In the werewolf kingdom, a she-wolf's happiest day is supposedly when she meets her predestined mate. But for weak omega Lyra of the Crescent Moon pack, this fated day brings nothing but humiliation and heartbreak. Her chosen mate rejects her and chooses her cousin Athena , her longtime bully and tormentor. Devastated, Lyra flees the mating ceremony and goes to a bar to drown herself in sorrow. In her despair, she has a one-night stand with a stranger and becomes pregnant. Shunned by her pack, gossip about her unwanted pregnancy spreads like wildfire. Lyra decides to escape the shame by running away for good. Her already sorrowful world is thrown into further chaos when she ends up crossing paths with the stranger from that fateful night. And it turns out he has a chosen mate who will stop at nothing to get rid of Lyra. Meanwhile, Lyra's former mate, who once rejected her, now seeks to reclaim her upon learning she alone holds a special power that can save his ailing mother, the Luna of their pack. Lyra finds herself trapped in a whirlwind of emotions as people only want to use her for their own needs. Or will she finally carve her own destiny in the face of those who betrayed her trust and wrecked her dreams?
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I can't stop thinking about the mating ceremony coming up tomorrow. Finally, I am going to meet the person the Moon Goddess carefully picked for me. I thought as I stood near the iron bucket I had brought along with me to clean.
The mating ceremony was an annual ceremony held only once a year. The palace was going to be beautifully decorated, and everyone in the pack was to attend. The mating ceremony was a dream come true for all the women and men in the pack, for all were given their desired mates.
I am from the Crescent Moon Pack. They were one of the most prestigious packs in the city of Oceania. The crescent moon pack is highly respected throughout Oceania due to their terrifying strength and ability to take over their prey and predators with their ferocious attacks and techniques. They are currently the strongest and most-feared pack. No one dares to harm anyone from the crescent moon pack and gets away with it.
They were well known in the whole of Oceania and also the most populated. Their manpower was significant and well distributed, which led to the very first change in the history of werewolves.
They created a silver palace in which the Alpha of the pack and his family would live with the various strongest warriors of the silver moon pack. The palace was filled with maids, who were normally the most beautiful werewolf maidens in the pack. They had various roles, from cooking to cleaning. They had control over the washing. The maidens were also ranked based on their power levels. There were six ranks in the maids district.
The highest rank, which was the chief maiden, was in charge of supervising the entire maiden in the palace, and the lowest rank was the fluffy rank, which contained maids who were lowly ranked and were in charge of the daily sweeping and cleaning of the palace.
I am currently at fluffy rank because of how weak I am,so I deal with the daily cleaning of the palace.
"I wish my parents would see me now; your daughter is getting married tomorrow, someone as weak as I am." I whispered, giving myself a hug. I have always dreamed of it.
Every girl dreams of getting a really cool, handsome mate like Alpha Alexander, even if it could never be possible, not even in a million years, but sometimes imagining is fun. You know fantasizing about a really handsome prince charming coming to take you away and wash you off your misery.
I don't really know anything about my parents; I have been living with my uncle all my life. Whenever I asked about them, he and his wife just shoved it off and told me not to talk about it again. I guessed it was top secret stuff or they just didn't want to talk about it.
They never really acted like family toward me. I got to know the former chief maid at a young age. My childhood is something not worth talking about. I have been at the fluffy rank for a long time. The weak ones don't really have value in the pack. We mostly get bullied and humiliated every day. It felt like we were viruses in the pack. Fifty percent of us get bullied to death, some of it as a result of them committing suicide, while the remaining fifty percent either endure the suffering or support the pack just to survive.
"Lyra!!! " I jumped at the sound of my name. I didn't notice when the chief maid opened the door. I turned around to see her heading towards me with the "face," which indicated that I was in deep trouble. The chief maiden was in charge of supervising the lower ranks in the palace; anyone caught slacking around was to be punished by her.
She was once my rank, though; she was a smart worker, making her way through ranks in a short while.
She was someone everyone in the palace acknowledged—a fierce maiden once like me who could do anything she put her mind to. Raising her ranks till she got to the top. Her hair was silver in color, her eyes were red, and her arms were smooth and soft but hard at the same time. She was averagely tall and had a big heart for scolding.
As she walked towards me, I adjusted my dress and stood with my head down. No lower ranks dare look at the chief maid with a face the level of hers.
*Lyra, What are you doing? slacking off again?" She asked her face an inch from mine as I could feel her breath down on me.
"I..." I staggered as she cut me off.
"Shut up, you useless, weak piece of trash." Still talking, she tugged at my hair. I could feel it when part of my hair came off. Her strength was on another level.
"Please, chief maiden, I promise I won't do it again, please." I sobbed, trying to remove her hands from my hair.
"Who would believe the words of a mere weak useless werewolf, huh, tell me? trash like you are supposed to be banished from the pack!”
Immediately, she released her hands from my hair, switching to my right side as she punched me in the stomach. She had used more strength than usual, and the impact made me fly towards the end of the room.
Soon she was on me again. I have never seen her this fierce; usually, when she punches me, she just insults me and leaves. But today was different; I hadn't reached the wall when I saw her at my back. I might be weak, but I am still much stronger in terms of speed and strength compared to a human.
Somehow, I was able to see her movements but didn't have the strength to dodge. I was weak from the punch I just received. She had reached me about 10 meters before I reached the wall when I heard a very loud bang. I was knocked out.
"You should have never been born." The chief maiden said as she shut the door.
The air wasn't just meant for birds.The conversation drew a longer thread between them. Alpha Tristan buried himself in the pack matters and unnecessary meetings. They both still cared for each other a lot deeply. But secrets had its way of weaning distrust. Lyra had not still come to trust Alpha Tristan with her past as it truly did not matter to her. She knew about the war between both packs. It had been her lingering fear. Would his love for her be greater than a war that did not even involve her? She could not trade the love she now had for anything, but secrets.As much as he hated the Crescent moon pack, he knew he would forgive Lyra if she told him the truth. Alpha Tristan itched to hear the truth from Lyra, which was why he clearly asked to dispel his doubts.But her eyes and lips told two different tales. He was hurt. How could she not trust him till now? He was going to make her his Queen already. Alpha Tristan's bedroom was now completely abandoned. Although Lyra's nec
Their bodies glistened with sweat as Alpha Tristan lay motionlessly on her, their heavy breaths filling the room. Laura is not at all surprised by his amount of energy tonight. She willingly surrenders herself even more to him every time.He rolls off her in exhaustion, while she flashes a smile towards him.Seeing no hint of irritation or resistance from him, she knows his guard against her is completely pulled down. Drawing closer to him, she gently strokes his wood, enjoying the feel of it as it responds to her touch.“My lord”, she softly calls out while he groans in response. His eyes remain tightly shut, slipping his fingers into her hair.“There is something you must know”, her strokes increase slightly as she carefully observes his face for a reaction.“And what is that?”He was not pleased that she wanted to bring up a conversation while they were having a good time. His wood itched to ram in and out of her again.“She is from the crescent moon pack”Hearing the name from h
The eyes only speak the truth.Locky's intense scrutiny did not miss Laura's expectant gaze. He definitely knew her. Ha! Lyra had better braced herself for her arrival at the palace. Yes.. because she was not leaving here without any answers. “Why have you come, Laura?”, His lips pursed in a thin line as he waited for her response. His arms were spread over his legs which were firmly hooked to a small four-legged chair. Laura's eyes curved at him in a sly manner, before responding, “I believe you already know that, Locky”.His eyes cast downwards as he smiled faintly.Laura was, in fact, not surprised that he knew her name. She would have been surprised if he did not know her instead. Her doubts were dispelled in that moment as she now believed he was truly as good as they said.“We only see what is shown to us, Laura. We do not read minds”The slyness gradually dissipated from her eyes as she leaned forward in helpless curiosity.“What do you mean?”“You are aware of the debate
Luckily, they had sailed through the violent winds.The palace had quietened down. There was no more hushing around as everything was now clear.According to the palace maids and guards, Laura had fallen out of favor with Alpha Tristan. The maids accorded her more respect as she had successfully made their Alpha throw out the witch. Each of them looked forward to working in the kitchen as only then, they could assist her and be among the first to take in the sweet aroma of her delicacies.Lyra, on the other hand, who was more than happy to share as she was left with nothing to do the entire day, eagerly let the maids watch her as she prepared them.It should be noted that not all the palace maids and guards were happy with the changes as well. They still viewed her as a home wrecker, despite her genuine kindness.This controversy lingered amongst them, but none was bold enough to make any of their opinions visible to Lyra as they feared the Alpha's wrath.“I think this current princ
Alpha Tristan arrived at the dining room, full of smoke as he coughed violently.He walked towards Lyra as she was now the only one at the table, staring at him flatly.“Are you okay, my princess?”, His hands draped over her shoulders as he crouched down beside her, looking at her in deep concern.Lyra remained motionless and speechless as she maintained her lost gaze into an air of nothingness. Alpha Tristan was suddenly driven into panic by her unresponsiveness, and was about to shake her slightly, when she turned towards him.Their faces rubbed on each other, but this time, there were no sparks of romance or gazes filled with desire. Lyra's heartbroken eyes tore him from the insides again as he involuntarily turned towards Laura's empty chair.What had she told Lyra while he was gone? He should not have let this happen. He was too angry to stand her anymore, but what happened to protecting Lyra as well.“You have something else you're hiding, Tristan?”He snapped his neck towards
While the two lovebirds reached a common ground together, with Alpha Tristan atoning for his sins, they were unaware of just how lethal and closely the evil lurked. Lyra on the other hand, unintentionally made things a lot harder for Alpha Tristan. This was one of the things she feared. Although she was sure she had gained the respect of everyone in the palace by now, she had watched her own cousin, Athena, take her place in Alexandra's heart.She knew first hand how it felt. She could not believe that the peaceful love she now acquired held extra strings to it. Due to her mixed emotions, she had simply asked for a bit of space from Alpha Tristan that night, when he was about to skip into the covers with her. “Go to your quarters, Tristan. I want to be left alone”This statement put him into a dumbfounded state as he held the covers mid air. “What else can I do, my princess?”His voice was almost breaking, looking at her resolved expression. Had she really made up her mind to no
“My lord”, Laura barges into Alpha Tristan's study, screaming his name in extreme anxiety. He sourly frowns at her behavior as his voice subconsciously turns cold. “My lord”, She calls out again with heavy breaths, her voice almost breaking. “Why are you here, Laura?”He does not bat an eye, staring coldly at her. Her ragged breaths pause in a split second as she slightly bends backward, observing his reaction with utter confusion. He had never asked her this question as she was welcome at the palace at any time. The only thing that threatened their union was the absence of an heir. “My lord, you are not one to ask me such a question” she glared suspiciously, now believing Lyra's words from earlier. And Alpha Tristan's words were only confirming it further. “And you have never been one to barge on me!”,His voice reverberated loudly in the study, hitting the brick walls as they bounced back into her ears.She covered her ears in pain, her pupils suddenly contracting, squeezing o
A genuine friendship blossomed between the both of them. Lyra had kept down her guard, although not entirely as she was well aware of the thread that hung above them. The fact that she was indeed from the Crescent moon pack. As much as all she wanted was a pure love, where they could be whole with one another, this was a risk to her life and that of her baby's.It is not that she never tried to tell him, the times she had, the anger in his voice betrayed his gentle touches on her cheek.“My lord”“It is Tristan”“The workers might hear”“And who cares?”“I can't call you Tristan”She stubbornly folded her elbows on top of her stomach, looking away from him.“But you just did, angel”He brought her face to his, their noses lightly rubbing each other's as he laid beside her.“I did not. I only said I am not calling you Tristan”“You have said it again”He deeply smooched on her neck, making her let out a soft moan subconsciously.He suddenly stopped with his eyes laughing at her watery
Her following days in the palace were very peaceful. Infact, it was anything unlike the crescent moon pack she had experienced.As much as she loved the palace interiors and the various paintings she wished so much to explore, she was too tired to abandon her bed rest. It was the first time she wasn't up and working. Her eyes shone in delight as the maids frequently took food in and out for her. Her meals were intently attended to. The tiredness of the past months weighed down on her. Her body noted the changes and adapted quickly to it. She slept when she was not eating, ate when she was not sleeping. This was her life now. The royal physicians paid close attention to her as they treated her wounds gently with Alpha Tristan at every of these occasions.“The pain would not last long, miss” one of the physicians consoled as he applied a soothing cream to her knees. That was the most serious injury as it was filled with bacterias as it reopened over and over again.Alpha Tristan hel
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