I miss her, I feel like a part of me is dying with every minute I'm away for two days already! I need to be with her at least a couple of minutes a day.
My sister and her family arrived two days ago, little Edrien looks more and more like his father every day, my sister Evie can't stop smiling since she arrived, she loves this place, it will always be her home, her pack.
On the other hand Noah since he arrived, he treats me more or less the same as always, he doesn't name me at all what happened in the last months, I know that the news of my strange disappearances reach him, by various means.
-He's hurt, even if he hides it.
I turn and see my sister with her arms crossed, her gaze passes from me to her husband playing with their son.
-Because of what you said months ago at our house.
Since then we don't talk much, a couple of things here and there, but mostly just pack stuff, plus I spend more time visiting my little wolf.
-He always thought you'd never hide anything from him, after all, they depended on each other for a long time, he's a little disappointed.
There was sadness in his tone of voice and I totally understand him, I feel the same as him, my desire to finally tell him the best news of my life is hindered by a big rock that separates us.
-You're right, for the eyes of the others he's king first, but for you, friendship comes first, doesn't it?
-The Moon Goddess cursed us, not only because of who was king back then, but because of all of us who make up our species.
-I know. -What's that got to do with it?
-The laws were broken, we all became corrupted by selfishness, by our egos, by bloodlust. When we fought for Noah to be king, he swore to always uphold those laws, to be respected and to value every life.
-I know.
-I want him to keep his word and not be in a situation where he has to ignore what's right in front of him, it's not fair to him or the wolves that believed in us. I can't do that to him, I want him to be, what I always wanted him to be.
-I understand, but... Are you in danger with what you're doing?
Yes sister, my secret could lead me to lose not only my pack, but my life.
-Cost me," she demands.
-Go to your husband," I kiss her forehead and leave.
I can't lie to my sister, I can't. I walk upstairs to my room.
I go upstairs to my room, sit on the bed next to my bedside table, open it and take out the necklace my mom sent me a while ago.
-You were right, Mom, she was closer than I ever imagined.
The rest of the afternoon passed normally, until they told me that they were going to stay all week, it makes me happy on one hand, but on the other I just want to see her, with them here, it's harder. Steven and the other members of the pack, they have to follow my orders, if I tell him not to follow me wherever I go he shouldn't, but Noah or Evie doesn't have to.
I see Noah sitting on the couch with a glass of Whiskey he got from my office. I sit down next to him and we both stand in silence staring straight ahead.
-Do you want some? -He offers me whiskey.
-You're offering me my own whiskey?
We laugh.
He leans forward on the small coffee table and pours me a spleen.
-Whatever you're hiding, I support you, always have, always will, even if I don't know what it is, I just hope I know someday.
-That's the way it's going to be, my friend.
He raises his glass in my direction, I raise it too and we clink them.
-Cheers," I say.
-Cheers.