Luca was distraught. He was so angry at Soccorah and Nancy right now
for putting them and everything that they believed at risk like that.
What infuriated him the most was the fact that they never consulted
him. In his father's absence he was in charge. Was it because he showed
a bit more interest in school and his inheritance? Was he losing the
respect of his pack simply because he'd chosen to be educated in the
human realm? Or was it simply because he was seen as a half breed.
Luca had to get out of the house. He was so angry that he just needed
to run. He bust through the back door and jumped over the fence and
headed toward the woods. What would he tell his father? How could he
tell his father that he was forced to reveal himself to an unsuspecting
human? No one would want to follow him in his father's absence. He
would be mocked and shunned by his pack. His father would be forced
to punish him to keep his position as alpha and all because of Soccorah
and Nancy. The two persons other than his father whom he considered
family.
They went behind his back and he couldn't bring himself to forgive
them. At least if he could find Luna, they could wipe her memory with a
potion but she got away from him. This also puzzled him. He was the
fastest in his pack, faster than even his father who was a full blooded
Lycan. How could Luna be faster than him?The mere thought of that
perplexed him. Luca ran and ran till he got to the creek in the woods
where he transformed and became human again. He sat beneath a
large oak tree on the bank of the creek and stared at the water. The
sound of the stillness of the water calmed him. Nature had a way with
him. For some reason he was at peace with nature. He loved the simple
complexity of it all.
He needed to relax and calm himself before he could decide what to do
about this whole situation. He needed to rethink the events of the
night. This was supposed to be a great night. He was taken aback by
Luna's beauty. She'd managed to occupy his thoughts and he wanted
her. But now they were faced with this ugliness. It wouldn't have been
possible anyway. She was human after all. If she had been anything else
she would have defended herself instead of running. That was his
predicament. Luca son of the Lycan prince had fallen in love with a
human. It was bad enough that his father had him with a human which
made him half human but now he had fallen in love with one whom he
would probably never see again in his life.
As he lay under the tree lost in his thoughts for what seemed to be
hours, he was disturbed by a rustling in the bushes nearby. Luca got to
his feet and headed full force into the bushes from where the sound
emanated and was ready to pounce when he realized that it was
Soccorah. âWhat the hell are you doing out here by yourself. Don't you
know how dangerous the woods are? You can't transform what if you
were attacked?â Luca shouted at her as he was already pissed at them
because of what happened at dinner. âWell, I wanted to find you to
apologize. I never meant for this to happen. That soup was meant for
Luna. She was meant to have it. It would have been harmless to her. We
wanted to be sure that she was supernatural and the potion in the soup
was to force her to reveal her true self. We never meant for things to go
wrong. We never expected this outcome. We respect you and your
father we would never defy or betray you.â
Luca threw his hands in the air and shrugged. âI sit here thinking what I
am going to do with you two for putting me in such a preposterous
position. I now have to worry what my father will think of me when I tell
him what happened. He never wanted me out here studying. I have
been trying so hard to be the alpha that everyone expects me to be but
little did I know that it would be my best friend and my mother's friend
who would ruin me.â Soccorah looked at him with tears in her eyes. She
was swept away and dazzled by Luna from the first day in class and
maybe if she had told Luca of her suspicions from that first day then
they would not have been put in this situation today.
So many things had happened. Luca was her only friend and they had
been through so much together she couldn't have him hating her like
that because of a dumb mistake. She asked him âWill you at least come
home so we could discuss how to handle this situation. We have a few
ideas but we won't do anything without consulting you ever again. This
whole mess has proven that decisions without your alphaâs permission
will end up with unimaginable ramifications.â
âYou don't sayâ luca growled at her. With that she ran off and left him
to his thoughts. Maybe she wouldn't tell anyone about what happened;
maybe even if she did no one would believe her but his father would
bee furious and he would lose his title in the pack. Why was he so
worried about losing his title anyway? He had always been a rebel so
much that he wanted his father to be blessed with another son to
unburden him but now he started feeling differently about everything.
He wanted to lead his pack. He wanted to make a difference.
If he lost the respect and admiration of his pack everything would be
lost. He would never be able to implement the changes that he knew
that the pack needed to thrive. His dad was doing a good job but there
was so much more to be done. If he were to become pack leader, he
could make those changes. With those thoughts in his head, he
charged toward his house and got there in no time at all.
He went straight to his room got into the shower and went straight to
bed. He had class in the morning and didnât want to be late. He was
already almost done with his midterms and wanted everything to be
the way that he'd planned. With his head in the right place, he fell
asleep.