Alpha’s Pregnant Luna - Chapter 71: Chapter 71

Hawke
“Brother. How does this look?” Renee said as she twirled before me.
“This is the fourth dress you are showing me today Renee. Does it not end?” I said as I dramatically groaned and sank into the sofa that was facing the dressing room.
“What? No it isn’t. I need to look prettier than I already am.” she said while pouting cutely as she flipped her hair.
I chuckled at her cuteness.
“I have to work though. You look very beautiful in this dress, so can I go now?” I asked, rising from the chair in a bid to escape.
“Oh no you don’t.” she said and pushed me back onto the seat.
“You are not going to say one half assed compliment and then walk away. We are so in this together.” she uttered sticking out her tongue at me.
“Now let me go change this gown again and then you will judge for me.” She said as she flipped her hair like a drama queen and sauntered away.
“No. Why must I suffer?” I cried in mock agony as I held my chest and fell back towards the bed.
“Oh, stop being so dramatic. Its not that bad.” She said as she turned to stick her tongue out before she went into the changing room.
“Okay. So maybe its not all that bad but I still don’t see the point in all this.” I said as I crossed my legs and placed my elbow on my leg before resting my face on my upturned palm.
Soon, Renee stuck her head through the door of the changing room.
“What do you mean that you don’t see the point in this? Don’t you know whose place we are going today?” she asked with a pout before she drew her head back in.
I could hear shuffling on the other side of the door and I knew that she had started changing.
“I do know. We are going to see Frankie obviously but that is not a reason for you to put me through all this mental torture of watching you change clothes all over again. I am sure that you will end up choosing the first dress.” I I rolled my eyes.
She stuck her had back out.
“Of course, I have to look pretty for Frankie. Who knows if my dress will make him see me for who I am. The perfect candidate for his Luna.” she said with a dreamy look on her face.
I face palmed at her sheer adoration of Frankie.
“Also, I guarantee that it will never be the first dress. It is too ugly and lowly for my love.” she said before she continued changing.
This girl! When will she quit all her fantasies? She can clearly see that Frankie views her as a sister and nothing else.
“Fine. Dress up all you like but why do I have to suffer for this makeover?” I asked with crossed arms.
“That is because you love me too much to abandon me in my time of need.” She said with a sweet smile as she poked her head through the door.
I felt a warm feeling surge through my chest.
“Ugghh. Thank the heavens that I truly do love you and I cannot resist that smile of yours.” I said with a smile of my own as I watched her go back in.
“You are the only family I have left, you know? I cannot let you waste your time on wishing for another man’s love especially when you are this beautiful. You are worth more than this Renee. You don’t need to look extra dolled up just to please someone who doesn’t appreciate you. You don’t need to change yourself just to fit into the criteria of someone’s ideal partner.” I advised as my face got serious.
I remembered all the times that she would try to act all noble, strong and refined just so Frankie would notice her. I couldn’t bear to see my sweet little sister act that way for a man.
Close friend or not.
She didn’t answer this time and I figured that it hurt her just as it hurt me so she would need some time to herself.
After a while, I figured I should speak up since I needed to go somewhere.
“Are you not done yet?” I asked loudly
No response.
“Renee? Are you there?” I asked as I stood up with a frown on my face.
No response once more.
“Renee” I barked out loudly and once there was no response, I began to advance towards the door.
What the hell is going? Something is definitely wrong!
Panic started settling in me as I cautiously approached the door.
I hope you are alright.
I wanted to run towards the door but the years of training had me scouting the situation even though I was scared that something might have happened to my baby sister.
Once I reached the door, I turned the doorknob and pushed the door of the room open.
I found absolutely nothing
That was when the panic fully set in.
“Renee? Where are you?” I called out to the empty room as I went berserk trying to find her.
I looked everywhere I could in a bid to find her but It was all futile.
I turned around and ran out of the room and what I saw made me immediately freeze in my tracks.
There she was standing right in front of me.
The thing was that she was being held by a masculine arm that was wrapped around her neck.
I took a step forward to save her but the person started turning her head slowly in a bid to warn me.
I froze in my tracks once more.
I looked at the face of the person but it was totally unclear and blurred.
A sound from behind me caught my attention and once I turned to see what it was, I sighed in relief.
It was Frankie.
“Thank God you are here. Can you help me? This person or thing is holding her hostage and I know that you are faster that I am so you can surely get to him.” I whispered to him hoping that he would nod and rush forward to help me but he just brushed past me and went on to sit on the sofa that I was sitting previously.
I looked at him, shocked and hurt that he wouldn’t even do anything when my sister was in danger.
“What the hell Frankie. Why are you not doing anything?” I barked but he seemed as if he wasn’t bothered.
I gave up and looked at my sister only to find that she was smiling stupidly at Frankie with love struck eyes but he didn’t even spare her a glance.
I made up my mind to charge and rescue her on my own but just as I wanted to move the face of the person holding Renee materialized.
Xayden!
He smirked at me before he twisted her neck and killed her.
“No” I cried out as irushed towards her limp body that was laying on the floor.
I picked her up in my hands and felt for her pulse or heartbeat.
She was not breathing!
Tears poured down my cheeks as I shook her in a bid to wake up.
“Renee baby, please wake up for me. I am here now.” I cried as cupped her face in my hands.
“You are not dead so open your eyes. Smile at me please. Scold me for not commenting wholeheartedly on your dress. Tell me that you love me.”
“You just said that you loved me, right? Yes. Yes, you did. I love you too so just open your eyes for me baby. Wont you listen to me? It’s me, Renee. It’s Hawke, so just listen to me and open your damn eyes.”
“Please just open your eyes. Please ju …. Just once” I said as I hugged her to me and broke down in tears.
It was then that the memories started rushing to me.
Her death
The way her body was destroyed before she died.
The way she would have screamed while she was being killed.
The helplessness at not being able to save her.
Her funeral and my last goodbye to her.
The fact that I was never able to say goodbye to the last family I had left.
All the memories and emotions rushed at me and tears poured down my cheeks.
“I am sorry baby. Your brother wasn’t able to be there for you once more. I’m sor…” I trailed off as I choked on my sobs.
I cried and cried till I had no more tears as I held her in my hands.
She suddenly started to disintegrate and I gasped and tried to hold on to whatever I could of her but it was of no use.
She just vanished into thin air while leaving me in my despair.
I suddenly jolted awake and that was when I realized that it was all just a dream.
She was no more!
My baby had been gone for a long time now.
I stared into space for a while.
That was when I decided that I would go along with the plan that Kayla told me previously.
I was going to do anything I could to avenge my sister even if it meant gallivanting with the enemy.
I was going to work with Xayden to get rid of Frankie and then when he least expected, I was going to end him brutally.
That was when I would finally be free.
Renee, wait for big brother.
I will be with you soon.