Distrust

It has been half an hour since she woke, it took a while but I managed to convince her to walk with me to the hospital, we had to clear the walkways and keep everyone quiet.

The whole time she kept repeating the same thing over and over again. They are coming, I can only assume she means Salvi and her mate.

Sekreta had warned me of this before in my dreams or unconsciously, either way, we were preparing. Laying her down on the bed she doesn’t let go of my hand, she still grips it as if her life depended on it.

Cynthia leans over her checking her over, Sekreta doesn’t object but looks visibly uncomfortable.

“It’s okay they are not going to hurt you”

**”*I wouldn’t tell her that, I still might*”**


Selene's voice echoes from the end of the bed, her eyes glowing green as she stares down at Sekreta.

“Shut up Selene. She isn’t going to hurt you, but now that you have stopped saying they are coming, why don’t you tell us how you got here Sekreta”

She goes to move but Cynthia stops her, eyeing me and I know something is wrong.

*” I have some healing abilities, Artemis has told me you have some power too is that right?”*

She nods at Cynthia and then looks back at me for reassurance, I squeeze her hand tightly again.

“*You’ve managed to do quite a bit of damage to your muscles, were you running for a long time?”*

She nods once more.

*” And I bet you were running as your wolf, the thing is when we push our bodies to the limit sometimes they break down a bit. All that running has caused little tears in your muscles. The fibres that make them up to have stretched too far and torn, now normally you would stop when you feel pain. I’m guessing that wasn’t an option for you”*


She looks scared and her eyes flash red.

*” Don’t worry ill be able to fix it but you’ll have weak legs for a few days, it’ll be a little tough to put weight on it. Are you okay if I use my power to help me out”*

**Yes** The three of us are shocked that she has spoken but we don’t make a big deal of it. Cynthia leans down, focuses her hands on the areas and her eyes glow yellow.

**Do all of your eyes glow the colour they are?**

“What do you mean ?”

**” Well you have purple lavender eyes and when they glow they glow purple, it seems to be the same for you sisters”**

Sekreta is aiming her question at me only, but she is speaking loudly enough for us all to hear.

“Yes. It has always been that way, since our powers manifested, our eyes have always stayed the same colour as our actual eye colour”

**”*Its is the same for our Wolves fur, it matches us in every way*”**

She stares up at Selene, it is obvious she is who Sekreta is most scared of.

*” Okay you are all done, how about we try to set you up and maybe get you something to eat and drink”*

Cynthia’s doctor voice is soothing to everyone in the room, I’m certain it's part of her power, or perhaps it is something she has developed since having Frode. Either way, the atmosphere seems to calm every time she speaks.

Selene moves to sit down on the sofa while Cynthia gets water and a plate with some nibbles on, she places it on the table besides Sekreta before taking a seat in the chair on the opposite side to me.

“Why don’t you tell us what you are doing here ?”

She swallows a mouthful of food and then takes a drink before speaking. She explains what she has been feeling since they left her on the floor after seeing her mate, hearing her sister speak to someone about her and then the night she left she heard Salvi call him dad.

**” I felt unsafe and unsure so I left. To me my father was dead. I didn't plan on running here. I mean I thought about it but after everything that happened I just thought you would reject me so my sole purpose was to get out of the uncharted lands and across the line.”**

“You must have been so scared”

**” I think I was more scared when I ran into people, if Ivar had caught up to me he for sure would have killed them”**

**”*I doubt that Sigurd is more than capable of taking care of himself*”**

Selen scoffs in the corner, I turn to face her glaring daggers at must; she always has to be so sarcastic.

“Just ignore her, please continue “


I rolled my eyes and Sekreta slide for the first time since she arrived. She carries on telling us about Salvi and Ivar.


**” Ivar was very interested in me, he would be nice one second and then awful the next. Always trying to get information from me, but he didn’t tell Salvi and once he even came into my room”**

“That is odd. Can you tell us any more about the pack and what they are planning?”

**” There are some in Ivar’s pack that doesn’t seem to want to fight, or at least don’t really understand why they are fighting. Ildi for example, he doesn’t seem keen on Salvi, he said Ivar has changed since he met her “**

**” Who is Ildi Sekreta ?”**

Cynthia refills her cup with water and takes a seat once more, listening intently.

**” Ildi is Ivars brother”**

Selens ears perk up and she moves from the sofa taking a seat on the end of the bed.

**”*His own brother doesn’t like her, that’s odd*”**

**” He just said that he hated her one day and declared her the Luna the next it was all very quick”**

“I see, so was Ildi nice to you?”

**” Ildi was great. He showed me around and helped me settle in, even found me a few places where I could go and be alone. He also came with me to the library when I wanted answers about my family”**

*” The library in that house still stands ?”*

**” Yes Cynthia, it still stands. Some of the books are damaged but most of it is intact”**

“Did you find anything out ?”

**” Not really, I saw a picture of my mother and 2 other children playing in a garden. I assume one would have been your other but I don’t know who the man was “**

*” That must have been the boy we saw in the portrait Sel.”*

“What portrait, what are you talking about?”


**” When we rescued you and Kalf helped us we walked through this weird hallway it has pictures hanging on the wall of mother and 2 other children a little boy and a little girl just like Sekreta said”**

“Selene, why didn’t you tell me this before ?”


**” Probably because we thought you were going to die and it slipped my mind”**

A short gasp escapes Sekreta’s lips causing us all to face her.
**” I’m sorry for what we did to you, I thought… Salvi told me”**


She begins to cry, tears falling down her cheeks calving their way through the dirt creating clear lines, like rivers.

“Ist fine stop crying, I’m alright now”

**”*It's not really fine though is it? I mean her and her sister did try to murder you, we don’t even know what with and they kept you locked up. When we found you, you were a skeleton, they did not look after you nor did they feed you. None of that is okay*”**

She faces Sekreta now, a fire growing in her eyes as she remembers everything that has happened.

*”**You should thank the moon goddess my sister is forgiving if it were up to me you would be left to rot in the cells*”**

**” I am so sorry for everything we put you through, I thought I was doing the right thing Salvi told me you were all evil and would try to take my powers”**

**”*Why the fuck would we do that, we have our own. I don’t believe you and I’m starting to think this is all a ploy to get inside our walls*”**

**” It’s not I swear it”**

Selene stands up, her aura is glowing around her, she has wound herself up and she is on the verge of exploding.

**”*Sorry, don’t believe you it’s all just a little coincidental*”**

She grips Sekretas leg through the sheets holding it tightly.

**” Please get off me! I swear I’m here because I want there to be no other reason. I helped Artemis get her wolf back because my own trusts her. I wouldn’t hurt you”**

Selene's eyes glow and she takes another step towards the bed forcing me to stand between them.

“Selene. Enough, you need to call off”

I put my hand on her chest to keep her away.

**”*You are really going to protect her over your own sister, I have an instinct to Art and they tell me she is up to no good*”**


“It’s not about taking sides, Selene. We are not here to judge and I’ve forgiven her for what she has done. Why can’t you?”


**”*The old Artemis would have wanted blood. Whatever this is that you’ve become is a joke Arti. you are weak *”**


She smacks my hand away and exits the room slamming the door closed behind her.

*” You know she doesn’t mean it Arti, she’s just angry and upset she doesn’t understand”*

Cynthia moves around the bed and pulls me into her embrace.

*” She just can’t understand how you can forgive so easily, in truth neither can I but I respect your choices. I don’t agree with all of them but I respect them”*

I fight back tears, the war inside me is spreading out like vines, gripping onto everything I hold dear and squeezing the life out of it.

*” I’m going to go and find Selene, will you be okay?”*

Her eyes darted to Sekreta.

“I’ll be fine you go”

She hovers for a second then leaves the room. An awkward silence spreads across the room, Sekreta and I have yet to be alone, I know for a fact that Selene has people stationed outside and her foot is chained to the bed, yet I somehow feel exposed.

**” Your sisters are something, I can tell they care about you a great deal”**

She is smiling at me and I know she is just trying to break the ice.

“They are something alright, What about you? I’m sure you and Salvi shared some special moments after all she is your sister”


Her eyes glaze over for a second, she seems to be lost in thought.

**” Come to think of it, we didn’t really I mean she told me a few stories of when we were children but they always turned into talking about the three of you”**

“What do you mean, what did she say? Her hatred of us is bizarre, I mean we have never even met her “

**” That’s not strictly true, well at least that’s what she said. She came here once with Ivar to ask for help in looking for me”**

“She did ?”

**” She told me she met with Alpha Calder but he rejected her request for help, it was right before you all killed Arlo”**

“Stange Calder never mentioned it, I wonder why “

**” I mean she may have been lying, I get the feeling that she told me a lot of things to keep me on her side. Things I wanted to hear about my family and some I didn’t to keep me on the side.”**


I’m curious as to why Calder never said anything about a visit from her, even after the fight when everything had calmed down and I was explaining how I felt. He said nothing.

**” I suppose that even after all that time with her I still have the same amount of knowledge about myself and my family and these powers”**

“Your powers. Do you know what they are yet?”

**” Some. But I can only use them when I’m scared or angry the only one I’ve really mastered is healing and even that is iffy”**

“Well, what about if I help you ?”

**” You would do that?”**

“I said I would help you a long time ago, the offer still stands”


A little grin appears on her face as the static energy in the room dissipates, the two of us finally beginning to relax.