The Tragedy of Lyra: A Betrothed Mate

Chapter 3

~ Luna ~

It was like a sharp claw was tearing down my heart. I grabbed my shirt at my chest and curled myself on my bed. My tears had soaked a little part of my bed, the memory of Julian and Nadia on bed replayed in my mind several times.

He is the alpha, he has the right to have s****l relation with as much ladies as he wishes. I cleaned my eyes, and sniffed.

I am still betrothed to him, I told myself in my mind. Tomorrow, Julian will be the alpha king and I will be his Luna.

I took my mind away from what I saw earlier, I began to imagine how the coronation would be tomorrow. The anticipation conquered the sadness that once clouded my heart, and a warm smile appeared on my face.

I imagined myself stepping out from the crowd up to the podium where Julian and Alpha Augustus will be standing. I will stand before him as he proclaimed me his mate. In the realm of my imagination I lost track of time, and also lost from everything else. It was the sound of trumpets blaring from the castle gate that brought me back.

I opened my eyes to the brightness of the sun. The last thing I remembered was when I curled myself on my bed thinking about the coronation ceremony, I didn't know I slept off.

I rose up from the bed and rubbed my eyes with the side of my palm. People from the different areas of the sovereign city of Silverland troop in through the gate. They were members of the packs, Highbound, Bloodwave, Stilemint, Storkwing, Blackstone, and the rest.

My hands were shaking, I didn't feel like leaving my room. How would I stand before all these people as an Omega?

I remembered the way I looked at in the castle, and it pushed me to take the bold step.

"This is my chance, I will be the Luna of Silverland, and no one will look down on me again."

I rushed get myself prepared. After fifteen minutes I stood before the mirror looking at how good my most beautiful dress looked on me. It was a turquoise blue gown, tightly fitted upwardly but from my hip downward was free and flared with a furry material. It had glistening spots all over it.

I turned around, and smiled at my reflection. The moment I left my room and walked down the stairs I knew a lot of eyes were on me. I kept my head straight, and tried as much as I could not to show the excitement I felt inside me seeing those who once despise me admire my look. They won't deny that I look so attractive today. I couldn't wait to see how Julian will react when he see me.

The ceremony was held at the Lycan ground, a large field of several hectares of land, only the noble men, who are all alpha of the powerful packs that were seated on the podium while others stood at the crowd.

I was nervous, despite I had lived in the castle and ate from the king's table I still felt like a common Omega and didn't know where to fit in.

One of the doorkeepers who also serve as an usher in the ceremony got to me. "Hello, ma'am. You are Lyra Wood, right?"

I nodded before answer. "Yes, I am."

"Follow me please." He took me to where the other distinguished guests, and noble people from the different packs and gave me a seat by the left end.

I was a bit confused, I looked around and saw Julian dressed in a black long jacket, sitting beside Alpha King Augustus.

The alpha king stood up and went to address the people. I wasn't listening, I was just waiting for the coronation to start immediately.

Finally the time came, Alpha king Augustus called out his son to stand before him in front of everyone.

"Kneel, my son." Julian dropped his left knee on the ground and rest his arms on the right knee.

His iris flared into a crimson flame, "By the will of the moon goddess, under the sun before the eyes of more than a thousand wolves. I, Alpha Augustus Blackstone, son of Sixtus Blackstone of the Blackstone pack, leader of the nine packs in the wild, and king of Silverland, the sovereign werewolf city, today I resign from my position." He reached out to the crown on his head and took it out slowly with both hands.

"And before the eyes of thousand werewolves, alphas, betas, gammas, and omegas. Julian Blackstone, son of Augustus Blackstone of the Blackstone pack, you are hereby crowned the king of Silverland and leader over the nine packs in the wild."

Augustus placed the crown on Julian's head and Julian stood up slowly while the shifted wolves howled aloud. He turned to face the people with eyes burning crimson red, the eyes of an alpha. The howling died down as they gave attention to hear him speak.

"I know it is a tradition that on the day the alpha king is crowned, he picks a mate that will be his Luna, or make his already found mate his Luna..."

The moment I heard the already found mate being a Luna I had the buzzing feeling in my belly. My cheek bulged as I smiled.

"But today, I renounce every relationship I have with my betrothed, Lyra Wood. She is rejected as my mate, and today no one will be made a Luna, until I seek for such. The strength of Silverland is more important this."

What???

Right where I was I knew so many eyes were on me. I couldn't lift up my head, I had wished for the earth to open up right where I stood. I stood up slowly, following the only instruction that came to my mind, the only instruction I believed would help.

In my dress I ran out from the castle and walk a very far distance, the farthest I had ever walked in my life. I left the street to the rural area of Silverland and the tavern was the only place I believed would be good for me at this moment.

It had been long I drank alcohol, and I wasn't good at it. I easily get inebriated at it, which made me abstained from it, but at this I thrashed out my morals. Taking in over four cups and I had lost myself.

"Hello, lady. You can't walk back home looking drunk," a haggard voice spoke behind me, some others chuckled. I couldn't detect who had the voices, I was too inebriated to know anything, and all I knew were voices.

"Let me help you...”

They held my weak arms but I pulled them away. They grabbed me strongly, and I tried to fight them off but I was pulled hardly, and I had lost all strength to defend myself.

I heard loud voices, sounds of broken places. Someone was scolding the men around me, I didn't know why. The men let go of me, and from my hazy eyes I saw them left the tavern grumbling.

Who are they? I asked myself in my mind. My heart hurt, I couldn't think straight, the alcohol had overwhelmed me and I felt lightness in my head.

I dropped my head on the desk where I sat, and then slowly I went blank right there in the tavern.