2.Friend

"Thanks what is your name?", I asked. I need a friend now to serve the purpose of my revenge.

"I'm not supposed to talk to you", she said casting her eyes downwards.

What does he want? Me to be bored to death? Well, he was dead wrong spending a year alone in a tiny cell had made me someone comfortable with loneliness. What I hated was talking to people. I was a social butterfly earlier but that person is dead now. I was now an avenging angel without any feeling or remorse.

"I'm Abby short for Abalone", I said. I knew it was the perfect icebreaker. It made people curious to know more about my name the nickname Abby my brother used to call sounded harmless even to humans.

She was still silent though. I watched her casting a fearful look towards the door. I understood her misery she was worried that she should be punished for disobeying the alpha.

"It is ok. They aren't listening", I said. I could hear them talking to a girl who they thought was pretty. I was still the Luna even though my mate rejected me. I could hear the thoughts of my subjects. It took me by surprise the first time I realised that I answered the question in their minds. With time my skills only got stronger. I don't know whether it will be the same with my mate. I have heard about that though it was a very rare power for a Luna to have. Normally they list us as caregivers and healers but it goes further beyond that. We are very much stronger like Alpha if not physically but mentally. I will use the very same powers to heal people from the pack that was bestowed by the goddess to annihilate them.

But she looked a little perturbed at my forwardness and focused on the task on her hand. She started to comb my hair after she was done. She took some machine and started it. I recoiled from it. She looked at me kindly.

"Don't worry this is a straightener. It will help me style your hair", she said.

"Is it hot?", I asked.

"Yes. Very much but don't worry", she said in a soothing voice. I let her run it over my hair and clean my face. I was ordered to just clean my arms legs and face because I was to be presented to Alpha soon. He had no patience as you can imagine. I was looking forward to a long bath. When I entered in bathroom I was stunned to see modern equipment. The human followed me and talked me through everything. I watched her in surprise as she narrated the thing called the toilet.

"You invented all this?", I asked in surprise.

"Not me. But one of my kind", she said. I could sense that she was warmed by my naivety. Being away for a year sure made me miss big changes.

"Your alpha allowed you to bring them here?", I asked her.

"We don't have an alpha. We have a government", she said with a smile.

The door knocked harshly. I looked at it with contempt. He had sent real pieces of work as my guards.

"It is time", they shouted. I put on the cream colour gown with help from the girl. I watched her put something on my face. I touched it and the paint came off. I looked in the mirror and saw that my face which was usually covered in freckles was now clear.

"What is this magic paint?", I asked her..

"Foundation", she said with a smile. The knocking on the door became incessant. She sighed and went over. But turned before the door and said"Good luck Abby. I'm Daisy ". I was taken aback at her courage. She opened the door and guards rushed in. They stopped before her and looked at her accusingly.

" You weren't supposed to talk to her", they said.

"I forgot", she said eyes cast down. One of the guards hit her in the face. She fell. I screamed and went to him. But I was caught by another guard.

"Let me go", I shouted at him.

"Do you want us to bring her to Alpha?", he asked me. I stayed there fuming. It thought of the dead bodies of my pack.

Once I was inside the palace I noticed that humans were working tirelessly for him. The lights that didn't require oil. We were cut off from the world because the Father was scared that associating with humans would pollute us. But he didn't seem so. That had given him certain benefits. I saw some humans were working as guards for him as well. They were carrying strange weapons that weren't swords.

Once inside the lights were blinding. I slowly opened my eyes to see my mate sitting on my father's throne. I felt my blood boil at the sight. He wasn't looking at me but I knew he felt my presence. The mate bond between Alpha and Luna is very strong. The people around were very curious some even excited to see me punished. I could see many familiar faces around me as well. Many were traitors to my father. I shouldn't hold it against them though. They did what they had to survive.

I saw my mate hook his fingers and a woman came to sit on his lap. She was a human. It made sense he couldn't touch another werewolf when I was alive. His inner Wolf would go berserk. I felt a searing pain in my chest to watch him stroking the human girl. My inner Wolf being a bitch howled in dismay. I controlled my emotions not letting the pain cripple me. I wanted to congratulate myself for holding my own against his attack.

"It is a pleasure to see you Abalone", he said lifting his black-grey eyes at me. I felt a strange pleasure touch me. I refused to let the baser instincts touch me. You are stronger than some stupid bond Abalone I told myself. He still had the smoldering eyes and dirty blonde hair. But instead of admiring it I watched him with loathing.