Chapter 4 Father's Letter

"I am sorry, Luna. Please forgive me," Kane said as he dropped to his knees in front of me, regret written all over his face, and I smiled.

"You just followed my orders, Kane. I am grateful to have a person like you by my side who knows his responsibilities," I said before trying to stand up.

However, because of the excess pain in my body, I stumbled, and Kane immediately held me in his arms, making Flynn growl as he held my hand, but before he could pull me towards him, I snapped his hand away.

"Don't you dare touch me with your filthy hands," I growled at Flynn, and he took a step back as Kira inched to take over.

"You might be the alpha, but I hope I don't need to remind you who is the stronger alpha here. If not for my father, who thought a female leader was a threat to the pack's safety, I don't think you would've been where you are.

With how you are acting at the moment, I bet if you would've been even a part of the pack," I said, looking him straight in the eyes before taking a deep breath.

Letting Kane help me up, I smiled when both Christabel and Kane held me together in a protective stance.

"I, Raven Blackwood, congratulate Alpha Flynn on finding his fated mate. I wish you a lifetime of happiness. Since you got this pack and the position of the alpha after marrying me, which was my father's decision, I won't revoke that but don't expect me to pretend to be your wife.

I forbid you from any husband duties that you might've felt you are obliged to do," I said, walking towards Flynn and hugging him, who stiffened against me.

"This is for all the betrayal you gave me. I embrace it all. I will leave this pack. I know you will run this pack smoothly. That's what my father wanted, and judging from everyone here, that's what these guys want, too. If anything happened to my pack, I won't think twice before taking it back," I said to everyone before nodding at Kane, who brought my luggage down.

"Raven? What is the meaning of this? Wait, Kane. Why are you bringing her luggage? Are you going on any vacation? Well, it's the right decision at the moment. You need a break from everything, no?" Christabel started rambling with tears in her eyes, and I sighed in my heart before holding her hand to stop her..

"Chris, I am not going on any kind of vacation. I am just leaving," I said, and she shook her head.

"You must be kidding, Raven. There is no way in hell you are leaving us like this. This is a joke. You don't love me anymore" Sophia said as she kept shaking her head, and I pulled her for a hug.

'Sophia, listen to me. I am not going forever.

Though I say I can take back my pack from Flynn, it's not that easy. If I challenge him, then lots of our people will die in this bloodshed, and I don't want innocent lives to be at stake because of us. My father wanted Flynn to become the alpha after marrying me.

There was no such clause that mating me was a necessity. That's why even if I don't remain his wife now, we got married, and he got the position,' I told Christabel through the mind link, and she tightened her arms around me.

'You are one month pregnant, no? I promise I will be the one to name your child when it is born. You know I always fulfill my promises, don't you?' I told her, and she took a deep breath before nodding.

"Raven, you don't have to leave like this we can work this out. I am telling you. I just can't reject my mate because my wolf will get weaker without her," Flynn said, and Lina whimpered by his side, making him hold her arms protectively. Seeing this drama in front of me, I could only scoff.

"Yeah, I believe you," I said before looking at the rest of the pack.

"I am sure all of you believe in your Alpha Flynn. I am sorry for acting so cowardly at the moment, but I hope everyone will understand why I made this decision," I said before taking my suitcase and walking out of the mansion.

"Luna! Luna, wait up!" I heard Kane's shout from behind me, and I turned to look at him with a sigh as he ran to me before hugging me.

I was almost near the pack borders now.

"Kane, if you are here to persuade me not to go because of Christabel, then let me tell you, it's futile. I am not -"

"I just wanted to give you this letter, Luna. Your father gave it to me a few minutes before he died. He said I should never read it and should give it to you if you ever think of leaving Flynn and the pack," Kane said, and I squinted my brows.

What is this supposed to mean? Dad gave him this letter a few minutes before his death. But why would he ask Kane to give me the letter If I ever think of leaving Flynn and the pack?

Does that mean he already had a premonition that my relationship with Flynn wouldn't work out?

And if I had never decided to leave either, would he have not given me this letter?

"Thank you for holding onto it for so long and keeping it safe for me," I said before turning around, and he held my hand to stop me.

"Aren't you going to read it?" He looked at me cautiously, and I chuckled at his curious gaze.

"You look like a curious cat right now," I said, and he smiled helplessly.

Opening the letter, I squinted my brows as the first thing I noticed was how blurry the words looked as if written with trembling hands.

'My sunshine,

I will call you Rae today, you are so much like your mom. There will be a time in life when you might loathe me for my decision to make Flynn the alpha, but you should know it's for your best.

You, my dear, are not so simple. There is something about you, that, as I am about to die, I should let you know.

However, before doing so, I want to apologize to you on behalf of Astrid and me, ‌as we kept this a secret from you for so long. Your dreams aren't just nothing, baby. Every dream you see has a meaning.

Honestly, I never wanted to let you go and have you find out about these dreams.

Your mom protected you well from the world you guys belong to, and after your mom, I thought I would be able to protect you, too, but now that Kaidon and Saskia are coming for me, I don't think I can do that.

Flynn isn't a trustworthy guy. He can be a good alpha, and I believe he will do great ruling the pack, but I don't believe he can rule your heart too.

If you are reading this letter, it already means he has broken your trust or your heart, and you are thinking of leaving the pack. It's a good decision. Leave the pack because this isn't where you belong.

Find yourself, my baby. I know my death is near. I have heard some people talking about an upcoming rogue attack. It means someone has been conspiring against us. I don't know who they are, but you need to find them.

Protect yourself from this dark world, baby. Your mother's death wasn't a simple rogue attack, either. And if I die today, remember that your parents were murdered and not martyred. We both love you.

To my favorite person in the world,

From your Dad,

AB'

I read the letter, again and again, to see if I missed anything, and after doing it four times as my lips quivered at the thought of someone conspiring against them, I looked at Kane, who was still looking at me with a curious gaze.

Judging from how my father mentioned something about my powers that only my mother and no one knew of, I am sure he wants me to keep them hidden from the world, which means I can't let anyone get their hands on the letter.

"It says that he heard someone talking about the rogue attack even before it happened. My parents didn't die because they were saving the pack, but they died because they fell victim to someone's conspiracy," I told him through the mind link, and he widened his eyes as he looked at me.

"What are you going to do about it, Luna?" He asked me, and I smiled coldly.

"What do you expect from your Luna?

Vengeance, find answers, and get back what was originally mine. That's the plan," I told him, and he nodded his head, looking at me with respect and pride, making me smile.

"Take care of Christabel for me. I promised her I would be the one to name her child.

Nothing should happen to her. Stay loyal to Pack more than you stay loyal to Flynn. It is going to be hard for you guys too," I said, and he nodded.

"We will bear with it as long as we know our Luna is with us," Kane said before bowing on his knees in respect, and I smiled.

"I will always love you guys like my family, Kane. Tell Chris she means the world to me," I said before turning around, crumbling the letter in my hand.

Once out of the pack, I fell to the ground bawling my eyes as the content of the letter, the events of tonight, and the memories came rushing to my head, making tears fall from my eyes.

'Shhh, Raven. No matter who leaves you, I, Kira, the wolf of the World, promise never to leave your side,' she said, promising me something for the first time, and an ear-piercing thunder echoed in the sky, making me shudder as the ground did not far away from me was struck by lightning.

It looks like this lightning is marking my new journey with this world. The journey is filled with thorns. I thought before taking a deep breath.