Arrested

His hands tightened around my waist and he pulls me closer to him. I stiffed in his hold and quickly wiped my tears with my head down as I apologize to the stranger I had bumped into and tried to pull away from him but his grasp was too strong.

“I’m sorry.” My lips quivered, and my vision was blurry with tears.

“Are you crying, Luna?” The calm voice asked from beside me. I looked up and made the stoic face of the pack rival.

He frowns at my disheveled figure.

“Alpha Jamal.”

“This is not how I expect Queen Luna to look.” His frown deepened and I wriggle out of his grips. I don’t want to be seen in the arms of the man who hated me and Logan.

He hated my reign as the Luna and he didn’t try to hide them.

Everyone knew Alpha Jamal was the pack enemy with a strong pack and warriors. He was one of the most powerful Alphas within packs the only difference was Logan being the Alpha King and Jamal was just an Alpha.

Logan was trying to become allies with him even when he knew Jamal hated him and would tarnish his image as Alpha King in front of everyone when he gets the opportunity.

“How should I look like?!” I half yelled, I was sick and tired of everyone coming at me even worse someone I did not want to see.

What did I ever do wrong to deserve this kind of life?

“Stay away from me Alpha Jamal.”

I grabbed my face cap from the ground and ran out of the pack-house, I need some solace without glancing at him. I shifted into my wolf for a quick run.

I stared at the moon as I broke down in tears after I have gone far into the woods.

I’ve holding it for a while.

I shifted back to my human form.

“Why did you choose to make me suffer!” I called out to the moon goddess hitting my chest as I cried. This was where I could let it all out.

“You should at least blessed me with a pup even if it was just one. That’s all I ever asked! Why are you so cruel to me? Why do you have to abandon me as well!”

“Why?!”

“It’s not your fault, none of this is your fault.“ I stopped crying when I heard the voice, I looked up and saw Jamal staring at me and he surprised me by pulling me into a heartwarming hug. His hands rubbed my back soothingly.

The comfort, that no one gave me in my pack and I was getting them from someone that I least expect it from.

He pulled me away and cupped my face in his hands and his thumbs wiped my tears off.

“I told you to stay away.” I couldn’t believe he followed me here.

“I wish I could.” He stared intently into my eyes with his hands still on my face.

“I couldn’t just leave you alone when I saw you that way.” His eyes were filled with emotions I couldn’t decipher.

I’ve known Jamal ever since the party at the Gala which brings all distinguished werewolves from across the country together and that was five years ago. Then, I was already with Logan and we came to the Gala together.

I scoffed and took his hands away from me.

“You hate me so stop acting like you cared.”

I wiped my eyes and stood up, Jamal held my gaze watching my every move with his predatory gaze and he took a step away from me.

“And you never knew why.” He murmured and stuffed his hands into his pocket.

I stared at him, Jamal Fernandez Marsha. Tall striking Alpha of Reverest Pack with his forest green eyes and chiseled jaw, well known for being relentless and overbearing and I let out a scoff.

“If you don’t want Logan or Logan doesn’t want you. You should leave him and can come to me, I don’t mind not having pups.” He stated with his eyes slightly above my head and he takes them back to me.

I chuckled bitterly.

“I’m a joke to you, ain’t I?” I exhaled and palmed my forehead. He was saying that to my face, I have become a laughing stock.

I know he hates me and I hate him just as much as he does but what right does he have to say that to me?

“That’s not what I mean.” He took his hands out of his pocket and tried to explain himself.

I scoffed loudly and swept my hair off my face and pushed them backward with my hands.

“I clearly understand you, Alpha Jamal everyone treats me as nothing, that I’m worthless, and because of what? I’ve done my best all these years but it was never good enough for them! I did everything I could to make the pack a successful one. I did everything! But what did I get in return!” I was crying, it hurts so much that I couldn’t hold it back.

Absolutely nothing but a stab in the back.

“It’s late, the Queen Luna shouldn’t be outside this late, I’ll walk you back home.”

“Do not come close to me,” I warned him and turned back on my heels, and was trudging back to the pack house.

“Luna...I did...” Jamal trailed off in his words.

“I do not want to hear another word from you Alpha Jamal and stop following me.” I snapped my head at him and continued walking.

I went back to the pack house, Alpha Jamal see to it that I went home. I could sense him following me from a close distance. When I turned, there was no one behind me.

I couldn’t hold back my emotions and I showed him the other side of me he shouldn’t have seen.

I climbed the stairs to my quarters, removing my shoes at the door.

The only person allowed in here was Logan and the woman who attend to me.

She had been at my side since the day I became the Luna. She knows everything that is going on between me and Logan. And I had no secret from her because she was always here.

“You’re back, Luna.” She was leaning beside the kitchen cabinets, I wanted to get a glass of water.

“You don’t have to cry, Luna. It’s not the end of the world.” She whispered and pulls me into a hug, I squeezed her tight into my arms.

“The moon goddess chooses you, they can’t take that away from you.” She pats me over the back. She was very much older than me, so I treated her with respect.

“I want to run away, I want to leave them if I keep staying here I don’t know what would become of me.” I sniffed and hold her tight.

“What nonsense are you saying? Your father was the Alpha king, Sera.”

I shook my head at her, I don’t know anymore.

“It was because of you, Logan became king! He’s just the son of your father’s Beta and has been your childhood friend. It was fate that you two are mate.” She strokes my hair slightly.

“I do love Logan,”

That was what I thought.

“Do not say such a thing about leaving him.”

I pulled away from her when the door flung open and someone barged into the room.

I gasped and turned my head around at the sudden intrusion. The familiar dark blue eyes met with mine filled with hatred.

A shiver ran down my spine at the sight of Logan, he was the only one who could come in here like that. I tried to back away from him but it was too late, several pack warriors stormed in behind him.

I saw Matthew snarling at me, with anger buried in his eyes.

What was going on?

Logan grabbed my neck in his hands and slammed my back against the wall, hard. The pain shot through my shoulders.

“Logan.” I whimpered and was struggling to breathe even at this moment our mate bond was making sparks where he touched, Logan was tall and very toned body, he has the finest and smoothest skin of all Alphas.

He was indeed a handsome man but I couldn’t see any of that anymore, not with the look in his eyes covered with nothing but contempt.

“You’re really so petty to kill a child out of spite. My future Alpha! My heir. Sera.” He growled at me and his hands tightened around my neck.

“No! I would never.” I whimpered.

“I would never do that to your child.”

“Shut up, you witch!” Logan pulled me away from the wall and tossed me to the side of the pack warriors, they grabbed my arm and pushed me against the wall before restraining me with silver handcuffs.