Jessica was on cloud nine, she had just lost her virginity to her mate, the man she intended to spend the rest of her life with.
She remembered the night she found out that Cory was her mate, and even though she didn't have her wolf, she felt the sparks when he touched her and kissed her lips. He kissed her like he was dying of thirst and only her lips could quench his thirst. Jessica was scared at first, because Cory had always been a bully to her, just like the rest of his family. His younger twin sisters, Margret and Margarita were just as bad. They wouldn't only beat and belittle her. They would also break stuff around the pack-house and then blame it on poor Jessica and the Luna would always punish her by whipping her in the fields. Alpha Conroy, however was a different kind of bully. The type that turned a blind eye to the abuse she was enduring, but ever since she turned sixteen, she didn't appreciate the way he would stare at her whenever he was in a room alone with her. A loud ding-ding sound echoed off the walls of the pack-house. "Oh dear Moon Goddess!" She panicked. Hearing the grandfather clock hollering Jessica knew she was late. It was her day to clean the alpha's office and since she spent more than the twenty minutes she originally would spend making out in the closet with Cory she was more than half an hour late. The alpha was pissed when he saw her rushing inside his office. "You're late, little girl." His brown eyes dropped to her heaving chest as he spoke. Jessica fell to her knees with her nose practically touching the ground. "Forgive me, my Alpha. I've been a bad servant," she apologized. Her heart thumping in her chest like drums. "Stand up and close the door," he commanded. Jessica's limbs wobbled not only from how weak and fragile she was but also from how terrified the alpha made her. His powerful aura was overwhelming her. She slowly got up, keeping her head down she pushed the door shut. Her back was to the alpha while her face was to the door. She might have not had her wolf as yet, but the hairs on the back of her neck stood up, signifying that something terrible was going to happen. "Come here." The alpha's voice vibrated off the walls and her skin causing goosebumps to appear all over her body. "Don't be scared, Jessicaaa," his tone was low and the way he said her name made her tummy sink. She hesitated, but eventually turned around and walked over to the alpha who was sitting in his big, black leather spinning chair. He patted his thigh. "Come sit." She tried swallowing the lump in her throat but her mouth was so dry, she didn't have much to swallow. "Don't think, little girl. I gave you a command so I expect you to follow," the alpha growled. Jessica quickly scurried over to him and sat on his lap. "Hmmm," he hummed, his hands circling her waist from behind. He used one hand to move her brown hair over her shoulder so he could see the side of her neck. Like a frog catching flies to eat, his tongue darted from his mouth and he licked the side of her neck, just below her left ear. Jessica closed her eyes tight as her body tensed. Her fists clenched while they rested on her thighs. She felt helpless, she wish she could mindlink her mate so he could come rescue her from his tyrant of a father. But she couldn't, because she didn't have her wolf as yet. "You know you smell like him." Her body tensed even more. "Smell like wh-who, Alpha?" She asked, knowing exactly who he meant. But lately she had so much hope that she was hoping the alpha wouldn't say his name. "You smell like my son — Cory," he chuckled against her skin, sending shivers down her neck, but it wasn't a shiver that your lover caused but one that came from a pervert or a creep. "Did you fuck him, Jessica? Did you give him your sweet, little virgin pussy?" The alpha's hand slipped lower and lower until they were crawling up beneath her skirt. Jessica wanted to close her legs, but she knew if she did the alpha would see this as defiance. "Open your thighs for me, little one," he commanded and with tears leaking out her eyes, Jessica widened her legs for her alpha. Why me, Moon Goddess? She screamed on the inside. The alpha carefully rubbed his finger over the crotch of her underwear, which was soaked in Cory's juices. "You still have my son's cum leaking from your hole," he gritted his teeth, pressing his fingers harder against her tender flesh. "Are you sore from his fucking?" He asked, and Jessica knew she couldn't deny it, so she confirmed by nodding her head. "How old are you now, Jessica?" "Seventeen." "That's a ripe age," he spoke as he rubbed her clit through her panties. Jessica felt awful inside and her body couldn't help but to react by trembling. It made her feel sick. He wasn't her mate, he was her mate's father, her alpha and he was touching her like this. It made her angry. "I guess my son beat me to the punch. I've wanted to fuck you for over a year now. Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?" "Yes, Alpha. Cory tells me that all the time." Jessica wanted to tell her alpha that his son was her mate, but she decided not to due to not wanting to get Cory upset. She thought it was best he be the one to tell his parents. "Of course he does," he chuckled. "I really wanted to wait until you turned eighteen, but since you've already given yourself to my son, I guess I can't wait any longer." Jessica's body started to tremble violently. This didn't sound right or safe for her. “Please, Alpha,” she started but was cut off by his powerful voice. "Relax, I'm not gonna force myself on you," he began and her body relaxed a bit upon hearing this. "At least not until the night of our mating ceremony." "What?" Jessica's head swivelled aground to meet the powerful gaze of Alpha Conroy. "Yes, little one. I'm taking you as my second wife."ONE MONTH LATERThe cursed full moon was now a memory, and for the first time in what felt like forever, the skies above Lycania were soft and serene. The lunar glow had returned to its natural silver grace, and with it, peace had settled like dew on the kingdom's soul.The courtyard was bathed in golden morning light, a gentle breeze carrying the scent of blooming frost lilies from the royal gardens. It was a perfect day for goodbyes, if such a thing could ever exist.Alpha Daniel and Luna Ariel stood at the grand entrance of the castle. Baby Dante was curled peacefully in his mother's arms, his little chest rising and falling in quiet rhythm, unaware of the momentous farewell unfolding around him."Your Majesties," Daniel said, his voice steady but touched with emotion as he bowed to Jessica and Kanyon. "Thank you... for everything. I'm forever in your debt."Kanyon reached out and shook his hand firmly, clasping his shoulder afterward like a brother. 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The Lycan people slept throughout the rest of the day, tired from the adventurous night they had.The night came again. It was a crescent moon, but oh how brightly it shone. The castle was quiet and peaceful. Jessica stood on the balcony wrapped in a silk robe, the wind tugging at her hair. Below, the castle grounds were tranquil. There were no longer any dead Lycans, nor was there any blood and gore.Jessica could sense that life was returning to normal.Kanyon came up behind her and slid his arms around her waist, pulling her against his chest."You changed the course of fate," he whispered in her ear."I don't know about that," Jessica replied. "All I did was just ask the Moon Goddess for my forgiveness."He chuckled softly. "You didn't just ask. You made her give it to you."She turned in his arms and looked up into his eyes. "I was terrified.""But you still went.""That's what love makes you do," she murmured. "Stupid and impossible things."She leaned in and kissed him. She se
While everyone else was at breakfast, Jessica was walking the grounds, taking in the sight of the horror the night before had brought.She was barefoot, and her white gown clung to her skin, damp from her fresh shower and the morning dew. Her arms bore scratches, her knuckles still raw from clawing at fate itself the night before. But none of that mattered now.She noticed a brown-haired she-lycan stooped over a ripped-up body. Jessica swallowed hard. She remembered his scent and how sweet his blood tasted. He was one of the Lycans who had tried to get inside the castle, and she had ripped into him like he was paper."Moses!" the woman cried. "Please, you can't leave me and our baby!" she sobbed.Bile rose in Jessica's throat. She turned on her feet and ran, but was stopped when she bumped into hard muscles."Jessica!" Kanyon said."I did this!" she said. "I killed our own.""You had no choice, Jessica," Kanyon held her close and kissed her head. "Come on, our babies need their mother
"Look!" Ariel screeched, her voice cracking with emotion as she pressed her palms to the windowpane. "The sun's coming up!"A golden haze began spilling over the treetops. The light spread across the bloodstained courtyard. The cursed full moon was finally retreating. Its once-commanding presence now a frail, dying glow sinking behind the hills like it was ashamed of the havoc it had caused."And they're changing back to human forms!" DJ shouted, squinting through the light. "At least the ones still alive..."The courtyard was littered with the bodies of naked Lycans sprawled like fallen soldiers. Steam rose off their sweat-slick skin as they shifted slowly, painfully. Most were breathing, but some didn't move at all. They were filled with scratches, bruises, blood... it was hard to tell where the violence ended and the healing began."Look! It's the King!" Theo exclaimed. "He's carrying the Queen!"Everyone rushed to the front entrance. Kanyon appeared through the dissipating mist. H
"HEY! You all need to come outside!" Reniece burst into the room, breathless. She had her hand braced against the doorframe and her eyes were wide with horror. Her voice pitched with urgency. Her eyes landed on Daniel. "Alpha Daniel. It's good to see you up and running."Daniel blinked in surprise. "Thank you, Reniece. And you're pregnant! Congrats," he added awkwardly.Reniece offered a quick smile. "Thanks. But seriously... You all need to see this. Outside looks like the beginning of the end of the damn world.""I'm telling you," Falcon said as he skidded in behind her, his brows knitted. "It's not right. Something's happening to the moon."Within seconds, everyone in the castle was making their way out to the courtyard. The night had grown deathly still, the kind of silence that screams louder than noise. The sky was painted in bruised shades of purple and steel gray, but it was the moon that pulled every eye upward.The moon was full, but it seemed so wrong.The moon looked disea
The moon hung unnaturally bright above the castle. The glow was so intense it almost felt like daylight.Inside Daniel's room, the air was thick with tension. The potion gleamed inside the small glass vial Luna Ariel held delicately between her fingers.She stood rooted near Daniel's bedside, her eyes locked on the still form of her husband. His chest rose and fell, slow and shallow. His body remained warm, but lifeless. The room was quiet save for the soft creaks of the old floorboards and the occasional groan of wind against the stone walls.Jessica stood beside Ariel, studying her closely. "What's wrong?" she finally asked, her voice soft, but firm.Ariel's lips trembled. "What if I'm not the one he loves the most?" she whispered. "How can I be, when he doesn't even remember me?""What are you saying?" DJ cut in from the corner, his tone sharp but not cruel. "You're his Luna.""I was," Ariel replied, her voice cracking. "But now? He doesn't know me. Doesn't recognize my scent. What