You know the awkward silence when you feel like there's too many unsaid words but nobody is saying anything?
The only thing that followed after Lycidas took his first bite were scrapping of plates, loud chewing, sighs, sneezes and so on. Some pack members were actually missing from the table.
Anwar, obviously is not here and I might need to sneak into his room after dinner to check up on him.
Then his Alpha and I are going to have a talk.
You might think that just because Lycidas and I did the deed, I was now sitting next to him, no, I'm not. I'm next to Crimson at my usual sport and no one is sitting besides him.
"Alpha when can I get started on you and your team?" Tamora decided to break the silence and the food suddenly gets stuck in my throat. "Come to my office tomorrow after breakfast" is all Lycidas says before getting back to his food. I wonder what he's planning.
"It's no problem Alpha I can start after dinner as well" she says and I sigh. Darius makes a weird noise with his throat and he coughs to cover it up while Jericho looks like he understood what he was saying. Jericho stands and extends his hand to Tamora with a flirtatious smile in his face, "take a walk with me", Tamora glances around the table as if to see if anyone noticed their little exchange before standing up and taking Jericho's hand. They disappear out the front door.
The pack members are quiet, as if they are only here by body and not spirit and mind. I'm starting to think Tamora's mind voodoo turned them into zombies.
"Alpha when are we crowning our Luna?" One of the fried brains decides to ask and Lycidas looks at her with an emotionless face. "Soon" is all he says before he picks up his fork again.
"How soon Alpha?" She lets on, "whenever Melody is ready Octavia, I'll let you know" Lycidas grumbles. Octavia suddenly sits up on her chair and glare at her Alpha like he has just rose a demon from hell. "I'm not talking about the Fae, I'm talking about Hebe, the wolf"
Goddess!
"Oh you mean the witch" Lycidas deadpans and the whole table freeze.
What is Lycidas playing at?.
"I'm not sure I follow my Lord. I'm talking about Hebe, your rightful mate. The one who's been with us from the beginning, through the good and the bad. Whatever spell this Fae cast on you has got to stop working sooner or later and you will realise that Lordess Hebe is the rightful Luna"
The freakin irony. I almost laugh at the nonsense this wrinkled old woman is spewing. So I'm the one who cast a spell on Lycidas now. Hebe knows her story, I'll give her that.
"Okay Octavia eat your food and go lay down I'm sure your back hurts from sitting so upright." Lycidas says not paying her any attention at all.
"Alpha, when are we crowning our Luna?" Another voice asks from the table and I almost faint. We all turn to look at the pale face of a woman with a young girl on her lap. Her eyes are wide with the pupils dilated, she too is also sitted upright on her chair, so much so that I almost feel the pain on my own back. I glance at elder Octavia and I'm surprised to see her sitting relaxed on her chair and eating her food like she never talked.
This is getting too creepy for my liking.
I almost jump out of my skin when I feel a hand on my thigh squeezing lightly. Crimson seems to be spooked out also.
The way they are all acting looks controlled.
"I beg your pardon Evetta?" Lycidas growls out looking at the sickly pale woman.
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Of Wings And Claws
FantasiThe walls here have ears The cells have souls The bars have hands The waters have voices Be afraid of the rain Be afraid of the sun Be very afraid of the man you think you trust... "I don't want you to just suffer, I want you to burn and learn wha...