Tomatoes, eggs and oranges

Lizandra

Mr. Tirion thanked us once again and offered us a glass of juice. Jimi was already coming with the tray and the glasses filled with the pure juice of our fresh fruits.

We drank, thanked him, and said our goodbyes before heading to the orchard. We entered the greenhouse again and left with Derick carrying the backpack in his mouth. We headed towards the orchard, and once we arrived, we didn't find anyone. I returned to my normal form as a fairy, opened my wings, flied up to the tree branches, extended my hands, flied through the branches, and spread my pink magic through the treetops.

When I finished, I changed back to my camouflaged form, wrapped my wings, and got dressed. I was tired. I picked up the backpack and put it on my back, climbed on Thomas, and we went back home.

We had lunch, rested, and got ready for the presentation.

Derick was tense, afraid of the people's reaction. But I reassured him.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. I just ask that you don't act violently, like you did with the doctor. Let me handle it. Be patient, and pay attention to me, just me, alright?"

He became grim and replied, "I'm not a pushover. You want me to stay quiet? If the people come at you with violence, I won't stand still. I am the Alpha, and they must respect me and respect you as my Luna."

"My love, respect is earned. I'm not the same weird little girl with a scarf on her head. I am your Luna, a nature fairy with an angel wolf. Everything will be fine. Trust me."

We arrived at the square, and everyone was already there, with serious faces, waiting for who knew what to happen, as there was an unpleasant murmur that stopped when we arrived. We went up on stage, and Derick started speaking:

"People of the Blue Moon Pack, we are here today to welcome our Luna. I present Lizandra Bener, my mate and the new Luna of the Blue Moon Pack!"

That's when someone stood up in the midst of the crowd and shouted, "We don't want this weirdo as our Luna!"

Then several others raised their voices and also shouted insults.

"It's true, we don't want this outcast!"

"Bastard!" they shouted.

"She's not fit to be our Luna..."

Chaos ensued, and that's when I saw many arms raised with eggs, tomatoes, and oranges, products that prospered in the orchard

because of me and they had no idea. I looked at Derick, silently asked him to be patient, and he looked back at me with regret, itching to confront the people. I smiled at him, raised my hand, and looked back at the crowd.

In an instant, the magic floated. That pink light colored the air and blinked, scaring off the people, who widened their eyes when they were surprised by that colorful display that covered the entire environment with magic.

The magic touched everything, and the people fell silent. Still wide-eyed, they stood frozen, watching what was happening: from the eggs, chicks hatched, and tomato plants sprouted from the tomatoes, producing more fruits that climbed up the hands of those holding them.

The oranges also started to sprout, and their carriers threw them on the ground in alarm. They continued to grow, turning into trees that filled with fruits.

I stopped the magic and asked Jimi, who was nearby, to bring some baskets and collect the fruits so they wouldn't go to waste. People tried to free themselves from the tomato plants that were tangled around their bodies; Children played with the chicks, but most of them didn't know what to do; And some laughed, like Derick and Mr. Tirion.

Soon, Jimi arrived with the baskets, and before a new commotion started, I asked him to place the baskets on the ground next to the plants, separated. Again, I let the magic flow, and the fruits went into the baskets, tomatoes with tomatoes and oranges with oranges, everything well organized and without a mess. The chicks stayed with the children, who were loving their new pets.

When all the fruits were in the baskets, I made the trees and foliage disappear. Everything returned to normal. People stood still in front of the stage, looking at me. Tirion asked for the microphone and spoke:

"Did you guys think that the prosperity of the orchard and the garden was a miracle? No, my people, it was this young woman, whom you always humiliated, despised, and insulted, who used her magic, hidden from everyone, and made our Pack the most prosperous on the continent.

Then it was my father's turn, picking up the microphone and speaking humbly.

"The blame for everyone mistreating my daughter is mine. I rejected her because I thought she was too different from my family and my mate. But the truth is, I was blind and made the biggest mistake of my life." He was choked with emotion and stopped speaking.

That's when my mother stepped forward and, angrily shouted:

"What did you say? I suffered my whole life and had to take care of that one on my own, and now that she's the Alpha's mate, she's your daughter?"

Her words felt like thorns piercing our hearts and causing pain, but she wasn't wrong. I lived with her bitterness all these years. I know well how it was.

"No, Celia, our daughter did what no one cared to do, not even me. She researched, for months, went to the library and read book after book until she discovered the records of my family. There's a drawing of my great-great-grandmother Leonora dos Anjos, who married Alpha Desmond Cavelier, my great-great-grandfather. Our daughter is just like her. After her, only boys were born, until Lizandra. It seems that Leonora's genetic inheritance only passes to the females of the family. So, that's it. I apologize to you, Celia, my mate, and to you, Lizandra, my daughter, for the immense sorrow I caused. I wasn't an honorable man, I acted based on appearances and hurt those I loved the most. I take full responsibility, here, in front of the entire people of the Blue Moon Pack, to whom I also apologize."

He kneeled on one knee and lowered his head in a gesture of humiliation and submission.

My mother let out a scream, a sharp and loud scream, as if venting all her anger and contempt for everyone. She stormed off, stomped her feet, and left.

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