All Chapters of Alpha's Heart, Ana's Fate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

The Sacred Moon Rite always started off the same, fire, rituals and the joyful dance around the sacred fire.I stood between my parents as the wolves congregated in the full moonlight, lighting the whole territory with the glow of the ceremony.The wolves rounded in circles, chanting harmoniously and receiving the blessing of the Moon Goddess.It all seemed so peaceful and calm. Alpha Ciaro, dressed in fur that was adorned by silver markings."This isn't your first sacred rite Ana, you should also go dance and get the blessing of the Moon Goddess. " my father said, never bothering to turn towards me."I've been there before," I stated. Alpha Ciaro turned to me. "Watching is one thing; but being a part of it is something completely different."Luna Thaila rubbed the back of my cloak, holding onto it longer than usual.."You should listen to your father " she muttered. "Not now Mom." "You will" she said softly. "You seem tense. It's just a dance okay but if you don't want to dance it's

The instant I couldn’t answer, the forest transformed, without any noise or violence.But I sensed it right away.Seeing the two warriors standing before me in a manner that gave me goosebumps, their focus sharpened.I felt a choke forming within me.Mud puddles were formed as rainwater from my torn cloak fell to the mud-splashed floor.“I…” I said shakily. “I don’t have”…. The sentence remained unfinished. It only became true after speaking it aloud.I was nothing but lost in the whole world.The grip of the taller warrior tightened around his weapon. “Say your Pack again,” he commanded.My hands clenched at my side. “I don’t have one.” There was silence. Long andDeadly.The second warrior took a look at me, studying my bloodstained arms, torn cloak stitching, and exhaustion.Then he changed his face.“You are a Cirgee survivor,” he whispered softly.Painfully, the word stabbed at my heart.Cirgee… It isn’t my home anymore but now only a grave….His eyes tightened further. “Cirgee f

The door swung open. Rose walked in.The atmosphere of the room transformed as soon as she appeared as if it could feel that she fit into it better than I did.Her eyes flitted across the room, not lingering on the room itself, or even on me, but on the empty space where Kieran had been a mere minutes prior.She didn’t question me, nor demand an explanation. Instead, she stared, as if affirming a suspicion she had come to form.Next, her eyes traveled back to mine.“I saw you,” she stated.There was something cutting about her tone despite its measured restraint.“Through the window.” I couldn’t respond right away, my body still strained from the pain that had occurred throughout the day.Rose made her way deeper into the room without any invitation.“That is Alpha Kieran,” she continued.A slight pause. “And I know what I witnessed.”My hand clenched involuntarily against my side. She tilted her head. “You do not belong in his territory.”The silence was thick and heavy. Not awkward