he kitchen. I rubbed the sleep off my eyes, confused because there was no mention of any special event coming up. I quick

about?" I asked a worker beside m

udible. "Any moment, she will show up and, man-this whole house is one complete m

arrival on the way, I fully realized and understood that I was merely a plaything for Alpha Cassius, to be discarded once his real Luna came around. ".he will never really accept you as his mate", I shook my head again, trying to get rid of the awful thoughts coming to my head. I did the chores, but as t

tender and understanding or emotionless and hard? A silly part of me hoped that she would be cold and hard, so that Alpha Cassius could come to me for comfort and maybe,I could strengthen the bond between us that way but the whole thought was laughable. As the day wore on, the tensi

Selene arrived, and I was chosen to be one of t

m. I forced my mind onto the task I had been given. As I was approaching the table with a tray of food and drinks, my feet caught the hem of my dress, and in a split second, I lost my balance and fell; the tray slipped from my hand, and its contents spilled all ov

st say something, but he did nothing, just clenched his jaw and remained silent. I felt disgusted and

ss the face, from Selene, wh

and apologized, then proceeded to clean up the mess I had made. I felt like a slave begging for mercy as I went onto my han

xcuses for him why he couldn't come, but deep inside, I knew he didn't want to risk being seen with me now that his Luna was here. I cried my heart to sleep, literally breaking into a million pieces. As I slept, drifting off, I could

I normally did every morning, feeling like a shadow of my for

ht blonde hair and brown eyes that caught your attention. She was a real Luna, proud and confident. I couldn't help but feel jealous as I gazed at Sele

ever be a time when happiness would actually be mine to enjoy or if I had been fated to live my entire life in misery. The sun now begun to set, and