Zaia Toussaint felt she was meant for brilliance. Luna of the strong Crescent Moon Pack was supposed to have an unbroken relationship with Alpha Sebastian, a connection created by the Moon Goddess herself. But Zaia is tossed out—betrayed, humiliated, bereft of everything she loved—when her mate ruthlessly rejects her for another before the whole pack. Now an outcast, Zaia must negotiate the perilous rogue territory with just her determination to survive and a deadly secret: she carries the Alpha's heir. Zaia discovers she is not like any other Luna when rumors of an ancient prophesy get to her ears. Her fate is interwoven with an ancient power that might either doom all the split werewolf tribes or unify them. But there is danger on her way to her actual calling. Haunted by the ruins of a shattered mate bond, stalked by rivals, and chased by those who would use her for their own benefit, Zaia must create improbable alliances to survive. Dax, a renegade Alpha with a dark past and personal secrets, is chief among them. Every battle fought side by side strengthens their bond, yet as trust deepens the risk of treachery increases. The stakes are higher when Zaia gets a note from the Moon Goddess personally. A darkness festers in the center of the Crescent Moon Pack; the tie with her mate has been poisoned. Zaia has to travel to where the moon meets the sea—a site of myth and lethal secrets—to find the truth. With the destiny of the packs hanging in the balance, Zaia has to choose: will she recover her proper place as Luna, or rise above the roles others have put upon her to become something far greater—the Forsaken Luna?
View More"You've been keeping both of you something from me."With a piercing voice filled with relentless fire and anger, I pointed my eyes at Dax and Sebastian, who stood tight and quiet beneath the moonlight canopy. As if feeling the secrets hanging heavy in the air, the cursed mark on my arm throbbed violently.Dax's teeth closed and his hands tightened at his sides. Amber had burning eyes and moved protectively towards me. "This is not the right moment."Sebastian laughed, blue eyes narrowing in coldness. She deserves to know.Then let me know! I asked, silver flames flickering over my fingers as I battled to rein in the growing force pumping under my skin. "No more lies."Sebastian's eyes blazed fiercely, but beyond his icy exterior was shame, regret, anguish.You were not just banished from the Crescent Moon Pack. His voice had low, menacing weight and meaning. You were buried.Every phrase hung like a blade ready to strike as the air appeared to stop." Hidden," I went back, incredulit
"How far are you ready to travel?"As Cassandra's black magic wrapped closer around me, the words reverberated over the searing abyss, icy and mocking. My brand flared agonizingly, flames raging against no burning shadows.Dax gripped onto my wrist, unwilling to let go despite the stinging fire now pouring from my cursed mark as his claws sank into the earth anchored him. His amber eyes radiated great will, daring destiny itself to test him.Sebastian snarling from behind yanked me back with unrelenting force. "We're not losing her!"But Cassandra's laughter twisted over the black emptiness like a frigid hurricane.Luna, everything comes at a cost. Are you willing to pay yours?Dax and Sebastian ripped me away from the black tendrils one last rush, sending lethal fractures spiraling over the cracked ground. Cassandra's cursed altar was sucked down in a cataclysmic explosion of shadows and fire.Breathless and beaten, we dropped hard on the charred woodland floor, but alive—for now.Da
You have to pay attention to me before it is too late.Low and threatening, full of intensity I had never heard before, Dax's voice broke through the tense calm of the burned battlefield His golden eyes locked into mine as if eager me to grasp something I cannot yet perceive.I straightened; the previous fight still pulsed force in my veins. At my fingers, silver flames flashed weakly, their warmth known but erratic—too wild, too erratic."We don't have time for warnings," I shot past him towards the fallen altar still dimly blazing with cursed symbols. "We must have responses."Dax grabbed my wrist and made me stop. His visage sharp and uncompromising, his claws hardly sheathed." The mark is changing you." His voice was extremely serious yet harsh. You have sensed it, haven't you?Though the truth in his comments was clear, I yanked my arm away and felt wrath. "I'm under control on it.""No," Dax snarled, moving forward and his presence overwhelming. It's under control you. Like she
"This finishes tonight."Sharp and relentless, my voice carried a strength I had just lately started to sense over the tight, shadowed woodland. Under my skin, the silver-crimson light of my mark pulsed weakly in time with the thrum of power in the air.Dax slid to my side, his face a combination of pride and sharp will. Claws extended, his amber eyes glowed with lethal determination."You're ready for this," he continued, voice low but calm, yet I sensed the flutter of worry under his brave."I have to be.". My eyes fixed on the black horizon, where whirled shadows danced far away— Cassandra's army was approaching.Sebastian discreetly came out from the tree line behind us, his dominating presence hard to overlook. His brilliant blue eyes locked with me, incomprehensible as usual."This is not only a struggle for survival," Sebastian replied coldly. "Your claim is to the power she seeks."Whispers of a familiar, nasty voice carried on the howling, black magic-driven twisting of the w
"You can't save her."The voice of the Moon Goddess was a terrible echo, piercing yet sad, rippling over the shadowy territory of my mind. Silver sparks flashing weakly around me, I battled the devouring darkness, but they darkened with every instant."Zaia, fight!" Dax's far-off voice thrashed the emptiness, strained and desperate. His presence anchored me even as I slid more into the cursed abyss, pulsating at the brink of my consciousness.The brand on my arm seared, whirling like live fire, dragging me farther into the darkness. My flesh was touched by cold hands pushing me into the inky depths."She's ours now," Cassandra's voice murmured, spiteful and icy.The blackness broke suddenly into an almost blinding stream of silver. Warm breeze stroking my cheeks smelled faintly of new rain and wildflowers. Blinking confused, I found myself standing in a calm field beneath a brilliant full moon.Emerging from the dazzling radiance, ethereal and royal, the Moon Goddess had flowing silve
"I have no need of saving."My body shook from Cassandra's curse still blazing under my skin as my words came out strained but strong as I fought against Dax's tight grasp. Silver fire threatened to devour me from inside as it surged crazily along the margins of my cursed mark.Dax closed his jaw. You are not doing this by yourself.I grumbled, getting to my feet despite the terrible agony in my chest, saying, "I didn't ask for your help." Though I refused to fall, every breath felt like carrying shattered glass fragments through my lungs.The wind howled, bearing the clear Alpha's call—Sebastian's voice, icy and forceful, resounding over the blackened woodland.Dax stood defensively next to me and burned protective wrath in his eyes. "He's on her way."We hurried over the woodland, anxiety pulsing between us like an unspoken promise. Every stride I made seemed weighty, the curse gripping bits of my power.Dax gave the gruff but worried command, "Zaia, stop."I twisted sharply.
"Did you really thought you could avoid me?"The voice, loaded with poison, had terrible attraction and twisted melody. Heart pounding, I wheeled in time to see Cassandra emerge from the shadows. Her long, midnight-black cloak billowed in the awful air; her emerald-green eyes sparkled with malignant joy.Dax warned me with a snarling defensive stride forward. His claws came wide, ready for fight."I should have known you were behind this," I said, flames flickering slightly around my hands. "Your methods won't apply to me going forward."Cassandra laughed bitterly, frigid and harsh. Mockingly cooing, "Oh, little Luna," she said, "I'm not here to play tricks." I am here to complete you.Before we could react, Cassandra waved her hands and black energy spun around her fingers like living shadows. The earth trembled and twisted, thorny vines rising from the ground blocked any avenue of escape.Stay near! Dax began to bark in a guarding stance.I summoned my flames, the heat becoming stro
"Did you really thought you could avoid me?"The voice, loaded with poison, had terrible attraction and twisted melody. Heart pounding, I wheeled in time to see Cassandra emerge from the shadows. Her long, midnight-black cloak billowed in the awful air; her emerald-green eyes sparkled with malignant joy.Dax warned me with a snarling defensive stride forward. His claws came wide, ready for fight."I should have known you were behind this," I said, flames flickering slightly around my hands. "Your methods won't apply to me going forward."Cassandra laughed bitterly, frigid and harsh. Mockingly cooing, "Oh, little Luna," she said, "I'm not here to play tricks." I am here to complete you.Before we could react, Cassandra waved her hands and black energy spun around her fingers like living shadows. The earth trembled and twisted, thorny vines rising from the ground blocked any avenue of escape.Stay near! Dax began to bark in a guarding stance.I summoned my flames, the heat becoming stro
You mislead me.As I battled the terrible darkness constricting my limbs, my voice quipped with suppressed wrath. The frigid tendrils stole my breath by tightening. Over me stood the tall guy, a soulless puppet of the Shadow Mother's will with brilliant emerald eyes devoid of humanity.Dax's enraged howl ripped the air from behind me. Something slammed the ground violently, claws ripped through skin and bone snapped."Zaia!"— His desperate and determined voice thundered over the open."I'm here!" I gasped, calling out the last traces of my will. Not once again, I won't be useless.Furious and relentless, flames set ablaze over my arms tore across the black chains dragging me down. Driven by my fury—by my betrayal—they burned hotter than they had ever done.Just as another corrupted Sentinel rushed, its twisted claws ripping through the air, I sprang to my feet. I turned backwards and pounded my flame-wreathed fist into its breast. The collision broke its black armour, throwing shadows
"I, Sebastian King, reject you, Zahia Toussaint, as my mate and my Luna."The words snatched the air from my lungs like a physical blow. The magnificent hall of the Crescent Moon Pack collapsed in startled quiet around me, the murmurs of the dead pack members echoing as fast as my heart crushed."Say it again," I said, my voice scarcely audible over the roaring in my ears. that shook. Of course, I had misinterpreted him. Clearly, my friend—the man the Moon Goddess chose for me—could not be fronting everyone and depriving me of all I had ever known.Sebastian's keen amber eyes grew steely as though staring at me already caused him difficulty. "You heard me, Zaia. Our bond was a mistake. You are not fitting to stand beside me."The woman who had no right to be here, Cassandra, gently rested her crimson lips twisting into a triumphant smile on his arm. She moved in closer to him, as though claiming something for everyone to view. My friend did not distance himself.My throat became knott...
Welcome to GoodNovel world of fiction. If you like this novel, or you are an idealist hoping to explore a perfect world, and also want to become an original novel author online to increase income, you can join our family to read or create various types of books, such as romance novel, epic reading, werewolf novel, fantasy novel, history novel and so on. If you are a reader, high quality novels can be selected here. If you are an author, you can obtain more inspiration from others to create more brilliant works, what's more, your works on our platform will catch more attention and win more admiration from readers.
Comments