Moon-Bound to Three

CHAPTER 1: MY UNWANTED LIFE(1) To many, I was fortunate enough to have food on my table, to some, I don’t deserve to live. To the rest, my fate was just perfect for me. Ton’s of opinions over an unfortunate life that I had no control over. As the sun pierced through my cozy room’s window in the pack-house, I flung my eyes open and grudgingly stared at the window. Yes Evie, the moongoddess owes you an explanation. This is not a good life at all. I rolled my eyes and ignored my wolf, Laura, for doing nothing but adding to my pain. With a frown on my face, I dashed into the bathroom, and was about having a good bath, before I got the message. “Still in there?” Ma Tina’s snarly voice echoed through the door, sending nothing but cold chills down my spine. Shocked, I gasped, with my hands grabbing my sponge and soap, “My apologies ma’am. I’ll be out in a jiffy.” Silence was what followed, but yeah, it bought me sometime. At once, I finished bathing and stepped out of the bathroom, wrapped in my white towel. I took my lilac maids clothes and sniffed, as my heart crushed into a thousand pieces by staring at it. There’s no point crying, Evie. You should get dressed already. Once more, Laura butted in, and did nothing but torture me the more. After getting dressed, I stepped out of my room but was stopped before I could even move, by Ma Tina’s slap. My eyes saw stars for a moment, before my vision cleared, making me land on the ground. “I guess you’re now the Luna. Entitled to refreshing bath’s, yes?” Whimpering, more tears slid down my eyes as I gazed at Ma Tina; a chubby lady with a stone heart. She ran her hands through her shoulder-length red hair, and made things clear to me. With her veins popping out on her forehead, and her finger pointing at me, she warned, “If this happens again, the consequences would be different.” Leaving me to my thoughts. If only I could snap her neck and end her existence, how nice would it be? Laura fumed. ‘It’s okay Laura. She’s only doing her job.’ Ma Tina suddenly instructed through the mindlink, “Clean the four layers of the stairs in the Royal quarters! Spotless! That’s how it must be.” I headed to the Royal quarters and started my duty immediately. While mopping, I caught the beautiful sight of Serena, walking in graciously. Dressed in a classy peach tank-top, leather pants and a matching peach canvas. Her shoulder-length blonde hair was the highlight for me. It complimented her gorgeous fair skin and twirled beautifully. At that point, Serena stood still, and gawked at me….. disgusted. “Out of my way.” Still mesmerized by her look, I slowly drew back to reality and gazed….. confused. “Get out of my way. I should take this stairs.” Serena demanded, rendering me speechless for a moment. Laura murmured angrily, Haa, isn’t she just too much? How about a resounding slap Evie? This Serena is just too much! Haa! For a moment, I thought she looked better than she behaved, today, but I guess I was wrong. I bowed slightly, “I understand that you might want to take this route, but I’m currently cleaning. If you don’t mind, please use the stairs by the left.” Unbothered, I continued cleaning, hoping to round up quickly and eventually go to my next duty. But the reverse was the case. “How humbling!” Serena stood with arms crossed around her chest; and her eyes, sizing me up like I was something that could be devoured. Scowling, Serena grabbed my mop and threw it far away from where I stood. I gazed at the mop, bowed slightly and turned around to pick up my clean rag. However, Laura wasn’t finding it funny. You should be the dumbest person I’ve ever come across. why would you let her do this and still bow to her? Like some god or what? ‘Laura, let it be.’ My actions clearly infuriated Serena. “Look who’s trying to form the good guy?.” I ignored her and wiped the railing with my rag. “We should leave already, Serena” Sally, her friend, softly muttered to her but that was not an option for Serena. Unexpectedly, she grabbed me by my hair and slammed me on the wall. Maximum strength engulfed me as Laura growled in anger, and my fingers, lengthened. “Serena!” Sally screamed and reached for her, but Serena threw her miles away with just a push. We both growled and bore our fangs at each other. Serena’s claws elongated and pierced through my scalp, causing blood to ooze out. I regained control. Pushed her away from me, and touched the blood on my forehead. “I did my best to avoid you, why did you have to do this?” I said, amidst the pain I was feeling. You’re questioning your enemy? You’re just a moron, Evie! ‘Shut up, Laura!’ I yelled with a mix of anger and pain, laced in my voice. Serena adjusted her hair and flung Sally’s hands away from her. She wore a smug look on her face, took a few steps further, and stood before me…. With her hands on her waist and her messy hair flung to the side, “This is what you get for going against me. Next time….. stay clear!” I gazed at her disappearing silhouette and did nothing but let my tears flow freely. Feeling extremely sad, I picked up the mop, bucket and rag, and ran off to the pack house. I dropped them off in the store and headed to my room….. locked the door and threw my miserable self to the bed. Why did I have to go through all these at every point of my life? I stared at my bruised scalp through the wall mirror and felt nothing but the weight of my uselessness. If only I was born in a better lineage, with my family intact, then I won’t have to suffer all these. I shifted my gaze to the bright blue moon, that glowed heavily… and felt goosebumps all over. Not wanting to overthink things, I closed the curtain and miserably sat down on my bed. Images of the night I saw the blood moon, crowded my mind. It was my first time of seeing it, and the last time of seeing the ones I loved the most. It was on a cool evening. I had just stepped out to play and eventually returned when it was a bit dark. I removed by footwear, and stepped inside, only to realize that I had just stepped on a liquid. I sought for the lamp that hung beside the door, there and then, I saw my dad lying in a pool of his own blood….. His white shirt was stained from the blood that gushed out of his neck and his mouth. Subconsciously, I found myself on my knees, with tears streaming down my eyes as I shook my dad vigorously... hoping he’d wake up. His wrist watch fell off his wrist, causing me to stride to the other side. I tripped and fell on what felt like another body….