Chapter One

CHAPTER ONE: My Mother Married the Alpha Who Hated Me

Kiara’s POV 

I was seventeen when my mother married a man who hated me .  Alpha Liam  could barely stand the sight of me. The wedding was held in the pack’s  largest  hall . It was big enough to contain the whole pack members and a few other guests from the neighboring pack . 

The pack hall was filled with wolves dressed in black and silver. Their voices were low, sharp and full of judgment. I could feel their eyes on my back as I stood beside my mother, wishing I could disappear into the stone floor.

At the front of the hall stood Alpha Liam Rider.

He is a very tall man, about six feet four inches , his  broad  shoulders combined with his perfectly sculptured body made him very attractive , being muscular and having a very handsome face made him the most handsome alpha on earth. 

How did I know this ? Well he is always the topic of discussion in the pack . The female wolves here have a crush on him . 

He is very terrifying even  without saying a single word. His dark eyes were cold, his face was always blank and emotionless . This was the man my mother was about to marry.

She was marrying him not for love, not  for her happiness. But because fate never gave him what he wanted.That is his mate . After waiting for a long time for his mate . Alpha Liam finally gave up on finding his mate .  The  moon goddess seems to have abandoned him. 

Alpha Liam had sought  out many solutions to his situation but none of them seemed to work . He had visited different female priestesses from different packs in order to find out who his mate was . But they all lead to one answer

“ when the time is right you will meet your mate “ after waiting for decades he decided to give up the idea of having a mate . 

My mother leaned toward me and whispered, “Kiara, stand properly.”

“I am,” I said quietly.

She sighed. “Please behave yourself  today .”

I didn’t answer. My eyes stayed on Alpha Liam. He hadn’t looked at me once since we arrived. Not even by accident. It was as if I didn’t exist.

Good, I told myself. Let it stay that way.

The elder stepped forward, hitting his staff against the ground. The sound echoed through the hall, silencing everyone.

“Today,” the elder said, “we mark the union of Alpha Liam Rider  and Maggie  Spencer .”

A wave of whispers moved through the crowd.

Everyone knew Alpha Liam’s story.

He had searched for his mate for many years. He waited through full moons, battles, and seasons. But his mate never appeared. Some said she was dead. Others said she was never meant to exist.

Without a  Luna, the pack suffered. Other packs questioned his strength. Alliances grew weak. So he chose a Luna instead.

My mother. “For years,” the elder continued, “our Alpha waited for fate. When fate failed him, duty stepped in.”

Alpha Liam’s jaw tightened. His hands curled into fists at his sides. But I couldn’t help but notice how light hits his jaw making his sharp jaw more defined. His presence made the room felt smaller. 

“Do you accept this bond?” the elder asked my mother. “To serve as Luna and stand beside the Alpha?”

My mother hesitated. I felt it. I saw it in her eyes.

“I accept,” she said.

The elder turned to Alpha Liam. “Do you accept Maggie  Spencer  as your Luna, chosen not by fate, but by need?”

“I accept,” Alpha Liam said.

His voice was flat. Empty.

No kiss followed. No smile. Just a binding of hands and forced cheers from the pack.

When it was over, my mother turned toward her new husband.

“Thank you,” she said softly. “For allowing us into your pack.”

“You are here because you are useful,” Alpha Liam replied. His eyes shifted to me.

“And she,” he said coldly, “is not.”

My chest tightened.

My mother stiffened. “Kiara is my daughter.”

“I am aware,” he said. “And she will follow the rules of this house. She will not embarrass me. She will not cause trouble. And she will stay out of my way.”

I opened my mouth. “I ..”

“Enough,” he snapped, finally looking directly at me.

The hatred in his eyes was clear, not full of anger, not full of irritation but pure Disgust.

“You are a reminder,” he said. “Nothing more.”

A few wolves nearby lowered their heads, pretending not to hear.

I swallowed hard. “Yes, Alpha.”

Something dark flashed in his eyes, as if my obedience annoyed him even more.

“Good,” he said. “Because I have no interest in you.”

He turned away like I was already forgotten.

Later, in the pack house, my mother unpacked our things while I stood near the door.

“He hates me,” I said quietly.

She didn’t deny it.

“He doesn’t want reminders of a life he didn’t choose,” she said. “And you are one.”

“That’s not fair.”

“No,” she agreed softly. “But this is the world we live in.”

I stared at the massive pack  house that would now be my prison. I didn’t know then that the man who despised me was tied to my fate.

I only knew one thing.

Alpha Liam  looked at me like I was a mistake.

And mistakes were never allowed to stay for long.