Chapter two

“ She has been parading herself all this while as the soon-to-be Luna of our pack”.

“ And now she is nothing but a worthless girl with no wolf”. Another spoke and they all laughed. 

Vivian immediately dashed out to the river bank where she knew Jessica would be in a moment like this where she was down. 

Jessica was indeed at the river bank, throwing stones and starting at the water splash while the tiny stones sank in, her eyes filled with so many tears that they had turned bleary red. 

Vivian silently took the space close to her daughter, Jessica did not turn around to notice her presence, she was familiar with her scent and had perceived it from a mile away. 

“ Why did it have to be me, mother, why did I have to go through so much pain”. A stream of tears flowed through her eyes, Vivian found her arm and squeezed it firmly. 

“ Because it had to be you, it takes someone strong and courageous to be special”.

“ But I don't want to be special, I want to be normal like other teenage girls of my age, shift into my wolf form, go hunting, feel the mate bond, and be in love with him, was that too much to ask, was I asking for too much to be normal? ”.

“ Your father is the strongest wolf in this pack and beyond and your mother is the fiercest, there is both about you that can be normal, you will be fine Jessica, I know that you will because you are a Lyon and what do they say about us? ”.

“ When we roar, we devour!! ”. They both replied in chorus, tugging Jessica into her arm with a warm smile filling her face. 

“ I have lost him, I have lost Landon and he is the only one I asked for, he was all that I wished for”.

“ I know that and I will ask your father to speak to him privately tomorrow and see if there is something he can do or say to change his mind”.

“ I know Landon too well, his mind is made up, he had Zoe around his arms, how could she betray me like that”.

“ She is a teenage girl like you who is also craving for the Luna position, she is still your friend, do not hate her because of this”.

 Jessica nodded her head again not saying a word as they both watched the sunset from the other side of the river. 

On the other side of the river was the Blood Moon pack, considered the strongest pack because of its numerous territories, vast farmlands, and the strongest wolves inhabiting it. 

The blood moon pack came into existence through a curse by the moon goddess to a pregnant mother on a blood moon night and ever since then, every first son of that bloodline from that woman was born with a curse. 

A curse that made them turn monster and blood thirty on every full moon as they went on a killing spree without regard as to who was hurt. 

The Alpha of the Blood Moon pack comes from the bloodline of the goddess curse, inside is an immersed amount of strength that makes him able to defeat thousands of wolves at a time. 

He was the strongest and fastest within the four packs, but he was aggressive, brutal, and never hesitated when it came to slaughter, people tremble at the mention of his name, and yet Alpha Draven had a weakness. 

The moon was his weakness, as the moon rose and became more brightly and visible, so did his pain become more intense, cruel, and hard to bear. 

Draven could hear the sounds of his bones cracking into tiny pieces while he was locked up with the thickest of chains mixed with wolfsbane in his dungeon. 

The dungeon was specially built as a result of his condition to stop him from going on a killing spree in his pack, but with each moment he endured was a massive amount of pain that surged and flowed through his veins causing him to scream with all his might. 

“ Ahhhhh……!!!! ”. He roared as his voice echoed throughout the pack, his eyes flickering into dark red that sent him on the edge. 

“ Ahhhhhh……!!!! ”. He screamed again, his claws clutching onto the chains that held him captive, hoping to free himself, but even while the dungeon tumbled at his sound, the chains still held him down, his arms red and burning with wolfsbane. 

Asher Jones the beta of the Blood Moon pack stood outside the dungeon with Isabelle, their face scrunched into a frown as they listened to their Alpha in pain and there was nothing neither of them could do. 

Cures have been searched for all through the four corners of the earth, and sacrifices were made every blood moon hoping to ease the anger of the moon goddess, but nothing changed, The Alpha remained a lunatic who would kill his pack members at will. 

Jessica clung onto her school bag firmly as she walked through the school, she could feel all eyes on her, some looked at her in mockery while some looked at her, their gaze filled with pity and it was no doubt a piece of news about her fate. 

Zoe walked up to her with Kaylie and Tasha, they all wore a black mini skirt that was barely covering their thighs, Jessica used to be one of them and now she couldn't look them in the eyes. 

“ The one who used to brag about finding her mate before everyone else is suddenly a rejected mate”. Kaylie exclaimed and the three of them laughed sarcastically. 

“ And the one who was without a wolf is now to be the Luna”. Zoe expressed with so much confidence, her lips moving rhythmically as she chewed her bubbles with so much pride. 

Jessica inserted her headphones and tried to walk past them, but Trisha stood right in front of her. Trisha was always the impulsive one among the four of them, her skin was tan shiny, and bright with full pink lips that embraced her beauty well. 

She wore a blue crop top that exposed most of her belly button, her hands clasped her waist while she stood in front of Jessica with a disdainful look on her face. 

“ Get off my way! ”. Jessica exclaimed softly hoping it didn't have to result in a fight. The most student had gathered around them, their curious gaze wanting to know what her reaction would be. 

“ Trisha for the last time, get out of my way! ”.

“ Else what would you do, what can you do, can you shift into your wolf form and let us have a duet? ”.

“ The poor girl can't shift because she has no wolf”. Kaylie mocked and they all burst out into loud laughs. 

Jessica bowed her head low, not daring to look at anyone or anywhere else, she thought of walking back away, but so much had been taken away from her and for her, there wasn't anything left to lose. 

She pushed Trisha as hard as she could with her elbow, trisha who wasn't expecting that lost her balance but held a grip on herself before she fell. 

She snarled at her and charged forward, halfway shifting into her wolf form. 

“ STOP! ”. A loud voice roared from the hallway, the voice was deep and commanded so much authority.