Becoming the Luna

Chapter 86

"But somehow, that little bitch could convince him to not only tell her when he would be coming back but also to come back earlier than he had planned." She continues her monologue, shrugging.

"There was only one thing to be done."

I stare at her in horror. "What did you do?"

She stares at me weirdly and I know that I'm going to end up just like Jade if I don't get out but I needed more incriminating information.

She looks oddly happy, telling me her elaborate plans and if that was what it took then I was ready to take the risk.

"I needed him back, it had been nearly a week and I hadn't seen or touched him, I was going mad." She starts to narrate peacefully like she's telling a bedtime story. "I had to get him back somehow and the little bitch was the perfect weapon, all I had to do was tell her I saw a puppy in the dangerous parts of the park, I even put a puppy there to keep her in long enough."

I slowly crouch to the ground, tears winking at the corners of my eyes. She ruined his life just to keep him close? That couldn't be love.

"I just rigged a trap so she would be trapped in a pit for a couple days, too bad that the rumors of wild animals were true." She pauses her narration to stab the knife in the wall again. "But everything went to shit!" She says in a raw voice.

I get up to my feet again, I didn't have much time left.

"When he first came back, he was around me all the time, all I had to do was act like I was beyond broken about the little bitch's death." She yanks the knife out and glares at me. "It came without warning, he was so cold, broke up with me and then said he was leaving?  And when I meet him again I find that somehow you've achieved what I've craved ever since I met him when we were kids."

I step back at this, what have I achieved?

"It's just so annoying." She growls lowly, the veins in her neck standing out in stark relief. "You're so how did he fall in love with you?" She asks cruelly and I gasp softly, that had to be a lie right. "He won't love you again when there's a knife through your heart, will he?" She asks rhetorically, giggling psychotically at her own private joke.

She steps forward and my blood turns to ice in my veins, my heart thudding painfully, I can't defend myself against a knife without getting stabbed.

She takes a jab and I dart to the side, barely making it in time. 

She just yanks it out of the wall with ease even though the knife had gone through the hard wall like a knife through butter, a relaxed smile is on her face - she's enjoying this - I think in horror.

There's no way to get past her without earning a knife to my side and I wasn't ready to die yet, I still needed to hit Virgil for breaking my heart.

She lunges at me again and I realize that I've cornered myself by trying to escape again, the knife flashes in front of my eyes and time seems to slow down as it arcs towards my neck.

"Nicole!" Dale yells and we both freeze, she has her hand in my hair and the knife still stays in it's lifted position, ready to be buried in my neck. "W-What is going on?"

I dart my eyes to the side and see Virgil holding Dale by the neck of his shirt, cold fury in his eyes.

"Shit!" He swears letting go of Dale who suddenly stumbles, a stunned expression on his face. "You made that dumb female distract me for far too long, step away from him and maybe I'll think about leaving you alive." He states matter of factly.

Dale just looks pale, staring frozen at the unfolding scene in disbelief.

"I knew there was something off about you." Nicole says, the knife inching even closer on steady hands. "Take one step forward and you'll see how fast I can stab." She threatens him coldly.

Virgil pauses, his eyes fixed on her in a predatory manner. The heavy drapes had fallen again, hiding what was happening from the rest of the ball.

"You knew all along didn't you?" She asks, peering at him with wide eyes, obviously impressed.

"That you were a bitch, yes but unfortunately I didn't realize you were also psycho, I'd have called you out immediately."

"So instead you pretended to be on our side so we wouldn't think of you as a threat." She says, shaking her head in disbelief. "Born Alphas are such a threat." She tightens her grip on my hair and a pained gasp leaves me. "But you're too late." She winks, bringing the knife down with unbelievable speed.

I close my eyes in horror, expecting to be impaled on the sharp knife but when a couple seconds pass and I don't feel any searing pain in my neck, I slowly blink my eyes open.

"Virgil!" I gasp out when I take in the scene.

Virgil had intercepted the blade with his bare hands and blood was dripping from his hand down my neck and to the front of my white shirt.

Nicole's eyes widen in disbelief. "W-What"

Virgil doesn't even allow her to speak, he uses his other hand to grab her neck and slam her against the wall, this knocks her out and I practically fall on him, shivering hard.

"O-Oh m-my Go-God." I shiver harder, taking his hand that is still gripping the bloody knife, tears pouring down my face.

"Y-You're hu-hurt." I cry harder, my vision blurring from the tears that just won't keep falling.

He tries to hug me again but I don't let him, the knife cut him too deep and I had to stop the bleeding, fast.

Blood smears all over me but I don't care, thinking fast I yank off my tie and quickly wrap his hand, my hands shaking so bad that I can barely manage it.

"I'm fine, Hay." He says in a kind voice and I wipe my eyes to look up at him, he looks relieved.

I don't think twice before throwing myself in his arms. "I-I'm so-sorry." I gasp, clutching his shirt. "But it's all your fault for not telling me you were going undercover."

He laughs gently at this, holding me close.

I turn my head to the side, worried about Dale, he's leaning against the wall and staring at a knocked out Nicole with vacant eyes.

The curtains swing open again and Yanis bursts in holding Julia by her hair, Shana comes in quickly behind them, hurrying to Dale who leans into her.

"What the fuck going on here?" Yanis demands, throwing her to the ground. "This thing accosted me and" he trails off, his French accent heavy.

"Let's get out of here first, I'll explain everything." Virgil says and I step away from him.

It happens faster than anyone can react too, one moment Nicole is lying on the ground unconscious and the next she's lunging at me with a smaller dagger which goes right through me.

ATTENTION!!! 

Um, hey everyone! I had to put this up in the case that no one had seen the earlier announcements, a Discord server has been created for Becoming the Luna where discussions can be held and you can talk to me!

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PS: I apologise for the cliffhanger...Thanks for reading!!!