Chapter 79
“Kane,” I start, annoyance taking hold. I push away from him, wanting to get away from him and his stupid teasing. Only, he seems to give me what I wish as he lets me slip and collapse down onto the map.
My chest is heaving as I lay on my back, looking up at the ceiling as I still try to catch my breath.
“We’ll stop there for the night,” Kane informs me and I nearly send a thank you to the Goddess herself. Kane must notice my gratitude because he gives a slight chuckle as he sits down on the mat, merely joining me as I try
and recover.
Once I’m semi back to normal, I hear Kane clear his throat.
“Something bothers me…,” he begins, and I want to press out a long sigh. I assume he means something about me is bothersome, causing me to wait for whatever criticism he’s prepared to share.
“What’s that?” I dare to ask.
“I don’t understand why you’re not stronger…,” he trails out and my eyes raise up to meet his, a crease forming between my brows. It’s a half scowl, but it never fully forms as Kane continues.
“Your mother has Silver blood. She had a reputation for being the strongest female Alpha anyone had ever seen. The Alpha King himself bragged about her abilities,” Kane begins, stating things I already know.
His mention of my mother makes my skin itch, growing tender as my heart squeezes. However, I remain silent.
“And you have her blood,” Kane says then. “Strength should be practically embedded in you.”
He’s right. It should be. With my mother’s blood, I should be just as powerful as she had been – as she had always intended.
However, my father had other plans.
I can feel those words on the tip of my tongue, part of me ready to let them loose and tell Kane the truth. Only, another part of me won’t let me.
I know this is all very complicated and maybe if I told him then Kane could understand. But I still don’t know if I can trust him. Despite the fact that we’re training and in this “together.
He’s just too unpredictable. Over the last few weeks, there have been moments where I thought he was maybe on my side but he instantly proved me wrong. But then he’d turn right around and give me another false sense of hope.
It was dizzying, but I handled it as best as I could. When it comes to my mother and my past, though… I don’t know if my heart can handle a betrayal with such sensitive information.
So I swallow my words down, the explanation yet again locked away. Instead, I look for a way to change the subject, directing my thoughts back on the idea of Kane and I being a team, this “together” thing.
“You know, we should probably plan another outing,” I toss out, noting the way his jaw ticks. My subject change does not go unnoticed, that’s for sure. “It would probably be good for us to be seen out in public together again.”
I wait for Kane to call me out on my obvious diversion or say that my plan is unnecessary, but I’m surprised when
he nods.
“You’re right,” he states. “In fact, there’s an upcoming town event that the pack is planning. We’ll be discussing more details at the pack meeting tomorrow.”
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I nod. “Should I come?”
Kane lets out a sound that is half scoff, half laugh. “Should the Luna come to her own pack meeting? What do you think?”
I roll my eyes at his sarcasm. “Okay, I get it,” I sigh. “I’ll be there.”
“Good,” Kane says back simply and I have to resist the urge to roll my eyes once more.
“And as for the event itself,” he continues on. “We’ll go together. I’d like you by my side the entire night.”
When I arrive at the pack meeting room the next day, many others are already there, waiting. However, Kane is not among them. I look toward his normal seat as I walk through the door, noting that it’s currently empty.
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