ANIKA'S POV:-

ELEVEN YEARS LATER:-

I opened my eyes as the sun was shining brightly in the sky. I looked at the calendar on the front wall and sat up on the bed. I squealed in happiness as it was finally the day. I hopped off of the bed and went towards the bathroom. I took a quick shower then brushed my teeth. I stepped out of the bathroom and went straight towards the closet. I went through all my closet but did not find the dress I had bought especially for my birthday.

Yes, it was my eighteenth birthday. And I was not excited because of my birthday. I was excited because Adam was coming home after a long time. Last he visited three years ago. After that, he did not come. But a few days before my birthday, I received his letter. And he told me that he would be there on my birthday.

As I was going through all my closet, I heard my evil sister giggling to herself. I returned around and found her leaning with the door frame. I rolled my eyes as I saw her evil face in the morning. "Looking for this?" She said while holding a piece of the dress I had bought for my birthday. Looking at the piece of the dress with wide eyes, I went towards her. She threw it on the floor so she could humiliate me again.

"Did I not tell you? No one gets to wear anything better than me." She said in her usual evil tone. With teary eyes, I looked up at her.

"Why did you do that? You said your dress was better." I asked her while trying hard to control my emotions. But instead of answering me, she went away laughing like the evil bitch she was. I did not have anything else to wear. My old clothes were not in the position to be worn on my birthday. That was the reason why I asked Adam to send me something to wear. But instead, he sent me money and told me to buy something for myself.

I went to bed and sat down. I hugged my knees tightly and started sobbing. As always, she ruined everything and I knew no one would say a word to her. Ever since I saved the life of our Alpha and his crew, the Alpha released the orders to show respect for the person who saved his life. In front of Alpha, my family used to behave but while at home, I was just a slave for my bitchy sister. I kept sobbing for only God knows how long. Until I felt numb and fell asleep.

I opened my eyes as I felt someone's hands on my bare arms. I sat up abruptly on the bed. I sighed in relief as I saw who dared to touch me like that. It was Adam. I did not say anything. He pinched my chin lightly and guided my gaze towards his. "I came back because my little angel wrote to me that she was missing me. I thought she would be wearing a beautiful dress and would be looking all stunning. But here she is, lying naked on the bed, sleeping peacefully. Why do you have puffy eyes?" He spoke, then asked me when he noticed my puffy eyes.

"Skylar tore my new dress. I have nothing to wear." I replied to me and my tears and betrayed me. He grabbed my hand and pulled me on his lap. I hugged him and rested my head on his shoulder.

" That's it. That is not a big problem. As I have brought you a very stunning dress." He said and I looked at him. He had a wide smirk on his face.

"Where is it? You did not tell me that you are bringing me a dress." I asked him with a pout on my face. He just chuckled and cupped my face.

"Baby girl, I knew your bratty twin will fuck up. That was why I bought you a new dress." He replied and I wiped my tears. I smiled and pecked his cheek.

"I want to see that dress." I said excitedly. I was about to stand up when he grabbed my hips and pulled back on his lap. I frowned and looked at his face.

"You are not getting that dress this easily, baby girl." He whispered as he rubbed the tip of his nose with my bare shoulder. I felt sparks of electricity all over my body when he touched me. I gulped hard as he wrapped his arm around my waist.

"What do I have to do?" I asked him in a nervous tone. He chuckled and grabbed the back of my neck.

"For now, let me enjoy your warmth after all these years. I have missed you a lot." He replied and the only thing that came out of my mouth was a "huh!" sound. He set me back on the bed and made me lie down. He laid on top of me. It felt good to feel his warmth on my body.

"Adam…" I called him.

"Hmmm…" He hummed.

"Please tell me you are not going anywhere from now on. I missed you all these years." I asked him as he hugged me tightly. He chuckled hearing my question and pecked my shoulder.

"No, I will be living here with you from now on." He replied and I looked at his face. He then sat up and went away. I also sat up on the bed. In a minute, he came back to the bedroom with a big box with him. He cut the ribbons of the box and I gasped seeing the most beautiful dress I had ever seen in my life. It was a strapless pink dress. It was puffy and I could see that it would reveal my cleavage.

"Do you like it, baby girl?" He asked me as he found me looking at the dress in awe. I looked at him and smiled. I hugged him tightly and he pecked my left cheek.

"I love it." I replied in a happy tone. He chuckled, hearing me so excited. He kissed the top of my head then asked me to change into the dress he had brought me. He left the room and I started getting ready.

SKYLAR'S POV:-

I was excited to know that Uncle Adam was coming back home. I did not know why, but I always wanted him to just look at me. Instead, he always loved Anika. I did not know what was so special about her. She was ugly and hideous while I was stunning and pure. Why could he not look at me as well? He bought her gifts. He fed her with his hands. But he never did anything like that for me. I wanted him to do that to me as well.

I knew well what Anika would do in future. My parents told me that. Especially my dad. He was terrified of her. He told me everything. That was the reason why everyone supported me. My dad said Anika would soon turn into a monster. And she would kill everyone who loves her. That was the reason no one ever loved her. Not even me. Even though I was her twin sister. But I did not love her. I wanted to. But seeing her with uncle Adam, it always burned my heart. I never knew why but it really hurt me.

ADAM'S POV:-

I was sitting on one of the couches, reading a book I had brought with me. Leaving my angel in her room, I came back down so she could have her privacy. I knew she needed to learn to live with me. Because I had come back home. My mother was not fine and to make her wish come true, I asked my Alpha to grant me to live with my family.

As the boring party was going on, I busied myself with my book which was a thousand times more interesting than the lamest stories of that bratty bitch, Skylar. To my surprise, things were better ever since I came back. No one seemed to have any sort of problem with me. Not everyone had problems with me except for my angel's father, James. He used to be jealous of me, all the time. But ever since I came back, he seems to be better. In fact, he was way nicer than ever.

"Adam!" I heard James calling me. I looked up from my book towards my brother who was standing in front of me.

"Alpha's messenger, Kara is waiting for you. He came to see you." He said and I looked at the man behind James. I stood up and went towards the man. He was the messenger of Alpha Thomas and me. And his name was Kara. He was only used to convey important messages between the Alpha and me.

"Hi, Kara. What's up?" I asked him while signalling him to walk with me. I took him towards the safer corner of the house. I definitely did not want anything important to be heard by someone brainless. The other siblings I had along with their kids were nice. But James and his bratty bitch, Skylar, they were hell. Not so much for me but my little angel had suffered a lot because of these brainless dofus dad and daughter. Not that the others were nice to her. No one was nice to her except for me and my parents.

"I have brought greetings from the Alpha. I was told to deliver this box to you and the special message by our great Alpha. He said, ``take care of this box until my arrival. I will be there in a few minutes. Don't let any soul know that I will be at your home. Make sure, no one touches the box until the arrival of the Alpha family." He said and my eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Wait, our Alpha? He is coming here? At my angel's birthday party? And that too, along with his whole family? Did I miss something or what?" I asked Kara who shrugged his shoulders as if he knew nothing.

"Alpha did not tell me anything else, Beta Adam. He just told me that and then he was yelling at our Luna to be ready in time so they will not be late for the party. He looked very excited. Last I had seen him happy when he had announced you as his Beta." He replied and I just nodded my head. I knew there must be something important in his mind. That was the reason why he decided to come over instead of calling me to the pack house.

"Thank you for your service, messenger Kara. I will take care of everything. You can rest for now." I said and looked around.

"Mick, son, take messenger Kara to one of the guest rooms. He needs to take some rest." I told the son of my second brother, Erik.

"Okay, uncle Adam. This way, messenger Kara." He said and took Kara towards the guest rooms. I sighed and went towards the entrance where a big box, wrapped in a decent but beautiful wrapper, was placed.

"Erik, brother, would you please help me with this box?" I asked as I saw him walking around. He smiled as he always did and came to me, nodding his head.

"That's such a huge box. I bet James has bought something for his princess." He said as he pushed the box inside the house and towards the main hall where the party was held. I shook my head and Erik frowned in confusion.

"This is not for Skylar, I bet. It is a special gift. We will all know soon about that. Let's just see who will get it and what is inside." I told him half of the truth, I avoided telling him the other half. My Alpha had asked me to keep that part of the information for myself only, I had never broken his trust, ever. That was the reason why I was chosen as the Beta of the Blue Moon Pack. Alpha Thomas thought that I was the person he could trust blindly. That was why he chose me to be his right hand. As we settled the box in the corner of the hall, I sighed in relief. It was not just huge, it was heavy as well.

"Oh my gosh! Everyone, look here. My daddy has bought me the biggest gift of all. He loves me more than anyone. Let me open it so you all can see what is inside the box." The brat Skylar said in an excited tone as she saw the box Alpha had sent. Before she could even touch the box, I grabbed her by her arm and pulled her far away from the box.

"That is not for you. You have gotten thousands of boxes. Go and open them. If you dare to even look at that box, I will break your legs at your stupid birthday party. Mark my words." I growled at her in anger. She gritted her teeth and stomped her foot on the floor.

"So you bought it for your slut. Guess what, I like that box and I am going to keep it. Buy something else for your slut." She replied and I grabbed her arm again. This time, I dug my nails in her skin to make my anger and my point clearer for her.

"You listen to me, you little brat. First of all, you call her names and I will rip that little piece of junk out of your mouth. Secondly, if you touch that box… no, if you even look at it, I will kick you out of your comfy bedroom. You will be punished to sleep in the kitchen, where you made Anny sleep for so many nights." I growled at her, this time even angrier than before. She winced in pain, then she started shivering as she heard my angry tone. I pushed her and she went running towards her father to get that box. Or that was what I thought.

SKYLAR'S POV:-

Seeing the hatred in Uncle Adam's eyes for me as always, my chest burned with pain. I ran straight towards my bedroom. I shut the door and sat down on the ground. I did not know why he hated me this much. Once, just once I wanted him to talk to me like he always talked to Anika. Hugging my knees tightly, I started crying.it was not the box or not even the things inside of it.

If he had once given me just a pair of socks, I would be more than happy. But he never brought me anything. He always brought many things for Anika. But nothing for me. I wanted his attention too. I wanted him to buy me something. Maybe a tissue paper. I would not mine at all. But I wanted him to call me just Skylar at once but not brat or bitchy Skylar.

Knowing the fact that he hated me for some reason, it always broke my heart. Once all my tears were out of my system, I stood up and retouched my makeup. Once done, I put on my bitchy smile back and went to my dad. I wanted what he had brought for Anika. I did not care if he would break my legs.

ANIKA'S POV:-

I looked at myself in the mirror one last time. I was hell nervous. Everything was perfect but the scar on my face was messing with the look. The dress and everything Adam had brought me, they were all very stunning but I could not help that scar. I just wished it would have gone. But I was not very lucky. I even asked the Celestial if she could make it go away. But she said it was permanent. Celestial was like a God mother to me. She was always nice to me. Whenever I felt lonely, I always went to her. She always made my pains go away. Gulping the nervousness down, I held my head high and stepped out of the room.

As I started descending down the stairs of the house, my heart started drumming inside my rib cage. I did not know what he would say. I did not know if he would like everything he had brought for me. Or I would just break his heart. Brushing off all the negative thoughts, I started taking deep breaths.

As the party came into view, everyone turned around and looked at me. But my eyes were roaming around to see the only person I wanted to see at that moment. But to my surprise, he was nowhere to be found. Just as I started to feel heavy in my chest, my eyes darted at him at the other corner of the hall. He was standing in front of a big box. As if he was guarding the box for some reason. His mouth was agape and he was staring at me with wide eyes.

I felt my cheeks burned as I saw him drooling over me, from head to toe. Ignoring everyone at the party, I went straight towards Adam who was looking at my body like a hungry wolf. I stood in front of him and snapped my fingers in front of him twice. As if he was woken up from a dream he was having, he blinked his eyes a few times. He cupped my face and chuckled softly as he again looked at me from head to toe.

"My beautiful little angel, you look absolutely stunning. As if this dress was stitched for you. Look how perfectly it is hugging your body." He said in an excited tone. I giggled shyly and started playing with the hem of my dress. He chuckled again at my nervousness and pulled me to his chest. Rubbing my back as always, he held me close to his chest to make me feel comfortable with the whole crowd as always.

Just as everything was going amazing, Skylar had to step in to ruin my perfect moment. She came towards us and Adam pushed me behind him. My dad followed her behind. Seeing him walking behind her, fuming in anger and glaring at me as if his glares would split me in half, or I would die a painful death. I had gotten used to all that. Long ago, I used to crave for the love and care only Skylar had gotten. But by the time I got older, I stopped even looking at my parents as my parents. They were total strangers to me.

"Adam, please give this gift to Sky, you can buy anything for Anika later. No one is going to ask if you should give her anything or not. But my baby wants this big gift box." My father said bitterly as he looked at me with a disgusted look on his face. I grabbed the pinky finger of Adam as my father's glares were boring holes in my head. It pained my heart to see how much they differentiate us both. We were twin daughters. They neither got anyone before us, nor after us. But still, Skylar was their favorite while I was always treated as her slave.

She wrapped her arms on her chest and gave me her evil smirk. As if she knew that she was winning some sort of war. I rolled my eyes at her childishness. I interviewed my fingers with Adam's and came forward. "Come on, Sky. Are you still gonna cry like a baby over things? How pathetic? You have thrown your eighteenth birthday party and yet you are crying to get the box you think is waiting for me. Grow up, I don't even care for things anymore, thanks to you. I care for people, things can be replaced, but people are irreplaceable. Adam, I don't need things, I have everything until I have you. That's all I want." I said and dad glared at me even more.

I heard a chuckle from the corner of the hall. It was grandpa who had started laughing at Sky. Seeing him, grandma also started laughing then everyone joined them. Laughing at Sky crazily. She gritted her teeth and started crying like a baby. I rolled my eyes again at her childish behaviour. I looked at Adam who had a proud grin on his face. He also joined everyone, laughing hard at Sky.

Seeing everyone laughing at her, Skylar ran away and my mom followed her behind. My father growled loudly, making everyone look at him. The whole hall fell silent as he roared loudly at me. But I did not just give up. I stood straight in front of him, holding my head high. He could not ruin everything. Not anymore. And Adam was always right. I needed that stand for myself.

"Well, even if Anny allows me, I can not give it to her. So you better go and deal with Skylar's stupidity." Adam said to my father and I looked at him. I frowned in confusion as I heard his words.

"And why is that? What is so special in that box that you can not give it to Skylar? Is it made of gold or was it sent by the King?" He asked Adam in a taunting tone. I could feel Adam getting angrier. I rubbed his arm to make him look at me. With pleading eyes, I nodded my head.

"No means no, baby girl. I can not." He replied in a stern tone that made everyone submit. But my father did not move a muscle.

"Why?" My father yelled at him. But instead of getting angrier, he just smirked at my father.

"That's because that box was sent by me." We heard a loud dominating voice. The next thing I saw, everyone was on the ground, including my father and my bitchy sister Skylar who was coming towards me to lunge herself at me. I gasped as I looked at our Alpha standing inside our house with his family behind him.