Chapter 29: No, I Am Luna
Chapter twenty-nine: No, I Am Luna
Elena
Helen walked towards the bedside where I stood, I moved out of the way as she took my place beside Bernard. I felt my wolf snap at her for coming so close to our mate but I managed to hold her back. This is not the time to fight her. She bent down and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead. It was a sweet gesture and to anyone outside, it looked like a loving moment between two mates but to me, it was like a bullet hit right through my chest. I tried to swallow the bile that rose from my stomach. This whole situation is incredibly uncomfortable for me, I don't want to be here. She stood up and looked at me with her nose turned up.
"If you want to make yourself useful, then go and get me some iced sparkling water. I can't drink the crap that the nurse brought here." She said to me.
I wasn't a maid but she doesn't know that and I am not going to correct her. I bit down my words and nodded my head to her. I turned around and left the room like it was on fire. As I exited the room, I doubled over and placed my hands on my knees, I released a shaky breath and tried to compose myself. It felt like my heart was breaking right in front of me and I was powerless to stop it.
I returned to the room after I had collected myself. I was tempted to just run back to the mansion but then I realized that I would also run into his mother and Helen's parents who seemed less than pleased with me. So it was either I brave the storm from Luna Elizabeth or brave the storm of Helen. Whichever choice I ended up picking, I was bound to be feeling uncomfortable and unwanted. Helen had seemed like the lesser of the two evils but had I been wrong?
I was about to open when I noticed Liam walking in my direction. He smiled at me but then his smile quickly dropped when he noticed the glass of water in my hand. He scowled at the glass and then looked at me.
"Bernard had water in his room, you could have just taken one of those bottles in the fridge." He said to me.
"It is not for me, it is for Helen. She sent me to go and get some clean water for her." His frown grew deeper.
"What do you mean, she sent you? You aren't part of the staff nor are you a maid. Why would she do that?" I shrugged. I don't why she sent me to get water for her, she probably thought I was just one of the staff or a maid.
Maids were often made to do the scut work within the Pack. It was one of the reasons why I felt so sorry for Alisha. She wasn't only a maid, she was a slave to those people and she deserved much better than that. Liam opened the door for me and I walked over the threshold. He followed behind, closing the door quietly as we entered.
Helen was by the bedside of Bernard with her hands intertwined with his. Her thumb was rubbing a soothing circle on his skin while she scrolled through her phone. My eyes zeroed on her hand like I wanted to bite it off. As she heard us enter, she lifted her head and looked at us.
"Did you travel a long distance to get me ice for my water? That shouldn't have taken you so long." She said to me, I snapped my eyes back at hers and made sure to keep my facial expressions as neutral as possible.
Although I had every right to be angry and territorial over Bernard to them, my anger would have been unjustified and irrational. I needed to remember to play my part.
"I am sorry." I said as I handed her the glass of water.
"It is inexcusable. As your Luna, I expected you to be fast when I asked you to do something not just to dilly dally and take so long. Unlike you, my time is precious." She muttered.
My wolf had been right not to like her initially. This woman is a complete and utter witch, if she thought that I was a maid and this is how she spoke to those below her rank, then I already knew what kind of person she was. Nothing could convince me otherwise.
"Helen, that is not a way to speak to someone." Liam reprimanded her but she rolled her eyes instead.
"If you don't put these maids in their place, they will never learn. I asked for a glass of water nearly thirty minutes ago and she is just returning now with what I asked for." She responded and Liam looked between the two of us.
"Oh, you think she is a maid? I think there has been some kind of mix up." Liam said.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
'No, Lima. Don't say anything.' I wanted to scream those words out but I remained silent. If I were to interrupt, it would only look odd and suspicious. I needed to look impartial and somehow disinterested so that no one could find out my secret. Not only is my life in the balance but Bernard's integrity as an Alpha would be called into question. I needed to protect not only myself but him as well.
"She is not a maid. In fact, she isn't really even part of this Pack. She is Bernard's friend and guest here. She was the person that he was saving when the rogue attacked and also happened to be the one that brought him here in his unconscious state." Liam explained and she snapped her eyes back to me. I could literally see the smoke coming out from her ears, her purple eyes blazed like a raging fire and her face tinted red from anger.
"So, you are the reason my mate is currently lying on this bed, fighting for his life." She said to me.
"That is a bit of an exagge…." Liam tried to correct her but she let out something that sounded like a low growl which shut him up. She looked back at me with her eyes blazing in so much anger.
"You are the one that put him in this position. If it weren't for you, he would be fine but he is not. What exactly were you thinking, trying to cross the boundaries?" She asked me.
"I didn't think that he would follow me." I replied to her.
"Are you stupid or is there something wrong with you? If you were his friend as Liam claims then you had no reason to try and cross the boundaries." She seethed.
"And if you didn't want him to follow you, then you should have told him about it." She added.
If I had, he would have forced me to stay and I can't say no to him. Leaving the way I did was the only option, I had been trying to make it so that everyone would be less burdened by my presence and it seemed my actions were the exact opposite. Bernard is in the hospital and his Pack was worried about him, all thanks to me. My attempt to fix problems only added to them. I already felt guilty but Helen's words only made me feel even more guilty.
"What, so you can't speak now?" She said as she stood up but her hand was still latched in his. I wanted her hands off him, in fact, I wanted her as far away from him as possible. I was meant to be standing where she was and she was supposed to be on her own land.
"I want her out of this place." She said as she looked at Liam.
"I don't want her anywhere near Bernard while he heals. His wolf doesn't need more added stress." She muttered.
Ironically, it is my presence that is going to help him heal faster, not hers. Bernard wanted me in here and I wasn't going anywhere. I am tired of listening to her, she knows nothing about me.
"Bernard wanted me here and I am not leaving, not until he wakes up." I said, it was probably a dumb idea to try and challenge her like this but I wouldn't leave her alone with my mate. He is my mate and he needed me to heal.
"Who the hell do you think you are to defy my orders? I am to be the Luna of this Pack and thereby Bernard's equal." She said.
No, I am Luna! I wanted to scream, all those claims to authority and power she was speaking of weren't hers, they were mine. I wanted to rub that fact on her face but I couldn't do it, not without exposing everything to her and Liam.
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