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Chapter 1 — One
VERA POV
“Make sure to find your mate at the hurdle today. Don't come home early, stay there, your mate might just be somewhere around,” mum admonished as Tricia was brushing her hair backward.
“I'm not a fan of parties so yeah, I'm coming home right after the hurdle is over,” Tricia said, which caused mum pulled her hair a bit.
“My statement wasn't even meant for you. I'm talking to Vera.” mum retorted while I just smiled, too excited to say a word.
“Why are you putting a lot of labor into it? It's the Luna's ceremony not finding our mate,” Tricia commented as I touched up my makeup for the hundredth time now.
“It just doesn’t feel right,” I said, beaming with smiles as I twirled around in the mirror staring at my outfit that I had done my best to make sure it looked extravagant.
It was just last week I saw the Alpha and I was able to talk with him even if it wasn't up to 2 minutes that I figured out that he was my mate. Even he must have noticed it as well.
“Vera, your makeup is perfect as it was 5 minutes ago when you touched it up and ten minutes ago when you did the same thing,” Tricia commented and I just nudged her a bit swaying my gown before grabbing my purse.
“I’m sure tonight would be one of the best nights ever, at least for me.” I squeaked and Tricia held me by the arms.
“Are you girls going in or not?” Mother asked, we’re now in front of the location the hurdle was to take place.
“In!” I said excitedly and jumped out of the car.
“Careful there. You might end up falling.” Mum said.
I nodded frantically as I smiled to myself when I heard people murmuring to themselves about the outfit.
My outfit looked nice, I know. And if he's going to pick me as his mate, I would have succeeded in giving the pack members two things they could gossip about in their leisure time.
“Quick. The front roll is almost getting full.” I pulled Tricia with me as we practically raced to the front row.
“Slow down. What is wrong with you? There are barely people on the front row and you're racing because it would be hard for us to get a seat in all these empty chairs. We're an hour early.” Tricia commented staring around and I looked around as well.
“It's good to be here early and gain good spots rather than fighting for good spots later when you can't see what's happening in the front row,” I said though only I knew that there was more to it than I had divulged.
I wanted it to come as a surprise to her and everyone else when they finally saw the Alpha mark me and I was declared Luna—that's my main reason for sitting in the front row, so he can find me quicker.
“What are you smiling at? What's running through your mind?” Tricia asked and I shook my head in negativity.
“Yeah, what is a disgrace doing in the front row? Are you trying to jinx the Luna ceremony?” Someone asked and both I and Tricia turned to see Lana, the all-time diva flipping her hair while glaring at me.
“Who is she referring to?” I whispered to Tricia, leaning towards her a bit and she tugged my hair from the back.
I wasn't normally this brave, I always scrambled to my feet whenever I saw Lana approaching, but everything was about to change. Everything was about to have a glorious turning point.
“Who else is a disgrace to the Werewolf pack here except from you?” Lana asked and I badly wanted to yell that I was going to get back at her once I became her Luna, but it was better to have a glorious comeback.
Not all information should be spilled.
“Whatever. The head maid is calling you.” Tricia informed me while gesturing outside the door and I took a deep breath.
“The head maid? Whatever for?” I questioned genuinely.
“How could you ask me that? Aren’t paupers supposed to recognize paupers?” Lana flipped her hair dramatically again and Tricia placed herself in front of me.
“Don't you feel ashamed of yourself? You're always humiliating my sister showing just how low you think. A bully, seriously? You think that's a flex?” Tricia questioned and I pinched her arm.
“You're going to stand there and watch your little sister defend you? You're way more pathetic than I thought you were.” She stated and I let out a deep breath that I wasn't aware I was holding.
“Lana, in a few hours; I will give you an answer befitting your status.” A smile tugged on my lips and they stared at me strangely before she walked off with her minions.
“Sissy, what's happening in a few hours? You've been referring to it and it seems something big is about to happen. Tell me please.” Tricia urged, staring at me with pouty lips and teary eyes and I smiled.
I was almost giving in when the sound of bells jingling cut me off and we turned to the entrance of the hall.
“Just wait a few more hours. It won't be a surprise if I tell you now.” I said, and she nodded as the whole pack stood up in reverence of the Alpha who was about to walk in.
There he was! My hero.
My heart fluttered a bit as I saw him walking through the doorway and I smiled to myself wondering what good I had done in my past life that would make the goddess find me worthy.
After he walked in, the whole pack settled down while my wolf wouldn't stop jumping up and down inside of me.
“Calm down, Nyx,” I said inwardly, and she wagged her tail at me.
“We're going to be Luna soon.” She squealed, and I jumped around, wiggling her tail and rolling on her tummy.
Despite all the humiliations that I had gotten from pack members for having a wolf that was hairless and couldn't do any other thing than shift, this was the happiest moment of Nyx with me and I cherished it with everything in me.
“As you all know, the Alpha is going to be searching for his mate today. It's all going to be way better if he already found her.” I giggled softly and rolled my eyes at the lady beside me who was basically squealing and fawning over my mate.
“Who is going to be the lucky one?” The beta said before handing over the mic to the priestess and she called the Alpha to the stand.
“Find your Luna.” She stated and he began walking into the crowd and my eyes shone as I saw that he was coming towards my direction.
I knew he had already realized I was his Luna before, so I was unperturbed.
I shut my eyes as my heart drummed in my chest, knowing that custom demands he marked me immediately and declared me his Luna.
My heart burst with joy as I heard everyone clapping in joy while some shouted of ‘Luna’ in the air but strangely, I hadn't felt any sting.
I opened my eyes wondering when the custom had changed, but my heart fell deep into my stomach when I found his teeth buried in the corner of Tricia's neck.
He marked her instead of me.
Chapter 2 — Two
VERA POV
“Can you believe it, Vera? I'm Luna!” My sister squealed, holding on tightly to me in excitement while I just stood at the same spot, stiffened in a daze as I tried to process what had just happened.
“No, I actually can't.” I blinked my eyes severally to stop the tears from rolling out of my eyes.
"I know, right? It still feels like a dream! You must be over the moon!”
My eyes were fixated on Alpha Blake the whole time as I wondered why he had done what he did.
Marking my sister was equivalent to rejecting me and it tore at my heart. I felt like I would faint at any moment as I was already feeling light-headed.
“Everyone, I present to you, your Luna.” He said in a loud voice and the clapping resumed while I slowly peeled off Tricia's hands from my skin.
“Enjoy yourself. I'll be back.” I said feigning a smile and began walking out as I tried my best not to let the tears fall.
Why does this have to happen to me in front of everyone? What exactly did I do wrong to the moon goddess that would make her treat me this way?
“Vera.” I heard a familiar voice behind me and I spun around only to be met with the face of the person that I'd rather not see at this point in time.
“You knew? You knew I was your Luna and for some reason you picked my sister over me?” I glared at him as he stared at me with a poker-faced expression.
“You're right Vera. I knew you were my Luna,” he said nodding his head in acknowledgment, “I knew, but there is no way I would actually pronounce you my Luna in front of the whole pack, Don't tell me you thought of that?” he tilted his head to the side and I squinted my eyes in confusion.
“What do you mean? Why can't you pronounce me your Luna?” I yelled, ignoring how he was trying to keep his voice as low as possible, staring back and forth to check if anyone was coming.
“Vera, my pack needs a Luna but not just any Luna, a strong one. One that would be able to defend them if the situation arises, and you of all people know that you are not that Luna. Vera, your wolf alone is a disgrace.” I stepped back, blinking the tears that were threatening to roll out of my eyes.
“A disgrace? I'm not the moon goddess that bestowed such a wolf upon myself, and it hurts even more to know that my fated mate thinks that I am a disgrace. I could handle it from anyone else, but you—you were supposed to be my savior!” I choked on my tears as I used the back of my palm to wipe my tears out of my face.
“Vera, no one must hear that you're my mate.” he warned and tucked the strand of hair that was lying over on my face before walking off so casually and I fell to the floor.
The moon goddess can just take me already. I don't deserve this life!
Just as I lay on the floor crying and the cold dew hit my skin, I felt someone push me with the boots of their shoes.
I looked up to find Lana and I bit my lips. Bad timing!
“Crying? You look horrible.” She said and squatted so she could reach my eyes.
My face was red and puffy due to all the crying and I wasn't sure I was mentally stable to be anywhere near her.
“You're so ungrateful. You're crying because your mate chose to be mated to a beta? Don't tell me you're jealous of her, your sister,” she said, raising my chin with her hand before pulling my hair roughly.
“Why do you like picking on me?” I asked in between ragged breaths and a smirk tugged at the end of her lips.
“I don't like weak wolves. You're a menace,” she stated and pulled my hair with even more force, dragging me up.
My body followed suit as she pulled me up. But today, I was different from usual. Summoning the courage to fight back, I sent my hands to her back and pulled both of her ponytails.
She screeched as she let go of my hair and tried to wiggle out of my grasp.
“Why did you let go? I thought we were playing a game?” I asked holding her hair tightly while kicking her knees so she fell to the floor harshly with her knees.
“Let go of me!” she yelled as she tried to wiggle out of my grasp.
“I'm not doing that.” I mouthed with a maniacal smile on my lips. So much for the ‘strong wolves.’
“I will get back at you for this.” She yelled as she held onto my hand which was pulling her hair.
“Really? How? Remember I said I will get back to you in a few hours? Things turned sour and this is the best way to get back at you now.” I nodded slowly, reminiscing on what my comeback would have been.
“Arghh!” She yelled when I twisted her arms out of my way, still holding her hair firmly before shoving her to the ground.
“What are y'all doing? Get her!” she yelled at her minions who were approaching near-by, and they charged towards me but I drew out a dagger from the hilt of her belt where she laid.
“I don't mind cutting you open. Even if I'm trialled for attempted murder and get killed, I would be a fulfilled wolf.” I said, smiling maniacally as the pain from Gideon’s rejection coursed through my body, fuelling my need for blood to be splattered on my hands.
One of them dumbly rushed towards me and I pushed her away from me, mistakenly cutting her open with the knife and they stared at me with horror-filled eyes.
“If I kill you today, I’d have no regrets.” I went over to Lana and kicked her foot, I pulled her up by the hair and slapped her on each side of the face.
“All these years you've haunted and taunted me and I've been scared of you,” I started amidst ragged breaths as I slapped her again, “But now, it's certainly okay if I die.” I punched her face and blood ran out of her nose.
“Someone help!! She's trying to kill us!” One of the girls yelled repeatedly and I threw a stone at her to shut her up, and it missed her face by just a breath.
“What's going on?” the guards saw me with the dagger and immediately rushed towards me, but as the first one held me on the shoulders, I shoved him hard and he landed with a thud on the other side of the wall as blood ran out of his mouth. I stared at my hands, terrified of what just happened.
The other men behind him were also blown backward by an invisible force field and I kept staring at my hands strangely.
Did I have such strength? Was I the one who shoved him like that?
Oh my goodness! I gasped and turned to stare at the girls. Well, at least it’s good riddance, they would never try to talk to me ever again.
I heard some ruffling from behind the trees and I looked up to meet someone who seemed like he melted with the darkness itself.
His pair of mismatched black and green eyes were the only thing that stood out in the darkness.
“Impressive.” He mouthed and when I blinked, he was no longer there.
I think I'm going crazy.
Chapter 3 — Three
ALPHA GIDEON POV
“This is the third patrol group that has turned up at the borders as corpses and no one is telling me anything valid! Do you all want to lose your heads?” I banged my hands on the table furiously as I stared at the gamma in the eye while the elders sat in the corner quietly.
“Can someone give me a valid answer?” I yelled at the top of my voice and the leader of the gammas stepped forward immediately.
“We believe that the attacks are coming from the neighboring pack led by Alpha Blake.” He informed me and my brows furrowed as I stared at him wondering why any pack would want to start killing my people.
“Alpha Blake’s pack? Do we have any outstanding issues with his pack?” I questioned and everyone shook their heads in negativity.
“None that we know of, your highness.” One of the Alpha's answered and I gritted my teeth with my hands on my jaw in deep thoughts.
“So we don't have any problem with them and then suddenly they start killing patrol guards at the boundary? Did the patrol venture into their pack?” I asked and there was another shake of negativity that had me grabbing the glass of water in front of me and sipping it down immediately.
“What the hell? How are we sure we didn't venture into their pack? There is no proof.” The one thing I didn't want to be happening at this instant was anything that would lead to a war and this was absolutely calling for it.
It's not like my pack is scared of being engaged in a war but if it comes to that, innocent lives would be taken and that's the last thing I want.
“There is one who escaped from them.” One of the elders stated and I looked up immediately. That was fantastic news.
“Then where is he?” I squinted my eyes and there was no young man in sight.
“We shall bring him in now, Alpha.” The guards stated and I nearly threw the cup over to them before clicking my tongue.
“Hurry up.” I gritted out, trying to calm myself.
A fragile young man came in shaking like a leaf and I stared at them in confusion wondering what the hell was happening.
“He's part of a patrol team?” I asked gesturing to the boy and they nodded in the affirmative.
“Him? This lad? Since when did we start accepting lads into the patrol team?” I questioned.
He was so young, definitely not one that should have been at a battlefront at such an age.
“Yes, my Lord. We're sorry” They bowed in reverence and I took a deep breath trying to stay calm.
The leader of the gammas was going to have a word with me later about this and I swear he's going to have an earful.
“You were at the scene?” I questioned and he nodded in fright.
“They were so fast, everything happened so fast.” He burst into tears and my brows creased as I stared at them.
“Take him away.” I gestured to one of the guards and he nodded, leading the boy out of the room.
“Artemis, arrange a meeting with me and Alpha Blake immediately,” I stated, using my hands to massage my forehead.
With all the pack duties and troubles that were sprouting up, I was sure I was going to age too fast.
“Yes, Alpha.” I dismissed the rest of the elders and guards and remained seated on my throne when Artemis came back.
“I sent a message using the raven and we have received a reply.” He brought out a raven and took out the scroll that was trapped between his legs.
“It's as I arranged, you would be meeting with him at the boundary.” I heaved a deep sigh as I hadn't expected Blake to agree to my terms.
That guy was one Alpha I detested, always so cunning, always so devious, and lastly, always had trouble up his sleeves.
“Well then, let's go now. If he is to be our guest, we have to arrive before him.” I admonished and stood up while the rest of the guards fell into step with me.
“Are there any guards at the gate to guarantee the pack's safety?” I questioned and the leader of the gamma's nodded in the affirmative.
In less than a few minutes, we were at the boundary seated and waiting for Blake to arrive. My wolf was on high alert as I was getting mixed signals from this meeting, I only hoped it didn't get bloody somewhere in the middle of it.
“It's been 30 minutes, isn't he supposed to be here?” I queried getting exhausted when the loud chirping of a raven could be heard and Artemis quickly caught it.
“It has a message.” He said and handed me the scroll.
As I opened it up and read the contents, I gritted my teeth. This was the Blake that I knew, he had changed plans and wanted us to come for his Luna Choosing Ceremony.
“What do we have to do with his Luna Choosing Ceremony anyway?” Artemis mumbled as I led the way.
It was going to be about 3 hours' walk and we couldn't change to our wolf form without ruining the dress that we were putting on.
“Less talking, more moving.” I admonished and silence descended on them.
We got to his pack 3 hours later and the hall was packed to the brim. There was a patrol of guards waiting to receive us as they guided us to our seats. The Luna Choosing hadn't even started so I was pretty sure Alpha Blake invited me here to show that he had the power to invite whichever pack’s Alpha he wanted.
My gaze shifted when I noticed some ladies in the halls arguing over something or more like one was getting bullied.
This wasn't exactly my kind of scenery, it bored me out.
I exchanged eye contact for a second with the lady that was getting bullied, and my wolf stood up inside of me immediately.
“Mate.” He growled and I tilted my head.
Worst place of all to find a mate, ain't it? And she was the one getting bullied? She was beautiful though.
I stood up about to go over to her when the bells suddenly started ringing and the procession began.
It didn't take more than 30 minutes and Blake had already marked his Luna while the party began.
I slid out of the hall determined to find that lady not until I saw her laying on the floor and crying to herself.
I was going to meet her when those set of girls appeared from nowhere and ambushed her again but this time, she seemed like she had already had enough of their crap.
I watched from the dark as she stood up for herself and at that moment, I knew that I had met my Luna.
She was my mate and definitely mine. I locked eyes with her for a few seconds as she heaved profusely while looking like a snack I would definitely feed on.
“Impressive,” I muttered and smiled to myself.
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