“It would be so selfish of me to hold you back or to ask you to stay for a little while longer. I want the best for you, and I know the best would never be here, but I… I'm going to miss you so much,” Loana whimpered as the two of us held onto one another. I couldn't believe that this was about to happen. I was about to leave everything behind and start a new life. This was what I wanted. This was what would make me breathe again, but I had never known that saying goodbye to Loana would be that painful.
There was something common between me before my amnesia and me after my amnesia. The two of us wanted to escape. The two of us strived for freedom and were ready to face any obstacle just to have it. Apparently, I had been saving money ever since I was thirteen and during those years, I managed to save a good amount to support myself for a month abroad. Despite how cruel my family was with me, they used to give me money, not a lot of course, but enough to get myself some clot
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I fucked up. I made a huge mistake and there was no going back. I thought that after sending her away, my pain would lessen, but no. The pain became stronger. It was lethal. Mirk had been angrier than ever, not bearing to be around anyone. After I forced her out of my pack, Rowena told me I was going to regret my decision and she was right. Each day, I paid the price I couldn't afford. When I talked to Jorah, Keith, and Declan about her being my mate they were shocked. I was shocked too, but a part of me didn't mind her being my mate. In fact, I was glad, but I couldn't admit that to anyone. She caught my eyes from the first time we were in the forest and I couldn't just look past her beauty. My friends thought having her as my mate would make the pack riot. Yes, they wanted me to find my mate, but they wouldn't want their Luna to be from the rival pack. I foolishly rejected her. I pushed her away forever and I regretted my action. I wasn't okay. I needed her
“This table is going to be the death of me.” I rolled my eyes as I set my empty tray in front of Delora, earning a light chuckle from her. “Like can't they just behave!?” I hissed, trying to clean my apron. The guy was literally eating the girl’s face, causing her to randomly move her hands around, ending up spilling the glasses I had on the tray on me. “I don’t mind people showing affection in public, but this is too much.” She let out a small giggle, placing two lattes on my tray. “Good thing the manager pointed out that this was a family place. Take these to table five,” she instructs me. So much had changed during the past few years. I hadn't set a foot in America in four years, and not once had I regretted my decision. Living in Peru is one of the best things that had happened to me. Life here is way simpler than what I had endured in America. Yes, I missed Loana, but that wasn’t enough to make me go back. I talked to her regularly, but I couldn’t b
“I can't believe it!” he exclaimed with a huge smile on his face. Was this relief on his face? Was Jorah, the beta of Silver Moon, happy to see me? Was that the same man who supported the decision of sending me away? “I finally found you! Xander is going to be so happy.” My eyes shot up at him. Of course, Xander would be the first person to cross his mind upon seeing me. Why would Xander be happy anyway? Didn’t he reject me four years ago? “Who said I want any of you to find me? Wasn’t I rejected and kicked out? I left the whole continent running away from all of you and my entire life. Do you really think I'll throw myself in your arms once I see any of you?” I snapped at him. The audacity of this pack and each member in it! “Ayla, listen. Many things have changed. Let’s talk everything out. I have a lot to say to you,” Jorah spoke over the loud music, but I shook my head. No change would be good enough to make me get back. “Ayla. Where did you
I had been running for thirty minutes and the anger in me hadn't subsided. It hadn't subsided during the past four years and I didn't know how to put an end to it. My chest was burning with fire. I ignited it a long time ago and I didn't know how to put it down. The people in my pack thought I'd have gotten used to her absence by now, but that didn't happen. Each day I woke up and hoped I'd find her with me, telling me that the nightmare was finally over and she would never leave my side. There were mistakes that one could never recover from and rejecting my unforgettable mate, Ayla, was one of them.I was breathing, but I wasn't living. I didn't know how to live after Loana told me that my mate left. I tried to get in contact with Loana again, asking her to tell me if she had learned anything about Ayla’s whereabouts, but nothing worked. I searched everywhere in America. I asked every pack about her, yet I couldn't find her, she was too good at hiding.As I ran
I settled around the table beside the huge window and waited for Jorah to arrive. I contemplated not coming, but I didn't commit a crime to run away from. Part of me was also curious as to what he had to say to me. He was determined in the club, thinking that he could change my mind. I didn't think that this would be possible. Not after what they had done to me. Not after abandoning me when they knew how abusive my family was. How did he expect that I would be able to forget what they had done to me? I took a sip from my lemon-mint smoothie as I recalled all that they had done to me. No, I could never forget them. Not after everything. “Hey, sorry I'm late,” Jorah’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts, causing me to look up at him. He hadn't changed a lot. If anything, he had gained muscles. “It's fine,” I said. I couldn't even force out a smile. Whenever my eyes met him, I remembered when he agreed on sending me away. “How have you been?” he asked me
“You found her? Jorah, you're not joking, right?” I jolted out of bed upon hearing what I had just been told. He saw Ayla and he was about to meet her. This all felt like a dream. I searched everywhere in the USA, yet my mate was so fed up with everyone around her and left the entire continent. “Xander, I need you to think rationally. She's really mad at us and I don't know how this meeting will go, but I just thought you should know,” Jorah spoke. “I'm coming to Peru. I will meet her and I will tell her everything. I will fix what I broke. I will do anything to get her back.” I was already in my closet, throwing different clothes in my suitcase. I wasn't going to waste any more time. Four years had been wasted from my life and I wasn't going to waste one more minute. “Listen, Xander. Let me just meet her and I will tell you how things will go. Don't do anything reckless. If you want to come, that's fine. Just don't surprise her and show up out of the blue in
After my meeting with Jorah, I caved in my apartment. I never wanted to be found, yet when I sat with Jorah and talked to him, some beautiful memories came to my mind. I remembered the bonfire night and the pictures I took with all of them except for Xander. I remembered the sleepovers I had with Dinah and Rowena. I missed them so much. I would kill for another night with them. I could never deny the beautiful memories I made with all of them. My heart clenched a little in my chest when I recalled the day I spent at the festival with Xander, Rowena, and Declan. Sometimes I wished that I had my phone with me to look at the numerous pictures I took that day, but Xander took that phone from me when he learned who I was. Part of me was glad that I no longer had that phone because if I looked at the pictures in it for long, I might have given in. My wounds were deep and I sometimes stayed awake all night if there was anything that could be done to heal them. This had been
I pushed myself towards them and for a moment, I thought I forgot how to talk. I thought that after four years, I would feel nothing if I met any of them, especially him, but I was so wrong.“I thought… I thought I told you I don’t want to be found.” I loathed how weak my voice was when I spoke to Jorah.“I’m sorry, but I had to do it.” He gave me an apologetic smile and walked away with his mate, leaving me all alone with Xander and Rowena.I looked at Rowena and gulped, taking a look at the little girl in her arms. “Are you a mother now?” I asked in a low voice.“I am… I would have told you, but you decided that I’m unworthy of your friendship and you cast me away.” I internally winced at her choice of words. No, she was worth it. She had been kind to me since day one. She had always been worth it, but I was scared.“It’s not like that,” I murmured,
The plane landed and it took everything in me to prevent myself from squealing like a child. I couldn't believe that I was here again. I was less than an hour away from seeing Delora. I missed her so much. FaceTiming and constantly talking weren't enough. I needed to see her. “Somebody seems ecstatic.” I could feel the grin in Xander’s voice. “I can't believe that I'm here! It's been so long since I last saw her,” I told him. I wished I could tell her what I was, so she would be able to visit me in California, but I couldn't do that. I was afraid of the way she might react. Some things were better left unsaid. The two of us got up once we were allowed to leave the plane. Delora was waiting for us at the airport, but we weren't going to her apartment. I decided to make my friend experience the lush life she never got to have. Since Xander and I were going to stay at a seven-star hotel for two weeks, I booked a room for her too. I wanted to spend as muc
By winning the battle over Crimson, I became the legal heir of being its Alpha. After all, I was Elbert’s daughter and the Luna of the pack that won the battle, not to mention that I was a member of Crimson; Elbert never declared me a rogue. According to the Charter that set the provisions for packs, if a member of a pack won in a battle against the Alpha of the said pack, then legally, the said member had the right to the Alpha position. Since Silver Moon’s victory meant my victory too, this meant that I was the new Alpha of Crimson. Since I had become the Alpha of Crimson, everything related to the pack was under my administration, but I demanded a meeting with our friends who were also our advisors— Oriana and Dorin, her mate, were also among the advisors. There was something important I wanted to talk to them about. “It doesn’t make sense if I am a Luna here and an Alpha there. This is too confusing and pointless,” I spoke, earning their attention. The wedding wa
Xander fulfilled his promise. He gave me my dream wedding, just like how I imagined it in my head. As always, he did whatever he could to make my dreams come true. Excitement filled me as I stared at my reflection in the mirror. The white gown I was wearing was everything I could wish for in a wedding dress. The top was heart-shaped and the sleeves were long, glittery, and sheer. Tiny stars of a lighter shade than the dress’s colour were scattered on the fabric, making me feel like I placed a hint of my favorite time of the day on one of the most memorable dresses I would ever wear. Melanie made sure to design the skirt of the dress as a modified A-line, knowing it was my favorite. Despite her pregnancy, she insisted on making me the dress. She gave me a flawless one. “Here you go.”Oriana placed the floral tiara on my head, making me smile. “You look gorgeous,” she beamed, gently hugging me from behind. “Thank you,” I grinned, placing my hands over hers.
The moment I walked out of the Alpha’s house, I could hear the howls and fights that filled the area. “I'm free! I'm coming!” I told my pack through the link. I followed their scents, hoping that they were really winning just like Oriana told me. If my mate or any of my family got hurt, I was going to tear Crimson into pieces. “Hurry up, Luna,” Keith replied. Relief washed over me once I heard back from any of them. Thankful for the elastic clothes I changed into, I quickly turned into my wolf form and I dashed towards my family. “Are you safe?” I had to know. Please Moon Goddess, let them all be okay. When I received no reply, I raced towards their scent. Not them. Not my family. I waited for so long to have people like them. I wasn't ready to lose any of them. My heartbeats accelerated when I reached the battlefield. There was no time to be nervous or scared. I was going to defend each mem
My wrists were on fire from the silver chains. I was lying down on the hard ground. I had been in this cell more than once, and each time, my blood used to run cold and I always thought I was going to die. Even though this was my first time to be chained with silver here, I wasn't afraid. I knew I was helpless and the silver was wearing me down, but I was certain help was on its way. Most of the time, they kept me sedated and I was barely given food. Oriana did her best to help me out which made me believe that she was innocent, yet part of me was still reluctant. She snuck food for me from time to time and she even stayed for hours with me, trying to keep me company even when I gave her a hard time. Neither my mate nor my family was going to leave me here. It was a matter of time. I was sure of that. I was hoping that Xander would act rationally. I didn’t hear him talk to me after the last time he did. I had been waiting for a while. I just needed to get out of here
They had my mate and I needed to be fast. I was aware that by every minute, she was suffering one way or another. I wasn’t going to sit on my ass and feel her pain through the bond without doing anything.Almost six days passed over the last time I heard her sweet voice through the bond. I barely slept as I spent days and nights preparing my warriors for the attack. No words were sent to the council because they would do nothing but delay me.I intended to kill Oriana the moment I saw her. She betrayed Ayla even after she was forgiving enough to reconsider a relationship with her. Betrayal ran through her blood. She was a Crimson after all.“Xander, we received this almost ten minutes ago. A Crimson left it on our borders and left,” Keith told me, handing me a paper. We were all gathered at my house to put the final touches to our plan. We were going to retrieve Ayla. She was our Luna and we were ready to do anything to get her back.The
She betrayed me. I was an idiot for trusting her. I thought there was a chance for us to be actual sisters, but I was wrong. She was a Crimson. Their venomous blood ran through her veins. Giving her a second chance cost me my freedom, but I was sure that he was coming for me. The whole pack would come for me.“Ayla, you have to believe me. I swear I knew nothing about this.” Crocodile tears rushed down Oriana’s face as she stood behind the bars separating us.“There’s no need to carry on with your act, Oriana. I fell for your words and here I am in the dungeons, but I can assure you that they will come for me. Silver Moon will rattle your temporary peace,” I spat, doing my best to ignore the burning sensation of the silver manacles against my bare wrists.“I didn’t know! I swear on my daughter’s life. I never wanted to hurt you,” she whimpered, but I ignored every word that escaped her lips. “It w
Letting her meet Oriana on her own wasn’t a good choice, but she kept insisting that nothing bad would happen. I didn’t know how I believed that she would be safe. I should have sent somebody else with her. “Something bad must have happened to her! It’s been eight hours and she’s not answering her phone!” I hissed as I paced around the house. Keith was with me while Jorah and Declan were sweeping our borders with Crimson. She told me she wasn’t going to meet Oriana anywhere in their territory and they agreed to meet on a neutral land, but something didn’t feel right. She wasn’t even answering me through our mind-link. Suddenly, an idea popped into my head. Without saying a word, I ran out of the house and Keith was right on my heels. Her car had GPS and it was connected to my phone and hers. I could easily track her car. I opened the GPS on my phone and drove to where it was. My demons whispered ill-thoughts in my head that I wanted to scream out
“Okay, I really don't understand where you're taking me,” I told him as I took the bottle of juice out of the plastic bag. “You know, I'm kind of your mate. You don't need to worry about me killing you.” He chuckled. I removed the cap and gave it to him. “I know!” I exclaimed, laughing a little. “I just want to know where we're going.” “You'll find out in two hours or less,” he told me. “Fine.” I playfully rolled my eyes. Loana left a couple of days ago and yesterday, after returning from the airport, Xander surprised me and told me I needed to pack. I thought we would be going on a business trip, but it turned out to be a four-day getaway. Being the usual pain in the ass he was, he refused to tell me where he'd be taking me and no matter how many times or what I did to bribe him, he didn't give in. To give him some credit, he did tell me that we wouldn't be leaving the states. I reached for the AUX and connected it with my phone, deciding to