Thea's POV
The guards came straight to me, holding me in place as they made me go on my knees. "What's going on?" I cried to no one in particular.
"You stupid bitch! How dare you try to lure the future Alpha?" Beta Cam barked at me, swinging his hand forcefully across my face, "Now accept the rejection!"
I looked towards Jacob who quickly turned his face away, "Ja...jacob, please!" I sobbed, blood spilling down my lips where Beta Cam has slapped me.
Nuella grabbed my chin tightly as she spat at my face, "you're just a lowly orphan and you don't deserve Jacob. So accept the rejection now, bitch."
"Don't make this harder for us Thea. Just say the words and accept the rejection." Jacob begged from the room.
I hung my head, tired from the whole pain and drama, "I, Thea Clover accept your rejection, Jacob Onyx as my mate."
Nuella let out a strangled laugh as Jacob and I dropped to the ground, holding our chest in pain. But then the pain faded immediately. Our mate bond was broken.
Jacob swarmed off the ground and rushed away before I could even take a glance. Talk about a waste of time!
The mate bond was broken and we were officially over. I had no time to mourn our breakup as I crawled from the ground towards the door.
Nuella pierced my hands with the heel of her shoe, "Tomorrow, Jacob will be getting engaged to me and soon I'll be Luna."
I ignored her crazy delusions as I tried to get up my feet but then she knocked me hard to the floor, "you'll never be good enough. You're weak and pathetic." She spat, "I, on the other hand was born to be Luna."
"Where do you think you're going?" Beta Luke asked and signalled the guards to drag me back.
"I already rejected Jacob. What more do you want?" I screamed amidst sobs.
"You're going to be banished and gone for good, I don't want you to further poke your nose in the Alpha's affairs." He signalled a guard and the guard brought in fuel, "Burn her!"
My eyes widened in pure terror! "Burn? W....what are you talking about?" I panicked as the guard started pouring me a bucket of fuel.
"Please Beta Cam, I swear I won't go near Jacob, please let me go. My grandmother, she needs me. She's sick. P.....please" I pleaded but it all fell on deaf ears.
He laughed devilishly, "Your grandmother has already joined your parents, so it's time for you to join her too. After all the whole Clover family is destined to be wiped off."
"What! Y....you cannot do this. My grandmother is innocent, she didn't do anything. Please let me go." I yelled, kicking in all directions.
Nuella kicked me, "Bye to hell!" They strolled out of the room and left me to my dismay.
After emptying the whole gallon of fuel on me, the guard moved towards the door with a match in his hand, ready to strike, maybe it would all end here and I would join my parents and grandma in full glory. I took in my final breath and closed my eyes, waiting for death to consume me.
But then a hard voice cut in, barely stopping the guard from lighting the match, "Stop! What do you think you're doing?" He demanded, dressed in all black like my savior from earlier.
"Who are you?" The guard inquired, "The Beta has instructed me to burn this worthless slave to-"
At the speed of lightning, he grabbed the guard's chin and twisted fiercely, staring daggers at him, "Get out of before I tear you from limb to limb!"
Hope filled my eyes as I saw the guard scared of the stranger's wits disappearing from the room. Who was this strange man saving me miraculously, was it my guardian angel?
He shifted his gaze to me as he spoke with a harsh tone, "it seems you're everywhere and trouble lurks around you. Come here." Before I could say anything, he lifted me off the ground.
I hit his chest, demanding for him to let me go, "where are you taking me to? Let me go."
"That's not how to express gratitude." He scoffed, still carrying me.
I casually apologized, expecting him to drop me but he continued moving and then the next thing, I was thrown into a car. What? Was he some kind of kidnapper? What would he need a slave orphan like me for?
Panic surged through me as I banged the door, "where are you taking me to? Please let me go... I don't know you." I stammered.
He tapped the man at the driver's seat to drive, "would you keep quiet? Or you want me to toss you back to your killers?" His cold voice shut me up.
My throat suddenly grew dry as I examined the man in front of me, he was kind and harsh at the same time. What was he up to? And why was he even saving me in the first place? Plus why do I feel like he's someone of high value. The strange aura around him says a lot.
He didn't give me a second glance as
I moved towards the window staring at the trees and houses as the car drove on, "Dear Moon Goddess, please put me in good hands." I said a little prayer in my heart.
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A light tap woke me up, "Hey, we're here."
I rubbed my sleepy eyes, alighting from the car, "where are we? I..."
"We're in the Wolf Tribe." He continued, "you've not been kidnapped and you can loosen up now."
"What.... I'm sorry sir but I don't know anyone and I don't belong here." I stuttered reluctant to move.
He leaned closer and spoke harshly to my ear, "If you waste my time anymore, I'll carry you myself."
I jumped out of the car, shifting uncomfortable at the sight of an unfamiliar environment, it was already morning and I could tell it was a long journey. But what was I doing in the Wolf King's pack? A man dressed in black walked up to us and bowed to my saviour.
"Your highness, his Majesty has been so worried about you." I looked around to see who his was addressing, shivering on my feet that the Prince was definitely walking behind us.
I heard the man close to me say to the guard, "Tell him I'll see him soon. I just returned."
What!!! My Saviour was the Prince? I was definitely in some fantasy that I need to wake up from.
Damian POVI stared at the girl sitting just opposite me, why was I drawn to her? There was this strange attraction I felt towards her and I couldn't understand it. But I wasn't destined to have a mate, so what could this attraction towards her be?My phone rang, disrupting the thoughts that were running through my head, "Yes, Father, I'm on my way home." I answered without even looking at the screen.Only the Wolf King could call me at any fucking time and I was quite aware that I had been out of the palace for nearly 20 hours, therefore prompting the call.Yes, I'm the son of Wolf King Karlos of the Western pack tribe. Being the pack's tribe all the neighbouring packs rule under our guidance and control. My father might be the Powerful Wolf King, but he's suffering from an incurable curse that will soon take his life when he clocks 30 in a few months. Not just him; in fact, all the sons of the Royal have been placed under a curse.The Royal family has been cursed by a powerful witch
Thea's POV I complied with the Prince's terms despite still being confused about why he needed me to be his Luna for three months. I was nothing but a lowly servant and now homeless and even an orphan. A couple of maids walked in and started cleaning me up, preparing me for dinner night.I was cleaned up, dressed in one of the best clothing I had ever seen in my entire life, and even scented with nice perfumes. "You look beautiful." One of the maids complimented me as she stared at my reflection in the mirror. I nodded my head in agreement because I was still stunned by my transformation. Who would have thought that a maid like me could be this beautiful and stunning? The light blue dress that was custom-made to fit me sparkled as I swirled around. The maids let out a gasp at my gorgeousness. "The Prince would be stunned when he sees you." Another chirped in. And I couldn't help but blush at their comments. They had finished doing my hair and my makeup when a soft knock came
Thea's POV"Look who we have here." I was lost in thought, scribbling poetry on a paper that I didn't hear the library door creak open fast enough for me to hide. When I heard it, it was already too late, my assaulters have already seen me. Hiding out alone in the library has never been much of a peace but I was left with no choice when the rate at which I was being bullied increased. There was no one to ask for help from because no one really cared about what was being done to an omega or a slave and worst of all an orphan.I grew up without knowing my parents except my grandmother who had been recently sick. Grandma told me they died in war as they were our pack warriors. And the bully increased when the Moon Goddess paired me with the Alpha's son. Could life be any more pathetic?But the joy I found was that my mate didn't resent me as much as they all do, maybe it was the mate bond or he truly cared for me but was helpless because of the taunts of being mated to an omega slave. N
Thea's POV It wasn't Jacob but one of the palace security or maybe a guard because he was dressed in all black and even wore a dark helmet that made it difficult to see his face. Which guard or security had the nerve to stand up to the Beta's daughter? Maybe he was new because Nuella literally lived in the palace ordering everyone around while hovering around Jacob like an annoying bee. Everybody knows her.Everyone would look away when she was up to her cunning tricks because nobody wants to upset the pack's future Luna and get in the wrath of the Alpha. "Excuse you?" Nuella inquired, looking at him with contempt, "Who the fuck do you think you are?"My heart shivered at the thought of my saviour getting in trouble in an attempt to save me but he didn't look like he was scared, instead he pointed to the door, "Run along cowards."Nuella moved towards him menacingly, and her friends cowered behind her in fear at the aura he emits, "you have no right to tell me what to do. Do you kn