RankNovelChapter 0666 Nina After Daphne's swift departure, I stood alone in the forest clearing, the whisper of leaves and distant birdcalls my only companions.
The realization that she knew more than she was letting on about the yellow-eyed wolf weighed heavily on me. Her help could be instrumental in figuring out whoever was stalkingand my friends, but she was tight-lipped and unwilling to offer her services. I walked back to my car, lost in thought, the gravel crunching under my feet as I replayed our conversation in my mind.
As I drove home, the quiet streets of Mountainview seemed distant and unimportant. My mind was elsewhere, tangled in whatever web had been formed by the yellow-eyed wolf.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAnd yet, when I pulled into the driveway and hopped out of the car, the sound of laughter reached my ears. Furrowing my brow, I circled around the side of the house and spotted my mother and Tyler in the pool, tossing a beach ball back and forth.
"Oh, look who it is," my mother called out, her eyes shaded by sunglasses. "Where'd you run off to this moming?" I shrugged. "Just needed a little 'me' time," I said vaguely.
"Understandable," my mother said, leaning on the edge of the pool. "Why don't you cin for a swim? It's supposed to be a scorcher today." "Oh, I don't know- "Aw, c'mon," Tyler said, pushing his lower lip out in that signature pout that I always found impossible to ignore." The water's nice. Besides, aren't pregnant ladies supposed to exercise or something so they don't get fat?" "Tyler," my mother scolded, splashing him. "That's rude." I couldn't help but laugh. "Alright, alright," I said. "I guess a little swim wouldn't hurt." A little while later, dressed in my bikini, I was stepping into the cool pool water. The sun had risen high into the sky by now, and my mom had been right; it was a hot one today, and it was only going to get hotter as the summer went on.
My mother floated nearby, her hair fanned out around her like a halo. She looked so content, so at peace, that it made my heart swell. I couldn't remember the last tI saw her this relaxed. Maybe never, honestly.
"You know, I can't remember the last twe did something like this," I said, swimming closer to her.
She smiled, her eyes sparkling in the sunlight. "I used to take you and Tyler to the YMCA all the time, you know," she said.
I furrowed my brow, struggling to remember. My mom, noticing, laughed. "You were little. Tyler was a toddler." I nodded slowly as I paddled circles around my mom, holding onto a pool floaty.
"Can I ask you something?" I asked.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Sure," my mom replied. "What's up, sweetie?" "You... You seem so much happier lately," I said softly while Tyler splashed around in the background, doing somersaults under the water like a little kid.
My mom opened her eyes, squinting against the sun. "Do I?"
I nodded. "You do," I said. "I figured maybe it was Tyler's recovery, ormaybe my dad. Bux these past few days, being back in Mountainview, you somehow seem even happier than in the werewolf realm." My mother paused, considering my words. I saw something flash across her face, something that I couldn't quite read, before she shrugged. "I always liked it here," she said. "And besides, it's nice to visit my daughter." "When will you go back to the werewolf realm?" "Soon," my mother said with a sigh. "Your father is probably quite lonely by now." "Yeah," I sighed, resting my chin on my pool floatie. "Do you think... Do you think I was too harsh with him? I mean, after everything that's happened...'
My mom sat up, treading water as she looked at me. "Honey, don't feel "Your father has been bad," she said.
e through a lot, yes, but you're not your sister. You don't have to drop everything to try and beclike her."
Her words struckto my core, maderealize something that I hadn't noticed yet. Maybe, in a way, I had been trying to fit my sister's shoes: Despite everything, she was the perfect princess. If the Luna hadn't wreaked the havoc that she had, then Selena would have made the perfect heir to the throne.
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