No One Understands (Ch.36)
"Leen! Leen!" Alpha Dane called and Neveah smirked as the door came open and Alpha Dane hurried in, accompanied by Dechlan, Vincent and Lucas Varleston.
It had been four days after the poison was neutralized and the seventh day since arriving in Mount Vernon and Alpha Dane had finally returned from the first summit.
"Where is she? Is she okay?" Alpha Dane asked Neveah eagerly and Neveah chuckled.
"Ask her yourself." Neveah replied, just as Luna Colleen stepped out from the kitchen, raising a brow as she placed a hand on the bulge on her stomach.
In the past few days, the bulge had developed to almost twice it's initial size and Neveah knew the pups were now recovering their true size after the effects of the poison had faded off.
"Creator's fur!" Alpha Dane exclaimed in awe as he hurried over to his mate and lowered himself to a knee, staring in amazement at the bulge.
"Your pups are strong, Alpha Dane. Just a few days and they have completely recovered, this is what a three months pregnant Luna should look like... especially when she's carrying three pups." Neveah said as she lowered herself to a seat.
"Three?!" Alpha Dane and Luna Colleen exclaimed in shock.
"I was hoping to break the good news when the you both are together, so I don't have to repeat it." Neveah said with a shrug.
"I only felt two heartbeats initially, but a few days ago, I sensed a third heartbeat. The poison must have left the most effect on the third pup, I would never have known either." Neveah explained.
"We're having...three girls?!" Alpha Dane exclaimed in elation, jumping to his feet and lifting his mate up into his arms, twirling her around.
Luna Colleen laughed heartily and the sight warmed Neveah's heart, she had never before felt so happy from just watching someone else's happiness.
Neveah's heart clenched as she averted her gaze, she could not even dare desire such a life, when had she ever been so lucky?
"This is amazing! Just wait till the pack hears!" The usually reserved Vincent exclaimed in elation.
"Congratulations Alpha Dane and Luna Colleen." Lucas Varleston said with a smile as he moved to seat beside Neveah, leaning over close to her.
"You're amazing." Lucas Varleston whispered and Neveah smiled slightly.
"Sorry to burst all your bubbles but I never said the third heartbeat was a girl." Neveah pointed out when Alpha Dane finally placed his mate down on her feet.
All heads snapped over to Neveah again as she shrugged casually.
"Congratulations... the Eclipse Hunt shall have a male heir." Neveah revealed with a small smile.
Alpha Dane's eyes were wide with disbelief and Neveah was shocked to see his eyes brimming with tears.
"Are...you certain?" Alpha Dane stuttered out and Neveah nodded in affirmation.
Alpha Dane lifted a hand to his head, unsure of how to react and Luna Colleen was much the same.
She threw her arms around her mate's neck and clung tightly to him, sobbing loudly.
"Now...there is one more thing I will have you both remember. The mastermind behind Luna Colleen's poisoning is in the Eclipse Hunt..." Neveah did not wish to ruin their joy, but this was the fact.
"Veah... you have to come back with us. Help us see this through." Alpha Dane said in a serious tone,
"Since I have given my word, I will follow through with it to the very end...rest assured." Neveah decided.
'And afterwards... I will leave the Eclipse Territory and I will never return.' Neveah thought to herself.
"How can we thank you?" Luna Colleen asked in a tone thick with gratitude.
"There is no need for thanks... I know what it feels like, I wouldn't wish it on my worse enemy." Neveah murmured, her hands clenching tightly at her sides.
"You mean?" Luna Colleen asked with wide eyes.
"You once asked me why I know so much about the Moon Whisper poison...how could I not know? Sometime ago... the very same poison flowed through my veins." Neveah said with a mirthless chuckle.
The Eclipse Hunt wolves were shocked to silence as Neveah rose to her feet and took her leave.
Neveah headed out into the forest, she knew Lucas Varleston trailed after her but she did not comment on it, she did not mind his company.
"You are worried for the Hunt couple?" Lucas Varleston spoke up after a short moment of silence.
Neveah was quiet for a moment, she could not tell exactly what she was worried for.
Was it truly just Dane and Colleen Hunt? Was she so empathetic that she feared so deeply for the safety of their pup?
If so, what was this sinking feeling in her heart? This bitter feeling at the pit of her stomach? This voice that told her things had become too easy?
This gut feeling that warned her that danger lay in the horizon? This feeling that could not let her enjoy this moment of peace and happiness because somehow she knew it would soon come to an end?
"My life has been ridden with troubles, there was never a moment of peace... I grew up believing I did not deserve it,"
"An abomination as I am... how could I be worthy of even that?" Neveah began in a shaky tone.
"Being an Omega is not a curse Veah, just take a look around you... you saved Luna Colleen Hunt, you did it...not a she wolf, just you..." Lucas said from beside Neveah.
"You claimed my heart... not a she wolf, just you..." Lucas added after a brief pause.
Neveah sighed quietly, Lucas Varleston was simply too pure hearted...too sincere for the rank he had been born into.
"I have craved for easy days all my life Lucas...yet now when it is within sight, why can I not rest easy? What if it all turns out to be a mirage...a daydream?" Neveah asked.
"The Creator has never been kind to me, can I trust it will be different this time?" Neveah murmured as she leaned against a tree.
Her eyes fluttered closed, Lucas Varleston would never understand, for what he saw when he looked at Neveah was the revered Eclipse Princess.
How could he understand? A bastard child, a shame, an abomination... these were but a few labels to classify what Neveah truly was.
No one understood, no one ever would...but it was okay, this was the lot Neveah had been born with, she was used to it already.