REBIRTH: I REFUSE TO BE LUNA

“Stop struggling Nyssa.”Alpha Adrian’s voice was far too calm for a man who was watching his mate die right in front of him.My knees buckled, and I fell on the cold marble floor as the very last of my strength left my body. The taste of copper filled my mouth. It was thick, fluid and mixed with something bitter, poison.I had recognized the poison the very moment it burned down my throat.I fell flat on the floor as my fingers began to claw uselessly at it.“You… poisoned me…” my voice cracked as blood kept on spilling from my lips.Across from me, Adrian leaned back on his throne, his expression almost bored as he watched my body fall apart.This was the man I had sacrificed everything for, the man I had called my mate.“Yes,” he answered with a smirk, “Yes, I poisoned you.”His words echoed in the hall, and they broke the last ounce of hope I had in my heart. My wolf whimpered within me, the poison was potent enough to kill even her.For five years, I built this pack from nothing

The moment I stepped into my apartment, I let out a sharp exhale. I turned around and closed the door shut behind me. The faint hum of the city faded, but I would have loved for it to still be there.It was a welcome change from the suffocating demands and pressure of the Silver Ridge pack.My personal apartment was cramped and small. It didn’t have long hallways, velvet carpets and marble floors. But it was mine, and that was all that mattered.Well, mine and… Oh, there she was. Lyra was sitting on the couch, her arms crossed and a familiar smirk tugging at the corner of her lips.“So,” she began with a casual tone, “I heard about what happened.”I froze mid-step, I had no idea how to answer that. Her voice still carried that probing and calculative tone that I knew all too well. I already knew she would have been told, but she was usually not around by this time, so I assumed I wouldn’t have to deal with her today.“Why would you reject him, though?” she asked, leaning forward sligh

By the time I pulled into the parking lot of my apartment, it was pretty clear that the sun was getting ready to set. I killed the engine of my car and sat there for a long moment, my fingers resting on the steering wheel as I took deep long breaths.Then, I exhaled and stepped out of my car.The moment I opened the door to my apartment, I knew something was wrong. The air felt crowded and heavy, my suspicions were confirmed the moment I walked in.Lyra stood in the center of our living room with her arms crossed and her expression furious. Besides her were three familiar faces. It took me a moment, but I finally figured out why they were. This was an intervention.I almost laughed at how absurd it was.“Well,” Lyra said with a sharp tone, “Finally, the prodigal child is back. Where did you even go to?”I shut the door behind me with an unhurried expression on my face, my gaze flickered over the living room before settling back on her, “What is this, Lyra?” I asked through furrowed br

Dinner started quietly, it wasn’t awkward or forced like I had expected the initial minutes to be, it was just controlled.Damien hadn’t rushed to speak the moment I sat down, instead, he had leaned over and poured me a glass of wine. His movements were smooth and natural, like a man who had obviously done this over a thousand times.He slid the glass over to me. When he was done, I glanced down at the sparkling wine, but I didn’t touch it.His lips curled slightly, “Cautious,” he noted with a nod.Of course, I would be. The last time I had accepted a drink from an alpha, I had died. There was no way I was going to drink from the glass until I had watched him drink from his.“I just prefer the word selective,” I replied,That earned me a soft chuckle from his lips.“That I can work with.”He made a show of taking his own glass of wine and pouring it down with one massive gulp. I smiled, and it was only then that I picked up my glass and took a sip.For a moment, neither of us spoke ag

By the time I got home, the city had already begun to fall into a soft and quiet hush.The lights in the apartment were off, thankfully, and the only thing that greeted me when I stepped inside my apartment was the faint hum of the refrigerator.Lyra was asleep then, good.I didn’t have the time or patience to deal with her tonight. I slipped off my heels and walked quietly to my room. The moment I walked in, I shut the door behind me and locked it.My body was tired but my mind was anything but. Everything that had happened tonight kept on replaying in my head. From Adrian’s grip on my wrist to Damien’s deal.A slow smile crept onto my lips as I showered and laid on my bed. For the first time in both my lives, I could feel myself pulling ahead, and with that thought, I closed my eyes and let sleep take me.Morning came fast.I woke up before my alarm could even ring. My body was already tuned to how urgent every action I took needed to be. There was far too much to do now and for the