She felt like she was constantly walking on a tightrope, balancing life and death. The weight of the world was on her shoulders and she was suffocating, unable to escape the constant mistreatment and disrespect she faced every day. Death seemed like her only hope to escape the misery. But fate had different plans for her. When she stumbled upon the Alpha of the most notorious pack, her world flipped upside down. He was the epitome of power, with piercing eyes that seemed to look into her soul. She was caught in a dangerous game, forced to make a choice that could either save her life or seal her fate forever. Will she be able to escape the claws of the Alpha or will she succumb to his wrath?
View MoreAliyah’s Point of View
Being the daughter of the former Alpha of our pack, all I wished was to be wanted and loved; to live a normal life, and do normal things women around my age could do. But those were only wishful thoughts and unanswered prayers.
For most of my life, I lived differently compared to others; treated differently because I was the reason my mother died and a constant reminder to the former Alpha that he lost his Luna because of a child he didn’t wish to have.
I was deprived of so many things: from comfortable clothes to delicious food and even education. My father was reluctant to let me go to school. With my awful physical appearance—skin and bones, obviously unhealthy and maltreated—he resorted to keeping me at home so I wouldn’t taint our family name.
So here I was, living in a house that felt like my cage for eighteen years, serving my father and older brother even if they treated me as their slaves without the slightest remorse. I had always reminded myself that it was fine.
They were still my family, after all.
"Good job, Aliyah," I said to myself after finishing the laundry.
I used my arm to wipe the beads of sweat that formed on my forehead, and then I rushed into the kitchen and started preparing the ingredients for their dinner. Yes, their dinner, as I only got to eat when there were leftovers. That added to the reasons why I was skinny and had to live with a weak body despite my wolf being awakened when I turned seventeen.
"After this, you can take a rest." I blinked several times while peeling the potatoes.
My eyelids were both heavy after hours of working in the house. I wished I could rest for a bit, but I knew that at any moment, my father and my brother, who became the newly appointed Alpha of the Silver Moon pack, Shawn, would arrive from the proclamation ceremony.
I was carefully cooking dinner when I heard the main door swing open. My heart pounded instantly when I heard Shawn calling my name from the foyer.
"Aliyah! You are, wench! Where the hell are you?"
"Yes, I…I’m coming, Shawn!" I said, my voice quivering as I rushed in his direction.
"What did you call me? Didn’t I tell you to start calling me Alpha?!" I almost jumped when he shouted at me with his eyes burning with rage and disgust.
"I…I’m sorry, Alpha. I didn’t—" He slapped my cheeks, so hard that my tears streamed down my face instantly.
"How imbecile of you to call me by my name! I am the new Alpha, but you have no respect!" He growled.
I clasped my hands together, crying and begging him to let me go as the pain in my scalp became unbearable. I could feel the strands of my hair pulling out with his tight grip on them.
"Alpha, p…please, let me go…" I whimpered in between my sobs.
"You are an eyesore!" He growled louder.
Shawn was never a calm werewolf. He never kept his anger at bay whenever he got pissed off at me. Judging the anger evident in his eyes, I knew where this was going.
I burst into tears when he hit my stomach hard enough for me to fall on the cold floor. I coughed blood and yelled in pain.
"That’s what you get for disrespecting the Alpha. You’re not worthy to be part of my pack, disgusting mutt!" He kicked my back with all his force.
"Please, stop!" I cried as I shielded myself from his attacks.
I didn’t know what I had done in the past to deserve this maltreatment. All I ever wanted was to be loved by my own family.
Why did the Moon Goddess have to ignore my plea?
Pain and deep hatred. Those were the only emotions that filled my chest. I couldn’t understand why fate had to mock me in this way...
"Get up, wench! Serve me my dinner!" he commanded.
Despite my bones almost cracking because of the strong kicks he’d given me, I still forced myself to stand to my feet. Even though the pain and exhaustion were both unbearable at this point, I had no choice but to obey him.
"Faster!" he shouted, which made my entire body tremble.
I rushed into the kitchen, panicking and scared that my brother would kill me if I didn’t move fast. My hands were shaking as I prepared the soup in a bowl. Since he went home earlier than I expected, this was the only food available that I could serve.
I swallowed so hard. My stomach was in pain due to both the punch I got and starvation. I licked my chapped lip as I fought the urge to taste the soup. I walked to the dining table where I saw him sitting on his seat.
"Here it is, Alpha…" My lips trembled in fear.
He tasted the soup. Seconds later, his face turned grim and he slammed his hands on the top of the table, which startled me.
"Do you call this a fucking soup?! Are you planning to kill me with this garbage?!"
He stood up, slapped the back of my head, and then pulled my hair.
"Shawn... please, it hurts!" Tears streamed down my face as I tried to remove his hand from my hair.
"I don’t give a damn, wench! You deserve to be punished! Come with me!"
I screamed in despair when Shawn dragged me upstairs. A pang of anxiety went through me when we headed to the attic, where I usually sleep. He threw me on the cold floor and started beating me.
"Stop it, Shawn, please…I beg you!" I pleaded, crying.
"You have no right to order me around. You’re just a useless mutt!" He growled. "You can’t even cook nice food. You’re a disgrace!"
"I…I apologize, Shawn! Stop it, please, you’re killing me…" I shielded myself using both arms.
I could feel my body getting so numb with every blow of his feet. All I did was cry and beg, even though I knew he would never listen.
"Oh, no!" He laughed out loud and offered me a wide grin. "We’re having fun here, Aliyah!"
Shawn became unruly and destroyed everything solid that his hands touched. I sat up, whimpering in pain, and wanted to stop him. However, my body was so weak that I couldn’t even stand up.
I panicked when he grabbed the most cherished thing I had; my pot of white Daisy, which I’d been taking care of since I turned fifteen.
It was the only precious thing that brought me comfort and warmth; the only thing that kept me sane all this time.
"Don’t touch it!" I screamed angrily.
His eyes smoldered as he gazed at me. The next thing that happened was he threw my pot on the floor, causing a loud cracking sound. I cried, even more, when he ruthlessly stomped on my white daisy.
"No! Please, stop!" I crawled and extended my hand, trying to shield my hand, but it ended up getting stomped by his foot too.
"Serves you right!" He grabbed my jaw and glared at me. "Listen carefully, wench. The next time this happens, I’m going to kill you!"
After saying those words of threat, he left me. I groaned both in pain and anger. I scooped the petals of my white daisy and looked at it as I cried.
That night, I decided to run away.
In my wolf form, I ran as far as I could, bringing nothing except my desperation to get away from my abusive family. The snow was falling heavily. My coat couldn’t take the aggressive cold wind.
My body got weaker as I quickened my pace. However, I didn’t stop to rest as I wanted to go farther from my pack.
I felt my four legs getting numb. My breathing was ragged. My entire body was soaking wet and trembling because of the snow.
But what’s worse was the emptiness I felt in my heart.
I heard a rustling sound behind the bushes as I ran. Despite my vision turning blurry, I mustered the courage to walk past it and ignored what I heard as my goal was to escape.
I was on the verge of collapsing. For a brief moment, I thought that I’d meet my death.
However, three big wolves appeared out of nowhere.
There I found myself cornered, and all I felt was the loud beating of my heart.
REID’S POVThe moment I heard the bell rung, I hurriedly opened the door to let the doctor in. Because of his presence, I breathed a sigh of relief."She's inside, severely injured, and she's already lost consciousness," I told him, acting calm despite the fact that my insides were already churning with fear.When I saw that he was scrutinizing the area before approaching where Aliyah was, I growled, "Start moving!"I didn't have time for foolishness. He only needed to make sure that he would treat my wife; that was all I asked of him."Please pardon my rudeness, Alpha."I aggressively moved my jaw as I followed him as he moved toward the unconscious Aliyah who was lying on the sofa.He set the equipment he was carrying to the side and began by taking her pulse. He was moving too slowly, and I was growing frustrated with him, but I also realized that I had no knowledge of what he was doing, so I needed to calm the fuck down.I silently howled when he attempted to remove the white clot
REID’S POVAnger, groans, howls, and pain were felt and heard all over the hotel. Many were crying in fear of getting slashed and bitten, and many were courageous enough to defend those who were innocent.But I and my wolf were already preoccupied with Aliyah's bleeding body so I made sure no one on my way would win over me.I bit their tails, and their neck, made them bleed, and slashed their bodies. Everything I saw became the enemy in my eyes."We'll take over," howled the other wolves that helped me with the fight.But it did not stop me; I made sure I slaughter each of them. No one would get away from hurting Aliyah.Some of them fearfully pawed the ground as a result of my vicious snarl. I glided on the other wolf's side, causing an incision that resulted in an audible yelp of pain.The second white wolf growled and made an effort to shrug me off as I leaped upon him and nipped his leg. However, I was able to easily injure him since his wolf was too weak—far weaker than mine.I
REID ‘S POVWe were supposed to be taking pleasure in this vacation. It was our time for peace, it was our time to be together, to enjoy. And yet, as a group of rogues attacked the east coast, I realized it would not be an ordinary time for leisure at all.Inside the hotel where the unwanted visitors took place, I growled in annoyance."Reid, it's dangerous," Aliyah mumbled behind me while holding my arm. I could feel her trembling with that hold. I knew she was feeling fear for my life again.I craned my neck and looked at her. "They are mere weaklings. Don't worry."I saw how she sighed with worry filling her stunning orbs. "Just please be careful, okay?"The innocent people who were left inside the hotel were cowering in fear as they saw how the rogues surrounded the place. Quickly, my eyes locked on Aliyah who seemed scared about what would happen."Run away from here, I'll take care of everyone," I said in a hoarse voice. But my little wolf was stubborn as ever! I knew there was
REID’S POVWhen I made the decision to stop taking her repeatedly, it was already late and deep in the evening. I was so ravenous for her that I almost lost control of my desire.My arms were tightly encircling her waist as I leaned back against the headboard with her wedged between my thighs.Aliyah played with my fingers and became completely engrossed with it while I was gazing at her, fully enjoying that she was finally in my arms, not mad, but tired of how many times I pleasured her."What are you thinking so deeply?" I asked her.She tilted her head and looked at me for a bit and smiled. "Well, I'm wondering if it's possible to have a vacation with you. Uh, but never mind, I know you have a lot of obligations to fulfill and—" I cut her off and buried my face in the side of her neck. She smelled like me.I closed my eyes tightly and inhaled sharply."We can do that."Since I brought her back, I had already been considering taking her someplace. However, as everything flipped upsi
ALIYAH’S POVGuilt crept into my system. It had been days since I realized that my Alpha left and ever since, I failed to function normally.I did not even have the strength to eat and socialize. /"We should have talked to him properly last time,"/ Kae mumbled, also saddened because of not having the presence of Reid around.I gulped and did not answer. Slowly, I regretted fighting with him that day. If only I was a little wiser, if only I could control my emotions, if only I tried to listen.Tucking in my bed, totally displeased with everything that had transpired, I let the lone tears drop.I was in the middle of those when all of the sudden, I heard a constant knocking on the door of the room.Annoyed, I deliberately stood up and opened it only to see Klaus, the Beta of the pack.I lazily eyed him. "What is it?""Our Alpha is injured after fighting against the panther in the forest. He's in Charlotte's clinic and—"Without further ado, I pushed him aside and run toward the clinic.
Reid's POVIt was as if there was something hard to swallow after hearing how she yelled at me. Seeing my mate, my Aliyah looking like a mess, as if she no longer knew what to do made it even more painful."I-I need some space, Reid. I need time to think and breathe, so, please... I'm so suffocated. Just leave me alone."Suffocated. Was it really hard to deal with me? Was she that angry to the point that she felt suffocated when I was near? My jaw moved aggressively as I tried to contain the overwhelming misery I could feel deep inside."Is that what you want?" I asked with my hoarse voice, hoping that she would tell me the opposite, that she did not mean those words, that she was just tired so she spat those words without thinking.I was about to take a step nearer but I stopped when I heard her answer."Yes... I don't want to see you in the meantime. I just need time for everything."She needed time. Something I had to accept, something I had to give her.I shook my head and bit my
ALIYAH’S POVDays and I finally had the motivation and strength to be outside with my friends who kept on asking for me.When I went out of my room and went downstairs, I saw Alice and Liana who were eyeing me as I walked toward them.Alice hugged me all of the sudden, my eyes widened because of that but after a few seconds, I smiled and let myself feel her warmth.My wolf, Kae, was delighted that I finally would spend time with other people aside from Jaxon."Oh goodness, we missed you!" That time around, it was Liana who talked, I saw tears brimming in her expressive eyes.Being with them made me feel guilty about how many times I brushed them off. They had been trying to get a hold of me but I was too in the depth of grievance to even think of anything. Not even them."We are so worried, Luna Aliyah," Alice told her after she loosened the hug.I gave a thin smile and glanced at the two of them. Ever since I came back, I neglected a lot of people and until now, I was not in the righ
REID’S POVAs days passed, the more my rage grew harsher. I clenched my jaw repeatedly while looking at Aliyah and Reid from afar, under a tree near the forest. They were talking again and I swear to the Moon Goddess, I was so near exploding in so much anger and jealousy.I had no idea why he was still here, in the pack I was leading, completely ignoring my murderous gazes on him.Indeed, I was beyond bothered seeing them together. If it was a normal occasion, I could probably stomach my mate talking continuously to another wolf. But not this time, not when there was a rift between us. Definitely not when she was obviously mad at me for reasons I knew was not right! She kept on believing that I already moved on when fuck it! I was not! I knew being the Alpha of a pack like this was hard. I had responsibilities and I needed to act right, not driven by emotions at all. Yet I also knew she was in so much pain to understand any of that.I could understand her but I would always fail to c
ALIYAH’S POV"Your brother, Shawn Harper died, Aliyah. Unfortunately, even though he's an Alpha and he has capabilities for fast healing, his body cannot keep up with the blood loss. Some of his organs are ruptured as well. That led him to death."My eyes widened hearing what Jaxon disclosed. Of course, I was surprised. Knowing him and knowing what he could do, I always saw him as someone formidable. He looked undefeatable to the point that hearing his death felt like a nightmare in the middle of nowhere.If I would be truthful to myself, despite everything that had happened, despite what he did, I could not help but feel sad. He was still a brother, a family at that. Yet again, those signs of grieving disappeared totally when I remembered how he hurt me the past. How he made me suffer, how he connived with that witch. He was allied to her, to Samarra who was the reason why my baby died! Anger crept into my system after remembering how miserable I had become because of them. Why wou
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