Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 133

Chapter 0133

I sighed. “Okay, I guess that makes sense so far. So now tell me why wolves are so upset that they are ready to violently overthrow pack leadership.”

Jessica stood and began pacing. “Everyone has their own reasons, their own stories.”

“Tell me some of them. I need to know.”

“I do not know if you have realized it, but Margie has always been a little bit… off. I do not know if it is me ntal illness or pure evilness or just isolated bitterness and hatred, but there is something really wrong with her. As I understand it from our parents and others that are older than us, she has always done… things… but pack members could usually avoid her wrath if you avoided her triggers and stayed out of her way However, when Stephanie began her luna training, it became harder and harder. And then, when Stephanie died, it was like all bets were off.”

“I do not understand. Give me some specifics. “Did you know Margie hates Luna Jane?”

Jessica asked me. “Margie does not hate my mother. They have had some troubles in the past, but they are still best friends.”

“No, they aren’t. At least not where Margie is concerned.”

I gave Jessica a questioning look. “For years Margie has regularly and intentionally undermined Luna Jane with staff. For example, say Luna Jane was planning an event, and she directed staff to order red napkins and white roses. As soon as Luna Jane walked out of the room, Margie would contradict all of Luna’s instructions. She would change the napkins to pink and the roses to yellow. It was all little stuff, but it was consistent and calculated.”

“Staff never told my mother?”

“Oh, they did at first, but Margie would ‘remind’ Luna Jane that Luna Jane had actually wanted the pink napkins and yellow roses, and Luna Jane would immediately refent. It was like Luna Jane felt powerless to say no to anything Margie wanted. Staff eventually stopped asking Luna Jane and just started doing what Margie wanted.”

“And you know this because?”

“Because some of those early staff members are part of the movement.”

“Surely you are not saying that pack members are willing to overthrow pack leadership because of the color of napkins and roses.”

“No, of course they are not,”

Jessica confirmed. “But you have to understand that when staff witnessed that sort of interaction between Luna Jane and Margie, it conveyed a very clear message about who was in charge, And it became very clear that Margie was never to be crossed.”

“And?”