Eira’s POV
Once everything was settled, Kael asked me, "You want to talk to them?"
I nodded. It couldn’t be avoided forever, and there was no reason to avoid it.
I should be glad that I finally found my family, parents, siblings, which I always dreamt of having. But, it didn’t come as the greatest happiness of my life. It felt like just any other normal revelation of my life among so many I already had.
Maybe, I had faced too much in life, and also because I was content with my current life with my mates and child.
"I will leave you to it," he said, and moved away from the bed to give me alone time.
Kael extended his hand to Raven, who was still by my side, now entirely calm. "Raven, let’s go out for a while. Mommy need some alone time."
Raven obediently stepped down the bed to leave.
I looked at my other four, who seemed to have known about the truth even before just like Kael did. They offered me small smiles of encouragement and followed Kael out.
Now only me, my newly found parents and sibling were left in the room.
Luna Iris offered me a gentle, yet hesitant smile as she walked to sit at the edge of the bed, while the other two watched her silently.
I could understand what she must be feeling, an utter guilt of not being able to protect her child that overpowered the happiness she was feeling at finding her child.
I was the same when I understood Raven was my son. I was happy, but the guilt of how I failed him and how he suffered was always at the top, which kept me at bay from acting like his mother and exerting my rights over him right away. I had to give him time to accept me, and time to myself to get over that guilt, not entirely, but at least so it wouldn’t come in the way of my motherhood.
I couldn’t imagine the pain if Raven ever told me he hated me for not protecting him. That would be a real hell for me.
The same situation was here with Luna Iris.
I decided, there was no need to be overly dramatic and hurt over the past, while we could just accept it with peace. Maybe, falling unconscious and letting my brain rest, now I could think more rationally rather than driver by emotions.
Luan Iris looked at a loss for words, or struggled with what to say.
"Are you truly alright?" she asked. "I didn’t mean to shock you with anything? I...was just...."
"I am alright, don’t worry," I assured her calmly. "That indeed came out as a shock, but nothing that I didn’t like."
She let out a small relieved hum, and there was silence.
"So, you are my mother?" I said, and looked at Alpha Gerald and Evan. "Father and brother."
They all offered me nods.
"I truly had a family," I mumbled, looking back at Luna Iris. "I am not an orphan."
She nodded, her eyes moist. "It’s our fault for letting you ever live like that. It’s all our fault."
"As parents, we can only blame ourselves," I said. "But I think now everything is fine. We can move on with our current lives."
Her gaze turned wary. "Does that mean you won’t be accepting us as your parents?...I mean I understand if you...."
"I do not mean it that way," I assured her. "I was talking about not crying over the past. I am happy in my current life, so I blame no one for anything. You know I have suffered the loss of a child as well, so I can understand your pain, Luna Iris."
I couldn’t bring myself to call her mother just so soon. It was too much, though I had nothing against her.
Gosh! Now I can understand Raven’s situation as well.



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