Lisa's POV

This fucking bitch. I hate her so much, but her mother will be a bigger problem. I will not let anyone take my spot as Luna away from me. They can all kiss my ass. I am furious that my father is just fucking standing there like he has no say in this. He is the Gamma, for Goddess's sake. My mother is furious, but she is frozen. How is she going to help me? I can tell that my father is going to let me fight this battle alone, and that is pissing me off.

I was never planning on actually giving up my position here. I just said I would to get Cara to stop. I figured that they would forget about it once they went to punish them. Once they moved on, I planned to run away and hide. They couldn't force me to accept the rejection if they couldn't replace me. Besides, I know that the only reason that Cara was forcing me to do this was so she could take away my spot as the Luna here.

She isn't fooling me with what she is saying. That blood sucker seems to like her, but I haven't seen her being affectionate with him yet. I can't see her turning her back on Paxton like that. She has to know how much he likes her; he never hid the fact that he did from her or anyone. Why she is playing this game of pretending to be mates with the undead is beyond me.

Does she think she has a future with him? Her even giving him a chance is entirely beyond me. He looks OK, I mean, for being a bloodsucker. Why is she so desperate? It is sad if you think about it. How could her life be better with a vampire than with Paxton? She might be getting others to believe she loves the vampire, but I won't fall for it.

My wolf is ignoring my pleas for her to heal me. It is like she wants us to suffer. What is she doing? Doesn't she know what is best for us? We need to get out of here. That is what is best for us.

'I know what is best for us-having our sweet pup in our arms. Mate loved us, but you rejected him. The Goddess punished us for what you did. He has a second chance mate, and we have nothing. No pup to cuddle, no mate to love us, no chance to have another pup. How does it feel to beg for something you want so badly and be ignored?' my wolf linked me.

'Don't you want us to live to fight another day? If you don't heal me, how can we get away? Can you not tell how pissed off they are? It is only a matter of time before they focus back on us again. Just heal me so I can get us out of here while they are focused on dealing with the guys. Once they remember I didn't accept his rejection, they won't let me walk away! I linked her back,

'Just like you told me before when I begged you to let my pup live. You said you knew what you were doing. That you were doing it for both of us. You lied. You did it just to become the Luna. Now look at us. We can never get our pup back. I wanted to be with my mate. You and your mother wanted the money and power of being the Luna. I don't think you loved Paxton. I don't think you loved our mate. You are incapable of loving anyone other than yourself. You can try to talk your way out of it, but I don't care. You won't let me out. You don't listen to me. You have taken everything I ever wanted away from me. I have nothing else to lose now, Lisa. You are on your own," my wolf linked me back before receding into the back of my mind.

How can she do me like that? Doesn't she even care about what is going to happen to us? I was about ready to lose it when they suddenly let my mother go. I have never felt so relieved in all my life. Hearing her arguing with Saoirse made me realize that I was not alone out here anymore. Paxton, Rex, and Clay stayed a few steps away from me. They were disconnecting themselves from me, and I couldn't care less. They were about to die anyway. Why should I even acknowledge them? I was still furious with Rex. He was always against me. Willing to take anyone else's side but mine. Even when Mom and Dad made him be nice to me, he never could stand me.

I am not going to miss him or Paxton. Clay, on the other hand, I liked. He always treated me well, but he had to defer to Paxton whenever he was around. Clay and I had a short history together but never mentioned it to anyone. We never had sex, but we had made out with each other quite a few times. I hated that he had to die, but I was glad that once they were gone, nothing would stand in my way of running the pack. I am sick of it here. I don't have any real friends anyway. I will replace a nice place to live, and Mom and I can move there together. Dad is still not stepping in to help me, so I won't be taking him with us. He looks pretty pissed about hearing that Mom had a thing for Beta James. I knew about it. I had seen her old photo album. Beta James was pretty hot back in the day. Did he not know about that happening? Former Alpha Hugo and Luna Mary Anne didn't seem surprised to hear it. The crowd around us is even bigger now, and listening intently.

I saw Tanya and Bridget standing there, but they kept their distance from me. That is fine. I am done with them, too. I will be out of here within the next six months. They can figure out where to go, along with everyone else here. I can't trust anyone to back me up today, but it doesn't matter. I am done with them all.

Does Dad not even realize that I need him right now? He is siding with the former and current Alpha, but I am his flesh and blood. Why can't he take up my defense? He has done that for the last several years. What is one more time for him? I needed him to be there for me; he knows I can't beat that witch. I see the very moment my mother messed up everything. She drew everyone's attention back to me. The moment I saw Saoirse's eyes land on me, I knew I was screwed. She was serious with her threat against me.

The moment she replied, I knew I had fallen into her trap. She wanted me to refuse to accept the rejection. I felt fear curling up in the pit of my stomach as I wondered what she was going to do to me. Her smirk was making me rethink everything. I already had a broken leg, and I was sure my nose was broken, too. What more could they do to me? I will go to the Council and make a formal complaint against her. I know that they can't force me to accept Paxton's rejection. At least, I think they can't.

It seemed like Rex was being truthful when he spoke out about it earlier. My heart clenched as I remembered his words. He was right when he mentioned that my mate didn't want me to reject him either. I forced him to do it. I threatened him, and he knew I meant it. I would have gotten rid of him at the time if I had to. People reject their mates all the time, and I growled out in frustration. My hands were tied. I can see the determination on her face. Saoirse is not going to pull any punches with me. It seems like she is looking forward to forcing me to do it. I screamed in pain as I felt my fingers break one at a time on my left hand. She never even moved. She just looked at them, and they broke. I couldn't stop my anguished cries as she methodically waited and broke each one of them one at a time. Giving me the time to feel the pain that she wanted to inflict on me. What made it worse was that she would lecture me between breaking my fingers. My mother tried to get to her to stop her, but Cara stepped in. She was still holding her as Saoirse continued to break my fingers.

"You bitch, you can't do that to her. She is the Luna of this pack. I will make sure you suffer for this," my mother roared angrily.

"She won't be soon, trust me," Saoirse responded.

"How can you force me to give up my position like this? It isn't right. I am Paxton's chosen Luna. He gave me the position himself. You are weakening the pack by doing this," I screamed in frustration and pain. I cannot believe how badly this hurts. Cara didn't scream out like this; she was basically a human when I did it to her.

"I know what you have planned, Lisa. You can lie to your packmates all you want. It seems like you enjoy doing just that. But I'm telling you that if you don't agree to accept his rejection. I'll ensure they know who you are," Saoirse told me. My heart skipped a beat in fear. I tried to figure out if she was even able to do that or not. I doubted it, or she would have led with it. Why wait until now to even mention it? Plus, if she could make people tell the truth, why didn't she do it to Paxton and his men earlier? I think I am safe here. She doesn't worry me. "I am telling the truth, Saoirse," I cried out, letting my tears fall. I have convinced the pack of other lies. Why can't I do it again?

"The truth about what exactly, Lisa? What would you like to say?" Saoirse asked with a gentle smile.

I knew what I wanted to say. I swear I did. But I couldn't get the words out. My mouth opened, but all that came out was the truth. I kept snapping my mouth shut, as the pack members present would kill me themselves if they heard what I was planning to do. All of my plans end up hurting them. They would be the most affected by what was about to happen. The former Alpha and Luna had their own money. Even if they used all of their savings, they might be unable to save the pack. If it were me, I wouldn't;t even try to. Let it sink on its own. It would be best for them to cut their losses and leave because I knew that was what I would do.

"Cat got your tongue, Lisa? What are you trying to say to your pack members?" Saoirse asked. She is trying to incite them against me. They might very well come together and kill me if she doesn't lay off.

I opened my mouth to yell at her for what she was doing, both to me and my pack, but all that came out was, "I am going to bleed this fucking pack dry and leave."

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