Livianaâs POV
âI already killed themâ
I still couldnât believe how tragic Danteâs past had been.
Although I feel relieved that the people who killed his partner and child is no longer walking on earth, I still worry about him.
No wonder he had been so afraid of being with us.
He was so afraid that something bad would happen to us with him around too.
There was a knock on the door and it revealed Edmond.
âI just wanted to let you know that Alfred and Evelyn can move to their new home in 3 days topsâ he said. I nodded thankfully.
âThank youâ I said. He nodded.
âAlso, Iâm working on the room for Dante already. Unless you want him to have your dadâs roomâ hr suggested. I shook my head.
âPlease get him a room of his own. And maybe buy him some new set of clothes so he wouldnât have to use my dadâs. I donât want him having his brotherâs hand me downsâ I told him. He nodded.
There was silence for a moment.
âAre you okay, Livi?â he asked.
âWhy wouldnât I be?â I said. He sighed.
âA lot of things have been happening lately. I know that you can handle all of it very well but Livi, youâre only 18. You could barely enjoy your teenage years since you had to become the Alpha of such a big pack at such a young ageâ he said worried.
âThis was my choice, Edmond. I chose this. Iâm taking responsibilityâ I told him. He stared at me for a moment.
âDimitri would be so proud of you right now. But please think of yourself too, Livianaâ he said.
âYouâre not alone, okay? You have us. We may not be b***d related but I watched you grow up too. My family is yours and you are ours. B***d or notâ he told me. I gave him a thankful smile.
âI know. And for that, I am thankfulâ I said. He gave me a small smile and bowed to leave.
A lot of things really have been happening and Iâd be lying if I said that I donât feel even slightly overwhelmed.
I had just turned 18 and all the changes going on were not ones I had expected.
I find my mate and it turned out that heâs the prince and the heir to the throne of Lunar.
I find out that I am in fact royalty and not just a regular one.
Iâm the daughter of the King of Lunar, my home territory and the Princess of Halo, our enemy territory.
The father whom I loved the most and knew all my life turned out to be the father who took me in and not my biological father.
My biological father is in captivity with the father I grew up with.
My mother is a guardian.
My foster fatherâs brother is a hunter and he treats me like his real niece.
It was worst than a TV drama.
How did I even end up in this situation?
Moon Goddess, what are you planning?
I sighed and went to my bathroom to take a cold shower to ease my mind. Then I decided I wanted to go for a run.
Maybe I can empty my mind a bit.
After my shower, I didnât bother change but grabbed a set clothes to change into in case I wanted to shift later on.
I put the clothes in my mouth before out of the balcony while shifting.
I landed on my paws and sprinted into the woods.
I set aside all my thoughts, my worries and everything else as I went on my run.
I needed peace.
I needed solitude.
I needed freedom.
But most of all, I needed answers.
I donât know exactly how long I was on the run but all I know was I somehow felt lighter.
Like for a moment, I had nothing else to worry about.
When I was going back, I decided to stop by at the river.
I shifted and wore my clothes before stepping on to the platform.
I looked at my reflection and of the reflection of the moon.
I looked up.
âWhy me?â I said.
âOut of everyone, why me?!â I shouted at the moon.
âI was a result of forbidden love. My parents were taken away from me. I lived my life as a lie. Why is my fate like this is Iâm supposed to be the one to bring everyone together?!â I screamed frustrated as a tear fell from my eye.
âHow am I supposed to bring everyone together when Iâm the one falling apart?â I whimpered as I fell to my knees.
âI just want my loved ones back. Why is that so hard?â I muttered helplessly.
Then I felt someone elseâs presence.
I looked up to see Luan staring at me at the other side of the platform.
I bit my lower l*p and burst into tears again as I stood back up and ran to him as he met me half way.
âShhh Iâm here now. Iâm sorry you had to go through all theseâ he cooed as he caressed my back.
âYou donât deserve to feel this. You donât deserve to suffer. Youâre an amazing person, Livianaâ he tried comforting me as I continued to sob.
âI hope I can take the pain away, baby. I hope I can just take all of it away because I hate seeing you in pain. Iâm so sorryâ he kept saying.
âI just want them backâ I sobbed.
I just want my family back.
âI know, love. I knowâ he said and planted a k**s on my head.
Luan hoisted me up wrapping my legs in his torso as I buried my face on his neck before going to the end of the platform and sitting down with me still attached to him.
I cried a little more then started calming down with Luanâs soothing words.
The mate bond really does wonders.
âAre you feeling better now?â he asked softly and I nodded slightly embarrassed now.
I looked at him and he wiped my cheeks.
âI love how you can show me your vulnerability but I hate seeing you hurtingâ he said staring straight into my eyes. I bit my lower l*p a little and his eyes shifted to them.
My heart started to beat faster.
âI want to k**s youâ he whispered.
My heart skipped a beat.
My body moved on its own and claimed his lips.
It was a passionate k**s.
Full of desire.
Full of need.
And in that moment, I realized I needed him more than I wanted to.