The Rejected Luna, The Hidden Heiress Novels & Stories

I knelt her in front of the whole pack and called her weak and watched my own warriors walk her into the dark, and I told myself it was for Thornridge. Strength. Alliance. Borders that would hold against a hard world. The borders are burning anyway. My Luna is a stranger I share a surname with. And the only woman the Goddess ever tied to my soul came back from the dead with frost in her eyes and a wolf the color of a drawn blade, and she looked at me across my own hall like I was an item on a list she'd be glad to cross off.

“And soon, the world will know that youAurora Vale, the mysterious designer, are the rightful Moonstone heir.” Her mind spun, warring memories flashing in chaos: Damon’s rejection, her flight through the rain, the betrayal, the pain. All this time, she had been hiding from a name that was rightfully hers. “But why now?” she asked hoarsely. “Why come to me now?”

I let the murmurs, the mockery, the laughter bleed past me, clinging to the hope that if I stood still enough, strong enough, the Alpha would grant me a single glance—just one look to ease the ache clawing at my chest. But when his eyes finally shifted, they did not find me. He turned away, as if I had never existed. Hydra naturally followed, not even bothering to hide the triumph in her smiles as her hand never leaving his. Watching as they disappeared from my view—I understood. I was the Luna no one wanted.

After that I looked through my class schedule, to see what classes my Dad signed me up for. I paused seeing that all my classes had something to do with Luna straining which was bizarre, why the hell? From what I know so far, Luna is supposed to be like what, the Alpha’s wife! Why would my Dad sign me up for that? What Alpha in their right mind would marry a human girl? Maybe the principal made a mistake, I retreated with the intention of going back to the principal office when I bumped into someone, spurning around, I was shocked to see it was the girl from earlier.

The word reject doesn't sound like a knife until it's coming out of your mate's mouth. "I, Damian Blackwood, heir of Mooncrest, reject you, Aurora Ashwood, as my fated mate." The ballroom went so silent I could hear the candle flames breathing. Three hundred wolves, every one of them watching, and not a single one surprised. They'd all known before I had. That was the part that hollowed me out — not the rejection, but the months of pity I'd mistaken for kindness.

As I was about to head into the shop, Luna suddenly grabbed my arm, softly smiled, and whispered, "Shall we?" Keeping silent, I led her into the store and approached the front desk. “Miss Hayes!" The Cashier hastily said, standing to her feet. Looking down at Luna, I met her eyes and mumbled, "You seem like a famous person." "Come on. Are you going to continue pretending like you don't know who I am?" Luna said, narrowing her eyes. Of course, I knew who she was, and I have done my investigation on her. Luna Hayes, a spoiled, brutal princess of her father's castle, and she's the perfect key that grants me access to it.

As father. “You’re an abomination,” the Goddess whispered. “A queen with two moons. A king without my bond. This will destroy the world.” “No,” Luna said. “It will save it.” She raised her hand. Purple light filled the throne room. “I, Luna, Queen of Both Moons, daughter of Elena and Valen, mate of Damian, reject your law. From this day forward, no wolf is forced. No bond is mandatory. No crown is forever.” The Goddess screamed. Light exploded.

Ariana asked. Lana nodded once. “She is.” Ariana walked straight to me and grabbed me. Her fingernails dug into my skin as she yanked my shirt upward and forced the hidden mark to glow under the moonlight streaming through the barred window. Her eyes widened with triumphant delight. “My mother, and Silas our King, they will be thrilled,” she whispered, almost breathless. “I finally caught the real Blood Moon heir. The true Luna of prophecy.” Her words fell like stones in my chest.

he announced vividly and everyone froze in shock. Smile enveloped my lips as I turned to my father. “I’m ready for this.” I said inwardly, he nodded as if he could hear my thoughts. “But my lord….” one of the Beta wasn’t in adjournment with my father’s decision, he wanted to revolt but my father interrupted him. “Our new Luna is my daughter and she is fit to rule!” His last word gave me courage as I left where I was sitting and walked up to the higher platform. All eyes were on me, waiting for what I had to say and how to address them.

I felt how Talia stiffened beside me, trying to hold in her surfacing anger. Meena's voice came again. Swift. “You seem to forget that you're no longer the future Luna, isn't it?” She turned her back now, facing me directly. “You're that rejected mate. I think I should remember you.” The words hit hard. Entering deep into the right places. It still hurts even now. Even after everything. “I know exactly who I am, Meena, you're not in the place to tell me.” She laughed. That sarcastic laugh of hers. “Really? Do you? If that was supposed to be true, I trust you wouldn't keep acting like this pack still belongs to you.”