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Rejected, I Became the White Moon Luna
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00:00In this frigid altar, I can no longer distinguish whether the cold bites at my flesh or festers deep within
00:05my broken soul.
00:07I've guarded this altar for ten years.
00:10Ten years!
00:11I nearly died trying to heal your inner wolf.
00:15And you bring a pregnant woman back here?
00:18Layla, you know how it works.
00:21I can only gain greater power by sighing an heir with a high-blooded she-wolf.
00:26Blame yourself for being nothing but a lowly omega.
00:30Simus, this little bitch is way too slow.
00:33The pup in my Demly is already protesting.
00:36Layla, don't stop.
00:39Ava is pregnant.
00:41She needs your healing essence to stabilize the baby.
00:44Hell no.
00:46Who told you to stop?
00:59Silas, she's so loud.
01:02Can you shut her up?
01:05Layla, your essence, your blood, your bones, they're all mine.
01:10You don't get to fight back.
01:12Filled with loathing, Silas cast me aside and approached Ava.
01:16He condensed my strength into a soft, glowing golden orb.
01:20At a subtle squeeze of his palm, and they both disappeared without a trace upon the altar.
01:24My fingernails dug into the crevices of the bloodstone.
01:27My vision blurred.
01:29All my power faded.
01:31I returned to my ordinary form and collapsed weakly across the cold stone ground.
01:36The last thing my fading sight caught was that narrow vent window high on the wall.
01:40Deep in the pitch black heart of the cursed woods, a pair of burning gold eyes gone suspended in the
01:44darkness.
01:49If he still, still wants my lunar essence, he should at least let me get medicine for my wounds.
01:58I had the sentinels guarding the altar relay the message to Silas.
02:02He reluctantly agreed.
02:04I dragged my weakened body out of the altar chamber, stumbling with every step.
02:08I was about to cross the central courtyard toward the apothecary when low laughter drifted out from the side hall,
02:13Mara.
02:13I ducked behind a stone pillar on instinct and held my breath.
02:17Mother, how much longer do we have to keep that little bitch around?
02:21Every time I see her playing the devoted mortal for Silas at that altar, it makes me sick.
02:26Patience, sweetheart.
02:27Just a few more days.
02:28After the next full moon, once Silas drains the last of her lunar essences, I'll slip liquid silver into her
02:34sleeping draught.
02:34An omega dying of exhaustion?
02:36No one will suspect a thing.
02:45Baby, hiding here and eavesdropping, that's not a good habit.
02:50What did you hear?
02:52Those little jokes about Ava?
02:54Silas, are you really planning to drain me dry and then kill me with liquid silver?
02:58Shh, Layla.
03:00Don't listen to that scenage old woman.
03:02How could I ever bear to let anything happen to you?
03:06Ava was just politics.
03:08Her family's support.
03:09That's all I needed.
03:11Once I have the position secured, she and that pup mean nothing.
03:15You're the one I keep.
03:16All of this has been for our future.
03:18I pretended to believe him.
03:21The moment his guard dropped.
03:32I shoved him back and sprinted through the narrow door at the end of the corridor, the passage to the
03:36cursed woods, and plunged into the endless darkness.
03:39A voice exploded through the blackness.
03:42Well, well, little thing.
03:44Tell me, did you come to offer yourself to me?
03:49Layla!
03:52Come back now, and I might still forgive you.
03:55If you wake the thing in there, it'll tear us all apart.
03:58I stumbled into a vast stone cavern choked with dead, withered vines.
04:04At the center, they bound a huge, motionless figure.
04:08I grabbed a sharp rock and slashed open my palm.
04:10Blood gushed from my palm.
04:12If the legends are true, if you really crave blood that badly, then take mine.
04:18Just don't let me die at his hands.
04:2620 years.
04:29And the one who breaks my chains is an omega.
04:36With the purest healing essence I've ever tasted, offering me her blood like a bargain.
04:43I was like a lamb marked for slaughter.
04:45Layla!
04:46He charged in with a dozen black rich warriors.
04:49Terror crashed over me once again.
04:51No.
04:51Impossible.
04:52The seal hasn't expired yet.
04:55Those chains were made with...
04:56Made with what?
04:58Silver alloy?
05:00Forbidden runes?
05:02Soul eater venom?
05:03She's my mate!
05:05She belongs to Blackridge!
05:07You have no right!
05:08You say she's your mate?
05:10But her blood is rejecting your scent.
05:13You call that a mate?
05:14I'd call that prey.
05:17A sharp, cutting presence began to radiate from him, growing stronger by the second.
05:22It rose higher and higher, towering above her mouthpiece, marching to the stars, casting
05:26past.
05:27The torchlight barely flickered, and Killian was already in front of Silas.
05:32He grabbed Silas by the throat and hurled him away.
05:36Take your people.
05:38Leave.
05:39She's just a lowly Omega.
05:41She's worth this much to you?
05:43Hand her over.
05:44I can offer you things worth a thousand times more.
05:46I won't say it again.
05:49Leave.
05:50Move!
05:50Now!
05:58Your blood broke my seal.
06:01You're mine now.
06:02What?
06:07I don't belong to anyone.
06:09Who the hell are you?
06:12Years ago, I gave my grandmother's bracelet to Silas' mother.
06:16I had been foolish enough to treat her like family, believing the raw moonstone on the bracelet
06:20could heal her frail body.
06:22Now, I was taking it back.
06:24A few months later, I timed my move and snuck into the Blackridge Central Hall.
06:29Mara assumed that I was still the same helpless Omega with nothing to her name.
06:34Layla.
06:36You're finally here.
06:38I know you blame Silas, but I've always treated you like my own daughter.
06:42That conniving bitch Ava.
06:43She said your mother's things were bad luck, wanted to throw them away.
06:47I...
06:48I fought to get it back for you.
06:51Come here, sweet girl.
06:53This belongs to you.
06:55It always did.
06:56Let me put it back where it should be.
06:59To my eyes, all of her weakness was nothing but an act to lure me in.
07:04You little bitch!
07:06How dare you lay a hand on me!
07:11Are you done acting yet?
07:13Or was this silver bagger your real farewell gift?
07:19Mara wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and smiled.
07:23Bold.
07:24Seems like these few months away from Blackbirth taught you a thing or two.
07:30Give me the bracelet back.
07:36The bracelet?
07:37Give it back!
07:38Then again, the fact that you snuck into the Blackridge Central Hall all by yourself, that does surprise me.
07:46Did you really think Blackridge's defenses were that easy to get through?
07:51The four side doors behind me burst open at once.
07:54Twelve armed Blackridge elites poured in.
07:56At their center stood Silas.
07:58Layla.
08:00Long time no see.
08:01I froze.
08:02It was a trap.
08:04All of it.
08:05I mustered all my strength.
08:07Only one thought remained.
08:09Kill Mara.
08:10I reversed my grip on the dagger and drove it at Mara's chest.
08:24You psycho!
08:25You actually stabbed me!
08:27Her voice shifted from the screen to something low.
08:31Fine!
08:32Fine!
08:32Layla!
08:33I raised you for ten years!
08:36Ten years!
08:37And this is how you repay me?
08:39Silas suddenly pressed my face hard against his cold bones.
08:43Layla.
08:44You really did give me one hell of a surprise.
08:48Two warriors rushed forward.
08:50Silver chains wrapped around my wrists and bound them behind my back.
08:54Layla.
08:55Since you refused to go back to the altar, I'll grant your wish.
09:00You can channel every last drop of your essence to me right here.
09:04In your dreams.
09:06Dreams?
09:07His hand closed around my throat.
09:10Golden lunar essence poured from my neck into his palm.
09:12Silver chains rattled behind me.
09:14My body arched in agony.
09:16Suddenly, death came crash.
09:19The glass still ensued.
09:20Shattered like an eggshell.
09:22Rubble and dust rained down.
09:34Who did this?
09:35No one answered.
09:37His fury ignited in an instant.
09:39A searing orb of golden flame wore into life in his palm.
09:42He resembled a solitary wolf trapped in age-long slumber amid the frigid snow-capped peaks.
09:46And I was the one who roused the beast within him.
09:49Burning gold eyes blazing through the dust and debris.
09:51He walked toward me.
09:52With every step, stone cracked beneath his feet.
09:56Fractures spread across the floor like a spiderweb.
09:59He crouched beside me and lifted me from the rubble with impossible care.
10:04Killen.
10:06She's my mate.
10:07I'm disciplining my own woman.
10:09What business is it of yours?
10:11Your woman.
10:16Killen.
10:16Killen.
10:17Killen.
10:41Killen.
10:59That's it.
11:04Who the hell are you?
11:08A worthless Omega is worth all this?
11:11Killian's arm whipped forward.
11:13Silas slammed into a stone pillar 30 feet away.
11:16Killian bent down and picked up the silver chain that had bound my hands.
11:19He looped it around Silas's neck.
11:21Silas looked like a dog on a leash.
11:23Killian dragged the chain two steps toward me.
11:25I'm sorry Layla.
11:29Please, put in a word for me.
11:32Let me go.
11:33Killian glanced down at him, then released the chain and kicked him aside.
11:37I used every last bit of my strength to dig through the rubble,
11:39searching for my grandmother's bracelet.
11:41Sharp gravel lacerated my fingers.
11:44At last, I unearthed the bracelet beneath the rubble and hope rekindled deep within my soul.
11:49Killian bent down and lifted me out of the debris.
11:51His eyes fell on the bracelet in my hand.
11:56So that's it.
11:58Little thing, you've been hiding quite a secret.
12:02Killian frantically inhaled my scent.
12:04Strangely, I froze in place and did not push him away.
12:10Killian brought me to a cave in the cursed woods to heal.
12:13But my revenge was mine to take.
12:16Besides, I still had no idea what Killian truly was.
12:19For all I knew, he could have been no better than Silas.
12:23Blood Moon Knight
12:24Word had spread across the entire shifter world that the Blackridge Pack was about to welcome a new Luna.
12:29The Blackridge Great Hall glittered with light.
12:31Hundreds of wolves in formal attire filled the space.
12:35Torches blazed against the vaulted ceiling, casting everything in gold.
12:41Blood Moon Knight
12:43Witnessed by all wolves
12:46Blackridge Alpha Silas
12:48Hereby formally marks his mate Ava as Blackridge Luna
12:53Silas leaned down,
12:55His lips moving toward the back of Ava's neck.
12:57Wait!
12:59Every pair of eyes in the hall snapped toward me.
13:05Where did this little...
13:08You all came here to watch Blackridge crown a Luna.
13:12So look carefully.
13:14Would a truly powerful Alpha
13:17need to chain an Omega underground and drain her essence night after night
13:22just to make himself stronger?
13:24Layla
13:25What nonsense are you spowing?
13:29Guards
13:29Take her out!
13:31Look closely!
13:34This is where your Blackridge Alpha gets his strength.
13:38From an Omega he bled dry drop by drop
13:41with these silver chains.
13:44Silas
13:45You're not an Alpha.
13:47You're a parasite.
13:49Layla
13:51I know you hate me.
13:53If I really didn't care about you
13:54I could have replaced you years ago.
13:57Why did I keep you?
13:59Because I can't live without you, Layla.
14:02It's not just your essence.
14:04It's you.
14:05I was wrong.
14:06I know I was wrong.
14:07But Layla
14:08It's not too late to change.
14:11Today's marking ceremony is cancelled.
14:15Cancelled
14:18Silas, you...
14:19I said
14:20Cancelled
14:22Layla
14:23I'll mark you right now
14:25In front of everyone
14:28I'll make you the true Luna of Blackridge
14:33Simus, you really are one hell of an actor
14:36But I
14:37Layla
14:38reject this unfaithful bond
14:44You worthless Omega
14:46You don't get to say no
14:48You don't get to say anything
14:53The black stone doors exploded inward
14:56As if something monstrous had struck them from the other side
14:59Shards of stone tore through the hall
15:01Wolves dove for cover
15:03The hand around my throat began to rot rapidly
15:05Silas screamed
15:12Killian had appeared behind me
15:14No one saw when
15:15One hand scooped my limp body into his arms
15:18I just heard
15:21Someone wanted her dead
15:24The Lycan king!
15:25It's the legendary Lycan king!
15:27No one touches you again
15:29No one
15:31You're mine, Layla
15:33And I don't let go of what's mine
15:35Killian's fingers traced the back of my neck
15:37Heat seared through my skin
15:39The mark of the Lycan king
15:41Burned into existence
15:42All units, move out!
15:45Outside the Blackridge Great Hall
15:46Rain poured down in sheets
15:49Don't be afraid of the Lyon name!
15:52Killian just woke up!
15:53He's nowhere near full strength!
15:55Kill him!
15:56Bring Layla back!
15:58Killian grabbed me
15:59And threw us both off the castle wall
16:04Killian, you're bleeding!
16:06Just a scratch
16:06Move!
16:07A massive grey wolf burst from the tree lane
16:10And lunged straight for rain throat
16:11Killian didn't block
16:13He fed at his forearm
16:15The wolf's jaws clamped down with a wet crunch
16:17I heard bone grind
16:19He grabbed the wolf by the scruff
16:21With his free hand and wrenched
16:23The animal's neck twisted at a wrong angle
16:25He pried the dead mouth open with his fingers
16:28Blood poured down his wrist
16:30Behind me
16:32Like he hadn't just let a wolf chew through his arm
16:35More wolves poured from the tree line
16:37At the front was a huge brown wolf covered in scars
16:40Draven, Blackridge's beta
16:45Killian!
16:46Alpha gave the order
16:47Hand over the Omega
16:49And I might make this quick
16:50How generous
16:54When I say go, you run north
16:55Don't stop, don't look back
16:57Make it to the Grey Mist River and you're safe
17:00It's neutral ground
17:01No Pax forces can enter
17:03What about you?
17:05I'll be busy kicking their asses
17:09The dense forest
17:10Pouring rain
17:12I ran north as hard as I could
17:14When I looked back
17:15I saw Killian shift
17:17The instant his spine arched
17:19A roar tore from his throat
17:20And shook the canopy overhead
17:22His body swelled monstrously
17:24Pitch black fur ripping through skin
17:26Claws shot from his fingers
17:28Long as daggers
17:29When I looked back
17:30A pure black wolf towered over the field
17:33Golden eyes blazing
17:34Far larger than any alpha form I had ever seen
17:39I forced myself to look ahead and ran
17:41Branches lashed my face
17:43Thorns tore at my sleeves
17:45Rock slammed into my knees
17:47And blood ran down both legs
17:49The Grey Mist River appeared ahead of me
17:52I threw myself into the freezing current
17:54The far bank
17:56I crawled up the muddy riverbank
17:58Soaked through
17:59Coughing violently
18:00Shaking all over
18:02My eyes locked on the opposite shore
18:04Killian
18:05No answer
18:07Killian
18:07I'd heard the Lichen mark
18:09Was tied to its master's life
18:11As long as it stayed warm
18:13He was alive
18:14If it turned cold
18:15I pressed my fingers
18:17To the back of my neck
18:18Suddenly
18:19A hand shot out from behind
18:21And seized my wrist
18:22His eyes were a color
18:23I had never seen before
18:24Deep violet
18:25The Lichen King's mark
18:27On an Omega
18:29How's that possible?
18:32Who are you?
18:34You answer me first
18:37Who gave you that mark?
18:39None of your business
18:40The pattern
18:41It's the forbidden crest
18:43Of the Lichen Royal bloodline
18:44The last person who could
18:45Carve a mark like this
18:46Was my son
18:47Your
18:49Son?
18:50My name is Azar
18:5120 years ago
18:52I was the leader of the Grey Shadow Clan
18:54The last guardians
18:55Of the Lyman Royal family
18:57The Lyman King and Queen
18:58Were killed in the war
18:59I smuggled the young Alpha
19:01Out of the pack in secret
19:02I raised him as my son
19:05His name is Killian
19:07A flash
19:0820 years ago
19:09A boy surrounded by flames
19:11Black fur matted with blood
19:12A man shoving him
19:14Out of the encirclement
19:15Only to have half his own face
19:16Swallowed by the fire
19:17The boy was swept away
19:19By the chaos
19:20Vanishing into the darkness
19:25After that night
19:26I never found him
19:29The Grey Shadow Clan scattered
19:31I took what was left of our people
19:34And hid in this unclaimed territory
19:3720 years
19:38I thought he was dead
19:40He's not dead
19:43At least
19:44He was still alive
19:45Before I crossed the river
19:46Come with me
19:47You stay on that riverbank
19:49You won't last the night
19:50I followed a Tsar through the camp
19:53This place didn't look like a PAX camp
19:55More like a
19:56Shelter
19:58The elderly
19:59The wounded
20:00Children with bones showing through their skin
20:02Every wolf who had been cast out
20:04Injured
20:04Or had nowhere else to go
20:06They all ended up here
20:07A thin little girl was curled up in the corner of a tent
20:10There was a deep gash on her lower leg
20:12Inflamed and festering
20:14That child's wound is infected
20:16If it's not treated
20:17The rot will reach the bone
20:18I know
20:20But we don't have a healer
20:21Don't have medicine either
20:23In this place
20:24Whether you live or die
20:26Is up to fate
20:28Let me look at her
20:31The girl's mother threw herself in front of her child in panic
20:34Who are you?
20:35Don't touch my daughter
20:36I crouched down
20:38Keeping my voice as gentle as I could
20:40I won't hurt her
20:42I just
20:44Know a little bit about healing
20:46I held my hand over the girl's wound
20:48A thread of dark golden light seeped from my fingertips
20:51So faint it was barely visible
20:53But the festering skin around the wound began to close
20:55Right before our eyes
20:57The girl's mother clapped her hand over her mouth in shock
21:00Azar's dark violet eyes contracted sharply
21:02Luna essence
21:05She doesn't even know what she is
21:09The next day
21:11A line of old, sick, and wounded wolves stretched out in front of me
21:14I re-bandaged an old man's broken ribs
21:17Light seeped through the gaps between my fingers
21:19And the pained look on his face slowly eased
21:23I cleaned the stump wound of a young wolf who had lost his left arm
21:26I fed herbal broth to three feverish pups
21:29The smallest one was so delirious from the fever that his tiny hand grabbed my finger and wouldn't let go
21:34Azar stood at a distance, arms folded, watching all of it
21:38Chief
21:39Who is this woman?
21:41Those wounds, we spent months trying to treat them and got nowhere
21:43She touches them once and
21:47Don't ask
21:48Just keep an eye on her
21:50But Chief
21:51Word's already getting out
21:52The strays are spreading it everywhere
21:54Saying an omega with lunar essence has shown up in the unclaimed territories
22:01Night
22:02I sat by the campfire at the edge of camp and pulled a fur pelt over the smallest pup
22:06In his sleep, he had shifted into wolf form, a palm-sized grey pup curled into a ball
22:12You're worried about him
22:14Your ex
22:16The Black Ridge Alpha
22:19He won't let this go
22:20You know that, right?
22:23I know
22:24The unclaimed territories may be neutral ground
22:26No Pax forces can enter
22:28But Simus isn't someone who plays by the rules
22:32I know
22:33So what are you gonna do?
22:35I looked down at the sleeping pup in my arms
22:39I don't know
22:40Azar watched me for a long time
22:42Then he stood and pulled something from inside his cloak
22:45A fist-sized chunk of black ore
22:47He placed it in my palm
22:52This is a lichen soul stone
22:56In times of danger
22:57It will protect the lichen luna
23:02Are you saying I'm the luna of the lichen royal bloodline?
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