Luna's Cruel Fate

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t and the right side of the pack, eyes ablaze with hope, maws filled with laughter. I smell the aroma of anticipation, and my he

hing and hoping, prayi

er

gods themselves, unbelievably handsome. My breath caught, and everything seemed to mute itself for a second. I'd dreamed of this moment of finding

the torture, the years of being nobody, nothing but a slave-this was my ti

, WHILE MY HEART RACED FASTER AND FASTER WITH EACH STEP I MADE. When I finally re

ieran." "The Moon Goddess... She a

giggle, but a full, sarcastic laugh that seemed to follow itself right down the hall. My heart

ed, my voice sh

with amusement. Oh, Luna. So

t before had poured over me now collapsed in

me, and smiling condescendingly. All those 'nice' little gestu

he hands that tried to grasp some shred of my

mongst all my friends, a little game of how easily you'd fal

f shame twisted more. And the tears welled to the brim, and I held on wi

red, my voice barely

ing to me. You're young, only eighteen-a naive little girl who doesn't un

der the weight of his denial. I'd hoped, prayed, that he would be the one to save me from this life. That he wo

eject you, Luna. And I'm never going to be your mate, and I'm never going to gi

t place in my heart where dreams and hope had once lain was replaced by some h

way enveloped me, and I stood there, paraly

EARD A KNIFE-LIKE VOICE

voice was dripping with pleasure as she approached

heart completely broken, I looked up to her.

e spat, her voice low and full of venom. "You lowly sl

ture in this heart of mine that was shattered. And I had nothing to say for mys

And that little promise you made. And if you didn't ge

into the pack: a life of no freedom, no choice. It's one where my body is

back the sobs trying to break free. Proud Lady Seraphine stood tall, with a

rought this on yourself. You dared to dream above your station, to hop

middle of the hall with guffaws all around, people staring at me

arrow. My life, one I had always wanted, the one I had always wished for, was done. The Moon Go

ld. I was a breeder; I would be their bitch, good for nothing but breeding pups for a pack th

egan to rise. If this was the life they'd sentenced me to if they honestly

ave them regretting the d

but with this tiniest spark of defiance would not kno