Ayla's pov
My feet were starting to ache, but I paid little attention; I was determined to wait for Calyx. To pass the time, I decided to amuse myself by playing with the pebbles scattered on the river bank. Kicking them around proved tiresome, so I glanced at my watch, muttering, "It's almost 6 pm, what's keeping him?" I scanned the area, hoping to catch a glimpse of him.Calyx and I had been childhood sweethearts, our bond has been strong even before we obtained our wolves. With both of us hailing from influential families in the Silver Moon pack, we were the envy of all. My father is the beta of my pack and I'm mated to the Alpha's son.We have dated for a few months and those were the best days of my life.Earlier today I had received a call from Calyx, asking us to meet at the river bank. He mentioned that he had something important to tell me and I was so eager to hear it. But it's exactly two hours now and I've not seen a shadow of him.“Ogh…”A tired yawn escaped me, I really hoped Calyx would show up, before my mom starts to look for me. Seated on a mound of stones, I absentmindedly tossed pebbles, growing restless.But there was no sign of Calyx, not even when I sent him a text that I was waiting. I decided to leave but as I walked home I sensed a trail of eyes on me.Literally everyone I walked past was staring at me in some funny way, I couldn't think of anything that would guarantee such stares so I just shook it off and continued on my way."Thank you, Moon Goddess! This is great news, Jacobs!" My mom's voice reached me.Excitement echoed in my dad's laughter, "I'm finally getting a break from pack affairs!"They were sounding so happy, causing me to wonder if something happened in my absence?"As if!" Mom scoffed, "We both know you're excited about Calyx's coronation. Our daughter will become the Luna of this great pack!" Her excitement radiated.A new Luna? Calyx's coronation? Hold on.. does that mean the alpha is finally stepping down?!I was still trying to process everything when I heard my father's cheering laughter.“Stop teasing me, woman. Of course I can't wait to become the father of the Silver moon pack’s Luna, haha! I almost jumped out of my seat when the alpha announced his stepping down.”And that was all I needed, I was already dying of curiosity. I couldn't stay a minute longer, peeking at the door, I pushed it open and stepped into the room.A smile danced on my lips. My mom noticed me and gasped, "You're here." My cheeks flushed under her gaze.Stretching her hand, she invited, "Come and sit with us.""How are you feeling, Ayla?" My dad's unusually calm voice reached me.I joined them on the three-seater couch, fingers fumbling nervously. "Have you heard from Calyx?" my mom inquired, eyes probing.I shook my head. They exchanged glances, "The training must have started already," my dad remarked."Oh..." It suddenly dawned on me; that explained his absence. Eager to know more, I interrupted, "About Calyx's--"My dad cut me off, "Yes, dear, you heard right. Calyx is undergoing Alpha training, his coronation is around the corner."“And you will be our new Luna!” My mom squealed.Excitement crept into my chest and I beamed with smiles. “Really?!” It was true! My dreams were finally coming true! This is the best news ever!A hand slipped into my sweaty palms, I looked down and saw that it's my mom's. A plump of flesh formed underneath her eyes as she grinned at me, I let her caress it and somehow it calmed my roving nerves.Moments ago, I was mad at Calyx for standing me up but now I can't even contain my excitement, Calyx is going to be crowned as the alpha of the Silver moon pack and he will make me his Luna.The news echoed in my head; I, a regular wolf, would be Luna. My joy knew no bounds; I was the happiest woman on Earth right now.It still sounds like a fairytale to me, of course I knew this was bound to happen one day but I never thought it would happen this soon.I excused myself from my parents and went to search for Carla. I stopped at her door and took two calming breaths, determined to convey the news calmly.Knock knock..“Carla, I'm coming in..” I said in a sing-song voice, stepping into her room.My eyes fell on her, laying on the bed, engrossed in her phone, she didn't even notice I'm in her room. My face was bubbling with smiles, unable to hold my excitement I hurriedly went to meet her and took a seat next to her."Guess what?!" I squealed, suppressing the laughter threatening to tear out my lips.She didn't even look at me, “come on, guess.” I tapped her leg and she turned to glare at me. Still, I nudged her, unbothered by her reaction.Uninterested, she mumbled, “Calyx is going to be the next alpha in a couple of days, which automatically means you will become the new Luna.”“Yes!!” I screamed. “But how did you know?” I asked, surprised she already knew.She let out a small shrug, “I have my ways,” and went back to her phone.I instantly developed a feeling of unease but I shook it off and jumped on her."The hell, Ayla!" she yelled.Ignoring her protests, I tickled her, insisting she join the celebration. She eventually relented, shouting excitedly“Alright, alright.. I'm sorry! Please stop!” She kept on screaming but that was the fun in it.I laid off her after some minutes and fell on the bed to catch my breath. As I stood up I caught her gaze, she was looking at me sadly, “what are you staring at?”“Nothing, just.. are you that excited?” She said in a really low voice.I looked at her and saw the seriousness in her face. What does she mean if I'm that excited? I could pass for the happiest woman on Earth right now.“Of course I'm excited. You should have seen my face when I heard about this, I thought I would pass out. This is literally the best news ever!”She watched me for a while and finally let go of the frown. “good for you,” she mused. Her attention was back to her phone again and somehow I was getting an off feeling about her.Was someone threatening her online? Curious, I snatched the phone from her and just then it dings, “brrr..”“What the hell is your problem?” She yelled and started dragging the phone with me but I overpowered her and managed to glimpse the contents.It was a message from Calyx, my brows furrowed instantly, and I shove her aside now staring intently at the screen to be sure I read correctly.“Calm down, Carla. I promise to tell her myself.” my eyes raised to humanly possible as I read out the contents of the message.Why does she have Calyx's number?Why are they texting each other in such a casual way?Ayla's povMy eyes bore into Carla, demanding answers. "Why is Calyx texting you? Answer me, Carla!" I yelled, but she didn't even flinch.As I glared at her, the fact that she doesn't even look shaken baffled me. What is wrong with me? Why am I having such dark thoughts about my sister?"Hand me back my phone," she snapped, irritation coloring her voice. I hesitated, conflicted by mixed feelings. Since when did they maintain such a relationship? Carla had never hidden her dislike for Calyx.Brrrrrrg… Brrrrrrg…The sudden beep of my phone shook me from my thoughts. I retrieved it from my pocket, eyes fixed on the caller ID.“It's Calyx,” I mumbled. My gaze remained on Carla as I answered. “Hey.” the word eased out of my lips dryly.“I'm sorry for keeping you out, Ayla. I promise I was caught up with something important,” he explained.“You don't have to apologize for that, I heard.” I said in one short breath, relieving him of the stress of explanating.“Great! Then this is a good tim
Ayla's povMy life was crashing right before my eyes but all I could do was stand and watch with beady eyes, a man I had loved and cared for all my life in bed with my little sister?It still appeared like a movie to me. It was as if I was draped into a painful situation and it was all just a prank. To scare me. But my eyes know what they saw, what was his reason? Why would he after so many months cheat on me like this?Questions took control of my being, filling me with all sorts of thoughts. As I approach them, hot tears scattered in my eyes, blurring my vision.“Oh, you timing bastard! Here I was wondering why our mate bond is becoming so weak not knowing you were busy fucking my sister!!” I fired at Calyx.“Lower your voice, Ayla!” He rasped, not even feeling an ounce of shame.My eyes welled up in surprise, “I am shouting? Did you just say I should lower my voice?!” I was literally screaming and at this point I could definitely lose my voice but I didn't care, I just wanted to ge
Ayla's povI ran till I could no longer feel my legs but I couldn't stop running. I didn't even know where I was going, all that was in my head was “run” and I just kept on running till my breath began to break.I dropped to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.All my life was a lie.All of it!I have been living a lie all these while, thinking I got people behind me meanwhile I got nobody.It was enough torture to walk in on my boyfriend making out with my little sister and now I just discovered I'm a hybrid?“Pfft!”How could I have known I have been living such a pathetic life, the ones I have known all my life to be my beloved parents are my foster parents and nobody has bothered to tell me this? Worse still I learned it from the trashy lips of that snitching bitch I called my sister.Just fucking kill me!“Arghhhh!!!!” I screamed at the top of my voice, pounding the ground mercilessly, with my bare fist.How could I not have seen this happening? It was going on right under my nose
Ayla’s POVI was still lying on the bed with my eyes fixed on the ceiling when I started hearing distant sounds. My attention now divided, causing me to creep out of bed to find out what was making those sounds.Walking out of the room, I was about to mutter a 'hello’ when I recognized the voice to be that of my parents. It seems they just got back, they'd better not see my teary eyes.Already making a U-turn, I made my way back to the room but stopped midway as I heard my name. “Good evening dad, mom.” I threw them some greetings and was about to walk out again when my dad broke the silence.“We were just about to get you, your mother and I are just returning from the pack house and we have good news.” Mr Jacobs relayed excitedly.“I'm sorry to cut your excitement short..” I turned to face them, “Calyx rejected me and I have accepted his rejection.” I say in the calmest tone I know. And I watched all the excitement fall from their faces as they gawked at me with puzzled looks.“What