Confessions

The crowd gasped in shock no one saw that coming, Ava was completely dumbfounded what was happening? Why would he choose Alora instead she looked over at Alora who was happy about the news, more tears trickled from Ava’s cheek she was really on her own now.

“If anyone objects, I dare him to speak” Damon asked as the cold tune in his voice echoed no one would dare object to the Alpha’s decision, and besides they’d rather have anyone else as Luna instead of Ava the crowd howled in support of Damon’s decision

“Good, let the ceremony continue” Damon added as the crowd howled even more loudly.

Ava shamefully pulled herself up from the floor her body was aching because of the hard fall but more importantly, her heart was broken. She took a glance at Alora one more time before leaving the platform. She dragged her sore body along the quiet street everyone was in the ceremony no one was home, the cold breeze blew fiercely goose bumps appeared on her skin she was cold. Ava’s wolf Pam was devastated, hurt and in pain she was most excited about meeting her mate but she was rejected;

“Pam I am sorry, sorry you’re stuck with someone like me. Because of me, we got rejected” Ava said trying to apologize to Pam as fresh tears rolled down her cheek

“He’s an idiot for rejecting us, we didn’t do anything wrong and it’s not your fault Ava, let’s just get home” Pam replied trying to cheer Ava. Ava’s relationship with her wolf was very unique, they communicate with each other and share feelings and emotions. Ava walked home, heartbroken and defeated.

The next day

Ava sat ideally in her room staring into space, she glanced at the untouched food she had prepared earlier but didn’t have the appetite. For She had locked herself up in her house, she didn’t have the guts to show her face outside not after her disgrace.

A loud knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. “Who could that be?” She wondered standing up from where she was seated and made her way to the living room, as soon as she opened the door; she was standing face to face with Alora. Before she could say anything else, Alora had already made her way into the room and shut the door behind her.

“Oh my dear Ava, I am so sorry that I couldn’t drop by earlier, you know, I’ve been so busy lately, I barely even have time for myself, so how have you been?” Alora said, faking a smile.

“If you came here to mock me, you can just say it, am weak but not stupid, you don’t have to put on an act for me anymore. I understood your intentions from the very beginning but I still choose to live in a fool’s paradise. I saw the signs but I chose to ignore them and I guess this is the punishment for my ignorance.

“You never really saw me as a friend but just a puppet you could manipulate and control. Every single time I was bullied, I always felt that someone was watching from the shadows, someone who hated me so much but remained faceless it was you all along wasn’t it”.

“Well I guess you aren’t as stupid as I thought, but you still have a long way to go to get where I am today, since you’ve already taken off my mask, there’s no reason to be nice to you anymore. You know what Ava all my life I’ve never hated anyone as much I’ve hated you, well apart from my parents. Ever since we were kids, my parents always compared me to you. Even though you were so weak, they still admired your cheerful and smart character and then one day I overheard my dad speaking to my mom, back then, my dad was the most trusted aid to the Alpha, they were like brothers so I always believed that I would become the future Luna not until that day my father told my mother that “the one born with the crescent birthmark will be the future Luna of our pack”.

“I didn’t need anyone to give me the name before I realized it was you and that was the day the new Alora Mcgrave was born. I started strategizing on how to change my fate. I knew that if I wanted success I needed to be smart and scheming. To change my future, I intertwined my fate with yours. I came into your life as a good and protective friend, you trusted me without suspecting anything but I guess that’s what you get from being a loner”. 

“I was the one who started the rumors around town, destroying your name and reputation. I manipulated every single one in this pack and turned them against you and made you an outsider, and since I couldn’t go after you myself, I used Madison as my puppet to do so.

“After I became strong enough to stand on my own, I got rid of my parents just to make sure they wouldn’t hinder me in the future” Alora added chuckling

Ava gasped in surprise and fear; she never actually thought that Alora would go to such lengths just to become Luna. She knew that a few years ago, Aloha’s parents died so mysteriously but she never really thought that Alora had a hand in their deaths “How could you do such a heartless thing to your parents?” Ava asked still in shock.

“You don’t have to look so surprised about it, they never actually saw me as their flesh and blood, nothing I did was ever good enough for them so, I decided to put an end to their pitiful lives so that I could finally have peace and be free to do whatever I wanted.

My original plan was to use you to get close to Damon and when the right time came, I would get rid of you too and by then, he would have already fallen for me. But I never expected that Damon’s hatred for you was more than mine and he would even go as far as defying the Moon goddess just to get rid of you. Wanna know why Damon chose me, it is because he believes that we are friends, and by choosing me, you wouldn’t have anyone else by your side that’s how much he despises you, Ava. Either way, it still worked in my favor. I didn’t just use you as a puppet but more like a tool I could use to achieve and am glad you didn’t disappoint my expectations.

“You’re a heartless monster!” Ava said backing away from Alora as terror overtook her face

“Point of correction, its heartless Luna to you” Alora corrected giving her a dirty look

“I took you as a friend, I genuinely cared for you, I trusted and followed you, I would have gladly given my up my life for you, but instead, you manipulated and deceived me, you ruined my life all because of your greed and selfishness. You’re getting married to him knowing full well that he doesn’t even love you, tell me now, is it all worth it?”

Everything felt so wrong, everything was a lie the one person that she thought had her back was the one who destroyed her life, and Ava wondered what she had done so wrong to deserve such a life. Alora was a complete monster, it was like she was another person entirely she hid her true intentions all these years just to ruin her life.

“It doesn’t matter if it was worth it or not, I’ve gotten everything I have ever wanted but you’ve lost everyone and everything you’ve ever had and that’s enough satisfaction for me. Maybe it’s your fate to end up alone, just accept it” Alora gave a half smile as she turned to leave but stopped.

“Damon and I will be getting married in two days, I would love to invite you but I don’t want any problems at the wedding so I guess I’ll be seeing you around”. And with that, she stormed out of the house leaving Ava in a state of shock and disbelief.