The Luna who rose from the flames

a

casting dancing shadows across the platform. I stood still, eyes forw

urs since I looked Thalia in the eye and t

ated

choed like a ghost

ce. She didn't cry but i knew she wanted to. She had looked right at me,

did n

sed Se

ir, and sealed the betrayal with my lips while the one

he bitterness rising in my throat. It wa

ed her name. She used to dance barefoot in the training fields after hours, sunlight in her auburn h

sn't born an Omega. She was made one after the death of her mother. Thali

hen I found her and tackled me in the grass like we were just two wolves, not heirs

..Then cam

pite having a whole kingdom that most parks couldn't boast of she was always wise and down to earth. That faithful day she had announced that she

ffered to go with her. The woods in the park were usually safe due to the frequent patrol that takes place and

ly

she returned... every

mother behind." "She's t

father. I screamed at the council. I blamed myself. But she never ans

, so full of life, could let her mother die like that. Without doing nothing. Yes she wa

of the park must begin training at the age of twelve. The exceptionally strong ones would go ahead and join t

ieve the rumors, I let

me, worshipped me even. When I blamed myself for what happened, She comforted me and reminded me that

ed the earthy scent i smelled till I saw her

The scent of rain and sand, wild lavender and something de

ried, circling in

's tunic. A servant now. Her hair was tangled.

ng there, staring

d up and m

nd, just a seco

at maybe She was giving me a second chan

phina's voice

whispers

She let her die. She's c

d my wolf to stay quiet. I told him we we

I told her. I told her that Thalia is my fated mate. I wanted to let her down easily so she wouldn't think we're in love. She said nothing. She just

s chambers to tell me that I've been trained from birth to be the next Alpha of

a too" he said with a v

her if you must be t

" I asked

No

. I know that Thalia is your mate, but this is a sacrifice y

lpha. It was my right. I thought... I could live without a

couldn't take my eyes off her. The bond was suffocating. Every breat

I reminded myself of the plan. The fu

looked so hopeful. So vulnerable. I knew what she

ward and whisper

t nodded

d, I cr

ia, Omega of Greenwo

m. My heart cracked open. My wolf scre

the legacy I was supposed to carry. I could see the

ething sacred. And maybe I had. I watched her fall, trembling, as laughte

ng needed to be done. I couldn't just leave

to be judged I cleared

y mate must not suffer for it. I knew she was going to be burnt alive very soon but there was

pain. My wolf whimpered, pacing like a caged animal inside me. He wanted to rush to her, to stop it, to hold her. But

d her to

of desperation to convince myself th

he was gone. The bond is severed. And I have chosen Seraphina.

omething but I didn't. I kept quiet. I didn't think she should die for hitting my Luna. Maybe be