorry.” I finally say after a minute of his silent

my face. “Noooooo…..” I draw out the answer then said in a rush “But I

shake, he gazes intently into my eyes and says. “Tell me everything and all will be forgiven.” I laugh. “Ok, but

ANO

puppy before whining “Tell meeee. making me

his and my second fights, so I had time to tell him everything Xena and I discussed. Telling him what Xena told me, what the Moon Goddess had said.

and blue eyed, yeah?” I nod. “And because of this she doesn’t receive the Goddess’s acknowledgment like she was going to, and was not allowed to ascend?” I nod again. “So her first daughter, the one she rejected her destined mate for, the one that comes out

the Goddess?”

that’s fine, because she still expecting that you’ll come out blond hair and blue eyed too?” another nod. “But the message from the Goddess was, the one most like the

meant you were going to be what brought the family to a high status permanently.” Nod. “But when you came out with

coloring.”

continues I think I know where he’s going with this. “So she’s furious, the child with the wrong coloring is the one to be blessed by the Goddess, she can’t accept that so she has

it. Then Darien next to me straightens saying . “Oh! I know the answer to this one.”

virtue young one.” He

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me further. “Spill it you.” I snap. He laughs at my expense for a moment, then sobers up. “Your mom got pregnant not even a month after having you. She was five months along when she was in an accident taking you to a routine well pup check.” I’m shocked,

had caused the umbilical cord to detach, he suffocated in the womb.” he pauses. “Your mom’s womb never healed right from the injury, she kept experiencing excruciating pain and heavy bleeding for months after.” he

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