THE DRAGON KING AND HIS RUNT

A HEAVY HEART

ISIAH P.O.V.

I watched my baby sister walk out the door with a heavy heart. I looked at everyone in that room.... individually....Then I told them, " The sins of our parents have come to revisit us and we have failed to do better, once again. Failing to share a mate like the Moon Goddess requested, forsaken one true mate for what we believe is a superior choice... I'm ashamed of all of you.

Stop playing that sad violin! It's done, now! Get over it! Said Chastity.

I just looked at her and shook my head in anger.

Just than the pack doctor and two nurses walked in and started to attend to Montego. He still hasn't awakened. The Luna explains to the doctor what happened, while Faith demands they awaken him so they can proceed with the ceremony tonight as planned.

My Uncle Aaron said, "Isiah! You know Grace is not Luna material! Faith has been groomed for three years to take her position at Montego's side! She is the perfect Luna!"

My sister Chastity stated, "We have to support our sister, Faith! Stop all this fuss, Isiah it's done, now! No sense in crying over spilled milk!

That's absolutely right, Chastity, darling! Said Aunt Sarah.

I scoffed, " I know no such thing! What I do know is grace is a woman of substance.....intelligence... integrity...strength...a loving, giving woman who has bent over backwards for each one of you ungrateful people! She has struggled her entire life...just to be seen by this family! To be seen as someone of value to this pack! But No! What I see is a family determined to hide her in the shadows of her evil cruel sister! A weak, shallow....self-entitled bitch who bullied her...put her down and made fun of her... her whole existence! All the while, being encouraged to do all that...by the very same people who claimed to love grace."

Faith screamed, " I have had enough of you taking her damn side all the time! She wanted to take Montego away from me! She wanted to steal my happiness! To make me suffer! You're supposed to be on MY SIDE!! But instead, you think it's fine for her to steal my mate!"

I look at her. My eyes wide and ask her, " Do you even hear the bullshit coming out of your mouth, you spoiled little bitch? You don't get to rewrite history to make it favor you! She wanted to share him FAIRLY but, was refused that option. She never once tried to steal him! However, YOU have successfully STOLEN HER MATE!! The EGO YOU have is astronomical! I am your brother! But... I am Grace's brother, too! The two of you try to forget that sometimes! Every single one of you have forgotten that! Just like you two forgot she is your sister, too! And just like you both forgot she was your NIECE, TOO!! She's right!! She has always been the throwaway! I am so ashamed of EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM!!"

Alpha Anderson speaks," So where does this leave us, Isiah? When my son wakes up will he have to find a new Beta? Or can we move pass this difficult situation?

I am not sure how to proceed forward at the moment! I need to speak to my sister, Grace! My every instinct tells me to follow my sister out of this pack. My sense of duty holds me in indecision. One thing I do know... I am so very ashamed of my family. What should nave been a happy occasion...my homecoming...my Ascension to Beta...pales in comparison to the grief I feel. No matter what happens after this, I lose something very dear to me. I am disgusted...and as I said, ashamed! What about you Gamma Chancey?! No, opinion about how your mate threw one sister under the bus for the other?! What about you, Luna Naomi? You haven't weighed in at all! I was actually convinced you cared about Grace! Seems I was wrong about that, at well!!"

Both Alpha Anderson and Gamma Chancey growl at me. Gamma Chancey states, " I support my mate! This is what is best for this pack."

Alpha Anderson warned me, "Watch how you speak, boy! I will not allow you to disrespect MY LUNA!!"

I scoffed at him, "Or what? You'll banish me, too?! I didn't even bother to address what Chancey has said I knew that would be his position as always.

Uncle Aaron yelled," NO! Enough of this!"

Gamma Chancey informed us all," Everyone calm down! Before we all say things, we can't take back!"

A little too late for this insight, Chancey! I say standing up.

Luna Naomi finally spoke up," Isiah, I care deeply for grace! I would have been so very proud to see her become Luna of this pack in my place! It is her birthright...and she would have been one HELL OF A LUNA!! Oh, with the connections she has and that brain of her's. The positive changes she would have brought! She has already been doing the job, excellently! I definitely don't have to worry about her fashion sense making us the laughingstock of all the North American packs! Besides, I was taught TWO THINGS as a child NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A HEARTSONG. SECONDLY, NEVER CROSS A HEARTSONG, IT WILL NEVER END WELL FOR YOU!! I have tried all these years to share that wisdom, but I see it's fallen on deaf ears. But in this... as in all things... I have to bow to the demands of my Alpha, no matter how unwise they are."

"I told you I didn't want to hear that name mentioned again in this pack!', barked Aunt Sarah.

Alpha Anderson snapped," Why didn't you speak up then? Here you sit stating all Grace's amazing virtues... How never to cross a HEARTSONG...while you sat silently, when she was here."

She mocked him," I was told to keep MY MOUTH SHUT! Do you not remember?" He, at least, had the decency to look humiliated and annoyed!

I spoke quietly. "I am going to talk with my sister! YOU PEOPLE do what YOU WANT! And I walked out.

As I walked out, I heard the doctor say," Due to the pain of rejection, I'm afraid you will have to reschedule the Ascension ceremony. Alpha Montego, will be out for the next two to three days, I'm afraid!"

"NO! How the HELL is that even possible? If anyone should be out for the next two to three days, it should be that weakling, Grace!", barked Aunt Sarah.

"SHE RUINED MY DAY, MOTHER DO SOMETHING!!!! I HATE HER!!", demanded Faith starting to cry hysterically.

I found Grace in her room.... burning photographs. Only keeping ones with me in them. Tears rolling down her cheeks. I lifted her and sat down on the chair...holding her in my lap. My heart broke even further, as her sobs rang out through the room.