Chapter 4

IVY'S POV

Tears rolls down from my eyes and my heart hurt so bad. I have never felt this way ever in my life. It is more like there is this sharp sword that is stabbing my heart over and over again. 

I am on the street staggering back home while in tears. All of a sudden,there are thunder claps and it starts to pour. My tears and the pours of the rain intermingle together. 

“You are my mate” their voices resounds in my ear which tingles my eardrums and head. The flashback of how they were both hugging each other is fresh in my memory.

“But how is this possible?”

I shudder and stand still in the rain, just allowing the water to drench me. 

“How does he have two mates? I don’t understand this. Why are you treating me this way moon goddess, why!!?”

I break down in tears and fall on my knees in the rain.

All I had imagined the evening to be was the total opposite. I had thought that he would come into my life and make it a little better and love filled,but what I get is so devastating.

After a while of crying in the rain and cursing myself, I stand up from the road in my drenched clothes. The food flask in my hand. I gloat at it and frown the more. I drop it on the floor and stride slowly to my house. 

“Am I cursed? Moon goddess why not just take my life and save me from this suffering and eternal scourge?“ I contemplate while walking on the rood slowly like a rogue who has no place to lay his head.

 Actually a rogue is better than me because he or she knows that he has no one but mine is more horrible. I think I am in a pack but then my pack members do not even see me as their own. They treat me like some worthless piece of trash and always make fun of my scarred face.

At first, I was insecure and insensitive about looks. At some point I stopped coming out of my house and I always stayed indoors, but I made a decision that I am going to stand up for myself even though no one does for me. 

“I hate you, moon goddess, just take my life!!!” I thunder and whimper more. My breathing becomes rag, even Joan is nowhere to be found. It’s clear to me that she is more broken than I am. 

I finally reached my pack house. I stare at the entrance aisle for a while before I take the bold step of entering my prison and torture space. I grab the hand of door and push it.

The door opens and I quickly rushed to my room. I sigh and hold the door knob of room and unwind it. I push the door open. The room is dark and obscure. I slam my palm on the left side of the room to turn on the light. 

“Mom..?” My

Eyes widen as I see my mom seated on my bed. 

“Where are you coming from?“She asks and stands up from the bed with a grimace. 

I am mute and uncertain of what to tell her. I just gape from one end to the other.

“I ask again, where are you coming from, ugly duckling?” She resounds and with a more thick tone. 

“I went to.. I went to the blue moon pack” I say with my head bowed down and eyes ogling around.

“To do what?” She quizzes unsmiling.

“I umm I.. “ I stutter and wince with my eyes rolling from edges to edges.

“Answer me now!!!” She snarls and my body vibrates. 

“I went to see Asher, the son of Alpha Feathers”I spit.

“Wait a minute, is he your mate?” She asks in a luring voice.

I raise my head up but my tongue can’t say a word. I just look at her.

“Don’t waste my time!” She snaps back to her angry mode. 

“Yes, yes he is” I speak with my voice shaking obviously because of my broken heart.

“This is hilarious..” she breaks into laughter. My eyes narrow while she laughs.

“You sure can dream big. What makes you think that the son of Alpha Damon, will accept you as his mate, you an ugly duckling. I doubt if anyone is even going to accept you with this scars on your face. You are more like a curse to me and I wonder why the moon goddess gave you to me.” She shrugs and shakes her head in spittle. 

Tears gather in my eyes and my legs become weak as I listen to her speak. I clasped my lips tightly to avoid crying. 

“Come on, at least if you do not have some common sense, doesn’t your wolf have it? What even makes you think that you can mate with Asher, the son of Alpha Feathers? That’s ridiculous in all ramifications. He is meant for someone like Taika not for an ugly duckling like yourself. You had better stop dreaming.” She adds and pushes me aside while laughing as she walks out of the room. 

I remain static and fresh flow of tears roll out. I clench my fist and gnash my teeth.

“Ahhhhhahhhhhh” I scream and allow my claws to pop out. While still screaming, I scratch my wall with my

claws.

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I wake up the next morning after I cried myself to sleep last night. As much as I can’t stop thinking about last night, I still have to get myself ready for the day's activities. First on the list is going to serve at the Alpha duel again today. 

My countenance falls as it clicks in my head that I have to see Asher today again. As much as  I don’t want to do that, I still have to. 

I get myself dressed up and head out of the house and straight to the arena. There are people who are already there and the duel is about to start. I peer around looking for Asher even though one part of me doesn’t want to see him, the other is longing to gloat at him.

Finally, Asher walks into the arena and with Warlock, his brother in front of him. I can’t take my eyes off his beautiful face and the muscles that embroidered his body are just so magnificent. My eyes become teary again as I watch him waltz around in the arena and ready to fight his half brother. 

The fight begins but I don’t even care about that as I am only interested in the one person who doesn’t even know I exist. He battles with his brother severely and the crow is chanting Asher ame and a very few are chanting Warlock name. The fight is severe and intense but at last Asher defeats his brother.

The crowd cheers and there is jubilation in the air. Everyone is still jubilating but then Asher stops everyone and signals he has something to say.

“I just want to thank you all for supporting me. I know to some I am

Just some bastard child, but then I am grateful to the moon goddess for giving me what rightfully belongs to me.” He pauses while the crow cheers him. 

“I have one thing to say to you all. I have won the duel and thereby being the right person to become the Alpa. With that I want to make known my Mate and Luna.” He says and my

Heart misses a beat. My eyes widens in my mask. One part of me is sure that he is going to pick me because he has been looking at me since he started talking. 

The crowd is silent as everyone awaits to find out whom his mate is. 

“Here she is” he says and points his hand…