Rose POVOn the walk back to the packhouse everyone was chatting amoungst themselves and I hung back listening the sounds of the other creatures of the night. So much has happened in such a short amount of time and I was starting to feel overwhelmed. How the hell am I supposed to be the Moon Goddess when I can't even get a single night alone with my mates without something happening?I'm supposed to be the Luna and Beta Female of the Moonlight Pack and I haven't been introduced to the pack. A part of me felt like Damien was ashamed of me and being ashamed of being mated to slave. But another part of me knew that wasn't true, ever since they found me it has either been Alpha Maximus was sending witches and rogues to kill me, I craved up myself in some trance that I still don't understand, and now I'm the freaking Moon Goddess. We haven't had the chance to breathe, let alone plan a ceramony to annouce their pack finally has a Luna. I bounced back to the conversation between Damien and
Rose POV I thought shifting into Jewels and running through the woods was exhilarating, soaring through the sky as Aria is soul-freeing. For the first time since I started to hear and feel Jewels and Aria, all three of us were calm and felt a sense of peace. Our mind was clear, the only thing we were thinking about is how amazing the wind feels gliding against our scales and wings. The flapping of our wings almost sounds like gentle thuds of thunder as a storm is rolling in. Never in my 18 years of life have I felt free. At this moment there is not a single worry on my shoulders. Nothing matters other than the open sky surrounding us. I let Aria have full control since this is her first time out and we haven't talked and bonded nearly as much as Jewels and I. Happiness seeped into my heart at how content Aria was in the sky, it was her home. I nudged Aria to look down at the ground and I was blown away. The view from up here is incredible! All the trees below, even the ones that
Rose POV The shocked expression on the leader's face had me laughing internally, but I didn’t let him see that. Jewels stayed in her defensive stance while also watching all of her surroundings, making sure no one was trying to sneak up on us. We let out a menacing growl that shook the ground we all were standing on. I watched as his men lost their balance and fell to the ground while all of our warriors were standing perfectly still. The humans and warriors looked around frantically trying to piece together what was happening around them. It didn’t take long for my warriors to realize that it was me causing the ground to shake as they all got down on their knees, submitting to me. That’s when I discovered I have an alpha aura, a strong one at that. As soon as the leader finally put it together, his head snapped in my direction. “What in the fuck are you?” He spat out at me, his words filled with venom. I responded to him with another growl, bearing my teeth. I watched his jaw cle
Rose POV When I was a little girl I always imagined my life would be full of happiness and love. I pictured finding the perfect mate to share a beautiful life and children with. I believed I was invincible from darkness and the monsters that hide under your bed or in your closet. Looking back now, I feel foolish for ever believing in that, but it is also what kept me clinging on to hope, but I started to lose hope ten years ago. I wish I could go back in time to visit my seven-year-old self and tell her to never lose that hope because she was going to need to stay strong. I belong to the Blackforest pack. We are the second biggest pack, having 3,000 members, in the United States. Not all pack members live in the little town of Blackforest Heights. Most members are scattered throughout the woods so they can shift whenever they want without scaring the few humans that come to our town. The first place title belongs to the Moonlight Pack. We used to be kn
Rose POV By the time I finished getting everything cleaned up and put away, it was around 2 am and I am completely drained. I don't know how much more my body can take of this. The only good thing that happened today was I wasn't beaten. It is only because other alphas are visiting and most of them do not believe in abusing and enslaving other pack members. It's almost like their visit is giving me a break my body very much needs. About 70 years ago, the views and opinions of alphas started to change regarding the treatment and enslavement of lower rank pack members. With each new generation of alphas, the lower-ranking pack members started to gain more rights and freedom. Now they are almost as equally respected as the high-ranking members. My pack was changing until Maximus became alpha. The omegas of the pack don't get treated as badly as I do, but they still get treated pretty badly like, being shoved around, called names, and a few beatings here and there.
Damien POV When I first got the invitation to the mating gala I was filled with dread. Every year it is out together, is another year that I don't find my mate and that is the whole purpose of the gala in the first place. The pressure for me to find my mate gets higher each day because an alpha can't successfully run his pack without a luna. I know I will find my mate when the time is right so I see no point in trying to force it, but being an alpha I have to go. I packed enough clothes for a two-day stay which is more than I wanted. This year the gala is being held at the Blackforest pack and their reputation proceeds them. Rumor has it, the beta became the alpha ten years ago after the old alpha and luna were murdered by rogues. It is said their eight-year-old daughter helped the rogues plan the death of her parents but no one knows what happened to the little girl. The story of the murder never sat well with me. I could never figure it out but there is no way an e
Damien POV I was woken up by the most mouthwatering scents, warm honeysuckle, and cotton, along with the smell of bacon, eggs, sausage, and toast. I knew the honeysuckle and cotton were the scents of my mate. It’s three in the morning, what is she doing awake at this time? I can faintly smell the scent of fear. That immediately pissed my wolf off. I decided to get up and get dressed and go for my morning run. By the time I was done with my run it was 4:30 in the morning. I put on a pair of sweatpants and a black muscle shirt as I want to continue to do my ten-mile run while I was away from home to not break my workout routine. I need to be in the best shape I can be as an alpha. Once I was finished I went back to my room to shower. Once I was washed and dried off and dressed I made my way out of my room and my wolf started to stir with excitement and anger. I didn’t understand the anger part until I inhaled deeply and the scent of fear and worry started to bleed into
Rose POV After I ran into my room to avoid my mate, I began getting my “clothes” and bar of soap together for my bath in the pond, when I started to hear footsteps storming towards my room and that meant only one thing. Someone was angry and they were coming to take it out on me. I stood there waiting for my door to be ripped open, to take the beating so I could move on with my day. I wasn’t really surprised to see Jackie open my door, I was surprised by the words that came out of her mouth. “HOW DOES A NO GOOD, WASTE OF TRASH KILLER LIKE YOU GET AN ALPHA FOR A MATE!?!?!?!?” She was screaming at the top of her lungs as she cocked her left fist back and connected with my jaw making it pop. “What are you talking about?” I asked, fighting back the tears. “Don’t play dumb with me! You are nothing. You wear sacks for clothes and sleep in a shoe cupboard and everyone’s bitch. How could the moon goddess give you one of the most powerful alphas around?” She y