All Chapters of CURSED BLOOD TO ASHES: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

PROLOGUE.The room was filled with the scent of rose that filled the air. I stared at the bouquet the maids of honor had set on the dresser. They were meant to bring joy, a blessing for the Luna-to-be, but all they did was choke me.My cheeks flushed with red as if I had allergies to them. My sweaty palm brushed against my wedding dress to smoothen the hem of my gown.Tonight, it would stain red if I let this go through.“Mother,” I called. My voice cracked even before the words left my lips. I reached for her sleeve as she walked into the dressing room. My knees gave out as I knelt at her feet.“Please.. talk to father for me. I don't want to go through with this.“Her face faltered.“Mira..“ she called in a whisper, glancing at the closed door.“It's too late. You know this too.“I shook my head, tears already threatening to fall.“No mother, it isn't. Not if you decide against this whole arrangement, mom. I can't marry the Alpha, please.“But my mother looked the other way.“You kn

CHAPTER TWO — A SAVIOR.MIRA HALE I ran just as fast as my legs could take me, breath torn in and out, ragged and sharped and sometimes hitched. I looked behind me still not stopping as the guards shouted while chasing me even into the forest.“You cannot outrun me, Mira!“ I envisioned Alpha Darius's growl in my head, I shuddered to the cold.I hissed. “Wasn't yours to begin with and that doesn't change even if I get caught.“ I muttered and the breeze patted me just lightly but satisfactory. Even my baby had nudged in agreement with a small kick.The air brushed softly against my skin, my nose twitching as if I stepped on a butt of cigarette.I hissed. That drunk bastard! The air grew sharper and bit hard against my skin, the presence of the waving trees brought the memories of that night.The stink of wet floors. The sound of my mother's voice sending me out late at night and him staggering towards me, his words nothing more than grumble but his grip so strong.“You're mine tonight

CHAPTER FOUR — FURIOUS.DARIUS.“Alpha.. we — we lost her.“ My eyes snapped wide as one of the guards said amidst rough pants.I stared at the rest of them who were sidelined with him as they cowered once they met my already flaming eyes. Drenched in the rain and their heads bowed low, they had indeed failed me.My jaw clenched, their words cutting through like blades on skin. I smelled failure. It burned through my nostrils, humiliating me before my wolf.My fingers curled into a sharp fist, veins shooting out of my arm as my wolf growled in defeat.“You lost her?“ I snarled, words taunting as I left my inner chamber to meet with them. One of them flinched. My eyes glowed, a gleam of yellow in them.The tips of my nails pierced my palms that as I wrapped my hands around his neck lifting his heavy body like some light weight bag, any deeper they would split into claws. I sucked against my teeth and then slammed him against the stone pillar, my grip tightening.His eyes turned red, vei