When Eleanor came to, she was in a void that seemed like an endless canvas of white. Was this what heaven looked like?
She looked down at herself. She was barefoot, wearing a white dress. She touched her chest. There was no wound. No pain.
She looked around. There was nothing but white. Where was she?
“Eleanor.”
She turned around, shocked by the sudden voice. There was a woman standing in front of her. There had been no one there a few moments ago.
The woman was tall, with curly golden hair that fell past her shoulders and to the small of her back. She was the most beautiful woman Eleanor had ever seen. She seemed to radiate brilliance, and Eleanor had to squint as she looked at her.
Was she an angel? Was she here to lead her to the afterlife?
“Who are you?” Eleanor questioned.
“Selene, the Moon Goddess.”
Eleanor blinked. She had to be dreaming. Or she had to have died and… Right. She was dead. She was truly dead. “The Moon Goddess?” she whispered.
The deity who was responsible for werewolves’ existence?
“Yes,” the woman replied, “and I’m here to offer you a chance for reincarnation.”
Eleanor was still not over the shock of her identity, so the announcement confused her even further. “Reincarnation?”
“If you accept it, you’ll come back to life in your old life.”
Her old life? Where the love of her life betrayed her and her pack turned against her? No. She couldn’t go through that kind of pain again.
Seeing her hesitance, the goddess added, “It will be a chance to change your fate. Your rebirth will also have a significant impact on the pack. If you truly care about the pack, you’ll not refuse this chance. I would not have bothered to come to you personally if your rebirth was not important for the continuation of the werewolves.”
A chance to change her fate. If she was truly reborn, she would have the opportunity to fix everything. Maybe she would be able to stop things from getting to the point that had led to her execution.
“Your death is a curse upon the race, and the entire werewolf community will face extinction. You have not fulfilled your purpose on earth, and this will lead to changes that history has yet to see. If you die, there will be nothing to stop the disaster awaiting your people. But if you live, your rebirth will be the catalyst for bringing peace.”
Eleanor mulled over Selene’s words. This was not just about fixing what had gone wrong with her life. It concerned the entire race. How could she say no?
It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
She would have the opportunity to face the people who led to her death and also protect her community from whatever disaster the goddess spoke of.
“I accept,” she told Selene. “I’ll be reborn.”
There was a flash of white light, and then, in the next instant, Eleanor woke up in bed. She gasped for breath as she sat up and looked around.
She was in her bedroom at the pack. The bedroom she shared with Thomas. She left the bed and looked around.
She still remembered everything. Mia’s accusations, Thomas killing her, and meeting Selene in the void.
She had really been reborn!
She rushed to the window and looked outside.
She noticed old decorations from her wedding with Thomas that were still to be removed. So she had been reincarnated at the time shortly after they got married. She was twenty years old again.
The door opened and she turned around just as Thomas walked in.
He stood at the door and smiled at her. “Morning, love.”
Seeing him threw her heart into a frenzy. He was smiling, but all she could see was the cold look in his eyes as he pierced her heart with a sword.
In this life, they were still a loving couple, crazy in love with each other. She wasn’t hot-headed to pay for her precious life to kill an alpha now.
She walked from the window and approached him. “Morning,” she greeted as he kissed her cheek.
“I just got back,” he said. “I dealt with the rogues, they won’t be a nuisance for a while.” He wrapped his arms around her, drawing her close to his body. “Now, I can spend all my time with my new bride without worrying about stupid rogues.”
He lowered his head and kissed her on the mouth. It took her a couple of seconds to return the kiss. Fortunately, he pulled away after a few seconds.
“There’s something I have to tell you,” he said, reaching for her hand. “Come.”
He led her from their bedroom and to the living room. There was a woman standing there, dressed in worn bloodied clothes.
“I found her on the battlefield,” he told Eleanor. He released her hand and walked over to the woman. She watched as he placed his hands on her shoulder and said, “Hey, it’s okay.”
Eleanor held her breath. She hadn’t seen her face yet, but she already knew who it was.
She could remember this day from her old life. It was when Thomas had brought Mia home.
Thomas guided Mia to face Eleanor. “This is Mia. I saved her from the rogues.” He looked down at the woman. “She happens to be my fated mate.”
Eleanor swallowed. She had married Thomas knowing they were not fated. None of them had found their mates, but they had chosen each other. Now, he had found his.
How could she, in her previous life, have allowed him to keep her around?
She had been so trusting. They loved each other deeply and she never imagined he would leave her just because he found his fated one.
Now, she knew better.
“I decided to bring her back home,” he continued, putting his arm around Mia. “She doesn’t have anywhere to go.”
In her past life, Eleanor had agreed. Mia had looked pitiful, as she did now. A poor omega rogue with nowhere to go? Eleanor had been kind enough to ignore her connection to Thomas to let her stay.
But now, Eleanor knew there was nothing pitiful about the woman. She was pretending to be weak and helpless so they could sympathise with her.
The moment Eleanor allowed her to stay, she would start scheming on how to ruin their life.
Eleanor met Thomas’s gaze. Resolutely, she said, “No. She cannot stay.”
Thomas’s face creased in confusion. He hadn’t expected Eleanor to say no to his suggestion. She had never resisted him before and always supported his decisions unconditionally. What was wrong?He let go of Mia and approached his Luna. He took her hands and noted how she looked at him with stubborn eyes, as if nothing he could say would change her mind.“Ella,” he called her softly by the nickname he used with her, “I know you might think she’ll take your position as Luna, but that will never happen. You are my Luna, the only she-wolf I want by my side. You don’t have to be worried about that.”Eleanor lowered her gaze. The way he sounded and the way he looked at her, no one would imagine that he would eventually betray her in the most cruel way.Anger, disappointment, sadness - a mix of emotions swept over her, making her nose tingle and eyes ache with unshed tears. But she gritted her teeth, telling herself she couldn’t let them go this time!“Come on, Eleanor,” he coaxed. “We’ve gr
Once outside, Eleanor shifted to her wolf form and ran into the forest. Her wolf, Harper, was a huge she-wolf with red fur that shimmered in the sunlight.As she ran, the breeze moved through her fur and birdsong reached her ears. The sounds of the wild gradually calmed her down. By the time she got to the highest hill peak in the pack’s territory, she was feeling more composed.Standing on the hill peak, she howled in anger, letting out her frustration. She vowed to take revenge on Thomas for betraying her. That was part of why she had accepted the goddess’s offer to be reincarnated, and she would do everything to see it through.It was a good thing that she now knew Thomas’s true motivation. She would no longer waste time justifying his actions. He had shown her that her love had never been enough for him. That he had never cherished her even half as much as she did him.He was the one who had betrayed and killed her in her past life. This time, she would not be his victim. She woul
Henry James Hudsen was easily the most powerful Alpha around. He was cold and domineering, and only those with a death wish dared to cross his path.No pack that went against Darkfall survived his wrath.While Eleanor had met most Alphas of the neighbouring packs, she had never met him. He was not the kind to frequent events where other Alphas gathered. Unlike her, he didn't need to lobby for anyone’s support.Whether he showed up or not, other Alphas would seek him out at his pack.But there was a huge chance that he would be at the Alpha party, which preceded the council meeting. If she could meet him at the party, she could convince him to support her at the meeting.Fortunately, in the previous meeting, she had met Henry’s Beta, Ethan, and had a chat with him. They had exchanged numbers and had communicated a few times since then.If she wanted to meet Henry, he was the only one who could help her.***Ethan Benjamin Scott, Beta of the Darkfall pack, was watching a group of warrio
Mia grabbed Thomas’s arm and shook her head. “Don’t do this, Alpha.”“What do you mean?” he asked, looking at her with worry.“I don’t want to cause any trouble between you and your Luna. If she refuses to accept me–”“Nonsense,” Thomas cut her off. “I already told you, you are not going anywhere. It’s her fault for not being reasonable.”Mia shook her head, as if she didn’t agree with him. She released him and stepped towards Eleanor, tears flowing down her cheeks.“It’s not your fault Luna. It’s mine. I shouldn’t come with Alpha. I... I just happen to be the Alpha’s mate.” Mia sobbed, taking hold of Eleanor’s arm.“Please Luna, if you don’t accept me, how can I stay?”Eleanor jerked her arm back to shake her off. If she didn’t already know what the woman was capable of, she would pity her. How conniving of her, to act like she would disappear simply because Eleanor said so.“Don’t stay, then,” Eleanor snapped, “because I’ll never accept you.”When Eleanor shook Mia off, Mia fell to t
“How about this?” Sophia Jade Allen, Eleanor’s best friend, asked as she held up a shimmering blue dress. “You’d shine like a star in this one.”Eleanor shook her head and narrowed her eyes at her best friend. “I already told you, I’m going with white. Stop with the distractions.”It was the day before the Alpha Council meeting, and she was shopping for a dress to attend the party. She wanted to choose a white elegant gown, but Sophia was too excited and kept picking out colourful gowns.Sophia pouted and handed the dress back to the shop attendant. “You are no fun.”Just then, another shop attendant came along with a rolling garment rack full of white dresses. “These are the best that we have,” she told Eleanor. “Please have a look.”In a second, Sophia was done pouting and began fawning over the new arrivals. “Oh my god, look at this one,” she said, pulling out a white satin dress with spaghetti straps and a thigh-high split on one side.“Too revealing,” Eleanor said, not giving it
Eleanor was in her room preparing to go to bed when the door opened without a knock. Thomas walked into the room, his expression showing that he was about to start a fight.Eleanor stood from her seat at the vanity and faced him. “What do you want?”He had not shown up in their bedroom since that day he announced he would be taking Mia to the party.“What’s wrong with you?” he asked, giving her a disgusted look. “Why can’t you just leave Mia alone? Why do you insist on causing trouble for her?”Eleanor crossed her arms over her chest and paced. So it was about what happened at the store. Of course, the rogue had gone crying to her mate and now he was here to scold her.“What do you mean? What have I done?”Thomas moved to stand in her way. “Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about. Mia ran into you at the store today, and you humiliated her in front of everybody.”Eleanor arched an eyebrow. “I gave her the dress I’d chosen for myself because she liked it so much. How does
Ethan looked around, searching for his Alpha’s position. He was on the other side of the room, conversing with two other Alphas. His eyes, however, were directed at Eleanor.Ethan’s brow dipped slightly as a troubling thought crossed his mind. Henry was looking for a red-haired she-wolf he had come across in Blackstorm’s territory.He didn’t often ask about she-wolves. Could it be that he had recognised her? Was Eleanor the she-wolf his Alpha had been searching for all along?“She is the Luna from Blackstorm pack who called wanting to see you,” Ethan told him honestly.Across the room and through their mindlink, Henry could sense Ethan’s feelings. Not that he needed to get into his head to realise that. He had seen how he looked at the red-haired woman, totally entranced like many other males in the room.The moment she had walked into the room, he had recognised her as the red-haired she-wolf he had come across in Blackstorm’s territory. Was his Beta in love with the she-wolf he had
After Mia told Thomas what had happened at the clothing store, he assured her she didn’t need to wear the dress Eleanor gave her. Instead, he bought her a new pink dress which exuded innocence and delicacy.Mia couldn’t wait to see the look on Eleanor’s face when she saw her. She was happy that Eleanor and her friend had harrassed her at the store. It made Thomas get close to her and get even angrier with his Luna.With Thomas’s support, she didn’t need to worry about fighting back against Eleanor. He would fight all her battles, and that would make her victory so much sweeter.When Thomas got to the party with Mia not his Luna, many men paid attention to her. Mia enjoyed the attention secretly–she couldn’t openly show that she was thrilled to be here. She clung close to Thomas, acting like a kitten scared to leave its master’s side.“Are you okay?” he asked, looking down at her with worried eyes. Nobody had ever looked at her the way he did. How lucky she was, to not only have an Alp