All Chapters of THE LUNA THEY NEVER WANTED: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Elena’s POV“You know she was never supposed to be Luna, right?” “Of course. How could someone so weak be our leader?” “Oh, she is just a placeholder until our real luna returns.” “Sloane?” “Oh yes.” By the time I walked through the corridor, the guard was done with his explanation for why Sloane was a million times better than I was. Throughout the day, I had to endure the now-familiar words from the people that should have been my family. That evening, the council dined again in our halls. This time, I was prepared. I made sure the cooks and dining staff set the table. Even after I did all that, I still had to endure scolding from Elaine because she didn’t like the way something was. As the dinner started, I sat beside him – at Trent’s right-hand side. Around me, the elders spoke out loud, about the morning affairs. I tried not to flinch whenever their conversation shifted over to me, but that was useless. That name, Sloane, seemed to chase me around like a curse.

Elena’s POVI did not stop walking. I didn’t stop when the massive doors of the hall slammed shut behind me, and neither did I stop when the whispers began to rise like wildfire behind me. I couldn’t, and it wasn’t just because my wolf was crying out in grief, pain and age. I let out a sigh of relief as I walked through the corridors and tried to keep my spine straight for anyone who was watching. I kept my expression calm, but within me, I was falling apart. Every step I took through the hall felt like I was personally tearing chunks of flesh out of my own skin. It had been years, actual years where I had spent every waking moment of my life loving another man. I had loved Trent, and he had spat on that love. I had endured years of humiliaiton, of silence, of being abused. Now, I was done being beaten, I was done being looked down on. It was only now that I realized that Trent did not deserve my love, he never did. I had clenched my fists so hard that my nails dug into my pal