I jump, surprised to hear Elena’s voice after all this.
“Elena? What is it?”
“We have to talk, fast. I think the Opal Moon Clan is about to do something really, really stupid.”
“What do you mean?”
“You are not going to like it. Our Alpha had a secret meeting with Taaron King last night.”
Chapter 13
“So, you and that woman, Elena Whitewood, are...”
“Cousins. She is the daughter of Queen Diane’s other child, my mother’s twin brother, Gabriel.”
They look at me in awe, perplexed, but I went as far as I could with my explanation. I had no choice but to explain our relationship to them since Elena gave me the information about the Opal Moon Clan. I didn’t want to hide it from Damian anymore, that would have been unfair. So, I told them everything.
“So, she’s also part of this Blue Moon Clan?” Asks Neal.
“Right. And William Blue’s second cousin, just like me.”
“Nora, why did you never tell me?”
Damian looks lost, and I understand.
I sigh. “Elena asked me not to because of her relationship with Nathaniel. Their relationship is quite complicated, and I didn’t want to mess things up.”
He stares at me a few seconds and holds his hand out for me to take it. I walk around the desk to join him, and Damian makes me sit on his lap, giving me a kiss on the forehead.
“I understand,” he whispers.
I didn’t tell him about the baby, as Elena asked when I told her I had to talk to Damian. She probably has her reasons for keeping this pregnancy to herself. Moreover, that would be a big secret for Damian to keep from his brother. When will she tell Nathaniel, though? Elena avoids the questionwhenever I try to know where their relationship is at. Aside from Bobo, Daniel, and me, I think no one else knows yet.
“I won’t tell Nathaniel; you can tell him directly later. He doesn’t like talking about his relationships, anyway,” says Damian.
I can only agree on that point, but still, I don’t really like that he is mentioning Nathaniel’s relationships. It sounds like Elena is only one of many, and that’s not what I wish for my cousin... However, I’m not supposed to intrude in this, we have a lot to handle already.
I turn to Neal. “What do you think? From what Elena said, do we have to fear that the White Moon will betray the Sapphire Moon Clan?”
Neal scratches his beard with a complicated expression. “That’s very unlikely, in my opinion. No, from what miss Whitewood said, I would believe the Opal Moon is acting on its own. The White Moon has a long history with the Sapphire Moon— they were the only ones willing to finance them back when the White Group was struggling.”
“They are scientists, right?” I ask, trying to remember what Bobo taught me.
“That’s right. They are an old Clan in Silver City, but their former businesses were not doing well. A few years ago, they decided to aim toward the sciences. It was a difficult start, but they made use of their proximity to the University and constructed new facilities. The Sapphire Moon was the only pack willing to finance them, while the Gold Moon Clan didn’t see any use of investing in science.”
“How could they not? It’s essential for people’s health, medicine, biology, environment...”
“Yes, miss Nora, but back in the ’60s and ’70s, it didn’t sound so promising. The Sapphire Moon made the right bet, though. The White Moon Clan took off thirty years ago withseveral medical breakthroughs and enough success to become a much wealthier pack.”
“It explains why they don’t get along with the Gold Moon Clan...”
It probably came as a bitter surprise to the Gold Moon Clan, realizing they lost such an opportunity to a smaller Clan. I can see how different they actually are from the Sapphire Moon, as Neal said.
“That, and their constant fighting at the border. Anyway, those two hate each other, and I really don’t see the White Moon Alpha betraying the Sapphire Moon,” says Damian.
“The Opal Moon would be acting on its own, then?”
“Xavier Whitewood is known to be quite hot-headed. It is more likely than Clark Hamilton allying the Gold Moon Clan.”
