Fate played a cruel game

My stomach dropped instantly.

I felt like being punched into my stomach. Why was I here if he had a Luna?

I wanted to laugh at myself, what was I thinking? of course, he had a Luna. He was not going to live with a wolfless girl like me, fate played a cruel game with us.

"Are you alright?"

I blinked my eyes a couple of times, "Yes."

"You sure?"

"Yes."

"Ohkay..." she did not sound convinced.

I lifted my lips upward giving her the smile that could fool anyone, "I am not really hungry right now. It was great meeting you, I will return to my room now."

"Are you sure? I can take you to the kitchen if you want."

I shook my head keeping the smile on my face.

Taking two steps at once I tried to get back to the room as fast as I could. Closing the door behind me I instantly started taking deep breaths, what was happening here? Why was I in his house when there was no place for me in his life?

I kept my eyes closed as I sat on the floor near the bed, this was not supposed to happen. I was supposed to start my new life, I was finally ready to get away from the werewolf world....a world that was once mine. I shook my head, I was not going to cry....not for him. I survived being kidnapped, this was not going to break me. 

I stared blankly at the phone in my hand, the questions swirled inside my head. If I told Eleanor about everything she would definitely find a way to get me out of here but was it right? I knew she would convince the king to talk to Alpha Orion but it could stir tension in the werewolf kingdom, it was something Eleanor and the King could not afford after everything that happened.

But what was I going to do here? Sit in the room and wait for alpha to get married. 

I clutched the phone tightly between my fingers and hid it beneath the pillow. 

A knock on the door startled me, I rushed to open the door but stopped as I reached near the door to take a few breaths. Once I was calm, I opened the door only to find beta Bernadette in front of me with the same wide smile.

"I hope you did not get bored."

She invited herself in.

"What were you doing?" 

I lifted my shoulders up in response, "Nothing." 

She silently observed me for a brief moment, she was now wearing boyfriend jeans with a SpongeBob Squarepants t-shirt and white sneakers. 

"You don't talk much, do you?"

"I..uh..." I did not know what to say. The truth was, I had so many things running inside my head but I had no one to share this with. I was alone in a new pack, I was surrounded by people who were nothing alike me.

She let out a small loud laugh but paused immediately, "Did you eat something?"

I did not respond once again. 

The Beta cursed loudly as she drifted out of the room leaving me confused. Was I supposed to follow her? My question got answered immediately when she returned with a plate of food in her hand. I glanced at the plate, it had everything on it from vegetables to a piece of steak and what appeared to be a brownie in the corner. 

I suppressed a smile, it was a warm gesture from her side.

I accepted the plate with a smile, "Thank you."

There was a small silence as I started eating the food.

"I am so sorry, I thought I told someone to bring you food but I guess it skipped my mind. Orion would be pissed if he knew about it."

I froze once again. The small bite inside my mouth felt like a pebble I could not get rid of. Taking a sip of water, I wiped the corners of my mouth.

My hunger was dead.

"You okay?"

I nodded.

I put the plate that was still half filled with the food aside on the side table near the bed and started taking small sips of water to avoid talking.

Bernadette let out a sigh, "Look, I know this place is new for you, and you are probably not used to this life but it would be better if you accept this life now. You already know the rules, this is where you belong now."

I stared at her with a smile, "Why am I here?"

Her eyebrows got scrunched in confusion, she was not expecting this question or maybe she was not expecting me to say anything. She opened her mouth but closed it once again, "What do you mean? You are Orion's soulmate."

"He has a Luna."

The expression on Bernadette's face changed immediately, the corners of her lips turned slightly downward, and a frown formed on her forehead, "Who told you that?" Her voice was not filled with happiness anymore, she did not sound happy from my question. Maybe she was not expecting me to find out about this. 

But why?

"Light and truth can never stay hidden even in the darkness."

Nothing changed, she stayed the same for a while, "You don't have to worry about Chelsea, Orion didn't know about you, he had no idea about your existence. We were sure he didn't have a soulmate. You know how much a pack needs their Luna, it doesn't matter now, you are here and you will be our Luna."

I did not say anything. I was Alpha's soulmate but I would never be their Luna, I wanted to scream the words but I smiled at her. She was not the person to be blamed.

"Look, make yourself comfortable here, your clothes are already in the closet. If you need anything tell me, or you can tell Orion."

"Thank you."