On my way back to the pack house, a few kilometers away from the pack’s territory, the pain inside started to appear again…
No…no..no... I made sure to drink one before I left Zeus, why is it happening again?
“It’s not enough,” my wolf told me. “Drink more. Please.”
My breath became labored and my hand started to tremble. I took the pill out of my pocket and was about to pop one when the pain started to intensify, much more painful than before. The pill split from my hand and my knees started to give up like it couldn’t carry me anymore. This time, my whole body ached and my organs were also affected. I couldn’t breathe. Every breath I took was too painful.
“Stop! Please stop!” I begged.
“He’s marking her!” My wolf said, weakly. “We’re going to die soon, November.”
I didn’t know how long I had been in a fetal position, crying. All I knew was that something in my mind, pack link, was trying to enter my mind.
“Where are you? The Alpha told us to be at the pack hall for the announcement. As a warrior leader, you should be here!”
It was my brother but I blocked him off. He, of all people, had given me so much pain by praising Emerald and that she was fit to stand beside Knox. I couldn’t blame him, he doesn’t know after all.
I rolled over onto my back and stared up at the starry night sky. Knox was like the stars. I could only watch him from afar but I couldn’t be with him. And then there’s the moon, Emerald. The stars represent Knox, twinkling and dancing in the midnight blue sky, clear of any clouds. Performing the eternal court, praising the moon and its beauty.
I turned to the side and used my two arms as leverage to push myself into a sitting position. My arms were still trembling slightly from the aftershocks of the pain, and with effort and final strength, I was finally able to stand up. My legs still feel like jelly underneath me, as if they barely had the strength to carry my full weight. I swept back my long black hair off of my face. It was soaked from the sweat that had come pouring off. Some still matted to my forehead. I brushed myself off, hiding my dead face inside the hoodie.
I took my time walking back home, it gave me time to shake off whatever the effects the pain had on me. I masked it, and changed into the facade I always used. A half-hour passed before the forest began thinning out, and the house came into view.
At this time of the night, most of the pack members would be asleep but June told me that there’s an announcement tonight. Silently, I crept through the backyard, and entered the backdoor of the house, making my way in the hall.
I entered the door only to hear what Knox announced which made me stare at my heart that was broken in pieces before me.
"You are my forever and the Luna of the Pack, Emerald. I will never love another as much as I will love you."
His words peirce into my chest. I bit my lips to stop myself from crying.
“Congratulations, Alpha and Luna!” I heard someone say and was followed by everyone.
I watched as the two held each other like an inseparable pod. The pack members howled in joy after finally Knox already found his mate. I watched her head tilted back to look up at him with a smile on her face.
Emerald was laughing at something he whispered to her. And then Knox planted a kiss on her forehead and then to her lips, the pack members clapped their hands and whistled. Nobody suspected them. The whole pack considered Emerald must be Knox’s one true mate.
“What about us?” My wolf whined, crying as her heart also broke just like mine.
“We’re nothing for him,” I replied as I held back my tears.
The sound of the pack members’ cheers and claps suffocated and fueled the pain I was suffering.
I should have left and never asked for a release to escape away before but Knox forbade me. He said he needed me since I was the warriors’ leader. From the other pack member’s point of view, the scene was perfect for loving mates but for me, it was like watching a car wreck. Scared, but you couldn't turn your eyes away from it. It was my nightmare, the same nightmare I see in my sleep repeatedly. The same one that haunted my life in nights and my days.
“Packmates, I present to you, your new Luna. She will be leading with me. I hope you respect her the way you respected me,” Knox announced, making the crowd cheer.
I turned around, biting my lips, and let go of the tears that I had been holding.
My hopes, my pride, and my fate were thrown away. It was the final blow. It had taken two years to get here. But here I was, and there was no turning back. With that, I turned around and walked away from my future, my everything, to finally welcome the fate I didn't choose.
But it was chosen for me.
“So, are you just going to waste your life taking Wolfnip?” Zeus asked me as I sat on the exposed root of a large tree. “Why do you keep on appearing? You’re irritating me,” I replied, looking at my torso. There was a long wound and deep purple bruises from below my breast and to my abdomen. I got the wound from the rogue I met the other night that I was patrolling. It didn’t heal. In fact my wolf was already too weak to heal me. I rely on alcohol and antibiotics to heal it. The bruises, however, were evidence of Knox’s betrayal. Every time he mates with Emerald, his ecstasy would always be painful for me and it left bruises. My wolf would always heal it before up until recently, the bruises never fade away. It’s still there, getting worse. I knew they would be permanent reminders of the future I had lost, and the one forced upon me.“Like I said, I’m interested in helping you. It would be a waste if you only die. Don’t you want to experience what happiness is?”“You’re the one who
I wouldn't live past my 23rd birthday. I would never have the joy of bringing pups into the world, and see them have pups of their own. I had accepted my future. Death is all waiting for me and never wavering from it.Once the water had finally heated, I stepped inside the shower. I gently cared for my injuries, I slowly and lightly began lathering my body. Cleaning away the human first aid kit’s smell from cleaning my wounds. My touch became feather-light on the areas of my body that were most tender, wounded, and bruised. I hissed when I accidentally clawed my wound. Finishing up and tenderly tapping my body with a bath towel, I reached into the top drawer of my dresser and searched for something to wear, wide and wouldn't have too much texture for my wound. As soon as I opened the drawer, my hand came into contact with the only item that I owned that connected me to Knox. Lifting the heavily faded grey sweatshirt that had once been black. I pressed the fabric to my nose, wishin
Knox's Point of ViewI woke to the feeling of her body curled against mine, the familiar weight of her warmth grounding me, as our bare limbs remained tangled from the night before. How many mornings had I risen like this? Her legs slung over mine, or mine over hers. Her head resting over my chest, or mine tucked against the soft curve of her bosom.So many nights, we’d collapsed into each other—our bodies speaking a language only we understood. We loved each other fiercely, surrendered to one another fully, and fell asleep sated in that sacred aftermath.For four of the five years we’d been together, these mornings were my constant. My peace. My joy. I never tired of her touch, never stopped marveling at the quiet comfort of our connection.But in these last two years... something else began to whisper into the silence between our heartbeats.A guilt. Lingering. Uninvited.There were rare moments, as I made love to Emerald, that November's face would flicker into my mind. A flash—qui
“What do you mean you don’t want her, Knox?” January, November’s brother, my best friend yelled at me, almost unbelieving when I told him, I don’t want November because I already chose Emerald over her. The scene at the hospital made everything a mess. My parents learned November was dying because of me and blamed Emerald for it. I stood against them. I told them everyone could be free to leave my pack if they were against my choice. My parents looked at me, unbelievable. They were my parents, they gave me everything but I couldn’t let them ruin my life. “You know, son,” my father said, defeated and shaking his head. “A pack will only become stronger when your true mate is beside you. An imbalanced leadership will always make a pack down. Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you. And you are coming to me for help. As for now, I’m no longer a father for you.” He said, direct to my face as if I was never a good son to him. It was a shock. I was shocked by the words. “Dad, what are you-”“Kn
It's happening again. Damn it. Pain started to attack me in the middle of my patrol. “Hey, Nov, are you okay? You’re pale. What’s wrong?” Devon asked, one of the warriors who was with me as a night shift guard. “Are you sick?”“Yeah, I’m okay, just a little bit you know, I’m not really feeling well,” I replied. “Oh, you can go home. I’ll tell the Alpha you’re not feeling well.”“No,” I immediately replied. I know Knox would be furious if he learned I dodged the guarding duty again. Like always.“Don’t worry I’m not going to tell the Alpha,” Devon replied, winking at me. “Thank you. I really need to get rest,” I replied, secretly biting my tongue to prevent the escape of a painful scream. I immediately shifted into my wolf and ran towards the familiar place that I had known for two years. This place was the only witness of the pain I’ve been through how many painful screams I had and the tears that flowed from my eyes. As soon as I arrived at my cave, I entered and shifted into m
Yes. My mate was my Alpha, Alpha Knox White but then he chose her over me. The day I returned from four years of training, I witnessed Knox getting all gaga to a she-wolf I never met. My brother, June, told me her family had recently joined our pack the day I left. Their pack had been devastated by a rogue attack. Only leaving a few members alive, that had now joined our pack. I thought she must be her mate since Alpha Knox was already twenty-six. But that changed when I accidentally brushed his arms when I tried to get myself a beer inside the fridge. It was twelve midnight and I decided to celebrate my birthday alone. I wasn't a fan of huge birthday parties anyway. Our arms brushed each other and made a spark. It was not an ordinary spark but the familiar spark when you found your mate. I had looked up into his forest green eyes, and he was looking down into my amber ones. We stood there like the world stopped, looking at each other like nothing interested us. It’s just me and hi
“What do you mean you don’t want her, Knox?” January, November’s brother, my best friend yelled at me, almost unbelieving when I told him, I don’t want November because I already chose Emerald over her. The scene at the hospital made everything a mess. My parents learned November was dying because of me and blamed Emerald for it. I stood against them. I told them everyone could be free to leave my pack if they were against my choice. My parents looked at me, unbelievable. They were my parents, they gave me everything but I couldn’t let them ruin my life. “You know, son,” my father said, defeated and shaking his head. “A pack will only become stronger when your true mate is beside you. An imbalanced leadership will always make a pack down. Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you. And you are coming to me for help. As for now, I’m no longer a father for you.” He said, direct to my face as if I was never a good son to him. It was a shock. I was shocked by the words. “Dad, what are you-”“Kn
Knox's Point of ViewI woke to the feeling of her body curled against mine, the familiar weight of her warmth grounding me, as our bare limbs remained tangled from the night before. How many mornings had I risen like this? Her legs slung over mine, or mine over hers. Her head resting over my chest, or mine tucked against the soft curve of her bosom.So many nights, we’d collapsed into each other—our bodies speaking a language only we understood. We loved each other fiercely, surrendered to one another fully, and fell asleep sated in that sacred aftermath.For four of the five years we’d been together, these mornings were my constant. My peace. My joy. I never tired of her touch, never stopped marveling at the quiet comfort of our connection.But in these last two years... something else began to whisper into the silence between our heartbeats.A guilt. Lingering. Uninvited.There were rare moments, as I made love to Emerald, that November's face would flicker into my mind. A flash—qui
I wouldn't live past my 23rd birthday. I would never have the joy of bringing pups into the world, and see them have pups of their own. I had accepted my future. Death is all waiting for me and never wavering from it.Once the water had finally heated, I stepped inside the shower. I gently cared for my injuries, I slowly and lightly began lathering my body. Cleaning away the human first aid kit’s smell from cleaning my wounds. My touch became feather-light on the areas of my body that were most tender, wounded, and bruised. I hissed when I accidentally clawed my wound. Finishing up and tenderly tapping my body with a bath towel, I reached into the top drawer of my dresser and searched for something to wear, wide and wouldn't have too much texture for my wound. As soon as I opened the drawer, my hand came into contact with the only item that I owned that connected me to Knox. Lifting the heavily faded grey sweatshirt that had once been black. I pressed the fabric to my nose, wishin
“So, are you just going to waste your life taking Wolfnip?” Zeus asked me as I sat on the exposed root of a large tree. “Why do you keep on appearing? You’re irritating me,” I replied, looking at my torso. There was a long wound and deep purple bruises from below my breast and to my abdomen. I got the wound from the rogue I met the other night that I was patrolling. It didn’t heal. In fact my wolf was already too weak to heal me. I rely on alcohol and antibiotics to heal it. The bruises, however, were evidence of Knox’s betrayal. Every time he mates with Emerald, his ecstasy would always be painful for me and it left bruises. My wolf would always heal it before up until recently, the bruises never fade away. It’s still there, getting worse. I knew they would be permanent reminders of the future I had lost, and the one forced upon me.“Like I said, I’m interested in helping you. It would be a waste if you only die. Don’t you want to experience what happiness is?”“You’re the one who
On my way back to the pack house, a few kilometers away from the pack’s territory, the pain inside started to appear again…No…no..no... I made sure to drink one before I left Zeus, why is it happening again?“It’s not enough,” my wolf told me. “Drink more. Please.”My breath became labored and my hand started to tremble. I took the pill out of my pocket and was about to pop one when the pain started to intensify, much more painful than before. The pill split from my hand and my knees started to give up like it couldn’t carry me anymore. This time, my whole body ached and my organs were also affected. I couldn’t breathe. Every breath I took was too painful. “Stop! Please stop!” I begged. “He’s marking her!” My wolf said, weakly. “We’re going to die soon, November.” I didn’t know how long I had been in a fetal position, crying. All I knew was that something in my mind, pack link, was trying to enter my mind. “Where are you? The Alpha told us to be at the pack hall for the announcem
Yes. My mate was my Alpha, Alpha Knox White but then he chose her over me. The day I returned from four years of training, I witnessed Knox getting all gaga to a she-wolf I never met. My brother, June, told me her family had recently joined our pack the day I left. Their pack had been devastated by a rogue attack. Only leaving a few members alive, that had now joined our pack. I thought she must be her mate since Alpha Knox was already twenty-six. But that changed when I accidentally brushed his arms when I tried to get myself a beer inside the fridge. It was twelve midnight and I decided to celebrate my birthday alone. I wasn't a fan of huge birthday parties anyway. Our arms brushed each other and made a spark. It was not an ordinary spark but the familiar spark when you found your mate. I had looked up into his forest green eyes, and he was looking down into my amber ones. We stood there like the world stopped, looking at each other like nothing interested us. It’s just me and hi
It's happening again. Damn it. Pain started to attack me in the middle of my patrol. “Hey, Nov, are you okay? You’re pale. What’s wrong?” Devon asked, one of the warriors who was with me as a night shift guard. “Are you sick?”“Yeah, I’m okay, just a little bit you know, I’m not really feeling well,” I replied. “Oh, you can go home. I’ll tell the Alpha you’re not feeling well.”“No,” I immediately replied. I know Knox would be furious if he learned I dodged the guarding duty again. Like always.“Don’t worry I’m not going to tell the Alpha,” Devon replied, winking at me. “Thank you. I really need to get rest,” I replied, secretly biting my tongue to prevent the escape of a painful scream. I immediately shifted into my wolf and ran towards the familiar place that I had known for two years. This place was the only witness of the pain I’ve been through how many painful screams I had and the tears that flowed from my eyes. As soon as I arrived at my cave, I entered and shifted into m