Once A Luna, Now A Stealer?
Even if he hated me, I couldn’t look away from him. Even if he called me an imposter, a trickster, all I could think of was how alluring his scent was. Even when he was ready to take my sister’s words over mine, I couldn’t help falling for him.
I wanted him to take me in his arms and tell me that the last few weeks had been a dream after all. That he loved me, like a true mate would. I wanted him to be my prince charming. To be my salvation.
But that was not my fate. Goddess forbid if I had anything easy in life!
Sometimes, I truly believed that this mate bond was the curse. Not my being the Stealer.
Callista Leander turned eighteen with hopes of finding her happily ever after. But instead, she was left locked in a tower of a castle, doomed to be married off to her true mate’s feral brother to save him from certain death.
All because of one curse and a conniving sister. Her life was suddenly filled with betrayals and secrets, and in every corner she looked, danger lurked. Now, with the whole world against her. At the mercy of an angry king, her oblivious one true mate, will she make it out alive on the other side?
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Chapter: 322. EpilogueCallistaTen years later.I stand in front of Lily Lane Pup Daycare after ending my workday at Rexellen University, holding a stack of books in my arms trying to shove them into the backpack I’ve taken with me.It’s three in the evening, and the kids should be out in a few minutes.It’s summer again, the weather is pleasantly warm, and everything brims with life. There are bees flying everywhere, suckling nectar out of the numerous fully blossomed Leanderrs.The Rexellen pack town is as busy as ever, with people bustling around after clocking off from work, going on their errands, and their outings.Everyone seems happy, and they’re open and very friendly.Upon noticing me, everyone who passes greets me with a simple.“Good evening, Luna!”“Good evening to you too!” I always greet back.Some parents stop by near the daycare to collect their children, and we start pleasantly conversing with each other.I’ve been the Luna Queen of the Rexellen pack for ten years now, and honestly, those
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Chapter: 321. CeremonyCallistaFour weeks later.I walk down the shoveled path with a single lily flower in my hand, a smile on my lips, and my heart overflowing with joy.I’m dressed in an ankle-length, heavy-set gown that accentuates my form as if it had been sewn with me in my mind.It’s a silverish white in color in accordance with tradition, and a million tiny rhinestones create spiraling patterns all over the skirt. The long sleeves and the woolen cloak that accompany them give me warmth on the cold winter night.On my neck, there is a white gold necklace with a diamond as the pendant, the only piece of jewelry I wear, which is a gift from the witches who'd arrived a day before to celebrate the ceremony.The mating ceremony for Theon and me.In the background, a string quartet, comprised of two maids of the Rexellen pack castle and two guards, plays a tune that I can't quite name but can’t help but think is so apt for the situation.On either side of me, my closest friends whom I consider my family s
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Chapter: 320. Gift, not CurseCallistaA week later.Valencia Everhart was sentenced to life in prison by the Supernatural Council for assisting the devil in his criminal endeavors such as kidnapping and harboring a werewolf, orchestrating a pack takeover on the orders of the devil, attempted killing of two pack members of the Rexellen pack and the biggest crime of them all, assisting the devil in massacring the entire Galdine pack.I thought the last one was a bit harsh because Valencia never really did know about that charge, but as Valencia had confessed in the court, she’d given the devil the location and information regarding her pack.She had been under the impression the devil was going to protect the Galdine pack from Theon’s retaliation against the pack takeover, but she’d been lied to.We attended the court on the same day as Valencia did, and I’m sure that the cries that ravaged her as she learned the horrible fate that befell her pack would never stop haunting my nightmares.I felt sorry for her, and a
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Chapter: 319. AfterlifeCallistaQaetanya and Xaveraq reached the afterlife together.One was willing, the other was not. One sacrificed herself, while the other, well, I had to kill the other.Xaveraq’s soulless body lays in the circular chamber, and I don’t look at it again as we exit the room, both of us still in wolf forms.I feel numb as we stumble out of the temple as soon as possible after I release the devil’s and the deviless’s souls into the gateway.None of us speak, although I could feel everyone except Theon patiently waiting for the right moment. They look stunned as we walk through the doorway. For a moment I’d been afraid the doorway wouldn’t be present because of it being only shown with the blessing of a devil and all, but fortunately, it stands.As soon as we all exit the temple doorway, it starts to shudder. And then the most bizarre thing happens.Numerous high-pitched screams ring through the air, and greyish white mist starts to shoot from all directions towards the doorway, getting su
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Chapter: 318. DefeatTheonI can’t process half the things that are happening as I stand outside the little circular room, trying and failing to get in.One moment, Callista is being choked by the devil, and the next moment, in the place of Callista, stands a majestic white wolf! The wolf shimmers as if she were the Moon Goddess herself in wolf form, stepping down from the moon to aid us in our time of need.But when the wolf looks at me for the briefest moment and howls in ecstasy, I realize that this wolf is no Goddess.That’s my mate!After months, no, years, of agonizing, Callista has finally found her wolf.But then she turns towards Xaveraq and leaps towards him with no hesitation.My scream deafens my own ears, wondering what the hell she was doing. I witness the whole scene as if it’s unfolding in slow motion.As Callista nears the devil, whose shadows are closing in on her to consume her, a flash of blinding white light erupts from her, filling the room with a glow akin to the sun.I shield my e
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Chapter: 317. AmazedQaetanyaHer wolf is beautiful, reminiscent of the first wolfwoman I met in the forests of Gaul all those years ago.She is larger than most wolves, were-creature or otherwise, and when she stands, she cuts a majestic figure, even in the confines of the squat, circular room. Her coat is a silverish white, and it glistens as if it was created by moonlight, as if the Goddess molded the wolf herself.Her emerald eyes shine as she stares at Xaveraq in confusion, and amazement, stunned to her very core.She can’t still process that after years of hope and dream, she’d finally transformed into her secondary form.I had watched her wolf grow from a pup to an adult within her as I was trapped in her mind ever since she was born. Throughout the three thousand years I’ve been with Callista’s bloodline, I’ve witnessed hundreds of pups being born within the babies, but never have I seen a wolf as beautiful as this one.Even I was in awe when she first appeared, sleeping soundly, growing along wit
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Chapter: Chapter-36Kara’s POV.After Derrick’s unprompted visit, neither Axel nor I felt like sticking to our original plans, and I quietly asked him if he could drive me back home. Although Axel tried to show that the meeting hadn’t affected him, I could see the tension tightening his shoulders after two years of knowing him.I felt awful. Axel didn’t deserve to be attacked by Derrick like that. I had no idea why Derrick was being so hostile to Axel; he had no reason to be. Axel had done him nothing wrong! Derrick hadn’t been the type to insult people and demean them for their lack of wealth when I was with him, at least, unless it was me. I was his punching bag in the sense that he always accused me of being a gold digger. He was a demanding boss, that was clear, but he did treat everyone else who wasn’t married to him with dignity.So, what was his deal with Axel? Was he just being a jerk to him because Axel was my friend?The ride home was quiet as I tried to find a way to apologize to Axel on Derri
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Chapter: Chapter-35Derrick’s POV.He was holding her hand.As soon as he saw me, he snatched it back and schooled his expression, but I saw how he’d been looking at her. No man looked at a woman like that without being halfway in love with her.And she was letting him. It looked like she even liked it. Every time I’ve seen these two together, they seemed to enjoy each other’s company immensely, and I couldn’t believe it.Kara was going out with another man while she was still married to me?!How could she? After telling me over and over again that she loved me, the moment she was away from me, she had fallen for another man?It didn’t matter that she had a different name now, apparently, because I would not allow it!No matter what this woman said, I knew she was Kara, and I wanted to prove it, now more than ever. I couldn’t let this Axel, whoever he was, take her away from me.“Mr. Whitney!” Kara exclaimed. “What a surprise! I hadn’t expected to see you so soon.”Swallowing down all my bitter feelings
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Chapter: Chapter-34Kara’s POV.I gave Derrick my phone number because I didn’t really have an excuse to refuse it. It was company policy that we had to have a professional contact number for the office, and a personal contact number so we wouldn’t make the mistake of mixing work with pleasure, so to speak.I didn’t want to give Derrick my professional number either, so I gave him my second professional number. I’d decided to have a second number on a whim, thinking it might come in handy if my client base got too large to deal with from one number.I didn’t really think I’d use that number. It was a precaution.But if Derrick misused the phone number I gave him, I’d easily be able to block him and cancel the contact number.Derrick was quite happy with gaining my number. Triumphant, even. He looked at me like he’d won already, his expression barely concealing the smugness. It sparked a bone-deep anger within me, and I made up my mind then and there.No matter what happens, when Derrick leaves this city,
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Chapter: Chapter-33Kara’s POV.I waited, ignoring everything in me telling me to flee, as Derrick looked at me. I waited for him to call me Kara again and ask me what I was doing in Terra’s company.But to my surprise, Derrick just stood up and offered me a handshake.“Nice to meet you, Miss. Brady. Terra speaks highly of you, and I’m looking forward to working together with you in this project, every step of the way.”Even though I was stunned, I couldn’t afford to indulge in it. So, quicker than I’d ever done before, I put on the one mask I’d created throughout the past two years, which helped me get past many sketchy situations.“The pleasure is all mine, Mr. Whitney. I look forward to working on this project with you too,” I reply coolly, taking his hand and giving it a hearty pump. The type I’ve seen Terra do when she needs to tell her more stubborn executives that she was in charge, not them.For a moment, Derrick looks surprised by that but smiles to cover it up.“Well, now that the two of you ar
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Chapter: Chapter-32Kara’s POV.Axel led me away from the crowd, and his hand on my elbow was the only thing that kept me from falling apart.But as soon as I was away from the crowd and hidden in the hallway outside the Reception Hall, I broke down.I began to hyperventilate. Hugging myself close, I leaned against the wall, and felt tremors wrack through my body. The world blurred around me, and Axel’s voice became a distant echo. There was a rushing noise in my ears, and I felt lightheaded from the lack of oxygen.I felt a hand on my back, and it began to rub over my spine in circles. It was so startling that I had to focus on it, and that helped to drown out the whooshing in my ears just enough for me to hear Axel’s voice. “Breathe with me, Kara, come on,” Axel was saying. “Come on, you can do it. Breathe with me and follow my words. In and out. Okay? Okay, breathe in and hold, one, two, three, four, five, now exhale. Yeah, just like that, you can do it, come on. It’s okay, you’re okay. Breathe, Kar
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Chapter: Chapter-31Derrick’s POV.It didn’t feel like two years had passed since Kara’s disappearance from my life.Every day I woke up, thinking that she would finally leave my memory, that I’d be able to come to terms with her death and finally let her go, but she didn’t. Every waking moment, I’d find myself thinking that she was just down the hall in the kitchen, up before sunrise, and making breakfast made especially to suit my dietary needs.I purchased a new house after the villa burned down because I couldn’t bear to live at the family home again under my grandmother’s watchful and disappointed eyes. It looked nothing like the villa, in fact, it was an upscale penthouse apartment, on the top of a luxury apartment building one of my subsidiary companies owned, and it couldn’t be farther away from the villa, all slick lines and modern architecture, so different from the homeliness and the old-world charm of the villa.But still, I expected to see Kara waiting for me every time I came home.Two year
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Chapter: Chapter: 76Alexander After Brooke and I have a lengthy conversation, I go to my late father's room. I can still feel his presence lingering, but it is faint. I place my desk, which was once a symbol of authority, but now seems cold and lifeless without Maddox behind it. My fingers graze the edges of a half-burnt letter tucked away in one of the drawers. It is my father's handwriting—sharp, commanding, yet eerily familiar."You’ll never understand responsibility until you bear the weight of a crown," my father had written in one of his many stern notes. I clench my jaw, the words igniting a bitter ache in my chest.I sink into the worn leather chair by the window, the weight in my chest heavier than ever. I look at the empty armchair across from me, the one my father used to occupy during our countless arguments.The words of Brooke linger in my mind; I really can’t tell what he is planning, but I know for sure that it isn't a good one.The creak of the door makes me arch my brow as I wonder who
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Chapter: Chapter: 75Brooke“My wolf? I can talk to you?” I ask, in disbelief, waiting patiently for a response, but everything feels blank; I can't hear nor feel ‘my wolf.’“Are you there?” I reached inward, to the place where her presence always lingered—a tether to my wolf. But instead of the warm, steady pulse I expected, I found only an endless void, cold and empty.“Talk to me, please,” I beg desperately, but no response; slowly, I feel my eyes turning slowly; the world around me seems to move in haphazard directions, one I can't control.The void in my mind felt like a heavy fog, suffocating every thought I tried to form. My chest tightened as I reached out again, my voice trembling in the silence.But instead, “Where are you?” was the voice, my voice ringing in my head.“Are you okay?” I hear a soft voice from behind me, holding onto me tightly.“Yes, thank you so much,” I say, slowly clearing my eyes.“Thank you,” I add again, this time looking hopeful to see who has helped me.“You…what are you?”
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Chapter: Chapter: 74Brooke.It's has been three days since the death of Alpha Maddox Blackwood of the Lunar Legacy pack. The air of the environment has never been the same since his death; it is thick and heavy, and the birds have stopped singing. The sun has refused to shine, while the moon has refused to come out from the face of the earth. The people of Lunar Legacy aren't left out, as everyone is in black attire, with ashes covering their bodies as a result of the death of their Alpha, a ritual in the Lunar Legacy pack.The mansion is worse in comparison; the usual bustling and rumbling aren't heard anywhere, and everyone is in the mourning session for the Alpha, including the maids, servants, and livestock.I, on the other hand, have been in my room since the night of the accusations. I can't bring myself to come out to defend Alexander, not that I don't know he is innocent of the accusations, but because I've been tongue-tied and also because coming to terms with this is just too hard for me.Maddox
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Chapter: Chapter: 73AlexanderThe mansion hall was eerily quiet, the air was something darker than grief. The weight of their stares pressed against my chest, and I could feel their doubt hanging in the air, sharper than Carter’s accusations.Carter stood in the center of the room, his face a mask of disgust. In his hands, a bloodied sword and a ring dangled, dripping onto the once-gleaming floor“Here!” He says, breaking the silence, “Look at this.”My chest tightened.“What are you saying, Carter?” I ask, confused at the same time, trying to keep my voice steady.The room erupts into low whispers, as all eyes and fingers point towards the ring and sword with Carter.“Does that not belong to him?”“Yes, I saw that ring when they tried to attack us.”“How could he do such a vile thing?”“Silence!” I shout in rage. I can't believe the comments I’m hearing, that I have killed my father, painting me as a murderer.“Do you think you're the one in charge here, brother?” Carter says his eyes are full of disgust
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Chapter: Chapter: 72AlexanderHer laugh echoes in my ears as we talk. One thing I'm grateful to the moon goddess for is that we start to talk more to each other and bond. It's getting less awkward.“You can't be serious. How did he know?” she says, half-laughing.“Well, you know, people like that, I mean the Alphas, we can't keep things away from them,” I explained.It's been three hours plus, and all we've been doing is laughing and also telling her about the funny and iconic historical moments in our pack; seeing her light up with joy makes every second worth it.“By the way, where are Alpha and Carter?” she asks.“Oh, then they went for the monthly check-up and hunting around the pack; they should be back by dawn,” I replied. A minute of silence in between; it isn't an awkward one, but rather a soothing one before her voice cuts in.“I'm really glad that Carter is changing this time, for real,” her voice breaks through the silence.“Ohh, Carter. I hope his change is genuine,” I reply, clutching my hand
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Chapter: Chapter: 71Brooke Today marks three days since I was discharged by Dale. He had emphasized repeatedly: Avoid triggers. Anything that stirs old wounds or unsettles you. I’ve been trying my best to follow his advice, but it hasn’t been easy. Alex has been by my side constantly, protective as always, but still refusing to tell me everything that happened.I sit outside, staring at the gentle sway of tree branches in the breeze. The garden feels like a sanctuary, its stillness soothing, yet my mind remains a storm.“How are you, girl?” I hear that familiar voice from behind me.It was Jenna.“I'm good, just here,” I say with a smile.“You look like you are carrying the whole weight of the world on you and thinking about how to navigate through it,” she says, looking worried.Well, I can't deny the fact that I have a lot going through my mind at this point in my life. The memories of what had happened during the dining came back to my head, and I can’t just help but think I'm not safe again; I rememb
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