Damaged

Il faut qu'on parle🌙

Chapter 43: Il faut qu'on parle
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Il faut qu'on parle (French) we need to talk
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Phoenix's POV:

"Phee?" She murmurs gently.

It's been alomst a month and a half since "disappeared" . I only recently found her again after losing her briefly.

I leaped at the chance to see Aspen again, even if it was the last time, when my mother contacted me to inquire about her location.

Despite growing apart from Hayden, I continue to give my all in my beta role.

She didn't deserve what happened to her. Hayden, by no means, deserved her. He may be my best friend but he really fucked up with her.

I heaved, "Hey baby sis."

She invited me in for the coziest hug ever by spreading her arms out in a circle and flexing her fingers.

She squealed when I gave her a gentle squeeze in the hug.

"Get away from me, you giant oaf!" She attempted to shove me away.

"Oaf!? I believe my prefer to be Olaf "I smiled.

I approach her and walk over, calling out "Mama."

She cries, "My baby."

"We should speak" I deadpanned.

"We'll see you around. Do get  better, love "Ryan uttered

The elderly all departed. Merely Hydra, Mom, Phoenix, and Ares remain.

I scoffed, "This is a family matter, so bounce."

Ares muttered, "Well, I'm her mate, and she's here, so that's where I'll be too.

Phoenix said, "She doesn't have one anymore."

"Keep up with the times, she does, and it's  me." Ares scoffed

Phoenix gave Ares a glare that suggested he wanted to kill the god for the blatant disdain he had showed him.

At him, Myra hissed. Advising him to not touch what's hers.

"Serious?!" He shouted

Before Myra can truly bite someone's head off, I seized control from her.

I smiled.

You had better not hurt her, otherwise. He snarled and attempted to covertly gesture at Ares' "precious gems" while directing his fist at Ares' face in the manner of crushing something.

Ares gulped.

"So, who are you? Don't say you're her other mate, he commanded.

"No, I'm not, " I'm her......." Hydra stumbled and looked at her mother, who simply nodded.

"I'm her royal guard" Hydra proclaimed with pride.

"Royal guard?" Ares quizzed

Mom stepped in and said, "Sit down and I'll explain."

All of them seized chairs and sat down. They are all as inquisitive as ever.

"When Aspen was nine years old, I had fled with Phoenix because my secret had been discovered and I had a 1.6 million bounty on my head. We traveled till I came upon the werewolf kingdom; I gave up mine for his protection after learning that the beta family was in need of an heir. Aspen and her father were still at Crescent Moon. I spent almost twelve years  traveling.One day I happened upon an abandoned warehouse. I snuck into it, fed myself with whatever fresh food was in the mini fridge, and set up camp on a secret loft. A few hours later, sounds from below prompted me to go outside to a shady nook. About ten guys were conversing in the center of the bottom floor about how to subjugate the weak for millennia and extract powers from hybrids. The stacks of papers on the conference table were not ordinary stacks of paper that rulers would typically use as sensors in the respected kingdoms; rather, they were profiles of strong to newly born hybrids from the previous century. I tiptoed towards them while casting an invisibility spell.When I found my profile, everything changed. It listed my current age, my partner, my last scene, my family branch, and fortunately they were unaware of both of you.
It stated that my grandma, Bella Peterson, was actually Gabriella Reign while my mother,whom I knew as Isa Peterson, was listed as Isabella Reign. After the Burn family, our family is the second royal hybrid family. That said, they required continual security, so they established the Royal Guard line, which is where Hydra enters the picture. His father was going to be my mother's guardian, but they vanished before he could be appointed." Mom clarified

Whoa.

Aspen groaned, "So not only am I a princess to this realm, but also a royal one."

I remarked, "This is too much," and I left before Aspen could call my name.

Ares responded, "Let him be for a while."

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Since leaving Aspen's hospital room, it had been almost 7 hours. I'm not sure how to interpret this.

Too much is happening in too little time.

Between my long-lost sister and my long-time brother, I can't decide.

Yes, what he did to Aspen was terrible, but seen from a different perspective, it was done to protect her.

Derek Anderson, a notoriously unpleasant and cruel person.When Hayden told me what his father had said about Aspen and what he would do to her if Brooklyn wasn't his mate, I was shocked to hear what he had said.

He is aware that I am currently out of town, but not why.
I've been debating whether to return to the kingdom or remain in this location with my family.

To get back to Aspen's hospital room, I walked. She lay on a hospital bed as comfortably as she could while being surrounded by IV needles. Compared to when I initially saw her, she appeared better. A figure sitting on the Brown one-seater in the room was visible to me.

Ares, her mate.

Ares' head jumped up on alert when I softly opened the door, but he calmed a little when he realized it was me.

"Do you know what happened to her?" I asked

"I saw one of her visions"  He muttered.

"I ought not to have deserted her." I bemoaned, "I should have brought her along."

"Don't! Self-blame won't make the past go away. Yes, there are certain people I wish I could have saved, but no matter how much I desired, nothing would have changed. When neither I nor Hydra can help her, all you can do is be there for her. Be the brother she's been looking for all these years!" He spoke

"She's fortunate to have found you" I say

Ares said, "I think she's the key to peace."

Even though he couldn't see me in the pitch-black room, I nodded.

I said, "Moon Goddess be with us," as I stared at the moon.

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