Chapter 6

♤Ven♤

The last ray of the sun sometimes made nature look vivid, volant, and illume even with the last hue of colors. But what was so good about that? It only leads to darkness. Even though my adobe never found a trace of brightness in ages, I knew how the outer world was afraid of it, maybe because they were used to lights or maybe because they never craved anything negative. 

But I felt another level of peace here. I could breathe without controlling the air. I could smell those damn worth-killing-in-seconds poisons, which I somehow find heavenly. Most importantly, I could sense the happiness of my poisons in my presence. 

Yeah, I got back to my Manchineels, my poisons, and the dark magics who almost became restless missing me to death. No matter if I was happy or sad, smiling or crying, there were no hormones, no tears rushing through or running down my body, it was all about poisons. 

So leaving the Aragon-named magical place was the only thing I could do. Killing their king might be my plan, but not harming those innocent wolves. Maybe I wanted a way to lead a normal life, but never wanted to harm others' ordinary days. So I returned to the place where I belonged…

Flashback 

Destiny is really unpredictable. Being the protector of poisons, I never knew anything except sending evil creatures to their ultimate demise. Maybe a pack finds a mother figure in their Luna. But the creature who is created with poisons, lived on poisons, even lived for it could never be someone to give love or affection. And finding a mate was another name for calling his death.

Wasn't that the reason for which I stepped into the magical universe of Aragon? 'He' asked me to kill Aragon. He warned me not to fall for him. He knew it, he knew something in this rude Alpha would make me fall weak. Was it the mate bond? Maybe. At that moment, I was divided between some predictions and possibilities. 

"Why do you want me to reject you?" An amusing but confusing voice dragged me from those thoughts. I knew he wanted to reject me the moment the mate bond started to feel. Though I went through a lot of convolutions and crux, deep down in my heart, I knew it was the best for us. 

"No reason, I just don't want to get caged in your jail. People here are scary…..I mean wolves " 

It was a lie. Scary my foot!

But I didn't want to kill him anymore. He was a great king, the king Aragon needed. Last time, because of my ignorance the whole pack felt suffocated. Though I want freedom from my curse, all of my responsibilities those years taught me nothing could be found by hurting innocents.

"Seems like you are really desperate to return to the human world. Staying here is dangerous, true…..." His voice was stern, clear, firm, and cold. Didn't know why I felt some rage behind those words

"But not for you," His last statement was clearly pointing at me with a smug smirk on that face. Grabbing my hand tightly, he pushed me closer to him, not too much, but close enough to make me inhale his strong scent, maybe of sandalwood, "Be truthful. Why do you want me to reject you?" 

His questions were commanding as if the whole world was bound to make him satisfied with answers. For sure, the authoritarian iron-handed voice held the royal order that was impossible to break for every creature in the universe, except humans.

Of course, I was a human. Too bad, not any ordinary one.

"I can't be with you. Not now, not ever. Leave me. Reject me fast or I'm going to reject you." My determined voice maybe hit him so hard that made him pull me a little closer. His closeness, those proximities between us continuously made me feel intimidating. 

"I don't know why the moon goddess blessed me with a mate when being mateless was my punishment. But once your fate is written with mine, love me or hate me…..you are mine. MINE!" With a loud growl, his voice echoed in the whole room.

And that's how he provoked our fate in the witness of a half-moon. For sure sitting there the moon goddess must get scared. Because that voice never contained love or any emotion. There was something else, maybe it was a tone of revenge.

"Who said I'm yours? I was never yours and I can never be." The last part almost faded where I felt a pang in my heart. Falling for someone was a sin for me, I could never do that. I needed to pull myself together. His presence was really distracting. 

But a frown suddenly crept up my brows with a peal of evil laughter echoing in my ears. I noticed Alpha Aragon was laughing like a maniac. There was a pure evil portrait in the Greek God-like physique. 

"Of course, you can never be. How can a traitor become Luna here? You came here to spread poisons. You were the one for whom the whole pack felt choked." 

Did he know the truth? Fuck!

Maybe for a little, I forgot he was my target. Maybe he was needed by the pack so much and that made me go soft on him. I am repenting now. He seemed to guess a lot. 

My eyes turned in the darker shade of purple and seemed scary and deadly. Maybe it was my anger at me for being weak but I didn't know what he was up to or how much he guessed about me.

Arghh! Things were getting complicated. 

I knew everyone could get afraid of that poisonous look. Not him. Grabbing my hands tightly, he almost dragged me to the pack meeting room. He didn't care if it was a humiliation for me, he just kept going.

In the meeting room, everyone was looking at us with bigger eyes except former Alpha Arthur. The knowing smirk on his face was trying to mock me.

He knew it, the truth of us, or the truth of me?

Still grabbing my hands compactly, he nodded at the pack members present there and granted them sit. I was silent. Following him like an obedient pet, it was not me. It was my hard-trying to control my anger. No one ever dared to humiliate me. Maybe he was the protector of a magical world, so was I. I was the queen of the world of poison and dark magic.

"She's the one to spread poisons in the whole pack. Take her to torture sell to know why and how she did that. Find out who sent her here." 

His voice was rough and stern. But that could only make me laugh. I knew it was my fault to risk their lives but it was me. I myself was poison. I could only kill. Why and how I was doing that was also something I wanted to know for a long time. How could I give them answers? And about who sent me, well I was curious too. 

Before royal guards dare to touch me, I roared, "Wait!" 

If they touch me, it won't end in something good. They would just suffer for no reason.

"You are trying to bite more than you can chew. No one sent me, it was you who took me here. So you are at fault. And about the poisons, I know it was the earth that informed you, but knowing my secret won't give you anything. You can't kill me." 

My eyes instantly fell on Arthur. Maybe no one understood, but he knew I was not someone to mess with. He knew I was dangerous, " Let's make a deal."

I knew I had to leave the place, but I had some work to finish. Of course, I wanted to know how that girl got Ricin. Poisons were mine to protect and it was my responsibility.

Soon enough there was a frown on Alpha's head. He was trying to measure my guts, I guess.

"You are brave enough to propose to me a deal."

"Because I know who sent Ricin here. It was not me of course and also not the one you think." I smirked knowing it was important to him. Maybe he could control earth or talk to the elements but they were never bound to let him know anything outside his kingdom. For sure who sent the Ricin didn't plan it on the magical universe. 

Silence.

The whole room was silent for seconds. Everyone was looking at each other not knowing what to do. Only Aragon was looking deep into my eyes. Not knowing why he was doing that, he let it go with a deep sigh.

" What do you want in exchange for that?"

"Let me go. From your place, from your pack, and yourself." 

I knew I wasn't asking much. He had always been controlling his emotions. Maybe he felt some attraction between us, but he was successful in ignoring it. Maybe because he was a beast, not a human-like me. And diverting our paths was the best choice for us though Alpha Arthur was still a big problem that remained unsolved. His powers and controlling abilities were something that could discover my truths, even dared to blackmail me. That old piece of jerk was getting on my nerves.

When my eyes fell on him, I noticed a frown on his forehead. Maybe he was trying to process all those mood swings of mine and his dear Alpha in his big-brainy-juicy-fruity head. We started changing our minds frequently. 

"I guess we talked before." 

I knew that old man, my mistake, that grumpy wolf couldn't shut his mouth for a little longer. He was so desperate to keep me here. At if he was losing something!

"But it's time to change for the betterment. And I'm not so fond of dramas. So, I, Ven, the good-for-nothing human, reject Alpha Aragon, king of the Rivermoon pack." 

I said looking blankly, looking straight into His deep hazel eyes. Maybe it shook the whole universe including hell. There was darkness all around. As if there was a blindfold over the world, no trace of light was there for minutes.

Yeah, I rejected him.

…..

But I never knew the mood goddess had her own plans. Challenging her orders wasn't something I should have done.