Chasing his Luna

Scott was standing right outside the door when Lucas went out of Christina's holding room. He heard everything. He can't believe how Lucas trusts him that he'll fight his own devils for Diana when he doesn't even know if he can do it.

"She's sorry?", Scott asked as he stared blankly at Lucas.

"Murderers.. bad people.. they don't say sorry because of their crimes. They only say sorry when they get caught", Lucas said as he walked Scott out of the hotel. "She's a friend, but, this is way too much", Lucas said as he sighed deeply.

"I'll cast her out the clan", Scott said without blinking. "She once saved us after all. So maybe now, we can call it quits. Diana is fine, that's more important", Scott remembered when Christina drew her blood to attract the attention of a vampire that attacked Lucas and Scott way back when they were young.

"Fair enough.. How's the investigation going?", he asked.

"The bastards beat Diana so hard. Their plan was to rape and throw her in the ocean.. She fought back on her own until the last bit of her strength", Scott said as he feel his heart flutter in anger, remembering how Diana looked like when he get to her.

"One more thing… she was rescued by a Nagual", Scott whispered in a serious tone.

"What? Are you sure?", Lucas stopped as his eyes widen in shock. "A wolf under the care of a Nagual?"

"That's what the bastards said. I don't know what's going on, but she's protected for sure." as he put a cigarette in his mouth and searched for his lighter. "A Nagual with a wolf is never better", he added while checking his pockets.

"Why don't you get some rest? It's 4 am, we can deal with more of this at first light.", Lucas said as he took Scott's cigarette from his mouth throwing it to the bin.

"Sure", Scott said in approval but in his heart, he wanted to see Diana first. He walked down the stairs unsure where to go - to the villa or to Diana's.

"Oh by the way.. the one who invited Diana over? It was me." Lucas said who was standing right behind Scott.

Scott looked back and was stunned in bewilderment.

"Diana.. Diana Woodsworth was your bride." Lucas said as he recalled recently that the woman under the veil was her all along.

Scott was lost for words. He nodded to Lucas and left.

He dragged his heavy feet going to Diana's bungalow.

'What will I say?', he thought, having it known that Diana left the altar in tears because he never came. That he left her standing alone when she offered genuine friendship. That what was supposedly a time for her to clear her mind in this beautiful island, it became a total disaster leaving her devastated and wounded inside and out.

He stared at the door for quite a while. He was hesitant to knock. How can he face her when he still haven't figured out if he can accept her wholeheartedly? His mind and heart are battling whether chasing his luna is the right thing to do.

His heart stopped when the door opened.

"Alpha Scott!", Emilia was surprised to see Scott as she opened the door.

"Is Diana awake?", Scott as he stood from where he's standing.

"She left an hour ago. We were trying to tell you but you were busy interogating the attackers", Emilia explained. "The moment she woke up, she insisted of getting out of the island immediately. Also she wants me to give you this", she said as she handed out Scott's lighter. "She wants to tell you to choose to be kind to Christina", she added.

Emilia held Scott's hand as she handed out his lighter. "You've been in grief and anger for so long, Alpha. Maybe, the moon goddess thought that it's time for your heart to beat after being frozen for a long time", Emilia said as she held Scott's arm with her other hand. "Give yourself a chance to move forward.", she said as she left.

'When I think of Diana, I feel like I'm betraying my dad and myself', he thought.

Scott stared at his lighter. He must've dropped it when he changed to his wolf form.

He never thought that a battle against yourself is much more difficult than with an actual enemy. He sighed as he graze the engraved moon on his lighter.

*******

DIANA POV

Coming to this island may be a mistake. It was supposed to be a quick escape for me to finally make personal happy choices, yet, I got myself into a nightmare in this paradise.

My mother's right again. The safest place will always be under her wings. Maybe that's the reason why I'm still with her after all these years.

As I walk on the overwater bridge, I noticed something shiny at the corner of the baluster. I picked it up and to my surprise, it was Scott's lighter. How could I forget the moon and the howling wolf?

Seeing the engraved artwork, I always considered this personalized lighter important to him.

"Please return this to Scott. He might be looking for this",as I handed it to Emilia.

"We should tell him at least that you're going?", Emilia said as she pocketed the lighter.

"There's no need for that", I said as we head onto the dock.

I overheard that Scott was confronting Christina and my attackers. At some point, my heart aches for her. My wounds will heal and my bruises will clear.. but as for her, she tainted her hands with violence and still, she didn't get the man she's fighting for.

"Can you send him a message for me? Please tell him to choose to be kind to Christina.", I told Emilia as I board the plane.

*****

Diana drove straight to their family home in the Villa Estates and arrived by sunlight. She glanced at the rear view mirror to check the bruises on her face and bandage on her head.

"Welcome back, Diana Woodsworth", she said before opening the car door.