I wake to an intoxicating smell of sandalwood and cinnamon. I stand, comb my hair with my fingers and straighten out my cardigan to feel a bit more presentable.
It's our mate! You must go to him now. Storm says, excitedly.
I know. Let's go. I say.
Running downstairs and down the hallway, the scent gets stronger. It leads me to the bedrooms belonging to high-ranking pack members. I become nervous and less excited.
We’ve never been in this hallway before. I tell Storm.
There! That room! He’s in there! Storm says.
Standing in front of a large brown wooden door, I’m about to knock, lose my courage, and take a step back.
He’s in there. Knock! Storm yells.
I can't do it. I say.
Turning to walk away, the door flings open, and I make instant eye contact with Alpha Tate.
‘Mate!’ I say, in a trance.
I hear a chuckle a door down. Someone is there.
‘You’re kidding me? Hope is your mate, Alpha Tate?’ Beta Sam asks.
I shake my head and break the trance between us. He snarls and growls at Beta Sam. I step back, out of fear.
‘This can't be right,’ I whisper.
‘No, it's not right. You’re not fit to be Luna or my mate. I can't accept this curse from the Moon Goddess,’ he says, and I take a step back.
‘I, Alpha Tate, of the Blackwood pack, reject you, Hope, as my Mate and Luna!’ He spits, and we fall to the ground in pain, and my eyes well up with tears that run down my face.
Tate holds himself up against the wall, clutching his chest, enduring the pain. Everyone comes out of their rooms to see what is going on. They’re shocked the Moon Goddess has mated us,
laughs as I try to stand. I lean on the wall, and flee down the hallway, back to my
into tears and lay on
rejected
This is our fate now. We will never be anything more than a slave to this pack. We will never know what it’s like to have a
Ava, who is
rejected, Storm has been quiet. I don't blame her. If I could hide away,
into my wolf form gives the pack another reason to beat me and bully me. They say I’m a freak of
the floors when Alpha Tate and Ava walk past, hand in hand. Ava kicks the bucket of dirty water over, and snickers. Alpha Tate glares
ended up with this slave in our pack bewilders
her as a baby in the woods to die. My father
‘Fancy being so hated your
continue to mop up the water, and try my best to ignore their hurtful words. Tears flood my face
‘Oh, the little slave is crying!’ Ava says, with a chuckle. Alpha Tate laughs and then slips on the dirty water, and lands on his back. Alpha Tate screams out in agony after we all hear a
‘My back! My back! I think it's
on her knees, and hovering over him, before looking in my direction. ‘Don't just stand
and gently slide my hand under his back to feel around. He flinches
‘It's definitely broken. It will heal, but it's a bad break. It will probably take a couple of days
a couple of days!’ Alpha Tate yells. I pull my
‘What did you do to
down. Beta Sam pushes me out of the way, and
members slide Alpha onto a board and take
I walk outside to tip the dirty water out, and come back in, but Beta
Tate has requested your presence in his room,’ he says. I
the arm and drags me inside down the hall. We enter Alpha
‘I will leave you to it,’ the doctor says,
bed and down into a chair next
Sam. You too, Ava,’ Alpha
leaving you alone with her,’ Ava
Ava leave the room and
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