### Aurora's POVThe rejection ceremony had finally arrived, and I was standing in the middle of the pack’s gathering hall, feeling like a spectacle on display. My heart pounded in my chest, but not from fear. I was angry. Angry that it had come to this, that Zayn had dragged me back here, that my father was still glorifying Zayn like he was some kind of savior. I wasn’t scared anymore—I was just done.Zayn stood across from me, tall and proud as always, his smirk plastered on his face like he had already won. I tried not to look at him, to not let the sight of him standing there with that smug expression get under my skin, but I could feel his gaze boring into me, filled with all the arrogance he had carried since the moment we met.Then he spoke."As all of you know," Zayn began, his voice loud and confident, "the moon goddess chose Aurora to be my mate." He paused dramatically, scanning the crowd like he was telling some grand story. "But it was a mistake. Clearly, she must have fe
Zayn was sitting in his room, staring out of the large window overlooking the pack’s lands. His mind was elsewhere, far from the duties he knew he was supposed to be thinking about. Thoughts of the rejection ceremony and Aurora leaving with Derek still gnawed at him, though he refused to admit it. He scoffed at the idea that he could still be hung up on her. He wasn’t—he couldn’t be. The sound of the door creaking open pulled him from his thoughts. His mother stepped into the room, graceful as ever. Her face was calm, but Zayn could see the calculating look in her eyes. He knew what was coming; she had been circling this topic for days now."We need to talk, Zayn," his mother said, her voice soft but firm as she closed the door behind her. "About your future."Zayn turned to look at her, raising an eyebrow. "My future? What now?"His mother sighed and moved closer, sitting on the edge of his bed. "You’re the Alpha of this pack. You know what that means. You need an heir, someone to c
Zayn walked into the dimly lit restaurant, his eyes scanning the room for the woman his mother had arranged for him to meet. He wasn't excited about this at all. In fact, he was dreading it. But he knew he had to do it—to keep his mother off his back, if for nothing else.She was already sitting at the table, her back straight, her posture perfect. When she saw him, she smiled—a polite, almost forced smile that made Zayn immediately compare her to Aurora. Aurora’s smiles were genuine, lighting up her face and making everyone around her feel at ease. But this woman? She was the opposite.He approached the table, nodding briefly in greeting before taking a seat."Zayn, it's a pleasure to meet you," the woman said, extending her hand. "My name is Lila.""Likewise," Zayn replied, shaking her hand with little enthusiasm. As the dinner went on, Zayn found himself growing more and more annoyed. Lila was nitpicking every little thing—the food, the decor, even the service. She constantly sent
I sat on the edge of my bed, staring blankly out the small window of the room I was staying at Derek’s house,The city lights flickered like stars, but there was nothing beautiful about them. The constant hum of traffic, the voices of people outside, the fast pace of it all—it was overwhelming. I thought living here would be different, freeing even, but instead, I felt like a caged bird, unable to stretch its wings.Blending in with humans was harder than I’d imagined. I thought since I barely shifted, I could slip into their world unnoticed. But I was wrong. Raised in the pack, I knew little of human customs and how they worked. My attempts at blending in felt awkward, almost embarrassing. The last time I’d even shifted into my wolf form was when I was eighteen. Zayn used to say I couldn’t survive in the big city, that it wasn’t a place for someone like me. I had hated how he belittled me, making it sound like I was incapable, but now... I wondered if he had been right.The worst part
CHAPTER 1.THE BOY FROM THE FOG Today is the day i am getting married to the Alpha.I stare at my reflection in the mirror,trying to recognize the girl in the white dress.My heart should be full of joy ,but all i feel is fear. My thoughts drift back to that day, five years ago.The day everything started.It was my eighteenth birthday. i had no expectation for something special because i knew my family status in the park. I knew there was going to be no celebration,no party and not even a gift .But it was the day of an annual ball,an event i had dreamed of attending for years and this year it just had to be on my Mundane birthday.Only the high class socialites were invited,and i knew i didn't belong. Still, I couldn’t resist the urge to go, even if it meant standing outside, just to catch a glimpse of the magical night.I stood outside the grand hall, shivering in my thin dress, watching the other girls walk past in their beautiful gowns. My heart sank as I saw the doorman eye me w
Chapter 2. The Neglected Newly Wedded. They won't let me see him.The journey to the Alpha’s clan was long and quiet. As the carriage rolled through the dense forest, I felt the weight of my new reality settle heavily on my shoulders. I was about to enter a world where I didn’t belong, to live among people who would see me as nothing more than the daughter of a poor man, a girl who didn’t deserve the title of the Alpha’s wife.When we finally arrived, the pack house loomed before me, a grand and imposing structure surrounded by lush greenery. It was beautiful, but it felt cold, unwelcoming. I was greeted by a group of wolves—Zayn’s family and some of the pack members. They offered polite smiles and brief nods, but there was no warmth in their eyes.Zayn, however, was nowhere to be seen."Where is he?" I asked one of the guards who had escorted me.He simply shrugged. "The Alpha is busy," he said, his tone indifferent. "He’ll come when he’s ready."I tried to hide my disappointment a
CHAPTER 3. Trapped. Trapped in the name of marriageI was trapped within its walls, with no one to talk to, no one to turn to. Zayn had made it clear that I was nothing to him, just a burden he had to bear for a year. But no matter how cold and distant he was, I couldn’t stop the feelings I had for him, the love that had grown over the years.I knew it was foolish, but every time I saw him, my heart would still flutter, hoping for just a glimpse of the boy I met five years ago. But each encounter only ended in disappointment and pain.One evening, after yet another lonely day, I made a decision. I couldn’t live like this, isolated and treated like I didn’t exist. I needed to talk to him, to ask for something—anything—that would make this life more bearable. I knew he wouldn’t welcome me, but I couldn’t stay silent any longer.Gathering all my courage, I made my way to Zayn’s room. My heart pounded in my chest as I approached his door. I hesitated for a moment, but then I knocked, de
CHAPTER 4. Zayn's POVI stood by the window, watching as Aurora helped one of the maids carry a heavy load of luggage. It was a strange sight—my so-called wife, the daughter of the poorest man in the clan, doing tasks that were clearly beneath her. But she didn’t complain. She just picked up the bags and walked alongside the maid as if it was the most natural thing in the world.I didn’t understand her. She was too...different from what I expected. But then again, I hadn’t really given her much thought since our wedding. Why would I? She was only here because of some outdated tradition, and in a year, she would be gone.As I continued to watch, the door to my room creaked open, and I heard footsteps approaching. “Zayn,” my friend Cole’s voice rang out, light and teasing. “What are you doing, standing there like a statue?”I turned to see Cole grinning at me, his eyes twinkling with amusement. “Just thinking,” I replied, shrugging it off.“Thinking?” Cole raised an eyebrow as he walke