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Liv's POV
I had refused to eat anything or drink water. I preferred to starve to death than give Max the false impression I enjoyed being with him. I was extremely sturborn. I wanted Max to know how far I could go if I didn't get what I wanted. Who did he think he was to lock me up in a dark room all alone?
Did he really expect I would sit in here? If that wasn't enough he wanted me to follow his orders as though I was a lost puppy. It was better for me to die of starvation than to make him feel more powerful that he thought he already was.
My stomach was hurting a lot. I had become so weak. I tried to swallow but it didn't go down my throat, it was stucked. My throat felt dried. My head began to bang a lot, I felt dizzy.
I knew I needed some rest. No matter what, I made sure to keep in mind I shouldn't fall asleep for any reason. That's because I didn't trust Max, not at all. What if he tried to harm me or defile me without my permission?. He was a man, he was quite stronger than me so I had to save myself before anyone could come to my rescue.
I laid down on the bed. My eyes swiveled it's direction to the window as I stared through it. The door to my room was pushed open, I instantly jerked up but I was completely astonished at who my eyes got locked with.
Never did I ever think Luna Rebecca would make her way to me.
Back in darkmoon pack, she had always sent her maids to drag me to her.
At the back of my head, I knew what she was here for.
I quickly turned my gaze away from.
I was amazed at how life could just decide to turn things in a twirl of a finger.
She was here to hurl insults at me, curse at me till she feels fulfilled and satisfied. Some minutes passed but I didn't hear a single word from her. I began to wonder if she was okay? or was she a different Luna Rebecca?
I looked towards her. She stood still by the door, I didn't realise I never look at her face properly when she pushed the door open. From the look on her face, it was certain she was tired and doesn't want to banter.
They was always this proud look on her face but what I saw at that moment was weakness. If I could describe it to suit my own taste, I would say she looked as weak as an omega.
"Are you happy Liv? you must be having so much fun" she said in a low voice. I had to strain my ears so I could pick up her words.
"Luna" I muttered. I tried to stand up but I was too weak for that so I rested my back on the bed rest. "I don't understand what you are trying to say"
"That's the thing with you Liv" she voiced out, a little bit audible than earlier as she began to walk towards me. "You always act oblivious to everything. You are such a cunning girl, you are the reason why my sons have turned against me. It's only because of you" she blurted out, pointing her finger to my face.
I wasn't surprised at her accusations. She never left anystone unturned to remind me about the hatred her sons have for her, all because of me.
She never accepted her faults, that was what irked me the most about her. How was I to be blamed for the mishap that had happened? It wasn't as if her sons are little boys not to differentiate between right and wrong.
Even before I came into their lives as their mate, everyone in the packhouse knew the mother and her sons were at rivarly with each other but we chose to keep quiet in the fear of being killed.
She shouldn't have expected much when she used her sons as a means to gain power, fame, and wealth so she has to bear the repercussions of it. I can't forget that she poisoned Max's mind, she turned him against his brothers just to satisfy her selfish interest. Should such a person be called a mother?
I wanted to lash out at her. I wanted to blurt out everything to her, what I felt in my heart but I wasn't brave enough to do that. I still lived in fear of my life. I was already too tired to speak but I knew I couldn't keep silence, they were consequences attached to it.
"It won't make a difference if I say this to you, I know you would never believe my words but I'll always tell you I'm not trying to turn your sons against their own mother" I stated.
"Then what is happening? I can't understand why everything I've worked so hard for is falling apart. I'm so confused right now, I need someone to give me the answers to my questions" she sighed in distraught.
"There's something I want to ask you. I'll go ahead if you give me the permission to do so" I replied.
"Go ahead" she urged. For the first time in my life, I decided to get rid of my fear and look into Luna Rebecca's eyes. I wanted her to blurt out the truth from me, without having to hide anything.
"Have you ever loved someone in your entire life?" I questioned. She stared at me for a while as she inhaled a deep breath.
"I have experienced that feeling of love and to be loved back" she answered.
"Who was he? the man you fell in love with?" I asked with my gaze steady on her.
" I have been in love with Alpba Lucas but everything is different right now. He is dead and it felt as though everything I worked for was for nothing" she expressed. I kept mute, my plan wasn't to interrupt her but to let her express herself to her heart's content.
She really wanted someone to speak to. Someone who could hear her out but when her eyes peered around, she didn't see anyone. Probably I was a last choice, she didn't have the intention of coming to me with love but with hatred.
"Max doesn't even see me as his mother anymore. I'm so tired of everything, for the first time in my life I have given up on everything before the end of the race" she expressed with a sober look.
"The same way you loved Alpha Lucas is the same way I love your sons. There's no one that can stop the power of love no matter how strong you are, not even you" I pronounced, sucking my lower lip inside of my mouth as silence consumed us.
We just stayed mute. The only thing that could be heared were our breaths, I was about to lay down on my bed when something instantly clicked inside of my head. I felt as though my words wouldn't be complete if I didn't say what I felt.
"You are going to pay for everything, you know that right" I whispered in a strained voice, gazing into her eyes.
"I know" Luna Rebecca responded as her head dropped down in disappointment.