Chapter 69 – Show Them The Truth
••• Aleena’s POV •••
“Good morning,” I greeted Beta Liam, Beta Christine, Gamma Hector, and Gamma Lisa as I walked hand-in-hand with Kyson through the dining room.
“Good morning, Luna, Alpha,” they all said in unison.
“Lucas and Colton still sleeping?” Kyson asked no one in particular.
“They were humping till late last night,” Beta Liam answered with a snicker.
“Liam!” Beta Christine glared at him.
Beta Liam rolled his eyes. “They were so loud; it wouldn’t be a wonder if the whole pack heard them.”
Really? I didn’t hear them.
I glanced at Kyson, and one look at his playful smirk told me the reason why I didn’t hear them. I blushed thinking about it – I was too engrossed in doing the deeds with Kyson, too! Goddess, I hope no one heard my loud moans! This topic made me feel embarrassed.
“Good morning, Alpha, Luna, everyone,” I heard soft footsteps and a gentle voice greeting us, saving me from the embarrassment and awkwardness I was feeling.
I looked toward the source of the voice. Standing up and going toward her, I asked, “Witch Lily, how are you feeling?”
“I’m fine, Luna. Thank you, but you don’t have to lead me toward the chair. I can do it on my own,” she smiled at me.
“It’s okay. We were all worried about you,” I told her as I took her arm and stirred her toward the chair next to mine.
When we reached the dining table, Kyson stood up and pulled the chair back like a gentleman.
“Thank you, Alpha,” Witch Lily thanked Kyson, and he nodded in response.
We all began eating our breakfast. I didn’t care about my image anymore as I wolfed down so much food.
“Slow down, Aleena. There is still so much food on the table,” Kyson tried to stop me from eating too fast.
“I’m hungry. I haven’t had anything since they took me away. And you didn’t let me eat anything last night,” I glared at him. If he had let me off last night, I wouldn’t have had to skip dinner.
“They didn’t feed you?” he asked with narrowed eyes.
“They gave me a piece of moldy bread and a murky cup of water. I couldn’t possibly eat and drink them.” The thought of that disgusting breakfast nearly erased my desire for the food in front of me.
“They did that to you?” All the people in the dining room looked shocked.
I nodded and resumed eating my breakfast.
I felt a murderous Alpha aura unleashing and turned to look at Kyson.
“I shouldn’t have let him have an easy death,” he growled.
“Don’t think about it anymore, Kyson. It’s over,” I reached out to touch his hand.
As soon as my hand touched his, his Alpha aura slowly dissipated. He didn’t say anything but put more food on my plate.
We all continued with our breakfasts until Witch Lily broke the silence.
“Alpha, Luna, we can show them the truth after breakfast,” she said.
We all looked at her in surprise.
“We can do it later on, Witch Lily. You’ve just recovered from injuries; there’s no need to rush it,” I quickly told her. Showing them the truth would take lots of energy and power; she might faint if she used that amount of power.
“It’s alright, Luna. My wounds had all recovered, and I had even recovered all my energy,” she responded with a smile.
I looked at Kyson to get his opinion. After a while, he looked at Witch Lily, nodded, and said, “Alright. We can start showing them group by group. It won’t take too much energy this way.”
Witch Lily smiled faintly at Kyson and replied, “Alpha, we can show all of them the truth at once.”
My eyes widened upon hearing her words. She became even more of a mystery after Rose had shown me the truth. Her wounds could heal so fast, and now she was able to show the truth to everyone in one go? Remembering how she was killed in the memory Rose had shown me, there were only two things in my mind – Who is she? And why didn’t Rose look surprised when she saw Witch Lily during the war?
“Witch Lily, could I talk to you alone?” I wanted her to answer those questions I had in my mind.
“Sure, Luna,” she replied and stood up.
“Kyson, I’ll take Witch Lily to my room. I need to ask her some questions,” I told him.
I thought he would ask questions or want to follow us, but much to my surprise, he agreed readily.
“Thank you.” I kissed him and led Witch Lily to the room I had occupied before I moved to Kyson’s room.
Once inside, I closed the door and asked Witch Lily, “Witch Lily, who are you? I saw you died. I saw you being killed.”
She didn’t look surprised at my inquiry. Instead, she replied softly, “I can’t tell you yet, but you’ll know the truth soon, Aleena.”
Another truth? Just how many more lies are there in my life?
“Why wasn’t Rose surprised when you appeared during the war?” I asked her the other question in my mind.
“I masked my scent,” she said.
“Didn’t she kill all witches? Shouldn’t she realize you were there? Or even Andre?”
“They didn’t see me as they were too preoccupied with you and Kyson,” she replied.
Her explanation was plausible. She didn’t do much during the war except for casting a protective spell around Kyson and me while I was ‘dead’.
Knowing I wouldn’t get any more answers or explanations, I let it go. “Are you sure you are able to show them the truth at once?” I asked her instead.
“I couldn’t if I do it by myself. But with your help, I can,” she said.
I looked at her with puzzlement. With my help?
“I need you to transfer some of your energy to me,” she explained.
Ahh… So she needs more energy.
“Okay.” I decided to help her. It would be nice to let everyone know the truth once and for all.
“Let’s go, Witch Lily. Kyson has been waiting for us outside the door for a while now.” His scent had reached my nostrils since a while ago.
She nodded, and I turned toward the door to open it. Just as I had expected, Kyson was standing there leaning against the wall.Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.
“Ready?” he asked as we stepped out of the bedroom.
I nodded at him. “Ready.”
“I’ve asked the warriors to bring them to the training ground. Which Lily will be able to do her spell there,” he said as we all stepped into the elevator.
“Thank you, Alpha,” Witch Lily told Kyson.
When the elevator reached the second floor, it stopped, and the door opened to show Colton and Alpha Lucas being lovey-dovey.
“Finished being fucked?” Kyson teased Colton with a smirk.
“You! I’m not going to talk to you!” Colton blushed and buried his face in Alpha Lucas’ neck.
I laughed at how cute Colton was behaving.
“Where are you all going?” Colton asked me, and he spotted Witch Lily behind us. “Witch Lily, are you okay?”
“I’m alright, Alpha Colton. My wounds have all healed. We are going to show everyone the truth,” Witch Lily replied for me.
“Show them the truth? This I need to see.” Colton looked excited at the idea.
“Why are you so excited?” Kyson asked him.
“I can’t wait to see their faces when they realize they had been manipulated by Andre and Rose all their lives,” he replied with a grin.
“Witch Lily, what about the rest of the world?” Alpha Lucas suddenly voiced out.
We all looked at Witch Lily. I hadn’t thought about it, but Alpha Lucas’ question was valid. What about the rest of the werewolves around the world? They had been brainwashed by Andre and Rose, too.
“We don’t have to worry about them. They all knew the truth,” she replied calmly.
They did? “How?” I asked.
“Some of the witches just pretended to be dead when Rose killed them,” she said.
Wow… That is not what I thought it would be. I clearly saw them die, but I guess the good witches were powerful enough to pretend to die.
“And they had shown everyone the truth?” I asked.
“Yes. Which is why I want everyone here to know the truth as soon as possible,” she said firmly.
“Pretended to be dead? There are still several witches abroad. Why would they pretend to be dead?” Colton looked confused.
“Yeah… Rose showed me a memory where she asked the witches to plant fake memories and then killed them. She also showed me…” I began telling them all the memories Rose had shown me as we all stepped out of the elevator and walked toward the pack’s training ground.
“Damn, they are so evil,” Colton growled as I finished telling them everything.
“It’s good that we killed them,” Kyson said, and the rest agreed. Andre and Rose were too evil to live in this world.
We reached the training ground, and a voice suddenly rose amongst the others. “Aleena, how could you side with the enemy and kill your father and Luna Rose? Is it because you are a Lycanthrope, too? Because of that, you killed someone who had raised you? And you side with the rogues, too! Don’t you know how they love to rape and kill she-wolves?
“Shut up!” Colton thundered and was ready to kill him, but Alpha Lucas stopped him.
I looked at the person who asked those questions. Greg… My first love… Now, all I felt for him was pity and nothing else.
“Greg, you’ve all been deceived by Andre and Rose. We are here now to show all of you the truth. They were evil. They did everything just to gain power,” I told him and the rest.
“That’s bullshit!” Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack all but roared.
Ignoring him, I turned toward Witch Lily. “Witch Lily, let’s show them the truth.”
She twirled her witch staff with her hands while chanting a spell, and I moved my moon-like object to my palms, willing the energy inside it to flow to Witch Lily.
A warm yellow light blanketed the crowd in front of us. They all lost focus of their eyes and became dazed as the memories Witch Lily was showing them entered their minds.