The Alpha She Stole From Me

Aria’s POV“I don’t understand. I cleaned it. I made sure it was—”“Shut the f*ck up, Aria.” Maria yelled.Her voice cut through me so sharply that the rest of my words died in my throat.“Are you calling me a liar?”“No, Luna,” I answered quickly, lowering my gaze.“Are you saying Selene, my precious daughter, did this?”“No, Luna,” I answered again, my voice quieter this time.“We are just three in this house. The other members of the pack are in the next quarter. So, who did this? If it certainly was not me nor my daughter, then automatically, it is you. You are the only one unworthy here and all mistakes can only be done by the incompetent you.”Each word landed like a blow, but I stood still and took it. That was what I had learned to do.“Don’t piss me off right now. Get the mopping stick and mop all floors all over again.” Maria rose up. She held Selene by her hand and they both stepped away.As they walked past me, close enough for me to catch the faint scent of Selene’s perfu

Aria’s POVI felt it like I saw it. The moment Alpha Thalos stepped foot on the soil of our residence, something inside the entire pack shifted.Everything changed. The atmosphere became stiff like time itself had paused to acknowledge his arrival. Even the air felt heavier to breathe.My chest tightened suddenly.Heat rushed through my veins so fast my knees nearly gave out beneath me. My fingers curled against the floor instinctively as though my body was trying to steady itself against an invisible force.I was a wolfless girl. Only wolves had the ability to smell from distances away, but for the first time in my life, I perceived it clearly.A scent.His scent.Strong. Wild. Dangerous.It swept through the residence like a storm and wrapped around me like invisible chains.A shaky breath escaped my lips as my heart slammed wildly against my ribs. Every instinct inside me screamed toward the entrance of the storage room. Toward him.But I knew I couldn’t.Not when Maria had forbid

Selene’s POVI grumbled as I hastened away. This could not be happening. I mean, how could it?Aria was wolfless. She never saw her wolf. I had seen mine years ago. I deserved every good thing life had to offer while she deserved nothing but the curse hanging over her existence. The Moon Goddess had already rejected her. Even the pack looked at her like a stain they could never wash away.So why was Alpha Thalos looking at her?The thought alone made my chest burn with fury.I hastened my steps down the stone path leading away from the residence. When Alpha Thalos asked me to leave, I couldn’t stay. I dared not.If the Lycan hybrid Alpha got furious at me, it would not stop with me alone. His anger could stretch toward our entire pack residence. He could destroy us all in one simple attack.He had done it before.The memory slipped into my head instantly, making my heartbeat turn uneven.Eleven years ago, Alpha Thalos had gone to another pack residency just like he had come to ours. Bu

Selene’s POV“Mother, I have a plan,” I said suddenly, breaking the heavy silence in the room.“You do?” Mother turned sharply to me, surprise flickering across her face.“Let me hear it.”I wiped the tears from my eyes and slowly walked to the door, closing it after Avia dragged Aria away to the dungeon.The moment the door shut behind her with a soft click, the room became quiet again.A dark smile crossed my lips.Whatever happened to Aria down there was none of my concern. She deserved every bit of it for trying to take what belonged to me.I turned back to Mother and immediately caught the anticipation burning in her eyes. She was waiting impatiently, almost desperately, for whatever idea I had come up with.Stepping closer, I leaned toward her and whispered the plan into her ears.The effect was instant.Mother’s eyes widened. Then slowly, her lips stretched into a satisfied smile.“Of course,” she muttered softly, almost impressed.Hope filled her face once again.“This will de

Selene’s POVI couldn’t believe my eyes. The whole thing was dramatic enough. It looked like a movie:A girl whom everyone else hated and treated unfairly but was being saved by the charming prince. But not only that. The super agility of Alpha Thalos pulled me back into consciousness, reminding me that we were not actually in the human world but in our werewolf community. Every second of it felt too real, too humiliating, too unbearable.“Mother!” I wailed loudly like a little child.I couldn’t take it. My wolf couldn’t. My chest burned with anger and disbelief, like something inside me was breaking apart and rebuilding itself into something more dangerous.Alpha Thalos belonged to me. I was the princess, the future Luna of the pack. He should be looking at me, cherishing me, admiring me, But he loved the useless one instead?Anything Mother was going to do about that she should better do it now. There was no more patience left in me. Only urgency, only desperation.“I will kill myse