The two wolfguards released me and turned back to their work. I couldn’t let them desecrate my mother’s resting place any further. My hands shook with rage as I stepped forward.
“Are you done?!” Scott snarled, grabbing me roughly by the arm and shoving me aside.
I stumbled, my shoulder colliding my mother’s urn and it tipped over, spilling her ashes across the damp earth. For a moment, the world stood still. The pain was so sharp it stole my breath away.
Watching my mother die full of regrets had been a hellish experience of my life. The grief and hatred inside me were unbearable because I couldn't even save her ashes.
As if the moon goddess was mocking my despair, the sky started raining. I shouted in agony, as I desperately tried to gather with my trembling hands my mother's ashes which turned into a muddy paste.
“No, no!” I sobbed, but it was useless. The rain was washing her away, and I was powerless to stop it.
Winona walked over, her footsteps squelching in the mud. She looked down at me, her lips twisted into a cruel smile. “Ariana, why are you lying in the dirt like a dog over a stranger’s ashes? Enough of this farce.”
Her words were the final blow. Fueled by a surge of fury, I pushed her away. She stumbled, eyes wide in shock, but Scott caught her before she fell.
“Ariana! You almost pushed Winona to the ground!” Scott roared, his fury directed at me. “I’ll teach you a lesson today!”
He raised his phone to his ear, calling his Beta. “Robert, don’t send the gift. Stop the medication for Ariana’s mother and cancel the surgery immediately.”
There was a brief pause on the other end before Robert’s voice came through. “Alpha, your Luna’s mother died on the day of your mating ceremony.”
Scott’s face went pale. “What are you talking about? How is that possible?” he demanded, his voice shaking with disbelief.
“It’s true, Alpha,” Robert said grimly. “And I’ve discovered that the grave Ms. Lei buried her dog in… belongs to Luna’s mother.”
