Daughter Of The Moon (SELENE 2)

Chapter 25

Gulat akong napatingin sa kanya. Protection? Who says I need protection? I can protect myself very well.

"I don't need protection!" I gritted. "Your pack needs it, not me." Giit ko.

My body becomes rigid as I stare at him, directly. He remained calm, habang ako naman ay nanginging na sa galit. Ang mga kamay ko'y mahigpit na nakakuyom.

This isn't right.

Hindi ko nga alam kung bakit ako nagagalit. The mere mentioned of protection had made my wolf mad. She doesn't like someone's protecting her.

'We don't need protection!'

That's her thoughts kept replaying in my head. Pero kung ako lang, I would've agreed instantly with Zach. Jaxon is something we need to be prepared for. He's more dangerous than we expected. But then, this is my wolf, I cannot go against her when she knows what is the best for us. At dahil na rin siguro sa kakayahan na meron ako. She knows what we're capable of.

"But you also need it, Selene." Jana strained, still worried. "Please just give this to us. Hindi namin ito nagawa noon, and we certainly want to do this now. Ayaw naming mangyari ulit ang nangyari noon. We can't let you leave us again." Aniya.

Her voice cracked at the end, and tears were brimming. Umiwas ito nang tingin sa akin at suminghot. Lumamlam naman ang puso ko sa sinabi nito at hindi naiwasang masaktan. Ang galit na naramdaman ko ay biglang naglaho at napalitan ng lungkot.

"Just please let us do this, Selene. Let us protect you. Ayaw namin na mawala ka pa ulit." She said almost in a whisper.

Napayuko ako. Hindi ako makasagot.

All this time they were hurting about my death? I thought, I was the only one's hurting because they didn't save me. Because I thought, they neglected me. Ngunit akala ko lang pala lahat ng 'yon. They were hurting more than me because they saw me died.

"Janalyn, Klaus. Can you leave us for a moment?" Narinig ko'ng pakiusap ni Zach sa dalawa. Wala akong narinig na sagot, ang tanging naririnig ko lang ay ang papalayo nilang yapak.

Nang mawala ang dalawa ay nanatili pa rin akong nakayuko. Iniisip ang mga sinabi ni Jana. They were hurting, Selene, was it not enough for you to let go? Kailangan ko na ba talagang tanggalin ang mga agam-agam ko at tanggapin sila ng tuluyan? What if, mangyari ulit 'yon? Am I ready to take the risk?

Sabi ko pa sa sarili noon na bubuksan ko na ang sarili ko sa kanila. Na kapag napatawad ko sila, I'll trust them again. But, why is it so hard to give it now? Why is it so hard to accept the protection they were offering?