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Lia pov
“What!” Binaca asked. She was the first to break the peaceful moment of silence.
She glared at Finn. “What did you just say?” She asked.
He swallowed hard as he stared at her. His eyes softened for a moment before he masked it with his usual wall face.
“You heard me. We would be getting married” he said.
“When was this decided?” She asked.
I gripped my knife restraining myself from stabbing her. In our pack, if you killed someone you would be killed. I am new here, so I don't know about the laws of this pack, but I am a Royal. The future Luna of this pack killing someone would not amount to death.
I would ask Annabel later. I needed to know if I would be safe or if I should order one of the guards to do the job.
“Yesterday” he answered with finality in his voice and went back to his food. It was clear that he was uncomfortable and wanted this discussion to be over. But the bitch refused.
“Yesterday? Finn yesterday you were in the library with me and after that you went shopping then you came back looking for her. When did you make such a decision!?” She shouted.
I raised my eyebrows and turned to Finn who appeared to be stuck in his food. It was as if he did not know what to say. I thought he said he had a meeting. Wow, so visiting the library was tagged as a meeting.
“Finn! I am talking to you!” She shouted again. The servants widened their eyes in surprise.
This was becoming interesting. “Bianca” Finn's sister called in a pleading voice.
But she raised her hands in the air signaling her to stop talking. “Stay out of this, Finn, I am talking to you.”
Finn took a shaky breath and dropped his cutlery. He turned to her with a glare.
“Firstly I do not appreciate you shouting at me. You are not my mate or my sister. You are a distant cousin who should know her boundaries. Secondly, when the decision was taken is none of your fucking business. We decided whether you live by it or you go back to the pack where you are coming from, and thirdly, this could be the first and last time you question me in front of everyone. And just so you know the marriage is happening in three days. If you can't bear to see me and my mate happy, you can get the hell out of the palace” he blurted.
Silence fell on the table again. Her eyes filled with tears. Finn focused on his food, avoiding her gaze.
“Three what?” She asked.
“I don't appreciate repeating myself,” he answered curtly.
She excused herself and walked away leaving the table.
“I have delivered the message to Dean,” he said after she left.
I nodded “Thank you. That was so thoughtful of you” I said with a smile. She said he was disappointed at my reaction and he did not show it.
The others continued eating, no one tried congratulating me, not even his sister. It was evident that they did not want me in the pack. His sister had been pretending all this while.
I stood up and walked away. My appetite had disappeared. I called Diana to follow me to my pack.
I had to see my son and see Benedicta's advice.
The drive to the pack was a silent one. Diana stole glances at me. She must have heard the news about this morning's quarrel from the servants. Nothing spreads faster than gossip.
Immediately we stopped at Benedicta's house. My heartbeat increased, and beads of sweat surrounded my head even though the air can was on.
“It would be okay, “Diana assured me as she gave my hand a light squeeze.
I nodded with a smile. To her, breaking the news to Benedicta would be the most disturbing thing, but I did not think so. The most disturbing event would be if Luca or Sabrina was there. They would immediately convince me out of the marriage plot.
I had been angry at Luca all night long only for me to hear that he never knew about the marriage and that he had called it off. It did not take a soothsayer to tell me that it had all been Jenny's plan and I had made a rash decision out of anger.
I smiled at her and told her to wait for me while I talked to her. She nodded with understanding.
I walked toward the house and knocked on the door. After knocking twice she opened.
“Lia! Is something wrong? Are you okay?” She asked with concern and filled her voice.
I nodded and closed the door behind her. “I came to see Merlin and to also tell you something important,” I said.
She nodded and whipped her wet hand on her cloth. “Okay. Lexie took Merlin for check up and would soon be back” she said and gestured for me to sit down.
“If it is about Luca’s wedding they have called it off. When I got the invitation I was so surprised. Unknowing to me. He did not know about it. He was unaware. I knew it, I knew Luca could not just get married to someone like that. He loves you” she said.
My heart sank deeper. How would she react if she heard about my wedding?
A bang on the door started us. She stood up and went to answer it while I sat down. The bang came again. Immediately, she opened the door, and my heart stopped beating. The familiar scent filled the air. I was sure he was the one.
“I heard Lia is here,” he said and walked past her.
I bent my head in defeat. “Lia, tell me, is not true?” He asked, his voice filled with pain.
“What is not true?” Benedicta asked.
“Tell me it is not true!” He shouted but I remained silent. “Are you getting married to Finn?” He asked with a trembling voice.
I nodded, too sad to look at him.
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