Kaia, an Omega vows never to be tied down by a mate after watching first hand what it did to her mom. She wanted someone to love her for who she was and not because of a bond none of them has control over. But the moon goddess has other plans. On her eighteenth birthday, she finds out that her long-time crush, the Alpha of her pack, is also her mate. But he wanted someone stronger. Hurt by his betrayal, Kaia runs away to start afresh. But her fresh start is short-lived when Kieran, the powerful Lycan king, claims her as his mate and will stop at nothing to keep her by his side. As she focuses on her new reality, she must confront truths about herself making her question everything she thought she knew. Will Kaia surrender to her destiny, or will she fight to forge her own path?"
Voir plusChapter 1
Kaia’s POV
I raised my hand and knocked on the door, the sound echoing through the silence. The door creaked open and Aiden's piercing gaze locked unto mine.
“Did anyone see you coming?" He asked, looking behind me to make sure we didn't have company.
"No, Alpha.” My voice sounded tired, having cleaned the dishes of over a hundred pack members after dinner. I knew I was a mess but he didn't give me enough time to freshen up.
“You’re late.” He growled, his voice low and tough, after he was completely sure we were alone.
I swallowed hard. “I'm sorry," I whispered, moving back but he was fast. He reached out and grasped my wrist, his nails digging into them making me wince.
He released me once he saw the look on my face. I knew better than to complain after what happened the previous day when I tried to come out all tough.
“We have to be fast, Brianne is going to be up soon and I don't want her wondering where I am.” He said, already working on the belt of the trouser he had on.
I nodded, biting back my response. It was already bad enough that my mate was embarrassed to announce me as his, but listening to him go on about his chosen mate isn't exactly a turn on when he was about to have sex with me…and only because his wolf needed me.
“Yes, Alpha." I muttered, but I knew he heard me because he nodded.
He got to work, taking off every piece of clothing I had on. According to him, I didn't have to enjoy it as long as his wolf was satisfied. So I tried as much as possible to bite back my moan when I felt him inside me.
“Don't make me wait next time.” He warned, giving me one last kiss on my lips and he was gone, leaving me alone in the storage room. The door creaked shut behind him and I was plunged into darkness. I rested against the door, trying to catch my breath.
“How did I even get here?" I thought.
Just like every other unmated female in the Blue Moon pack, Aiden, our Alpha was a breath of fresh air. His warm brown eyes and charming smiles could sweep anyone off their feet. I wasn't left out.
I've had a crush on him for as long as I could remember. I was nine years old and had just experienced my first panic attack. I had been so scared thinking I was going to die but somehow, even at eleven years old, he knew exactly how to calm me down. Ever since then, what I would give to catch a glimpse of his smile.
But unlike everyone else that would rather wait for their mate because of their conceived idea of the fairytale. Not me, mates are overrated. Just the moon goddess's way of entertaining herself since she was a bored old woman.
So I took the bold step in confessing my feelings for him and the look on his face when I told him would forever haunt me. For weeks, I was the only topic being spoken about…a greedy Omega whose mom didn't love her enough to stay alive.
But imagine my shock when the day I turned eighteen, his wolf recognized me as his mate. And although I didn't get my wolf, the spark when he touched me was undeniable.
“What did I do that was so wrong?" I thought. “Not wanting a mate to avoid having the same fate as my mom who died after being rejected for being weak?"
I must've dozed off, because the next time I opened my eyes, the room was brighter. And panic kicked in.
Brianne was going to kill me if I messed her big day up. Aiden was announcing her to the pack members as his mate, making her Luna officially. I can definitely see her asking for my head for her first order as Luna.
I hurried out of the room, hoping to the goddess that they were all asleep. But even that prayer wasn't answered…the moon goddess surely knows how to hold a grudge.
“What do you think you're doing?” My step brother, Dylan asked, his tone firm but curious. That was never a good combination.
“I uhm…. I'm getting ready for today.” I lied.
His eyes narrowed at me, trying to call me out on my lie. I looked everywhere but at him.
As the Beta of the pack, he was trained to be suspicious of everyone and everything. But I was a special case. Ever since my dad married his mom, he made a special effort in making sure I felt like shit. I wasn't his family…he made sure I never forgot for a second.
“Why do you smell like the Alpha?" His voice was cold, sending shivers down my spine.
“He'll kill me before Brianne does."
I moved back, my body trembling and with each step I took, he followed me. “Answer me, Kaia." He snarled, his wolf coming to the surface.
“He wanted to make sure I was working on Brianne's surprise."
"Try again, and this time think about your response.” His eyes were shooting daggers at me and I knew he'd caught me. And he would not hesitate to throw me against the wall…it wouldn't be the first time that was happening.
“He…wanted…” I stammered, feeling water welled up in my eyes. And for a flash moment, I saw his hard exterior drop but it was back up as soon as it came.
“Let her be.” Aiden commanded, using his Alpha tone. The both of us lowered our neck in submission.
"Yes, Alpha.” Dylan said.
Excusing myself, I hurried out of their sight before Aiden changed his mind. I took a quick shower before anyone else smelled the Alpha on an omega like me.
Once I was done, I picked out the most presentable dress I own, then put my hair in a ponytail. As much as I loved my curly hair, taking care of it isn't a walk in the park. Then I took my drugs from where I kept them on the nightstand. Today was going to be stressful, and I didn't trust myself to not have a panic attack.
The kitchen was busy, everyone was running around to make sure the day went smoothly.
“What part of I don't want to see any wrinkles on my dress do you not get?” Brianne yelled, entering the kitchen, her voice dripping with venom.
“What can you do right?"
No one paid attention to her, at this point, it was a normal morning for them.
“I'm sorry, Brianne. I wasn't paying attention." I apologized.
“It's Luna to you, Omega!" She snapped, her eyes turned black for a moment, her wolf coming out.
"I'm sorry, Luna.”
"Get it done and do it right this time.” She said, before stomping out of the kitchen, leaving me to calm my racing heart.
I hated being weak and on the receiving side of everyone but without my wolf, there was nothing I could do. I wasn't allowed to train because according to them, it was a waste of time.
A few of the other Omega who saw the whole thing shot me sympathetic looks but no one said anything. They didn't want to be labeled with me, so they wouldn't be subjected to the same fate as me.
I hurried to her room, the one she shared with Aiden. There was no one in the room and the dress was sitting on the bed. I carried it as carefully as I could to avoid making it worse. The ceremony would be starting in less than two hours and there were still other things to be done.
But just as I turned to leave, the door opened, revealing a fully dressed Aiden. He looked so good and I felt a tug in my chest. By the end of the day, he would belong to another woman, marking her as his mate.
“Did you dress up for me? Of course you did, you're mine." His eyes darkened possessively.
"I'll leave you to get ready, Alpha.”
"Call me Jager." He sounded hoarse, but much softer than Aiden.
“Jager.” I called gently, and he let out a moan, reaching to touch me. My body relaxed into his touch, enjoying every bit of his gentleness even though my mind was a warzone of everything I was doing wrong.
"Aiden should listen to me. We're strong, we just need our mate." His hand caressed my skin, sending warm feelings I didn't know was possible to feel. He sniffed my neck where his mark was supposed to be.
“Fuck! I'm getting hard just thinking of the things I want to do with you.” I smiled, pleased that he was satisfied with me. I knew it wasn't Aiden, but I was basking in the attention Jager was giving me.
But that soon changed.
“What thef uck is going on here?" Brianne growled, her paws extending and before I knew it, I was flying across the room.
Chapter 138 Kaia's POV My heart was racing about what the witch was going to say, if the attack was the harm that was supposed to happen or if we should be preparing for it. Kieran assured me that it was going to be fine…and I believed him until we ran into his mom. Talk about being persistent. "You can leave, it's Kaia I want to see." I heard her say, since I was a few steps behind Kieran. “This was the type of cake I ate when I was pregnant with you, I'm sure she'd like it too.” Lylah snorted, “what does she take us for?" She asked, rolling her eyes. Clarissa came towards me, reaching to hold my hand but Kieran stepped in front of me. “Like I said, we have somewhere to be. But don't worry, I'm sure she'll like it." He reached for the bag but she held tightly to it, causing us to raise our brows. “I'm trying to make amends here, let me take care of her and your child like any mom would.” I could tell that Kieran was restraining himself from going off on her
Chapter 137Clarissa's POV Leaving the house without having Tyler worry about where I was going was easier this time. He was keeping himself busy with the Pack, to the point where I barely saw him except when it was time for either dinner or to sleep. It was like he was back to being the Alpha again, only that this time, I no longer worked side by side with him. Besides, if he knew where I was going to, he probably would develop a heart attack even though that was unheard of among our kind. Hastening my footstep, I made my way out of the pack and at the same time, several ways use to convince that good for nothing Omega that I wanted to make amends. My Lycan was seething, wanting to rip off her throat while she spoke to us. She was the reason the home I spent my entire life building fell apart. And I can't believe Kieran was stupid enough to get her pregnant. She must think that because Kieran was supporting her, she has a right to open her filthy mouth and speak to m
Chapter 136Kaia's POV The answer was very hard.. by the time she was done talking, with me still standing a few feets away, I came to the conclusion that she was definitely making things up. There was no way I could've healed someone at the age of six and even if I did, why didn't I heal my mom? “Because she was already dead." Lylah said. “I know it sounds made up, but I couldn't leave you in the care of your father." She started again, “if he knew about your ability, he would take advantage of it, putting your life at a risk.” "My mom would've believed you.” She shook her head, "she didn't want to listen to anything I had to say that involved you.” She said, but that didn't sound like my mom but she wasn't here to defend herself. “The thing with your Dad wasn't supposed to be anything, I was just going to get information about you from him…” I snorted, "you fell in love.” I said with so much disgust in my tone. A smile that didn't reach her eyes appeared
Chapter 135Kaia's POV Since the attack, I'd focused more on taking care of the children with the girls and also picking out the designs I wanted for the new home we were building. Kieran said he had it in mind to build a home when he found his mate and there was no better time to do that than now when we were expecting our first child. The girls have also been a great help, taking my mind off everything for a few hours. Katherine was still around but she wasn't staying in the Pack house. And Kieran made sure she was avoiding me as much as possible. Even Dylan wasn't left behind. Although they assured me it was nothing, I could tell something else was going but it was probably in my best interest to not know. “I think it's time Caleb and I take having our own pup seriously." Dani said, “you're glowing and I want that for myself too." She cooed. “Do you think it's a bad idea if Ryder and I start trying?" Allie asked and two pairs of eyes snapped to her. The relationshi
Chapter 134Kieran's POV Kaia was still finding it hard coming to terms with the fact that the woman she knew all her life, who she mourned after her death wasn't her real mother and I couldn't blame her…no one could. Even though she argued that that was the only mother she had, it was obvious from her eyes how much she wanted to know about her birth parents. And looking for information without knowing where to start from was harder than it looked. The witch Katherine spoke about was delayed and that was the only clue we had. The records about the prophecy was something the Elders kept and bringing them into it when we weren't certain about anything was like a ticking bomb waiting to explode. For some reason, they held their peace about Kaia's position but I didn't put it past them to blow things out of proportion. “But we need answers!" King reminded me. “We do, but we also need to make sure our mate can handle whatever comes with it." He nodded, just as the door
Chapter 133 Aiden's POV Dylan was fucking with me! He was pushing me to the wall. Sleeping in the dungeon for what he did, was the best punishment he could ask for, but that seemed to only fuel his motivation to disobey me after I clearly gave an order. “Do you want us to bring him back?" Derek, my Gamma asked, his eyes fixed on me as he waited for my instruction. I shook my head. Unlike the last time when he disappeared without a trace, his whereabouts now wasn't a secret. The thought that he might be carrying out the end of the deal crossed my mind, where he would give me all the information I needed. But that didn't seem like the Dylan I grew up with. His new found relationship with Kaia was amusing. Before now, he didn't hide how much he hated his mom moving on and marrying her dad. But now, he was acting like a saint. “Alpha," one of my warriors called through the mindlink, the urgency in his voice jerking me out of my thoughts and back to the present. “Wh
Chapter 132 Felix’s POV “They knew we were coming…they fucking knew we were coming!” I growled. I had been so certain Kieran wasn't in the Pack when we got there, but when he showed up halfway, it confirmed the fact that he knew something was up. Instead of catching them by surprise, it was the other way around but there was no way I was going to give up. We were already there and she was going to come back with me no matter what. “We lost a lot of men, Boss." My second in command, who was nursing a bruise of his own said. “No doubt they were expecting us. Do you think we have a mole among us?" He asked. A mole? My men knew better than to betray me. And if by mistake there was, they had better die in the fight because by the time I was done with them, they'd be praying for death. For a few seconds, the thought of Nessa going behind me crossed my mind but that girl hated them more than I did, so I pushed the thoughts away. Another thing that made this mission unsuccessful,
Chapter 131Kaia's POV Kieran shifted uncomfortably as she came closer and with each step that she took, I tried to make myself smaller into the chair but that did nothing to ease the dread I felt just looking at the woman who singularly made my life miserable. Lylah was also pacing around in my head. “Why would Kieran bring her here?" She asked me. The look on the guys face told me they knew about her being here. I felt Kieran reach for my hand but I pulled it away, betrayed that knowing fully well what she did to me, he still let her into the Pack. “It’s not what you think, Bella.” He said through our mindlink. I snorted, standing up. “You have an explanation for why this woman is here? Beautiful!” I exclaimed and without waiting for whatever his explanation was going to be, I stormed out of the room. "Bella–" But I was already gone, storming past Katherine, Dylan's mom as I went. Kieran's footsteps were behind me. “Come on Bella, listen to me.” He called, as h
Chapter 130 Kaia's POV “Let me get this straight," I began, my eyes darting to Dylan on the bed and back to the siblings, who just told me what has to be the most insane tale I've heard in all of my existence and as weird as it sounded, the proof was right in front of me. “I have the ability to form a shield if I'm in danger?" I asked, and the siblings nodded. “It was so cool…shocking and confusing at first, but you kinda get used to it.” Allie said, smiling widely. I turned to Kieran because for someone who was thrown against the wall just the previous day, she was sounding way too cheerful for my confused self, who was trying to make sense of everything they told me. Apparently, seeing Dylan get hurt somehow triggered my protective side which caused me to release the shield. And it wasn't just any shield, as the moment it came upon them, it began to heal them as well, which was one of reasons Dylan was alive. "Do you think the moon goddess is using me as an experime
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