(TW: s**cide) DaisyThe first thing I feel when I wake up the next morning is pain. I groan faintly and sit up slowly. I look around the room blankly for a moment then see my clothes tossed onto the floor. I pale and look down at myself to see I'm naked and covered in marks.I start to breathe heavily as I panic and see blood on the sheets too. I lost my virginity because I was raped. Now what? Who was with me? Grayson? No, he just found his mate! Then who?!I tremble and slowly get up my waist, back, and core very painful. I even have a bad taste in my mouth so I don't even want to know what I put in there. Who could have done this to me? Why? Was it just one man or multiple?I quickly put my clothes on and stumble out of the room. It's still just before dawn and no one is around. I woke up alone too so after whoever was done, he left me alone like used trash. I don't know if I should be angry or depressed.I hurry out of the house as fast as I can through the pain and make it over
Tristian "Dad?" My Beta and Dahlia's father, Phil, is standing there with a grim look on his face. "What's wrong? Did something happen to Mom?" She asks worriedly. Phil shakes his head and rubs his head as if he has a headache. "No... it's not your mother. It's Daisy." Dahlia frowns as do I. What's wrong with her now? "She attempted suicide this morning." My heart stops and I feel the world start to spin around me. "What?!" Dahlia's eyes go wide. "Why?! She tried to kill herself?!" Her hands are trembling and while her voice sounds outraged, her expression shows her shock and horror. Phil's voice sounds so far away, but I can still hear him as I stand still like a statue. "Her friend, Samuel came to this morning to check on her. I didn't even know she was home. He went upstairs so suddenly pushing me aside I followed him ready to punish him... but then I smelled her blood. Samuel broke down the door and..." Phil trails off and grimaces. "I haven't seen so much blood in so long.
Dahlia I never thought she'd have the guts to do it. As I sit next to my chosen mate and love, Tristian, it's all for her. Dad already left to go about his duties and while I'd love to do the same, Tristian won't budge. He seems determined to see this through even three days later and I have no idea why. Daisy... poor useless and unattractive Daisy. She's been with me since I can remember and has always been a background character in my story. Plain and insignificant Daisy, always second to me, the perfect Dahlia. When I got along with her, she lived only for me. She always made sure to make me happy, but only because I was the only one to give her the time of day. I didn't mind her back then because I saw her as my other half. Back then, Daisy was different. She never let our parents get to her and was stronger. She changed though and I wanted nothing to do with her. I was the special one finding my wolf at age eight while she only got weaker and shyer. I'm better than her in ev
Dahlia ~Ten Years Earlier~ I understand why my parents think Daisy is weak and useless because well... she is! She's too shy, too kind, and too annoying for me to be around but I put up with it because of one person: Naomi. She appeared out of nowhere one day after Daisy seemed to completely break when Mama hit her for the first time and told her how much she hated her. I see her as another personality, but it's my favorite! She's so confident and strong and the sister I want all the time! I know it's her in charge when Daisy's purple eyes turn golden. Daisy seems aware of her presence too but I'm not sure either. I don't talk to her much and only keep up appearances. As I walk downstairs ready to get the day started, I see Daisy standing in front of my parents. With her harsh glare, I can't help but get excited. Naomi will be out today so we can play and explore the woods! Daddy backhands her hard and the sound is enough to make me flinch but Naomi stands her ground and just glar
NaomiSeeing Dahlia's pale face amuses me quite a bit. I bet she regrets not keeping her promise now but it's too late for that. I will never forgive her for what she did."T-that's a lie! It wasn't my fault that you left! I-it was Daisy! You always had to deal with her and her weak self!" Dahlia stammers out. Her voice is shrill and pathetic, exactly what I expected."You depended on me to do everything including being your sister and friend. In the end, it was your jealousy and selfishness that kept me from being known by your parents." I say and get out of bed. "Hey! Stay in bed, you're still not better!" I turn my attention to Tristian and raise an eyebrow at him. I see the regret and guilt in his eyes too. How disgusting! It's too late for both of them."I'm perfectly fine as is this body. It's Daisy that's shattered beyond recognition. And whose fault is that I wonder?" His hazel eyes flash with guilt and anger. He's not used to someone not listening to him it seems."She's the
Tristian I'm beyond pissed right now. How dare this little wolf disobey me and try to leave. I stop in front of her but she looks me in the eye her golden eyes glowing with power. She wouldn't even bow down to an Alpha's command. Just what sort of wolf is she? She's the opposite of weak little Daisy. I can feel Silas pushing me aside for control but I keep him in check. While Naomi will be punished for this, right now Daisy needs to recover. I need her to take back her denouncement of the pack so I can keep her safe. She holds her head high and speaks while making complete eye contact. "I, Naomi, former member of Moonlight and wolf of Daisy reject you Silas, Alpha of Moonlight pack and wolf of Tristian, as my mate." Wait... what?! To say I'm startled is an understatement. Wolves don't reject each other like their human halves! I fall to my knees and gasp out loud as I clench my chest. I've never felt something this agonizing before. Not even rejecting Daisy and her accept
~One Month Later~ Aiden As the Alpha of Crimson Moon, I have to always show strength with zero weakness. As we are true wolves of the night, we sleep in the day and are active at night. Every pack member is treated with kindness and respect. I won't tolerate anyone bullying any of the Omegas either. One of these reasons is because of my late mate, Rosie. I have her image forever in my mind: her beautiful wavy light brown hair, her bright green eyes, her cute freckled face, and her beautiful wolf form. Everything about her I have locked in my memory and I don't see it ever changing. We grew up together, Rosie and I. She was a lovely and bright young wolf who wanted to treat everyone fairly and kindly. Never once did she see herself as above anyone and even chewed me out when I behaved as such. Being a young and arrogant Alpha's son, I always got myself into trouble with thinking like that. She trained as a hunter and always brought home a nice meal even if it was something small l
(A/N: Hi guys! I apologize for not updating earlier, but I was dealing with a migraine. Because of this, I will be posting another chapter later today! I hope you enjoy it!)Naomi One month after leaving and Daisy still hasn't spoken to me. I'm not sure if she's awake or not but I know she's in there somewhere. The longer she's gone, the more feral I become especially without a pack. Pushing her does nothing though so I can only do what I have to do to survive. Crossing into another pack's territory isn't something I meant to do. Sniffing the ground and losing track of where I was is all my fault too. "Look, Grace, look! A trespassing rouge!" I snap my head up and see a patrol of wolves, three fully grown mentors with three trainees. I let out a defensive growl and back away while they approach me. They start to circle me and return my growl. "What are you doing on our territory, rouge?" The wolf named Grace asks. I lower my ears and glare at the wolves. I haven't seen any pack wo
LeahSeveral months have passed since we brought Tristian back to Royal Pack. Since then, he's been going through a harsh hazing but otherwise seems in high spirits. Going from Alpha to Omega didn't drag him down too much—he seems to have something to look forward to. The fact that it's me always makes me blush.The more I watch Tristian, the prouder I am to have him as my mate. He never complains about how he's been treated and just does his work. Of course, it’s mostly cleaning and carrying things around. He’s hopeless at cooking—no need to poison anyone with that!I giggle at the thought, though my stomach twists with anxiety. I have something I need to tell him, something very important, but every time I try, I feel like I’m going to faint or my heart will explode.You'll do fine, Leah, Eden tells me. I sense her wagging her tail with excitement. I have a feeling you’ll be very warm and comfortable tonight as well. She’s teasing me, yet she’s just as anxious as I am.“We both will
TristianThe first thing I notice when I wake up is the smell of bitter herbs and a familiar room. I sit up quickly and immediately regret it as a massive dizzy spell hits me. I groan and force myself not to throw up. Once again, I find myself in the Royal Pack's healer home... Leah’s home.“Oh, it looks like you’re finally awake,” a familiar voice says, and my heart sinks. I look up and see Xander leaning against the wall.“You were in rough shape, though, so perhaps it’s to be expected. You’ve only been gone a couple of weeks, and you’re already in such a state… You must have more enemies than I expected.”I grimace and lower my head. “I only met one enemy so far. She wanted me to suffer, so… I doubt she would have killed me.” I clench my fists. “At least... not for a long while, anyway.”Xander nods and tilts his head. “Carmen told me it was someone Leah called Penny. Can I assume it's your old friend Penelope?” He chuckles when I look at him in surprise. “I keep up with the other
TristianMany questions are racing through my mind especially with Leah being here right now and even saying she isn't here to reject me. I want nothing more than to hold her close and continue to redeem myself to be the mate she deserves.Maybe everything will work out in the end. If Leah accepts me, then maybe I'll have a clean slate to work with. Of course, I don't expect us to jump into being mates. A trial period will be needed so she knows she can trust me. I also need to know I can trust myself.As I think more about it, I picture my life with Leah. I won't be an Alpha anymore... yet that doesn't bother me at all. Instead, I see myself helping her mix up herbs for her patients and even doing small chores around the pack.In a way, it's a relief not to have all that pressure anymore. I won't have a pack to think for nor be responsible for everyone as a whole. I'll be part of a pack at least and won't go insane. I'll have a home, a beautiful mate, and a bright future. Even if my
Leah“Your mate?” Penny’s voice yanks me back to the present. She bursts out laughing so hard that tears spring to her eyes. Wiping them away, she grins. “Oh, you poor little fawn... to think the Moon Goddess hates you so much she’d give you such a useless piece of trash for a mate! I feel so sorry for you.”I flinch but take a deep breath. This isn’t the kind teenager who once comforted me. No—this is a rogue starving for revenge. A pack wolf driven to madness by years of exile. The Penny I knew is long gone.“What are you going to do? Let the Beta wolf loose on me so you can save him?” Penny smirks darkly, her eyes flashing with wild fury. “Over my dead body... you’ll never save that bastard.”In a flash, she lunges, but Carmen meets her halfway.“Go assess the damage! I’ll hold her off!” Carmen shouts, already engaged with Penny.I freeze—but only for a moment. Then I run into the cave, grimacing at the sharp, metallic scent of blood… Tristian’s blood.The farther I go, the stronge
Leah "So Tristian is close by?" Carmen asks again as we walk through the forest. "Eden can dream-walk in his dreams because he's nearby, right?" I sigh patiently, though I'm more annoyed than anything. I've grown used to acting this way since I’m the pack healer, but sometimes I have to explain things multiple times like I'm speaking to a pup. "Yes, that's correct," I say, glancing around. "She's with Silas right now tending to his wounds, so we need to get to Tristian soon." My stomach twists with anxiety. "It's not good... that's all she would tell me." Carmen's sympathetic gaze only makes me more antsy. I don't need that right now—I need her focused and determined to get this done. "It's alright, Leah. I have your back, no matter what. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be on this journey with you," she says, as if it’s the most obvious thing in the world. Maybe it should be, but I can't help the nerves. "I know. I just..." I swallow hard and keep walking. I don’t know what to say—espec
Silas The wild winds of the rogue forest lure me in. I hear the call and can't ignore it. With each step, sharp jolts of pain run through my paws, up my legs, and deep inside my head—yet I keep running. The deeper I go, the less it hurts. Who wouldn't listen? Who wouldn't seize the chance to escape the pain? 'Silas... stop running!' A faint yet familiar voice calls after me. Fearing more vengeful wolves, I speed up even as the pain blinds me. Even though it's fading, it's still excruciating. 'Silas!' The voice calls again, but I don't look back. However, it's only getting louder, fast approaching. Feeling cornered, I spin around and snarl. She stands before me, panting faintly. 'Silas...' she lowers her head and wags her tail gently. As she slowly approaches, I growl, baring my teeth. If I have to, I will use them! However, she stops right in front of me and tilts her head to the side. 'It's okay... you're safe with me. Let me help you... just like before.' Her scent hits me, and
Tristian I stir and let out a small whine suddenly aware of all the pain I'm in. My head is pounding painfully and my flank burns wet with something. As I lift my head to look, wet and dried blood cakes my fur. What's going on? What happened? "Oh, so you're finally awake, Trisy." I tense hearing Penny's voice and snap my head over towards the sound. Penny sits in the shadows her green eyes gleaming wildly. "It's about time... of course, pack wolves are such whiny weaklings after all." She purrs softly. 'Penelope...' I start but Penny only smiles slowly and stands up. She stalks towards me as if I'm nothing more than a piece of prey. 'I'm no longer a pack wolf... I...' Penny stops in front of me and giggles softly. "You honestly don't think I know what's been going on?" She asks innocently and kneels to my level. "You're nothing more than a useless rogue. The lowest of the low, even worse than the Omegas you loved to insult with your bratty love interest. You need to learn your pla
Leah "Oh, I didn't know that you knew Tristian as a child," Carmen says as we sit around a fire taking me out of my memories. The smell of fish slow roasting makes my stomach rumble. "You acted as if he was a stranger before so I didn't even think..." "It's alright." I shake my head. "He gave me strength at that point and I even stood up against Talia because of him. He was nice at that point... stayed with me all that time and his friend Penny kept me company until I had to leave for Royal Pack." Remembering the kind sweetheart I met just over twenty years ago is bittersweet for me. I long put that version of Tristian behind me but then suddenly he came back out of nowhere. Who knew he'd become my mate after all... especially when someone like me became his second-chance mate? Carmen frowns. "I never went to those meetings until I was much older... same with Xander too. We were away training by then. We didn't even meet until much later when you were officially old enough for th
Tristian ~Age 11~ By the time we make it to the meeting site, I've already pushed Dahlia's glare out of my mind. What can she do anyway? She's just being a brat like Penny says and wants to have her way regardless if she's in the right or not. Makes the pity Penny feels for her twin sister make more sense. "Come on, Trisy!" Penny nudges my side bringing me out of my thoughts. "You look so weird when you're serious! It doesn't suit you at all!" I pout and glare at her making her giggle. "Let's go and explore!" She grabs my arm and drags me away. Shouldn't I stay with father? I look back and see him watching us with nothing more than amusement. I relax because of it and look forward again. Maybe I'll be able to have fun during this pack meet-up after all. "So who do you wanna meet?" Penny asks curiously. "Only meeting other future Alphas sounds boring to me! Knowing many other wolves can be helpful in the future!" She adds cheerfully. "Alliances, battles, friendships, enemies... so