2- Second Chance?

Alessandra Benjamin:

I opened my eyes and sat up straight, gasping in panic. I was panting and sweating profusely. Though the temperature was not so hot.

Looking around I found my Omega, Emma, dosing off in a chair nearby.

What exactly happened?

I touched my chest where I was stabbed by the dagger. But now there was nothing.

Was it all a dream?

No. It wasn’t.

It can’t be.

I was murdered cold bloodedly along with my two month old son. And here I was lying comfortably in my bedroom without any bandages or stitches.

What was going on?

Just then Emma stirred in her sleep and opened her eyes.

“Luna.” She suddenly left her chair and leaned forward to touch my forehead with the back of her hand, “Thank Goddess. Your fever broke.” There was a kind smile on her face.

“Emma. Where is Amerigo?” I straightened against the pillows leaning back.

“Sorry?” Emma frowned, “My Luna! Your eyes. They seem like they have changed color. It’s no more grey but silver”

I did not know, why she was telling me about my eye color?

The only thing I needed to know about, was my son. My Amerigo.

I wanted to cry so badly.

“Emma! Where is Amerigo? My son!” the nervousness on Emma’s face was genuine as if she thought her Luna had gone crazy.

“Let me call the physician, Luna. Dr. Sebastian asked me to call him once you gain consciousness.”

She left the room and I, Alessandra Benjamin could not help thinking how Emma used to be my best friend before I became a Luna. We both were Omegas who used to look after the pack house kitchen along with our other Omega friends. 

But I was closest to Emma and David and shared a great bonding with them. 

Once we turned eighteen, Emma and David turned out to be fated mates. I was the one who celebrated it with them.

They were two adorable love birds who never made me feel like a third wheel.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a mate, and guess what.

I was not the only one.

Our soon to be alpha, Romeo Evans who turned twenty one that year was pressured by his parents and friends to take a chosen mate so that he can take over the pack.

I had been a popular she-wolf of my pack because of my beauty and always received compliments. As an Omega, nobody wanted me as a mate but was only interested in my body.

I could see the lust in their eyes. And to tell  the truth I enjoyed it. They wanted me but they could not have me.

I always knew that Alpha’s son, Romeo had a secret crush on me but he never expressed it nor took advantage of it.

But the moment he was given the offer of choosing an alpha daughter from a neighboring pack as his mate…

Well!

He chose me!

Alessandra Benjamin.

His parents were not much happy with his decision but I was over the moon.

Emma and David did try to celebrate it but instead of attending the celebration I went out with Alpha Romeo and ended up making out with him. He did not even wait for the mating ceremony and marked me the same night without my consent.

And I did not mind!

But oh boy! That further angered his parents but we did not give a damn and started falling in love with each other.

The day I became Luna officially, all hell broke loose. 

Instead of working for my pack’s she-wolves, I started spending my time and Pack’s money on my beauty.

The facials, manicures, pedicures, the body massages. 

I was more interested in buying lingerie to impress my Alpha rather than working on something productive.

I did it all.

I wanted to keep my Alpha busy by myself. Drowned in my beauty.

He did admire me. Always admired my beauty and called himself lucky.

Whenever we used to visit the neighboring packs or Annual Balls, the neighboring Alphas used to stare at us with envy.

I forgot about Emma and David. I forgot that we used to be friends.

Emma never uttered a word and kept serving me as an Omega.

I had been a shitty Luna.

And see what I did. I lost respect in the eyes of my pack members which they never dared to express. The day came, when my husband’s fated mate came into our lives, I lost my husband’s love. I lost my two month old baby.

Goddess! I was killed brutally.

After the arrival of that lady, I could see hatred in the eyes of my pack members.

“Moo!” My son’s voice rang in my ears. I wanted to cry. I wanted to die and go to my son. I wanted to touch his chubby cheeks and wanted to nuzzle my nose in his neck.

“Why moon Goddess sent me again. Why? I want to go back to my boy!”

The tears started slipping on my cheeks. Then I remembered about my wolf…

“Carla!”

I tried to call my wolf. “Carla. Sweetie.” I desperately wanted my wolf to respond. But oddly, I could not feel her.

Just then the door flew open and the pack physician entered the room with Emma tailing after him.

“Thank Goddess, you got consciousness. Alpha is out on one month tour and we were getting worried.”

Dr. Sebastian checked me up but now I was more interested in knowing the date.

“What is the date today?” I asked Emma casually. Emma told me the date and my mind started racing.

This was the same month when Alpha Romeo went on a casual monthly tour and came back with HER. She was the one who joined our pack as my husband’s fated mate and destroyed me. She took away everything from me.

I needed to do something about it.

If Moon Goddess had blessed me with another chance, another life, there must be some reason. I had heard stories about dead people coming back to complete some leftover tasks.

I wanted to repent.

As a Luna, I had a responsibility toward my pack.

Well! Better late, than never!

What did I do? I became bitchy. I cut the ties with my Omega friends and started spending my time maintaining my beauty and started getting to know other neighboring rich and influential Lunas. Who used to ask me often, about the secrets of my beauty.

The moment the doctor left, Emma told me about Mrs. Collins.

“She took an appointment for today, my Luna. If you want I can ask her to visit some other time. You might need your rest.” Mrs. Collins was the head Principal of she wolves’ section of the pack’s high school. She always used to ask for more financial contributions but I never paid heed to any of her requests.

According to me, girls did not need education. They belonged in kitchens to cook and serve their husbands and families like maids.

Being a warrior was only suitable for men. Girls were supposed to look beautiful and se*xy. Mrs. Collins did try to convince me to let the girls train but being a dork I just shrugged it off.

I had been a horrible, horrible girl. Oh, Goddess!

“Bring her to my office, Em.” Emma stopped dead in her tracks. For two years, I had been calling her “Omega” instead of using her pet name, Em.

I settled myself in my office which was rarely used by me. But I guessed it was time to change that. I only had six to seven months to live and I needed to do something for my pack this time. If I would be lucky I might keep my baby safe and hand him over to someone trustworthy.

Though I had not conceived him yet.

“Amerigo! My baby! Wait for me. You will soon come into this world.”

The door opened and Mrs. Collins entered carrying a stick in her hand. She was eighty plus but never let her age make her sit in one place. I never shared a friendly relationship with her. Maybe because she was the closest friend of the former Luna and my mother in law.

Every time she used to propose something beneficial for the young she-wolves, every time I used to ignore her suggestions.

“Good morning, my Luna. Emma told me that you are not well today. How are you feeling now?” she asked me in a clipped tone before taking a seat.

“I am good, Mrs. Collins.”

“My Luna. We are running short of funds. I request you to please look into the matter. We at least need this much amount for our expenditure.”

Mrs. Collins pushed a file towards me that had got all the annual budgeting in it. While I was going through it, I could feel the older woman’s body being tensed. 

“She knows my answer.” I thought to myself. She knew I would never approve of it. She was here to convince me to at least approve one quarter of it.

Silently I reached for my pen and started writing a check. Mrs. Collins was silently fidgeting her fingers.

When I handed over the check across the table her mouth hung open. I did enjoy her facial expressions. The poor woman might get a heart attack.

“My Luna!” She could not say anything else except those two words. How could she? The amount she wanted wasn’t there. It was double of her demanded amount.

Yeah. I guess every member of my pack was in for a surprise. Especially the girl who was about to arrive as my husband’s mate.

I just could not wait to meet her again. This time I wanted to be well prepared.