Rayna Bennett’s pov:
I must have been fourteen when a witch once told me that whoever would be my mate, would worship the ground I would walk on.
I guess she was right.
Just look at me.
I am all dressed up in a white gown, like a bride, waiting for my Luna ceremony that is about to take place just in a few minutes.
Within a few minutes, I will be the Luna of this pack. The same pack who abused me, tortured me, and made fun of me.
They still can’t seem to believe that an omega…
A weak omega, like me, will be ruling them alongside her three mates.
Yup.
The Moon Goddess assigned me three mates—the popular alpha triplets of my pack.
Eric, Derek, and Cedric.
In the past, my gorgeous mates used to join the crowd when I used to get tortured by the pack members.
But not anymore.
Just two weeks back, on my eighteenth birthday, I found that I was mated to not one, not two but three alpha male heirs of my pack.
They seemed equally shocked when they found me staring at them in awe. After that, there was no looking back. We were not allowed to get intimate before the marking ceremony but obviously, we just couldn’t keep our hands off each other.
There was constant kissing, touching, and licking whenever we got a chance. Though we never crossed the line, but the way they used to get hard beneath me…
“Ouch!”
I came back to reality when my friend Zara poked her elbow in my ribs.
“Wipe that fuc*king drool off your face, girl.” She teased me mischievously and I had to roll my eyes. She was eyeing the stage where my mates were standing side by side with a bored look on their faces. They were waiting for their father, Alpha Magnus to end the boring speech.
They wanted me beside them on the stage. After my Luna oath, they were ready to pounce on me like hungry beasts.
I just couldn’t wait to jump to the part where they would announce my name and invite me on stage.
I turned my head and found my stepmother Lola Bennett standing in the corner of the hall. She was already looking at me and the moment our eyes met, she brought a vile smile to her face.
In the past, I used to be the first one to break the eye contact. But I was not the same timid girl anymore.
Not tonight.
Nopes!
She seemed to be taken aback when I kept staring into her jet-black eyes instead of looking away.
She was my father’s chosen mate and gave him two adorable twins. Grace and Liam were four years old and were my half-siblings.
There were rumors that Lola once rejected a handsome Lycan.
That Lycan was a royal warrior, but Lola wanted someone with a good position, so she chose my dad who was the beta of the pack.
Yes. My father was a beta, but I was demoted to an omega right after my birth.
Reason?
Because I killed my biological mom.
Ha-ha. Funny! Right?
My mom lost her life during my birth and my father disowned me. He held me responsible for his fated mate’s death and I ended up being an omega of the pack.
I was supposed to serve the pack members and to stay on my toes twenty-four-seven.
Ah! Not anymore.
My eyes darted back to my handsome mates who couldn’t seem to look anywhere else. That was the power of the mate bond. They were wildly attracted to me because I was their mate.
I just couldn’t wait to be marked by them and consummate our mate bond though the triplet duo always bullied me in the past.
They were neither kind to me nor did they stop the pack members from mistreating me.
Anyways! That was the past.
Our beautiful Luna Camila was seated beside the Alpha seat with a small smile playing on her lips. Every pack member was there in the ceremony except one person.
Violet.
The spoiled sister of my stepmom. Ever since Violet had heard about me being mated to the triplets, she had confined herself in her room.
Alas! The irony.
She was happily welcomed in my father’s house and was given my room while the daughter of the beta was serving as a pack omega. Nobody had seen Violet for the past two weeks.
She had a hard-core crush on the eldest triplet, Eric.
But now, nothing was in my hands.
“They are about to call your name, Rayna.” I heard Zara’s whisper and pulled back my shoulders to improve my posture.
Lifting my chin, I focused on the stage where I was supposed to walk.
“Hey, Rose. You ready?” I again tried to wake my wolf up. She was there with me till this morning but now she had gone quiet since the ceremony started.
“Rose! Our mates are waiting for us. This is the time to celebrate, honey.” I again tried to coax her into waking up and felt strange when I didn’t feel her inside my head.
Something was wrong. What was exactly happening? Why was she not responding to me?
Oh, Rose! You were so excited about our mating ceremony and now you are not even coming forward!
I felt Zara tightening her grip on my sweaty hand and I squeezed my eyes.
“I would now like to invite my sons’ unexpected mate, Zara Bennett.” We all heard the heavy voice of Alpha Magnus, and I took the steps with a speeding heartbeat.
I was scared.
What if I would trip? What if I lose my balance and faint?
What if…
My train of thought was interrupted by a male hand spreading before my eyes when I reached the staircase of the stage.
The youngest triplet, Cedric was standing there with a soft smile playing on his lips.
“Come on, our darling mate. Time to get done with the ceremony.” Such a gentleman he was!
Coming to my rescue. Not letting me fall.
The moment our hands touched, I couldn’t shake off that odd feeling. The sparks that used to erupt upon touching my mates, were missing.
“Rose! We are about to be a Luna. Wake up. Where are you?” I again tried to connect to my wolf and swallowed hard when I found Cedric looking at our joined hands with a strange look on his face.
“Is your wolf alright?” he asked me in a soft whisper, but I couldn’t utter a word and threw a glance towards my audience.
I wanted to assure myself that this was not a dream when I again found my stepmom, Lola looking at me with an evil glint in her eyes.
Bulls*hit!
I needed to ignore her, man.
Holding Cedric's hand, I climbed the staircase and walked to the center of the stage. My other hand was immediately taken by the middle brother Derek.
“Here she is,” the alpha spoke in the mic, “now I’ll invite my beautiful mate, Luna Camila, to take the oath from the future Luna of the pack.” He said looking at his Luna with so much gentleness and love.
“What’s the matter? Is your wolf sleeping?” Eric the eldest triplet hissed behind me. My heart missed a beat, and I turned my head to look at him.
“Ask your wolf to wake up, Rayna. We accepted a weak wolf because the Moon Goddess chose you. But a Luna without a wolf is a BIG NO for us.”
Eric whispered again.
My father, Logan Bennett came out of nowhere and handed me the holy book of the werewolves.
“I am sorry for the way I treated you, Rayna… my daughter. You look so beautiful. Just like your mom. Never had this idea that you were fated to become the Luna of the pack. I am so proud of you, my child.”
I tried to blink back the tears. This was the first time my father talked to me in such a soft tone. Otherwise, his wife and Violet kept abusing me in front of his eyes and he never defended me.
Nobody ever told me about my mom. I knew nothing about her.
I still remember how Eric once playfully tore open my shirt in front of the whole pack just because he wanted to show everyone my nonexistent bo*obs. Thankfully I was wearing a flimsy camisole underneath.
B…but again that was the past. Right?
This is present.
I am the pack’s future.
Now everyone would love me. Including my father. My days as a lowly omega were over. Lola and Violet could go and fu*ck themselves.
I placed my right hand on the holy book and closed my eyes.
“I Rayna Bennett take the oath and swear by this Goddess book…”
I opened my mouth to repeat the words spoken by our Luna. I could see Zara’s misty eyes even from this distance. Before I could utter a word, I heard a piercing, high-pitched scream from across the hall.
“STOP! PLEASE STOP. SHE DOESN’T DESERVE TO BE A LUNA!”
Rayna’s pov:“Violet?” I whispered and dropped the holy book in panic. Everyone in the room turned back to have a look at her.She seemed distraught. Her eyes were red. Her hair was a tangled mess. Her clothes looked like she didn’t bother to change them or didn’t even attempt to take a shower.“What is it, Violet?” Alpha Magnus who had just taken his seat stood up, all surprised. Violet was a good-looking girl just like her elder sister.“She…she confined me in a room so that … so that the truth won’t come out….” She was shivering profusely and crying.Her tear-stricken red face looked haunted.“What do you mean?” Eric who used to be Violet’s boyfriend before my eighteenth birthday frowned and I had to suppress my smile when I felt his hands pressing my shoulders a little protectively. “Rayna is our mate, Violet,” Derek also came forward, “if you have any feelings for Eric just try to do something about it. None of us can leave our mate.”I batted my lashes quite dramatically when V
Rayna’s pov:“See! I told you all!” Violet let the tears fall from her eyes, “She has no wolf.”Before I could utter another word, I saw Eric rushing to Violet’s side and hugging her tightly, “Oh, Goddess! My love! I am so sorry. You are the mommy of the Alpha heir of this pack.” He mumbled in her hair.Before I could call him out, the other two triplets went to her and squeezed her little frame in between their muscular bodies.What was just happening? Were they congratulating her for being pregnant?“Sh…she is lying…” I said in a weak voice and heard several growls.“One more word for our mate and you will be dead, Rayna.” Derek practically barked in front of all the pack members.“Our mate?”“Yes. Our mate!” Eric detached himself from his mate and turned to look at his parents, “Mom! This Luna ceremony will take place as it was planned. Except we would like to take Violet as our Luna.”Alpha Magnus and Luna Camila seemed happy and relieved with the decision, “You are the future of
Rayna’s POV:I started cutting the grilled chicken breast to complete the Caesar salad. After that, I was supposed to set up the taco bar for the guests.“Can you move it a little faster?” the kitchen head, Nadia asked me in a shrill voice, “Lycan King’s delegation is here and soon they will assemble for the lunch.”All the Omegas were silent after I returned to my duties. After all, they all served me for a good two weeks because I was going to be their Luna.I nodded quietly and started giving a good toss to all the ingredients in the salad bowl. The absence of my wolf didn’t let my head injury heal.Did I tell you that my father was the one who hit me with his iron fist? He was a great father indeed. Huh!Thanks to the painkiller injections that saved the day. Now I was back to the kitchen as a cook who was supposed to serve the pack along with the VIP guests.After the insult Eric had asked the guards to throw me in the dungeons, but his parents opposed it strongly. They didn’t wa
Alexander Ironheart- The Alpha King I was listening to the boring speech by the former Alpha of the Black Stone pack, Alpha Magnus. He was still the same dimwitted man I had left five years back.I am Alexander Ironheart. The Lycan King.Five years back I came to this pack for a training session and found my mate here. She spent some time with me and then decided to reject me.Lola always wanted a powerful mate by her side, so she chose the beta of this pack who was a widow and had a thirteen-year-old daughter. I could never tell her that I was not a mere warrior but a crown prince.I wasn’t allowed to give away my true identity until and unless I had a Luna by my side. It was way easier to get a mate when you are an Alpha King. But I wanted someone who could accept me as a commoner.“Lexi! The Alpha is waiting for your signature on the contract.” I straightened when I got my beta’s mind link. Right now, they all were treating me as a Royal advisor, Lexi.I tried to suppress my Lyc
Rayna Bennett.I was looking into those hazel eyes which had turned gentle for a moment when they were looking at me.The room was gripped in shocked stillness. Someone walked closer and I found Derek looking at me with so much hate, “I … I don’t think… you can take a chosen mate… just like that, Mr. Lexi.”Yes! I was expecting this from my pack Alphas, yet I was also sure the Lycans would try to keep their word. Once they have made the decision then it could only be changed by no one else but Alpha King himself.“Why not?” The strikingly handsome Lycan whose name was Lexi asked Derek, but his eyes were still locked with mine, “No one can make me take back my decision unless this she-wolf asks me to do so.” I was still in shock and felt like I was dreaming. “Please come with me,” I felt a hand on my elbow and turned to find the Royal beta tilting his head towards the door, “let’s get you out of here, lady.”Lady?Wow! That was quick. First, I was called a slave! Omega! A filth!And
I tried to struggle free of his grip and felt his teeth, piercing my skin. I felt helpless. He was an Alpha male. Much stronger than me. No! I couldn’t let that happen. “I said… leave me!” Using all my strength, I pushed him off me with full force. I did succeed this time, but my heart sank when I saw blood droplets on his lips. Did he just… I touched the skin to relieve some of the burning sensation, “Did you… did you just mark me? You have already got a Luna by your side, as*shole!” There was an evil glint in his eyes, “Yes. Violet will always be my Luna. She is the mom of my child. While you?” He paused, wiped the blood off his mouth, and licked his finger, “You will always be a slave. My side chick! If you think I’ll let you go with that bloody Lycan warrior, then you are mistaken. I have got confirmed news. The Lycan who claimed you, is not even an advisor. The one in power is Beta Brian.” With that, Eric turned on his heels to leave the room and twisted the handle. “This i
The strikingly dashing man covered my hand that was placed on the dining table.“Don’t be scared, Rayna. I am not a fool to think that the Dick triplets will be stupid enough to ask a nake*d slave to serve the drinks to the Royals. So, what’s the catch here.”His eyes were boring into mine as if he wanted to get into my brain and read all my thoughts. Initially, I stayed quiet and then looked up to meet his piercing gaze.“What am I missing here?” he asked in a hushed tone.“I wanted revenge!” I finished hurriedly and then started chewing my lip, “I am sorry, Mr. Lexi… b…but I wanted safety. They are after my life. My freedom.”Just last night I promised myself not to cry but… here I was weak as ever. I thought with a smirk. I had almost forgotten about his presence when a hand came up and started wiping my cheeks softly.“Why are they after you?” when he asked me, I closed my eyes in shame, “Tell me and I promise. No judgments.”I hoped he wouldn’t use this information against me in
Rayna Bennett:“Here… I brought you these,” Zara placed a disposable plate of strawberries on the mat. We were sitting in our favorite spot under the huge Oak tree.“Won’t you eat with me?” I said filling my mouth with those beauties.“Nah. I already had it in the kitchen.” She said leaning back against the tree trunk, “so what are the Lycan’s plans? Is he willing to take you with him?” she asked me and picked up a twig twirling it between her slander fingers.“I don’t know about his plans. But if he is willing to not only save my life but also wants to keep my future secure then I guess I owe him my life.”“Come on, Rayna. You are beautiful and can get any well-settled wolf or a Lycan. A warrior life is nothing but… unpredictable.” She threw the twig at me and sat straight, “If he is offering you a good job then just accept it and move on. Don’t waste your life after him.”I shook my head and picked up some more strawberries, “I was mated to the Alphas of my pack and see what they di