Moon Child

Ghost Eyes~

"You want to do what?" Kailen asked incredulously, staring at me as if I had sprouted three heads. His eyes were wide, and his face was flushed, as he looked at me in disbelief.

"I want to find my mother." I repeated casually.

I had just finished telling Kailen everything that I had found out yesterday, including the part where I planned on tracking her down and saving the world. I could tell that he didn't agree with my plan, but it's not like I was leaving him a choice.

He didn't get a say in what I did when it came to my psychotic mother. Yet, he still voiced his opinion to my dismay.

"Yeah, there's no way I'm letting you do that."

"Yeah, there's no way you're stopping me." I retorted, knowing I was in for it the second his eyebrows darted up in surprise. I knew that telling an alpha that he wasn't in control was the dumbest thing to do, but I wasn't afraid of Kailen. I knew that no matter how mad he got at me, he wouldn't ever physically hurt me.

That didn't mean he wouldn't get mad at me.

"The fuck did you just say?" He snapped, crossing his arms. I could tell that me blatantly saying I was going to disobey him probably awoke his wolf, which meant I was in for a bigger argument than I thought.

I still wasn't going to back down.

"I said I'm going to find my mother."

I saw Kailen suck in a few deep breaths, and I knew he did this when he was seconds away from exploding. Taking a few deep breaths and waiting was something that his anger management therapist had taught him to do, and most of the time it worked. But I wasn't sure how well it would work this time.

He closed his eyes for a second, before he spoke in a somewhat calm manner.

"Estrella, there is no way in hell I am letting you hunt down a psychopath who killed her own lover. What's to say she won't kill you?"

Kailen did bring up a valid point, I knew that the possibility of my own mother wanting me dead was greater than the possibility of her wanting me alive. But I wanted to do this. I wanted to find her.

"You're right," I answered, "I don't know if she wants me dead. She very well could. But I need to take that risk."

I grabbed his hands, and stared up at him.

"Kailen, let me do this."

His jaw clenched as he looked at me, and I could practically see the war that was going on in his head. He was conflicted. I knew that every rational part of him was telling him to not let me do it, but there was a part of him that I believed was wanting me to do it.

I wasn't sure if I was right about that or not, but that's what I imagined he was conflicted about. As the silence passed, I began to worry that I would have to put up more of a fight. I started to believe that he wasn't going to willingly let me do it. And then he spoke.

"The only way I'm going to say yes to this is if you promise me that you won't leave my side. I want to be there to protect you."

This stipulation didn't seem crazy, so I agreed to it almost instantly.

"I promise."

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About an hour later, Kailen and I sat in the pack house, waiting for the witches to arrive. I knew that Van and Kyla still didn't know that Calypso had told me about my mom, but I was sure that they would know by the time they got here...Especially since I asked them to help me with my mom.