I Am The Lycan’s Luna

••• Aleena’s POV •••

“Aleena, you knew Witch Lily is our Mom?!” Colton shrieked. Goddess, this brother of mine had the ability to make people deaf!

“No. I just thought Witch Lily was motherly, so I asked for a hug and called her ‘Mom’.” I blushed when I thought about that time when I asked her for a hug. It was pretty embarrassing, but thank Goddess, she really is my mom.

“You must miss Mom more than me. You can have Mom,” Colton said happily.

His words amused me. I can have Mom? Does he think Mom could be passed around? And who was the one crying so loudly like a child just now? It is evident to everyone who missed Mom more.

“But Mom… How did you become a witch? How did you… changed?” Colton asked, breaking my train of thought.

His questions made me and everyone curious, too, as we all looked at Mom for answers.

“Why don’t we all sit first? We wouldn’t want their mates to be ignored, would we?” Dad chuckled.

I looked at Kyson and Lucas, who seemed excluded, and I felt bad for them. I quickly went back to sit next to Kyson and took his hand. “Sorry,” I mindlinked him sheepishly.

“No worries, Aleena. This is your family reunion. We are happy for you,” Kyson replied through our mindlink with a smile.

I kissed his lips quickly before turning to look at Mom, who had sat back with Dad.

“Aleena, you asked me who I was when I visited you at the Black Heart Pack’s dungeon before the war. Did Rose show you anything about Witch Lily?” Mom asked me.

I nodded and told them about the memory Rose had shown me when Witch Lily was killed. I didn’t tell them about the one where I saw Dad and Mom being killed. I didn’t want them to pity me at this happy moment.

“That bitch Rose was so evil,” Colton muttered after I’d finished telling them the memory. “Sister, you killed her off too easily. You should’ve toyed with and taunted her more!”

I nearly laughed when I heard his words. We are really brother and sister!

“I got too bored toying with her. She was too weak,” I grinned.

“That’s my sister!” He grinned back and gave me two thumbs-ups.

I couldn’t hold my laughter back anymore.

“You are really brother and sister,” Dad chuckled and shook his head helplessly.

I looked at Mom and tried to steer the topic back to why her appearance had changed.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“So, Mom, what happened then?”

“I was different than your dad,” she said.

“Different?” Colton asked.

“When they killed me, I was supposed to be dead. I wasn’t supposed to be alive,” she answered.

“Not supposed to be alive?” Colton asked in confusion. “But you are here now.”

“Yes,” Mom nodded and began to recount her story, “When I died, I was supposed to be that – dead. I wasn’t supposed to be reborn, nor was I supposed to be saved like your father.”

So, how did Mom become Witch Lily, who also died?

“When we died, our souls would meet the Moon Goddess, and I was just like anyone else. I met her. I asked her what would become of the three of you, and she told me everything.” She paused to look at me, “Especially about you, Aleena.”

She then averted her eyes and looked at a distant point as she continued recounting her story. “Knowing what would happen, I begged her to make me alive again. I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving Aleena, who was still a newborn and who would need to kill her own mate or Andre and Rode. Either way, it was too heavy of a burden to carry alone.”

“Initially, the Moon Goddess was reluctant, but maybe she thought the same way as I did and finally relented. At that time, it was impossible for me to get back my original body, nor could I be reborn If I wanted to help. In the end, with the agreement of the Witch Queen, the Moon Goddess decided to place my soul in Witch Lily’s body so I could help and guide Aleena using my magical power,” she explained, and the room became silent.

“Mom, did the Moon Goddess also tell you not to tell anyone about everything?” Colton was the one who broke the silence surrounding us.

“Yes. She asked me to keep everything a secret,” she nodded. “I wasn’t allowed to say anything, not even telling you and your dad about this.”

“But Dad knew,” Colton said and turned to look at Dad. “Dad, did the Moon Goddess tell you Mom is alive?”

“She told me. But I didn’t know she had taken hold of Witch Lily’s body,” Dad said.

“Then how did you know Witch Lily is Mom?” Colton asked in confusion.

“Her scent. The scent of my mate,” Dad answered with a gentle smile, and I could see Mom smiling back gently at Dad.

“Wow, I can’t believe Mom has been around us all along,” Colton said.

“I’m sorry for not telling you,” Mom apologized as she looked at Colton.

“You don’t have to apologize, Mom. It was the Moon Goddess’ wish. I haven’t thanked you for taking Erick’s attack for me,” Colton said sheepishly.

“Erick’s attack?” Dad asked.

“Yes. Mom was injured during the war…” And Colton began telling Dad what had happened.

“Are you alright?” Dad asked Mom with concern evident in his eyes.

“I’m fine now. It wasn’t as serious as Colton said,” Mom assured Dad.

“Yes, Dad. Mom’s wounds were healed so fast. And we all thought her healing ability was awesome at that time…” Colton began rambling.

He was as talkative as ever, making us laugh, and the atmosphere turned pleasant with him mainly talking about everything.

Suddenly, amidst all the joyfulness, I was struck by a sense of loneliness. I turned toward Kyson and hugged him.

“We are your family from now on,” I mindlinked him. He might be reminded that his parents were killed, and thus, the sense of loneliness.

“I know. Thank you, Aleena. Thank you for accepting me as your mate,” he replied through the mindlink as he buried his face in the crook of my neck.

I was about to answer him when suddenly, I felt a dark energy coming toward us. I froze in my seat before my head jerked up, and I looked toward the study door. I knew Kyson felt the dark energy, too, as I felt him stiffen in his seat.

I looked around, but only Mom seemed to notice the same energy. Her eyes were narrowed, and her eyes were silver and black. She seemed to have merged with her wolf.

Dad, Lucas, and Colton seemed oblivious and were still busy chatting as though they didn’t feel the dark force.

“Be alert, Aleena Luv,” I heard Kyson and Night’s voices through the mindlink. I looked at him and saw they had merged, too.

“Aleena. That energy…” Celia said in my mind.

“Merge with me,” I told her, and we merged quickly.

The dark, ominous force kept approaching us. The nearer it came, the more suffocated I felt. It was different than anything I’d ever encountered. My heart began thumping as fear began creeping through my body.

“Breath, Aleena Luv,” I heard Kyson Night’s voice. I hadn’t realized I had been holding my breath.

I took a deep breath and focused on the door again, this time with less fear than before.

A man appeared as soon as the door was opened, and there was no trace of the dark force I had felt before. It was as though the energy was just an illusion. Was I wrong? But Kyson and Mom felt it, too.

“Unmerge, Aleena, Celia,” Kyson’s voice came through the mindlink. I looked at him, saw that he had unmerged from Night, and looked relaxed. Mom had also unmerged from her wolf, and her eyes were no longer narrowed. Instead, she had a gentle smile.

I was confused, but I followed Kyson’s order.

“I heard my long-lost nephew is here,” the man spoke in his deep voice.

Nephew?

“Uncle Cain!” Colton exclaimed and stood up to greet this ‘uncle’.

“Cain, you are here.” Dad smiled at him.

“Zane,” Uncle Cain nodded as a greeting.

“Not only your nephew is here, but your niece and sister-in-law are here,” Dad told him.

“Niece and sis-in-law?” Uncle Cain asked.

“Let me introduce you to them.” Dad stood up, and we all followed.

“This is your sister-in-law, Lily Bell,” Dad introduced Mom first.

“Lily Bell?” Uncle Cain looked surprised.

“Hello, Cain,” Mom greeted Uncle Cain.

“You look… different,” Uncle Cain looked at Mom skeptically.

“It’s a long story,” Mom said with a soft smile.

“Yes, Uncle. It’s a long story. I’ll tell you all about it later,” Colton said. He walked toward me and pulled me to stand before Uncle Cain. “Uncle Cain, this is Aleena. She’s my sister. She didn’t die,” Colton introduced me with excitement.

“Uncle Cain,” I greeted him.

“Aleena, Uncle Cain is Dad’s younger brother,” Colton said, and I smiled at them.

Colton went to Lucas and Kyson and pulled them to join us. “Uncle Cain, this is Lucas, my mate. And that’s Kyson, Aleena’s mate.”

“Hello, Aleena, Lucas, and Kyson,” Uncle Cain greeted us all.

“Uncle Cain,” Kyson and Lucas greeted him in unison.

“Kyson, you are a… Lycanthrope?” Uncle Cain asked as his eyes fixed on Kyson.

“Yes, Uncle. Kyson is a Lycan, as does Aleena,” Colton told him cheerily.

I saw something flash across Uncle Cain’s eyes, but it disappeared so fast that I didn’t catch it.

“This is good news. The Lycanthrope’s kind will be revived with Aleena and Kyson here,” Uncle Cain said with a gentle smile.

“You are right, Uncle,” Colton said with a grin. “Let’s all sit. I’ll tell you everything.”

Once we all sat down, Colton began telling Uncle Cain everything from when he met Kyson, what I had gone through, to what we had just discussed about Mom.

“I didn’t know so many things had happened. Zane, you didn’t tell me anything,” Uncle Cain chided Dad playfully.

“I couldn’t even if I wanted to,” Dad smiled.

They seem to have a good relationship…

“It’s great that everyone is here now,” Uncle Cain smiled as he looked at all of us. “Colton, you didn’t change one bit even after living abroad.”

“I become more mature,” Colton said proudly.

We all laughed, hearing his words.

“This is you being more mature?” Kyson snorted.

“What do you know?” Colton rolled his eyes at Kyson.

“Having Lucas sure makes you more mature,” Kyson snickered, and we all knew what he meant.

“You!” Colton blushed. “Uncle Cain, you see Aleena’s mate. He’s so disrespectful toward his elders.”

“Elders? I hadn’t realized you think of yourself as old,” Uncle Cain raised an eyebrow at Colton.

“Uncle Cain!” Colton’s face flushed even more.

Everyone seemed to like to tease Colton, and we all laughed. And just like that, the atmosphere became lively and pleasant once again. I became relaxed as we all chatted, and I didn’t think about the dark and ominous energy.