Princess of the Werewolves novel Chapter 72

"What was the message?" Brian asked, pulling me from my thoughts.

Dr. Nale opened the book and handed it to me. The left page was filled with crossed out words and scribbles. The right page only had words in a straight line, vertical to the page. I recognized Dr. Nale's writing. "Your ominous upbringings restore composure. He imbalances life drastically" I read aloud.

"Those are big words" Brian mumbled. He's no help at all.

I rolled my eyes. "This makes no sense. Ominous is like threatening, and composure is calm. How can something be threatening, but at the same time be calming? Its counteractive"

Dr. Nale shrugged. "I've been staring at those words since I woke up. Only the second sentence makes sense. He could be too evil, making the balance between good and bad uneven. But I had no idea who 'he' was"

Past tense. "Had?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow.

He nodded. "If you take the first letter of each word, it spells something" he explained.

That's why its in a line like that. I covered the letters with my hand, and read going down. I read it over a few more times before actually opening my mouth. "Your child" I said quietly.

"That's what the witch said right? 'He is your child'" Dr. Nale said. I stiffly nodded. My kid will 'imbalance life?'

"So what does this mean?" Brian asked.

Dr. Nale shot me an apologetic look. "Your baby will be in great danger"

Genevieve

"Are you sure this isn't too much?" I asked while looking at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a blue dress that ended mid-thigh. It was tight on my torso, then loosens after my waist. It came with a thin black belt, and I still had my locket hanging from my neck.

Asher came up from behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "Its a ceremony. We're supposed to be fancy and stuff"

That didn't help with my nervousness. What if something bad happened while I was out with the girls? "Its nothing bad right?" I inquired.

Asher gave me a small smile before kissing my forehead. "Its bad news, but it doesn't affect us right now. Let's just have fun at the bonfire, and we can talk about it after or tomorrow" he suggested.

I sighed and nodded in agreement. At least I won't have to worry about it tonight. I pushed the thought to the back of my mind. Asher and I made our way out the room hand-in-hand. We made it to the backyard, and all conversation stopped. We walked onto the makeshift stage and Asher walked up to the front. I stayed near the back side of the stage as he addressed our pack.

"All of you know that I have met my mate. We have recently completed the mating process" he informed them. Cheers and hoots erupted in the crowd. "But" Asher said, making them quiet down again. "She is not a regular she-wolf. Many of you know that my mate is the Queen of werewolves" he paused, letting the information soak in. "I now present to you, your Luna, Queen Genevieve Burke" he said excitedly.

The pack was dead silent; you could hear a pin drop. I slowly walked forward and stood next to Asher. Please don't reject me. I chanted in my head.

I cleared my throat before speaking. "Hi" I croaked. I saw Belle and Peyton in the crowd, they gave me encouraging looks and thumbs up. "I guess I'm your Luna" I mumbled. They all just stared at me, like they didn't know what to do. The minutes that passed by felt like hours. No one made a peep.

All of a sudden, the whole pack bowed down. I stared at them wide-eyed as they slowly rose back up. "Queen/Luna Genevieve!" Asher shouted proudly. Unlike last time, the pack erupted in cheers. A smile spread across my face at the fact they accepted me. "Now it is time for the howling. Everyone is welcome to join us" Asher announced.