The day was already bright as I sat at my window and looked outside the house as I could feel the commotion that was happening around, it seemed the whole pack members were running around, and I could hear my mother Violet shouting about something.
Getting out of there, I walked outside to their side of the house and truthfully, everyone was busy doing something. “Did you mind link her? She has shut me off completely.” The Luna my mother said with so much fear quivering in her mouth as she looked at me and eyed me down before looking away. I dragged someone close and asked her what was happening. “Your sister is missing, if you want to know, then that is what happened.” Mother answered me with a sharp resort and then kept moving. Missing? How is that possible? The last time I saw her was two days ago when she came into my room and instead of talking about why she came, she instead was teasing me about what happened at her party two weeks ago. I have tried to move on and accept my fate like that, but since I have never seen him again, the only thing I can do is to move on and hope that the moon goddess will bless me with a second chance mate. “She knows how important today is, and yet she decided that she will not be in the house. How very considerate.” She lamented still looking all over the place. I wanted to remind her that she was the one who spoiled her daughter and that has nothing to do with the people she was yelling at right now. “Luna, I checked the new bag she bought, it is currently missing.” my sister maid said, and my mother screamed out loud as she held the wall, her legs shaking in what I could see is fear. Being the Luna of our pack was something she took very seriously, in my years of knowing her she never wanted to be seen being distressed but whatever it was that my sister did to make her like this, it was something huge. Moments later it was my mother, my father the alpha of our pack and I was standing in the living room. “We promised them she would come today, how else can I tell them that my daughter has gone missing and won't be here anymore?” My father has been distressed for over a week now, some group of rogues attacked our pack and took some of our medicines and our food, and since then, it has been tough. “What is it that she needs to do that is making you both distressed?” I asked as I looked at the two of them. They cast a look at me and then removed their eyes since I wasn't to be noticed. I have become accustomed to that very lifestyle and have tried very much not to ever let it bother me. Someone knocked, and it was my father's Beta Mr. Becket. He looked at my father and mother as she sighed heavily. “They are here to take her, I don't know what to tell them.” He said and the worries in their eyes worsened. Typical of my sister, to make her parents angry and very much worried all the time. My mother's friend and confidante came inside and looked at me. “Has he seen the girl for a long? I mean has he seen her a lot?” She asked as she looked at me. Everyone's attention is now on me and that made me feel a little uncomfortable. “What can we do with her? Look at that hideous scar on her face, she is worthless.” Mother said she couldn't have used an arrow on my chest then I would have known the pain was worse than that. “I have told you before to let my daughter handle her face, she can cover that scar.” The woman said and everyone's attention was back on me. After a minute of consideration. “Let's see what she can do,” Luna said and everyone nodded, and just like that I was dragged out of the room. ** * I sat there with my eyes closed as someone dappled on my face and applied all sorts of things, I tried to open my eyes to see what they were doing but all the while they kept dipping into my face, and once the girl finished I was asked to turn around, and I did with my eyes closed. “Wow.” They all exclaimed at the same time. “With the scar gone, she looks exactly like Elsa.” My father Beta said, and I could feel all of them nodding at the same time. 'Can we see?" Zoe asked as she tugged at me so hard inside. Slowly I opened my eyes and turned to face the mirror and I could not recognize the person who stood in that mirror. With my scar covered up, my face looks so pale, and my eyes are draped in the most beautiful liner. I look so different and very much beautiful and I have never liked myself like I do now. 'Wow I always told you that you are so beautiful, can you see that now?' Zoe asked with so much happiness for the first time in two weeks and I could not help the smile on my face. “Now let's go to them, we have a bride for them now.” Mother said and I stopped and looked at her. “A bride?” I asked and she sighed and looked at me. “You don't need to ask too many questions, just follow me.” And just like that, I was walking out of my house to a car I had never seen before, waiting for the next thing that would happen to me. ** * It was after hours that we arrived at the place we had been going to, it took almost 5 hours and as soon as we got there I followed my parents as we went to see the alpha of the place. He was a very fine man, and he looked at me with a smile in his eyes. “Your daughter, she is gorgeous like the tales said.” He looked at me again and I courtesy and stayed there. “Yes, she is. Now we are here, we can have the formal wedding, and then we know we don't have to worry about anything and business will go as planned.” On my way, I realized that I was about to get married to someone I had never met before. Elsa didn't like the idea, and so she ran away. But as I stood there, I knew that there was nothing I could do. Since my mate has already rejected me, I might as well just become someone's wife and his breeder by getting married. “My son will soon be here, and then we can go over the formal ceremony.” He said as all of them laughed like long-time friends. That familiar cinnamon scent engulfed my nose, knocking me off with the strength that it carried with it. I don't know where it was coming from but it felt so strong I had to hold myself together. My eyes mov d to the left side of the room where the scent was coming from and standing right there and glaring at me with death traps was my mate, no, my ex-mate, the one that rejected me, Williams Montgomery, future alpha of Moonshine pack.WILLIAMSAt first, I thought I misheard the sound.Told myself it was nothing, just my mind playing tricks on me.But I wasn’t wrong.The moment I heard that desperate shout, I knew what it meant.My father had returned to me… dead.A pain I never wanted to feel settled deep in my chest. As his only son and the future Alpha, I was supposed to be strong. I was meant to lead, to be unwavering until the funeral rites were completed. Through it all, I wasn’t supposed to shed a single tear.I watched the strongest man I had ever known laid to rest.Seeing him in his wolf form, I knew, he and Kevin, his wolf, had fought until the very last breath.Every warrior who had gone out with him had been slaughtered, their heads sent back to us as a warning.I told myself I couldn’t afford to let that shake me.But I was lying.The sight alone had left me dismayed, my mind spiraling.With the funeral over, the next step was inevitable, my ascension as Alpha.This was what I had been trained for my w
Death.That’s what it signified. A mighty death had taken place.The dark clouds that loomed over the pack meant only one thing.I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, fear tightening in my chest. My black eyes were wide with panic as I pushed forward. Around me, the pack was in chaos—whispers turning to frantic questions, uncertainty filling the air. But deep down, we all knew the truth.The Alpha was gone.The weight of the realization stopped me in my tracks. My heart pounded against my ribs, the sheer magnitude of it crushing.“You have to stop running, Princess Elodie.”Jessica’s voice came from behind me, breathless from chasing after me.“I don’t think your husband will want you out here like this. We have to go back inside, please.” She pleaded softly, concern etched into her voice.For a moment, I just stood there, the grief pressing down on me like an unbearable weight.Even Zoe, who always had something to say, was silent. The fear of the unknown coiled tight in my stomac
The pack had been eerily quiet since the Alpha left. It felt as if the entire territory had turned into a graveyard overnight. No one spoke loudly, no one laughed, and the air was thick with tension. Fear lingered in every corner, creeping into our bones as we waited for news.The worst part was not knowing what would happen next.“I don’t know why we’re all so scared,” Jessica said one morning as we stood in the kitchen. She tried to sound reassuring, but the tightness in her voice betrayed her worry. “He’ll be back before we know it.”I wanted to believe her.But the silence stretched on, and the weight of uncertainty pressed down harder.I focused on preparing breakfast, my hands moving methodically as I chopped and stirred. I wasn’t cooking for myself.I was cooking for Liam.Before anyone could judge me, I had my reasons. He had barely spoken in two days since his father left. I knew he was planning something, probably his escape, but for now, he stayed. For now, he was still her
We rushed into the head office where my father, his beta, and the council sat around a large wooden table, deep in discussion. The heavy atmosphere in the room pressed down on me the moment Andrew and I stepped inside.I forced myself to calm my racing heart as I took in the serious expressions around me. My father’s sharp eyes found mine immediately.“What is the matter?” I asked through the mind link, my tone firm.He exhaled, rubbing his temples before speaking aloud for everyone to hear. “You both need to sit down for this.”That alone made my pulse quicken. A sudden meeting like this only meant one thing, trouble.Andrew and I moved to the empty seats opposite my father. I kept my posture straight, my expression unreadable, though unease churned in my stomach.“The representatives from the New Haven pack have returned our peace offerings. Every gift, every proposal, sent back without a word.”Silence followed his statement. The weight of what it meant sank in fast. If they reject
WILLIAMS“She liked it so much. You should have seen the way her whole face lit up the moment she saw the gesture,” Drew said as soon as we met up to walk to the combat field together.I nodded, keeping my face straight and my gaze fixed ahead.I shouldn’t care. My mind shouldn’t be filled with thoughts of how her face looked when she saw the field that was now hers. But deep down, I wanted to know.“Why didn’t you just give her the gift yourself? Trust me, she would have appreciated it more if it had come from you.” Drew’s words were casual, but they struck something inside me.I thought back to the field nights we had shared, the constant worry gnawing at me whenever she was there. It was dangerous, too dangerous for her. That was why I made this decision, why I went ahead and did it without thinking about that part of me that wanted nothing to do with her.But this past week, I had learned too much about her to ignore. She was kind, soft-hearted, and gentle in the way she interacte
I woke up with the excitement of last night still buzzing through my body. I tried to hold back my smile, but it was impossible.Zoe was happy, and that meant I was happy too. That was all that mattered.“What’s got you smiling so early in the morning?” Jessica’s voice filled the room as she walked in, her own smile just as radiant.She was the only person I felt comfortable seeing me without makeup, without the mask I usually wore. Through her eyes, I could see the beauty my face held, even when I struggled to see it myself.“Let’s just say I slept well.” I winked at her, earning a laugh as she moved toward my dresser, sifting through my clothes. It looked like she had decided she would be picking my outfit for the day.“Oh, I almost forgot,” she added casually. “Williams stopped me on the way here. He said he wants to have breakfast with you.”My heart skipped a beat. I tried to keep my expression neutral, but the excitement that surged through me was hard to suppress.“What? Why?”