Chapter 261

261 Chapter Two Hundred Sixty One

Lina finally got to her friend. Without noticing it, the rain had begun to pour down on her on the way to the flower shop. Having told her chauffeur to ditch her once she was near the shop, she now dreadfully regretted her words which flashed through her mind quite vividly... ‘You can go now. I don’t need you...’

“Oh, come on, it was shining brightly just a moment ago,’ the girl cursed while she made her way to the flower shop not far from where she had chosen to be dropped off. staring up at the sky, streaks of blue lightning dashed across the sky, followed by the rumbling of thunder. ‘It’s just ordinary thunder and lightning. Stop overthinking it, Lina. Get a grip of yourself,’ she told herself, rushing for shade.

“Sometimes I wonder what goes on in that head of yours,” a mocking voice came beside her.

“You know, you didn’t have to come after me, Crysta,” the girl replied. She had completely run out of the energy to fight the delta, but the girl seemed determined to mend what had been broken a long time ago.

“I know that Lina, but I want to. It’s nothing more than that,” Crysta responded. Sighing, the girl continued their light jog and soon made it to the flower shop. The rain had started drizzling and the warmth of the sun had been drained from Sirius in a matter of minutes. I almost felt humid... as though the weather had been that way for days.

“You took a long time to get here, Lina,” Honour’s irritated voice welcomed them at the door, letting them in as soon as they’d arrived.

“Hey Honour,” Lina called back. The two friends embraced each other as soon as they crossed into the flower shop. Honour held on tighter to her friend than she normally did and Lina offered herself as comfort to the girl, “How are you holding up?”

“Well, I’m doing fine as much as emotionally possible,” Honour replied, anxiety leaking through her words. The girl couldn’t hide the nerves that wracked her mind. The same nerves had kept her from going straight home.

“Well, for someone who’s about to ask why they looked like a lightbulb in a field of glowing flowers, you’re doing more than okay,” Crysta pitched in cheerfully.

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“You’re the worst, Crysta. For a moment, I thought I’d finally been able to get a grip. Now I’m back to square one,” the girl covered her face and shivered at the thought of the confrontation they were about to make.

Lina reached for her friend and pulled her into another hug before sticking her tongue out at the delta she’d come with, “If I were in your shoes, I’d choose to be excited.”

This got Honour’s attention, “What’s that supposed to mean?” the girl asked her.

“Well, you were glowing in the woods from what I’ve heard the two of you say, but what I was more curious about was the plants you were controlling. Is that something you’ve always been able to do? Is it why you guys run a flower shop? You have no idea how curious I am. Not to mention the fact that you saved us back at the reserve. The more answers you get, the better equipped you’ll be at handling the next step. I’m not saying there has to be a next step, just that... well...”

“I understand what you mean Crysta,” Honour cut her off. The girl’s face held a sad smile, “I guess the strong will always look for ways to protect those they care about the best they can. I haven’t been able to protect anyone at all in my life. That day was the first time...” she paused, “Crysta, you might find this ability of mine to be a blessing, but deep inside me, I don’t think of it as such. The closer I get to know the answer behind it, the more I feel like it will bring me more harm.”

Crysta was confused at the girl’s words and further brought to ask the question on her mind, “Why would something that helped you save so many people bring you harm? From the way I see it, it would be harmful in the wrong arms. But it’s you who has this power...”

“And would I be the best person to have a power like this? I have seen Lina try so hard to protect the wolves of Sirius. She has been called useless her entire life and yet she did everything she could to protect those she held most dear,” Honour said to her.

“What about you? Don’t you want to protect those you hold close to you?” Crysta asked her.

“I...” rrrinnng... the phone went at the desk of the flower shop, “Who would be calling in this rain?” Honour complained, rushing to the counter of the flower shop to pick up the phone. “Umm, hello...”

“So that’s where you are. The school called us and said you’d returned from the trip. Honour what are you doing at the shop at this hour? You know we weren’t going to work today. You only needed to come straight home...”

“I’m coming home, Mum. I just needed to get some fresh air... and to make sure you didn’t do anything wrong to the flowers,” the girl quickly covered her tone.

“You’ve never been good at lying and you shouldn’t learn to lie either. Did something happen at the reserve, honey? You know you can tell me anything,” her mother’s voice came from the other side of the phone.

“Yes, mum. Something...” she paused, and with a sigh, “wonderful happened at the reserve.” Her voice said anything but ‘wonderful’.

“Oh, what was it? You don’t sound that happy that something happened. Did a boy ask you out?” the woman asked with a gasp, “Oh, dear, what’s his name? When do I get to meet him?”

“Mother, I am a werewolf. I have to wait till I’m eighteen to start thinking about such occurrences. Would you stop letting your imagination run wild like that, mum? That’s not even close to what happened,” Honour yelled into the phone. By the time she went quiet, so had her mum. Tears stung her eyes from getting her mum’s antics out of the way.

“Well then, don’t keep me waiting like this. What happened?” the woman asked in a much more composed voice.

“I found a field of moon lotuses, mum,” the girl said to her, “They are just as beautiful as you’ve always said they’d be. They shone a bright blue under the moonlight and they were breathtaking to look at. Lina was with me along with Katie and one of Cole’s beta alphas. I don’t think there is a flower in the store that comes close to the marvel we witnessed. Well, since it was the middle of the night, they were glowing and in full bloom...”

“Come home, Honour. We need to talk,” the woman cut her off, her voice had lost its former cheer and only screamed melancholy.

“What is it, mother?”

“It has something to do with our family. Honestly, your grandmother has been pushing me to tell you this sooner, but I kept pushing it further hoping you could enjoy a normal childhood a little longer. Just come home, Honour.” The woman on the other side of the phone was clearly saddened by her daughter’s news. The phone was silent in the next second, leaving Honour holding on to it even though it had gone entirely silent.

“What does she have to tell me?” the girl whispered more to herself. She’d never thought her family could hold any secrets. They were only a normal family living in the capital. There was no secret for them to hold. No connection to the royals. Nothing of what was happening to her made sense in the slightest.

Lina got out her phone and dialled the number of the car she’d only sent away moments ago, “Yeah, I know what I said. Just get here asap, okay.” After hearing, ‘Yes, your highness’ from the other side of the phone, the girl ended the call with a groan. “Ugh, he’s not going to let go of this...”

“Well that was your fault, to begin with,” Crysta responded.

“Ugh, it wasn’t I that decided the weather forecast was wrong today. Come on, it was supposed to be clear sunny skies,” the girl screamed, holding her phone for the delta to say. Clear as day, her phone still said it was meant to be sunny at that moment.

Upon seeing the image of the sun on the girl’s phone, Honour averted her eyes, a bad feeling creeping into her stomach, “This just keeps getting better and better.”

“Huh, do you mean the rain could be your doing?” Lina asked her.

“I’m not sure, but it has the same feeling of unnatural,” she responded before taking a seat at the counter. Lina noticed her friend’s depressed state and the weather... It was the perfect weather for the girl’s state.

“Who knows... your mood could be the one causing this weather just as much as your control over plants. Who knows anything anymore?” Crysta voiced her thoughts while they waited for the car.

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The chauffeur arrived and followed the princess’ orders with minimal resistance to get her riled up. They now sat in the car, waiting for Honour to get the guts to leave the car. Her home was only a few steps away from them. They only needed to exit the car and make their way to the building.

Lina put her hand over her friend’s hand, “Hey, whatever it is out there, we’ll be together. You don’t have to go through it on your own.”

Honour felt her friend’s warmth. She truly wanted to help her and Honour appreciated her help even though she only felt all the more alone in this situation. Steeling her nerves, “Let’s just get this over with.”

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Honour’s mother welcomed her guests and seated them around a table before serving them some herbal tea. The smell of cinnamon wafted through the air and calmed their nerves. From the stairs, an old woman descended the stairs, the sudden entrance startling Honour from her seat, “Grandma, you don’t have to push yourself so hard, you know that...”

“Yes, I do, but you took so long to come that I thought you’d rushed off to your room,” the old woman complained before hugging the girl before her, “We’ve missed you, Selene.”

Honour froze at the name the old woman used with her, her hands shivering at the mention of the name she’d been nicknamed a long time ago. Tears stung her eyes and she felt as though everything was piecing together before her eyes. Her parents hadn’t kept anything from her... She’d only chosen to look away from the fairy tales they’d told her as she’d grown up. “All those stories...”

“Well, Honour, it’s about time you knew the full story and the origin of that fairy tale,” her mother, holding a cup of tea and looking down, barely able to meet her daughter’s eyes. She’d been running from this the most in their family...