Destined To A Rejected One -
Chapter 4
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A BABY IN THE LYCANTHROPE’S PLACE
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– How lucky you are sister – spoke Rubi looking at the sky.
Esmeralda didn’t answer anything, actually she was very lucky, she was born and destined to be a velut luna while her younger sister is just a cimex luna, that even if she found a mate, she wouldn’t have any noble value within the pack.
– I hope you have many cubs, I’m sure it won’t be long – her voice sounds calm and on her natural red lips a simple smile adorns them.
Ruby loves her sister and this love is reciprocal, among all of them she is the only one who never treated her badly, however, Esmeralda had no power to free her younger sister from all the bad things that happen to her inside the pack, and an example of this are the bruises on her arms, about three days ago the females beat Ruby as a way to get rid of their anger.
Isolated wolves do exist, and the vast majority are omegas and cimex moons, life is much harder when they are alone. Most of them die when they leave the pack, as they are too fragile.
However, when the omega pair leaves and lives on their own, the cimex moon’s womb becomes fertile, however, the parents cannot protect their young and they all end up dying, attacked by other wolves or from starvation, none of them can hunt their prey due to their condolent nature. And so they endure the humiliation caused by their brothers and sisters.
A loud howl fills the tipans of the females sitting on the soft, snow-covered ground in front of the frozen lake. Esmeralda knew the alpha was calling her. They were going to mate once again.
– Better not keep him waiting,” Ruby spoke and hugged her knees.
Esmeralda sighed and turned around, if she compared her lupine form to her younger sister’s, she is three times bigger, her dominance is three hundred times rougher, ten times stronger, seven times faster….
Esmeralda approached Ruby and ran her big furry head over the younger one’s little head in a form of a hug. She stayed that way for a few seconds, but pulled back when she heard her partner’s second call.
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Ten moons later
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The full moon shone in the sky giving the feeling that even the goddess herself was awaiting the birth of Esmeralda’s first litter. What the goddess was really doing, she warned, she was not heeded, now she puts her promise of years ago into practice. The stars seem even brighter, the whole herd heard the howl of their alpha announcing that the cubs were about to be born; after ten long months of waiting. The surprise was undoubtedly shocking.
Every moment the other members of the pack were howling at the moon, the cold winter wind carried the sound of their howls throughout the region and could be heard even by the other packs, all the members were hoping that a true moonling would be born among the cubs, that a true one would be born within the pack would be the greatest honor of all, and at last the Nascent pack would have an advantage over the others. The hope was even greater because the current genuine lunam presented is pregnant and by fate or not, she like the velut moon is ten moons in waiting.
Esmeralda had a huge belly, she could barely stand upright and spent all her time lying in her den (in the great hall of the Rising pride’s castle), no one went inside, not even her little sister, the alpha could see her as a danger to his cubs and kill her without any remorse, the only one who could stay
the velut was him, the alpha, the protector, the companion. The others are betting on a litter of ten cubs or more. This is the first belly since the velut luna was introduced a year and a half ago.
When the alpha pair finally manages to sire offspring, it is customary for the parents to remain in their lupine forms until the pups are six months old. The pups are born as small wolves, and when they are six months old the first signs of lycanthropy begin to appear, the hair begins to fall out and the claws give way to fingers, the eyes cease to be black and human forms begin to be acquired.
The abundant b***d flooding the floor caused the alpha to break into a cold sweat even in his lupine form. It was unusual, the grunts of pain were too high pitched and hurt the sensitive typani. Velut luna was in pain, and so was the alpha.
Outside the room, Ruby listens to her sister’s m***s of pain with a clenched heart, the pups were taking too long to be born, this was not normal.
Inside the room the abnormal happened, the birth forced velut luna back to her human form, the growls turned into screams taking everyone by surprise.
What is happening? – all the lycanthropes wondered, uneasy, their howls ceased.
Giving the longest scream, practically tearing its throat out, the pup was born, hairless and clawless. In the eyes of the alpha lycanthrope, it was a shame laden with humiliation.
Turning her fingers into claws, Esmeralda cut the umbilical cord, took the child in her lap and her eyes filled with tears, it was her child, a piece of her being, the love was evident in her eyes and gestures. This was not right!
When cubs are born with defects, the mothers eat them to go in search of the male to mate and generate other offspring, healthy and strong. But in Esmeralda’s eyes, her son is healthy and perfect. He does not smell any disease or deformity.
– What have you done? – asks the alpha in his horrible voice as he approaches the female.
– I… I don’t know, I…
– You dared to betray me? – If she didn’t eat the cub, then it was born perfect. And if he was born perfect, he’s not the alpha’s son.
– No! He would never have done that, and if he had, you’d smell him and…
– Surely you talked to those damn witches!
– No! Respect me…
– You shut up! You filthy bitch. You wretched woman! Treacherous – she screamed giving everyone outside the fear of what was about to happen.
Body trembling, breathless she realized her mate’s intention, he wants to kill her cub.
The big wolf jumps towards her, but she still being weak turns on the bed and runs to the door, opening it and rushing out quickly, not as fast as she would like, her legs are weak, in her arms a human baby that even wants to cry, she only knows she is alive by the heat emanating from her body.
The howl clarifies the order, all the members of the herd transform and the hunt begins. Esmeralda cannot transform to escape, she must save the life of the little one in her arms.
With her heart pounding she manages to get out of the castle through the secret passage, the snow burns her bare feet, but it doesn’t matter. Her son’s life is more important.
– Ahhhh – the scream of pain comes from her throat.
The fangs of a transformed lycanthrope grab her shoulder and make her lose her balance falling to the ground, not even the contact of the icy snow makes the child cry, but worry floods the mother’s chest, won’t she be able to save her most precious possession? Tears already flood her eyes.
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