Chapter 1 Where it started

Did you hear me, Dylan?" She asked turning to face the Dylan after not hearing his response. The exchange between the boys almost made her face palm. Who was she kidding?

"I did Mum." Dylan answered, a semi-permanent frown settling on his face. He could not afford not to take his eyes off his brother.

"Now eat." She said with a firm voice.

"Mum. You would need to warn Eric not to pull any trick." Dylan replied to the command, his frown deepening at the mischievous glint in his brother's eye accompanying the double raise of his eyebrows.

"He won't." She said to the son who still did not believe her words.

"Son?" Her soft voice became firmer.

"On it." Dylan got set to start eating wondering why his mum didn't talk to his devilish little brother too.

Just as the food was about to get into his mouth, Dylan's face turned red from anger and irritation at the loud buzz suddenly emanating from his plate and cutlery.

Looming down at his spoon and seeing the adult roach majestically sitting on his spoon, looking pretty and ready to be consumed by him, he gave a not to befitting scream earning him a side glance from his father, the Alpha.

"Mum!" Was the only word Dylan could mutter afterwards as he felt his teeth chatter from irritation. He started having a big phobia for bugs after the birth of his brother and soon, he enough, he felt it would extend this phobia to other natural elements too.

Standing up from his chair, he leaned against the wall as his eyes followed the bugs marching like shoulders going to war. He could bot prevent the goosebumps that lined his skin, neither could he prevent his ears and check from reddening.

If the death glares he threw towards his brother was a dagger, he would have killed him a long time ago.

"Eric!"

"ERIC."

Both parents said at once killing the smirk of the face of the younger one.

"Now apologize to your brother." Sapphire ordered her eyes turning to look at the now cockroach infested plate.

"But it isn't my fault that he is a coward." The younger boy said giving a cute pout, you would think he wasn't capable of the stunt he just pulled.

"ERIC NICHOLAS." Sapphire called stressing each syllable while eyeing her indifferent husband who continued to eat like nothing was wrong after his initial action.

"Sorry." Eric said grudgingly. "Loser." He muttered almost inaudibly.

"What was that?"

"An apology."

"I don't think so. Apologize to your brother this instant Eric Nicholas." She gave her order, her oblong face getting red and eyes blazing with incoming anger.

"I'm sorry Dylan." Eric said forcefully, his eyes focused on his plate like no other thing mattered.

"And the roaches?" She asked.

"I would do away with them."

"Not another second to be wasted Eric." She said her hands gripping her cutlery tight but not right enough to bend it.

Soon the insects left the food and marched down the dinning table in a single row.

"Send them far away from this palace." She added, forcing herself not to turn green from irritation.

After ordering a fresh plate of food and cutlery for Dylan, Sapphire turned towards the direction Dylan stood minutes ago only to find an empty space.

Sighing in frustration, she ordered the maid to take the food to his room. The happiness she felt after birthday another child especially a boy, died the instant he turned 5 with the knowledge of the possibility of being the future Alpha.

At the thought of this, Sapphire casted an intense glare on her mate who pretended not to notice and only looking up when it got intense.

He had a hand in whatever was happening now, always filling the mind of the little ones with inappropriate words for their age, molding Eric to be a bully.

"What?" He asked with a pinch of frown added to his face.

"You will sleep in the special room this night." She proclaimed instead.

"Eewww! Mum!" Knowing it was meant for him, Eric whined trying to get his mother attention with the pitiful look on his face.

"You are grounded for a week." She added, daring him to continue whining, her eyes never leaving her husband and maybe for a second knowing what was about to happen next.

"Dad..." Eric called trying to draw pity from the Alpha but the man just shrugged and continue his eating like he wasn't there.

Having no other option, Eric twitched his lips and dropped his eyes to the plate, his lashes casting a shadow over his checks and his short black hair falling over his face.

Looking at her son fake the remorseful look on his face, Sapphire wondered what other mischief he was planning as he continuously stabbed on his plate without eating. Dropping her cutlery, she unhurriedly climbed the stairs to Dylan's room only to be greeted with silence, an untouched food and an empty bed.

"Dylan?" She called looking around places she taught he would hide in.

"Dylan?" She called again and a loud scream jolted her instead.

Looking around, her senses did not immediately register that this voice came from the dinning and did not belong to Dylan but Eric.

"Dylan?" She called again. Barging into his bathroom and study.

"Dylan?" She called softly this time.

"Mum!?" Eric called instead.

Standing still for a moment, Luna Sapphire tried to understand what was actually going on and after the realization dawned on her, she tiredly sat on Dylan's bed. Her head bent and supported by her hand. It wasn't a crime to be a mother, was it?

'It isn't.' Lara, her wolf responded.

"Hey Lara?" Sapphire greeted out loud.

'Hey Sapphire. Do you want me to handle this?' Lana asked.

Entering into the inner part of her soul, she came to face Lana and after a warm hug, she replied.

'Yeah, maybe. But I do wonder how you do the trick.' Sapphire said looking her wolf who looked like she could never raise her voice or harm a fly.

'You are too lax especially on your husband and son Eric. Dylan isn't the problem here.' She said while preparing herself to manifest.

'I know right?'

'Here we go...'

'Good luck Lana.' Sapphire wished and Lana responded by turning to give her a wink.

Standing with a close eye, the Luna finally opened her eyes and the change of eye color is noticed from her black eyeballs to honey brown.

"MUM...!"