LUNA AKIRA

LOVE SICK PUPPY

AKIRA

When we got back to Skylar's house from the mall, Zion could not keep quiet and told Skylar, Lucas,and just about anyone who was interested in the events of the day. He was just being over dramatic, but I let him enjoy his moment of having everyone listening attentively to all he had to say. After Skylar removed the spell she had earlier cast over me to hide my wolf scent, I excused myself as I was exhausted and retired to my room. Destiny had barely spoken to me, and I was not sure if it had something to do with Skylar's spell. I tried to reach out to her through mind link, and after a while, she spoke to me in a very jovial tone. "Kira, so sorry for ignoring you,but I was chatting with Titan. He is soooooo awesome! He is such a gentle wolf, and he has the most sexy voice ever. He's been telling me all about our pack and where we are going to live. It all sounds so amazing! I can't wait to see him, but at least we get to talk to each other for now." That was definitely an unexpected mouthful, especially after being all silent for quite a bit of time. Did I hear what she had said correctly? My wolf is communicating with Roman's wolf, Titan, through mind link! "Hold up there for a second, Missy! So you and Roman's wolf have already become all buddy buddy and chin wagging away! And when did this all happen, huh?" Destiny giggled, like a shy love struck school girl when she said, "We kind of connected when you were pissing the Alpha off, and I started to sense Titan's rage and I tried to calm him down. I then realized that I had connected with him. Please, please don't be mad, but I also told him the truth about Zion, and he promised not to tell the Alpha. He kept his promise. You told him the truth. Titan loves us a lot, Kira. We can trust him with anything." I pondered on what she said and then told her, "Well, I guess it's okay that you are communicating with him, but you have to stop behaving like a Love Sick Puppy and pull yourself together! I did not accept this new life for romance, there's more important things we have to worry about and must start preparing for. As of tomorrow morning, I need you to be in the right frame of mind. We can only do what is expected of us if we are both totally committed and focused. Please, Destiny, I need you, I can't do this on my own." She then gave me her word that she would not let me down and that I could always count on her. I switched off my mind link with her as I assumed she would want to connect with her new love interest.

After a much needed shower, I video called my parents. Mum was not looking too good, and I got a bit worried, but she insisted that she had just picked up the seasonal flu, and she would be okay.Dad complained that she was being very stubborn as usual and refused to go to the doctor and was just self medicating. He showed me the chicken soup he had just prepared and was going to feed it to her. At that moment, I realized just how homesick I was, I missed them so much. I wished I was there to help Dad take care of Mum. Watching my parents reminded me of how I always used to say that if I had to ever fall in love, that person would have to be just like my Dad. He is the most incredible man I have ever met. Before ending the video call, I made Mum promise to go to the doctor if she didn't improve by the next day. Before putting my phone away, I noticed a new message. It was from Damon. I felt really heart sore reading Damon's message. I wanted to respond and tell him the whole truth, but that would mean me betraying Zion. But at the same time, my heart was bleeding for him. He was clearly going through hell, and he was blaming himself for Zion breaking up with him. I dialed Zion's number, and he answered in a whispered voice, probably cos he was near Skylar. I asked him to come to my room urgently. He must have run because he was there really quickly. I showed him Damon's message, and he got all teary-eyed. I told him that I was going to video call Damon and that we had to try and explain things to him. We could not lie to him anymore. Zion was against it. He said that Damon would not believe us, but I asked him to let me handle it. He was very hesitant but gave in and said to do what I wanted to. I sent Damon a text first asking if I could video call him. After a few minutes, he read the text, and he said that I could. Zion remained in the room but didn't want Damon to see him just yet. I got a shock when I saw him. He was unshaven and looked like he hadn't slept for days. I told him that I had something very important to discuss with him, and it's going to be a lot to take in, so he would have to try and keep an open mind. He looked very worried and asked if Zion and I had gotten into some kind of trouble? I told him sort of and laughed it off, trying to lighten the mood. I took a deep breath and then started telling him everything from the beginning. He didn't interrupt me and listened attentively. "So that just about sums it up, and Zee loves you so much and wanted to protect you from all of this craziness. He knows how hard you have worked to get to where you are." Damon just stared at the screen, wide-eyed and shocked. Not a single word came out of his mouth. He then stood up, walked towards his wash basin, placed the phone aside, and splashed water on his face. He returned and picked up the phone and said in a hoarse voice, "Kiki, yes, I am heartbroken that Zee broke up with me, but do you know what hurts more? What hurts more is that you two did not trust me enough to tell me the truth from the beginning! I would do anything for you two, not just because Zee and I were together, but we were friends waaày before and became like family. How could you think that I would not believe you, and how could Zee just assume he knew what was best for me? You know what, I can't do this right now! I need some time to digest everything and get my mind cleared up, I don't want to say anything anymore out of anger and regret it later. You can let Zee know that I am really disappointed in him. I'll chat soon, Kiki." And he cut off the video call. "Fine, go ahead, say it, just say it! I know you are dying to say, 'I told you so Zee,' but in my defense, I honestly thought I was doing the right thing, okay?" I just let Zion carry on. My mind was flooded with thoughts of everything that Damon had said, and guilt was eating me up. We should have trusted him. He was one of the very few really good people in my life and whom I did not want to lose.