Wereology

№16|It's Okay To Get Saved

№16|It’s Okay To Get Saved
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“Alright, I’ll tell her.” Medusa sighed, hanging up on Barron before entering back into the room to see Celaneo making flower headdresses for Montego and Chelia.

“Celaneo,” Medusa sat across from her in the sofa chair, “what was the relationship like between you and Kirkland?”

“Oh, he was the best! Every night he’d bring me chinese food and we’d talk for hours, and maybe do a little kissing and striping and some sex. He’s just so great. He would listen to me rant for hours about the silliest of things and never get mad. He said that tonight we were going to run off to this island designed for rogue wolves and their mates where we can live freely! Just the two of us!”

Medusa bit her lip, Celaneo looked so happy when she talked about Kirkland, she’d hate  to be the one who had to burst her bubble… but alas… she must. “Celaneo,” Medusa took a deep breath in and out. “Kirkland doesn't love you.”

“What are you talking about? Of course he does!” Celaneo shook her head. “You’re lying! I know he loves me!”

“I know this must be hard to hear, but it’s the truth.” Chelia rubbed her shoulder. “According to our Alpha, Barron, Kirkland was just using you for sex and to sell your magic on the black market. The necklace he gave you takes your magic little by little and transports it to a power bank which he takes from to sell on the market.”

Celaneo felt her heart smash into smitteriens. “N-no! It can-can’t be true! H-He loves me! He said he did!”

“Sometimes men, even male werewolves, say things they don't really mean.” Medusa said softly.

“S-So,” Celaneo sniffled, “wh-when Montego sa-says he loves Chelia, i-is that a lie? Just like h-how Kirkland li-lied to me?”

“No.” Medusa shook her head, moving to sit beside Celaneo, and wipe her tears. “True mates, like Chelia and Montego, are forever bonded by the mind, body, and soul. That’s how you know that when Montego tells Chelia he loves her, or vice versa, they’re not lying. They love each other too much to be faking it.”

“It must be nice to have love like those two.” Celaneo watched with sadness and envy as Chelia played with the flowers in Montego’s hair. “I thought I had that with Kirkland…”

“Let me show you something.” Medusa led Celaneo to the window and opened it. As they watched all the colorful stars twinkle in the night sky, Medusa turned to Montego “Montego, can you point out Kirkland’s star?”

Montego pointed to the grey star farthest away from the others. “That’s his star.”

“Why is it so far away?” Celaneo asked.

“The Moon Goddess places people's stars far away from others when they're so bad they don't get mates.” Montego explained. “She only does this in extreme cases, like Kirkland’s, so it should tell you how bad he is.”

Celaneo began to cry into her hands. “How can I be so stupid?! I was blind for months! Months!” Her mascara began to run down her face. “I thought he loved me… he said this necklace was a symbol of his everlasting love.” She ripped it off and threw it against the wall. “Now it’s just a symbol of his never ending greed!”