REBORN: The Retaliation of the Fallen Luna novel Chapter 5

ASHINA

“And what do you think is the reason why I and Charles produce mate attraction too, Jenella?” I asked her intently. Staring at her face to read her evil thoughts.

Now I’ve realized that all the silliness I did to pursue my love with Charles before was because of the scent that produced mate attraction with him. Staring at Jenella, I knew she was the culprit why it had happened before.

Yes, precisely... Jenella and Charles are those who beguiled me. They are the people behind my death. They killed my father and Garth as well. I know, but I need evidence more than anything else to make them punished.

“But it’s you who told me that before." Jenella smiled. "Don’t you remember? You told me that you can’t believe you smell the same scent of mate attraction with Alpha Garth since you already smell that with Charles.”

I didn't react. I played like Jenella could fool me again. She smiled as she tried to look very patient with me. She’s smiling concernedly at me. But not this time… I don’t buy her act of kindness. Not anymore, not ever!

“I realized I was mistaken," I said, "I know someone is tricking me. I believe Charles did some vileness for me to fall into his trap.” I am feeding some accusations to Charles for Jenella to be provoked.

“No!” Jenella frantically said that.

I hid my smile. Jenella’s very transparent.

“Ah—I mean…” Jenella paused. She was evidently looking for some reasoning or maybe waiting for her wolf to dictate some explanations she needed.

“You mean what?”

“Uhm, I am thinking of when you said that... that your wolf's mate attraction for Garth is the same as what you have for Charles. Don’t you realize that it was Garth doing evil all this time? He might be—no! Not might... I am sure Garth is clearly using some potion to mislead you!"

I stared at her blankly. I suppressed my sneer. This bitch is making herself fooler than ever.

"Like what happened today," Jenella continued. She must think that I believe her because of my silence. "You are all set to elope with Charles but became reluctant and told uncle that you wanna marry Garth immediately. You don’t think that you might be under a spell of some evil works, do you?”

“Really? Am I?” I repressed my smirk. I wanna laugh, actually. She is now giving me answers on what she and Charles did to me. They used a spell to deceive me.

“I think you are.” Jenella smiled worriedly at me. All act on her face.

“Do you really speculate it’s the other way around?” I played dumb again with my troubled tone. I saw Jenella smile wickedly before it became a sweet and understanding one while nodding at me.

“Of course, it was Alpha Garth deceiving you!” Jenella tilted her chin confidently while looking at me. She’s an idiot for thinking she could make me believe her. “We have known Charles since we were young. He is a caring and loving one. He adored you so much that I know he cannot do bad things to hurt you.”

“And Garth? You are sure he is despicable, aren't you?”

Jenella rolled her eyes. “Who knows what's on Alpha Garth’s nasty mind?”

“Nasty? How positive are you that he is the nasty one?”

“Oh, Ash! Haven’t you noticed how he glanced at you every time we saw him? And I told you before that some of his pack members are exposing how cruel he is. A ruthless alpha. A bad werewolf. A tyrant leader. That is why no she-wolf from his pack wanted him. No one wants to have a sadist to be with.”

“Sadist?”

“Yes. Some she-wolves from their pack talked about their Alpha Garth. I heard them articulating horrible things their alpha did, which made me suggest that you should elope with Charles before the Blood Moon Ceremony started. We know that the blood moon will come any time now. I don't want you to suffer."

I glanced at the grandfather’s clock on the corner of our house. It is already five in the afternoon. The blood moon may appear in a few hours, and if Garth rejects me in the ceremony, that will weaken him and me.

No! That rejection must not happen!

I won’t heed the waiting for the blood moon to appear tonight. Without me there, no rejection will occur. Yeah, that's right! I won’t be there, so Garth has no chance of rejecting me.