Twin Moon - Chapter 270 - A Moment
Zelena.
“Well, she sure as shit knows now” Lupus grunted and went to sit back down at the breakfast nook.
“Wait, so you’re saying she is a Triple Goddess, like me. That's what is going on here, right. I'm not reading this all wrong?” I asked shaking my head and waving my arms.
“That’s what we’re saying” Lunaya said gently.
“It’s the prophecy Zee, remember?” Smith asked slowly. His voice was soft and gentle, like he was trying not to scare me. The prophecy, he said. It speaks of twins. But I thought it meant my twins.
“Where the moon is three, two will come” he said again, just as gently. I replayed that damn thing in my head a thousand times already, trying to figure out every possibility. I have gone over everything I possibly could. This, however, never crossed my mind. They said it wasn’t possible. But now, I don’t know. Maybe this is it, it’s not about two babies, but two sisters. It’s about two Goddesses.
“Two Triple Goddesses” I said out loud.
“We think so, yes” Roe answered. We all sat in silence for a moment. I was thanking the heavens that my babies were safe, they have no part in this prophecy. But there is still one blaring alarm in my mind. For peace to reign, only one can survive. But which one? Me? Or Whiskey?
“Only one can survive” I whispered softly. They heard me, I know they did, they’re supernatural creatures for crying out loud. But only silence followed. I may be late to this new discovery, but clearly each of them have already gone through the paces. They know what comes next.
Elaine cleared her throat, bringing our thoughts and attention back to the room.
“If I may, Goddess, the message” she said to me.
“Right, sorry” I answered shakily with a nod of my head.
“The hour is now. The transfer must be complete before the rise of the next full moon” she said sternly. I stared back at her blankly. I don’t know what that means. She waited for me to speak, but I don’t know what I'm meant to say, that makes no sense to me. I looked down at my feet and pondered the meaning. The transfer? Transfer of what exactly.
“That’s it?” Gunner asked from over my shoulder.
“That is the message” she confirmed with a swift nod.
“What transfer?” Roe asked,
“What does that mean?” Gunner questioned.
“Goddess?” Elaine called for my attention. I lifted my gaze back to hers, still with no idea what the message means.
“It is time” she whispered,
“Time for what?” I asked softly,
“Time for you to fulfil the prophecy”
“I don’t know how to do that”
“But you do, my Goddess”.
I swallowed hard and looked up at Gunner. He looked back at me full of fear, with worry lines etched into his forehead. I can’t deal with this right now. I don’t know what to make of it. And I’m definitely not ready to accept where my mind is taking me to. The horrible thoughts and ideas, the solutions, the dark things that my imagination is throwing at me. I don’t want any part in it.
“Where is your guardian?” Elaine asked loudly. I looked up and around the kitchen, usually his presence is hard to miss, but I honestly hadn’t noticed that he wasn’t here.
“I, uh, I don’t know” I mumbled,
“He is with Felix and a few others” Lupus rumbled,
“Why, and doing what?” I asked in return,
“They are looking for your sister” Lupus answered. Shit, I got side-tracked. They were going to tell me where she was before we got into the whole two Triple Goddess thing. Lupus grabbed Smith by the shoulder, and the two of them went and sat down at the table.
“And why are they looking for her, where did she go?” I asked sternly,
“Well, if we knew that, we wouldn’t need to send Felix to find her” Smith quipped back with a sarcastic tone.
“Right” I grunted dumbly. I was a little surprised that Tobias went, I got the feeling he didn’t like her. Maybe I read that wrong too. I'm getting everything wrong of late, apparently.
“And Tobias went too?” I asked Lupus from around Elaine’s shoulder. He looked up and nodded back his response before going back to whispering with Smith.
“Huh” I huffed.
“What is it darling?” Roe asked, stepping closer,
“Nothing, I guess I was wrong” I shrugged,
“Wrong about what?” she questioned,
“I just got the sense that he didn’t like her is all, he was acting funny when we woke up in the lounge room” I told her, remembering the way he glared at Whiskey. Roe looked over at Lupus and he nodded back to her. They were flashing, but about what, what was so secret.
“What is it” I asked, grabbing Roe’s hand.
“Nothing, it can wait” she smiled weakly back at me.
“No, tell me now” I demanded.
“I’m sick to death of all the damn secrets. I'm not a scared little kid anymore, I can handle it” I said angrily, ending the sentence half yelling.
“We know you can, sweet girl” Roe cooed back,
“Then stop hiding it and spill” I called. I took a deep breath and stared at Roe. I love her like she was my own mother. She has done so much for me, welcomed me without hesitation, and made this pack feel like home from the moment I arrived. She's a special kind of woman, Roe, one of a kind for sure. She nodded her head and sighed deeply,
“There was a uh... a moment, between Tobias and Whiskey” Roe answered sheepishly,
“What kind of moment?” I questioned. I felt overcome with jealousy. Tobias is mine. Granted he’s not my Mate, but he is my guardian, my friend. We have a special bond, and it hurts to think I could be replaced.
“At first, she looked to be spellbound by him. She gravitated towards him. They were staring at each other, growling and such” Lunaya chimed in,
“Growling? Like she threatened him?” I interrupted, I couldn’t disguise the anger in my voice. Gunner’s body pressed into my back and his hands gripped my hips hard. I don’t have the mental capacity to stroke his male ego at the moment.
“Not aggressively. Honestly, my first thought was that they were True Mates” Roe chuckled as she stepped beside Lunaya. These two seem to have bonded. Which is good, they are both my mother now. But for a minute there, I was afraid Roe would never forgive Lunaya. I'm glad they are getting along, even if it does mean they can gang up against me.
“You said at first” I pushed, eyeing the two women.
“Yes, well, she may have been captivated by him, but he didn’t seem so happy about her” Lunaya snipped.
“Not the reaction you’d expect from True Mates” Roe said, looking up at Lunaya. Lunaya rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest.
“Why are you upset about that?” I asked, narrowing my eyes at my mother.
“It’s nothing, just silly hopefulness” she waved me off and turned to walk away and sit at the breakfast nook with Smith and Lupus.
“Right” I said slowly as I watched her go. There’s more going on there, I'll ask her about it later.
“Back to Tobias” I demanded, turning back to Roe.
“Why is he looking for her?” I questioned,
“Because she ran off” Roe answered sadly.
“Ran where?”
“Once she used her ability on us, and got us off our feet, Lupus, your mum and I were distracted. Only for a second, but just long enough for her to make a break for the door” Alyse answered softly.
“You were there too?” I asked her.
“Yes, just the four of us” Alyse confirmed,
“And she just left?”
“She was quite distraught after coming out of it. Whatever Selene showed her, it mustn't have been good”.
“Yeah, that sounds about right. From what I saw at least, if she just got all those horrible memories back in one hit, I imagine she’s going through a lot” I sighed sadly.
I know how she feels, more than anyone else could. When I remembered Selene again, I'd be lying if I said I wasn’t angry. I'm not angry anymore, I understand why she did what she did. But in those first few moments, not so much. After seeing Whiskey yelling at Selene in the memory, I can imagine she holds a hell of a lot more anger than I do. But I still did some terrible things. What I did to Hank for example. Not to mention Galterio. But also Cole, Spartan, the pack members, our allies, all of these Weres died because of me. I have brought so much death to these people that I'm supposed to love and protect. What if I'm not the good guy in this story, what if I'm the villain and I just don’t know it yet.
“They’ll find her, Zelena, don’t worry” my mother said soothingly. I looked up at her and felt my face relax. I must have been frowning, lost in my worried thoughts. Though, it wasn’t just that Whiskey ran away that I was worried about. I knew she’d come back, she has to, it’s destined. What's playing on my mind is what happens after she comes back. The same line repeated in my head as I looked at my mother’s face. For peace to reign, only one can survive. One of us is destined to die. One of her daughters. Either me, or Whiskey. But which one?
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