Chapter 45: Chapter 45

: Packing

I woke up the next day and remembered that I need to pack my stuff as I will be leaving tomorrow.

It may be too soon but I know I need this. Not to escape but air to breathe just for a time before I come back and face my demons or should I say my one own demon.

My eyes slowly dart around my room taking in every picture of it, from the painting to the walls than to the bookshelves and everything else inside this room.

I stood up and began to look for my clothes to take and things to be left here.

Afterward, I moved to my left bookshelf to look for any books to take with me.

I was choosing from my old edition collection when suddenly a book fell off the shelf and landed on the floor.

I put it back on the shelf and turn to leave but that is when I realized a photo on the floor. It must have fallen off from the book.

I pick it up turning it over only to find my father smiling beside a female who clung onto his arms and a man on his other side looking at the woman.

I turn it over again just to read the words I read in the pack.

"To our great luna Helena Colby- Reed" I mutter under my breath then "James Holland,” I kept on repeating their names especially the girl's name.

Wait! it reminds me that she has the same last name as Matteo, not that she's a luna.

My curiosity won over, I know there is a lot of Reed in this world but I know I have to push my luck. So I dialed Gia's number and she answers it after four rings.

"Hey, baby girl" I don't like being called a baby girl.

I groan "I don't like being called the baby girl"

"Why?" she teases

"Because I'm no baby" she laughs at that.

"Well, it's not a bad thing to be a baby" I knew she wouldn't give up so I wanted to ask her straight away.

"Anyways that's not why I called" she stops laughing then I hear her shuffling around.

"Yeah, keep going I'm listening" I sat down on the bed with the photo in my hand.

"Do you know any woman named Helena Colby-Reed by any chance?"

Gia was quiet after I mention the woman's name "Gia"

"It’s our former luna" she smoothly says.

"Why do you ask?" she asks me

"Nothing just wanted to know"

She was about to press me with her questions but I quickly changed the subject.

"So are you coming today?"

"Yeah, why not? I wouldn't miss a one last night with my Bestie" she starts to sniffle. "Aww my baby has grown up," she said.

"So I'll be seeing you tonight," I ask and she replied yes, and before that, I say thank you to her before cutting off the line.

My bedroom door opens, there stood my father and mom with small bags in their hands

"Breakfast" my dad held it up and I excitedly nodded yes.

We went downstairs to the kitchen and started to unpack our food before we all eat.

My mind couldn't forget about the photo and I know I need t talk to my dad about it maybe it will make me understand a little of what's going on.

"Dad" I have to ask him now; it is now or never

"What was your relationship with the former luna and who is he?"

I handed him the photo which made my dad stop eating while mom just slowly takes her portion. He sat there thinking maybe I shouldn't ask him that question.

He sighs "they were my best friends" it looks as if the topic hit him hard. My father looks hurt and I regret asking it.

He put it aside and took a deep breath

"You see; I wasn't originally in this pack but my friends were the reason I ended up here. We were so close to each other that we were inseparable and we even make a pact to move once the other moves.

It was him, I and her not until she found her mate and moves away. It hit James hard since he has a crush on her that he ended up switching packs. Around that time, I met your mother" he pulls my mom's hand into his entwining their fingers together.

"My friends wanted me to come here, and because I made a pact I moved here and left your mother there as she didn't want to come," he glances at her with sadness.

"I thought I could still trust them yet in the end they both betray me. They have their motives and I blindly follow them. I should have listened to your mom when she told me to stay in my pack" he heavily sighs with a hurt look.

I could feel his emotions and I became sad. My mom moves closer laying her head on his shoulder as she rubs his hands smoothly.

He looks back at me with a smile "but I'm happy because now I have you two in my life" I nod my head at him.

"Your mom was the best thing that ever happens to me and you were the gift that we both would cherish in our hearts," he opens his left arm and I move to snuggle closer to him.

"I know you have more questions Adassah but one at the time. We have this whole life ahead of us" he's right I gesture over at my mom and she smiles with a nod.

We finish up breakfast and continue with packing my stuff. When it's around 3 pm my parents went back to pick up my grandmother from the Moonbridge Pack and I stay at home.

I didn't want to go as I am not ready to go out especially to my grandma's pack as it will bring back some memories of me and him.

My mind then wonders about my dad's friends I wonder what happens then.

I know Matteo told me his mother left him when he was young with another Alpha but then why do I feel like that wasn't the case.

Now I know she used to be my dad's best friend. It got me wondering what happened.

I have so many questions that I want to push my dad with but he told me one at the time and I know that the topic of his two friends hits him hard.

I sat on the couch playing with my phone while I waited for the girls who have texted me to be here soon.

There was a knock on the door knowing very well it must be the girls.

"You can come in, the door is open" yes I have left it open for my friends.

I was still playing on my phone. I hear nothing

"Gia, Cora you know" I turn to find Matteo standing there 2 meters away from the couch I'm sitting on.

I thought he was going to kill me, to finish off what he started the other night but nothing happens.

My heart races a little while I try to calm my breath. We both stare at each other for almost 30 minutes. I was like a lost girl again that has fallen in love with him.

Not until he tries to take a step forward and then suddenly hates to replace it and despises him, that all want to do is to hate him.

So I ended up screaming at him "what the hell are you here for?"