The Rejected Luna is the Goddess' Blessed

Chapter Nine: A Fun Person

 (NEW MOON)

Chapter Nine: A Fun Person

"Mallory..."

Mallory raised her head only to see Oddny looking at her with teary eyes.

Frowning, Mallory set her fishing rod aside and held her hands. She asked, her voice full of concern. "Oddny? What's wrong?"

Oddny bit her lips, hesitation was clear from her subtle actions. Mallory caught her throwing anxious glances toward the others who were with them by the river.

It's their first week traveling with the Exploration Unit which saved them from the pursuit of their mortal enemy; the vampires. During this week, Mallory had already adjusted to the atmosphere within the group. She thought Oddny did too, but she didn't. Not even the slightest.

As the oldest of them, she did everything to make Oddny comfortable. She hunted, foraged, and fished for their own food and lit the fire to keep themselves warm. It was a bit hard at first, making her realize her mother's dedication to her whenever the same thing happened again, but eventually, Mallory managed to make everything run smoothly.

Mallory knew where that hesitation and uncomfortable feeling Oddny was feeling rooted. They have been with the Unit for a week and a half, so they didn't hide their unwillingness to mingle with the two. And being females, they had experienced nasty glances and remarks from older men.

Mallory endured, but Oddny's heart and mind can't bear it.

She looked at the younger one's face. Unlike her usual bubbly personality, her face was shrouded by gloom. Her face was pale like paper, and her lips were chapped as if they were deprived of water. Under her eyes were black bags, too heavy that one might think she hadn't had her sleep for a very long time.

"Let's go there," Mallory softly guided her towards an inconspicuous area by the river. They were far away from the fishing werewolves, but Mallory knew that they could still hear them even with the distance. She just hopes that the gushing sound of the river will mask some of their conversations.

Once they were alone, she asked again. "What's wrong?"

"I need to serve the son of their alpha," she sniffed.

That was the time she noticed the after-bath garments for men in Oddny's hand. Mallory's eyes shrank considerably.

Oddny's hand trembled, and she shakily said, "Mallory, I'm scared..."

There was silence after that.

Mallory's thought turned into a complete disaster before calming down. She took a deep breath and placed her hands on the garment.

Oddny looked at her in confusion before her eyes lit up from understanding. She bit her lips before shoving them towards her. Then she softly whispered. "I'll fish for us"

Mallory bit her lips and nodded. "Thanks..."

She walked past her, but before she escaped the earshot, she heard Oddny say, "Sorry..."

-

Mallory went to find the son of the alpha before realizing that ever since she entered this unit, she had not felt any presence of an alpha. The person who greeted them was a beta, and the other older ones were already omegas. It was a small-scale Exploration Unit, but to think that the son of the alpha was there.

Mallory thought for a moment before coming to three conclusions. He was either the beta leader, one of the omegas, or he had yet to acquire his Status.