Chapter thirteen.
Subtitle: the red necklace.
*** general POV***
As soon as Melanie left Jaxon turned to cole with a questioning look.
"you know the Phoenix princess? Wow! "
Cole pretended he didn't know anything about Melanie being jaxon's sister..
"that was my sister dude. If I'm not mistaken it's her although she's changed a lot in the space of a week.
She wasn't this pretty she had brown hair not red, her eyes weren't red and her skin wasn't red either.
You came with her so you must know what happened to her.
And wait what did you just call her? "
Cole asked Jaxon. He was way beyond curious and needed an answer.
"relax man. That's the Phoenix princess, i didn't know she was your sister. She just joined my pack yesterday and offered to protect my pack for the exchange of her friend's life... "
Cole muttered looking at Jaxon with a redundant face.
"no! You have to know about what happened to her. This ain't Melanie anymore! She wasn't this willful look the way she talked back at me earlier. My sister will never talk back at me. What the hell happened to her Cole! "
Jaxon snapped impatiently and grabbed Cole's shoulders.
"let go of me man! I told you I don't know a thing about her, you can ask Charlie here."
Cole said and motioned his head towards Charlie who stood with her arms folded. The rest of the pack members were also watching what was happening.
Cole turned to Charlie.
"what happened to my sister? "
He snapped.
Charlie didn't even flinch.
She looked at him coldly and muttered in a clearly and audible yet sour voice.
"I'm not telling you a thing. Go kiss your ass!"
Cole gave her a thank you look for not revealing anything to Jaxon.
"can we please talk about this later buddy. I'm damn hungry! "
Cole snapped and dragged Jaxon along with him towards the pack house.
The rest of the twenty warriors followed.
*** Melanie's POV***
My foot clicked and clapped along to the wooden stairs as I walked up.
Quinn stood beneath the stairs and stared up at me with an impossible scorn on her face.
I don't care,
All I wanted is was to see my mom and then leave the damn house.
I opened the door to the familiar room I loved to visit so much.
There she lay on the bed flat.
Her eyes were wide opened as she stared at the ceiling.
She seemed to be in deep thoughts.
I approached her slowly as I shut the door silently.
She didn't notice me until I was just feets away form her.
She looked at me plainly and muttered my name with ease.
"Melanie baby.. "
She muttered.
I immediately bend and hugged her, crying over her shoulders with a burst.
She too was in tears as soon as she saw me.
She drew me closer to her body.
"Mother.... I've missed you like crazy!"
I exclaimed as she cried on her shoulders.
"Don't cry baby girl, I've missed you so much but I've been fine."
mother cooed.
"Ain't you going to ask me what happened to me mom?"
I asked her.
So long, everyone who sees me in my new form is baffled and confused so why isn't mother the same?
"Am just so happy to see you baby. I don't care why your like this am just happy that your back into my arms"
She said.
I smiled at her before speaking.
"When I reached the pack garden to attend the ceremony a week ago something happened.
One thing led to the other and I ended up finding out that I was mated to the king.
Its so unfortunate of me to me mated to the complex alpha.
I somewhat blamed the moon goddess for her cruel choice.
She had no right to rule over me and mate me to someone who would hate me.
I am a princess not a slave to anyone.
He rejected me mother.
The cruel king rejected me.
I was humiliated like I was nothing in this world!"
I paused and sniffed.
I was literally crying.
"And do you know the worst part of it all?
My own father and brother also rejected me.
I know for sure that they disliked me.
Yes they did, but I didn't know it has already turned to hate.
Everyone at the ceremony thought I wasn't fit to be a Luna and also discriminate me at the spot.
I mean what could the possibly expect from an ugly lady.
I left the pack out of anger and almost got raped.."
I was explaining when mom cut me off with a worried question.
"Who the hell tried to hurt you.
I'll never forgive him
I'll let you brother punish him!"
She snapped worriedly and touched my shoulders as if looking for any trace of wounds.
"Thankfully a friend came to my aid and helped me out.
I wanted to leave this whole jungle but there was no escape route.
The only route to use was the firebird deserts.."
"Why the heck did you go to that damn desert! Its dangerous.."
Mom had a pitiful look on.
And yet she cut me off again with a frail voice.
I chuckled.
"How can it be dangerous when my grandmother is the the queen of the firebird deserts?"
I asked rhetorically.
Mom's mom's widened.
"What grandmother are talking about? You father's mother is long dead..."
Mom stuttered.
I smiled at her and removed the necklace from my neck shoving it into her palm.
As she starred at the necklace her eyes widened and a tear slipped out of her eyes.
"mother..... Oh mother.. "
She cried.
"grandma passed away two days ago.
She said to give you a big kiss and sorry on her behalf.
She is sorry for leaving you behind to suffer and is sorry for not being a good mother.
She hopes you will forgive and keep your memory of her in your heart.
This necklace is the only piece she left behind for you.. "
I cooed and comforted her.
"she left me.....
She left me..
I cried for days but she didn't return..
I was sick for days but she wasn't there to take care of me..
How much I missed her.. "
Mom cooed I'm totally tears like a baby.
I have never seen my mother cried like this.
I rubbed mom's hair while I talked to her.
"I am now the next phoenix princess mother.
Grandma was supposed to be the last but she sacrificed a lot to create a firebird for me.
I was the reason she left you.
She had locked herslef up in the firebird desert since I was born.
She is the reason I will no longer be called weak mother...
"
I explained to her.
This brought more tears to my mother's eyes more and more.
"I am happy that you've become stronger and have changed..
But you just know that no matter what I'll still love you.
Even if you become the devil himself! "
Mom stated.
I smiled out my tears and cleaned them with my palm.
"let me help you put it on mom.
Do not loose it!
When I'm finish with my assignment I'll take you with me to my castle.
I now own a castle mom!
we can be away from these cruel useless people and live happily together! "
I squealed and took the necklace from her unhooking it.
"but I need to save this world's ass first.
The witches are planning a disaster and if they succeed we will all be wiped out in a matter of time.
The job is in my hands to find and bring them down or the world will suffer.
Even the human world will not be left out. "
I explained to her as I put the necklace round her successfully and hooked it.
But then a strange thing happened at once.
The engraved necklace immediately began to glow red and the whole house began to change colour.
Mothers eyes suddenly went shut.
I shook her whole body and called her name three times but she didn't react.
I began to panic.