Your Touch, My Ruin

NYRA

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"I will always choose Lyra over you. She'll forever be the better one while all you'd do is bask in her dominance as she will rule as my Luna." 

My heart drops to my chest when Alpha Zane speaks. How dare he chose my sister over me?

I have been the one standing by him all these years, straining my wolf so he can see and now that I have healed him, he turns around and stabs me in the back.

I chuckle, stepping closer as I grabbed Alpha Zane's arm. 

"What are you saying? You're my mate, Alpha Zane. You can't mark Lyra, she's my sister!" I exclaim, my voice breaking but Zane's resounding slap sends me stumbling and I fall to the ground, holding my face.

He squats in front of me, an hateful glare on his face. 

"What audacity do you have to speak to me this way, you shameless vixen!" Yelling in my face, he grabs my neck and I choke, struggling to breath but he doesn't let go.

"Alpha Z….Zane.." I mumble, my voice barely audible. My face turns red as I almost die and when he sees my life is slipping away, he releases my throat.

He looks over me this time, a sinister smile tugging at his lips. 

"Lyra has always been the one I loved, not you Nyra." 

My heart breaks at his words but he doesn't desist to taunt me.

"I only accepted you as my mate two years ago so that your healing magic can work on me. I didn't mark you because I was in love with you, I only did it to my own favour." He says and my whole world comes crashing down around me.

Two years ago, Alpha Zane was attacked at the warfront and a spell was cast upon him, using black magic and this made him blind.

He had never acknowledged me as his mate until when he needed my help.

His mother, the Luna Dowager came to me, seeking my help to heal Zane's blind eyes as I possessed special healing abilities which no one had ever heard of.

I should've known better, Zane's acceptance was too sudden. I shouldn't have listened to all the lies he told me about loving me to the moon and back.

He only said all those sweet words so I could stay trapped with him until he finally heals.

I stand, my legs wobbling. 

I can barely think, this must be a dream, right? But why does everything seem so real?

My eyes travel towards Lyra and she flashes me a smirk. She wraps her arms around Zane and when he kisses her, I ball my fists in anger.

"I guess you're so surprised, sister." Lyra begins, her words like venom. "You should've known better, my own Zane can never fall for someone like you when a beauty like me still exists."

I swear that I wanted to strangle her. How can she do this to me?

Lyra had always been the most favoured daughter in the family. 

Dad bestows all his affection on her while he does nothing but scowl at me at the slightest opportunity.

I get blamed for everything, even for Lyra's mistakes. 

Ten years ago when she fell and broke her knee, she complained about me having watched her for too long with my witchy eyes and father took it up, hitting me even when I had done nothing.

"Lyra, where's your shame? You only want to snatch Zane from me and I'm not going to watch that happen!" I fume in anger, my chest heaving up and down.

My wolf— Mireya gets angry easily and I'm going through too much stress trying to calm her and control my own anger too.

Lyra walks forward, whispering in my ear, "You'll always be nothing but the backyard child of the family. You're ill luck, can't you get that straight? I won't let you kill my Zane the way you killed mom." She hissed, smacking her lips.

Lyra's accusation sends me breaking and I clutch my chest as the guilt slips in.

My mom died giving birth to me and as I have heard from Dad during his taunting lectures, she passed away due to how vulnerable she was to my powers.

My special abilities are strange as he says but it can heal more faster then a witch's antidote.

I'm not a murderer, is it my fault that the Moon Goddess granted me such powers?

 "I….never killed mom, don't you ever blame me for that." 

My eyes meet with dad's and I look away, shuddering. When he moves closer, I can't help but cringe.

I have always feared him even until now and I know the repercussions of defending against Lyra's lies.

"Is this all you can say after such grave act? You're so petty, aren't you? This is all you can say after you killed my wife." He growls, his forehead creasing in anger.

"D...dad." my voice comes out as a stutter, low and barely audible. "I'm innocent, when will you understand that fact?"

I can't take it anymore and scream at him but when his hand makes contact with my face, I see stars.

I whimper but Mireya grits, her patience is running out.

"Elder Silas." Alpha Zane calls and father quickly calls himself to order, bowing.

"I'm sorry you have to witness a thing like this on this special day, Alpha Zane. With all due respect, you're permitted to punish this deviant murderer the way you wish."

I gasp and as my eyes meet with Zane's evil green ones, he throws a smirk my way.

"Of course, Elder Silas." He nods slowly, "Nyra is nothing but a disgrace to this pack. Rugged wolves like hers make others think we're hooligans. But don't worry, " he smiles but it soon fades away, "I will mark Lyra first and punish her later."

Seeing the satisfied grin on Lyra's face, my stomach churns. Both my father and sister despise me and my mate whom I've been dedicated isn't left out either.

"Go on, son. Time is ticking by." Luna dowager mentions, patting her son's shoulder.

She doesn't bother to look my way. As far as she is concerned, I had no say in this.

I am the one to be blamed, I should've figured out the kind of guy Zane is before now.

"I'd have loved to tell you about Alpha Zane's seed growing in me before now, Nyra. But I was gripped by the fear of you killing him too." Lyra pouts, feigning fear as she rubs her tummy.

I clench my fist when Zane pulls her gently by the waist and makes her rest on his chest.

I grit my teeth as Zane looks at me, his eyes filled with neglect to the core.

"With Alpha Zane by your side, you're safe, Lyra, and your killer of a sister will have no chance whatsoever to lay hands on you." Luna Dowager assures her with a smile and I wonder if this is the same woman who has always been good to me two tears ago.

They're all nothing but betrayers. I'm just an idiot for believing things would change.

Alpha Zane faces the whole Pack, his chin raised high in pride as he holds Lyra's hand.

"Today, I declare Lyra Moonfang as my Luna and mate. She will rule by my side in honour and power!" 

He announces and while the rest of the Pack cheer and clap, I'm all red and burning in anger.

What would become of me now? How can I survive this cruelty?