Chapter - ( 1 )

[ Celeste ]

I looked out of the window of my room, it is my safe confinement where I can be myself. I can mourn my grief and weep my tears. No one will come to give me a shoulder to cry or whisper comforting words that everything is going to be fine.

It happened for the fifth time.

They all look down at me in disappointment.

I am Luna Celeste of Red Stone Pack. My mate, Alpha Jesper has stopped showing affection on me when I miscarried for the fifth time. 

I was loved and adored by my mate and my pack before the tragedies began to happen.

A knock on the wooden door forced me to wipe my tears. My heart started hammering against my chest. I have to deliver this news to my mate and the pack. I don’t know what is written in my future. My worst fear is Melissa, my sister. I have heard rumours of her closeness with my mate but I always denied. No matter how much Jesper resent me now, but he is my mate and our bond is beyond this world. He won’t cheat on me.

There was another knock, this time it was louder and harsher than before. I dragged my tired body to the door. Each step I took was very painful but I didn’t let it show on my face. I opened the door and found my mother-in-law and mate at door step. Anger and annoyance were visible on their faces.

“What took you long to open the door? Are you intentionally disrespecting us, Luna Celeste?” His mother harshly pushed me out of her way to enter inside. Her venomous words stung me but I remained silent and glanced at my mate.

“Your maid came to deliver the news to us. You failed us again, Celeste.” Jesper said in a cold and distant tone. His face was devoid of any emotion.

Kyra, my wolf howled in pain. He was resisting his wolf to connect with us.

“I am sorry, Jesper. I don’t know how it happened again. I was extra careful.” I lowered my head and tears spilled from my eyes.

“You’re a useless vessel, girl. I told my son to not accept you as your mate and find another woman who can carry his heirs but he loved and respected you. Now, we’re paying the price. My son is twenty-five and still no child is born to an Alpha of a powerful pack. How shameful it is for us. I can’t allow this anymore. Jesper, you must find another mate and get rid of this abomination.” His mother threw more spiteful words at me.

“Jesper, please give me one last chance. I’ll go to the best physicians in our world and give you an heir by the fall.” I joined my hands and begged my mate.

“Celeste, my own people have started talking behind our backs, they think I’ll be replaced by another wolf in future who won’t be my sons. I can’t see my legacy die in front of my eyes. I need a healthy woman to carry my heir.” He announced and my eyes widened.

“No! You can’t do this to me, to us. I am your mate, Jesper. I promise I’ll be more careful from now. I’ll give you a son. Please, don’t commit this sin. It is against the wish of our Goddess.” I fell on his feet and pleaded him to respect our bond.

My mother-in-law’s eyes darkened and she leaned down. She grabbed my jaws, her sharp nails dug in my skin but her menacing face showed no signs of mercy, “I want you to pack your bags and leave the territory of our pack at the nightfall. I do not want to see your face ever again. I don’t care if you die but I won’t let a curse like you to ruin this pack anymore." She hissed and pushed me on the ground.

“Jesper, please…do..don’t do this to us.” I cried and hoped his heart melts but he stood there and watched my misery.

“Jesper, my love you’re here. I was looking for you everywhere.” I heard a very familiar voice and clicking of heels entering in my room.

My blood froze into my veins. My sister Melissa came and stood by his side and linked her arm with his and he turned his face to her. A smile crept on his handsome face and my heart shattered.

They weren’t rumours, I turned deaf to them because my love blinded my brain.

“Melissa, what are you doing? Stay away from him! He is my mate!” I shouted as I felt protective of my mate.

A sly smirk displayed on her beautiful face. She has always been jealous of me and wants the same thing which is mine. But aiming at my mate is unacceptable. Restoring leftover strength in my body, I rose on my feet and grabbed her throat as my Alpha blood kicked in.

I am the elder daughter and more trained than her.

“I said keep your hand away from him. He is my mate!” I growled at her. Kyra was trying to take over the control and if I let her deal with my sister then she’ll be a dead meat in seconds but I was thrown on the floor, it was a powerful push. I felt my ribs cracking and pain shot through my cells.

“How dare you to touch her!” Jesper growled at me in his Alpha tone. He attacked me for her who ran into his mother’s arms, acting like a scaredy cat.

“Jes…Jesper.” I whispered despite the unbearable pain in my body.

“Melissa will be my mate, Celeste. She also has Alpha blood in her and she is younger and healthier than you. I regret giving you chances after chances but today, I am freeing you from your duties. You can go anywhere you want, I am relieving you from your position.” He said in an emotionless voice. I could see his mother and Melissa smirking.

“No…no…please don’t do this.” I cried.

“I, Alpha Jesper Reed of Red Stone Pack reject you, Celeste Miles as my mate and the Luna of my Pack.” He declared his rejection and a sharp pain shot through my body. I cried and yelped in pain but they stood indifferent.

I withered on the ground as my wolf tried to fight the rejection but it was long dead. My eyes became blurry as I saw him leaving. He didn’t turn back once.

“Melissa, escort your sister out of this pack and make sure she doesn’t leave a trace behind her.” My mother-in-law threw one last disgusted glare at me before walking out.

Melissa knelt down to my level and removed my sweaty hairs out of my face and then traced her finger on my face, “My poor sister. I told you that Jesper was mine since we were little girls but you have the habit of snatching what I wish. See, I took him back. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of him and this pack. You’ll be a forgotten chapter soon.” She said each word draped in sweet venom and rose on her full height.

“I am not merciless, Celeste. Guards are coming here to escort you out of the territory.” She added and moved towards the door. When she reached at threshold, she craned her neck and I waited for another harsh remark from her.

But what she said next, it shook my soul.

“By the way, older people say that pregnant women must not eat black wild mushrooms in herbal soup, it leads to painful miscarriages.”

My head began to spin. I was fed black wild mushrooms by the cooks whenever I lost a child.

Melissa was behind everything since the beginning.