Book 1. True Love

The Meeting

  Chapter 1 Page 9

"Well I finally got you to talk to me," Red said, laughing a little. Luna laughed too and gave him a quick shove.

"Okay love, let's go find out what disaster the hunters caused last night and why so much racket."

"I do know I heard a lot of gunshots coming from that way," Red said.

Luna on the other hand, looked really shocked and concerned. She grabbed Red's hand and ran in the direction Red had indicated. Then Red stopped Luna, took hold of her hands, and questioned

"What is the reason we are running so quickly?"

With tears in her eyes, Luna shook her head and glanced at Red, knowing that he already knew what was going on.

"Lets go," Red stated

As they arrived at a cabin, Luna started to run toward the cabin door, Red grabbed her hand and pulled her back. Then, he took Luna into his arms and said, "wait Luna, Don't go in there. I'll make sure there aren't any hunters inside. She watched Red carefully open the cabin door and enter as he walked away from Luna.Something shiny caught Lunas attention on the ground; She bent over and picked it up. As soon as Luna felt the metal of the jewelry and gems in her hands, she knew it was her mother's jewelry. Luna's heart raced as she realized the significance of what she was holding. She felt a surge of determination to find out what had happened to her mother. Luna stood up to see Red, wearing a hunched- over expression, emerge from the cabin, take her in his arms, and say,

"Its not good Luna"

Luna began to cry at that point, catching a glimpse of the bloody interior of the cabin out of the corner of her eye. Although Red tried to keep Luna from entering the cabin, She pushed past him and saw the gruesome scene inside. The sight of her sister's lifeless body's in a pool of blood on the floor filled Luna with a mix of grief and anger. She fell to her knees and let out a heart wrenching scream.

For a minute, Red sat with Luna, cradling her while she sobbed,

"I didn't want you to see them."

When Red kissed her forehead.

Luna asked, "Why me? Why my family?"

Red was at a loss of words. After giving her a brief glance, he murmured,

"Come, my love, Let's get you somewhere safe." After assisting Luna to stand, Red helped her walk out of the cabin.