Awakening Luna: Darkness Holding the Light by Majie

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

LEWIS

“You have both my ears,” Halen said as he directly looked at Lia. Although he was always acting foolish, Halen could quickly judge the situation he was in. At that moment, he probably realized already that I called him here not because of myself but because Lia had something to inform him — and an urgent matter at that. Lia met Halen's gaze and something inside me irked. Clearly, I was feeling irritated. I furrowed my brows at my extreme reaction. “Th-thank you, your highness,” Lia softly said. Even without hearing her thoughts and feeling her emotions, the tone of her voice could clearly indicate how nervous she was.

I slightly narrowed my eyes. “Foolish hierarchy is strictly being implemented in that dim-witted pack. She must be nervous about suddenly talking to this foolish prince,” I thought to myself. “Hmmm. Maybe I can beat Halen a few more times in front of her so that she won't give him this much respect,’ I started plotting my next action. “Actually, I am also willing to offer my heart to you,” suddenly, Halen said. I immediately sent him a chilly glare. Halen gulped before hurriedly saying, "Ahhhhh but I love my life more so I will never offer Lady Adalia my heart.”

I would have given him a beating that time. However, he was lucky since his action helped Lia to loosen up some nerves. She gave the both of us a serious nod before saying, “Your highness, I have something very important to tell you.”

She just spoke a few words, but all my attention was immediately focused on her. At that moment, she was worried and had yet to decide the things that she should tell the prince.

“What will you do, Lia?" An ability was something that a wolf possesses. Some of these were known while others opt to not reveal the extent of their powers to another. This was especially true of werewolves with special abilities like Lia. Afterall, her power was something that could change destiny. Although I told her that she could trust Halen, ultimately, it was still her choice whether to reveal her ability to him.

“How much are you willing to tell Halen? Will you tell him about your ability?" I thought as I watched her internally struggle.

“Well, whatever her choice will be, it will not matter that much. The only important thing is that you entrusted me with your ability," I thought to myself. I did not realize it, but a smirk has formed on my lips.

For some reason, I was feeling satisfied. Thus, Lia's next words caught me by surprise. “Your highness, you are someone that Lewis trusts so I will also trust you,” she said in a

straightforward manner. In her eyes, a hint of resolution and absolute trust could be seen. “Ah? Did my heart just skip a beat?” I blinked my eyes in surprise. “I did not see this directly. But in one of my visions, I heard that the princess of the werewolves was ambushed while she was on her way back to the castle,” without any preamble, Lia directly said. “Moreover, in that vision, I heard that the ambush would occur the day after the prince visited our pack.”

“Your highness, I am a member of the Pack of Emoresi and you visited our pack yesterday. When I heard you earlier that you were on your way to escort your sister back to the castle, I immediately realized the vision.” “So, if my visions are accurate, there will be an ambush waiting for you on your way to the castle. This is what I want to inform you, your highness,” Lia finished her statement. Halen did not say anything right away and merely gave Lia a profound gaze. Thus, the room was filled with silence and it was only a few seconds later when Halen opened his mouth to ask, “Lady Adelia, are you saying that you have the ability to see the future?” Halen was seemingly very calm, if not for his hand that visibly shook. Apparently, the news greatly surprised Halen and it was very possible that it was an incredibly significant matter for him. If that was the case, then it could only mean that Lia would inevitably be entangled with the complicated royal family. I did not like it.

But who was I to prevent it from happening, especially when I hear Lia answered Halen without any hesitation,

“Yes,” she told him. Halen's previously comical face immediately turned impassive upon hearing her answer. And it was only after a couple of seconds when he broke the silence saying, “Lady Adelia, do you know that this matter... is something that could affect the destiny of the whole werekind?”