Five years have been nothing now that he had chosen her over me.The full moon outside the window could have been the perfect company for me and Alpha Lucien’s anniversary dinner date had it not been for Charmaine—the Beta’s daughter who captured his heart ever since they were young. For once, I thought they were just friends. But it seems, I’m the one who looks like vying for Alpha Lucien’s attention.My phone vibrated again. Another picture of them circulated online, this time more intimate than the one I saw earlier. I never thought I’d be spending me and my mate’s anniversary like this: staring at the picture of Charmaine and Alpha Lucien kissing her cheeks in a bright and jolly background.The pack is becoming more involved in our relationship too, commenting with things like “Yay, Alpha Lucien and Charmaine? My dream couple!” and “Marry her already, Alpha Lucien! Dump your girlfriend somewhere and leave her be!”I read Charmaine’s caption on her post again, every word makes me n
My eyes flew open as I felt the morning sunshine seeping into my skin, my eyelids have never been heavy. I don’t know how much I cried last night. I fell asleep while doing so. “You’re breaking up with me on the phone?” My eardrums seemed to be almost shattered by Lucien’s screaming the previous night too.“Yes!” I exhaled. “If you can party with another woman kissing you while I wait for you to show up on our dinner date, I have all the right to break up with you on the phone!” After ending our call last night, I also bombarded him with messages that I know what he’s been up to and that the party is never a part of the business.Charmaine is HIS business!I poured myself a glass of water after getting out of bed. I deem it necessary, especially with the bawling and sobbing I wasted on Lucien last night.My phone rang. I only took one look at it before shoving it into my drawer.With a heavy heart, I straightened and began packing my things.***I’m now back in my old apartment, one
The Feast of the Rose Moon was one of my favorite pack gatherings. Not only because it marks the beginning of spring, but also because it’s a huge part of our pack traditions of giving thanks to the Moon Goddess and strengthening our relationship with one another as a pack.It’s been a month since Alpha Lucien and I broke up. And though I’m crying less and less each night, I can definitely say that there is still an ember of my love for him that remains ignited in my heart.The Feast of the Rose Moon was held at the Rose Moon Hotel itself. The celebration lasts for three days and all of the packmembers are given a free stay at the hotel. A fresh scent of roses found its way towards me, filling the air with its bold sweetness and soft aroma.The concierge and I reached our room and it was the most expensive room I’ve ever seen—close to the grandiose of the penthouse that Lucien and I once shared.“Thank you,” I said to the concierge and he gave me a soft smile before vanishing in the h
“Drive!” I yelled at the top of my voice. Alpha Lucien’s obsessive fans have surrounded the car from all sides. “They’re eager for you,” I hissed.His laugh was dark and hearty. Lucien tossed me a look and the ember at the bottom of my heart flared into a flame.I looked away.“You really want to go with me now?” Alpha Lucien asked, amusement ringing his voice.I bared my fangs at my ex-boyfriend, my wolf snarling. “It’s just a ride. Don’t be so hopeful.”True, I won’t let my guard down knowing that Lucien very well knew that I am easy to please. He’s just pulling the strings and I won’t let myself be some puppet with her threads left bare for anyone to pull.We managed to get out of that ridiculously chaotic crowd and Lucien sped away. But that sharp and thick scent of vanilla and lavender keeps clawing its way into my mind.Of course, Charm was here. Why wouldn’t she?And this scent...it wasn’t just an ordinary scent.Something happened between them for this scent to be so strong an
I woke up to the sound of someone knocking on my hotel room. Last night, when I reached my room, I spent half of my night drowning my sorrows in the bathtub, chugging down a bottle of red wine as I cry. It was only three in the morning when I realized I made the bathtub as my temporary bed.As my footsteps neared the door, I realized it’s the last day of the Feast of the Rose Moon.“Who is it?” “Room service for breakfast from Alpha Lucien!”I gasped—no, I groaned and massaged my forehead as I opened the door.Lucien didn’t run after me last night. Why would he?He got the love of his life across him and his best friend beside him, what am I to him?Well, I’m just a second choice and second priority—a backup for him in case one woman leaves him, he has an extra woman behind.But now, he’s winning me back through some breakfast delivery.The hotel’s butler brought me a table full of food and the meals were piping hot. There were scrambled eggs, pancakes, egg benedicts, fried rice, It
I went home to my apartment that day with a heavy heart and a slightly red fist from my table-slamming.Even with my begging on the phone, I know he wouldn't listen to me. He still wants to keep me like some spare pet.I took a nice cool shower to rinse off today's drama and finished my studying for the day about how to stitch deep wounds.As I plopped down my bed, I glanced at the ceiling. I may not see the stars but I can feel the moon."What will I do, Moon Goddess?" I found myself whispering, praying, on what to do with Lucien. We're mates, yes. But there's no longer love binding us. What Lucien does is he's just obsessed over the fact that an Omega like me finally chose to leave him-and it hurts his pride.He thought that I might be just an Omega and he's an Alpha that I will stomach him forever, that I will endure him forever. I will not. I will certainly not.Enough is enough.***My work the next day ended up smooth. No calls throughout my working hours, even in my coffee bre
The sound of the slap seemed to lingered. None dare to open their mouth to speak. Everything was starting to make sense now.So Lucien really did have feelings for Charmaine. I wasn't imagining things all this time. My gut was right. That explains why he was always so eager to be there for her, more than for anyone else. More than for me.Not even Fate or our mating bond can stop him from following Charm around like some obsessive dog who always wants to be there for his possessive master.Charmaine broke the silence. "Vesta, calm down. There has to be some kind of misunderstanding," she urged, her voice reverberating with fake concern."Oh, there is a misunderstanding!" I turned to Alpha Lucien, who's still clutching his face from my slap. "You're dating me but you also want to date Charm?" I hissed, "Where does your loyalty and heart really lies, Alpha? Or it doesn't get tired in living in lies?""Vesta, I'm sorry I missed our anniversary." Alpha Lucien's voice blasts through the t
I'm already prepared to fight or flight should he ever come face to face with me again.My gaze automatically followed the cedar-and-pine scent. There, in the shadows of the outdoor parking lot, stood my ex-boyfriend.A deep frown was what I noticed first. Then the hands on his pockets before my eyes glancing back at his face. His eyes were glowing with that golden signature stare of a werewolf on one step to shifting.Our eyes locked. I willed my wolf's eyes to shine too."Is something wrong, Blake?" Lucien's ears cocked as if hearing our conversation.I turned to see Francis, his eyes locked on the parking lot but did not notice Lucien. He was still seated in his car with the driver's window down. "Do you need help? I can accompany you to your apartment's door if you'd like."Francis might be from a powerful Beta family and the Head of the Healers but he's no match for an Alpha-especially to a mated Alpha. I'm pretty sure when an Alpha tossed a gaze to someone like that, any sane w
The slap was full of anger and despise. Almost as if he was not the Alpha Miles I came to love for the past years.“And that,” I announced with a furious grin as I pointed at him, “ladies and gentlemen, is why I’m not fit to be married to Miles. I won’t marry an Alpha who beats his Luna in front of his pack.”“Miles!” Nichole’s call cut through the tension. And I saw how the Alpha’s expression softened at his bestfriend's behest. “Please,” she pleaded. I don’t know what she’s begging of him but it was enough for me to step back and clenched my fingers to a fist.Looking at both of them, it seems the Alpha I love only care about Nichole. It seems as if I never existed in his life even though I did everything I could for him. I offered my heart and mind and soul to him. I gave him everything I had. Yet, he only returned his affection to me for the first four years of our relationship. As soon as Nichole returned after studying from another pack, Miles changed. Everything fucking cha
"You should set that room on fire." Celia, my Beta and bestfriend, snarled beside me."No need for violence when their kissing is already violently against the ethics of to-be newlyweds.""It seems Nichole doesn't know what boundaries or respect are." Celia huffed, "And yet you're fine with that?"I shrugged and sighed, lowering my gaze to the floor as I massaged my forehead.In the past, I would have screamed at everyone and become the jealous violent monster Miles described me to be. It would have ended in an ugly pre-wedding party and an even uglier argument between me and Miles."It seems I'm the only one who doesn't know that Nichole and Miles are more than just friends-opposite to what he constantly growled at me."Celia scoffed, "You see the pack's reaction. All of them know what's between the two. You're just the one being fooled by your Alpha."Indeed, in the past years, Miles would often call me out for having dirty thoughts between him and Nichole. He would be utterly disap
Short Story's Blurb:Gayle's world shatters when her mate, Alpha Miles, chooses his childhood friend, Nichole, to spend the night before their wedding. When Nichole boldly asks if Miles would make her his Luna instead of Gayle, his response cuts deep: "I would."Crushed, Gayle forces a smile and claps for their union, knowing that tomorrow's wedding will never happen. With her heart broken and her place in the pack shattered, she's done pretending. The love she's held for eight years is no more, and she's ready to tear it all down. ***Chapter 1I watch as my mate and fiancé, Alpha Miles, kisses his childhood friend, Nichole, in front of me.“That was fun!” she chirped, as if I, the bride-to-be and her future Luna, wasn’t in the same room as hers. “If Gayle wasn’t here, would you make me your Luna instead?”I pretended I wasn’t stunned; I acted as if I wasn’t even in the room. I know each pack has their own tr
"Don't worry, I was once in a relationship like that," Alex explained as soon as we got to our hotel room. "They're dangerous, not because they're obsessive, but because they no longer see the need to respect you. They see you as a possession of theirs that they'll chase even to the far end of the world." "Thank you," I inhaled. I found myself wandering to the window and there, Jon was standing outside. Thunder cracked the distance and soon, the rain started to pour. Alex saw him too."See. That's why."I understood what he meant and right now, instead of hatred, I feel sorry for Jon. He no longer feels the need to live. He doesn't know how to let go as if what he and Emilia have possessed him with intense guilt that he thinks the only way to solve it is to prove to me we can still be together despite what happened.Well, what's done is done.I dialed Emilia's number and spoke in a flat tone. "Stop letting him go out and make a scene." Dr. Alex tossed me a subtle smile. I just shook
'It only happened once, Anastasia.' I chuckled mirthlessly at Jonathan's words earlier. Only the dead would believe his lies.Although it made me vomit, I gulped down the bile that rose to my throat at the foul picture I received."Really? Is this all that you can do, Emilia?" I texted the unknown number and then blocked it right away.I went back to sleep as though I just dreamed all of it.***Dr. Alex approached me the next day. The Dawn Thorn Pack wants a Head Nurse as their current Head Nurse resigned after being married to another pack's Alpha.Alex has approached me with several offers from other packs but I rejected all of them because I don't want to be far from Jon.Now that I'm free from him and single, I immediately volunteered for it even when he didn't offer it to me at first."As soon as they mentioned Head Nurse, I immediately thought of you. But then I remember you always rejected all the opportunities I laid before you so I didn't tell you right away. What makes you
As I had my breakfast the next day, I found out Jon was just staying in the room next to mine.He kept on eyeing at me like some dog who doesn't want his owner to vanish before his sight. He even stayed with me at the Dawn Thorn Pack's hospital to finish some paperworks before Dr. Alex dismissed us. The Alpha stubbornly stayed with me all day and then went home with me as well.I couldn't argue further so I just let him.When I got home, as soon as I opened the door, there were already people there: Jon's friends and Emilia, including Beta Homer.They have prepared a table full of delicious food as if welcoming Jonathan back that they're glad they've seen him again for so many decades.It was only three days.Even with the food's appetizing look and mouth-watering smell, I feel nauseous.Emilia instantly met my gaze. "The Alpha only went to Homer's house that day and now you have to be dramatic and go to another pack without the knowledge of the Alpha? As the Alpha's girlfriend, you
"I'm busy. Dr. Alex sent me to the Dawn Thorn Pack because they had some accident there and they need more stuff." I made my voice as bland and boring as possible."Ana-"Then I hung up on the phone without second thoughts.Dr. Alex told me I'll be in the Dawn Thorn Pack for three days, unfortunately.I told the Head of the Healers that it was actually fortunate for me.I was walking to the hotel that Dr. Alex had booked for the Dusk Rose Pack healers when I saw Jonathan in the lobby.He looked extremely disheveled as if he had been trapped in a cave for so long and he just got out.As soon as his eyes met mine, I felt shivers down my spine. Cold sweat starts to form on my forehead. Before I could turn around, he immediately lunged at me and grabbed my arm with such force that I cried. "Anastasia, are you avoiding me?""Of course, I am. We have already broken up and it is right that I avoid you and you leave me fucking alone." "Where were you?" his voice dropped to a whisper."From
When I woke up the next day, Alpha Jonathan was gone. He never returned since that tiptoeing of his to answer Emilia's call.I was thrilled about this since I no longer had to worry about eating with him or hearing his second round of making-up excuses that Emilia and him have nothing between them.As I prepare myself a simple breakfast of a boiled egg and black coffee, I realize I can actually wake up every day without Alpha Jonathan after all.As I worked my day as a nurse in the pack's hospital, Alpha Jonathan sent several missed calls. He called repeatedly. Thankfully, I managed to put my phone in silent mode as part of the working hours rules."You're not going to answer that?" Dr. Alex whispered behind me and I almost yelped. We were both in the elevator as we headed home."No. I'm going home anyway." My entire day went smoothly and I went home feeling very satisfied.But I immediately dropped my satisfied smile when I opened the door to my house. The smell of cigarette already
I didn't let myself fall as I strode away. I clutched my chest as I turned around, the pain of the breakup and rejection clawed its way past my heart and into the core of my soul.My tears fell on their own accord, and I didn't stop even when I called for a taxi.I can still hear Jonathan's words earlier even when the taxi was already moving. "Don't mind her, she's just being fucking dramatic."Was I though? Was it dramatic for calling out your boyfriend and his bestfriend-feeling-girlfriend that they're acting more of a couple than the Alpha and I ever was?Even with the breakup, the pack party continued lively. The dancing and music have become even more vivacious since my departure.But I don't care. Everyone knew I was upset and they knew I wouldn't care about Jonathan on the floor, clutching to his chest too.If they gossip about me being heartless, then I'll show them heartlessness.The ride to my apartment took longer because of traffic. When I opened the front door, I already