Chapter 1

Aurora pov

“Lady Aurora Felta of the First Clan can not light the testing stone and is, therefore, wolfless,” the MC loud voice boomed loud in my ears, resounding deep into my soul. 

I can hear the distant gasp and murmuring of the surrounding crowd. It is a testament to what was unfolding before my eyes. I stared in shock at the testing stone, which is as cold as the deepest part of hades.

The truth stared at me. 

I am wolfless.

The testing stone is supposed to tell me if I have a wolf and the strength of my wolf, but there was no reaction. Which means only one thing.

“Silence!” Prince 's julian voice boomed in a commanding order. The hall descended in pin drop silence.

I breathed a sigh of relief. My knight in shining armor is here.

"From now on, Aurora ceases to be my mate. Seraphina is hereby my rightful mate and will be crowned the Luna in waiting,"Julian declared coldly, glaring at me as if I were his worst enemy.

My Brain blacked out for a moment. Unable to process what had just happened. My boyfriend since childhood had just rejected me as his mate. His cold words pierced my heart like a hot knife through butter, the pain almost unbearable. I could still hear his cold voice echoing again and again inside my head.

Why is the pain becoming unbearable, why cant i breath. I felt it searing inside me, shattering my heart like jared glass.

“Seraphina, daughter of Cornelius Felta, accept the rejection or die." 

The pain is unbearable this time. Times two of before. The murmured echoes of the crowd fade as I try to endure the excruciating pain. 

When I had thought that he had my back, that he would save me from my predicaments. Julian was breaking up with me. And not just breaking up with me, he was rejecting me as his mate, my world was shattering before me. But why is my best friend Seraphina clinging onto my now ex-sweetheart like gum? A triumphant smile plastering her face.

The hall was as silent as a graveyard after the prince’s declaration. Today was supposed to be a day of celebration. It's the king's ball, the day Prince lucent would declare his love for me. But what is happening came as a shock to me. My mind was in shock, unable to process anything coherent. I just stood there, observing the chaos unfolding around me like a soulless ghost. 

“What is the meaning of this?!” My father’s roar echoed throughout the silent hall, jolting everyone back to life.

“Lord Cornelius, how dare you point your sword at the royal family!” Seraphina’s, my best friend's father, Lord Augustine, bellowed from his seat.

“Shut up, you fool! Come to me and speak that rubbish, and I’ll have your tongue!” My father lashed out at the lord of the Second House, Seraphina’s father. “I demand an explanation for this atrocity, my king!”

“No need for the king to answer, Cornelius. There is no explanation to be given. Your useless daughter is trash. Can’t you see it? She can’t even light up the lowest light in the testing stone. She’s a disgrace, a good-for-nothing, a decorated doll for your house to admire,” Prince Lucent retorted, showing no respect for my father or his position.

My already shattered heart couldn’t bear to hear any more. Hot tears began streaming down my face as I weakly walked on, trembling legs to face Seraphina, who was holding the hand of the man I once loved.

“Why…?” It was the only word I could manage, the only thing my exhausted mind could process amidst the torment and piercing pain in my heart.

“Aurora, open your eyes. Prince Lucent has never loved you. It was out of duty that he, the strongest in Pine city, will date the girl from the strongest clan,he courted you out of duty not to love Rory, but who would have known that you can't even light up the lowest colour” she laughed evilly.

“I’ve always been his true love,” Seraphina said, smiling at me from where she sat. “I’m sorry as a friend, but this is how it was meant to be. As your best friend, I hope you can understand my plight and be happy for me”

“Unbelievable… you’re a demon…” My father couldn’t take it any longer. “If I don’t have your tongue, I am not Lord Cornelius of the First Family of Pine City!” he declared, rising from his seat as the aura of an Alpha wolf descended upon Seraphina and the entire hall.

“Enough!” The king’s voice washed over the room, dissipating my father’s aura. “I won’t decide who my son chooses to marry. He made the right choice. Lord Cornelius, for your unbefitting actions this night, you are hereby stripped of your rights as the king’s right hand, and Augustin is to be offered the position” 

“Thank you, my king, my clan is honored to serve the royal family diligently,” Seraphinas father bowed, smiling at my father, who was already seething in rage.

My tears spilled faster, blinding my vision. The shock threatened to overwhelm me as I stood trembling, refusing to give them the satisfaction of watching me fall. I could feel the taunting eyes of everyone in the hall and hear the murmurs spreading through the crowd.

“She is cursed!” someone shouted.

“She’s an abomination who can’t even light the lowest level of the potential stone!”

“We can’t have a wolfless wolf as the Luna! Hail Prince Lucent for having sharp eyes!” another voice sneered.

I closed my eyes, trying to block out the venomous words. My gaze fixed Prince Lucent, memorising every feature, how his mouth curved into a cruel smile as he listened to the vile things being said about me. “Do you accept it or not?” he asked again, his tone devoid of any warmth.

I wished for the ground to open and swallow me. Summoning what little strength I had left, I looked him in the eyes and then at Seraphina, who clung to him like she could not breathe without him.

“I accept your rejection,” I declared, embracing the searing pain that ripped through me. When I could no longer bear it, I passed out. The last thing I saw was my mother running toward me before everything went dark.

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I awoke to the sound of an argument, a dull pain throbbing in my head. As I focused, I could make out my father’s and mother’s voices, speaking in hushed tones. Remembering the events that took place brought back tears, I didn’t know I had left, as I had cried myself dry since that day.

I got out of bed and noticed the untouched food beside me. I sigh at the sight. I hadn’t eaten since my mother brought it. Following the voices downstairs, I saw my father fresh from the meeting, arguing with my mother about something.

“It’s the best thing for her, Caroline,” he said in a low tone.

“No, love, we can’t abandon our only child when others have already done so. I need to be here for her,” my mother argued back.

“I know, but this is the only way for her. Darling, she hasn’t eaten in days, only holed up in her room. She needs a change.”

“What changed?” I asked, cutting into their discussion.

“Oh, sunshine, you’re awake!” my mother exclaimed with joy.

“What changed, Mama? Don’t lie to me, I heard everything,” I repeated.

My mother stood motionless, unsure of what to say. “Sunshine, I can explain. Your father and I have been thinking over the past few days, and we believe it would be best if…”

“If what?” I shouted.

“Aurora,” my father began, his eyes everywhere but my face. “your mother and I think it would be best if…”

“If what, Papa?” I asked, my eyes darting to my mother, who was already in tears.

“If you are sent to live with your aunt in Greenfall, sunshine, for the time being until…”

I didn’t let him finish. I couldn’t bear to hear another reminder that this was real, that I was considered trash, and even my parents wanted to bundle me away. I ran to my room, shutting out the world that had suddenly turned so cold.