MY CURSED MATE

| Allenon's Madness |

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KABANATA LXI

Third Person's POV

Allenon's aura grew darker as he buried every emotion except the hatred steadily consuming him. Crizelle's voice echoed inside his mind, whispering instructions on how to make certain that his mother would never leave him again.

Each suggestion slowly wrapped itself around his thoughts until he could no longer distinguish his own desires from the darkness being planted inside him.

"O–Opo, Luna... Patawad dahil nagtungo ako dito nang walang pahintulot," mahinang usal ni Kleon. Kita niya ang bahagyang pagkalma sa ekspresyon ni Serena, ngunit nanatili ang pag-aalala sa mga mata nito. May isa na namang taong nakaaalam tungkol kay Allenon, bukod sa kanya at kay Beta Arthfael.

"I shall consult this with Beta Arthfael. Could you stay here for a while? I'll just call him to come back down here—"

"Why?"

Hindi na natapos ni Serena ang sasabihin dahil sa malamig at walang emosyong tanong ng anak. Kaagad niyang hinawakan ang mukha nito gamit ang magkabilang palad at marahang itinaas ang tingin nito sa kanya.

"Because he's your protector, Allenon. He's the only person I trust when it comes to your safety," malumanay niyang paliwanag. Ngunit hindi natinag ang malamig na ekspresyon ng anak.

"Are you having an affair with him? Does Father know about this—"

Naputol ang tanong nito nang biglang gumalaw ang kamay ni Serena at tumama sa pisngi ng anak. Para bang saka lamang siya natauhan sa ginawa niya. Nanlaki ang kanyang mga mata bago niya ito muling mahigpit na niyakap.

"I—I'm sorry... I-I didn't mean it. I'm very sorry, my child..." Paulit-ulit niyang bulong habang nanginginig ang kanyang boses.

Alam niyang hindi niya dapat ito sinaktan. Ngunit sa dami ng problemang pasan niya nitong mga nakaraang araw, tuluyan nang sumuko ang kanyang pagpipigil.

Being a mother had become an exhausting battle, especially when every decision seemed capable of destroying the family she was desperately trying to protect.

Isang malaking hamon para kay Serena ang ilang araw na hindi makita si Allenon. Ngunit kailangan niyang gawin iyon dahil dumarami na ang mga nilalang sa mansion na nagsisimulang maghinala tungkol sa kanya. Mabuti na lamang at naroon si Arthfael upang ipaliwanag at pagtakpan ang ilang bagay.

Since the Alpha no longer cared about Allenon, he had made no effort to defend their son from the growing suspicions. Hindi man lamang nito naisip kung ano ang maaaring mangyari kay Allenon kapag nalaman ng buong pack ang katotohanan. Para kay Serena, iyon ang isa sa mga bagay na pinakamahirap tanggapin bilang isang ina.

Dagdag pa rito, malapit na rin ang kanyang kabuwanan. Once the baby arrived, visiting Allenon would become nearly impossible. Kaya ngayon pa lamang ay inihahanda na niya ang lahat ng kakailanganin ng anak. Napag-usapan na nila ni Arthfael na pansamantala nitong ilalayo si Allenon sa pack pagkatapos niyang manganak.

That way, Allenon could experience the outside world while Serena recovered and learned how to care for the newborn. Perhaps meeting other people would help him grow, understand the world, and slowly become less dependent on her. With complete trust, she had placed his safety in the Beta's hands.