The Luna's Reclaimed Fate

Chapter 5 - Impulsive decisions.

Flare

“Get out, April! I have to talk to Flare.” Simon bursts into my room and I see the look of hurt in her eyes, but he doesn’t even look at her. She hovers only for a moment before leaving. What is the use of being able to lock your door if your mother is just going to let the enemy in?

“What do you want, Simon?” I stand my ground.

“I deserve an explanation, don’t you think?” No, not really … I roll my eyes.

“No, you don’t. It’s not like we’ve been dating or anything.” I sigh as memories of the past rush forward again. I’ve always liked Simon, and he made it clear that he liked me, but I was adamant that I wouldn’t date anyone before I met my mate.

I believed that the temptation would be too great, and I really wanted my life to be perfect. Great lot of good that did me! Simon shuffles around like he always does when he is nervous and when he pulls his fingers through his hair, I know he doesn’t know what to say. He isn’t very clever. I can’t believe I never saw it!

“I don’t understand. We are destined mates. What have I done, or not done?” He sounds completely flabbergasted, and I have to remind myself that I’m probably the only one who can remember that we are living this life a second time.

“I’m just not ready.” I shrug. I don’t know what else to say. I definitely can’t tell him the truth. He looks at me for a moment before storming off, and it feels as if I can take a breath for the first time since the day started.

I change into my pajamas and close my door before getting into bed. The last time I was in this position I thought of how perfect my life was, and I went to bed happier than I had ever been. This time around, my life is a complete shamble, and I’m miserable.

Isn’t changing your life supposed to make you feel happy? I finally fall asleep, but I know in the morning things are just going to be worse. Knowing my mom, she is going to make my life difficult until she finally gets over the humiliation, as she calls it.

I’m right. I’ve barely opened my eyes in the morning, and my mother is in my room berating me all over again. She rambles on and on about how humiliated literally everyone is and how she can never show her face anywhere near Simon’s parents ever again.

It’s all me … me … me …

MY LIFE CHANGED ON A DIME. That means I had no real time to think about what I want to do after rejecting Simon. I still have a couple of weeks of school left, and in my previous life, those weeks were spent with Simon.

As the days after my birthday turn into weeks, I hope that my mother will get over it, but it seems things are just getting worse. Simon’s family is furious and have started to put pressure on my parents to force me to agree to Simon being my mate.

I note the change in April around the time she turns eighteen, but it doesn’t bring me any relief. I’ve become a bit of a pariah at school, sadly. April is the leader of the popular girls since I withdrew from everyone.

She is getting what she wanted. I try to comfort myself by reminding myself that she will never have it all. She will never have my parents, or my home, or my bloodline. She can never be the daughter of an alpha no matter how hard she tries.

Whenever I pass by Simon in the hallways, he just glares at me. I grit and bear it and things seem to come to a final boiling point when we all stand and stare at each other after my graduation. Simon’s parents are still demanding that I accept him.

My parents are trying to defend me by talking about my accident. All I want is out. Every moment in my life that I held dear in my previous life is now tainted by April’s poison. I don’t know if Simon was involved, but I know I can’t take any chances.

I can’t let Simon get his grubby little hands on my parents’ money in the coming months. I’m sad that he is going to lose his parents, but that won’t excuse what he did to me … Or is going to do to me. This time thing is infuriating!

When our parents are on the verge of a full-on physical fight, I decide I’ve had enough, and I jump in between all of them. I don’t care what they do to me, but they aren’t going to kill each other because of one stupid girl who killed me.

“ENOUGH!” I glare at them one at a time, and I can see I’ve surprised them all. “I’ve made my decision and that is final. I don’t care if Simon accepts it or not. It’s done.” I don’t give them time to think about it and storm off.

Shifting as soon as I reach the edge of the forest, I make my way back home. Something inside of me has snapped and the moment I get back home, I storm upstairs. Grabbing my backpack, I start stuffing it with clothes, and I’m out of there before my parents arrive.

I just need some time away from everyone. Now that school is over, I don’t really know what I want to do with my life. I have always just imagined being mated and having children. I keep running until I reach the edge of a human town.

I shift and walk down the sidewalk just staring into nothingness. I will go back later. I just need some time. But when I reach the edge of town, I decide I’m not done running, and I shift as soon as I’m out of sight.

I keep running and, for a long time, I don’t see any signs of humanity, until a strange smell hits my nose. As I clear the forest, I see the city and I gape for a moment. I’ve never been this far away from home! I’m completely outside our territory.