All Chapters of BLOOD MOON BETRAYAL: A FORBIDDEN WEREWOLF ROMANCE.: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

LAILAMy name is Laila Ashwood. I am a dark blonde headed, blue eyed twenty two year old. Few days ago I met Alpha Kieran when my pack held a meeting with regards to the festival of harvest. -Flashback-I sat on a big rock by the river behind the pack house. My eyes were red from crying. My cheek hurt where Damien had hit me. I touched it gently and winced. It was going to leave a purple mark."You're so stupid, Laila," I said to myself. 'Why can't you do anything right?'That's what Damien always told me. Every day he found new ways to make me feel small and worthless.I am twenty-two years old. I am supposed to be happy because three months ago, I found my mate. In the werewolf world, finding your mate was like finding your best friend forever. It was supposed to be the most wonderful thing that could happen but Damien wasn't wonderful at all."You can't even shift into a wolf," Damien had yelled at me today. "What kind of werewolf can't turn into a wolf? You're broken, Lail

LAILAI sat in my room all afternoon, staring out the window. I could see other pack members walking around outside. They looked happy, normal. I wish I could be like them.My stomach growled loudly. I hadn't eaten anything all day because I was too scared to go back to the kitchen. What if I made another mess? What if Damien came home and found me doing something wrong?I touched my bruised face again. It was getting worse because I've not been able to heal properly for a while now. It felt like my strength and healing ability was being drained away.Soon everyone would see it and know what happened but I would have to lie and say I fell down the stairs, just like Damien told me to.As the sun got lower in the sky, I started thinking about three months ago. That was when I first met Damien. Back then, I thought he was wonderful.-Flashback of Two years ago-I remember standing at the edge of the dance floor at the Spring Moon Festival. All the young wolves who didn't have mates yet

LAILAThe car ride to Kieran's territory took twelve hours. I sat in the back seat, staring out the window and trying not to cry anymore but my chest still hurt from the rejection, like someone had reached inside me and squeezed my heart with sharp claws.Kieran sat in the front seat next to his driver. He didn't talk much during the trip, but every few hour, he would look back at me to make sure I was okay."Are you hungry?" he asked when we were halfway there.I shook my head, even though I was. My stomach felt too sick to eat anything."You should try to eat something small," Kieran said gently. "Rejection sickness is hard on the body. Food will help you heal faster."One of his pack members, a nice woman named Emma, gave me a granola bar and some water. I managed to eat a few bites, and it did make me feel a little better.As we got closer to Shadow Ridge territory, I started to get nervous. What if Kieran's pack didn't want me there? What if they treated me badly because I w

The next morning, I woke up early. I couldn't sleep anymore because my brain wouldn't stop thinking. I kept hearing the women's voices saying I didn't belong here.Maybe they were right. Maybe I was just taking up space and causing problems for Kieran's pack.I got dressed quickly and went downstairs. The kitchen was empty because it was still very early. I looked around at all the dishes from last night's dinner that were still dirty.Perfect. I could clean them all before anyone woke up. If I helped with chores, the pack members would see that I wasn't useless.I filled the big sink with soapy water and started washing plates and cups. It felt good to have something useful to do. Back at Silver Creek Pack with Damien, I cleaned everything every day. At least I was good at cleaning."What are you doing?" I jumped and turned around. Kieran was standing in the doorway, wearing dark pants and no shirt. His hair was messy like he had just woken up. I tried not to stare at his

I couldn't sleep that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I thought about the roses coming back to life under my hands. It felt like magic, but that was impossible. I was just a broken half-human. I couldn't have real magic powers.Could I?The next morning, I was tired and cranky when I went down for breakfast. I sat at my usual spot next to Sophie, but I wasn't really listening to her cheerful chatter about pack activities."Laila, are you okay?" Sophie asked. "You look like you didn't sleep well.""I'm fine," I said quietly, pushing eggs around on my plate but I wasn't fine. I kept thinking about what Mrs. Chen said - that maybe I wasn't meant to be a normal werewolf. What did that even mean?After breakfast, I went for a walk in the forest behind the pack house. I needed quiet time to think about everything that happened yesterday.The forest was beautiful and peaceful. Tall trees reached up toward the sky, and soft sunlight filtered through the leaves. I found a fallen l