Daughter Of The Moon (SELENE 2)

Chapter 8

"Miss Selene! Miss Selene!"

Mabilis ko'ng nai-angat ang ulo ko nang marinig ang sigaw ni Bea mula sa itaas. I waited until she arrives in dining. She was panting like someone was chasing her.

Kunot noo siyang tinitigan. "Calm down, Bealin. What happened? Did a fire break out?" I casually ask as I eat the last piece of my meal.

Uminom muna ako nang tubig bago tumayo at inilagay ang mga pinagkainan sa sink. Kakatapos ko lang kumain nang bigla siyang sumigaw at dumating rito na hapong-hapo. I saw her take a bottled water from the fridge, then drink.

Hinugasan ko kaagad ang mga pinagkainan ko saka muli siyang hinarap. It didn't take me long to wash dahil isang plato lang naman iyon at isang baso. Pagtapos ay pinunasan ko ang kamay ko.

"Another dead body was found, pero ngayon, sa loob mismo ito ng boundary nila natagpuan." Dinig ko'ng saad niya.

Lumingon ako. "So? Hindi na natin trabaho 'yun. Wala tayong karapatan na makialam. Let them do their job." Nagtataka ko'ng wika rito. "Who told you, anyway?" Tanong ko pa.

Just like Inon's case, we are not in our place to interfere. In accidents like this, the neighboring pack or the dead person's pack should be the one who is responsible in this matter. Isa pa, hindi kami kabilang ni Bealin sa kahit na kaninong pack na nandito sa River Flow City kaya wala kaming karapatan na makialam.

Tumango siya sa akin ngunit nandoon parin ang pagkabahala sa mukha niya.

"Jana. She sent me a message an hour ago. But, it's not the dead body I got worried about. It's about the letter that they found in one of its pockets. It has your name written on it, miss Selene. Similar to Iza's letter."

Napatigil ako. Dahil sa kanyang sinabi 'di ko maiwasan ang kabahan. Hindi dahil sa takot kundi sa pagkabahala. Just like Bea, I am now worried that, that letter might had something writteb about me being a part of the ritual. I'm worried that they would found out about me being the sacrificial lamb. Natatakot ako sa maaring magiging reaksyon nila.

Iza is Inon's half sister na nasa loob nang kampo ng Death Arrow. She's our spy. Our eye from the inside of Death Arrow. At siya rin ang nagbigay ng babala sa amin sa plano nitong paglusob sa Golden Stone at sa mga iba pang pack. Death Arrow's leader wants to conquer the Fiero Sun Kingdom and make all the werewolf under its kingdom his minion. Ito rin ang dahilan kung bakit ako ipinadala ni Ina rito.

I have the ability to fight. And as her daughter, it is my duty to help others who are in need. But when it comes to my identity, nasa sa akin na iyon kung ipapaalam ko ito sa iba o itatago ko. Since I don't like popularity, I choose to hide it. Lalung-lalo na ngayon. Dugo ko ang tanging sangkap para gumana ang ritwal. It may sound brutal, but I need to die to let the immortality work.

"Dala mo na ba lahat nang gamit mo?" I asked Bea as I'm tying my shoe lace.

"Opo. Bakit kailangan nating dalhin lahat? Are we staying in there?" Dinig kong tanong niya.

Umayos ako ng tayo nang matapos. Bumaling ako sa kanya saka siya tinanguan. I was worried that if we are far from Golden Stone, another letter would be sent. Inalala ko na baka sa susunod na liham ay patungkol na ito ritwal.

"Death Arrow was moving fast. Kailangan na sa susunod na may ganitong pangyayari nasa malapit tayo. I can't afford to expose my identity. Not this early." Pag-amin ko sa huli.