Drogo

Astrid's Point of View

I spent the rest of my evening inside of the guest room of the Deveraugh. The conversation that I had with her made me puke. Every word that I use, the facial expression, even my simple gestures, I need to change just to save myself from dying.

However, I realized that if Melanie’s death was indeed a suicide, if she hated her sister and asked to cast a spell not to find her mate, then what happened? Why did she commit suicide?

I was glancing at the glass window, counting on the stars to help me get to sleep.

The wind was chilly and I exhaled deeply when I thought about the past. That witch that I met from the church and her connections with Melanie Devaraugh, now it comes to me. The successor of her eyes only sees demons around her.

When I turned around, I always saw hallucinations of dead bodies around me. I was getting used to it. Especially the man with a goat head that has large horns. It was smiling at me. These eyes were seeing the pits of hell.

Was this a cycle that I just continued? What if I’m not the person that can change the fate of the Crimson Moon Pack? Then I saw a picture of Alex being beheaded in front of me. "Seek your revenge, Astrid."

He uttered those words before he shut his eyes, smiling.

I awoke from my sleep, dripping wet. The bedsheets were soaking wet, and I was catching my breath. The dark lord simply vanishes in the corner of this room. I heard a loud knock in the room. Then I saw Margaux inviting me to join them for breakfast.

The grand stairs leading to the ground floor of their mansion were so excessive. I don't know why, but I felt bad about it. The gold-plated stair railing of the staircase, the marble of each step, and the lighting from the chandelier in the middle of the high ceiling mansion were so grandiose. They were so wealthy that I don’t know why, but I felt bad about it.

Keeping it to myself. I still felt awkward around Margaux. I want to throw up that I need to build like a facade that I’m a safe person without any intention to put them in danger. Margaux, then also thinks I’m probably her sister, the way she talks to me and her whole demeanor, she probably still mourning of her death. She might perhaps, cared for me because I have her evil sister’s eyes.

I was smiling from ear to ear and she caught me that she asked me suddenly.

“What’s the matter, Astrid? Is there something going on? Can you please tell me?”

“Oh, that was nothing, I remembered something funny, that made me smile a bit. It was back in the days when I was a child with my packmates in Silver Moon Pack.”

“I see, I felt bad about what happened to your packmates, you’re probably, reminiscing the good days when you’re with them. I’m glad you’re able to survive.”

“Absolutely, with the help of the witch, I was able to survive. I asked if there was something that I can trade so she can save me with your army and she saw my eyes. She trades it in one of her collections, then here you go. I just found out that it was your sisters.”

“It’s such a small world indeed, Astrid. I don’t also intend to have wars between packmates, I know there are a lot of innocent people that suffered. My sister was also a victim, even though she cast a spell on me, that I don’t know how to break but here I am mourning her death. If I could bring that one night before it happened, I will tell her everything.”

She then smiled and apologize to me for saying a lot of things about her sister, she was worried that I bothered her too much. But to be honest, I don’t care if she overshares, it would help me more to get along with her while checking out on Atasha. Meeting Margaux was a blessing in disguise. I could use her knowledge, her wealth, and her influence fo me to reach my end goal.

“Astrid, I want you to meet my family members, the Deveraugh clan”

I looked around and they were all giving me an odd look before they smiled at me. The silence confirms that they’re a bit hesitant to talk to me knowing I had their sister’s eyes. I bowed down so they know that I’m respecting them.

“Nice to meet you all, it was a pleasure to meet you.”

“So, you’re from the Silver Moon Pack? Is that right? And you have Melanie’s eyes that you got from the witch?”

“Yes, that’s right Sir…”

“My name is Drogo, I’m the beta of the Crimson Moon Pack.”

“What brings you here?” He asked me with an authoritative tone.

“Father, please have her meal first before we ask her some questions. We need her here, I believe that we should take care of Astrid knowing she has Melanie’s eyes.”

The beta of the Crimson Moon Pack Drogo was truly an intimidating person. With his long black hair and his full beard, his blue eyes were cold as ice. Her mother at the same time was just eating her meal giving me a worried look.

“Since she has Melanie’s eyes, I let her inside of this house. But if this goes out and reached Alpha Gregory, I would step down as a beta. And all of this would be gone, we would be sleeping in the streets.”

Drogo then stood up from his chair, then leave the dining table. “Melanie, still hunting us even to this day. I’m glad that she’s dead, however, her presence was here.”

“Father, how could you say that she’s still your daughter!”

“No, I disowned her! It's all her fault why you’re cursed! Everyone in this family was cursed, I was working hard to be the loyal beta of Alpha Gregory! Just for us to survive, hoping you would continue the legacy, Margaux! But now, his stupid son Elijah announced he found his luna? What the hell, we’re messed up!”

He grabbed his chair and then smashed it to the floor. The chair was broken into pieces and no one bothers to stop him. The members of the family continued eating their food like nothing was happening.

“I’m so sorry, Astrid, my father was drinking all night because of what happened at the banquet.”

“It was understandable for him to feel so upset. It should be an event where Alpha Gregory should announce your marriage with Elijah, correct?”

“Right, but Elijah was doing this for years. The last time that his father was setting up an event like this he always had excuses. Now she’s with your sister, that’s your twin sister, right? That’s her slave.”

“Sister? Did I hear that right? That’s your sister? Elijah now declaring his disgusting slave as his luna,” Drogo then grabbed the bottle of whiskey and smashed it to the ground.

He screamed so loud that all of the members of the family covered their ears without any single emotion.

“That’s why I’m here beta Drogo, I’m here to check on my sister, I’m ensuring that Elijah wouldn’t continue her marriage to Elijah. I assure you that it wouldn’t happen. Also, since I have the eyes of Melanie, my plan would also be to return these back to the witch. I didn’t like the feeling of having these. It’s driving me insane. I was also a victim here, but let me join you on your journey. We would make sure Margaux, continued your legacy and she would bear pups that would lead the future of Crimson Moon Pack.”

It was a bold statement in order for me to grab his attention. He then began laughing hysterically and everyone at the dining table just smiled. Did I say something stupid?

“I like you Astrid, a girl from the silver moon pack, that’s surprising. A girl like you shouldn’t belong there in the first place. You are smart. I really thought that people in the Silver Moon Pack were full of idiots, I like that I was proven wrong now that I met you.”

“It was an honor for me beta Drogo, it’s a pleasure and I’m so much happy that you’re given me a chance to hear my thoughts. I just wanted my sister to be a slave, she didn’t deserve to be a luna of Elijah Montreal, only Margaux is deserving to that position. Let me help you to break the curse of Margaux that she’s mateless. I could be asked my sister to talk to Elijah to push through with his marriage to Margaux. I bet with the help of my sister, she could easily trace Elijah’s doing.”

“Your sister is only a slave though, how could she easily asked or give him orders to marry Margaux? How is that even possible?”

“We can trick him. Since I have connections also to the witch, we can give him a certain potion that could lead him to marry Margaux. The potion can be added to the drink or to his food and I’ll tell my sister to cooperate with me. How does that sound?”

Margaux covered her mouth with the shock in her eyes, she then glanced to his father that was also shocked by the response that I came up with. It was only a spur of the moment. I didn’t know if that was the right answer.

I know it was horrible to do but I needed to come up with something because I’m now so desperate to be part of their domain.

“I know it’s horrible… I’m so sorry, I would think of a different plan…”

“No that was perfect,” Drogo replied that made me taken aback.

“It’s been a long time since I considered that but I don’t want to get caught or stain my hands or my men to be involved in such an act. Because it would be dangerous for us but now since it came from your mouth. I know that you’re a smart girl. I don’t know what you’re real motive is but I want to let you know that if you only doing this to be part of this family. Like Melanie, I’ll also disown you once you betray me. Like Melanie, you’ll be committing suicide.”

He then laughed and asked his men to clean up his mess then he proceeds to his room. All the family members then stood up to their feet. Then walked passed us. Margaux's mother then glanced at me then gave me a tap on the shoulder. She smiled and whispered, “I hope you’re not fooling us around because if you do, you’ll be dead.”

“Astrid, what’s wrong with you? Why did you say that to my father?” Margaux pulled her hair out and both of her hands were now in her face.

“I wanted to give your father assurance that I’m not an enemy. It’s that simple Margaux, I’m sorry if I say those things, I can handle all of this, what’s important is I’m now part of your family.”

“Family? This is a cursed family,”

“I’m cursed, ever since I got Melanie’s eyes. I could only see dead bodies lying on the ground with these hallucinations in the evening, the dark lord, the evil, and the fire. I would correct the cursed of your family. Make your father happy for you to be the next Luna”

“Are you sure about this? You can still back out.”

“Yes, listen to me Margaux, I need to check my sister. Making sure she’s only a mere slave of Elijah. That alone made me happy.”

“Why do you hate your sister so much, Astrid?”

“Because she stole everything away from me. Because we shared the same face, but not with the same fate. She was loved by everyone even with the smallest effort. I always strive to be much better than her but she always had the spotlight. I hated it. Thinking about it already makes me want to puke. The thought of me that I shared the same face with her makes me want to scream. I would want her to suffer emotionally like what I faced.”

“I hear you Astrid, but did she hate you for having the same face? Did she hate you as well because of this? Perhaps, she might want to be with you. She might think the opposite of what you felt. Maybe we don’t know that she also envies you.”

“I no longer want to talk about this Margaux. Would you like to cooperate with me or not? This is the future of your family. I have my own agenda and you have yours. Melanie’s eyes, I want this to put on her grave, so if you help me, I can also negotiate with the witch to return this to you.”

"I'm lost for words Astrid, but let's see.  Those plans you mentioned to my father. I'm scared because it involves casting a spell on Elijah."

"If there's another way Margaux then tell me right now,"

She went silent and I then smiled at her, I offered her a handshake then her hand went to mine.  As we both shook hands, a memory of Margaux and Melanie flashed before my eyes.