Chapter 51 - "WE ARE NOT USING HER..": A WISE LUNA

The conventional darkening of the sky at that time and his inability to really get the full pictorial view of his mother which stood less than five feet in front of him, enlightened Derek that the time was around 7:30pm already; since the moon wasn't really out.

He was hungry, but he found it a wrong time to broach the topic. There were more important matters lying around; like for example, the drama that will ensue at the pack house in some minutes time if his uncle was still around. He already knew that his cousin would throw a fit if she met her father at the moment, since her anger was still undiluted, still hot like a can of concentrated acid and could burn anything or anyone that gets in its way.

But for that, he couldn't blame her; he actually pitied her, even though she had reported to her father that his mate was a human.

He also understood her anger, and knew that he would throw a fit, and more, if his father ever betrayed and used him like that.

"She went to see Arnold?" He heard his mother ask worriedly, and sighed; knowing that his mother must have also caught into the troubling fact of what might happen if the fuming daughter and her evil father met now. It will disrupt the peaceful evening his pack members must be enjoying.

"Yes." He replied.

"Let's go then. We have to stop her from doing that. I don't think that's the best approach either." She stated, spinning around with great speed, and walking fast out of the garden in long strides.

"Why?" Derek asked, walking after his mother in long strides too, almost on the same foot level with her.

"It would make Arnold smarter." She answered, monotonely.

" Smarter?? How?" He asked, trying to understand his mother's view point. On his own, he already thought that Maya meeting her father at the moment, would be best. It would expose who the demon really is to his father who seemed to think him as a saint and their saviour.

"Well, seeing that we have already uncovered the truth about his spying venture through Maya. He would stop involving her in his future plans about the two packs. And if he does that, we remain in the dark again. We are worse off that way. But if we stop Maya, and convince her to be on our side….." She was saying, before he interrupted her, completing her statement.

"..we could be enlightened by her, whenever he makes new plans or changes the former one." He said, smiling in pride at the trueness of the statement and the cleverness of his mother.

"You're really good, Mom." He stated, now at the same walking pace with her, on the same feet level.

"I think it's a great idea. It wouldn't be bad to use Maya for our cause this time. I know she would agree to it, seeing it as a chance to redeem herself and get our forgiveness on the wrongs she had committed against us." He continued, a smirk taking shape on his lips.

Melvina stopped walking, as she heard her son's statement. He had misunderstood her idea completely. She concluded she was at fault for making her thoughts sound like they would be using the poor girl who seemed confused and angry at the world, perhaps even at the moon goddess for having given her that kind of father.

"What's the matter, Mom?" Derek asked, after noticing that his mother had stopped walking.

She was standing at a point, staring at him; or so he thought since the garden was getting dark.

"We are not using your cousin." She replied, taking up her steps again, but this time, slower than before.

"I don't understand. What are you referring to now, Mom?" Derek asked, confused a bit, about his mother's words.

"We are not using Maya; We are helping her." She replied. The poor girl needs help, not another round of usuage and neglect. She thought to herself.

"But, you just said…" He was saying, before his mother cut in.

"Yes, I know what I said. But I don't mean it the way you are thinking." She said.

"We would stop her from meeting her father, because if she does, it won't make matters easier, rather worse because her father might disown her, so she might be a rogue. Secondly, it won't help us either, because Arnold would become more secretive about his plans, having lost his confidante. So we have to forgive your cousin, you have to especially; we need to sincerely show her the love that she thought she didn't deserve, after letting her know that her anger wouldn't help us now. She would make the choice to work with us on her own. Your cousin needs love and true care, not another round of usuage." She summarized.

Derek tapped his nose, as he deliberated on the words of his mother. And as usual, he knew she was right. He couldn't help but think that his father had been really lucky to be gifted with a wise and caring mate. He wondered if his little witch was the same; whether she was as wise as his mother.

"Our mate is alright." Maru, his wolf, said; in response to his thoughts.

"She will do it right, when the time comes." It mentioned.

And although Derek slightly doubted his wolf's words, mainly because his little witch was a human who didn't know anything about their existence, not to mention their issues; he still nodded his head to its statement before noticing that his mother had stopped walking again. She was standing just in front of him, without being in motion. He wondered what was wrong this time.

"Mom.." He called, looking around their surroundings. They were already at the entrance to the main pack's house.

"Mom.." He called again, this time, in apprehension as he remembered that they had to stop his cousin from getting to getting to her father; although it was more for the part she would play in helping them, rather than forgiveness. He still couldn't understand how his mother could forgive so freely.

"Because she's more matured, and because she knows that your cousin isn't really at fault, but she's just a pawn in your uncle's chess game." Maru stated.

Derek was suprised at his wolf's defence for his cousin. Was it not the same Maru that had pushed him to almost kill his cousin? He thought.

"I was blinded by rage then, for our mate. But it doesn't mean though that I like her now." Maru concluded.

Derek just snorted at its response, and took a glance around the pack environs again.

Sensing the calmness and hearing the smooth talks coming from the families residing in other houses in the pack environs, he knew that his cousin hadn't met her wicked father yet.

But there could only be few minutes left for that. He thought, as he tapped his mother on her arms.

"Derek.." He heard his mother say, after a while.

" Yes. What's wrong Mom?" He queried.

"Your Father just mind linked me.." She replied.