Reborn- His Scarlett Moon

The moment I entered through the unguarded front gates, I knew something terrible had happened even before knowing what it was.

As I walked further inside, there was a crowd concentration, especially towards the central location . Initially I had to shove through them but as soon as they turned back and saw me, they shifted and made way for my passage.

Their silent stares were giving me the creeps. It was then that I realized that the crowd was mainly around my father’s place.

I broke into a run. I didn’t stop before my legs automatically braked and then collapsed into a fall.

It was my father.

He was on the ground. There were bite marks all over his body with a distinct stab wound at his heart.

” Father… ” I crawled towards him on all fours and picked him up on my lap.

” Father… Father wakes up. Why are you sleeping here like this? ”

My hands were shaking and my words faltered as my lips trembled.

I couldn’t bring myself to accept the fact that was laid wide open in front of my eyes-

My father, the jewel of my crown, my rock, the Alpha of our pack, was gone. He was lying on the cold hard ground, immobile and dead.

I let out a blood coiling howl that left me as if my soul was what that left.

My silent pack joined me as I mourned.

They all finally broke down, along with me and our howls echoed through the woods.

***

“What happened? ” I finally sat up and wiped my tears as the head preacher came in to cover my father in his shroud.Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

” It was the wolf boy that you had brought in. ”

One of my father’s subordinates replied.

I turned towards him with fierce eyes,

” What do you mean? ”

Even if that boy had turned rabid and wild, he lacked the strength and agility against my father, even if there were a dozen of him.

Besides, I could see the prominent dagger stab.

” Your father had gone in his cage all alone. He locked us all out. Suddenly we heard his yell and scream and rushed in.

The door of the cage was open and the boy leaped out and left.

We rushed to your bleeding father and he saw the opportunity to escape.

None of us know the details of what had happened but it seems like the boy’s transformation was triggered once again. ”

” Drop the act, ” I stood up and yelled, ” Even if he transformed and overpowered my father, where the hell did he get a dagger from to stab him in the heart? ”

I bent over my father and touched his wound,

” And with this precision? ”

I had seen the boy fight Ryan. He was a bundle of crude power with no aim or skill. There was no way he could land a blow that would be swift and so quick that my father would fall for it.

” Sherizad, you should go and change into your mourning attire. We will be leaving towards the burial ground within a few minutes. It’s been a long time since your father left for his heavenly abode. We waited only for your return. We should not let his soul do anymore waiting. ”

It was my mother.

It was the first time I was seeing her out in public and infront of all the ministers.

She held me by my arm and literally dragged me out of there.

I was about to protest but her sudden public appearance left me too stunned.

I shrugged my hands off her grip when we were finally inside my room. She looked at my enraged face but turned quietly towards the door to shut it instead.

The she turned towards me with an expression that said,

” Okay alright. Go ahead and blow. ”

And I did.

” Why the hell did you bring me in like that? Were you not listening to what those stupid ministers said? They were trying to blame it all on the little boy I had brought in when the culprit was clearly someone else. ”

I probably spoke the fastest I could, all at one go.

” Correction Sherizad, they were trying to blame it on you. They were holding you responsible for his death. ”

She replied, her voice very cold.

” And you let them and dragged me in here. How smart and clever! ”

I clapped as I mocked her decision.

” You don’t understand, do you? You are the only living offspring that your father has. And you are a female. Whoever planned your father’s murder is standing amongst us, hiding as a friend. They want you out of the picture and then grab his throne from the back. In the pretext of saving the pack. ”

This didn’t look like it was coming from someone who lived most of her life in isolation. It seemed like an opinion from a seasoned politician.

” Then let me prove to them how wrong their evil hopes and aspirations are. Let me cut their serpent heads before spreading their poisonous hood. ”

” You cannot. Doing that without a solid proof or trial will lead to civil unrest. And we don’t have time to investigate. The pack cannot remain leaderless for long. We need to appoint a leader who can be accepted by all, undisputed. ”

She added.

“And who might that be? ”

I asked with suspicion.

” Tristan.

Your father had given words to his father for your marriage even before you were born. Now is the time to keep that promise. With him by your side, you will be able to rule our pack undisputed.

I have already sent him a letter explaining the entire situation. He must be coming this way very soon. ”

I stood there with my face dead and my heart dropping to the ground.