Alisa Morgan*
I wiped the thirtieth pair of shoes, placing them back inside their place, and then quickly began to go through Sasha’s closet. I knew she was going to wear a skimpy eye drizzly dress tomorrow for the ceremony.She had been looking forward to it since a year ago and had a dress especially done for the evening when they will announce her as the pack's luna.Her dress hung on a hook next to a full-size mirror inside a black bag made of cloth. I couldn't help but envy her.If destiny had been a bit different, and my parents were still alive, maybe that dress would be mine. I would be the new Luna and would become Boston’s mate. Just as our goddess had intended things to be, but only fate knew why things had ended the way they did. And the goddess played a huge part in it, how can she betray her own creation? Why did she create me if she was going to make me the odd one out? Truth be told I rather be nonexistent than go through all this.I never asked to be born in the first place!! Fuck the moon goddess!Even with my deep thoughts, curiosity got the best of me. I began to unzip the bag, admiring the shimmer of her light purple dress she was going to wear tomorrow. I imagined how it would fit me, as I took it out of the bag and placed it over my body to see it in the mirror. "It would definitely look better on you, Alisa," Bea says, making my eyes water as I chuckle."Thanks bea, but let's face it. Even if it did, it's not my style and color. Besides, I will never be able to have any of these things. But it's good to dream...right?" I say, forcing a smile, making her retract in a whimper to the back of my head.The pain of my rejection was still a fresh wound inside of me. I placed the dress back, zipped the bag, and fell to my knees. I began sobbing again, fisting my hands as realization dawned on me. It was just about one in the morning, and if Sasha wasn't back yet, it meant she was with Boston. They were together, and the thought of him being intimate with her hurt, even if he wasn't mine anymore. I crawled into a ball, crying and feeling pathetic, no, I was born pathetic. I was soon destined to become no more than a slave.A slave to one of the two most feared packs by our own king. If he feared them, I can only imagine how everyone else feels around them. I got up, and went home, ready to call it an end, and hoped that whichever pack decided to take me in, would allow me to take a few things with me.It was around three in the morning and I was still not able to sleep. I decided to go about my day, getting ready. I took a quick shower, feeling the cold water, making me shiver. I had long gotten used to the fact that hot water was for the privilege, and it did not include me. I changed into baggy ripped jeans, a worn-out t-shirt that used to belong to mom, I remember she wore this to our berry farm, and my workout dirty colored sneakers.They felt awful, since I didn't own any socks, and the inside was past worn out, all my socks were as worn out as a toilet rags, but hey... I'll manage.I ran toward the pack house and started to see the kitchen already busy. My eyes went wide as the pack caretaker came running, pulling me by my arm."What took you so long? It's nearly five and we need to get breakfast finished. One of the packs arrived last night, and the second pack is soon arriving. Luna Nina has instructed me to have breakfast before everyone wakes up. Everything needs to be perfect, got it?" she says, pulling me toward the long kitchen. If she was being careless to call our luna by her first, it meant she was nervous and didn't realize her mistake. It made everyone else look at her in shock, but doubt she realized."Alright.”I say, feeling a bit of pity at how everyone looked so scared and nervous. If they were so frantic, it only meant one thing...our alpha was especially on edge. Which meant he would not like any mishaps.She began to take out the needed ingredients. "Luna wants you to make your best honey mustard. It needs to be your best, and I am warning you, child... Do not mess this up or we are all done for." she says, making me worried. I mean, seriously, how bad can it be to make a honey mustard or something? But, she's right, alpha Damon was one hell of a fucking asshole demon.The last I need is for me to be on his bad side or the other alphas. I'm now destined to be a slave to one of them and if I'm lucky, the one less likely to kill me will take me in if they see a preference for my cooking. "They can even make you their official chef," Bea chipped in with hope . "If we were so lucky... I hope you're right, shuga." I say through our mind link.Fifteen minutes after the whole kitchen soon became engulfed with the sweet honey aroma. It made a few of the Servants smile, making me feel a bit proud. But I knew better than to show it.But just as I was bringing out the last batch, alpha Damon came in with Sasha and her father, his beta Livid."There she is, daddy. Make her give it back, tell her to give them back to me," she says, crying, making everyone turn, looking at him in shock.Alpha's gaze on me was deadly, filled with hatred, disgust and disappointment. He sighs, closes his eyes, and nods to his beta, gesturing for him to grab me. "I always knew you were a disgrace, Alisa. How could you steal from the future luna, are you that jealous of her and couldn’t hide it anymore?" he says, making me confused. His beta grabs my hand and pulls me away."What? No... I haven't stolen anything, I swear." I say as I begin to panic. Sasha face gleamed as she wink me before she resumed her fresh tears of lies, and I knew that moment she was setting me up.That conniving bitch!! From far in my head I heard Bea curse bitterly."You were the only one in my room last night. How could you steal from me Alisa, I treated you nice and this is how you return the favor. Just bring it out and I will tell the alpha to go easy on you.”?she says, making me feel dumbfounded. "I... I don't know what you're talking about. I swear I didn't take anything. I’ve never stolen anything before please believe me.” I pleaded on my knees."Who asked you to talk, keep your liar of a mouth shut.” he says, striking me with the back of his hand across my face and t stings like hell. "Let this be a lesson to all of you. I will not tolerate anyone taking what is not yours. Take her to the dungeon but after she gets twenty five lashes as her first punishment." he says to his beta, looking at me menacingly.His beta, dragged me away, making heads pop from inside their rooms to see the commotion. I wasn't just embarrassed, I was hurt, and angered. This pack has done nothing but treated me like trash, and I feared it would never end. I knew why they were doing this... They were probably making sure the visiting packs had the wrong impression of me. They knew if they don’t they'd ensure I had bad treatment there too."Please... I swear, I didn't steal a thing from you, Sasha, You know I wouldn't, I've never touched any of your things." I pleaded with her as her father the beta pulled me past the living room and out of the pack house, toward the dungeons.“Shut up, don’t dare deny it…my daughter would never lie.” Livid said as he placed more pressure to my arm, his fangs elongated and he pierced it with it..the pain was out of this world as I felt my eyes went dark for a millisecond."You dirty liar, I know you will keep on denying it. You were the only one in my room. I trusted you enough to be the only one to clean my stuff, and look how you repay me?" she adds, making me look at her in anger."Enough. Take her away." Boston says, coming out of the pack house with nothing but Boxer and singlet. But my eyes went wide as I see the mark on his neck. It was until then that I realized - Sasha had been marked too. That's why she hadn't come back to her room last night. They were together, and they had completed their mating bond, marking each other.I was done for. All these years Sasha had anticipated being his luna. She longed for him to mark her and give her the power to do whatever she wanted with me. The only thing now standing in her way was the ceremony. Once he was alpha, she had all authority to do as she pleased. And that began-with making sure to have my head on a silver platter. She knew I was demoted, once again, but if she found out Boston had sentenced me to be one of the Slaves he wanted to give the visiting pack as a peace offering, she was going to make sure I didn't leave. Otherwise - how could she have my head.I was her fun toy and she will hate to see me leave with my head on my neck.Alisa*"Why are you letting them take you there again?Please do something. Tell them it wasn't us." Bea yelled in my head. Livid pulled me by my arm, making me stumble. But he jolted me up, keeping me from falling on my face. I could only hear the laughter of the pack members as we made our way down to the dungeons.They are all monsters, all of them.How could they believe her? I haven't done anything. I have never stolen anything... Well...Besides food and pastries and that's only when I couldn't take the hunger I felt anymore. How much more mistreatment or torture can they possibly do to me? I mean I'm about to leave this damn pack thanks to Boston. Why are they so bound in hurting me? Do they really hate me this much?"Don’t make the matter worst Bea, I’m in a lot of pain as it is, You'll only make things worse." I linked back to my wolf as I struggled to get down the dungeon's steps. Livid nodded to a guard, making him open one of the doors, and then tossed me inside the cell.
Unknown Pov*Alisa is dragged out of the dark dungeon by a guard and Livid, with Boston and alpha Damon leading the way. Blood dripping down her lips, her body is filled with bruises, blood, and evidently a few broken bones.Though Boston doesn’t seem to care about what has happened to her, but he’s somewhat pissed off. She is supposed to leave tomorrow morning as one of the slave to the Lucien alpha. If things don't work out accordingly, he won’t be able to talk the Lucien alpha into protecting them.He's never been scared of a fight, but he knows he will not be able to fight off another intrusion by the ruthless hybrid king. He's already killed half of the pack already.They are vulnerable, and another attack may extinguish whatever is left of the group."Why are you so stupid Sasha? I thought you’re wiser than this but I thought wrong. Always use your head not your emotions. Is this how you’re going to rule by my side?” Boston shot Sasha a deadly glare as she walked to the opposite
Nathaniel*It felt like the party will never end. But by midnight and with no sign of my mate, we decided to call it a night. The more I am in this pack, the more I realize that their bunch of immature teenagers who are out to party and run around carelessly rather than contribute meaningfully to the pack. So we took off, and headed toward the little guest house prepared for me."My love, why don't you go first? I will deal with this." Milan tells my sister.She looked ready to protest, but I know she was tired. She sighs, hugging us and saying good night.We made our way toward the little apartment, walking under the moonlight. The vines became thicker until we finally came up to a clearing. There, stood a tiny shack, badly shaped. The roof looked ready to fall, the paint chipping, and a few broken windows.We came closer as her scent became stronger, but I growled when I got the scent of blood. "Nate, I think she's hurt. Her wolf feels like she's agonizing in pain but I can’t tell."
Alpha Nathaniel*I had asked Natie through our mind link to look forward to my Tamil dropping off my mate in my room. She was eager to see her, but she didn't expect the state she was in. I haven't seen her myself, but I think it isn't good. My sister wouldn’t stop crying and mind-linking me every second she sees a new scar or bruise on her.And those two fools won’t let me go.We pass a nice-looking garden of peaches hanging loose on it trees begging to be cultivated, It was rather pleasing to the eye. I don’t really fancy gardens that much but this one was exceptionally beautiful, if I may add."Well, this is where I leave you. Good night to the two of you. Boston, I presume you can handle things on your own starting tomorrow," he says, making Boston clench his jaw."Of course. Good night, Father," he says, turning and continuing to walk. Alpha Damon clears his throat and nods toward me. I nod in response and continue walking, but Boston is soon by my side again. There's not much of
Boston*I gripped the doorknob, shutting it lightly behind me. But being honest, I wanted to slam the damn door, or maybe take it off its hinge and toss it at that alpha stupid damn face. Just who the hell does he think he is? I'm an alpha as well now, I demand equal respect. I deserve his respect.If he thinks I'm going to submit or force my people to submit to him, because he's going to be protecting my pack, he's got it all wrong. Protection or not, I am sure my pack can protect itself from the hybrid king if we had the numbers. The time we were attacked it was simply because Dad had refused to listen to me. But he's right. I am outnumbered if that heartless beast comes by here again.I had already told Dad our walls needed to be reinforced, but he's always wasting the pack's earnings on stupid things. All the expensive clothes he buys for himself and Mom, their expensive getaways, and their constant vacations have left my pack in ruins.Maybe Nathaniel was right about one thing, I
Alpha Nathaniel*I made my way to Tamil and Noah’s room. They had been investigating what I asked them yesterday, and I wanted to see if they had anything for me before heading to see Boston and his dad. It seemed everyone was still asleep, other than the servants. I could hear all the noises made from clashing cutleries and of course complaints."Where is that cursed girl? Why is she not here yet? Is she still in the dungeons? I swear this girl is always getting into trouble." One of the older servants spat furiously, making me pause."No, ma'am. We... We overheard Sasha last night talking to her friends.""It's LUNA Sasha. We need to make sure we all call her like that from now on. Unless you want your head on a metallic platter. Now, what about Luna Sasha? What did she say now?" she says, scolding the girls."She said... She said Alisa is leaving our pack," the young girl says in a quiver. "What?" the older one responds. I get closer, looking at them as they talk about my mate but
Alisa*The rest of the morning, Natie, Mia and I talked. Mostly them, but still. I learned that Nathaniel also lost his mom through childbirth. He was just four years old when it happened, so Natie have absolutely no memory of her. If it weren't for pictures his dad kept, she would have never learned what she looked like, but from what Natie tells me, she was really very beautiful.When we were talking, the other servants came in and brought us breakfast. They tried to talk to me, but Natie warned me not to tell them I was Nate mate. They were uncertain if Alpha Damon could do something against us if he knew. "Trust me, he'll try to use it to his advantage. So until your attachment to this pack is severed, don't say anything." She begged, and well, I had no intention of telling them. I don’t share that type of relationship with them.No one in this pack has ever been nice to me. If they were trying to make amends because I was leaving, they could keep their apologies. Like Natie said,
Alisa*I suddenly fell conscious of myself sitting next to him. He suddenly wrapped his hand around my waist and pulled me to him. My shoulder is tucked under his arm as he lifts my chin to look at him. He slowly leaves a feather-like kiss on my lips, making me feel like I was melting. "I've been waiting all morning and afternoon to kiss you again," he whispers, his lips grazing mine and filling me with electricity. "Uhhm same." I utter, making his lips pull into a smile."Now, we haven't had much time to get to know each other. How are you? Did my little sister treat you well?" he said, but all I can focus on is the sweet movement of his lips. The sparkle in his amber eyes and that intoxicating aroma. He smells so good it makes me feel so good."Uhhuh," I say, making him chuckle. His Adam's apple bobble in his throat with every chuckle, and I can't help but stare at it like a dummy. He slowly leans forward towards my face, leaving another feather-like kiss on my lips, filling my body