I woke up with a full ache in my head, realizing I had been dreaming and groaning in pain. Letting out a low curse, I felt a bandage wrapped around my head which was a physical reminder of how I escaped death.
The sun halos brimmed through the window, I glanced to see myself in a dimly lit room. I glanced towards the other side of the bed fixed with blood drip.
My wolf body drained and worn out from the profound effect of the silver bullets shot in to my bloodstream, letting out a low curse, I had underestimated the pain of silver bullets and I never knew it would be this agonizing.
I felt a bandage wrapped around my head, which was a physical reminder of how I escaped death.
I felt empty—hollowed our by grief and loss as the weight of memories of past events pressed on me. I slowly recollected the memories of past events, and it was as if I died once.
My heart sinked, I had lost my word in chaos of shattered images and love torn by grief and betrayal. The death of my beloved parents had already pushed me almost to the brink of insanity and now coupled with the cruel betrayal of Lucas intensified my agony.
The shattered fragments of my heart seemed already scarred by the betrayal of Lucas. Recalling his animalistic behavior clawed my soul,beach memory like a sharp sword ripped through my chest.
The love and bond that has once been a a source of warmth turned a scary memory tormenting me with realization that what we shared would remain a nightmare.
I lay there looking lost, staring in to empty space as I wallowed in self-pity hoping to wake up from this unexpected nightmare
“I will get back at them, I muttered trying to comfort myself”.
My ears perked up on hearing the sound of footsteps, weariness met anticipation, I wanted to meet who rescued me. I lifted my gaze despite being exhausted and smiled warmly. I had endured only God knows how many days of exhaustion, saying I was beyond exhausted would be an understatement. The door opened and my tired eyes met brown eyes which are normally warm and compassionate. However, his eyes darkness he walked towards me like they were hiding secrets. My intuition told me he was the one who saved me in an instant.
“Thank you for saving me”. I found muttering in a low tone.
“It is the will of the Moon goddess,she saved you, not me”. He offered , a subtle flicker in his eyes revealing more than his words conveyed.
“My grandmother will be here soon, she's a traditional healer too and she has been helping me nurse you back to life”. A knock on the door cut short his conversation. A beautiful woman with silver hair colour walked in to the room, she carried an air of elegance with an aura of prestige hovering around her.
Her eyes filled with love and concern suddenly lighten up, she became happy and and walked towards me patting me gently on my freed hand. A sign that she was happy to see conscious after many days of being bedridden.
“Here, dear,” she said, bringing me out of thoughts. She handed me a cup filled with a traditional medicine she brewed.
“My grandmother is the healer of the golden moon pack, the brown eyes stranger who hadn't utter a word since grandmother came suddenly spoke out with pride.
The scent wafted through the air—a mixture of local herbs. I took cups from her hands with shaking hands, grateful for her care and drank the concoction carefully so it wouldn't spill. Warmth spread through me, a balm to my damaged soul and body. As the comforting effects settled in, so did the flood of memories. Tears swell in my ears and I began to cry.
The tears and pain of betrayal was overwhelming me. His grandmother sat close to me, watching me cry my soul out. I was grateful to have the brown eyes stranger whose name I was yet to know. Their presence gave me reassurance. Gently placing a hand on mine and giving me an empathy look I never wanted anyone to give me.
“It is okay to cry dear, let it out, you have been asleep for days, I'm sure you have lots of emotions bottled up inside you.” She said softly as the weight of loss, rejection and betrayal pressed heavily on my chest in a loving embrace and in that moment I let my tears flow,veach drop carrying the weight of grief and the beginning of a painful healing process.
“Sometimes dear, healing begins with acknowledging pain . Let yourself grieve.” She added that it made so harder as I remembered all the past good memories. Lucas and I were childhood sweethearts. I never foresaw us breaking up; we once swore to each other that only death could break us apart, but now everything was over in the blink of an eye.
“I'm here for you, my sweet Annie. You aren't alone," she said softly. I wondered how she knew my name
Yet I felt lonely as the weight of the double loss was an anchor pulling me deeper into despair, Healing doesn't exist, and I got to find out in the days that followed. I wandered through the pack lands like a ghost as everyone gave me the look of pity. Grandmother was always by my side, trying to comfort me with words like, "You're stronger than you realise, my love. The pain will ease with time." But I knew better deep within that this was something I could never heal from and not accept as the reality of my shattered dreams lingered. I lay on the bed like I always had as the weight of grief and memories pressed on, and just when I was about to close my eyes, I heard a soft knock on the door, and I gazed up to see the man who rescued me, Abel, entering the room. Ever since he had carried me to the hospital, I had never seen him, because Grandmother had mentioned how he brought me back to her pack while I was unconscious as a result of shooting by silver bullets and thrown the cliffs, Thankfully a tree held my body if not, I would have sustained serious injuries. His brown eyes softened with concern as he saw the tears staining my cheeks.
"Annie," he began, his voice filled with an unusual urgency, I looked up confidently seeing him worried.
there's something you should know. Alpha Lucas is getting married to the lady whom I both saw together at the cliff disposing your body, and he intends to make her Luna immediately.”
The words hung in the air, a cruel twist to an already devastating tale. My heart, already shattered, seemed to crumble further at the news of his swift decision to move on within few days of my supposed demise. The tormenting thoughts swirled in my mind, and a haunting question lingered: would Lucas truly betrayed her?
I could remember the sound of her laughter filling me with despair while they both shot me almost to death. It was a sharp contrast to my pain, which fueled the seed of revenge in me.The betrayal cut deeper into my soul, the wounds of his rejection, and the startling revelation that my perfect world had been turned upside down washed over me as I realised that I had been abandoned as a living dead. The room felt like it was closing in on me, and the walls were echoing with the weight of betrayal. It suddenly felt like getting choked up.
I looked at Grandmother, her eyes mirroring the sadness I felt within. My world had shattered, and a new wave of heartache crashed over me. The realisation of his quick replacement plunged me into a deeper abyss of sorrow. In my world, death was better than being an omega. I was slowly slipping away from reality.
"Annie ,"
I just wanted to die or wake up from this nightmare.
"Annie, are you still listening?" Abel's urgency jolted me back from the brink, yet the persistent darkness within echoed a silent scream through the shattered pieces of my world.
"Yeah, I am, Abel. It's just that everything is happening all at once, and it's really hard for me to take in," I admitted, my voice overwhelmed with emotions. It was hard to believe everything that was happening and how easily Lucas was quick to replace me.
Abel looked at me in understanding and nodded his head sympathetically. Abel was unmated, and I have never seen him with a female, so I doubt he understood all I was going through right to now
Abel looked at me in understanding and nodded his head sympathetically. Abel was unmated, and so I doubt he understood all I was going through right now.
"I understand, Luna, what it feels like to be betrayed by someone you love," he muttered with a distant look in his eyes, then his face suddenly changed to one of determination.
"That's why we need to prepare to go back to the Red Moon pack. The sooner you begin your revenge, the better for you to fix your life back together and move on." I looked up to him, acknowledging the need to face the tumultuous challenges awaiting me at the place where love had crumbled and betrayal set in.
At this time, everything was pitch black with no way out to set my plans into motion,Then, I knew what I had to do and that was to request favour from the moon goddess and fortunately she answered me at the darkest hour, I emerged not as a person without severe injuries but as a new person; someone strong, someone who's ready to eliminate all her enemies. My eyes fluttered open and I exhale, it was like breaths were gathering in my nose. I gasp and sprung from bed.
My eye-mind told me I needed a complete makeover since I wouldn't take revenge with my real identity, it was too risky with Lucas being the Alpha of two powerful packs. It would be difficult to take him down.
I would really need Abel's help in getting disguise. I was thankful to the moon goddess before bringing me back , none of them would be spared starting from Lucas and Jennifer's to his parents beta who also contributed to causing me pain .
You all should watch out for me because I am not the girl you know anymore. I have made numerous mistakes of being too nice, shy and kind oblivious of what the world was truly made of; I won't make those mistakes twice again. I won't let them trample on me any longer like trash. I know my place and I'm ready to get it. I won't let their union hold, Lucas and Jennifer will pay dearly. But before then, I would have to separate them.
Abel presented a radiant invitation card, beckoning various wolf packs to witness Lucas's union with Jennifer.
"Annie, this is your chance to retaliate," Abel whispered, his eyes gleaming with intrigue. "A grand ball precedes the wedding ceremony, offering the perfect setting for your revenge.”
“We will both attend as a couple from this pack to avoid and divert any sort of suspicion.”
