Ellen looked around the house and at the two people standing right in front of her who were complete strangers to her. How did I get here? Is this the real land of the dead? she asked no one in particular as her eyes continued to survey the entire house.

What do you want... what do you want me to do for you... Those words flashed through her mind as she forced herself to remember more.

Do you want a second, better life... or... do you want a life of revenge... Now the person who had said those words became clearer to her-a lady who had her back turned to Ellen as she spoke.

Ellen clearly remembered what that place looked like. It was a resemblance of hell, if not hell itself-hot as the sun, with fire surrounding everything, yet it didn't touch anyone.

A life of thorough revenge, a life of severe revenge, a life of- the lady had continued, but before she could finish, she raised her hand, pointed her index finger at Ellen, and shouted, Go...! That was the last word she could clearly remember now.

That was the reason she was here... for nothing more than revenge.

"Annabel! Annabel! You're awake!" Alpha Felix exclaimed loudly as he rushed towards his daughter, his face lighting up with overwhelming joy. His pride was awake. His one and only jewel was finally awake.

He gently cupped her face with his hand, his thumb softly caressing her cheek before he pulled her into a tight and passionate hug, reliving all that he had missed for a good six months. After a while, he broke the hug and looked into her face.

"My darling, do you know how much I have missed you?" As those words left his lips, uncontrollable tears of joy streamed down his cheeks. He remembered how a certain physician had told him his daughter would certainly die, even if not immediately. His entire world had almost crumbled at that moment, but he had refused to believe it.

He hugged her again, even tighter this time. Ellen, however, was confused as to why a man she couldn't recall at all was holding her so tightly.

"Darling, you're not saying anything. What is the matter?" Alpha Felix asked, concern lacing his voice.

Ellen decided to act as though she had lost her memory to avoid questions and expectations. As he spoke, she simply stared at him as though he were a statue or a painting.

"Alpha, step back. Let me check on her," Caine said, stepping forward as he noticed the confusion on Alpha Felix's face.

Caine walked to the edge of her bed, his focus entirely on the beautiful woman in front of him-his mate... his Luna.

"Alpha, due to the fact that she was unconscious for a long time, she is currently experiencing temporary amnesia," Caine explained, though his eyes kept drifting back to her.

When he could no longer restrain himself, he moved closer, bending slightly over her. Though he was tempted to claim her lips, he restrained himself and instead lowered his head to her neck, marking her.

It was only when he got close that Ellen felt a strange electricity run through her body, as though something within her had just awakened from a deep slumber. His bite wasn't painful-it was... claiming.

When he lifted his head, he smiled at her warmly. "You're my mate... my Luna," he said, his smile widening.

"Caine, what are you doing to my daughter?" Alpha Felix's voice cut through sharply, filled with protective anger as he witnessed what had just happened.

"I'm sorry if I had to do this now. She's my mate, Alpha... I had to mark her at least. I'm sorry," Caine replied, still smiling, clearly unfazed.

"Please, young man, my daughter just woke up, and she is not being taken by anyone as a mate until she fully recovers," Alpha Felix stated firmly. Caine nodded in understanding.

"Darling, I will be right back," Alpha Felix said to Ellen, who simply nodded. He then signaled for Caine to follow him.

"Thank you so much, Caine. I can't thank you enough. You made me smile again, because Annabel is my smile. Thank you," Alpha Felix said sincerely as they stood outside the mansion, pulling Caine into a heartfelt embrace.

"It wasn't my doing. It was the will of the goddess," Caine replied calmly.

"I will be heading back to my pack now. An urgent matter came up," he added after a brief silence.

"Send my regards to your father," Alpha Felix responded, though his relief at Caine's departure was quite obvious.

Alpha Felix was grateful to Caine, but that didn't mean he was ready to let his daughter be claimed immediately. Not that he didn't want her to have a mate-but he wanted more time with her, more memories before that happened.

Ellen stood up from the bed and walked towards a door in the room, which she assumed was the bathroom. She stepped in and looked at her reflection in the mirror.

The face staring back at her... wasn't hers.

It wasn't Ellen anymore.

It was Annabel.

"Finally, I've been given a chance to come back to life, and I will never misuse this opportunity. I am back to give those who gave me pain... pain, and those who gave me joy... joy. It's time for revenge-total revenge," Ellen said, her voice filled with cold determination.

Two days later, a message was delivered to Alpha Felix-informing him that the Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack would be visiting.

Alpha Felix despised that pack, but due to their strength and population, he had no choice but to prepare as though he were welcoming an honored guest. Rumor had it that the Alpha of that pack declared war on anyone who failed to show him proper respect.

"Ahhh!" Ellen cried out when someone bumped into her in the hallway as she was heading back to her room after speaking with her father.

"Watch it!" the man snapped, already walking away.

Ellen immediately grabbed his shirt, pulling him back. "You can't just cause trouble and walk away like nothing happened. At least say sorry," she said firmly.

Alpha Damien froze, staring at Ellen as though time itself had stopped. His wolf stirred violently within him, reacting intensely.

Slowly, he stepped closer to her, and before she could react-

He bit her neck.

Not at the same spot where Caine had marked her.

Ellen began hitting his chest in defense, but it was like striking stone-he didn't budge. Despite her resistance, she felt that same undeniable connection, but she refused to accept it.

Her enemy... could not be her mate again.

"Alpha Damien, what are you doing to my daughter?" Alpha Felix's voice thundered through the hallway.

"Alpha Felix, I'm really sorry for this, but I don't have to be, because your daughter is honored to be my Luna," Damien said with a smirk on his face as he looked at Felix, clearly feeling on top of the world.

"What do you mean by that?" Alpha Felix asked, completely lost in a sea of confusion as he blinked rapidly.

"You heard me, and if I must make myself clear, I have to tell you one thing about myself-I hate repeating myself. I hate it so much," Damien said, thick lines forming on his forehead as his expression darkened, replacing the smile that had once been there.

"Alpha Damien, I am sorry, but you are still in my pack, in case you have forgotten, and we are not discussing pack matters or business negotiations-we are talking about my daughter! My princess!" Alpha Felix shouted at the top of his voice, trying to hold his anger back, though it clearly wasn't working.

"Suit yourself, but your daughter leaves with me," Damien declared with finality, as though he owned the world. In the next moment, he grabbed Ellen's hand and turned towards the entrance, ready to leave.

"Alpha Damien! You are going nowhere with my daughter!" Alpha Felix roared in anger, and almost immediately, his guards, sensing the tension, surrounded the hallway.

Alpha Felix forcefully pulled Ellen's hand away from Damien and quickly took her out of the scene.

How can a small pack like the Night Walker Pack belittle my presence in this manner? Damien thought to himself, his eyes scanning the guards who now stood around him, some even pointing well-shaped sticks in his direction.

"You can leave now, we have something important to discuss. Go, go, go... your time is up," Damien said to the guards with a bright smile that didn't reach his eyes.

One of the guards quickly mind-linked Alpha Felix, who instructed them to let Damien remain.

"Everyone, listen up. I want ten of you stationed at the Alpha's door, five at his daughter's door, and the rest should surround the entire Alpha mansion," one of the guards ordered authoritatively, and they all bowed slightly before dispersing to their respective posts.

Damien felt belittled once again by their actions, but he waved it off and began walking towards the room where Felix had taken Ellen. He couldn't miss this opportunity. He had to have his mate. He knew he was lucky to be given a second chance.

A smile crept onto his lips as he knocked on the door. It didn't open at the first knock, but on the third, it finally did. He glanced at his knuckles, noticing they had turned red from the force of his knocking, and he licked his lips lightly, trying to calm himself.

"Alpha Damien, please leave my pack the same way you came. My daughter already has a mate, and you know she cannot be mated to two different people at the same time," Alpha Felix said, his voice tight with anger as he attempted to shut the door, but Damien stopped it with his hand.

"What do you mean she already has a mate?" Damien asked, his tone laced with jealousy and possessiveness. The thought that someone else had claimed his mate before him did not sit well with him at all.

As he held the door with force, the knob snapped off under the pressure. Without hesitation, he kicked the door hard, shattering it open.

...

"Alpha, there's a problem," Lambert whispered over the phone to Caine, glancing around cautiously to make sure no one was watching or listening.

"What do you mean by that? What kind of problem? Lambert, speak! Have you been caught?" Caine asked anxiously from the other end.

"No, it's none of that... it's about your mate," Lambert replied, still whispering.

"What about her?" Caine demanded, his anxiety rising even higher.

"Alpha Damien of the Blue Moon Pack is here... and he has also claimed her as his mate," Lambert finally revealed.

"What?! I will be there in a jiffy," Caine snapped before immediately ending the call and heading to his room to change.

He was burning with a level of anger he had never felt in his entire life. How could someone else claim his mate?

---

Ellen felt the overwhelming urge to claw Damien's face-scratch out his eyes, tear at his lips, even rip off his ears. The same man who had ordered her to be buried alive now stood before her, trying to take her back to his pack?

That pack... the very place that had been her end.

The pack that had brought her nothing but suffering and pain. Not a single day in the Blue Moon Pack had she ever known peace. None of her days there were worth remembering.

None.

Yet somehow, she had to take her revenge on Damien. He had to suffer. He had to feel the same pain she had endured. He had to pay for the lives of her parents... and her innocent brother.

He must pay.

....

"Alpha Caine of the Coinage Pack has already claimed her, and I approve of him, but you? Never will I let you have my daughter as your Luna... never!" Alpha Felix shouted, his voice filled with anger and frustration. He despised Damien with everything in him. To him, Damien acted like he ruled the entire world and owed no one respect.

"Hahahahaha... are you sure of what you just said? Alpha Felix, your daughter is my mate, and I have absolutely no reason to seek your permission before taking my Luna home. She is mine! My Luna, and no one else's!" Damien fired back, his voice deepening into a growl.

"And who said she is yours? Who made Annabel yours?" a voice echoed from above.

Caine's voice.

He descended from the stairs with a calm yet commanding presence, his eyes locked onto Damien as he approached them steadily.

Everyone's gaze followed the direction the voice came from, but it was guided more clearly by the sound of footsteps growing louder as they approached where Alpha Damien stood.

"Oh, Caine, my son, you're here," Alpha Felix said, a smile spreading across his face as he welcomed him.

"Greetings, Alpha Felix," Caine replied as he stepped forward and stood in front of the room.

"How is my Luna?" Caine asked, his tone calm but deliberate, fully aware that his words would ignite Damien's anger.

"She's fine. You came unannounced-hope everything is alright?" Felix asked, his eyes narrowing slightly with suspicion as he waited for Caine's explanation, inwardly hoping he hadn't come for the same reason.

Caine couldn't possibly tell him that he had paid someone within the Night Walker Pack to secretly watch over Ellen day and night, reporting anything unusual to him.

"Alpha, I have come to take my Luna home with me. I mean, we both know she is feeling much better now than before, so please, can you allow her to return to the Coinage Pack with me?" Caine asked confidently, assuming that Felix's earlier approval meant consent. Little did he know Felix had only said those words to get Damien out of his pack.

"No! I said no! None of you is taking my daughter with you. She is going nowhere-do you hear me?" Alpha Felix growled, anger and disappointment evident on his face. He was completely taken aback that Caine had come for the exact same reason.

"But Alpha, I thought we-" Caine began, but he was abruptly cut off.

Damien burst into loud, mocking laughter, the sound echoing through the hallway in a way that made Caine feel belittled.

"I came to take my Luna with me... which Luna? How dare you stand before me and call my mate your Luna? She is not your Luna, and it's either I leave with her or no one does. As you know, I do not share my belongings with anyone, and she belongs to me. I will never share her-not even with my own children, talk more of you!" Damien snapped as he stepped closer to Caine like a wounded lion ready to strike.

"Get one thing into your dumb head-she will never want someone as fragile as you to be her mate," Damien whispered into Caine's ear, a cruel smirk playing on his lips.

In an instant, Caine lost control and shifted into his wolf form, lunging towards Damien, who was still in human form. But Damien swiftly stepped back and shifted immediately into his massive black wolf.

They clashed violently, their canines snapping and claws slashing as they fought with raw aggression. The intensity of the fight shook the surroundings. Caine's wolf slashed its claws across Damien's face, but Damien managed to pull back just before the attack could fully tear through his skin.

With a powerful leap, Damien lunged forward, sinking his sharp canines into Caine's face and dragging down towards his neck, following the motion with rapid, brutal claw strikes.

Alpha Felix knew better than to interfere between two enraged wolves. He understood that trying to separate them could easily redirect their fury toward him. Instead, he mind-linked his Beta, instructing him to ring the pack bell.

Moments later, the loud sound of the bell echoed through the pack.

Both wolves froze.

They stopped fighting almost immediately and shifted back into their human forms, breathing heavily, their bodies covered in bruises and minor wounds.

"Now both of you should leave my pack this instant!" Alpha Felix thundered, glaring at the two naked men standing before him, both looking like they had just run a world marathon.

"My Beta will bring clothes for both of you, but before he arrives, get this straight-my daughter is going nowhere as far as both of you are concerned," Felix added firmly before turning and walking into the room where Ellen had been lying, silently watching everything unfold.

Shortly after, his Beta arrived with clothes, which both men wore before finally leaving the pack.

---

"Caine, how did it go?" Simon, Caine's father, asked immediately upon seeing him enter the house.

"Dad, I can't believe this happened. I mean, I was the one who helped bring Annabel back to life, yet here I am, fighting Alpha Damien of the Blue Moon Pack over my own mate!" Caine snapped angrily, his frustration spilling over as though his father were responsible.

"What?! You mean to say Felix stood there and watched all of that happen?" Simon asked in shock, standing still as he tried to process what he had just heard.

"Yes, Dad! Yes! Your so-called best friend in the entire universe made me look like a fool in front of that arrogant Alpha!" Caine continued, pacing the room restlessly, his anger evident in every step.

"Don't worry, my son. I will go and speak to him about this, alright? Just calm down," Grand Alpha Charles said, trying to soothe him.

"You better, or else you both won't like what I'll become, and trust me-you won't find it funny, neither will he," Caine warned before storming off to his room, his anger still burning fiercely.

This is the first time in my life I've been rejected in such a humiliating and disrespectful way. Alpha Felix has taken more than he can handle-I will make sure he pays for it. I must have my Luna by my side, Caine thought as he slammed his door shut.

...

Alpha Damien stood in his study, his expression dark.

This is the first time in my life that I have ever been turned down in such a disgraceful and embarrassing manner. Alpha Felix has taken more than he can chew... I will help him chew it down. I must have my Luna by my side, Damien thought as he stood up and walked towards the door.

"Hey," he called out to a guard standing nearby.

"Greetings, Al-" the guard began, but Damien cut him off sharply.

"Call Victor now!" he ordered, his voice thunderous.

The guard immediately ran off.

"You called for me, Alpha," Victor said as he entered the office, noticing Damien reviewing some documents.

Damien looked up slowly.

"Victor... I need your help," Alpha Damien said, stepping closer to him, his tone low but dangerous.