Selene\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everything felt like a dream. A terrible nightmare I couldn\u2019t wake from.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know what was worse, dying at the hands of a monster, or hearing my mate say that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian was my mate, the Alpha of the Mooncrest Pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was a daughter of the priestess family, a family that served the Moon Goddess directly. I had always been different. My hair was proof of it, half black, half white. A curse, they said. The priestesses were supposed to bear only white hair, the mark of purity. But I was an outcast before I had even learned to walk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t matter to me. All I had wanted was happiness. I wanted a bond with my mate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I found out my mate was the Alpha himself, I was overjoyed. I felt our bond. Even when Adrian barely noticed me, even when he was cold, distant, and indifferent, I was still happy. Because he was mine. And I believed that one day he might love me back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So I gave him everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I worked, I bled, I devoted myself to being the perfect Luna. I did my duty so well I lost myself in it, and the few people who truly cared for me. I went to war for him against Alpha Damien, the demon who killed me life after life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And not once, did I ever blame Adrian. Even knowing it was always his orders, that led me to my death. Even then, I was happy that he was safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How foolish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All my sacrifices, my love was all for nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I escaped death, only to suffer this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My breaths came shallow. And then I felt our little bond shattering. My knees buckled, my body shaking. A tear slipped down my cheek, then another, until I couldn\u2019t stop them anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSay it, Selene,\u201d Adrian growled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I lifted my head, trembling, my lips parting, but what came out was a broken whisper. \u201cD\u2013Damien\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSay it,\u201d he repeated, harder this time. \u201cAfter you say it, you\u2019ll be treated. Then you\u2019ll be exiled from this pack. That is all I can do for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at the man I had loved for so many years. My vision blurred with tears, my heart screaming as I looked down at my hand, still clutching the wound that refused to stop bleeding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My voice cracked as I whispered, \u201cAfter everything I\u2019ve done for you\u2026 after all the love I\u2019ve given you, how could you do this to me?\u201d My body shook. \u201cI went to war for you. I gave my life, my soul, my dedication to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would you do this to me\u2026 when all I\u2019ve ever given you is love?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a moment, something flickered in Adrian\u2019s gaze. But as quickly as it came, it vanished. His expression hardened again. He opened his mouth, as if to speak, but Sienna stepped forward first. \u201cAdrian didn\u2019t mean it, Selene.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My brow furrowed. Adrian. The way she said his name was too intimate. My stomach twisted. Why was she saying it like\u00a0<\/p>\n
that?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The truth struck me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1 turned my eyes on them both, my heart pounding so loud I could hear nothing else. When Sienna caught my stare, she smirked, lips curving in triumph, as if she was happy I\u2019d finally pieced it together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My breath hitched. My head shook violently. \u201cI\u2013Impossible,\u201d I whispered. \u201cImpossible, you wouldn\u2019t do this to me. You wouldn\u2019t\u2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Neither of them spoke, or denied it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna placed her hand on Adrian\u2019s arm, claiming him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she said. \u201cWhatever you\u2019re thinking is correct, sister.\u201d She leaned closer to him. \u201cAdrian and I are together. We have been for a long time. We only kept it hidden to spare you, and avoid hurting you, but we couldn\u2019t hide anymore. We love each other too much. I know you\u2019ll understand, Selene. You\u2019ve always been the understanding type.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice was sweet, but I could hear the venom beneath it. And just like that, whatever fragile pieces of hope or humanity I had left shattered into dust.\u00a0<\/p>\n
31 Reject me already, Selene\u00a0<\/p>\n
My mate, and my sister. The two people I had loved, trusted were together all along. And instead of facing me, they had thrown me to Damien\u2019s claws, hoping he would tear me apart in their stead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian sighed, his face bored, as though everything was nothing more than an inconvenience. \u201cDon\u2019t waste my time. Reject me already, Selene.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before I could respond, Sienna turned her gaze to him, her hand still resting on his arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait,\u201d she said softly. \u201cLet me talk to my sister first. She might listen to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian\u2019s jaw tightened, as if he disliked the delay, but finally he gave a short nod. \u201cMake it quick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She walked towards me and took my hand in hers, her fingers cool against my blood stained skin. She leaned closer, tilting her head as though she was comforting me. My stomach churned. I wanted to yank my hand away, and shove her back, but I was too weak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSister, you shouldn\u2019t be so down, after all, it\u2019s not like you could\u2019ve kept him forever.\u201d She whispered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My body flinched. Her breath was warm against my skin as she continued. \u201cFinally, I can get rid of trash like you. Do you know how annoying you\u2019ve always been to me? How could someone like you, a cursed wolf, end up with Adrian as a mate,. when I should\u2019ve been the one?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSienna\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I did everything to seduce him and make him mine. And it wasn\u2019t hard, you know. He already hated the sight of you. He only kept you because you were useful. But now, you\u2019re not useful anymore. So you should just die. It will be better for everyone. Besides\u2026 your wolf is already poisoned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes snapped to hers in shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smirked. \u201cYes, Selene. I poisoned Mira. That\u2019s why your precious wolf has been silent all day. She\u2019s slowly dying. And once she\u2019s gone, you\u2019ll be nothing. You\u2019ll never rise again or fight. You\u2019ll be worthless.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t breathe. I just stared at her, my world crumbling piece by piece.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if I survived today, even if I somehow escaped this humiliation, Mira would still die. And with her, I would too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My sister\u2019s poison had already decided my fate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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