Longing For My Rejected Luna

*****Erika's POV*****

"Hi." She beamed, walking over. She had a bottle of drink in her hands and two glasses. As soon as she reached where I was, she made herself comfortable on the sand next to me. She gently dropped the bottle and two glasses on the ground.

"Tasyra." I quickly wiped my eyes so she would not ask too many questions. Questions I would not answer, but I did not want to be rude ignoring her questions.

"Your Highness." She greeted again.

"How did you know I was here?" I asked her.

"I saw you coming out of the forest, I was curious. So I followed you guys." I fixed

a sharp gaze on her. "But not for long, though." She raised her hand as a form of surrender.noveldrama

"Why would you follow us in the first place?" I pressed my lips into a thin, hard line.

"I'm sorry but I saw that Jace was looking troubled so I decided to see if I could help out but I did not want to infringe." She explained.

"I'm sorry Tasyra but now is a bad time, another time maybe." I kept my gaze to the stream.

"I know it is a bad time which is why I went back home to bring one of my dad's most expensive wines. You're royalty so you deserve to drink the best there is." She was already uncorking the glass and pouring into two glasses.

I was not looking at her directly. I continued to keep my eyes on the waters before me, thinking of what was currently happening and what the way forward was. How should I begin to investigate dad's current situation? Also, was there any connection between dad being poisoned and Kat being attacked? I wanted to know. These were need to know questions and I wanted answers.

"Here." She offered a glass.

I studied the half filled glass and then her. I ignored both of them, that was the very least of my problems. "Go home with your wine, Tasyra. Next time."

"I'm sorry to come unannounced, but you know it's quite unfair to make me go home with the wine I brought for the two of us." Was that a sad whine I heard in her voice? Was she about to cry?

Tasyra was an over pampered child. Most knew her to be flighty, ignorant and quite dumb. Being an only daughter of one of the elites in Iron Claw pack, she was entitled to a lot things, including people's time and attention. She usually got fussy when she could not get whatever she wanted, and that was one of the things I was not in the mood to tolerate her puerile attitude.

"Go home, Tasyra."

"I will." She replied.

Silence enfolded in on us. I wanted her out of there but she seemed hell-bent on remaining here. Although, she had agreed to go home Maybe I should give her time, she would leave soon. I sighed. I thought of Kat, I wanted to go check up on her but she was still in Jace's room. I did not think I would be able to go there, not when he was still there.

But how long would I continue to avoid him? We would have to talk at a point, and that was what I was uncertain of. I had no idea how any conversation between Jace and I would pan out. I did not even know what we were going to say to each other.

It was a long while later and I noticed she was still seating next to me, not saying a word.

"Why are you still here, Tasyra? Are you here for Jace?"

"Jace. Will you let me see him?" Her smile was bright.

Jace

This girl was something else. "Jace is busy." I was tempted to ask her if she and Jace wanted to elope but thought against it. At this moment, it was not my concern. He was not going to leave this pack, that was my promise to Kat and dad. I would make sure he did not leave, but my heart constricted in pain even as I thought of it. Jace was an adult and not just that, he was my brother. I could not just tied him down against his will. If he had decided to leave the pack, would I be able to stop him? And even if I exercised my power, how would that keep my relationship with him? Also, what if he decided he was going to sneak out of the pack without my notice? What would I do then? I had no idea where he would be going to.

I blinked back tears. I had returned home earlier today to start a new life. To just rule as the Alpha as da had wanted. The agreement had been to either build my marriage or come back to rule alone, no mate. But the events that had been unfolding were unexpected.

"Are you okay?" She peered into my face.

"I need to be alone. Please go away." I did not want her to see my tears. It was coming, I could feel it. I was trying to push it back, to swallow the tears but it was lodged in my throat.

"I will." But she remained.

Few minutes later, she was still seated. "What do you want, Tasyra? You keep saying you will but you never will."

"I'm sorry Your Highness, but I want you to take this wine. I'm all for wanting you

to feel better.” She offered the glass she had poured for me.

Anger flared, impatience reared its head. "Leave me alone. Take this wine and get out!"

"You're about to cry?" She was observing my face.

Trembling with anger, I stood and walked away from her. She stood and threw the wine in both glasses. I watched her gather herself and the things she'd brought.

"Have a nice day, Your Highness." She bowed and walked away.

I watched her walk away. I moved a bit farther to avoid more people like Tasyra Grigshade. I looked at the mansion behind me. Maybe I should go back to see how Kat was faring, moreover, it was not fair to leave Paula all by her...

My thoughts were cut off as an unexpected force pushed me into the water. Fear seized my being, someone had pushed me.