All Chapters of Scorned Luna To Alpha Queen: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Lyralei stood frozen as Theron's figure cut through the crowd toward her. Each step he took felt like another lock clicking into place on the cage that was meant to be her life.Her control over the anger, that careful, calculated restraint she'd maintained for three years, simply just….let go. It felt like watching a dam break from the inside. All those months of swallowing insults, of smiling through threats, of pretending she didn't hear the rumors about what he did to the omega girls. All of it rushed forward in a wave that left her breathless.She had no power to stop what was about to happen. And the strangest part? She didn't even want to.Theron's smile widened as he approached, that same evil and stupid expression he always wore when they were alone. But tonight he wore it in front of everyone, confident enough to show the monster beneath the mask. Because after tonight, she would be his. Completely, legally and irrevocably his.The thought made her stomach turn so violently

"A deal?" He laughed, but there was no humor in it. "You think you're in a position to negotiate?""I think I'm in a position to crush your heir's balls," she replied calmly. "So yes, I think I can negotiate."Theron made a strangled sound. Whether of pain or humiliation, she couldn't tell."What do you want?" Alpha Aldric asked, each word forced through clenched teeth."Swear," Lyralei said. "Swear on your honor, in front of everyone here, that you'll give me five minutes to escape. Five minutes before you send anyone after me.""Five minutes?" He barked a harsh laugh. "You must think me a fool."She squeezed. Theron cried out, his knees buckling slightly."Alright!" Alpha Aldric shouted. "Alright, stop!""Swear it," Lyralei insisted. "On your honor. In front of your pack. Five minutes."She watched him struggle with the words, his jaw working, a vein throbbing in his temple. Finally, he spat out, "One minute. That's all I can promise.""Five.""One."She squeezed again. Theron sobbe

"Malachai!" Joefrey barked, still restraining Gerald who was now actively trying to get past him. "Help me hold him back!"Malachai looked genuinely shocked that Joefrey would think he'd do something like that. He'd started this mess specifically to observe them and it was also fun, so why in the name of the moon goddess would he stop it now?He watched as Gerald broke free from Joefrey's grip, shoving the older Alpha aside. Gerald charged toward Nikolai, who had gone very still, his hand moving toward the blade at his hip.Then everything went blank.The Convergence Point vanished. The stream, the rocks, the trees, the early morning mist, all of it disappeared into nothing. Malachai found himself floating in darkness, but not the darkness of night. This was something else. An endless expanse that reminded him of looking up at the night sky, except the stars surrounded them on all sides. Above, below, everywhere. Like they'd been pulled into the heavens themselves."What in the..." Ge

That red haired idiot still had that smirk on his face and for some reason Lyralei wanted to wipe it off badly, but she wasn't that stupid, not when she was surrounded by four Alphas who could probably snap her neck without effort. She walked out of the water slowly, her torn dress heavy and dripping as she watched them all warily like they were predators sizing up prey. "Where am I?" she asked, her voice steadier than she felt. They ignored her completely. The one she'd punched, the dark haired one who still looked seriously pissed about it, crossed his arms and his jaw was tight with barely contained irritation. "Who are you and what pack are you from?" Lyralei glared at him in response and he glared right back, a muscle ticking in his cheek like he was seconds away from losing his temper completely. She ignored their questions just like they'd ignored hers, partly because she was pissed and partly because she had no idea what to tell them. Silver Moon Pack? The pack that had cha

The other Alphas immediately rushed toward the spot where the portal should have been and Lyralei found herself wondering if this might be her chance to slip away and escape. But even as the thought crossed her mind, she knew it would be stupid, four packs worth of wolves surrounded her and she had nowhere to run anyway. So she moved with them, her wet dress clinging uncomfortably to her legs as she walked, watching as they all gathered at a specific point in the clearing.The space looked different from the rest of the area somehow, though Lyralei couldn’t quite put her finger on why. Ancient standing stones formed a circle around the spot, each taller than three men and carved with symbols that looked older than anything she’d ever seen. The symbols reminded her of the books in her pack’s library, the ones that talked about the old world before the territories were divided. Deep claw marks scored the stones’ surfaces like something had tried to tear them down and failed, the gouges