All Chapters of The Cursed Alpha's Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 3

The moon was unusually bright that night, lighting up the clearing where the pack had gathered for the Moonlight Ceremony. Aria stood near the back of the crowd with her hands clasped tightly in front of her. She had been trying not to look nervous for the past twenty minutes, but there was no point pretending anymore. Her palms were sweaty, and she had already looked toward the path leading out of the clearing at least five times. She should have stayed home, she didn't belong here. Everyone around her was a wolf. She could feel it in the way they moved, in the way they looked at one another, in the confidence they carried without even trying. But she was different than them, she was human. She had grown up among the pack because her parents had once belonged to them, but that had never made her one of them. After her parents died, the pack had allowed her to stay, but Aria had always understood that their kindness had limits. She couldn't shift or heal quickly or hear things

Aria barely slept at night after Kael left, his words kept replaying in her head. She didn't understand him. If he didn't want her, why had he come back, and if he cared about her safety, why had he rejected her in front of everyone? She was tired of trying to understand him. By morning, Aria had decided she wanted nothing to do with Kael Nightbane. Unfortunately, the Moon Goddess seemed to have other plans. Aria was outside collecting water when she heard a strange sound from the forest. She stopped. Normally, there would be wolves moving between the houses or children running around. Today, everyone seemed to be inside. Aria frowned, then she heard a growl. Her hand tightened around the bucket when another growl followed. This one was closer. She slowly turned toward the trees but saw nothing. She took a step backward and a wolf suddenly rushed out of the forest. Aria screamed, dropped the bucket and ran. She didn't know where she was going, she only knew she h