Tied To The Alpha (#2 New Moon)

Chapter Twenty Three

Kira's POV.

"I love Lucien. A lot." I told my mother, holding in all my tears that threatened to break free.

I didn't know what I was thinking by saying that. I was so muddled up and overwhelmed by all my emtions, I didn't know what was what anymore. But Lucien was my mate and part of me will always have feelings for him no matter what.

But maybe I just said it because Lucien stood above us, at the top of the staircase. I knew he was there from the start of our conversation. It's one reason why I forced my tears back. I made a promise to myself to never shed another tear because of someone else, regardless of who they are.

I wondered what he thought about what I've just said, or maybe he just read my thoughts in advance since I was so transparent.

But then the warm presence I felt around the atmosphere started to fade away, my only guess was that Lucien had walked away.

I immediately extinguished the sting of pain before it consumed my heart.

My mother looked at me with knowing. Her throat bobbed and I knew she was trying to keep it together too. Knowing what she's been through in her teenage years with Zade, I'm astonished with the way she remained strong and never shed a tear. It was something I admired about her.

I hoped that my mother would be happy one day. Preferably with Zade, if he ever changed.

We sat in silence in the sitting room. The atmosphere in the room built up with thick tension. I decided to cut the silence short before it killed me. "Maybe you should go wash up and rest."

My mother snapped out of her thoughts. "Oh, yes. I should."

While she got up, I studied her. Whatever she was thinking about got her distracted. I've never seen her like this before. She was always focused and planned ahead of things. Yet ever since I saw her here she's been so unorganized and all over the place.

My mother's head snapped towards the window. "What was that?"

"What was what?"

She squinted at the window. "I thought I heard something..." She walked towards the window, studying the frame then looking outside.

I followed her gaze.

"Is it normal for the sky to turn white here?"

I frowned, absolutely confused so I went by the window to take a look. "What in the world..."

The sky was turning white and then─

Something banged against the sky, turning it all shades of colours then back to white. Cracks began to appear and spread outwards.

The shield was... breaking. Someone was trying to destroy the shield.

This was bad. Very bad.

I rushed outside, staring at the sky as the cracks grew wider and wider. My mother appeared next to me, shocked as ever.

I had to tell Lucien quickly before it got worse.

Before I could run back inside, I heard Lucien shout, "Move out of the way!"

I did so, stepping out of his way as he jumped. His clothes began to shred into pieces, landing on the floor beside him as he shifted into his wolf.

The minute his stunning cream wolf came into view, my heart stopped for a second and suddenly it felt like time itself had slowed down somehow.

I wondered if he ever thought of me the way I thought of him. Did I consume his mind the way he did to me? I decided to think about a realistic outcome instead of assuming things that will get my heart broken.