Too Late for RegretsAKIRA
Akira’s POV
“Miss Akira, the tests confirmed it. You have lung cancer and it’s already in stage four. We cannot operate. Sorry.”
I collected a copy of the result and quickly read it. It is true. I am going to die. A drop of tear rolled down my cheeks, one of many tears I have shed in the past and would still shed in the future.
I tucked the death sentence in my purse and left the pack doctor’s clinic. I have begged the pack doctor, Theo Griffith, not to tell the alpha, my estranged brother. It would only add to the tension between us already.
It all started nine years ago, on my tenth birthday. My father, Axel Nightshade, was the alpha of our small pack and my mom was his beloved luna. They were so besotted with each other that we, the children envied them and had to fight for their attention. I remember my loving parents and smiled. Those were our years of happiness. I was raised as a little princess. My parents spoiled me and my brother, Gavin, spoiled me more. I was his little sister, very special to him. I still shudder when I see how much my brother presently hates me.
As was our habit, I had made a special demand for my tenth birthday from my parents. I wanted to visit the lycan king’s pack for a pups’ competition. I had met Kaida, one of the pups in Shadowmoon pack when I followed my mom to the capital a month before. She had challenged me to a duel during the Annual Pups Competition at the lycan king’s palace. That day happened to be my birthday and I wanted to prove to Kaida that our pack was not the weak pack they rumoured us to be. I wanted to represent our pack, win Kaida and make our Prime pack proud.
My dad had been a bit under the weather few days before my birthday, recovering from a recent pack attack. Mom had nursed him back to health and was even joking about it. So, I thought all was well and we could go for the competition. Gavin, my brother, supported me and we both persuaded our parents to give me the special birthday gift.
The day dawned bright and beautiful on the day of my tenth birthday. Aroma of sweet food woke me up from the bed. Mom, Dad and my dear brother Gavin, came to my room to serve me breakfast in bed, with a large cake, specially made for my birthday.