Lilac's pov
Jace was so easy to Love, and each day, I fell deeper in love with him even though it was a long-distance relationship. He made my life so beautiful and less lonely. In a dark world, he was a blinding ray of light.
I shifted into my Lycan form two years later for the first time and left home. I went to be with Jace in his pack, and then we moved to Ellis' pack when he asked him to be beta. We were really happy together despite our parents' disapproval, mostly mine because no one would be bringing in money for them, but they suddenly decided to let us be. It was a shock to me because they were so determined to get me back home.
I walked into my childhood home. It was a two-story house. I could tell it had been improved greatly since I was here,
" Hello?" I slowly called out.
" Dad?"
It was eerily silent. I heard sniffing upstairs and ran there. I nearly pulled the door off its hinges as I entered my father's bedroom.
Shawna was on the floor, sobbing as cleaned the floor.
" Shawna?"
She looked up at me, and tears fell from her eyes as she got to her feet. She threw her heavy body towards me in a hug and almost knocked me to the floor.
" Oh, honey. You heard our calls. You listened to our messages," she cried, holding me tighter. I pushed her off me.
" What's with you, and why are you cleaning," As long as I could remember, she didn't know how to do any chores. The housemaid did.
" We can't afford a housekeeper anymore," she whispered, tears rolling down her face. I rolled my eyes and went out of the room. She followed me.
" Are things so bad?" I asked, searching through the fridge for a snack. I couldn't find anything, and I was so hungry.
" Yes. Even our garden boy cussed and left us after the check bounced at the bank yesterday... It was three months past his due. We are struggling, plus my darling, you haven't been too helpful lately. You don't send us any money!" She complained. I sent them money every month for their upkeep, but they blew through it so fast that I stopped altogether,
" Where's Nat?" I asked. Nat was their daughter. She was eight years younger than me and just the sweetest kid. So different from her mother. Shawna scowled.
" She's a lesbian these days and dating that transgirl from the Russ family. What's his new name again... Yes, Celine..." It seemed she strongly disapproved. A smile appeared on my lips at that information, good for her. Nat had been in the closet for so long. Cruz is now Celine. I smiled.
" That boy is an embarrassment to his family, and now he wants to put our family in humiliation by dating my sweet Nat. I won't allow her to date that boy,"
" You mean girl. She's a SHE now, Shawna, and it's okay. Respect people's sexual orientation," I hated how she discriminated against people based on their sexual orientation.
" What happened to her? I raised her well and with so much love. I will fix her," she murmured. Shawna was serious now.
" Nat doesn't need to be fixed," I told her. " And why don't you have any food in here? God. I want a sandwich!" I hadn't eaten since last night. I only took bites of my food under Love's scrutiny.
I grabbed my car keys and went out of the house. I needed to go grocery shopping. Shawna couldn't stop nitpicking about how unfair life had been as I drove to the nearest grocery store and picked out what we needed in the house.
Getting back home, I immediately started to clean. I hated staying in an untidy environment. Shawna was still damn talking. She was acting like we've always been close when she used to hate me.
When I was done cleaning, I prepared a hot meal and set it up at the table.
Without waiting for anyone, I started to eat slowly, my mind going to Jace.
' I miss him,' my inner lycan whined.
' I do too,' I sighed, pondering whether to pick up his calls, or not. I knew he must be worried sick about me. I decided to pick up when my father walked into the room. He was too enthusiastic to see me, and I wondered why. What could he be planning now?