Crystal is the defective wolfless daughter of the Thorne family and thus a disgrace to her family, especially her mother, Luna Cersera. She loves and dotes on her younger sister, Rachel who is the pride of the family and the pack. However when the most notorious and dangerous Alpha Adrian visits their pack uninvited, looking for a mate, none of the blessed girls catch his eye, not even Rachel. For some reason, he chooses Crystal. Crystal is terrified as the stories about Adrian are nothing but dark and horrific. He's known for his bloodthirsty rampages. However, Adrian forces her to accept him or watch him slaughter her pack. Adrian believes she's cursed. Crystal believes he's cursed. But unknown to them, a primordial power lies inside Crystal that is the key to breaking Adrian's curse. Will their resentment towards each other be their end? Or will it be the reason they depend on each other?
Lihat lebih banyakCrystal’s POV
The moon was too full tonight. Too bright and shiny that I hated it. I hated the moon and anything that reminded me of the Moon Goddess. How could she be this unfair to me when I hadn't even done anything wrong?
I guess the only thing wrong I did was being born into this family. But that wasn't even in my hands. If I could choose, I would've chosen a peasant family that didn't remind me everyday how I was a disgrace to them.
I stared awkwardly, standing in one of Rachel's old dressed that she no longer wore. Yes, that was my life. Getting hand-me-downs from my YOUNGER SISTER! MY YOUNGER STEPSISTER!
How much more miserable can one be?
"Fix your posture, Crystal" a cold voice scolded me from behind. "And move. If you're going to be sulking all the time at least do it like someone born in a family of class" my mother spat and walked past me into the ceremonial gathering.
My mother... How weird that sounded. She was nothing like a mother to me. I preferred calling her Luna Cersera. That's who she was. The sole ruler of our pack, the Crescent Blood Pack. My father, the former Alpha had died after my birth and she remarried to a member of the council who died after Rachel's birth.
And still I was the only one in the pack who looked at her skeptically for all this. It's like no one, no one at all thought it was strange both her husbands died after she gave birth. Well, she was one hell of a ruler, no one dared defy her. Her warriors wasted no time in executing any opposer. It was like she bewitched them all.
I sighed and took a step forward to go in but Rachel and her friends rushed past me, brushing me aside and making me trip over the dress. I fell facedown flat to the ground.
Great! Perfect timing!
"Oops, didn't see you there. Must suck to be so insignificant" Rachel said with fake concern. She looked stellar in her silver and white dress that was newly made for her.
"I guess this is what having no wolf causes. You're literally invisible. That's one free ability!" Tracy, her friend said and they all laughed. Daughters of warriors and council members.
I looked up at them with my hands and legs on the ground as I crouched to stand. I gritted my teeth in anger but I immediately put myself in check. The last time I laid a hand on Rachel, she dislocated my arm easily and cried to Luna Cersera who made sure I was starved throughout that day.
She was insanely strong for her age. She was blessed with a rare snow-white wolf. And she was obviously the Pack's favourite. So touching her was like touching the Luna herself. It was a crime. I held myself and stood up, dusting the gown that Rachel herself wore before it was given to me.
"Nothing to say?" She taunted with a smirk. I knew she was itching for me to say or do something so she could humiliate me further.
“You should be honored you’re even allowed here,” she added, voice still low, but sharp enough to cut. “Most wolfless girls are hidden by now. Mother says it reflects poorly on the bloodline.”
I kept quiet. I wasn't going to give her that satisfaction.
"I guess that's it. See you inside. Or I won't. You'll even be unnoticeable there" she snickered and laughed off with her friends as they went inside.
I arranged myself and went inside alone. The only reason I was here was because Luna Cersera insisted on it. Not out of hope. Not out of love. Just appearance.
I clenched my hands to keep them from trembling. The Ceremony hadn’t even started yet, and I was already counting the seconds until it would end.
Because no matter how many alphas visited, no matter how many packs gathered, I was still the girl with no wolf.
No howl.
No future.
The music started as the elders stepped forward. It was beginning. Several invited alphas entered, taking seats at the honourary section. Tall, handsome, powerful looking young men. I made sure not to look their direction because none of them were there for me.
Girls lined up, forming elegant rows before the altar. They glowed under the moon’s blessing, hair coiled, smiles fixed. My sister stood at the front, radiant in her silver and white, like she’d already been chosen.
And maybe she had.
She had a wolf by twelve. I never shifted.
She was adored for her strength. I was humiliated for my weakness. She was Luna Cersera’s daughter. I was the family’s crack in the mirror. She was basically everything I wasn't.I was patiently and uncomfortably waiting for everything to happen quickly so I could go back home to my miserable life at least away from plenty eyes.
Then the doors opened and cold swept into the entire hall. Everybody, the invited alphas, the elders, even Luna Cersera had to turn to the door to see the owner of this chilling aura.
I looked in the direction of the cold and saw the most menacing figure I had ever seen in my life. A towering figure with well sculpted muscles and build and most noticeable of all, red burning eyes.
Everybody began whispering. "Who invited him?" "Why is he here?" "This is bad. This is a misfortune"
After standing for some seconds and making sure his presence was felt, the uninvited intruder walked to the throne and faced Luna Cersera.
I looked at her expression and that was the first time I had ever seen fear in her eyes. She had never feared anything or anyone before and this was new.
"Adrian...Alpha Adrian Caul... We didn't hear of your arrival" she said in calculated breaths.
Adrian Caul? THAT Adrian?
I had heard so many rumours about him I didn't know which to believe. The one which he killed his own father or the one which he makes his pack sacrifice children for his own power or the one which he is cursed to never have a mate, fall in love or have children. There were just so many rumours about him and they were all as chilling as his presence here.
"To put it truthfully, I was not invited" he said and placed one foot on the throne's step, leaning forward to Luna Cersera.
She trembled slightly in her own throne. But I could see she was still struggling to keep up and unfazed demeanour.
"So what brings you to Crescent Blood today, Adrian Caul?" She asked.
"I came for my mate. My wolf told me I would find my mate here today" he said coldly and turned around, looking at all the girls in the ceremonial gathering.
Then his eyes fell on me. Instantly, our eyes locked and my legs immediately felt weak.
"Bring me all your best girls" he ordered and looked away from me.
Crystal's POV I felt like I didn't hear right. Maybe my ears and my mind were playing games on me. Because there was no way in the seven hells did he just ask me to strip for him on our first private meeting. What type of perverted man was this? Either way, I wasn't the type of girl he thought I was."I'm not taking it off. I came to see you. Say what you wish to say so I can take my leave" I refused.He began walking slowly towards me. "I won't ask again. Take that dress off" he said in a grave voice.But I wasn't scared of him. I had stood up to him before, he wasn't going I intimidate me."I am not your stripp-" SWOOSH!Before I could finish my sentence, my back was against the wall with both of my hands pinned above my head with his left hand. When did I get to the wall? I was just at the center of the room! He moved so fast I couldn't even see or react.My chest heaved as I panted for air. His grip on my hands were as strong as iron."Let's establish a few things, butterfly. I
Crystal's POV Everything was happening like it was all a blur. I had to pinch myself every now and then to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I just went from being the most insignificant person in my pack, overlooked by everybody and totally unnoticeable to being called the mate of the most dreaded and infamous Alpha. Now I was being dressed and made up by the Luna's dressers for him. By the time they were finished, I looked nothing like my previous self. I had a new beautiful dress on that was made for me, not handed down by my junior sister, my face was pretty and well made up, my ears and neck were adorned with jewelry and my hair looked like that of a queen and not the braided style I was used to all my life."You look so pretty, Lady Crystal" the makeup artist commented.Thank you I smiled at her. "She looks so perfect" "I can't imagine we didn't pay attention to her all these years""Right? She's like the perfect bride""Too bad she doesn't have a wolf""The Goddess can be unfair
Crystal's POV Shock spread throughout the hall. People gasped, murmured and exclaimed. This had to be impossible! She was the best the pack had to offer. And she still wasn't enough? I was both shocked and confused. How? Why? What was he looking for that he didn't see in Rachel? She was beautiful, strong and the pride of the pack. Wasn't that every alpha's dream?Rachel didn't accept it either. "You didn't understand me. I am the best my pack has to offer. If you didn't come here for me, you're in the wrong place because you wouldn't find anyone better than me! I am the best here! How dare you refuse me? I am specially blessed by the Moon Goddess. I only accepted you becau-" "YOU..? ACCEPTED...ME?" He asked in a thunderous tone.Everybody fell silent. He was infuriated."You think I can be accepted? You think I'm an offer? I'm the one who chooses. I'm the one who accepts. And everybody else is an option to me. You are not worthy of me. My wolf doesn't even acknowledge you and you t
Crystal's POVMy heart thumped violently like I was about to die. Just one shared look with him and it already felt like he had killed me a thousand times. I immediately understood why he was the most feared Alpha alive.Nobody saw his wolf and lived to tell it. That's what they said and this little eye contact we had confirmed it."Bring me all your best girls" he had ordered.All the girls lined up in front of him, displaying their elegance and posing to catch his eye. They shamelessly exposed their cleavage and showcased their hips for him to see.If was obvious they were all hoping he would choose them. I mean who didn't want a powerful alpha feared by other alphas? Someone who could walk in a room and make everyone go quiet.Still I saw that his expression remained unchanged. He wasn't looking at any of them with preference. His face was just there. Blank. Stoic. Expressionless as they all passed and displayed what they had to offer."Is this the best you have to offer?" He asked
Crystal’s POVThe moon was too full tonight. Too bright and shiny that I hated it. I hated the moon and anything that reminded me of the Moon Goddess. How could she be this unfair to me when I hadn't even done anything wrong? I guess the only thing wrong I did was being born into this family. But that wasn't even in my hands. If I could choose, I would've chosen a peasant family that didn't remind me everyday how I was a disgrace to them. I stared awkwardly, standing in one of Rachel's old dressed that she no longer wore. Yes, that was my life. Getting hand-me-downs from my YOUNGER SISTER! MY YOUNGER STEPSISTER! How much more miserable can one be? "Fix your posture, Crystal" a cold voice scolded me from behind. "And move. If you're going to be sulking all the time at least do it like someone born in a family of class" my mother spat and walked past me into the ceremonial gathering.My mother... How weird that sounded. She was nothing like a mother to me. I preferred calling her Lu
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