All Chapters of The Alphas’ Eternal Curse: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

SELENE. The Moon Festival arrived in what felt like the snap of a finger. The pack had prepared for weeks, and now the celebrations had begun. The entire village was bathed in silver and gold, with silk banners stretched between the houses, the glowing lanterns illuminating the streets, and garlands of white flowers hanging across made archways. The smell of roasting meats and wine and spices filled the air, and there was laughter everywhere.I finished my work early, making sure that I would not get in anyone's way. In the late evening, the pack square was beginning to fill with wolves streaming towards the festival grounds.Now alone in the little room I’d been allocated, I brought out a dress I’d had kept for years, something I’d had never found the courage to wear. It had belonged to my mom. It was simple but beautiful, pale blue soft fabric that glistened faintly in the light. I held it over my body in the cracked mirror of the hallway, looking at myself. What if I actually met

SELENE. Pain.It was all I knew.The lash of the whip, the searing burn as it bit into my flesh. The wet warmth of blood trickling down my back, soaking into the ragged edges of my dress.I’d endured countless wounds throughout my existence. Beatings. Bruises. Humiliation. But never before had I honestly wanted to die as I did now.I tried to block it out, to let myself float, but Kieran's raging demands pulled me back to the land of the living."Tell me the truth, Selene!"I lifted my head, blear-eyed. "I don't— " my throat was sore from screaming. "I don't know what you're talking about."The whip descended again.I gagged on a sob.Somewhere outside the dungeon's little, barred window, the sky had gone dark to a deep crimson.A Blood Moon.How fitting. How symbolic.I was going to die under a Blood Moon.Kieran exhaled a rough breath, stepping back, his expression changing from anger to frustration. He was wearing thin.The guards glanced at each other nervously, sensing tension.