Sensitive Wolf

22.

It took us several hours, and a lot of patience from Silas, because Sia had ended up in his car with us after our first break, to finally reach the parking lot of Golden Nationalpark.

"Finally!", Silas whispered as the sign for the nationalpark appeared on the side of the road. Milena and I giggled, because there was just something about Sia that annoyed Silas. Maybe it had been her constant questions about our lives or how she had asked at least two times in 30 minutes if we would arrive soon, but for me that was the most fun I had in a long time.

A lot of Crescent Moon pack members had taken an interest in me and my old pack as all of them had heard terrible stories about our pack and unfortunately I had to confirm them all. A lot of them had not believed me at first, because to my delight they just could not believe that someone like me had grown up as a part of the cruel Mercy pack. They saw me as a kind and sensitive person, but here in the Crescent Moon pack those personality traits were not considered weaknesses, but strengths as it showed them that I was compassionate and empathic.

When I told Dr. Clairence about my discovery I could feel her delight that I was finally accepted by my peers.

However, I also realized that I did not want the Crescent Moon pack members taking the Mercy pack rumors lightly. The Mercy pack was dangerous, cruel and bloodthirtsy. So I had elaborated how my old pack lived, trained and which rules we obeyed to. The pack members eyes had grown wide. I had been able to feel their belief in all that was rumored about the Mercy pack and had thought that would change their mind about me as well. However, to my surprise most pack members expressed their relief that I was now part of the Crescent Moon pack, as I fit better with them. And finally I had realized that they were right, I finally fit somewhere where I could be me and was accepted.

Sia was more or less the same as the other Crescent Moon pack members except that she was even more intrigued with life in the Mercy pack. Maybe this fact bothered Silas the most, because he of course knew first hand how life in the Mercy pack had been and it had never been good. I on the other side was not upset about Sia's curiosity at all as it seemed to me that they were still people who admired the Mercy pack and I answered Sia's question in detail in order to make it very clear that the Mercy pack should not be marvelled at. 

Dr. Clairence once told me that it would help me to speak more about how harsh my family and pack was, because I would then see with my own eyes that other people would think it was terrible too. They would confirm my deepest suspicions that my parents had treated me horribly all my life and that their behaviour towards me was not usual.
And, of course, Dr. Clairence had been right. Everytime I saw peoples'eyes widen, heard their gasps, noticed the shock on their faces and felt their disgust with my pack it was like a soothing balm for my mental scars. 

As soon as Silas had parked his jeep he was out the door trying to get as much distance between Sia and himself as possible. Sia however did not notice and made her way to her brother and Levin, leaving a giggling Milena and myself in the jeep.

I sobered once it struck me that this was the perfect opportunity to question Milena about her and Silas' future.

"Milena, what happens when we're back.", I asked her the question I had yet been too anxious to ask. 

As future Luna of the Mercy pack Milena and Silas were expected to return to the Mercy pack, but something inside me told me that they had other plans. Silas had told me yesterday that he had not even notified our parents about finding his mate yet and it had confirmed my suspicions about there being another plan. And something told me that this plan was even more dangerous than Silas' last one.

Milena sighed, turned around in her seat and guiltly looked at me, "I can't say too much, because I promised Silas to not bother you yet, because...well...there's a lot going on in your life."