Chapter 105: The Journey back
TERESA’S P.O.V.
The weight of Lucian’s words hung in the air, and I was at a complete loss for what to say. Everything he’d just revealed—mates, Lunas, and an entire pack depending on me—felt like someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over my head. My heart pounded, my hands shook, and my voice cracked when I finally managed to speak.
"This... This is so overwhelming," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. "I don’t even know where to start. How am I supposed to grasp all of this?"
Lucian tilted his head, his expression softening. For a moment, he looked almost innocent, an odd contrast to his usual larger-than-life presence. "You don’t have to grasp it all tonight," he said gently. "Take your time. Also, there’s a story I need to tell you—something that will explain why I’ve been the way I’ve been. But tonight’s already spent, and tomorrow, we have a journey to begin. We’ll have plenty of time to talk, Teresa. I promise."
I blinked, the words catching me off guard. "Wait—tomorrow? Journey? Am I going with you to... to Adrian’s valley?"
"Yes," Lucian said simply, his tone leaving no room for argument.
My eyes widened as panic bubbled up in my chest. "Lucian, I haven’t told Luke I’m going anywhere, let alone for three months! Lucian I just got back from that place!"
He sighed, the weight of his words pressing down on me before he even spoke. When he turned to me, his expression was dead serious, his blank eyes somehow cutting straight through me. "Teresa," he began, his voice low and steady, "my pack is called the Moonpeak Pack. It’s the largest pack in all nine regions of the west. All eyes are on me—on us. I know you’re still finding it hard to believe it but you’re not just anyone,Teresa. You’re my mate and the Luna of my pack."
I swallowed hard, already sensing where this was going.
"If I’m not there to protect you and the twins," Lucian continued, "and our rivals find out, they will come for you. Just like the witches did." His voice cracked slightly at the mention of the witches, and it sent a shiver down my spine. "If anything ever happened to you or the twins again..." He paused, taking a deep breath as if to steady himself. "I would go mad, Teresa. The word mad doesn’t mean I will get angry, no it means I would literally go mentally insane."
The raw emotion in his voice nearly undid me, but it was the next words that sealed my decision.