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Nyxana

“Where is the Luna?” Azmera requested and the troubled maid pointed towards a direction.

“She is in her room with the Alpha and the prince.” The moment the servant replied, Azmera yanked my wrist and she began to drag me into the huge building. I was really panicked as we went up the stairs, running into a room. What did they mean that the princess committed suicide? Why?

“Zethra.” Azmera was quite strong for her age and still moved around steadily. She barged into the room and I was met with my crying mother, my troubled father, and a man that I knew was supposed to be my brother. He looked angry and conflicted.

“Mother. Rayne is no more.” My mother cried and she rushed to Azmera's side. My eyes fell on the paper that she was holding and I knew immediately that it was Rayne’s suicide note. But why? Today was supposed to be a happy day for me. The day that I finally got to meet my family after 20 years but it had been turned into a day of mourning.

“I’m sorry, Mother and Father, but I don't think I can keep living. I've known you all my life as my parents and will never accept the fact that you are not. And I don't think that I will be able to face your real daughter once she comes. I feel guilty knowing that I have been living a life that's not mine and I will never be able to face your real child. Neither will I be comfortable knowing that I'm an imposter. I love you, Mom, Dad, and Kael. You will always be my family.” Azmera read out loud and my mother cried harder.

I just watched as it dawned on me that Rayne killed herself because of me. She did it because I was coming back to their lives. Mom’s cries were loud and when she stumbled backward, Dad was quick to support her. “It's okay. Please sit.” His voice was soft but my mother shook her head.

“I cannot and will not sit down. My daughter cannot be dead. You have to bring Rayne back Sylas. Bring back my daughter.” She wailed and my own eyes began to water.

Did I bring my bad luck to this house? That was the thought that was in my head. Life had always been hard for me and just when I thought that it was getting better, things were taking a U-turn yet again. I knew that these people were my family, Mom was very beautiful and had long wavy blonde hair that was just like mine and I took her green eye color. Kael looked more like our father.

“You have to bring her back. I have to tell her that I will love her no matter what. Rayne will always be my daughter.” Mom was screaming and thrashing at the top of her voice while Azmera and Dad tried to calm her down.

“Rayne is not the type to commit suicide. She wants to live. What even pushed her to do that? She had the best life. I gave her everything. I gave her my love. Why would Rayne even think of leaving me?” I hated seeing my mother in pain and I couldn't even move to go console her.

“She caused this!!” A loud and angry voice thundered and Kael spoke for the first time. He marched towards me and I winced when he grabbed my elbow forcefully. Kael was tall and good-looking looking and he also had green eyes like mine but got dad’s hair color. Brown.

“Kael—” Azmera called as she tried to intervene but he stopped her.

“Don't call my name grandma. Where did you pick this thing from?” He regarded me with so much hate and the tears that I had been trying so hard to hold back, streamed down my face. He was hurting me. His hold was tight and I could feel the intense hate coming from him. It felt like I had taken away his happiness and that I was a curse. But seriously, I had done nothing.

“Kael calm down. I get that you are angry, but don't drag Nyxana into this. You are scaring the poor girl.”

“Poor girl?” He scoffed and I cried out in pain when he tugged tightly on my elbow. His nails dug into my skin and I felt him draw blood. “Poor girl, you say? This imposter has taken my sister away from me!! Our lives were so much peaceful a month ago until you came with your bullshit story that she was my sister.”

“Kael, language,” Azmera warned.

“Don’t fucking tell me to kind my language. I will never accept this thing as my sister. The only sister that I have is Rayne. And she took that sister away from me. Why would you even bring a lone wolf here? An omega? They are curses and that's why they are omegas in the first place.” Tears clouded my eyes and I stared at my parents who were now staring at me with resentment.

They agreed with Kael. They hated me. I took their precious daughter away from them. I was hurting so much as I meant no harm. Everyone hated me, including my own family. And to think that it was just my first day of coming to this palace.

“Kael, let her go now. You are hurting your sister.”

“She is not my sister!!” Kael hissed, his voice so loud and terrifying that I flinched. My body shook out of fear and I held my head down as I cried hard.

“Kael, don't—”

“Don't even try to stop him, mother. It's not as if he's wrong. This girl has taken my Rayne away from me. Our lives were so peaceful. Why did you have to bring her here? Where did you pick this cursed child from??” I broke out in sobs when the voice of my mother rang in my ears. She openly called me a cursed child and I felt that she was right. Things just kept going downhill in my life.