Rejected Luna: Untamed Desire Of The Lycan Alpha

Chapter 233: The Gift

"Everyone." Just as Selene finished speaking, Nyx, who had been standing silently at the corner of the room, stepped forward. Her eyes were shining with a childlike glee, the kind where the child was looking forward to something very much. Holding the mic in her hand, which she had taken from the DJ, she waited until everyone was looking at her with the same curious gaze with which Inez and Selene were looking at her.

"I believe that now is the time to stop and present our gifts to the birthday girls." She did a little laugh as she glanced at her mother and Edira. While Morrineth beamed with a girly chuckle, Edira seemed a bit uncomfortable. It was clear to Inez that she didn’t like being called a girl at her age. "I have arranged for something really good and special and have kept this a secret in the hope that you all will enjoy this little surprise that I have prepared for you all." After she finished talking, she winked at the crowd, which started to cheer and holler.

She then turned to look at the submissives, who lowered their heads and turned to walk out of the party. Selene watched them go and turned worried. She bit her lip and muttered, "Oh, I don’t like this. I really don’t like this."

In the centre of the room, Nyx was still talking, "I would like to take advantage of the current situation and say a few words. My mother has done everything that she could to make sure that my brother and I will grow up safe, sound and loved."

"Loved?" Selene repeated in horror, while Inez turned and glanced at the woman. Something about this entire scenario was crazily off, but what, Inez couldn’t quite put her finger on. noveldrama

"Thanks to my mother, I never had to worry about not being loved by a father because she had given me the love of both a father and a mother. Without her, I wouldn’t be where I am today."

Morrineth looked quite proud as she puffed her chest. She glanced at Nyx and said to her, "You are so sweet for saying that. I can hardly wait for what you have prepared for me, darling."

Inez noticed how Nyx’s eyes flashed with a deep satisfaction in her eyes and the hint of arrogance that she was trying so hard to hide doubled up.

The shifters in the room turned curious as they all glanced at one another before turning to look at Nyx. They, like Inez, were wondering what this gift that Nyx spoke so highly of was.

"Is it a piece of jewellery?" asked a woman with a hint of a frown on her face.

"I don’t think so. Do you believe that Nyx would have created such a hoo-hah for something so small? She has always been someone who does grand things," said a man with a shake of his head.

Inez, too, couldn’t help but wonder what kind of gift Nyx had prepared for her mother. As she had never been to a birthday party after she turned fifteen. At that age, the biggest gift that she had seen was an Axton (A sports car) being gifted to Dominic; after that, she was barred from going anywhere and never participated in any parties. Thus, even she couldn’t help but turn curious.

As for her birthday, she recalled being locked up and the entire Sinclair family ignoring her existence. Even Scarlet was banned from approaching her because sirens glowed differently on their birthdays. It was rumoured that if someone was to see a siren during the night when they were born, they would either fall in love with them until they could no longer think of anything else, or they would go crazy. There was nothing in between.

Though Inez understood why her mother used to do that, it did not mean that it hurt any less.

"Everyone step back," said one of the four men who were bringing in the large crate.

Inez backed up and took Selene along with her, as she knew that with the crowd suddenly backing away like that, it would make things difficult for Selene, as she wouldn’t be able to control her wheelchair in such a mess.

As the crowd backed up, they all stared at the large crate that was placed in the centre of the room. Their eyes were filled with questions, and they couldn’t help but start chattering among themselves.

"What’s going on?"

"Just what is this thing? What kind of treasure did Nyx bring with her that it requires such a big box?"

There was a low thumping sound from inside the box, which startled the crowd.

"Do you think this is something messy? I am a bit scared."

"Mommy, what is that sound?" Inez heard a full-grown man whine.

"I do not have a good feeling about this," said Selene as she stared at the box in front of them. Her brows were scrunched up as she tapped her fingers on the armrest of the wheelchair. "Oh. I really don’t have a good feeling about this."

When Inez turned to look at the woman in the wheelchair, she looked a bit pale and troubled. Though she didn’t understand why, her heart couldn’t help but clench in worry as well. What was going on? But then she tried to calm herself so that she could think straight. Whatever was inside the box, had nothing to do with her but —

What was with the prickling sensation behind the back of her neck? Why were goosebumps rising all over her skin as if she knew what was inside the box and needed to make a run for it? With panic coursing in her veins, it was really hard for her to focus on her surroundings.

Nyx then announced with a jovial voice, "It is time for us to open the gift that I have prepared for my mother. Not many would be able to get their hands on this treasure."

And as the woman snapped her fingers, the four men pulled the ribbon off the crate.