Daughter of Luka (LGBT+)

Fifty-Six 🌑

That afternoon, I managed to return home, but I called Fenn to check in on how he was doing. 

"I'm feeling a little better, honestly, Ophelia. I think I just needed to keep an open mind. I worked hard on this treatment and I really do believe it's going to cure this," he said, and I could hear the faith behind his words. "Thank you for checking in on me. I do appreciate it. Plus, it's nice to hear someone's voice besides Accalia's. She's really worried about me. Of course, she is. She really is a good sister," he continued and I could hear the smile in his voice. "Anyway, how are you doing?" he asked me. 

"I'm alright," I said. It was the truth. 

Despite my worries about Naomi and Fenn, I had been able to keep a smile on my face and tried to keep as confident as I could that the two of them would be alright in the end. 

"Are you really alright?" he asked again and I could tell that he was curious. 

"Yeah. I'll be okay. I just really hope that you get better, soon. If this cure works, I think that the tribe will be a little less on edge about everything," I said. 

He hummed in agreement with that comment. 

"What have you been up to since you got home?" he asked me. 

"The usual- trying to not fail mathematics completely and helping my dad cook," I said, with some gentle humour behind my words. "Screw it. I'm coming back over," I said decisively. I felt like being spontaneous. 

Besides, I needed to speak to Accalia about some things that had been on my mind, anyway. 

"Alright, I'll see you soon," he said, though his voice sounded a little surprised. 

I rushed out of my room and down the stairs so I could pull my shoes on and grabbed a spare change of clothes. 

If I was going to get to Accalia's house quickly, then I could go through the forest as a wolf and get there much faster. 

I would have asked my father to drive me there, but I didn't want to make him feel abandoned yet again. 

I would just explain everything to him when I got back. 

Now, I was beginning to think that I really would explain everything, including the wolf thing, because I really didn't know how much longer I could hide this from him. 

Wolf law or not, he was my father and I respected him enough to tell him the truth. 

At least, about myself. 

I would keep the others a secret. I didn't feel as though it was my place to go revealing their true selves anymore. 

Kate knew now, of course, but that had been different. She had been involved in a life or death situation, and I just didn't know what I was going to do if something similar happened to my father. 

I travelled to the forest as swiftly as I could, running through the thick pine-scented forest with my backpack between my teeth, so I could hold onto it. I didn't bite down too hard. I didn't want to accidentally break it. 

Now that I was a wolf, my strength really had improved. I needed to conserve it as much as possible. 

As soon as I reached Accalia's home, I swiftly changed into my other clothes and walked inside. 

The front door was open for me. 

"Hi, Ophelia," Luka greeted me with a warm smile. 

I returned the greeting and then made my way down the hall, until I found Accalia and Fenn in the living room. 

Accalia looked anxious about something. 

"You're a good person, Acie. That's just an objective fact," he told her. 

I wasn't sure of exactly what the two had been talking about, but I knew that I could agree with Fenn on that. 

Accalia really was a good person. She was hardworking and compassionate of others. She always tried to put others before herself. That was why I wanted to look out for her as much as I did. She needed someone to give back what she put out into the universe. She deserved love, too. 

"I don't feel it," she said, a little moodily. "I feel as though maybe I wasn't the right choice for an alpha sometimes." 

"Alia," I spoke then and she turned to me with a slight expression of surprise. 

She quickly wiped at her eyes. She looked sleep-deprived. 

I couldn't exactly blame her, as I couldn't remember the last time I had got the full eight hours of sleep. 

"Even so, I am determined to be the best alpha anyway," she said, with a competitive glint in her gaze. "I think I just need to take some more time to think about what I want in this world. I may be a wolf but that doesn't have to be all that I am." 

"You can do anything that you want to do, Alia. You already know my stance on this," Luka spoke then, as he joined us. 

She turned to him and smiled with gratitude. 

"Think about what you want to do. No matter what, I'm sure that it will be amazing," he said. 

"Or not," Uma said, as she came to lean in the door frame. "You might overthink it all and run away." 

Accalia turned to her with narrowed eyes. 

"Nope. I'm going to keep an open mind," she said decisively, "I'll do better." 

I smiled, this time around, as I was proud of her. 

Uma shrugged and walked off down the hall. 

In the meantime, I went over to Accalia. 

"Can I talk to you?" I asked. 

"Uh oh. That sounds serious," she said. 

I rolled my eyes. 

She smirked. 

"Sure," she said. 

The two of us wandered out onto the balcony again. 

As a gentle breeze drifted through my hair, I turned to her. 

She spoke before I could even think of what to say. 

"I'm scared, Ophelia," she said.