The Rejected Luna Returns

protect you, the ones who swore loyalty, unity, and s

fe has been for t

way they flinch when I enter a room, in the way their whispers spike when I pass by.

e's c

ght death t

away f

A blow to the ribs during training. My books tossed into the mud. Cold water p

it clear that if anyone laid a hand on me again,

topped hitting me doesn

d. They act like I'm a ghost haunting the packhouse. A

Turning eightee

wolf comes of age. It's when the mate bond can awa

t

nything

nct. No rage beneath my skin. Just emptiness. I've been waiting for six years. And I

me when she's ready," she told me once, brushing my hai

ed her b

e's go

he was wrong. Perhaps the moon

smells faintly of mold no matter how many times I scrub the corners. The mattress is t

I should still be thankful that I

s. How I didn't have a scratch on me. How the Beta found me hiding in the closet while my parents' blood soaked the floor, but what probab

I'm cursed. That I was born wrong. An

Alpha Gray made it clear I'm not to be harmed.

stopped d

to be my

to call me "Little Storm" because of my eyes, just like my mom's. We'd sneak cooki

ink he'd nev

n't even l

e I don'

ts worse than all the whis

l. Strong, tall, golden-eyed,

re. He stopped belonging in it the

oots through my side. I shouldn't have gone into the

he space. The silence. A place where I d

se, someone shoved me hard enough

just got up and walked a

ight back, and I can't ris

ed fingers. I've gotten good at this. No one helps me anymore, so I had to learn. The healer ref

they'r

d've died wit

hin excuse for a bed, staring at the crack in the c

n. Thre

h other. When everything's

Moon Goddess pai

be destined for

over my face. I want to believe that something good is com

just lies we tell ourselves to ma

ying to myself

or. I struggled to get up but quickly got up to my feet knowing

ickly greeted me, coupled with his jaw that was clenched so

whispered

lso returned to normal and he looks more angrier

don't really know why it happens, but it usually does when I come close to hi

here for free. Stop being

at me and w

really won't let m

ow..." I whispered, looking d

He slammed the

uick shower, changed clothes, an

sy," I greeted sof

s pack. A couple of inches taller than me,

g an egg into a bowl. She turned to me, her eyes nar

touch my bruised chee

ly, grabbing plates and utensils.

Tell the Alpha-

can't," I sighed, settin

ost done. Just

already found her mate-Mark, one of the pack's top fighters. He's one of the few

now. They told me they want

t's the plan? Is your aunt and uncl

don't think t

wrong?" Cassy a

I guess I'll just sleep through it. Onl

houlder. "I'll cook your favo

sie." I smiled for the

n, Mark

," he said, kissing Cassy'

o the dining room, and I

Others called me names.

ast caught my eye from across the r

e dining roo

the Alpha

." The Alpha gestured with his hand an

e that made my stomach feel tingly. Even when he sat down he didn't break eye

me or anything. I really can't