Chapter 94

Whatever Damien said got to me that even when Laura came into the room, I didn't have anything to say to her. We were all in a room separated only by different beds in different parts of the room. It was a quiet night as it seemed Damien was also upset with me since he felt I was drawing out the issue and I wasn't forgiving Laura as fast as I should. So they both whispered and laughed as they discussed. I couldn't hear them but I knew they were happy together. I didn't know if I should get angry or upset, I didn't know what I should feel but I knew I didn't want to be here. I went outside through the door but I was sure they didn't notice me as much. It was cold outside. The rain had stopped but I could still feel the cold even with my sweater on. I walked out to the balcony of the guest room where we were staying. It was time again for me to decide if I was making a huge mistake or not. I have tried to tell myself that I wasn't at fault with whatever Laura did or was feeling. She brought it upon herself. If she didn't leave in the first place, none of this would have happened. No one would blame me for being so angry. 'Was I overdoing it? Was I supposed to be over it by now?" These questions keep coming into my head and I couldn't settle my mind. Maybe I should give Laura a chance, she deserved a chance to explain herself. Immediately, the door behind me opened and it was Laura. She looked at me but I turned back away from her. 'Naomi, are you in the mood to talk?" She asked me, standing quietly behind me. I knew Damien must have given her the cue to come after me. 'You want to talk right? Let's talk." I said, turning around to face her. I was sitting in the staircase that led to the guesthouse and she sat at the little stool beside our door, so there wasn't much distance between us. 'Alright, I know this was hard for you but I promise I'll make it worthwhile." She started and then paused, took a breath and continued. 'When I saw you and Thorne, I got jealous. I'm not going to lie, a part of me felt betrayed by you. I felt you stopped my relationship when yours was already blooming. So when I saw Mascot, all the memories I had spent with Jim kept coming up to my head." She stopped, looked to see if I was still listening, then looked away to continue. 'I felt bad because of what I was feeling and I tried to suppress the fact that I was beginning to love Mascot again. I thought I was succeeding but then, Mascot came back into my life and talked me into believing that you were the one who stopped our relationship." 'At first, I was going to believe him but I didn't because I caught him still speaking to someone about Lucas and all their plot. I thought he had changed but he was still very greedy. He pleaded that I stand by him and love him, so we could win this war together against you. It was hard to believe that the man I loved was that wicked, so I decided, as hard as it was, to never let him use me." She stopped, waiting for me to say something but nothing came out of my mouth. I only stared down at my fingers trying to figure where this story is going. 'I decided to play along and follow him so I could find out what exactly his plan and that of Lucas was. I wanted to tell you but I couldn't. I'm very sorry, Naomi but when I decided to follow Mascot, I did so with my mind made up to find out about his hideout and not just become what I wanted to." She stopped talking and I knew this was my cue to say something but still I had nothing to say. The whole situation had made me forget how to feel concerning this whole situation. I couldn't feel and say anything, I just sat there trying to figure out what this feeling I had was. 'I'm very sorry. I understand if you don't have anything to say to me. I was wrong but I just.." 'What did you figure out?" I interrupted her. 'What? She was shocked at my interruption. 'You said that you followed Mascot to figure out some things that could help us, so what did you figure out?" 'Well, Lucas is surely not giving up. He's actually very upset with you and me, too since I helped your mother escape. He's been trying to get to you for a long time." 'What exactly did you get from betraying me? What?" I blurted out, immediately. She's been trying to explain but I cut her short suddenly. 'I understand that you're upset but listen to me. We got to that but where we stopped when there was rain, if you can remember. That's their hideout. Mascot told me that Lucas was calling on militaries to fight against you. I think Lucas doesn't just want you, he wants Shadowcrest too. There's something about Shadowcrest that he wants so bad and he needs your help to get it." I got suddenly interested in what she was saying. This was exactly what Alpha-king Magnus was saying to me. Lucas had killed my father because he wanted Shadowcrest to belong to him but Diane was too strong for him at that time so he couldn't take the land to himself. That was the reason he kept me and my mother in that Palace, hoping to use us, whenever he wished. I thought for a while and decided to move past this period with Laura. 'I'm sorry for not listening to you. I was just hurt that someone that was so close left without remorse or even looking back." I apologize deeply from my heart. 'I'm sorry too." Laura apologized. It felt weird to hug each other at this time but we had agreed that we both weren't going to be upset anymore about the past. I knew that slowly things would go back to normal. When I went back to sleep, I was glad and I felt so free and happy that everything was now behind us. When we went back into the house, Damien had already gone to bed and was snoring away. We laughed when we said we would tell him how loudly he was snoring.