Rielle's mate does more than just to reject her. He kills the last family she had, attempted to end her and take all that belonged to her. But fate has other plans… The Red-eyed Lycan Alpha, Raphael De Amato enters her life like a whirlwind. He saves her from certain death for reasons she is oblivious to. When she finds out who she truly is, Rielle's life is thrown into chaos. Discovering that all she knew about herself as been a lie, leaves her reeling and spiralling. With a war in the horizon and the mate who ruined her involved in a plot that could topple the delicate balance of her world, Rielle has to find herself amidst the rubble of what is left. The hunger for vengeance becomes her strength but it will not be enough to quell the anarchy that will ensue. The revelation that her bond with her second chance mate, Raphael could be what they need to turn the tides of the war puts Rielle in a dilemma. Can she really allow herself to love another man after everything she has been through? As tensions rise and everything she loves hangs on a thread, Rielle will have to make a choice. Drop the walls around her heart or watch her pack fall to ruin?
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"She is pregnant, Rielle. At least be more sensitive." He said, in an exasperated tone that only made my stomach sink lower. I was still clad in my wedding gown. The pearls around my neck were suddenly too tight, it felt like a noose. This was not how it was supposed to be. I turned my gaze to Gloria, the woman who was pregnant with my groom's child. It was all so bizarre. "You were sleeping with her?" My voice was shaky. It did not sound like me. "Months to our wedding?" My voice rose. Jameson fixed me with a stare that I could not read. It was as though I was speaking to a stranger. "Yes, Rielle. It was a one time thing. It happened after that fight we had." He was explaining but I could not hear a single hint of remorse in his voice. "Do you not realise the enormity of what you have done to me?" My voice grew even louder. Gloria cringed as if my voice could burst her very sensitive eardrums. "Rielle, be civil." Lucinda, my-would-be-mother-in-law said where she sat. "We are not animals here." She took a dismissive sip of her tea. She did not look me in the eye. It was as though I was an afterthought. Why were they so calm? Why was I the only one panicking at this news. Unless… I turned to Lucinda. I could not even conjure up rage, I was just hurt. "You knew…" She cast her disinterested gaze on me. "So?" She raised a brow. "What did you expect me to do? Turn the mother of my grandchild away?" The foundation of trust, painstakingly built over time, crumbled beneath the weight of betrayal, leaving me standing amidst emotional rubble. I saw these people as my family. We had so many memories together. I convinced my father to invest in the pack because I could not watch them go down in ruin. I watched the pack grow with my father's assistance. They were there for me when my father died. Lucinda was the mother I never had and Jameson was the love of my life. It was hard to think, to breathe. Every breath felt like I was being torn on the inside with blades. "What about me?" I asked as I finally allowed my tears to fall. "After everything, I did for you. After everything my father…" Jameson's expression went from detached to irritated in less than a second as though he had been anticipating me bringing up the elephant in the room. "There you go again. Everything I have done. Everything my father did for you." He mimicked and I could have sworn I heard Gloria chuckle. "You hold that shit over me all the fucking time. Like I should be indebted to you and kiss your feet." He had never in all our years together spoken to me like this. "You were always nothing but a reminder that I had a debt to pay to that old geezer." Finally, I saw red. "Don't you fucking speak of my father in that way." A scornful grin made its way to his mouth. "Or what? He is dead, is he not?" "Jameson…" I cracked. He looked like he was fighting back the urge to roll his eyes. "Look Rielle…" His voice softened and my heart soared at the prospect that it had all been a joke. A prank. A sick, twisted one but a prank nonetheless. Everything would be alright. Jameson still loved… "I never loved you." I froze but Jameson was not done tearing whatever was left of my hope to shreds. "I never for once loved you. I did this mostly because of the debt and partly because I pitied you. I made a deal with your father that I would make you happy and that's what I did Until, I could not take it anymore." My heart was glass at that moment. It splintered and cracked before it shattered. I did not know that I had begun to sob until I tasted salt on my tongue. I turned and fled. The doors were opened by stoic guards but I knew well that they heard everything. On the other side of the door, were guests who had been invited to the wedding. The moment they laid eyes on me they ceased whispering. They all looked at me like I was a performer at a circus. Maybe in some ways, my wedding was the circus that they had all been invited to but I was the only clown. ***** By evening the next day, I had made up my mind. I knew Jameson was only trying to be responsible for the woman he got pregnant by mistake. We had been on way more rocky grounds when it came to our relationship. I could not let this deter me. I would compromise, like I always did. I was doing this for us. They were all I had left. I had no other person. Ever since my father died, they were the only people I could call family. Going back to my father's estate made me realise I was not strong enough to take the loneliness. I would fell into depression like my father did before he died. The thought of suffering that same fate made my blood run cold with dread. I convinced myself as I snuck into the Alpha castle. Humiliation forced me to do something so outlandish, I just could not take any of the maids seeing me. I heard whispering coming from the room that I used to share with Jameson and readied myself to enter. But their conversation stopped me in my tracks. "Dense as a fucking rock," I looked through the key hole. It was Jameson who had spoken. "She must have gotten it from her father," Lucinda snickered. "But did you really have to lie?" Gloria's voice. "One time?" She raised a brow but she had a knowing gleam in her eye. "If she isn't dumb, she should have figured it out by now, but it's Rielle we are talking about here." Jameson traced a finger over her lip. They laughed. Every cell in my body told me to barge in and let them know that I heard them but I thought better of it. Who knew what else they would reveal. "I even got her to write me as her sole benefactor if she so happens to die." Jameson said smugly. I bit my lip until I tasted blood. I had been such a fucking fool. "Then she'll have to die," Lucinda's cool voice filled the air. The hairs at the back of my neck rose. "I'll have it arranged soon like her old man's."Lucianne~I tossed the knives at the dummy, my agitation only growing by the second. I took a deep breath, trying to reel in my emotions, but it was hard, especially with the perpetual silence that haunted my subconscious. I threw a spinning kick at the dummy, and it fell back with a dull thud.I clenched my jaw, rotating my neck. I was drenched in sweat, my training attire stuck to me like a second skin. I had taken everyone's advice and rested for a full two days. I took my medicines and slept, in an effort to regain my strength.In three days, I would be walking down the aisle. I would be Raphael's wife and Luna. Yet, how could I hope to be the Luna that my people will count on when I was wolfless? I had tried everything to pull Nova out of the void where she was stuck. I refused to believe that she was truly gone, wiped away like a simple stain in my subconscious. It was a complete contrast to the fiercely loyal and brave wolf that she was. She had to be somewhere, trying to call
Lucianne~"We will be married as soon as possible," I stated with little emotion. The silence that followed weighed a ton, settling heavily on everyone like a thick shroud.I did not need to raise my head to see the shock plastered on all of their faces. I drummed my finger on the mahogany table as I waited for their reaction."Dear..." My father spoke up first, a slight tremor in his voice. I raised my head so our eyes met. Something akin to sadness crossed over his face at the sight of my neutral expression. It must have been cold, though it had not been my intention, but I had to make them understand that there was no stopping. We had wasted time, energy, and resources only for us to have the Silent Reaper and his henchmen in our clutches. It was simply not enough."Yes, Father," I answered."Are you sure? You woke up just yesterday," he said, his concern plain in the sweat forming on his brow. The last thing I wanted was for him to worry. He had lost weight, and a lot of it. The l
Lucianne~"How do you feel?" Logan asked me when it came time for him and his brother to speak. For anyone who had not experienced the situation, they would think it was a normal question. But for those of us who had lived through the nightmare, we knew better. It was a loaded question. What he really meant was, "Is there a way that we can move past all that has happened?"I felt myself freeze, my expression blank, not moving a muscle. My mouth opened slowly. "We'll see," I murmured.It was neither a yes nor a no, but it was something. Still, the room seemed to hold its breath as I assessed my brothers, my expression giving absolutely nothing away. I tentatively opened my arms to them, a small smile tugging at the corner of my lips, giving me an almost roguish look. "You won't even hug your sister?"With that, they both moved hesitantly forward. A beat passed before we all held each other. We said nothing. Relief seeped into my brothers. I didn't look at Logan, instead raising my head
Raphael~It was like a dream, one that had seemed unattainable. I could not bring myself to let her go. She froze in my arms, as if she was shocked. I did not let her go, partly out of relief and partly out of fear that it was truly a dream."Lucianne..." I whispered, emotion choking me so that I could barely speak.She said nothing.I heard the sound of the door to the infirmary opening and a gasp."Lucianne?!" Jules ran forward as I reluctantly let her go. It was her turn.She cradled Lucianne's face, her eyes searching, whether from disbelief or from a desperate need to confirm that Lucianne was really there, alive and breathing. I could see the conflict in Jules’s eyes—the hope and fear warring within her as she tried to make sense of this impossible moment.Lucianne blinked, her expression still dazed, as if she was struggling to fully return to the present. The weight of whatever she had been through clung to her, a shadow that I could feel even without knowing the details.“Luc
Lucianne~My mother’s tears shimmered in the dim light, each drop of gold so beautiful yet so tragic. I stared at her, unable to speak, my own emotions tangling into a knot in my chest. Seeing her like this, so vulnerable and open, was both comforting and heartbreaking. It felt as though she was truly alive and not in this strange realm. She felt real.She cupped my face gently, her thumbs brushing away the wetness on my cheeks that I hadn’t even realized was there. “You’ve been so strong, my dear,” she whispered, her voice filled with a mix of sorrow and pride. “Stronger than I ever had to be.”A flash slashed through my mind like a sharp shard of glass—Reiner telling me about how he had killed my mother. My heart clenched painfully in my chest.“I don’t feel strong,” I admitted, my voice cracking. “I feel like I’m falling apart. Like… like I’m losing everything.” There was something brewing in the periphery of my mind. Something that was not like this soothing moment with a mother t
Raphael~"She is running an alarmingly high fever, and it seems like nothing is helping," the delta reported to me as I watched Lucianne murmur words in her sleep. She had her brows scrunched up in agony, and her body was dripping with sweat. She looked like she was having a horrible nightmare."What does that fucking mean? Nothing is helping?" I barked, harsher than I had intended.Logan clasped my shoulder. "You have to calm down. The healer is not at fault."I faltered. Of course, the healer was not at fault. I was. I was the one who kept placing her at the precipice of death. I ran my hand through my hair, breathing deeply through my nose, trying to keep myself from snapping like an agitated fool. "Tell me exactly what is going on with her," I asked the delta in a calmer tone."She has been given everything that could relieve her of whatever pain she is going through, but it has had no effect. It is not her body that is in pain, Alpha. It is her mind," I gulped."With what happen
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