Page 106 of His Sunshine Baby

“What?”

Her tone is a bit strange, lower than usual. When she looks at me with those green eyes of hers, I can feel that odd sensation coming again. Is she talking about my mother? But I have a very strange impression that isn’t the case…

“Who are you talking about? Who should I be missing?” I ask, completely lost.

She caresses her flowers, and I notice the little blue butterfly resting still on one of them. It only distracts me a second, though, and I look at Sylviana, but she just smiles and suddenly resumes her walking. I hesitate for a second and turn to follow her.

“Who are you talking about?” I ask, feeling strange.

“Have you ever been to the Jade Moon’s territory, Elena?”

The Jade Moon territory? Why would I be interested? It’s a minor clan and located almost on the opposite side of Silver City too. How does she even know about that name? It’s a clan of werewolves… Does she really have werewolf friends? That’s not completely unusual for a human, especially in Silver City, but… Sylviana doesn’t answer me again but just keeps smiling and walking away.

That girl is just blurting things out, but why do I feel so weird listening to her?

My wolf is a bit restless, too. Her voice awoke something in us, and I really want to visit that territory suddenly. Why the Jade Moon? I shouldn’t go, it’s far and I have no reason to be there! Especially after I was caught and scolded for going out a few days ago.

I decide to leave her and quickly run out of the cemetery. I’m not thinking straight. I walk east and drop my backpack at Henry’s bar on the way. I don’t know why; I just keep walking east. I’m about to cross the border when I shape-shift and run away.

I’m headed east, to the Jade Moon territory. I have no idea why, but my werewolf just wants to go.

I run, in my wolf form, across the Pearl Moon territory, rushing and praying that no one will say anything about my presence here. Hypothetically, we are on good terms with their pack, but I wouldn’t push it. Damn, if Clark or my uncle hear about this, I’m dead.

However, my wolf is pushing me even faster. We have to go. I’m still unsure about that weird thing that happened with Sylviana. It was a strange sensation. That girl is weird, creepy weird, but I still did what she suggested. Why? Why are my guts pushing me towards the Jade Moon right now?

I finally reach the border.

I’m prepared for tighter security, but to my surprise, there is absolutely no one guarding their border. What’s going on? I walk a bit further, my wolf guiding me. What the hell? I pick up Nathaniel’s smell out of the blue. What is he doing here?

I carefully approach. After walking a bit, I reach a clearing, where a crowd has gathered, split into two groups.

First, I spot Nate, standing in his human form next to a young, black-haired woman. All I can see are their backs; they are turned towards the other group, and I hear some argument going on. I walk closer, curious. Some wolves turn their heads towards me and growl, but they stop quickly.

I spot a big, brown wolf in the group, standing next to the young woman. Boyan! He briefly looks at me, and I get he’s the one who told the others to leave me alone. Everyone is more focused on what’s going on, though. Standing a bit to the side, I try to listen too.

“Food and shelter?” says the girl. “You put me in the basement. You made me work from dawn until dusk, and never let me eat with you. You never even considered me a part of our pack.”

Is that her? Nora? She seems so young and frail! Is she really his brother’s mate? I wish I could see her face. Why does she feel so familiar? My wolf is restless, too. It’s funny, though, I can barely feel her inner wolf no matter how hard I try, like she is hiding.

“Everyone has to work to earn their living! You… You would have died in the streets if it wasn’t for me, Nora. Nobody else would have helped you, but we did! Doesn’t that count?”

Is that her Alpha? She was in the Jade Moon clan all this time? Damn, the guy doesn’t have much of an Alpha Aura.

Compared to him, Nate is much more imposing. I notice another wolf standing in the front, a black one. Is that the younger Black brother? I’ve not seen him yet. The young wolf isgrowling furiously. I can feel Nate’s anger from here, too, even if he’s acting calm.

“You never really meant to help me, did you? All you saw was a helpless child, a free slave you could make use of. I was young, and you knew no one would protect me. Nobody would care no matter what happened to me. You never did. You are not my Alpha! You never acted like one to me. You never protected me or considered me your family, not in the slightest. All you did was use me, like some tool you could throw away anytime. I was broken, and all you did was break me even more.”

Damn, I have to give it to her, that girl has some backbone. Is she an Alpha? She sort of feels like one, despite her very quiet wolf. More than that, listening to her, I feel something strange inside… I can’t name it. My wolf wants to go to her, too.

I know that familiar feeling, I’ve felt it before, but where? Damn, if only her wolf wasn’t so concealed!

“No, Nora. I didn’t do it. I never laid a hand on you, did I? I even tried to keep Alec off your back, sometimes, I—”

“You didn’t do anything! You let others do it for you, and that was it! You saw what they did to me, and you closed your eyes a million times! A million times you could have put an end to it with a single word, and you never ever did! You are worse than any of them! You are not even worthy of being called an Alpha!”

When she yells, her Alpha Aura shines a bit brighter, and I can feel it too. Around us, people are impressed or shocked. Yeah, that’s what a young Alpha’s Aura feels like. Only that she’s not that young for a werewolf. A late awakening, possibly? I could use my wolf to yell like that when I was just six or seven, but for that girl, Nora, one can tell she’s not used to it at all. It’s almost as if she wasn’t doing it on purpose, letting it flow naturally.

I look at Nate, and I can tell he’s feeling it too. He looks surprised. Didn’t they know about it?

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