Blood Legacy Chapter 79: 77. Liar

I timidly stared at the unfamiliar faces, my heart starting to pound even harder as I watched the first two people descend the last steps and make their way straight towards us.

They were clad in fine and expensive-looking clothes, both carrying themselves like veritable royalty as they approached us with precise and unhurried steps.

They were Nate's mom and dad. At least that I could notice now.

*Shit. The king and the queen.*

"Mother, father," Nathan greeted them with a smile and a small bow, moving forward to engulf his mother into a nice hug.

"Welcome home, honey,"

"Amore di mamma!" My brows furrowed at the sound of that thick italian accent, casually drawing my attention and I quickly turned my head towards the source of it, noticing a woman who shared similar traits with David run straight towards him, practically throwing herself in his arms.

"And who is this lovely young lady?" She said with a genuine smile on her face as soon as she pulled back and looked at Jess, making her timidly smile and blush.

*Wow. She seems nice.*

"Mother, father, this is Carina Evangeline DeLuca," My head immediately snapped back at the sound of my full name being mentioned, my eyes widening as soon as I noticed both of Nathan's parents bow their heads as they faced me.

What the fuck? Am I still dreaming?

"The kingdom welcomes you, Encantum princess. I am Alpha Lucien and this is my mate, Luna Elise," they presented themselves, so I awkwardly bowed too as I obviously didn't know what else to do.

This was already so freaking weird!

"So, this is our future Luna," his father smiled with a hint of pride as he took a moment to look at me, making me blush and feel so self-conscious.

Wow. Nathan looked so much like him. It was like looking at an older version of him. The only difference were his eyes. They weren't green like Nathan's, but a dark shade of brown, seeming almost black whenever caught in a shadow.

"Lysander gave us the wonderful news that you are true soulmates," his mother said with joy, my interest however piqued at the sound of my father's name being mentioned.

So it was true? He was here?

"This is amazing! You are betrothed and destined at the same time! This has only happened once before between the werewolf clan and the shamans! You two are clearly blessed by the Goddess!" She moved forward to grab my hand, genuine happiness glinting in her vivid green eyes as she gazed at me, making me blush again and feel so overwhelmed by everything that was currently happening. I couldn't help but smile back though, disarmed by that sweetness in her tone and her warmth. She really seemed like a kind person.

"And I see that she is already marked," her perfectly arched brows suddenly drew together as soon as her vivid green gaze fell on that scar on my neck, narrowing as she averted it straight to her son.

"Nathaniel Archibald DarkHart, you better not tell me that you did it without her consent!"

I almost gasped out loud, furiously blushing now at the sound of her scolding tone, my gaze instinctually trailing to Nathan's face, just in time to notice that guilty look now marring his features as he stared at her before slowly lowering it to the floor, looking like a child that just did something bad.

It looked quite comical though, if I were to be honest as he was so much bigger and taller than her, and yet he was shrinking under her gaze as if fearful of her wrath.

"I..."

"My wolf was-"

"Do not pin this on your wolf! I know that you are capable of controlling him better than any of us do with ours! He is the example of pure obedience and discipline! I want to know the truth!"

"But I am telling the truth! He-"

"Dad?" That word tumbled past my lips on its own volition as soon as I casually noticed that familiar male approaching us from the adjacent foyer, my heart inexplicably filling with joy and a small sense of comfort as I rushed to greet him, feeling that need to hug him.

"Dad, you're here!"

"What?"

I abruptly startled at the sound of my sister's stunned interjection, mentally cursing myself for forgetting that she was also here with us.

"What the fuck did you just say?" I was pretty sure I heard a few outraged gasps resounding in the background but I didn't dare move, my father and I guiltily staring at each other as she suddenly appeared between us, those eyes rapidly filling with unshed tears as she shifted her gaze from me to him, that look of betrayal so painfully visible on her features.

"Dre...please..."

"Please what?" She sharply yelled back at me, making me flinch.

*Holy shit I screwed up so bad. Big time.*

"Okay, can somebody tell me what the fuck is going on here?" She screamed between tears whilst shifting her gaze between us, making my face burn from the utter embarrassment as I was pretty sure that everybody was staring at us right now.

I could practically feel their gazes on the back of my head, probably already thinking about throwing us out along with our mad circus.

*Shit. Fuck!* I almost screamed out loud with frustration, mentally beating myself up for not telling her anything about him beforehand.

I am such a fucking moron.

"Answer me!" I flinched again, watching Jess and Estefany quickly approach her in an attempt to calm her down.

"Hey, sweetie, why don't we calm down and breathe a little, and then we can start discussing about this, okay?" Estefany suggested with a mild and soothing tone whilst Jess started to wipe her tears away.

"I...I don't want to calm down! I just wanna know the truth. I wanna know why they lied to me," her voice was mellower and a little more vulnerable now, the feel of that cold wetness now coating my cheeks making me realize that I'd been crying too.

"I trusted you, dude! I trusted you! And you still lied to my face like the fucking, cold-hearted bitch you are!"

More tears spilled down my cheeks as I looked at her, every word of hers driving a deeper strike of pain in my heart.

"Dre, I'm sorry, please, I didn't-"

"You can go to hell! You and this twisted asshole who calls himself a father!"

My eyes widened, stunned into silence as I stared after her, watching her turn and run away straight through those wide open wooden doors, disappearing somewhere outside.

**

I've been pacing around for what felt like forever as I stood by myself now, left in a random room by my dad and Nate before they went to check what was going on with my sister. Apparently, she went missing after disappearing through those double doors, having herself hidden god-knows where while the whole castle searched for her.

*God. I screwed up so bad. And now she will never forgive me.*

More tears started falling down my cheeks, silently cursing the minute I decided to come here and drag her after me. I should've known better. I should've told her first before letting her get into this.

I startled as the door flung open, relaxing a little as I noticed Nathan entering the room, a tired look marring his handsome features.

"She's okay now. Everything's okay. Estefany found her and brought her to her room. She's resting now and Estefany will stay with her for the rest of the evening," he rushed to tell me after an exhale, moving closer before he wrapped his arms around me and gave me a quick peck on the head, his actions however making me feel so vulnerable.

"I'm such a crappy sister. I screwed up so bad," My voice trembled, letting more tears fall as I took ahold of his shirt and peered up at him.

"I should've told her. I shouldn't've listened to my father," I lightly shook my head. How could I be so stupid?

"I should've told her that very same day he came to see me. None of this would've happened if I did," I bit back a sob, thankful for the comfort of his soothing embrace, even though my heart was currently being ripped into pieces by that gnawing guilt.

"It's okay," he paused to press another kiss over the top of my head,

"It doesn't even matter now. I'm sure she'll get over it and forgive you. You're her sister after all. She can't stay mad at you forever,"

"I wouldn't be so sure about that though. She can be pretty stubborn when she wants to be," I pressed my ear against the middle of his chest, sighing a little at the soothing sound of his beating heart. Damn. *When did I become so freaking...addicted to him?*

"Oh. So it runs in the family then. Got it," My gaze narrowed as I listened to him chuckle a little, lightly slapping his chest before I abruptly let out a gasp, suddenly remembering,

"What about your mom and dad? God, your whole family! We embarrassed ourselves in front of your whole family! I'm sure they think we're a bunch of poorly educated mongrels now!" I started to fret and worry, mentally panicking at the thought of having to face them again. We did create a pretty embarrassing scene.

"It's okay. They understood what was going on and they realized that she was in shock. Anyone would be in her situation," I timidly raised my gaze to peer up at him, noticing that kind and tender look in his eyes.

Oh my god. Can he be any sweeter than this? He was already driving me crazy with his heart-warming words and actions, ever since I started to slowly give in to him!

"I'm sorry," I lightly shook my head and cleared out those distracting thoughts,

"I'm so sorry for creating this mess,"

I really was. Even if I'd barely known them I didn't want them to think so low of me. Of us. We were better than this. And I wanted to show them just that.

"You have nothing to be sorry about. Everything is complicated when it comes to us. Our lives, our families, our clans' history," he offered me a saddened smile, moving his hand to caress the side of my neck.

"This is just the beginning, you'll see," he lightly shook his head, my brow raising though at the sound of his cryptic words.

"But don't worry, I will be here for you, Carina. I will be right here with you, for every step of the way," he sincerely said, making my heart beat a little harder as I noticed his gaze lowering to my lips. And after a look into my eyes he leaned over and pressed a sweet kiss on my lips, making me sigh with contentment and my eyelids flutter closed.