All Chapters of UNDER A DIVIDED MOON: Omega Heir’s Crippled Enigma Mate.: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Rain ValeThe morning air chills sliced through the high windows of Silverreach Palace like a hunting blade. Inside, the air was thick with wild lily, a rather odd scent for an omega, but I wasn't like others. The deal event was only an hour away: my Howling Circle, known as the mating ceremony.I inhaled deeply; my nails dug into my palms as servants helped me into my ceremonial armor: a white robe, which signified purity; golden sandals for royalty; a fur cloak, for it was the heart of winter and the blizzard was hitting harder than ever; an insignia on my chest for heir to the throne; and a black embroidered belt for prestige and nobility.It was my mother's, and now it was mine. I had worn it only once, on my twelfth birthday… and now I'm nineteen. It felt heavier than I remembered, but not from weight, but from expectations.I stood before the mirror, one last glance at the man I was leaving behind. I was heir, the only child born of the late Luna, and yet I was invisible even to

Rain ValeEveryone was staring. The ceremony had turned to chaos in seconds. My brothers stood by the side, fuming, claws out and ready to bounce on me at any given chance, and my father and his ministers stood still, bewildered and so angry smoke threatened to sprout from their wrinkled ears."The ceremony is over," my father announced like a death sentence.The gates flooded with departing, angry guests. Some cursed to the hearing of all, while others snorted and threw dirty glances at me."In the inner council hall now!" my father barked and took the lead. His ministers followed, then my brothers, then I and the Moonfang brothers. I went for his wheel, but Caelan slowly pushed my hands away."I can take care of myself," he whispered.His rejection stung deeper than the crowd's nasty stares.In the inner council hall, everyone stared at me as if I had cursed the land… well, from their perspective, I had.My father first cleared his throat, then glanced at the man by my side as if he

Caelan MoonfangThe arena never recovered from the chaos, and neither did I. The word "mate" spread like a contagious flu; gasps and murmurs rippled through. Eligible alphas cursed, high-class nobles snorted, and he… he remained kneeling as if nothing bothered him, but his eyes stayed on mine longer than they should have on garbage.My hands trembled against my armrest, and I hated how he noticed it… How he noticed every weakness with no effort. I wanted to scream, stand up, tell him to fuck off, but the alpha voice that once commanded thousands of armies was gone… I was nothing but a shell.By my side, Vegas stood too dumbfounded to speak. Everything else was a blur. It all just happened too fast: the calling off of the ceremony and the nasty glances passed too quickly.In no time, we stood before the king and his council, and like a slap to my face, he announced me the omega's official mate candidate… He might as well have added "wife" to it.But that wasn't the end. I was to stay

Rain ValeTime moved faster than ever. The guards dragged him away in chains like a common criminal as he fought and held on tight to Alvin's body, while I held on to him as my life depended on him, and yet he pushed me away. He tossed me to the side like dirt. My wing burned down to dust, and surprisingly, the fire didn't spread to other parts of the palace. Everything I owned and valued was burned to ashes; not even a pin was saved, but most tragically, Alvin lost his life.The maids and guards first stepped in to clean. A new plan was already in place for my new wing, so quick that I couldn't help but think it was a well-carried-out scheme, and poor Alvin was nothing but collateral damage. The royal Sentinels arrived quickly. They helped me arrange for Alvin's body to be sent back home. Despite the pleas of the head Sentinel and his followers for me to step aside, I couldn't bring myself to leave him, not when I knew Caelan would have stayed.My night has never been long. I could

Rain ValeI hadn't expected Caelan to agree. I was playing with fire that could burn me, but time wasn't on my side, not if I wanted to have some sort of control over my life. Rejecting Caelan wasn't only returning him to the disposal of his ungrateful brother. Yes, I had done my investigations, and there was nothing to write home about Vegas Moonfang and his pretentious mother. Rejection meant I accepted an alpha of my family's choice who would be married to me, and without doubt, it would be a man who would be loyal to them and not me, a man who would torment me and see me as nothing but a weakling. No. A man who hated me and them was better. That I could live with.The marriage was accepted, and this time, I came more prepared.The arena was yet again filled with curses, snorts, and angry murmurs."How could the goddess curse our king with such a son?" one of the elders cried bitterly."The moment his mother died giving birth to him, I knew he was nothing but problems," Elder Loga