Chapter 5

The next morning we went over to the packhouse. Alpha Phill*pe would always spare his first hourof the day for walk-ins. He wasn’t a bad Alpha just not a great one either. What bothered me themost was the fact that he was training David to be the next Alpha. And how that meant David wouldsit into most conversations.

Alpha Phill*p was more than okay with Kate going to live with the Cresent Moon pack. He lovedmembers of the pack going to live in another pack to form alliances. My problem was that there wasalready an alliance between the Blood Moon and White Oak pack. Alpha Phill*p would never letpack members move to another pack if it didn’t benefit him. In most cases forming or strengtheningan alliance would suffice. But I wasn’t about to move to my mate’s pack. I was about to move tofamily so no new relationships were built.

He was very interested in the prospect of one of the pack’s unmated she-wolves becoming achosen mate to the royal family. For him, it would be the ideal alliance. Like his son though hedeemed me unworthy of being the future queen. He didn’t even try to hide his disbelief shrugginghis shoulders as he told us.

“Honestly I have no issues with Ayla going to the royal ball. But we all know the likelihood that thePrince will choose her as the Luna of all Luna’s is extremely small. Tell me how it would benefit ourpack if she was not to return to us after the ball”

My parents tried to reason with him, pointing out how the pack was not treating me kindly after hisson rejected me. Mom went as far as asking him how the future Luna would feel knowing that herAlpha’s fated mate was still living in the pack.

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“My son has selected a wonderful chosen mate. He is making the greatest sacrifice known towolves. Letting her go to the royal ball to make sure the Prince does not want a fine she-wolf likeHannah for himself. Rest assured though if he does not and she will return to us as our Luna shewill treat Ayla exactly like she has been doing ever since the rejection” Alpha Phill*p told us like hewas reassuring a toddler that there were no monsters under the bed.

Was he that unaware of what was happening right under his nose or was he that uncaring? Notscreaming about everything Hannah and her flying monkeys had done to me so far was alreadytaking all of my self- control. Willow was already itching to take over control. I knew I shouldn’t I hadbeen enduring the bullying, the beating the abuse for two years now. All so I would not causeproblems for my family. Now so close to escaping was not the time to mess it all up. Easier saidthan done when David smirked at me, licking his l*ps before addressing his father like a good littleAlpha in training.

“Can I give my opinion Father?” He asked politely, and of course, Daddy dearest let him.

His pride over his son starting to pick up Alpha duties written all over his face.

With an evil smile, David started talking again.

“I do think the Hemmings put too much weight on my decision to reject Ayla. Every wolf with asense of self-preservation would want a more suitable Luna. They all applaud me for the sacrifice Imade in recognizing the Moon Goddess’ only fault. Many seem to think for some reason the matebonds between me and Hannah. And Ayla and that Omega what’s his name got switched up”

Right away the air was thick with tension. Kate squeezed my hand hard enough to hurt. Telling mewithout words that I needed to keep my mouth shut. Mom and Dad stiffened at the insult. Notbecause he

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thought it likely that I was mated to an omega. No one in our family cared for ranks. It was hisblatant disregard for me, my wishes, and the matebond we once shared that set everyone off.

“I gather she is allowed to see her sister off to her new pack then Alpha, I mean my mate and Icould always escort her but…” Dad asked Alpha Phill*p, I knew there was nothing else he could do.

Still, his silent and quick acceptance of my fate hurt me. Alpha Phill*p’ s permission for me to seeKate off came as quickly as Dad’s acceptance came. It was something at least. It would present mewith a small break from the bullying and the pain. I was over David. I had been since the day I sawhim flirting with Hannah. Seeing my once- fated mate move on so quickly and with the she-wolf thathurt me so much was still painful to watch. Like a constant reminder, the Moon Goddess indeedmessed up. During the walk David’s remark about mine and Hannah’s matebond being switched upstuck with me. What if he was right? What if I could have had a sweet mate who would have adoredme and loved me like I always dreamed of? How could it be possible for one single mistake to ruinso many lives? Hannah’s mate had not survived the rejection. It is the worst pain known to wolves.Omega’s are weaker and often they will die from the pain of rejection.

Yet Alpha Phill*p sat there with a straight face telling me the she-wolf who caused our pack to lose amember. Making parents lose their only son over something as petty as a rank would be a betterLuna than I would be. My anger was taking over, and I needed to get these emotions out beforethey would get the better of me. Willow hadn’t stopped fighting to take control and it would be betterto shift if I was still in control. Our wolves tend to react more primal and I had no doubt she would goover to David and fight him the second I was no longer in control. Too upset with my parents Imindlinked Kate where I was going so that she would not worry for me before shifting walking outinto the forest, ‘to one of the empty tree trunks where we could

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keep our clothes after shifting.

After checking no one was there I shifted into my wolf form and just took off running. I’ve alwaysloved running and it was the one thing I was better in because of my size. Being small made mefaster and a lot more agile. I could outrun every wolf in my pack and most in the White Oak packtoo. The feeling of the wind rushing through my fair, the wh *zing in my ears drowning all the othersounds out always made me feel peaceful. Feeling peaceful, calming down, and collecting myselfwas exactly what I needed now. The first few minutes it felt like someone was watching me. Once Igot deeper in the forest the feeling faded so it must have been in my head. Everyone in my packcould follow me in this forest.

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Sun was already setting, I had ignored every single family member that reached out to me over themindlink. Now my limbs were aching, I was hungry, thirsty, and honestly exhausted. When I finallyreached the treetrunk where I stored my clothing. Hannah was waiting for me with her friends andbrother. This time I would be in real danger, I was dead tired and hadn’t eaten all day. There was noway I could defend myself well, still, I took on a fighting stance. There was no way I would take theirbeating lying down.

In an instant, all five of them are on me, head-butting me and biting me. Scratching me with theirpaws. I tried hitting them back with my paws. Biting me but they were all over me and I could notdefend myself sufficiently. In the end, I had to stop fighting saving the last of my energy to getdressed and make my way home. The moment my b*dy grew limp they shifted and left me on myown. But not without grabbing my clothes so I had to make my way home n*ked. Meaning myparents would see my bruising, they would see what fate they had accepted for me so willingly.

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My mother gasped the second I opened the front door, Kate and her mate ran to catch me, to stopme from falling over. Dad was growling about to shift when Daniel stopped him.

“This is what you allow to happen, she tried to protect all of us but this is what you’re letting themget away with”

Daniel has never screamed at either one of our parents, I was about to tell him not to but thesecond I opened my mouth blackness overtook

me.

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