Episode 2

Chapter two

Selene pov

I was stuck in that gross, wet dungeon. My body hurts bad from the nasty poison inside me. I couldn't feel Ezra, my wolf buddy, anymore. We used to share a tight bond, but now it was gone.

"Ezra? You there?" I whispered, my voice barely a peep.

No answer, just dead silence pressing down on me. I hugged my knees tight, fighting back tears.

"This wasn't s'posed to happen," I mumbled, voice shaky. "The Moon Lady...she wouldn't ditch me like this, right?"

Footsteps echoed down the hall. The cell door creaked open, bright light pouring in.

"Get up," a rough voice barked. "Alpha wants you."

I struggled to my feet, wobbly legs barely holding me up. Two big guards grabbed my arms in a vise grip, dragging me out and down the twisty passages.

Memories hit me hard - Nathan's warm hugs, his soft kisses, the sparkle in his eyes when he looked at me. And Mia...my so-called bestie who knew all my secrets. How could I have been so blind?

We reached the courtyard, the whole pack gathered there. Hundreds of faces, some curious, some downright mean. I searched for a friendly face, someone kind.

Nothing.

Nathan stepped forward, stone-cold expression. My heart clenched as his icy stare hit me.

"Selene Wells," he said, voice booming. "You betrayed the Nightfall Pack. For your crimes, you're banished. No rank, no privileges."

His words stabbed me like a knife. The guards were all that kept me standing.

"No..." I rasped, shaking my head hard. "Nathan, listen! It's all messed up!"

He didn't flinch, face frozen like rock.

"Take her away," he ordered, turning his back.

The guards yanked me forward, feet scrabbling in the dirt as I fought them.

"Nathan!" I cried, voice cracking. "I love you! Don't do this!"

But he never looked back. Never heard my screams.

Mia blocked my path, a cruel smirk on her face. She leaned in close, whispering in my ear, "He was mine first, Selene. You never had him."

Then she was gone as the guards dragged me past the pack's borders, into the thick forest.

I stumbled along in a daze, mind spinning from what just happened. One minute, I had Nathan's love and my pack. Next, I'm tossed out like trash, alone in the wild.

As the rush faded, a new pain flared up - a sharp, burning agony deep in my gut. I doubled over, stomach clenching as I screamed out.

The poison...spreading faster...

I lurched onward, each step harder than the last as the torture intensified. Not having Ezra felt like a hole had been ripped in me, a wound that wouldn't heal. I was totally alone, cut off from being a werewolf.

Black crept into my vision and the world started spinning. I crashed to my knees, everything tilting crazy around me. A figure approached in the distance, but my senses were so scrambled, I couldn't tell.

Please...make it stop...I can't take anymore...

Squeezing my eyes shut, I begged the Moon Goddess for the pain to end. As the darkness swallowed me, I could swear I felt a soft touch on my forehead, a gentle caress easing the hurt.

Maybe my fate wasn't sealed just yet.