[Rosie's POV]
“You're crazy! You humiliated me at our sacred ceremony! Can't you see the entire pack’s elders are scolding me for your psychopathic behavior!?”
“Sorry,” was all I could say. His slap marks still hurt on my face. How should I tell him? I'm doing all this because my body belongs to someone else.
“I have to reject you,” he said, finally giving in. “I, Beta Mike, reject you as my Mate, Rosie Mauvelous. Answer now. There's a lot of mess you've made that I need to clean up tonight.”
“I, Rosie Mauvelous, accept your rejection,” I retorted with a downcast face. Mike dragged his feet angrily, leaving me still in my wedding dress. Alone.
I staggered back to my mansion alone in my reverie. It would be a lie if I wasn't hurt after being rejected by my Beta mate, for so many times. But what could I do? It was all better than having to endure the hatred of my own family.
Arriving home, my step mother and sister greeted me in the living room, rather than my father who had been indifferent to me. In front of them, I kept my face flat. I knew they were happy about my rejection this time.
“Your Beta will be hurt if he sees your flat face right now, even after he rejected you,” said Linda, my stepmother. Beside her, her Beta daughter also looked at me with a scornful face.
“Let it go, Mother. A pretty Luna like her doesn't know how hard it is to get a Mate,” Chandite Magenta said. “Even if you get rejected today, you can just open your legs the next day. And, boom! You'll get a new Mate just as easily. Fucking cheap.”
“Are you guys done talking?” I retorted, choosing not to fight with them. “If so, I need to go to my room. I need some rest. Get out of my way.”
“What did you say!? How dare you say that to me!” Linda raised her hand and slapped me. My father, who was busy with his guests, came over after hearing the commotion in the living room. His presence only made matters worse.
“Rosie,” he called, coldly. A chill ran down my spine. That voice reminded me of all the abuse since he'd divorced my mother to marry Linda.
“Did your Mate reject you again?” he asked. He saw me nod my head, and his face was full of anger. Disappointment. Shame. If there had been no guests, he would have beaten me here too.
“Go to your room,” he ordered hurriedly as if he wanted to get rid of me immediately. “We'll talk later.”
I slammed my bedroom door loudly, letting them know I wasn't doing this on purpose.
“Why didn't you say the truth?” My wolf, Liliana, finally spoke. “If you tell your father the truth, I'm sure he'll understand.”
“Understand what?” I snapped, crying in the corner of the room. “Tell him that I forced to made all my mates reject me? That it's better to be rejected than to be tortured by my stepmother? That my body already belongs to someone else?”
That was right.
Psychopathic Luna, cursed Luna, it was all an act.
Thanks to my mother, I was blessed with a face as beautiful as a goddess. Beautiful hair, skin as white as milk.
My beauty makes anyone who sees me, fall in love. And this backfired on me. My stepmother, Linda, labeled me a prostitute because every night, a Beta would propose to me.
My step-sister, whose face was not as pretty as mine, spread fake news about me having a mental illness.
They would make fun of me as 'The Lucky Beauty', for using my face to seduce many betas.
From then on, I made all my mates reject me. Whether it was messing up on the day of the ceremony, making the elders angry, or running away on the wedding night. I did everything so that no one would mate with me.
Because that's the only way to keep their mouths shut. Before going to bed, I always think. Maybe I should be born ugly. Instead of having a beautiful face, everyone hates me.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
I wiped my tears hurriedly, hearing someone knocking on my bedroom door.
“Come out. Father is calling you.” It was Chandite's voice. “And bring your exam papers from the academy. He wants to see it.”
Oh my. I forgot to throw away my exam papers!
Not only pretty, but I'm also smart. All this time, Father only knew that I was the dumbest student at our pack academy. The stupid Luna princess at our Alpha Pack.
That's because I threw away all my test papers that had perfect grades, replaced them with bad grades one. I know I'm a coward. Go ahead and make fun of me if you want. But, this is the only way I can live a peaceful life.
“You got another bad grade.” In the living room, my father sat me down with him. He had a very disappointed expression, seeing the only daughter he had, never passed any exams.
“What about your singing?” he asked. “If your grades are so bad, at least you have one skill you can show in front of your Mate later.”
“I-”
“Her voice is terrible!” Chandite cut me off as soon as she found out I was going to say that I passed the singing exam. “She failed the exam, Dad. All the teachers made fun of her.”
“Ha ...” My father let out a disappointed sigh. “At this rate, you'll die a virgin with no mate, Rosie. What Alpha would want a stupid Luna like you?”
“But, Father!” My rebuttal was too late. My father had already left with a disappointed heart.
Beside me, Chandite smiled with satisfaction. Once again, she had managed to bring me down in front of my father.
“Satisfied now?” I said, full of pent-up anger. “Lying to dad, when all the teachers praised my voice in the exam yesterday.”
“And you think I care?” she chided, selfishly. Her hand pulled my hair to bring my ear closer to her and whispered. “Don't worry. You just need to sell your pretty face, and tomorrow, a Beta will propose to you. Easy, isn't it?”
It was so easy for her to say that as if I was a prostitute. But what pissed me off even more. Of course, it was me. Because I was a coward, and couldn't tell the truth.
Chandite went where she would be loved by her mother. Seeing their love, reminded me of my dead mother.
It was one of the things that kept me silent. If I told Father everything, Linda and Chandite would be kicked out.
I just couldn't bear to see them separated. Because I know the pain of separation. My mother died when I was very young. I just didn't want them to feel it.
'If I die with mom ... Will I be free from all this?' Suddenly, the thought hit me.
I hastily slapped my face. 'You can't, Rosie. You promised your mother to live and carry on the blood of the Secret Luna that your mother gave you!’
It doesn't matter that everyone hates me because I have a big job to do. All this torture is nothing compared to the secret my mother gave me before she died.
“Rosie.” Dad suddenly called me with his hurried steps. “Change your clothes now. Your alpha is coming today.”
“What?” I said reflexively, as my heart dropping into my stomach. “Father! You promised to let me free this year! You promised to arranged after I graduated from the academy!”
'Because that's the only way I can escape from this damn pack. I'll pass the singing exam, find a job, and run away. Only then can I find a Mate to pass on my mother's blood, my duty.' I said irritably, to myself.
“Silent!” My father dragged me forcefully into the room, locking me in from the outside. “Don't expect to come out before you change your clothes. Make up your face as pretty as you can. This is your last day to embarrass my pack.”
[Rosie’s POV]“There's no way I'm jumping out of this window to escape, right?” My eyes darted to the only exit in my room.“How about making yourself look as ugly as possible?” Liliana, my wolf, suddenly came up with a hilarious idea. “Whoever that Alpha is, he must be eyeing your face. If he sees that the Luna he's arranged with has an ugly face, he'll cancel it!”“Hey. You're smart,” I said with a laugh. “Why didn't you think of that earlier?”The door to my room was forced open, creating a commotion. On the first floor, my father sat waiting with a Beta with a dragon tattoo on his hand. My father's hopes and pride were dashed instantly in front of his daughter who humiliated him with a face full of black spots. Using watercolor ink, I crossed out my face with my painting skills, making me look as ugly as possible.“Rosie! What are you doing!?” my father snapped. His hand immediately pulled me inside. “Change your clothes now! Are you going to embarrass the only Alpha who wants to
[Rosie's POV]Hesse's attitude towards me confused me. A dozen horse-drawn carriages were prepared to carry my luggage to the palace. The maids dismounted and changed my clothes. This dress I'm wearing, isn't it too luxurious for a slave?“This way, Miss.” Hesse opened the carriage door, accompanying me into it.Hey. This kind of treatment, almost makes me think Alpha Charles is a good person. But just thinking about it, already makes me almost laugh. There was no way Alpha Charles would go to such lengths, ordering his subordinates to serve me, without an ulterior motive? No shit He would do that.“We have arrived, Miss.” Hesse referred to the palace gates that had opened to welcome us.The sun had already risen when our carriage arrived, so I could see a grand feast being held on the palace's front lawn.My father's words were no exaggeration. Alpha Charles truly lived in a different world from me.The palace that stood in front of me seemed to have been born from a dream world. Wh
[Rosie's POV]“Then give me The Contract Luna,” he said, seriously. “Just like your mom, you have it in your womb too, right? Give me that. And I'll fulfill whatever you want.”Alpha Charles, he... He knows everything! Damn it! I know he’s the killer!He knows the secrets of my mother's pack that not even my father knows!“Rosie... This is serious. The Luna Contract... No one has wanted to do it for a century. It's a terrible agreement! You have to reject it!” Liliana woke up, panicked and trying to get my consciousness.“I know,” I said, whispering. “If even my mom won't do it, then it's a terrible deal, isn't it?”The Contract Luna was an agreement between Alpha and Luna that exchange the baby in her womb over a contract agreement.My mother died without successfully carrying out that agreement. And passed on the power in her womb to me. In other words, I'm the only Luna in this world who can fulfill the treaty.But Legend says the contract can only be done once in a lifetime. In ot
[Charles' POV]Knock! Knock! Knock!“Who dares to disturb me!?” The sound of a servant knocking on the door forced me to stop what I was doing. My temper had been boiling since that damn Luna's arrival. “You! Come out! How dare you touch my chamber door with that rotten finger of yours!” I growled at the door as it opened on its own. Whoever it was, I would kill anyone who deliberately played me. Unfortunately, the door opened and revealed the face that had been filling my head.“Hey. Isn't she Rosie? How dare she set her face here.” Darwin, my Wolf, laughed at my misfortune of being visited by that Luna on this hot night. When I wanted to avoid her.“Are you looking to die?” I snapped angrily at her. “Have you forgotten that I rejected you? How many times do I have to tell you I don't want to see you in my room?”“S-sorry, Alpha Charles. It's just that, I was ordered to come to your chamber tonight.” Her voice fearfully trembled with my anger. But, fear is not enough. I wanted her