His Blue Moon Princess
His Sunshine Baby Chapter 61

"Babe, you gotta breathe, you're scaring me like that."

"Breathe? Danny, we have a witch in our salon!" I yell.

Daniel and Sylviana exchange a look, but I'm just feeling completely astonished right now. A witch. My best friend, my childhood friend whom I thought I knew by heart, actually has a Witch friend I had no idea about, and has been working with her for three years too!

"It's normal to be shocked, Elena. Just don't be mad at Daniel, I asked him to keep this a secret when he found out. It's not easy to be a Witch in a City full of humans and werewolves."

"So... You're not a bad witch?" I ask, a bit awkward.

Sylviana chuckles.

"No, Elena. I don't turn people into frogs, I don't eat children and I'm not green, either. Just a good witch, minding her own business most of the time."

"So... What do you do?" I ask. "I mean, no offense, but we don't get a witch or vampire history class at school, so..."

She got up, and walked across the room. Maybe because I now know that she isn't human, she feels even more eerie than usual... Her red, wavy hair especially, and her green eyes. They are natural, right?

Sylviana checks one of our fanned plants. Danny makes a grimace, since it's one of his... I guess he's been lazy with gardening lately. But as soon as the witch's fingers touches it, it immediately changes to a bright green, and a few flowers even bloom within seconds! I'm witnessing real-life magic! I'm speechless...

Sylviana smiles at me, and comes back to sit.

"I am an Earth Witch. My main domain are plants, living creatures, wood... anything linked to earth."

"So there are... other types of Witches?" I ask, unsure.

She nods.

"For Witches, the World is divided in three elements. Water, Earth, Fire, all of that in a cycle."

"What about wind... "

"Different theory, not for Witches," simply answered Sylviana. "Anyway, a Witch gets her element from birth to death, we don't change. I was born under the Earth element, and I'm able to learn and grow my powers from it."

"Okay, but... I mean, why Silver City? It's packed with werewolves! And are you... alone?" I ask

"I am alone, now. Though it wasn't always the case... You werewolves think you were here long before us, but it's actually the other way around. Witches lived among the humans in Silver City, and probably in any other City, long before the wolves came to settle in Cities. We just didn't made ourselves known. I'm the only one left, though."

I take a deep breath in.

Moon Goddess, that's a lot to take in... Like a whole new world just exploded in front of me. As a werewolf, I always knew about witches, that they existed somehow. As pup, we always get stories about the bad witches who come and take the bad pups away, but... I never thought I would meet one in real life!

I still think it's hard to believe a witch as been freely living in Silver City all this time. Half the population here is werewolf. And Witches are our natural predators... It's all about the food chain, or it's supernatural equivalent. The one we actually heard about from our parents. Werewolves chase vampires. Vampires feed on humans. Humans hunt witches. And Witches... attack werewolves.

Sure, it has evolved a lot today, but...

"So you don't... use werewolves for secret potions and stuff like that?"

Yeah, I do know how stupid and childish that sounds. No need to give me that look, Danny.

To my relief however, Sylviana takes my question very seriously.

"No, I'm not a Witch who does that, to anyone. I tend to like werewolves and live in good peace with them. It's true that some witches use werewolves for... bad things, though."

Great. I'm not sure I was ready to hear that, but whatever. It's not like we have other witches waiting around in gingerbread houses anyway. I sigh, and grab my cup of lemon tea to try and calm myself down. It's a lot of emotions for today. Posted by Ebookex.com I take a look down at my uncle, lying on the floor, and point him with my index.

"Should I be worried about that?"

"Oh, It's not like I can do that to anyone. It only works on weak minds, whether it's humans or werewolves. You're not a weak mind," she says with a big smile. "But don't worry, he won't remember what happened when he wakes up." "And... when will he wake up?"

"Mh... In an hour or so?"

I sighed. Well, frankly I'm not too sorry for him, and at least I get an extra hour of peace. for now. I turn to Danny, who looks half worried and half sorry.

"Are you mad?"

"I'm not sure," I answer. "Sylviana asked you to not say anything, right?"

"Well, it took me a while to figure it out and a bit more to confirm, so... And you kind of already had a lot going on, Babe."

"That's not wrong, but... Oh, well, fine, I get it. You had reasons. Now, why are you guys telling me all this now?"

Daniel turned to Sylviana.

"Can you tell her?"

Sylviana sighed, and after a while, talked in a very calm voice.

"Daniel knows I have another power... Like most witches, I'm a seer."

"You can see the future?"

"The future, the past, the present... I get a glimpse of each if I focus on things. It's like looking into a very, very large and complex picture looking for a grain of sand. I need to know what I'm looking for exactly."

I exchange a look with Daniel, and understands. Sylviana could know more about my past, about my family! I turn to her.

"How does it work?"

"The more I know, the better."

I nod and take out my sun necklace, to show it to her. I start explaining to her how I got to the White Moon Clan, my adoption, everything Reagan told me so far.

"... Lately, she told me something else. She said her and I were born in an old Pack, one far in the North. According to her, it was so big it had over a thousand members. And there was a Luna Queen. From what Reagan said, she must have been damn powerful because she didn't have a pair and still ruled. But Reagan told me our pack had been killed, and she had brought me here while trying to replace that other half of the pack, a group that had parted with their Clan decades before. She... She said she didn't know what h ad attacked our previous pack."

Sylviana listened to my story in silence, not acting surprised or anything. I hesitate a bit, and resume talking, Danny's hand on my knee to encourage me.

"Reagan said my parents were dead, and she is very unwilling to talk about that former pack, or why I'm stronger, different from other wolves... But..." "You do not believe her," said Sylviana.

I nod.

"I just know when she lies, or hides things. She's bad at lying but good at keeping secrets. And recently, there was this girl..."

"You met Nora Bluemoon."

I look up at Sylviana, shocked. How the hell does she even know about Nora? Did she see something about her somehow? It's so intriguing to talk to her, I can't tell what she thinks or how much she knows! She smiles gently.

"I've had my eyes on Nora for a while... She's the King's fated mate after all. And she's somewhat... Special."

"I've seen her wolf, too. She's white like snow, and her eyes are..."

Sylviana nods enigmatically, but she doesn't answer me, and grabs her cup of lemon tea to drink a bit. I sigh, and understands there are some thing I should focus on first, starting with my theories.

"Her last name is... Bluemoon. And when I met her, I felt we were connected, like wolves of a same pack, or the same family."

"You want to know if Nora is part of a Blue Moon Clan you would have belonged to as well."

I slowly nod.

"Reagan said everyone but her and I had died. If Nora is really one of my kin, and alive, maybe..." I say, with hope.

But Sylviana shakes her head.

"I'm sorry, Elena. But your family... Your parents really are dead, like Reagan said."

I feel my heart drop, like something very, very heavy just crushed it. It's hard to hear. I knew it was only a faint hope, but... I gulp down and try to repress a tear.

"How do you know?" I ask.

"I know."

I frown. So she's just going to answer by enigmas, too? But to my surprise, Sylviana sighs and puts her cup down.

"Witches, Werewolves and Vampires are children of the Moon Goddess. We are all different, but connected. So, when a Luna as powerful as Queen Diane emerged and passed, there was no way I wasn't aware as well. Every witch around felt it." I almost choke. Queen Diane? I've never heard of that name!

"Is that the... Luna?"

"She was the Luna of that former pack, that's right. The Blue Moon Pack had a Luna so powerful, she was filled with the Moon Goddess' power, and was a Royal werewolf so pure, like no one had seen for years."

"Wow, wow, wait a second, Syl," said Daniel. "A Royal? We're talking about the real thing, a Royal werewolf? Like the Legends?"

Daniel is right, this is insane! The Royal werewolves are no more! Long ago, the purest, strongest of our species were called the Royals. Because they were like royalty to us, so strong, so wise and pure-blooded they radiated with Alpha auras.

But that was centuries ago! Now, we have mixed our bloods with humans for so many generation, the Royal eventually because regular werewolves and just disappeared like that! But for one to come back, it would take a Moon Goddess' reincarnation, like... Like that Queen Diane.

An image comes to my mind. Something I couldn't forget even if I tried hard.

"Nora was white and... sapphire-eyed. Like the legends," I whisper, still in shock.

"She could be that woman's descendant," says Danny. "Right? She could be that Queen Diane's child or..."

"Grand-child," said Sylviana. "Queen Diane died fifty years ago, but if... She had a child... It could be Nora's relative, yes. Possibly."

"You can't make sure?" I ask her, febrile.

Sylviana shakes her head.

"My power has its limits. There was no way for me to ignore Queen Diane's existence, since all witches knew such a woman existed. My mother told me about her, and even I felt the remnants of her power despite her death... But if Nora is linked to her, it is for her to uncover the truth."

I sigh. Moon Goddess, I thought we were making progress, but it turns out we have even more to uncover...

"So, that Royal family is..."

"Dead, yes. Reagan said the truth."

"But Nora...!"

"Reagan couldn't have known of a child born after she had left the pack," suddenly said Danny. "Babe, think about it. The Black brothers said the girl was seventeen, right? If we believe Reagan, she had left the Blue Moon pack before that! If when she got back, someone else had taken Nora or whatever, it could explain why you had no idea about each other! I bet she has no idea another child survived, and you were too young to know, too... If that's what happened."

I stay silent for a while, trying to digest all of this.

The Blue Moon Clan, and a Luna Queen, Diane.

Nora Bluemoon, who might be a Royal's grandchildren, and a relative of mine.

My parents, dead for real.

Danny puts an arm around me, trying to soothe me.

"You okay, Babe? That's a lot..."

"I just... I really need to talk to Nora again, Danny. She needs to know, and I need to know more."

"About your pack?"

I turn to Sylviana again, frowning, remembering what Reagan had told me.

"When Reagan mentioned she had found me in the middle of the s*******r, she said something... She didn't really know had attacked them. Something she couldn't understand. I know my mentor, and she's seen a lot of things. She would recognize a vampire's doing, or even another werewolf pack. So, what attacked them?"

Sylviana nodded, glancing down.

"That's... another issue to solve, I fear. You should take one problem at a time, Elena."

"Right... Thanks, Sylviana, that's still a lot more than everything I could gather in years!"

"Babe, I still think you should talk to Reagan," says Daniel.

"Why?"

"This is her story as much as yours... And since you know so much now, maybe she'll talk more. I still don't get why she was not willing to talk, but..."

"Reagan is trying to protect you, Elena. And she still feels guilty about what happened," explained Sylviana.

Guilty for what? I know she couldn't replace her pack, but... Why would she feel responsible for what happened, and hide everything from me? Moon Goddess, I'm tired of all the lies, and secrets. I show my necklace to Sylviana.

"Do you know anything about that? About that sun?"

She barely looks at it.

"Danny is right, Elena. You should talk to Reagan..."

I sigh, and look at my necklace, that little, enigmatic sunshine.

"Okay, I'll just... ask Reagan. As soon as I replace her, I guess."

"She's in the Northest forest, Elena, but she'll be back soon," says Sylviana.

I nod. Well, at least I finally got to know where my mentor is hiding! I get up and head to the kitchen, exhausted.

"Babe?"

"I need a drink, after all this. Sylviana, do you drink wine?"

"I do, but you really shouldn't drink, Elena."

I frown while taking the bottle of white wine.

"Why not?"

I mean, I could really use a drink... Sylviana sighs.

"Elena, you can't drink. You are pregnant."