Mated to the Alpha and His Beta (Lanie Stanton) novel Chapter 486

Chapter 486
Stella

No matter how much I asked, Selena refused to tell me about this club.

She shook her head and waved a hand at me. Some color had come back into her cheeks. She thought it was the vodka, but I’d been subtly sending out some healing energies to her. Nothing overt, just tiny touches to her liver and stomach. I knew she’d be mad if she thought I was manipulating her body…and that was something I’d need to ask the Moon Goddess for guidance about.

Wasn’t it okay to use my talents for good use, even if the other person didn’t know and might not want it?

“Quit grumping about it,” Selena’s voice broke into my thoughts. “I just don’t want you spilling the beans to my sister or your dads. They’d never let us go where I’m planning to take you.”

“Why not?” I thought I was being clever, trying to get her to reveal more to me, but Selena just laughed and wagged a finger at me.

“Nope. You’ll find out when we get there. We’ll leave later tonight, oh, like around nine. That’ll get us there by…” She paused and grinned. “Not telling you, in case you decide to use some of those freaky tracking talents or whatever you’ve got going on to map out all the possibilities within travel distance.”

I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms over my chest. “You’re just being ridiculous now.”

“Are you telling me that if my sister gets a whiff of our plans and confronts you to your face, you’re not going to tell her everything?” Selena sounded gruff, but I could also tell that she was curious.

I squirmed a little. “I don’t want to lie to my parents.”

Her eyebrows rose, and her smile tipped up the corners of her lips. “But you will, huh?”

“I…” I could feel my expression twist as I tried to keep it looking neutral. I’d never talked much about this to anyone. “I did basically lie to them from birth until just a short time ago.”

“About being a Celestial,” she said.

I nodded. My heart was heavy, but I also couldn’t deny it. “I was born knowing and aware, and guided by the Moon Goddess to only reveal my true self over time. If I’d done it right away, my parents wouldn’t have been able to handle it. Everything has to happen at the right time.”

“I don’t believe in the Moon Goddess,” Selena said. Her eyes flashed.

“How can you not believe—”