I felt a rare kind of connection with Emma and couldn't allow any harm to befall her. She was like the sister I never had and I thought she was cool and very reserved, unlike all other girls.I took a deep breath as I stood on the podium in front of all those crowds. They had various expressions on their faces but I didn't give a damn about them or what was running through their minds.In a slow manner, I turned my head towards Emma, who sat still, looking more tense than ever. My face widened as I broke into a bright smile that revealed my wide dentures."Good day, everyone," I began and then continued without pausing to catch my breath.The people remained silent, their eyes fixed on me. They looked so calm and reserved, with their entire attention on what I was saying."So what do you want us to do? We cannot have someone like her as our Luna. It has been a tradition of ours for decades and decades for the Luna of the pack to come from our pack and not from somewhere else. This is
I was exhausted after sitting still in a single position for over an hour. My ass hurt and it felt like it had been glued to a frying pan.I rose to my feet, my eyes flickering around my bedroom like I was searching for something.Perhaps if Emma hadn't told me she was heading out, then it would have been a perfect reason for me to look out.I squinted as your bright light shone right into my eyes. It wasn't a part of me and on most occasions, I make sure to keep the lights out.Thirsty and hungry, my belly made a loud rumbling sound. My hand fell on my belly as I arose to my feet.Goodness gracious! A sigh of relief escaped from my lips with my hands outstretched.My feet glided against the cold tiled floor until I was out of the room. All was still and quiet, leaving me confused."Where could they have gone?" I said it in a loud voice as I descended the stairs. All that could be heard was the ticking sound of the wall clock hanging above my head.It suddenly snapped into me as I ran
Tick! Tock! Tick!The hanging wall clock in front of me kept ticking away without stopping. At that lowest point, anxiety could have been my middle name.Despite my having done nothing to deserve it, the pack's members still had a deep-seated animosity toward me. I had only just gotten there and I have tried everything in my power to be a good person but it just wasn't good enough for them.The people are the square, and the elders are Scott and his mother. Frustrated, I let out a loud gasp.The elders' cold, unblinking gaze chilled me to the bone as they talked.As they spoke, I felt a cold chill run down my spine, and all I wanted to do was get away from them. Their statements scared me and brought back memories of my stepfather's abusive treatment of me.Anna tried to argue on my behalf numerous times, but no one would listen."The Luna rites have to be carried out by her and that is the only time we can accept her as the Luna of the pack," they declared in a booming voice. There b
I raised my hand to my chin, pretending not to have seen the duo who walked in. Mother continued to speak to them like she always does. I shrugged my shoulders with indifference as I stared at my phone screen.Without warning, I heard a loud crash and I immediately raised my head. I was stunned at what greeted my eyes. I flew to my feet with immediate alacrity and rushed forward."What happened to her? Why did she fall?" I asked in a low, still voice as I kneeled beside her. Every part of me was hurting and I desperately wanted to know what happened to her.Anna shook all over with fear, fiddling incessantly with her hands. I raised my head to her, irritated at how clumsy she was acting. I wanted to yell at her but I maintained composure."What's wrong with you? Why can't you speak?" I snapped when I could hold it no longer.She took a deep breath, her eyes flickering uncontrollably. "I have no idea. She never complained about anything to me," she uttered.I ran my hands through my ha
The child stood right under my glare with skin so smooth and well tanned that I couldn't help but admire it."Mother," he called again with great enthusiasm, a wide grin laced to his brows. My eyes flickered uncontrollably as I tried to place the picture together.I was still in the process when he ran into me, causing me to stagger. He was handsome and had the fairest skin I had ever laid my eyes on."Mom? Why do you call me Mom? Am I your mom?" I asked in a low, whispering voice, though I expected no response from him. He was only a child and couldn't speak.From nowhere, I heard a clear and distinct voice that made me shudder. I raised my head to see who it was but there was no one there. I was greeted by a thick fur of shadow."Have you seen how much the boy admires you and the touch on his face as he ran into you?" The voice asked It became quite still and sank right into my mind.I nodded my head in admiration, unable to say a word in response. "You have to remain strong and fir
I lay still on the bed, with a part of me staring at my phone's screen and the other part at Emma, who lay still on the bed. She was still unconscious. It's been almost four hours since she became unconscious and yes, I was worried. I was worried that she might pass on to the world beyond.As I fixed my gaze on her, I couldn't help but notice the swelling of her chest with every breath that she took. At least she was still alive. That alone took a part of my worry away.I took my attention from her when a sudden urge to drink water came over me. I couldn't explain it because I wasn't thirsty one bit. I was hesitant to get up from where I was but the urge grew and grew until I couldn’t bear it no more.A deep sigh escaped from my lips as I rose to my feet. I had barely gotten up when I noticed a toss on the bed. A frown etched on my face as I stared hard at the bed.Was I hallucinating or did I really see Emma move on the bed? A few seconds of thought and I pushed it to the back of my
The doctor's word reached through to me, leaving me confused. What did he mean by partial amnesia? I was perfectly fine and okay so it made no sense that I was being termed to have amnesia.I didn't know him and that was final. I wasn't going to allow anyone to get to my head for no reason.A deep breath escaped from my lips as I sat on my bed with my eyes fixed on them. Curiosity was etched within me and I wanted to know their next line of action. The doctor whispered some words to Anna and the stranger who was in the room.I tried listening to their conversation but I couldn't, as they were a little distant from where I was. Seconds later, they broke apart, and the doctor walked up to me with a bright smile laced to his brows."I hope you're doing alright. You're feeling good, right?""Yes, I do. Thanks for asking." My response was swift and successfully concealed the irritation that was brewing inside of me. Every part of me wanted to know what it was they were talking about. I had
Shocked would be an understatement for how I felt when his lips fell on mine. Every bit of me wanted to yell and push him off but somehow I remained stuck to him and couldn't bring myself to move.His lips were soft and traveled deep into me, sending waves of passion coursing through me. I gasped in disbelief, wondering how he could be so good with his lips and his hands as well.I took a deep breath as his hands ran through the naples on my neck and then streamed down my body.I moaned as a wave of pleasure washed through me."Stop!" I said in a low whispering voice but I doubted he heard me at all as his hand continued through my body.His hand moved from my back and rested on my boobs. Something snapped within me and my eyes flung open. I pushed him off me with all the strength that I could muster."What do you think you are doing to me?" I snarled, a thick frown laced to my brows. He stared hard at me without uttering a single word. I could see the displeasure all over his face bu
The wedding day.I have imagined several ways that my wedding was going to take place. Fairytales that was what I called them. The pink lilies lined up the walks, I even imagined my dog walking down the aisle with me bearing the rings with the revered flower crown adorning his or her furry head. It was going to be a white wedding where everyone wore white same as the decorations.But never in Gods green earth did I imagine that I was going to have a double wedding with the man of my heart and sister from another mother. But more importantly, that Theresa was going to walk beside my mother as they accompany my son and I down the aisle to handle me over to Scott as his wife and Luna.It was my dream come true with a touch of radical goodness. I could never stop my face from gleaming with joy merely looking at Scott standing there in his white tuxedo his face a mask of angelic warmth. And on the other side was Liam and his newly-wedded bride, Aan, their hands entangled as they welcomed
We raced down the hall, our lies having been perfectly constructed. We had all agreed to tell Theresa that I woke up with a terrible headache and was only coming down for the training out of respect for her. It was a lot getting Liam to flow with the lies but he had agreed anyway. However as we neared the stairs, a loud scream tore through the house from down the stairs. "What's that?" Anna asked, increasing her step that soon turned to a run. We joined in, taking the stairs two at a time. The loud voices was coming from the direction of the Omegas quarters, the men's quarters precisely. We arrived in time to encounter Theresa deliver a well-aimed slap on Ashley's face who bent over bawling her eyes out."Mom!" Anna went to block her as she lifted her hand to give her another slap. "What is going on here?"Theresa covered her face with her right hand, her left in her waist. Her very schooled elegance was gone to be replaced by an infuriated expression. She wagged her forefinger at A
Wandering aimlessly helped me to learn a lot in one night, particularly the vastness of the mansion. I strode to the back of the house where the training ground was located, bending a few corners before I saw it stretched endlessly over the grassy field, with different objects constructed at diverse positions for training. I was stupefied for once, all the anger in me dissipating to be replaced by awe. I went to the Wolf leaper standing at the crossbar and touched it, taking note of the rough exterior. My eyes caught the flicker of the power tester that is used to train young pups to discover their inner strength. It sent jolts of longing wafting through me, wishing I had this chance growing up. Maybe it's not too late. I just need to learn now. For myself, not for anyone or anything. This is just me now against the world, whether I like it or not. It has always been. No one cares about me and if I am waiting for someone to, I might end up dying faster than I had anticipated. The wo
He cocked his brow to the top of his head, picked up the glass containing a brown substance on the table I hadn't noticed till now, and took a long swig as if I hadn't just dropped a bombshell on him. Is that how he is going to react? No fret, no fury? Nothing? My heart broke. So he truly wanted it? He brought me from my pack to this place for nothing. Just to mock our bond and destroy something so sanctified that the goddess has ordered. The tears that has been threatening were trying to force their way out, but I quickly looked down and willed it back. I am not going to cry for any man anymore. I had already thought about this and know it's for the best. I would rather be without a mate than with one who didn't want me for me but because I might have managed to win a competition to become his trophy Luna.Squaring my shoulders I looked up, expecting him to reject me immediately so I can go on to ask him for a favor concerning my housing, but he wasn't upcoming with it. He was stil
It was raining heavily when we came back from the training camp. Just as I envisaged, Nathan dropped me off in front of the house and told me he was going back to the border to see how things were going there.I wanted to beg him not to leave but knowing he has a duty to uphold which would be unfair of me to stop him, I simply nodded and accepted my ugly fate before sneaking my way into the house. I rushed upstairs two at a time, aiming to reach my room on time and hide away, hoping the Alpha doesn't figure out that I have returned from my outing. I succeeded, went to take my bath, and changed into the evening gown that I found hanging on the vanity chair_ meaning Anna had come to my room to check on me. I felt bad I haven’t spent much time with her recently and wished I could. But I needed this training so badly. I needed to become better. I needed to focus on something else that didn’t have to do with Scott or his mother’s stupid idea of competing for the Luna position. I was ab
"A proper Luna is always mindful of the time, especially one that wishes to have the keep up and running effectively with avoidable hitchbacks..." The statement from Theresa was cut to the chase and aimed at me. I flinched back, still dawdling by the door. What in moon's name possessed me to wake up this late? It was one thing that I wasn't favored much in this crowd, then I have to pull off this stunt of bringing the attention to myself. Now Theresa would think I was being deviant and irresponsible while Ashley is the serious one. "Get seated, Emma. I won't tolerate this foolhardy behavior next time. Be warned," she warned and I walked to the nearest couch to plop down."Luna, I thought she would be punished? Why should she be here__""Keep quiet, Ashley..." I caught the cold regard she gave Ashley who blanched in her couch and quickly recovered, and when theresa looked away, gave me a condescending bird's eye.l only returned her gaze, with a soft one, within me having a good lau
I stayed with my son for a while plying with him while the party went on downstairs. Part of me bought Scott was going to come after me due to the manner I left the party. That was part of me, but the other part knew he wouldn’t. After all I asked him to give me time. It was disappointing he wasn’t fighting for me. Taylor soon fell asleep and I kissed his forehead and decided to go to my room and pick my planning book. I still had a lot to do. When I was walking down the hall, something got my attention. A man.Like a drop-dead gorgeous man got my attention. He stepped into the hall, the automatic doors sliding close as he came in, his eyes washing over me in a sinful way. A very sinful way.I stood there one of my feet on the stairwell, the other one down as I stared at the man as he drew close, my eyes taking in every one of his adorable features His shoulders were broad, more like herculean massive_ fitted into a three-piece dark suit, his face stretched in what I would term a
“I thought you said you forgave me?” Those were his words the last time we met after the fight. “Yes, but I need time,” I had replied. “You don’t expect me to just believe you when you said the child she carries is not yours. I need time, Scott.” I didn’t look him in the eyes because I didn’t want to fall for his charm. “How much time,” he’s asked.“As much time as possible.” “I will be away the .” I looked up at him. He shrugged. “I can’t bear living under the same roof with you and not being able to come close to you, Emma. I can’t.”I nodded and looked away. “And our son?”“He would be fine. He is an Alpha.” the words nudged at my heart. Tears pulled in my eyes which I forced myself to keep in. I had to do this for me. “Thank you.”“For what?” He queried.“For allowing your sister and Liam to be together.”“I did it for you.”“I know,” I nearly went to him then. “Which is why I am grateful . They’re meant to be.”Those were our last words. And since then, all I want now is to be
"Did you hear anything I just said?" I jolted back from my thought and blinked up at the fair-haired woman, realizing I had drifted while she was still talking, "Huh?" the words flew out before I could stop them. My eyes dilated in chagrin, one of my hands flew to my mouth before rapidly flapping down on my lap, my eyes scooting between her and Ashley who had a repellent look on her face at me.Somehow since the horrendous announcement, the packhouse has become her second home. Urgh!To be honest ever since she dropped the bombshell about the pregnancy and knowing that that would determine the Luna position, I lost concentration. I have been raking my head what in the world this is about. Maybe their own sophisticated method of depriving me of something that the kind goddess has so naturally handed to me.Who competes to be with their mate? And even if you have to compete, it now has to be against someone that come the next life, you ain't likely to win against. Great! What did I te