She's the luna I want novel Chapter 8

AMARA.

"Okay, young lady. Tell me what happened?" Mom stepped inside my room as soon as I let her in and sat on the foot of my bed. I was inside my blanket with no plans of getting up.

"What do you mean what happened?" I asked as if I had no idea what she wanted to know. I was just buying time because, up until now, I didn’t know what to tell her.

It was just five o’clock in the morning, and I was supposed to be on my way back to the Black Shadow Pack so I would not miss my first class at nine o'clock.

"You told me yesterday that you would drive early today, so I let Gamma Edward drive Alonso alone last night. But it looks to me like you have no plans of going to school."

"We don’t have classes today."

"That’s not what you told me last night."

"Can I skip school?" I asked almost immediately, biting my bottom lip as I waited for her response.

"Only if you tell me why."

"Mom…"

"Am I failing you as a mother? I’m not even going to ask for details, just any vague idea that you can give me will be enough."

I sat up and pulled my knees to my chest before I hugged them.

"You know I never got a moment like this with my mother. I wish I had, then I could tell her even those little things that made me cry."

"Mom…" I didn’t want her to feel bad, but I also didn’t want her to know what happened to me. A part of me was embarrassed by the rejection. I didn’t want them to see me as weak.

"Or those people who make my life a living hell. So don’t take this moment for granted. Because not everyone has a mother, or even if they do, some mothers don’t even care. I will be the last person to judge you, Amara."

"I’m okay, it’s just that… I had a bad week."

"I want to believe you, but you didn’t sound like you were having a bad week when I talked with you last Friday. Something happened between that time and when you came home."

I let out a deep sigh.

"Fine. Catherine and I had a fight." I blurted out.

I hope Catherine will forgive me. Because I had no idea why I kept protecting Jace, the asshole.

"This is not the first time, so I’m sure it will be fixed. Right, you want to fix this?"

I nodded my head and felt guilty for lying. "Please don’t ask why."

"I hope it’s not over a guy because no guy is worth ruining your friendship with Catherine." She let out a deep breath and looked me straight in the eye.

I smiled at her and shook my head. "Yup. Nothing worth losing the friendship. I just want a breather. I’m sure when I’m ready I will approach her again."

"Or she will approach you first."

I smiled and nodded my head.

"Does it hurt?" She asked, and I knew she meant about Catherine and me falling out, but the words struck directly into my heart and reminded me of Jace.

My eyes watered as I nodded my head. "I don’t even know what’s wrong with me. Or what I did do wrong?"

"People have different ways of approaching things. Different ways of thinking and different ways of handling situations, but at the end of the day, what matters is whether you’re willing to compromise to save a relationship that is worth saving."

"I feel like you’re talking about you and Dad." I let out a soft chuckle.

"It’s applicable for everything."

"You stayed and compromised even if he was hurting you." I pointed out.

"I stayed because I loved him, and there was no one in the world I could trust but him. So I took all the pain because I was hoping he would be worth it in the end. And guess what? Dad is worth it."

"I wish I could find someone who thinks I’m worth it, or that I’m worth taking the risk."

"You’re still young, not even eighteen. No need to rush into falling in love or finding a man to love you. It will come in its own time. For now, let me and your dad be the only people who can love you the most."

"I’m not rushing. I’m going to be an Alpha, and he can wait until I’m ready for him." I meant that.

If I couldn’t have Jace, at least I would have time to focus on preparing myself to be an Alpha. I knew Dad would not hand it to me anytime soon, as he took the Alpha post when he was already almost twenty-four.

"Well, I’m sure you can’t tell your heart to wait if it’s already there in front of you." Mom softly chuckled before she stood up, went to the side of my bed, and leaned in to kiss the crown of my head. "But enough of that, because I like the idea of you waiting longer so I can have you all to myself for a longer time."

I wrapped my arms around her and rested my head on her stomach, inhaling her calming scent. "Thanks, Mom. Save me from Dad."

"Your dad will never complain about you staying home longer than you should. He just wants to check if you’re okay."

"Then tell him his princess Alpha is okay." I untangled my arms around her and tilted my head to look at her, smiling warmly at the female I loved the most in the world.

"I will. And maybe later, we can start discussing your big party. You’re turning eighteen soon."

I feigned a scowl and dropped my body onto the mattress. "You know I hate balls and big parties."

"This one is non-negotiable, sweetheart. It is a Mikaelson family tradition to have a coming-of-age party for every firstborn. And we are not breaking that tradition."

"What if I meet my mate there?"

"It will break my heart, but only because I want you to stay with me longer. But I know that whoever the Goddess blessed you with, he’ll be perfect."