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The Luna They Threw Away
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00:01who did this to you tell me it's my alpha what kind of alpha hurts his own pack
00:09i'll kill all those who try to hurt you tell me everything before she can say anymore the dream
00:17breaks damon wakes up breath uneven his body covered in sweat it always ends there but night
00:24after night the same girl returned with the same wounds fear and the same desperate plea for help
00:31please help me alpha damon had never bowed to beauty or cared for desire yet this girl was
00:39upsetting him greatly until one day he was patrolling the woods and chanced upon a seer
00:44she told him the girl in his dreams was real fated to be his mate and that she was suffering
00:50tell me her name damon demanded but the seer vanished without answering from that moment
00:58damon searched he crossed territories questioned alphas tore through every place that might hide
01:04her yet found nothing until he was summoned to the red moon pack for an alliance marriage with marcy
01:10the daughter of alpha edward he accepted coldly but the moment he entered the grand hall of red moon
01:17and crashed into me a servant girl of the red moon pack everything changed i flinched under his gaze
01:26lowering my head again as if i expected punishment for simply existing damon felt a foreign surge
01:33rage at my fear fury at my trembling and a terrifying protective pull he never knew he was capable of
01:42but for me the look he gave me sent fear straight through my chest my thoughts began to race pressing
01:49in from all sides panic crept in before reason could catch up was i about to be punished for spilling
01:56the water or simply for existing marcy walked toward him with a bright smile greeting him loudly but damon
02:05didn't even look at her he was still staring at the girl kneeling on the floor an omega a girl
02:12everyone
02:12ignored a girl who lived in chains marcy's rage flared she couldn't tolerate his attention drifting
02:22especially not to the one whose voice had been silenced she grabbed my arm and dragged me into the kitchen
02:30meanwhile damon stood frozen unable to process what he had just seen those eyes they were the same ones
02:38that haunted his dreams that face the one that had refused to fade from his memory for years
02:45at that moment luna layla marcy's mother stepped in her presence commanding the room alpha daemon
02:53your room is ready please rest damon gave a brief nod and walked away
03:03but in the kitchen a very different storm raged marcy's jeweled hand cracked sharply against my face
03:09she hissed can't you handle a simple job of serving do you have any idea how disgusting your filthy face
03:18would look to alpha daemon don't you dare ruin the alliance stay out of sight stay invisible
03:27and remember one wrong move and you'll pay for it the princess had always been cruel but this time
03:33it was her wounded pride that burned hottest how could an alpha who came for her let his attention drift
03:40to an omega i scrubbed the floor bruises blooming across my knees mirroring those already carved into my body
03:48i was spared this time only because marcy was in a hurry to attend alpha daemon
03:53but the relief was brief fragile because i knew what came next our next meeting already haunted me
04:00fear curling tight in my chest i had no way of knowing my fate was about to change no way
04:07of knowing
04:07that alpha daemon the most powerful pack leader in the realm had caught my scent they said i was born
04:14a
04:15meant to suffer and bow my head forever and somewhere along the way that lie became my truth
04:21for years i grew up in the depths of the packhouse where black mold poisoned the air where pipes leaked
04:28dirty water where everything unwanted was thrown away including me every day i endured the wrath of
04:35alpha edward nightly beatings weren't punishment anymore they were routine tonight would be no different
04:45it's 11 30 pm when i hear the dungeon door slam open great what did i do this time it
04:52doesn't take much
04:53alpha edward is an alcoholic it takes enough liquor to drop a bowl just for him to feel anything
04:59which means he fought with luna leila which means she locked him out
05:06which means he came looking for me just an average tuesday in the pack house
05:12a whiskey bottle explodes against the wall beside my head everything went blurry then black
05:19i don't know what happened after edward left the room i don't know if he came back or if someone
05:24else did but deep down i'm sure of one thing a man like him wouldn't have stopped easily
05:31at the very same time alpha daemon was searching the entire pack searching for the girl whose face
05:37matched the one from his dreams the girl he had seen in the cavern
05:43the girl the seer had spoken of in a prophecy long ago he didn't know her name yet but he
05:50knew his
05:50purpose to find her to save her from the humiliation she endured and to fulfill the mission fate had
05:57brought him for meanwhile i don't know how long i lay there on the cold dungeon floor half conscious
06:04trapped between pain and darkness eventually awareness crept back in slow reluctant i tried to move
06:13and the cold stone floor bit into my skin every inch of my body screamed in protest bruises throbbed
06:21muscles burned i forced myself up anyway shaking unsteady dragging my weight toward the washroom
06:28i rinsed my hands my face watching red swirl down the drain i wiped at the bruises the swelling the
06:36marks left behind like proof of something i couldn't forget then i finally looked up and froze the
06:44reflection staring back at me was not the face i remembered my face is still bruised but that's not
06:50the part that steals my breath my left iris is violet not the reflection not the lighting violet
06:58i blink rub my eye look again it doesn't change then i noticed my right eye my breath hitched as
07:07i
07:07leaned closer to the mirror its color matched the left not a trick of the light not exhaustion
07:14i splashed cold water into my eyes desperate to prove myself wrong the chill burned but when i looked
07:21again the color remained deep unnatural alive my heart began to race that's when i saw it a single
07:31silver strand peeking through my hair i reached up fingers trembling and touched it it wasn't just one
07:39strand i parted my hair slowly dread curling in my chest almost half of it had turned gray silvered pale
07:48as if moonlight itself had threaded through me overnight i staggered back gripping the sink
07:54this wasn't an injury this wasn't a shock something inside me had shifted awakened
08:00and whatever it was it was no longer hiding what is happening to me i whisper is this because of
08:09alpha edward's
08:10beating because of the wolf's vein he had struck into my body with his whip the thought made my stomach
08:16twist these changes weren't normal i had seen others awaken their wolves this was nothing like that
08:23my hands began to shake as the truth settled in whatever was happening to me it wasn't natural
08:30and somehow deep down i knew this was only the beginning i was still lost in my thoughts when the
08:37sound reached me footsteps they echoed from the dungeon stairs instantly i freeze i can smell marcy's
08:45scent getting closer instinctively i scramble and stand in the middle of the room just as she gets to
08:50the doorway i look up just enough to see marcy standing and i can feel tears starting to sting
08:56the corners of my eyes marcy reaches forward and claps the back of my neck do you have any idea
09:02how
09:03disgusting your filthy face would look to alpha daemon she snapped a squeak escapes my throat i am so scared
09:10i feel like i am going to pass out it almost felt what alpha edward began marcy was here to
09:16finish
09:16her face is contorted with anger she grabs my shoulders shaking me roughly don't you dare ruin
09:24the moon ceremony in any way stay out of sight stay invisible and remember one wrong move and you'll pay
09:33for it i try to speak it lands me a hard crack in my face marcy shakes me again you
09:40will only speak when
09:41spoken to i stiffened my whole body avoiding eye contact with her i'm shaking i can't even speak now
09:49the thought of two people doing something bad to me regularly for the rest of my life
09:54it just can't be real can it how can the moon goddess allow this to happen i want to leave
10:01the world
10:02that's not an exaggeration that's not me being dramatic please moon goddess don't let this happen
10:08just let me go i shake so badly that i fall to my knees i start to sob hysterically and
10:15my brain shuts
10:16down from being able to think rationally marcy grabs my chin and forces me to look at her in her
10:21cold gray
10:22eyes she looks at me in horror for a moment what happened to your eyes she moves her hands up
10:30from my
10:30chin to just below my eyes it feels like her hands are trembling against my face are you a mixed
10:37blood or something all i can manage is to shake my head no between sobs as i shake my head
10:44i feel
10:44her starting to press her thumbs against my lower eyelids obstructing my vision oh no she's going to
10:50poke my eyes out she saw the violet color she was going to blind me i place my hands on
10:57top of her
10:57trying to push her away i hear myself screaming no stop don't take my eyes out please for just a
11:08moment time freezes i don't mean like it feels like time is standing still because i'm in the
11:13middle of a traumatic situation no time is frozen well frozen for everything except for me i should say
11:20i can feel it in the air it only lasts for a moment i pulled marcy's hands away from my
11:26face easily
11:27the look of anger combined with confusion is stuck on her face next to her a fly is suspended in
11:34midair
11:35the second hand on the clock has stopped on the wall behind her drips of water aren't finished
11:40falling leaving umbrella shaped splashes in the puddles on the floor what did the moon goddess hear me
11:47did she have mercy on me i look back at marcy with wide eyes my hands are glowing purple as
11:54quickly
11:54as it stopped time started again marcy starts screaming and pushes herself away from me the tops
12:01of her hands where my hands were touching her were burnt i look down at my hands they are normal
12:06again
12:07not glowing purple seriously though what happened i shut my eyes tight waiting for marcy to retaliate
12:15if you tell anyone i will kill you i hear her footsteps running down the hall then out the door
12:21i don't know how long i sit like this but when i finally open my eyes i breathe a sigh
12:26of relief
12:27i lean against my body for a while longer sobbing shaking and trying to catch my breath
12:33she didn't harm me surely she was coming back i sniff the air but her scent is gone
12:39i listened carefully but there were no sounds in other parts of the dungeon i'm alone moon goddess
12:46thank you for saving me thank you i say out loud just in case the miracle i just experienced was
12:53because of her but anyways i didn't even have the luxury of thanking the moon goddess or taking a breath
12:59of relief tasks were already lined up waiting to be done there was no pause no mercy no space to
13:07feel
13:07anything at all i gathered myself and made my way toward the kitchen i have to make dinner for the
13:13pack
13:14before alpha edward finds me he really might kill me if i don't running isn't an option he or marcy
13:20would catch me before i got far i force myself down the hall to the sink splash cold water on
13:26my face
13:27and look in the cracked mirror my eyes are now pure violet silver streaks thread through my hair
13:33not gray but metallic shimmering even in the dungeons dim light strange i'll never get used to it
13:41these sudden changes in my body left me deeply unsettled i couldn't understand what was happening
13:46to me and the uncertainty frightened me even more but my biggest concern now is staying away from
13:52alpha damon and the delegation because the first time i stood in front of him the gaze alpha damon
13:58gave me filled me with fear it wasn't deliberate my hands trembled and the jug slipped from my grasp
14:05crashing to the floor but intent never mattered for that single mistake i had to endure
14:10marcy's fury and edward's scorn their voices sharp relentless unforgiving i learned then what i was
14:18expected to be invisible with these thoughts echoing in my mind i prepared the food at dinner
14:25alpha edward's glare burns holes through me i keep my gaze on the floor avoiding his eyes
14:31marcy's glares follow me too afterward i was sent to restock the pantries but what unsettled me more was
14:39the silence since returning after my unconsciousness i hadn't seen any of the guests not even alpha
14:45damon the pack felt unnaturally quiet as though something important had already taken place without
14:51me as i worked i couldn't stop wondering what i had missed while i was gone somehow after finishing all
14:58my work i started making my way back to my room that's when i overheard two omegas whispering in the
15:04corridor alpha damon had left on an important expedition near the kingdom one that would last
15:12three months he wouldn't be returning to the pack anytime soon hence no active workload a strange sense
15:23of relief washed over me relief but not peace it was the kind of relief that still bothered my heart
15:30a temporary calm knowing i had a few quiet months before he returned and everything changed again
15:37until then i could breathe at least for now my attention snapped back when one of them whispered
15:44that no one truly understood what alpha damon was searching for that single sentence unsettled me
15:51was there something hidden within the pack that he was looking for some secrets some motives no one
15:58knew about fear curled in my chest what if it was me the thought wouldn't leave me especially after
16:06the keys he had given me on the very first day that gesture alone had meant far more than it
16:11seemed
16:12and suddenly everything felt connected in ways i wasn't ready to face trying to steady my racing
16:19thoughts i dragged myself toward my room it's well past midnight when i finally collapse onto my bed and
16:25close my eyes i wallow in self-pity for a bit before i roll over and try to fall asleep
16:30i'm almost
16:32asleep when i hear a woman's voice hello i quickly scramble to my feet looking everywhere for who it could
16:38be i'm the only one in the room i peek into the hallway and look around but no one is
16:44there either
16:45hello i whisper loudly down the hallway uh talia this is no way for a warrior to behave
16:53get yourself together the voice chides i realize the voice is coming from inside my head who who are
17:02you i ask hesitantly worried that i've gone insane i am the messenger of the moon goddess the whisperer of
17:11the moon but i like you so i'll let you call me sylvie whisperer of the moon are you my
17:19angel sylvie
17:21i asked in shock maybe who knows angels godmothers messengers they all come in different shapes and
17:30sizes came the quick reply in my head you came late our alpha has already turned me into an official
17:38slave we have no way to escape now i feel tears welling up my voice trembled as i told sylvie
17:46everything
17:47every memory every fear every truth i had kept buried for years i swallowed hard the hope trembling
17:54inside me like a frightened bird i'm here now talia don't worry you are a child of the moon goddess
18:03you
18:04are a warrior which means you are strong you will get through this moon goddess's daughter those words
18:12echoed in my mind leaving me stunned i couldn't fully believe what she was saying yet somehow her
18:18words seeped into me settling just beneath the surface curiosity finally overcame my disbelief
18:26sylvie i asked hesitantly earlier when my hands turned purple and burned marcy
18:34was that you sort of that was you but i helped a little to activate your power i can explain
18:42more
18:43later the next month and a half are the worst of my life thank the goddess for sylvie she's the
18:49only
18:50reason i'm still standing my motivation's gone every moment is work now i make breakfast lunch and
18:57dinner still on pantry duty with no rest between cooking with sylvie is my only piece no one bothers
19:04us in the kitchen and we talk freely while we work i even found a few old recipe books and
19:10taught myself
19:10new dishes at least i can create something others enjoy the one part of my life that still feels mine
19:18everywhere else misery rules alpha edward lets the pack torment me and he visits often to hurt and
19:25humiliate me sometimes marcy watches once she even fetched the whip for him smiling as she stood by
19:33sylvie urges me to fight back but that would be suicide if i fought or shifted i'd be dead
19:40she keeps insisting everything will change when i shift you're a daughter of the moon goddess
19:45she says her warrior she hates that i hide her claims my silence makes her weaker
19:52okay sylvie i sigh for the hundredth time first i don't know when i'll have time to shift i'm up
20:00from
20:00five till after midnight second if the alpha finds out i'm talking to someone in my head he'll think i've
20:07lost it and kill me and lastly i must not a warrior talia she says firmly you are not just
20:17a warrior
20:18you are a child of the moon goddess she is your mother you are destined to be queen i roll
20:26my eyes
20:27fine the first chance i get i'll let you help me promise that satisfies her for now we keep arguing
20:36about whether i'm literally the moon goddess's daughter i don't think she gets the difference
20:41suddenly she snapped her voice firm your fate is coming talia you will escape this suffering your
20:47maid is coming to claim you i froze what are you saying sylvie i whispered shaken that can't be true
20:56i'm just my voice faltered as the truth i'd lived with pressed in around me this is my reality i
21:05said
21:05quietly no mate could ever save me from it she shook her head gently as if correcting a child no
21:13he will
21:13change your life he will take you away from this world of humiliation i let out a weak disbelieving
21:20laugh oh come on sylvie i couldn't accept her words not then not like this exhausted physically and
21:30emotionally i dragged myself toward the bedroom the weight of the day pressing heavily on me and yet
21:37her words followed me into the darkness by night i collapse exhausted especially after edward's visits
21:45sylvie stays with me my only friend always pushing me not to give up i feel guilty for not being
21:52able to
21:52do the same for her one day the alpha's personal omega bursts in while i'm cooking he wants to see
21:59you
21:59now drop everything and go i knock softly you called for me alpha i ask keeping my voice low fewer
22:10words
22:10mean fewer reasons for him to lash out don't just stand there come in he snaps i step inside staying
22:19near the door always ready to run talia he says alpha daemon will be visiting the pack after his long
22:27expedition you are responsible for all preparations for the delegation if all goes well we'll form a pact
22:35and of course above all this marcy is going to marry alpha daemon make sure nothing goes wrong
22:46you'll prepare formal dinners daily keep the pantry stocked and stay out of the way got it somehow just
22:55hearing that alpha daemon hat is returning to the pack filled me with fear the memory of his gaze intense
23:02unreadable only made it worse my chest tightened as the feeling resurfaced whatever it was that lingered
23:10in his eyes it unsettled me far more than any punishment ever had i look up from under my hat
23:17still keeping my face low enough that he can't see my eyes yes even after almost two months he still
23:24hasn't noticed that i have purple eyes or if he has he hasn't pointed it out he also hasn't said
23:30anything
23:31about my silver hair which is just fine with me yes sir everyone will be here on monday we'll be
23:40having a party after dinner to welcome him make sure there is enough food for the party if everything
23:47goes according to plan he will be wed to marcy and our packs will be united forever give george the
23:57information for the additional food you need to make do you understand yes sir good we need to keep the
24:08alpha
24:08happy and you will not pull any stunts like you did before you will do everything from behind the curtain
24:16do not show your face if not i won't hesitate to harm you do you understand he stands up with
24:27his hands
24:27leaning on the desk looking very intimidating yes sir now get out of my side he points to the door
24:36behind
24:36me i scramble out of the room as fast as possible to find george george is in charge of ordering
24:42supplies
24:43for the pack house he should be in his office right now my mind is already churning through the special
24:48foods to make and the groceries i need for them i also need extra supplies for the guest suite pantries
24:55i get to george's office and knock on the door i can hear noises coming from inside but he doesn't
25:01answer i knock a little louder what the hell he has to know i'm here he knows my scent just
25:08tell me to
25:09come in already i don't like this guy talia he's creepy he stares at you sylvie complains well we don't
25:18have a choice but to work with him sylvie he's the money uh fine but let's make it quick i
25:26knock again
25:27more impatiently this time what is it he finally growls from inside i open the door to find there's
25:34a female wolf sitting on his desk get out talia he yells louder i come to my senses and slam
25:41the door
25:41closed i run back to the kitchen as fast as i can i can feel the drip from my face
25:47if anyone finds out
25:49what i just saw i am finished sylvie thinks it's hilarious she laughs in my head throughout lunch
25:56preparation i'm about to take the platters out to the dining room george comes charging into the kitchen
26:01he makes a beeline at me grabbing me by the throat and pinning me against the wall blink quickly a
26:06few
26:07times it feels like i'm looking out of someone else's eyes let her go the voice comes from me
26:13but it isn't my voice it's sylvie her voice booms and sounds almost ethereal the dishes on the counter
26:21shake as she growls deeply at george i watch helplessly as my hands glow violet and grab george's wrists
26:29as i grab him his eyes widen in fear and he starts howling in pain a sizzling sound comes from
26:36where
26:36my hands connect with his skin he quickly releases my neck and we both fall to the ground how are
26:42you
26:42doing this what are you talia i stand up feeling much taller than my five foot tall frame sylvie's voice
26:49booms from me i'm a warrior child of the moon goddess if you tell anyone what has happened here
26:57today i will make you suffer sylvie threatens george scoots back on his backside away from me
27:03wide-eyed then clambers up and runs away as fast as he can suddenly i come back into my normal
27:10state
27:10of mind and i fall back to the ground exhausted my hands are no longer glowing but they feel like
27:16they
27:16are on and full of static electricity sylvie what was that i scold her but mostly because it scared
27:24me i couldn't help it he was threatening you okay but what was with the glowy purple burnt hands thing
27:32that's not normal talia we've been through this you are a child of the moon goddess
27:41you are a queen there is more too you will see after reshift for the first time until then i'm
27:50not
27:50strong enough to show you besides it isn't like i hurt him badly his wolf will heal him before he
27:58is
27:58back in his office i i don't wait you mean the moon goddess is my actual mom like she gave
28:08birth to
28:09me specifically not just like mother of all werewolves because she created us a gazillion years ago
28:16that's what i've been saying since i came it's not my fault you didn't believe me i picked up a
28:23towel
28:23to wipe the stain from my nose sylvie is already healing me but my face is going to be bruised
28:29for
28:29a couple of days i pull my hat down low so no one can see the bruises then pick up
28:34the first two platters
28:35and rush out to the dining room okay well if you're able to do that to george how come you
28:41can't
28:41do it to alpha edward or marcy well i think it happened one time before but i wasn't fully in
28:50control then i can't do it now because he's your alpha talia i can't go against what he says
29:00i can't attack your alpha or his daughter fine i concede i don't want to argue with her i'm just
29:09trying to figure out the rules i'm in uncharted territory here i mean it's cool territory but i
29:15don't know what our limits are once all the platters are out i make the list of extra supplies
29:21i need and put it in the box hanging outside george's office that way i don't have to face him
29:27again i clean up the dining room from lunch and still have about 45 minutes until i need to start
29:32dinner i decided to go to the stock room and put supplies on the pantry cart for later as i'm
29:38working
29:39i hear someone clear their throat behind me i look up to find marcy standing uncomfortably close to me
29:45can i help you with something marcy i try to swallow the panic that instantly builds in my throat
29:52talia i'm getting married i'm going to be the luna to the most powerful alpha in the realm
29:59the luna of the dark howlers and the red moons and when i am you won't be treated the way
30:05you are now
30:06she takes a step closer forcing me to back up against the cart marcy please stop i put my hands
30:13up
30:13and push lightly against her to get her to move but she's stronger than me and doesn't budge i look
30:20up at her to see an evil grin distorting her face i see the way my father treats you the
30:25way he does
30:25don't you talia marcy's voice slithered it's because you're weak you just take it you never fight back
30:35you never learn she stepped closer you know what you are deep down you're nothing marcy smiled when i
30:45become luna of the dark howlers you'll belong to me my slave my little reminder of what happens to
30:52women who forget their place and when my alpha arrives she leaned in her breath brushing my ear
31:01you've heard how vicious he is haven't you i can't wait to let him put you in your place
31:08she circled me like prey so if you're even thinking of opening that mouth of yours about what you saw
31:15with george don't because if you ruin this for me i'll feed you to the things you fear most peace
31:24by
31:25peace moon goddess if you're my mother please help me please save me from this i cry in my mind
31:34as
31:34marcy takes her claws digging them into my skin she finally releases me and i fall to the floor i
31:41lay
31:41on the floor of the supply room crying get up talia sylvie commands in my mind i said get up
31:48she repeats
31:50her voice is stern but caring you're better than this you will survive this i want to leave the world
31:58sylvie i can't do this anymore i can't you can and you will soon our fated mate will come and
32:08everything will change he's coming for us talia he's coming for his queen could it be was this my fated
32:16mate was it more than just a fairy tale how can you be so sure you will see glowy burning
32:25hands are not
32:26your only gift i get up find an old cardigan in the back of the stock room and put it
32:32on i go back
32:33to my room to find new clothes before making dinner the next four days go without incident unless you
32:40consider i have gone to the roof several times contemplating my existence each time i stand with
32:46my toes at the edge and stare down from the four-story building i can't bring myself to do anything
32:51except
32:51cry and go back to my room i can't do it to sylvie i can't take her life because i
32:57want to take mine
32:59sunday after dinner service i see marcy in the hallway while i'm refilling pantries
33:03she quickly approaches me and grabs me by the arm she extends her claws into my bicep drawing blood
33:10remember our little chat talia if you tell anyone and i mean anyone what you saw in george's office
33:17i will make you suffer again she says in a low threatening tone not again i'm fed up does she
33:25want to bully me okay fine i lift my hat and let my violet eyes look directly at her she
33:33gasps at
33:33the unusual sight marcy it would be a relief and i would welcome it you don't care how i'm treated
33:42by
33:42this pack including you your father your mother and your lover too tears choke up in my throat i
33:51cannot take any more punishment or threats from anyone else i'm at my wit's end if she takes my
33:57life right here in this hallway it would be a relief i'm sorry sylvie i just can't do it anymore
34:03i say to my angel as i'm staring down marcy she doesn't respond she shuts our mind link and crawls
34:11into the corner of my mind marcy pushes me away you should be grateful for your life the alpha will
34:17hear about this i'm not grateful for this life marcy and if you think i should be you are part
34:25of the
34:25problem if you want to tell the alpha about this incident i'm more than happy to tell him what
34:31instigated it she stares at me with pure anger and hatred before walking away without a word
34:38i guess fate has other plans for me i stand in the hall for a few minutes to see if
34:43she is coming
34:43back but she doesn't i'm certain she is going to sabotage me maybe she's going to smother me in my
34:50sleep or just stab me straight in the back either way i was serious when i told her i welcome
34:56her
34:57i finished pantry duty making sure everything is set in the guest rooms i had george order bouquets for
35:03each of the suites as an extra touch in the guest alpha's suite i also added a bottle of champagne
35:10if this is the last thing i ever get to do i want it to be something that makes someone
35:15else happy
35:16it is almost 1 30 in the morning before i plop into my bed totally exhausted
35:21it has been a day if marcy has anything to do with it it will probably be my last
35:27sylvie is exhausted too she stops sulking long enough to tell me she needs me to shift but i can't
35:34i have no time or energy i keep promising her i will but i feel like i've broken that promise
35:41i float off to the sounds of her whimpering in my head while i cry into the pillow
35:46to my surprise my alarm wakes me in the morning sylvie makes me promise to hang on for one more
35:52day
35:53we go through the motions of the life i hate while i'm getting ready i look in the mirror to
35:58find my
35:58hair is completely silvery now i tuck it into a bun to try to avoid people noticing it the delegation
36:05from dark howlers arrives in the early afternoon they are all tall and intimidating with tattoos and
36:11big muscles some of them have visible scars on their arms and faces they're wearing matching business
36:17clothes or security uniforms and with their arrival my heart began to beat a little faster
36:23the fear walked in the fear of marcy edward and of alpha damon the rest of the day goes without
36:31a hitch
36:32the guests seem pleased with dinner plates are finished and drinks continue to pour
36:37in the evening i go to each guest suite to make sure everyone is happy with their accommodations
36:43a couple of people ask for more bags of chips or soda but on the whole everyone seems satisfied
36:49but throughout it all alpha damon's eyes never left me i didn't understand what he wanted or what his
36:56intentions were all i could think about was punishment wondering what i had done wrong this time
37:02and not knowing was the worst part because in my world i didn't need a reason simply existing was
37:09often enough what i didn't know what i couldn't possibly understand was that i was the girl from
37:15damon's dreams the one he had been searching for the one his wolf had sworn to protect he wanted to
37:23save me and i remained completely unaware of it all while fate closed in around me i was still bracing
37:30for
37:30punishment i was walking along the corridor to check on the final requirements of the day in the guests
37:35rooms the last door is the beta's room she opens the door i can't explain it but i feel a
37:43friendly
37:43warmth when she does she introduces herself as maya she has a large tattoo of a rose and a dagger
37:50on her
37:50forearm her dark hair is still pulled back but she isn't wearing makeup i can see now she looks only
37:57a
37:57few years older than me i can hear her mate inside talking on the phone thanks for checking on us
38:04everything is wonderful the flowers are a beautiful touch you have good taste she smiles at me i bow
38:14to her slightly then turn to leave wait what's under your hat i stop in my tracks and turn around
38:22i'm sorry ma'am i ask i feel the blood drain from my face your hat why is it so
38:30low what are you
38:32trying to hide she asks come closer i come closer and slowly take off my hat keeping my eyes to
38:40the
38:40ground my silver hair cascades down my back it is embarrassingly greasy and visibly dirty i feel myself
38:48blush oh i see she says with surprise in her voice now don't be disrespectful always look me in the
38:58eye
38:58when i speak to you i look up at her the light from her room shines right into my eyes
39:04she looks at me
39:05blankly for a moment trying to process what she is seeing what are you a hybrid no ma'am the
39:13pack doctor
39:14detests but doesn't know why it happened he thinks it must be a transformation related to my wolf getting
39:20ready to wake up i mean it's not a lie it's just not the whole truth right how am i
39:26supposed to tell a
39:27stranger that my wolf says i am the moon goddess's actual daughter and that is why i have silver hair
39:32and violet eyes she grabs my chin and pulls my face closer to hers inspecting closely and does the pack
39:40doctor know someone has been hitting you recently you still have bruises he's treated my injuries in
39:47the past i'm not trying to elaborate or implicate anyone to this person i don't know who's at the door
39:54maya the beta inside calls to her just the omega assigned to us caden what's your name again it's
40:03talia ma'am but please call me talia i'm not an omega though i'm just a servant her name is
40:11talia
40:12she picked out my beautiful flowers she's still talking to her mate but she hasn't taken her eyes
40:18off me as if she is trying to size me up for some reason her brow furrows slightly as she
40:24stares
40:25she's making me self-conscious that's nice ask her if i can get bubbly water in the refrigerator
40:31no problem ma'am she and i share a smile at bubbly water i will bring it shortly and leave
40:37it at the door
40:38thank you oh and talia if those bruises aren't healed tomorrow morning find some powder alpha damon wants
40:47to see you tomorrow and he does not tolerate seeing injuries like that uh yeah yes ma'am her words
40:56made
40:56my mind swirl with questions i couldn't escape why would an alpha ever want to meet me an omega a
41:03girl
41:04kept in chains her whole life was i right in thinking that alpha daemon had something to do with
41:09me was there a connection that i couldn't understand had he warned everyone about me silenced them in
41:16ways i didn't know why did they speak my name as if they already knew me as if i wasn't
41:22just another
41:23servant hidden in the dark halls of the pack nothing made sense nothing fit but somehow despite all the
41:31confusion one thought kept swirling inside me circling my heart faster than my mind could catch
41:36it soon i run to the stock room get four bottles of san pellegrino and put them in front of
41:42the door
41:43then run away as fast as i can a million questions race through my head would their alpha be angry
41:50that
41:50i'm weaker even though i'm not part of his pack if he's as vicious as they say i hope i
41:55don't cross paths
41:56with him was she going to tell alpha edward about my differences or call him out for letting someone
42:03break my nose if she thinks that's bad wait until she finds out the rest then i'm dead for sure
42:10the next morning edward comes down later and whips me for not having every item our guests wanted
42:16by morning sylvie still hasn't healed me completely the pain is brutal even cooking carrying trays
42:23or leaning over to clean tables makes my scabs tear open dampening my shirt with blood that evening
42:30i forced myself through the pain to dress the visitors uniform a crisp blouse and fitted skirt
42:36reserved for our most esteemed guests i smoothed it over the stinging welts and tied my hair as they
42:42preferred neat and obedient maya meets my eyes a few times she knows something's wrong but says nothing
42:51sylvie meanwhile is buzzing in my head all day the beta is so nice i can't wait to meet the
42:58alpha again
43:00sylvie we're not meeting anyone we're going to melt into the wallpaper and pretend we don't exist
43:08i want to meet them again well hate to disappoint you but you're gonna be disappointed luna lela interrupts
43:16my thoughts to announce the alpha's arrival and that i'll need to make his meal too luna lela seems
43:22extremely excited about this she's beaming over the wedding plans for the alpha and marcy
43:27i bring trays to the conference room alpha daemon's seat is empty so i leave his food the dark howlers
43:34thank me politely my own pack doesn't even look at me after clearing the dishes luna lela takes over so
43:41i
43:41can start dinner needing air i step outside in the distance stands a tall man with dark hair must be
43:49the
43:49alpha his scent drifts toward me rich like coffee and dark chocolate my knees begin to wobble it's
43:57intoxicating a mocha drinker the thought makes me smile dinner's a four-course meal caesar salad bacon
44:05wrapped shrimp beef wellington with brussels sprouts and key lime pie for the party i add appetizers
44:12and desserts bruschetta fritters calzones veggie trays truffles cooking actually makes me happy again
44:20maybe it's sylvie's influence or maybe serving someone new i stay in the kitchen making sure every
44:26plate's perfect guests seem pleased edward drinks too much despite luna lela's attempts to stop him
44:32i never see alpha daemon clearly but maya's quick wink from the dining room lifts my spirits
44:39afterward i help set up the ballroom food drinks decorations when the guests arrive i slip out the
44:46back to restock upstairs humming softly oddly calm you're in a good mood sylvie teases guess so not sure
44:55why my back and feet still ache well i'm happy you're happy for once this version of you is pretty
45:04cool thanks sylvie you're not half bad yourself i restock the ranked members rooms on the fourth and
45:11third floors then move to the guest suites on the second the cleaning staffs already handled everything
45:16i just replace toiletries pantry items and fridge stock i make quick work of it extra san pellegrino
45:24for the betas fresh flowers a little tent card with a smiley face on the counter it's almost midnight by
45:31the time i finish the ballroom's still alive with music i close the beta's sweet door and move to the
45:37alphas the last one he must be at the party too but i knock just in case hearing nothing i
45:45unlock the door
45:45and step inside the moment i see what's inside my heart stops i freeze standing there was the most
45:53handsome werewolf i've ever seen in my life easily six foot six inches tall looked to be about 250 pounds
46:00of solid muscle with the broadest shoulders but he wasn't alone an icy blonde stood in front of him
46:06with her hands undoing his belt it's him sylvie howls in my mind the smell of coffee and dark chocolate
46:14filled the air and my mind went hazy as i froze seeing two piercing blue eyes staring back at me
46:21stop he shouted is this it is this the day i die i wondered i was only doing my job
46:28but that did not
46:30change the fact that i had witnessed something that should not have been seen before i could move he
46:35lunged forward and roughly pinned me against the floor outside the room with a low growl
46:39he placed both hands on my shoulders preventing me from escaping put his face against my neck and
46:46inhaled deeply my heart was pounding in my chest as overwhelming panic began to set in
46:51alpha daemon is this omega trying to steal something a guard said seeing the struggle get back
46:58he snarled flashing his large fangs mine he growled over his shoulder i could faintly see marcy staring
47:06daggers at me and down the hall i heard alpha edward shouting what a disaster i thought they're all going
47:14to kill me my head started swimming and i felt even dizzier maybe i was finally dying look what you've
47:22done you little marcy yelled as she reached out to grab me but she never touched me alpha daemon
47:29snarled snatching her hand out of the air and snapping her wrist alpha edward roared how dare you
47:37this is war i watched them fight as if it was a dream they looked as though they were moving
47:43in slow
47:43motion alpha edward yanked marcy pulling her back as daemon snarled at them he was vicious beautifully
47:50vicious a guard tried to separate them as beta caden and maya took defensive positions around alpha
47:57daemon and george lunged at daemon but he was no match for the alpha daemon grabbed george by the
48:03throat and threw him into the wall as though he were a tiny pup i almost laughed but i was
48:09shaking all
48:09over barely able to stand but in the chaos i managed to crawl away and slink down the stairs
48:15i looked around to see if anyone noticed me but they were all too busy arguing i started to lose
48:21consciousness and then i heard it the most guttural ear-shattering roar where is she where is who alpha
48:29daemon where is my mate is it possible has he finally come for talia could this terrifying vicious alpha
48:38actually be talia's fated mate will their bond ignite a war between the two most powerful packs in the
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