Home / Werewolf / Return of the Rejected Luna / "Fifty repeated stabs to my already broken heart.”

Share

"Fifty repeated stabs to my already broken heart.”

Author: Marichelle
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-23 15:15:21

“Genevieve? Look at me.” I turn wordlessly to Derek. “Your parents were criminals, you know you aren’t allowed to bury them. Their bodies will be discarded in a manner fit for condemned criminals of our pack.” I say nothing as tears fall uncontrollably from my eyes. I can’t see anything besides my parents’ faces twisted in pain and agony, I hear nothing but their piercing screams. I am unable to look away as a guards wrap the bodies up and carry them down the aisle and out of the hall. Every member of the Blood Moon pack present does not miss the opportunity to see the bodies of the criminals.

“Members of the Blood Moon pack, what you have just witnessed was the uprooting of evil from the root of our pack and the service of justice to the betrayed. However, you have come here for a wedding and for the crowning of your new Luna. This shall still take place.” The murmurs in the hall grows louder and my head snaps up to look at Derek incredulously. He killed my parents before my eyes and still expects a wedding to hold? Ida growls impatiently for me to let her out but I hold back. The destruction she is capable of will not change anything.

“Silence! The wedding will take place but the bride will change.” More commotion. “What do you mean?” I ask. “You didn’t really think I would marry you, did you? A daughter of murderers, stained with the sin of her parents.” Derek’s words are like a sucker punch to my stomach and I fall back like he really did punch me. The whole hall is quiet now, not one sound of any kind. Everybody seems to be holding their breaths, waiting for what the alpha says next, just like me.

Derek’s eyes lock on mine and I hear Ida whimper. “What’s going on Ida? What’s happening?” I frantically ask my wolf. “I cannot feel my bond to Rex, our connection is gone.” Rex? Rex was the wolf of alpha Derek. Why can’t Ida feel him? My eyes widen in realization. No! He can’t, he cannot do this to me! Ida is silent now.

Derek steps closer to me. “I, Derek Carson, Alpha of the Blood Moon pack hereby reject you, Genevieve Franklin of the Blood Moon pack as my mate. From today our ties our severed, our bond is broken, and our connection is blocked. Forever. You are free of me and I am free of you. Forever.” Each word Derek says to break our mate bond is like a stab to my heart. Fifty words for fifty repeated stabs to my already broken heart. I fall to the ground. The whole hall is like a graveyard now as a collective hush covers every corner of the large hall.

Ida is silent, retreating to lick her wounds and mourn the loss of her mate while I am numb from the overload of pain and heartbreak. The time I walked in confidently with the silent resolve to give my all to Derek and to the pack seems like ages ago when in truth an hour has barely passed by.

The doors open and everyone turns to look at the beautiful woman in a gorgeous wedding gown glide down the aisle, clutching a bouquet of white roses. There are gasps and murmurs of speculation when she passes people by before coming to a stop next to where I am collapsed, defeated on the ground.

Derek walks to her and lifts her veil as I watch. I remember Liana Dawson telling me how my bond with Derek would bring peace and prosperity to the pack, I remember her wide smile as she styled my hair and told me how beautiful I looked. I remember how she held my hand and told me she was happy for me. That was barely two hours ago. And now she stands in front of all the pack ready to marry my mate and become the Luna.

Taking her hand, Derek looks into her eyes softly and says, “I, Derek Carson, Alpha of the Blood Moon pack, take you, Liana Dawson, Oracle of the moon goddess and seer of the Blood Moon pack to be my mate, my Luna and my wife.” The crowd is in shock as their questions are confirmed. The alpha rejected his mate to marry the best friend of his mate.

I don’t say a word but stare uselessly as Liana smiles shyly at the words Derek said. Nobody pays me any attention from the floor I am on, surrounded by the blood stains of both my parents. “I, Liana Dawson, Oracle of the moon goddess and seer of the Blood Moon pack take you, Alpha Derek Carson, to be mine. My mate, my alpha and my husband.” A smile blooms on Derek’s face and to my absolute horror, they lean in and kiss. There is silence for one, two, three seconds before the hall erupts in cheers and celebrations. I don’t see anybody notice me ball my fists on my wedding gown stained with dirt and blood, the blood of my parents.

“I present to you, the Luna of the Blood Moon pack, Luna Liana!” The cheers grow louder as Liana takes a seat beside Derek on the seats meant for the Alpha and Luna of the pack. When the cheers die down, Derek says, “This is a day of celebration and new beginnings so I shall be merciful for we once had a connection Genevieve. You shall be kept in the prisons while we investigate if you knew about the plans of your parents and participated. If you are guilty, you will spend the rest of your life in prison but if you are proven innocent, you will be freed.”

Liana looks at me for the first time since she entered the hall and stabbed me in the back. She smiles sadly but her eyes show no emotion for me. I continue to stare at her as the guards pull me up and take me away from the hall.

Continue to read this book for free
Scan code to download App

Latest chapter

  • Return of the Rejected Luna   Chapter 125: “You can hate me but…”

    It takes some time for me to get to my senses, pull myself up and off from the ground and start looking for a way to fix this mess. Ramsey had not locked me back into the suite, probably assuming that I was going to curl up into a ball and cry myself to sleep. He was dead wrong. Ramsey had given Ryder the opportunity to ask for anything from me, he had sensed that I was willing to do anything. It made no sense that Ryder asked for Hope. Ryder wasn’t a gentleman, he was a brute so he didn’t need to ask me for her when he could take her by force. Ryder was playing with me.The first place I go to from the office is the hidden room I set up. It is empty and looks clean, so I guess Asher heard what happened and got out but I have no idea where he is. I grab what I need from the hidden room and head for Jessa and Hope’s house. The rogue guards watch me leave the residence of the alpha, they don’t try to stop me but I’m sure they’ll send someone to follow me. I didn’t care, as far as they l

  • Return of the Rejected Luna   Chapter 124: “…I really mean it this time.”

    “Ryder!” I bang my fists against the locked door of the alpha’s suite. I had been locked in the suite for almost a week now, and I was so sick and tired of being locked in here as if I was a common criminal. “Ryder!” I try again but he just ignores me. I know he’s out there, standing guard until he fully recovered from the bashing he received from Ida. “What is Ramsey up to? What is he doing?” No answer. “Hey! Stop ignoring me and let me out of here! I need to talk to him.”My fists were already burning from the force I was using to bang on the door so I decided it was probably best that I take a break. I slid down the door as my thoughts went back to Hope. Two days had already passed since she first came to see me and I still had no idea about what to do to convince Ramsey to let Kylan go. Did it mean I was giving up? No, there was no way I was going to let Hope’s baby grow up without a father. But there was also no way I was going to give up Asher’s location or reject him. I was stu

  • Return of the Rejected Luna   Chapter 123: "...I'll do anything for you..."

    “Kylan, no!” I scream just as he brings down the silver club on Ramsey’s head. The intention to kill Ramsey is so clear in Kylan’s eyes. For a moment, time slows down as Kylan brings the club down and then it happens so fast that for a split second, I don’t understand what happens. The club connects but not on Ramsey’s head and then Kylan is pushed so hard that he collides into a tree that breaks into two from the impact. That is how hard he was pushed.My mouth is wide open in shock as I take in the scene before me. Ryder stands over Ramsey, with blood pouring down his arm with the look of murder on his face. Where on earth did he come from? I realize that he blocked the blow meant for Ramsey’s head with his hand and then shoved Kylan away like he was swatting away a fly.“Alpha, are you okay?” Ryder helps Ramsey up to his feet, he staggers a bit before standing still and wiping the blood dripping down his head. Ramsey shakes off Ryder’s hand and points to Kylan who is still trying t

  • Return of the Rejected Luna   Chapter 122: “…the aftermath…”

    I am trying so hard to rein Ida in but she’s too strong for me to suppress. She stands there growling at a rage filled Ramsey, ready to do anything to protect me and my oath to our mate. “Ida, don’t provoke him! He might hurt you!” What was I saying? Ramsey had already found out that I didn’t reject Asher and that was provoking enough for him. He practically vibrated with anger as he stood across from me.“I want to speak to Alexa, bring her to me now!” He finally explodes and charges at Ida, eyes dark with rage. My best bet and the only way I could get out of this situation with little or no injuries would be to let Ida take full control, I had to stop holding her back. Ida dodges Ramsey’s first attack and I decide to let her handle this, I was out of options.Ramsey’s eyes change to the colour of his wolf –a creepy red colour, as he watches me shift into my wolf. Ida bares her razor sharp teeth at him and stands ready for whatever he was going to throw at us. “Is this how you want i

  • Return of the Rejected Luna   Chapter 121:“You’re not my mate!”

    “Are you okay?” “I’m fine, why are you asking?” “Nothing, you just seem a bit…” “Tired?” I supply. It was hard for me to hide anything from Asher, especially now that we were mates. He knew me and he saw things that I thought I had hidden well. After Ramsey’s declaration of a second wedding night, I had searched for a solution but found none and the weekend started tomorrow. I had ended up giving myself a headache and I looked even worse than before. I had given up on finding a solution and decided to come see Asher. We were cuddling on the small bed in the room as he lazily stroked my back.I thought I had hidden my worry about the situation I was in well from him, but he just saw right through it. “Yeah, you look tired but that wasn’t what I was going to say. Are you sure everything is okay?” Asher says with a frown on his face as he tilts my face to his. I had to think of something fast or he was going to find out about the wedding night, and there wasn’t anything I could do to sto

  • Return of the Rejected Luna   Chapter 120: "...delusion..."

    “Where were you, Alexa?” Ramsey says again and walks slowly towards me, like a lion stalking its prey. “I couldn’t sleep so I went for a walk.” When did I become so anxious at the sight of Ramsey? No, this wasn’t a new thing, he always gave me a bad feeling whenever I saw him, but these days, especially since the day he killed those innocent people, the sight of him made my skin crawl even more. “I know I haven’t been so attentive to you these days and I’m sorry, you’ll have me all to yourself this weekend.” “What does that mean?” Ramsey nods to a seat in the room.When I finally settle down, he continues. “We haven’t had our wedding night yet, Alexa. It makes it feel like something is missing from our marriage.” I try not to shake his hand off of me when he starts to stroke my hair. “We need this wedding night to bond us, to bring us closer. The pack needs an alpha and a luna, you know.” “Who told you that we needed a wedding night to be close?” “Alexa, we are married.” “So?” “So, I

More Chapters
Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on GoodNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP
DMCA.com Protection Status