Ciara's life was forever shattered when her parents were brutally slaughtered by the Wildfire Pack. The ruthless Alpha Cassius claimed her as a slave, exploiting her rare wolfless omega status. But what Cassius didn't know was that Ciara was already mated to Alpha Damian, who was frantically searching for her. As Ciara endured unimaginable torment, including Cassius's brutal assault, a shocking discovery was made: her blood held the key to saving Cassius's life. But at what cost? Ciara's fate hung in the balance as she was forced to donate her blood, and Cassius marked her as his mate upon his recovery. But just as all hope seemed lost, Damian launched a daring rescue, killing Cassius and reclaiming Ciara as his Luna. Or so he thought. Unbeknownst to them, Cassius's twin brother had been killed, and the ruthless Alpha still lurked in the shadows, waiting for his chance to strike. As Ciara struggled to rebuild her life with Damian, a shocking revelation emerged: she was still pregnant with Cassius's child. And then, another bombshell - she had been carrying twins, one of whom had miraculously survived the earlier trauma. Now, Ciara finds herself entangled in a deadly web of secrets and lies, with Cassius's return imminent. Will Damian be able to protect her, or will Cassius reclaim what he believes is rightfully his? The fate of Ciara and her son hangs precariously in the balance, as the ruthless Alpha closes in for the kill.
Chapter 1 THE ATTACK
Ciara's POV.
It was 8pm and everywhere was bright, the moon emitted such lusciousness that one would think it was noon, and the stars were sitting pretty in their galaxies.
I sat outside as I reminisced on the day I turned 18, I expected I would get my wolf but I didn't, I was very displeased about it, and so were my parents, but what would I do?
I was brought back from my thoughts by the loud scream from the neighboring compound, I listened again to know what the scream was about and then I heard my mom call out to me.
"Ciara! come inside the house!" She shouted.
The screams continued and then I realized our pack was being attacked by the Wildfire Pack.
I quickly stood up to go inside, just as I was about entering the house, I saw one of the attackers charge at me.
My Dad quickly transformed into a wolf and defended me, they fought hard and my Dad killed him, his allies heard him scream and they came at my Dad, he fought hard but they were too many for him, I looked through the window and saw my Dad being held at his neck by one of them he sank his teeth deep into my dad's neck as my Dad groaned in pain, yet he didn't give up, they pierced his side and he screamed out in pain, they overpowered and killed him.
Hot tears flowed down my cheeks as I wished this was a dream, I was about to scream, when my mum quickly covered my mouth with her hands and dragged me to her room. I started sobbing heavily.
They broke into our house and started destroying our properties, my mum sneaked me out through her room window, and she tried to pass through as well, but the window was too small for her, then she tried opening the back door, she used all her strength but couldn't open it, my Dad was the only one who could open the door, then they broke into my mum's room.
"Run Ciara! run to your aunt's house!" My mum shouted as she transformed into a wolf and engaged them.
When they said hell hath no fury, they were talking about my mum, she knew she was going to be killed but didn't want it to be an easy feat for them.
I quickly ran into the woods close to our house and hid myself there, and then I heard my mum scream out loudly in pain.
I stood up to go help her, then I saw dozens of the attackers searching for me, I quickly retreated and ran deeper into the woods, my heart racing faster than an Olympic sprinter, tears flowing freely down my cheeks as I thought about my parents.
I arrived at the Crimson Moon Pack at almost midnight, tired and worn out, my legs aching so badly and my heart pounding so hard against my ribs, I took a deep breath as I felt a little relief; at least I won't be killed by the Ruthless soldiers of the Wildfire Pack.
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I arrived at my aunt's house and knocked on the door.
"Who is there"? A feminine voice asked from within.
"It's me Ciara, please open the door".
The door was opened and my aunt came out. She was surprised to see me at her house at that hour.
"Ciara, what are you doing here at this time? Where are your parents? And why are you looking so tired and worn out?" she asked.
"Good evening aunt", I greeted and immediately I started sobbing uncontrollably, tears flowed freely down my cheeks as I narrated to my aunt what happened at our pack, and what had happened to my parents.
"What did you say? My brother is dead?"
My aunt was shocked to hear the sad news because she knew my Dad was one of the strongest wolves in our pack, she couldn't control her emotions as tears flowed down her cheeks, she pulled me to a hug and led me into the house.
She showed me to a small room in the house.
"This will be your room, go have a bath while I get you something to eat" She said.
I looked around the room, there was a small bed with old sheets on it, a blue curtain hung on the window in synchrony to the blue walls, an old wall clock hung on the wall and some old clothes littered all over the wardrobe, it was obvious that this room has not been opened or cleaned for a long time.
I scanned through the wardrobe and saw some clothes that would fit my size.
I quickly had a shower and changed into them and almost immediately my aunt brought me a cup of coffee and bread.
I hurriedly devoured the food and when I was done I stood up to return the dishes to the kitchen.
Just as I stepped out of my room, I overheard my aunt and her daughter Eva discussing.
"Mum, do you really believe this girl, because I think there is more to this story", Eva said.
"I don't believe her father will allow himself to be killed like that". Eva added
"Hmmm..." my aunt replied.
"Yes mom because I know her father is one of the strongest wolves in their pack, even her mother".
"I think she has something to do with them being killed".
"Yes Eva, I think so too, just that I'm just so sad about my brother's death, I know they are overprotective of this girl, I'm sure they died while protecting her, knowing she is woofless".
"But mum, why would they do that? I believe they thought they wouldn't be able to have another child?"
"This girl has finally succeeded in getting my brother killed", my aunt said.
Hearing these words tore my heart into pieces, I felt like a sharp knife just pierced through my skin to my heart, I ran back into the room and I sobbed heavily, why would the moon goddess allow this to happen to my family as I cried myself to sleep.
Ciara! Ciara! Ciara! I heard my aunt call out to me.
Yes ma! I answered with sleepy eyes.
"Will you get up and come out for your morning chores; or you expect me to do everything for you? I'm giving you 5 minutes to come out, or you'll wish you joined your parents in the grave", she shouted.
I looked at the wall clock in the room and it was 5am.
I managed to get up as I was still very tired and my body ached so badly from running the previous night.
"Good morning ma", I greeted her!
"What is good about the morning, pick up a broom and mop stick and start cleaning" she said.
I picked up the broom and mop stick and started cleaning. I cleaned the entire house including her daughter Eva's room.
Eva is my cousin. She is just about my age, but she got her wolf immediately when she turned 18, Eva is an elegant woman with an hourglass shape, her pointed nose is in synchrony to her oval face, her set of beautifully spaced dentition accentuates her beauty when she smiles.
Eva and I were best of friends when we were younger, she was very fond of me and we enjoyed each other's company, until her mom had issues with my parents when they came visiting last summer, although I didn't know what the issue was between them, but all I knew was that we stopped going to their House and they stopped coming to ours.
It was 7:30am and Eva was still curled up under the sheets in her fully air conditioned room, her clothes littered all over the floor, I quietly cleaned the room and arranged her clothes properly In her closet, I was still cleaning her restroom when I noticed someone standing behind me, I turned to see Eva staring at me.
"Good morning Eva," I said.
"I hope you slept well, I didn't get to meet you last night when I arrived here".
"Good morning Ciara, Eva responded coldly".
"Could you please excuse me? I want to ease myself," she said.
"Oh sure", I replied.
I went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast, just then my aunt walked into the kitchen.
"I want scrambled eggs on toast, and a cup of coffee for Eva and I and make it fast. I don't want to be late for work," my aunt said.
I quickly brewed some coffee in the coffee machine and started preparing the eggs.
Barely 10 minutes later Eva walked into the kitchen and gave me an ear deafening slap.