Adopted By My Step Brothers

Chapter 21: Liars Hurt

"Luna?"

I was lost in my mind staring at my friends. Knowing that one is going to wake up any minute and can go back to living her life while the other is dying either way this turns out. By death, or living as a vicious creature. I saw the way the red wolf attacked last night, it didn't have any humanity in its bones, it was pure evil.

"Luna?"

There was that name again. I was growing so annoyed by it every time I heard it. I watched the doctor come into my view. His sympathetic expression still embedded on his face.
"I'm going to have to run some more tests on your friends, but in the mean time... you should maybe go eat something? Or relax? You've been down here for hours, it's passed 4pm now." His calm voice sounded convincing enough. I was standing and staring at them for so long I could feel my legs aching for relief. I would go back and forth from Taylor's bed to Grace's bed gently whispering for them to wake up.

I looked between Taylor and Grace one last time before sighing. "Okay."

"Get some rest Luna." He tells me as I walk out of the room. "Come back after." I had to remind myself to let him know my real name next time. Kingsley and I weren't even on speaking terms and the only reason they called me Luna was because of my position with him. I wanted to be called my own name, I am my own person and I wanted nothing to do with this wolf pack stuff. I walked mindlessly through the bright hallways while my mind was racing. My body felt so weak, I was in so much pain mentally and I had no one to turn to. I wanted to talk to Eleanor but I didn't think of her the same anymore. I didn't feel like I wanted to run to my big sister and hug her and all my problems would seem small with her around. I felt like she wasn't on my side. She probably never was. Watching her stand next to Kingsley this morning while he told me all the things he set up for my life made me feel like everyone was just his little minions that he ordered around. How would I know if any of them were ever real with me? Literally every moment I shared with my friends and Eleanor and every conversation was probably repeated right back to him. I had no one right now and it always ended up this way, it was me and my thoughts. Always.

I slowly headed for the stairs and turned the knob to re-enter the first floor. The once quiet empty hallway was busy with maids walking in and out of the kitchen. I also saw people with white jackets and chef hats entering the kitchen.

"There you are!" Speaking of Eleanor she was walking behind one of the maids with a clip board in her hand. As soon as she saw me she came my way. She was wearing a yellow sundress and her hair was brushed into a high ponytail. "How's everything down there?" She squints her eyes patiently waiting for my answer. I press my lips together as I quietly start to speak. "Taylor is fine, but Grace won't be back to normal. There's a possibility she... might die." I choked out the words and cleared my throat. She shakes her head and stands closer to me putting a comforting hand on my arm. "I'm so sorry Ariel, I heard about her fate last night and it's just not fair. All of this death, it's heartbreaking." She shakes her head. I almost forgot she found her boyfriend's dead body split open just yesterday and now she was here walking around dressed up like that didn't even happen.

"Why are you even here working if you just lost your boyfriend? You should be home or something, taking time to deal with this." I was confused as to why she was standing here all dressed up while she witnessed what she had just the other day. "Well this is my home." She glances around. "And I knew what I was getting myself into when I began getting involved with him. Honestly, I wasn't dating him for love I was pretending to date him for research." She informs me softly. "And Kingsley wanted me to make it seem like to you that I had a boyfriend so I could seem normal." She concludes. My lips part at her words. "Research? What?" Is all i'm able to ask her. She nods. "Kingsley found Dylan two years ago and put me on him to find out about what he is, his powers and what he can do. Remember I said you were just like him?" I shake my head. "Well you are. But I wasn't the only one who knew about him. The catchers found him and they took his powers, and killed him."