An Enemy Called Mate

ZIVA

“No one is safe?” I looked at her with a puzzled expression. “What do you mean?”

“The Crystal Moon is a powerful object. If it is in Darwin’s hands, it will be used for his selfish reasons. Hold on…” Mum’s voice trailed off like she was thinking, “He is with the Crystal Moon, then he will… Never release me. I’m the Crystal Moon Guardian… He will only use me too.”

I almost choked at her statement.

“You are the Guardian?” I stammered, my throat dry. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. How could this be true?

That reminds me… The collar, the lie detector detected that I was lying to Alpha Xander when I mentioned that I didn’t know the location of the Guardian.

“Oh no…” I exclaimed, with fear evident in my voice, “What do we do now?”

Mum’s face grew pale as she glanced around the room, her eyes darting from corner to corner.

“There are eyes everywhere. We need to go somewhere private,” Mum suggested quickly. She darted towards the staircase and I followed.

With my heart racing quickly, she stepped into the same guest room assigned to us earlier.

Shutting the door behind me, I glanced at Mum who paced to and fro in the room.

Suddenly, she stopped and turned to me.

“Can you reach the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, the pack you stole the Crystal Moon from?” Mum questioned anxiously.

My heart raced at the thought. I couldn’t dare to try to reach him, not after what I’d done. To be honest, he will kill me if he sees me.

I shook my head in response, unable to find my voice.

Then, I managed to choke out a reply. “No, but why do you ask?”

I was still reeling from the revelation that she was the Guardian. My mind was racing. What did she want with Alpha Xander?

I tried to make sense of what she’d said. But before I could speak, Mum continued.

“Possibly, he can get the Crystal Moon and stop Darwin from every one of his selfish plans.”

I scoffed, blurting out, “He will kill me before that happens.”

Even the idea of him finding out about what I’d done makes my blood run cold.

“What did you say?” Mum asked curiously. I creased my brows, confused and she continued, “You mumbled something.”

Trying to think of a way to change the subject, I stammered.

“I-I… I remembered that I threw my phone in the trash without looking back. I should probably get that first,” I spoke, avoiding her eyes.

Moving out of the guest room, I rushed toward the trash can. Surprisingly, the trash can was empty and sparkling neat.

With a sigh of annoyance, an Omega walked past me. Goodness, they must have disposed of the phone in the dirt.

If I want to save my mother and free her, I need to reach Alpha Xander. I approached the Omega and explained the phone incident.

The Omega seemed friendly and youthful. I’d never seen her before at the Granelma Pack.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

She was quick to assist me in finding it. Meanwhile, I tried to search around, in case I dropped it on the floor, and not the trash can. After my efforts, I could not find it.

Suddenly, I heard a shrill voice exclaim, “Let Ziva and her filthy mother leave!”

That caused my ears to perk up. I walked in the direction of the voice and reached the doorway to a large room.

I distanced myself away from the room, to not get detected by my scent. But, I ensured that I was attentive to the voices whispering in the room.

“Dad, Mum is right. We have the Crystal Moon and they are of no use to us,” I heard Tania say.

Just then, a loud bang echoed. Silence filled the room and Alpha Darwin interfered.

“I will do what I wish to do! Ziva and her mother will be under our control, and then we will execute them,” Alpha Darwin snarled, causing me to gasp silently.

Execute?!

Oh no, this is not good! I clenched my stomach, as worry settled in my mind. I and Mum need to leave as soon as possible.

I rushed back into the guest room, my heart pounding in my chest.

As I entered, I heard the floorboards creak beneath my feet. I turned to see Mum watching me, her expression a mixture of curiosity and concern.

Had she heard me coming, or was she just surprised by my sudden appearance?

“Mum, we need to leave,” I managed to utter, my breath coming in ragged gasps.

But Mum was clearly confused, and her brow furrowed as she asked, “What’s going on? You’re making no sense.” She heaved a sigh and continued, “Why don’t you take a seat and relax for a moment? Then we can talk about this calmly.”

I tried to calm myself and reach for my neck scarf hurriedly.

Struggling to find the right words to say, I stuttered, “It’s… Alpha Darwin. He’s planning to kill us once he executes his plans. We need to leave right now.”

“No dear, we can’t leave,” Mum replied, shaking her head. “I mean… what about the Crystal Moon? Everyone will be in a mess because it is with Darwin.”

Unable to contain my frustration, I exclaimed, “I don’t care about the Crystal Moon!”

My voice rose, “I care about you! I care about us!”

In a desperate attempt to make her understand, I stepped forward and took her hands in mine.

I spoke with a croaked voice, “It’s only you I care about, Mum. If anything bad happens to you, I will never be able to forgive myself.”

My words hung in the air for a moment. Then, Mum’s face became a mask of turmoil. Her hand slipped from mine. “As the former Luna of this Pack, I’ve committed a lot of crimes and mistakes just for the sake of my love for Darwin.”

She continued, “I ruined so many lives for him because I loved him. Now, I have the chance to seek forgiveness and help the right people, you want me to flee?”