The Night Before the Moon Festival

Chapter 2

Elera POV

The whole mansion was alive tonight and everyone moved fast, they carried flowers, food, and silk banners.

Laughter filled the air, but none of it touched me and I stayed far in the corner, cleaning the silver cups like they matter more than people.

Tomorrow was the Moon Festival, it was the day everyone would be bound to their mate, but for me it would just be like a normal day.

“I wish I could disappear,” I whispered.

“Omega Elera!” a voice shouted. “Alpha wants you. Now.”

I froze and my breath stopped. “Why? What did I do?”

“Move!” one of them said, opening the door wide. “He said bring you.”

They held my arm tight and dragged me out of my room before I even said any more words. They dragged me to the point that my feet couldn't touch the floor as they dragged me through the long hall.

The guards stopped right in front of Alpha Damon’s room and then the door opened, and a strong smell of wine filled in my nose.

Damon was sitting on a chair when I entered and a part of his shirt was opened, and his eyes looked so tired but they were still bright.

“Come in,” he said and his voice was thick.

I stepped inside, shaking. “You called me, Alpha?”

He then looked at me for a very long time, then he smiled, but it was not a kind smile at all.

“Tomorrow is the moon festival, you know what that means?”

“Yes, Alpha,” I whispered. “It’s the night the Goddess…”

He cut me off. “It’s the night I choose my future.”

I stood still, I was not sure what he meant, he then stood up, walked close, and stopped right in front of me and I could smell the wine on his breath.

“Do you want to serve your Alpha?” he asked quietly.

“Yes, Alpha,” I said and tried not to cry. “I always do.”

“Good,” he said. “Then you’ll serve a special duty tonight.”

I blinked fast. “I don’t understand.”

He moved to me and I immediately felt the heat coming out of his body. “You will give me a son.”

My mouth opened, but no words came and my heart dropped like a stone. “W-what?”

“If it’s a son, he will live as my heir, and you will live a free life, you will no longer be an omega” he said coldly.

“But if it’s a girl…You will be buried alive before sunrise.”

“No!” I cried “Please, Alpha, I’m not…”

He grabbed my chin hard. “You are mine and I can command you how I want,” he said.

Tears fell from my eyes…

“Don't…Alpha …please “ I begged in pain.

He then grabbed me and threw me on the bed and I felt like paper, I screamed aloud and felt some pains as my head screamed with pains.

By the time I opened my eyes, the sun was already on my face and my whole body hurt so much from the pain.

I immediately pulled the blanket around me, but it still couldn't hide my pain.

I tried to stand, but my legs were shaking and I washed my face over and over again, but the water did clean what he did to me.

I cried slowly and my tears dropped into the basin, but I did not stop.

I wanted to shout, but there was no sound at all coming out. I just sat on the floor with my hands on my knees, my body was with me but my heart had gone far away.

After some time, I heard voices outside the door.

The sound of footsteps, Lira, another omega, came in and her eyes looked strange when she saw me.

“Everyone is talking,” she said.

I looked at her. “Talking about what?”

She hesitated. “About you. They said Alpha called you last night and they said you were in his room.”

I felt cold. “That’s not true.”

Lira looked away. “People believe what they want, just be careful, Elera.” Then she left.

I sat there for a long time, my hands shook and my heart beat too fast and then I felt dirty, small, and empty.

When night came, drums started outside. It was time for the Moon Festival, the pack was happy and they wore bright clothes and smiled under the lights. I wore my old dress and walked quietly behind the others.

The sky was clear, the moon was bright and round and the Elder stood beside Alpha Damon.

He looked perfect in his black robe, strong, proud, like the monster from my nightmare.

I tried not to look at him, but my eyes found him again and again, his face had no sign of guilt, it was just power.

The Elder lifted his hands. “Let the Moon choose her blessed pairs!” he said.

Everyone clapped, couples waited for their marks and I stood alone at the back, hoping no one would notice me.

Then something strange happened, my skin began to glow, a silver light formed on my arm. I looked down in shock. The mark of the Moon, it was clear, bright, alive, and it was shining on me.

The crowd gasped and someone shouted, “Look! On the omega!”

My heart stopped when I saw the same mark glowing on Damon’s arm.

No. It couldn’t be.

The Elder looked surprised. “The Moon has chosen! Alpha Damon and Elera…

”

“Shut up!” Damon roared, his voice made the ground shake.

The light on his arm faded as his anger grew, he then pointed at me with shaking hands. “Her? The Moon bonded me with her? A filthy omega?”

Whispers filled the air.

He took a step closer, his eyes burning with hate. “You dare carry my mark?” he shouted. “Do you think you are worthy of me? You are nothing. You are a stain in this pack. You don’t even deserve to stand before me.”

“Alpha, please,” I whispered. “I didn’t ask for this…”

“Silence!” His voice broke through my words like thunder. “You think the Moon made a mistake? She must have gone blind to choose you! I reject you, Elera. I, Alpha Damon of Blood Fang Pack, reject you with all that I am!”

The air broke and pain cuts filled my chest and then I screamed and fell to the ground, my heart felt like it was tearing apart, the mark on my arm turned black and burned hot andI smelt my own skin burning.

Tears ran down my face and I looked up at him, but he had already turned away.

“Take her out,” he said in a cold voice. “I don’t want to see her face.”