Rejected Luna Of The Blood Moon

Chapter 2

"Luna," I said quietly, avoiding eye contact.

"Well Luna, why are you on my land?"

"I didn't mean to," I shrugged, "I was just running. I didn't realize I was on anyone's land. I'm sorry."

"Why were you running?" he asked.

"Because I have to. Please just let me go, I won't ever step foot on your land again. I need to keep going," I pleaded.

"Who are you trying to escape from?"

"I don't want to explain, okay? I just have to go."

"Well," he said, "you don't have a choice."

"My mom died when I was 3," I began, "she was protecting me in a rogue attack. My dad couldn't live without her, so he killed himself shortly after. I

was blamed for their deaths. The beta and his mate died because of me. That's when the hitting began. As soon as I was old enough, I became the slave, basically. I cooked for my sister and brother, I cleaned up after them. I would go to the Alpha's house and have to do chores there too. I turned 18 two days ago and found my mate. He rejected me, so I left. I've been running since."

I wiped the tears off my cheeks and slowly looked up at him. He was staring at me intently, "Your mate rejected you," he asked.

"It was the Alpha's son," I nodded, "he said I was too weak to be the Luna."

"I am so sorry, Luna," he shook his head, "I lost my mate in a rogue attack last year, I know how it hurts."

That's when it clicked, I knew exactly where I was and who I was talking to. Lucas Thomas. He's the Alpha of the White Crescent pack, known for his cruelty to rogues due to his mate's death.

"I'm sorry," I said quietly.

"It's okay," he said, "I'll have Mason take you to one of my spare rooms. You can stay here as long as you need to."

"Thank you," I said.

"Don't thank me. You deserve so much more than the life you were given. I am truly sorry for the way you have been treated."

The man who found me in the woods, who I'm guessing is Mason, came in and waved for me to follow.

"I'm sorry for being so aggressive earlier," he said as I followed up the stairs.

"It's okay," I shrugged, "I understand."

"Alpha Lucas is a kind person," he said, "you'll be treated the right way here."

"Thank you," I said, following him into one of the rooms.

"No problem. Lucas said he'll be up in a few minutes to show you around." I nodded and sat down on the bed as Mason left the room. The room was huge. I wasn't sure what to do with all the extra space.

There was a giant TV hanging on the wall, the bed was three times the size of my old bed. There were windows with nice curtains. The dresser had drawers rather than like I had. There was a nice black rug in the middle of the floor, a desk next to one of the windows with a rolling chair next to it. I've never seen this much stuff in one room before. "Knock knock." I was snapped out of my thoughts when a girl walked into the room. "My brother had Alpha things to take care of, so he sent me. My names Harper." "Hi," I said quietly, "I'm Luna." "Lucas told me," she nodded, "that is such a pretty name and you have such a pretty face." "Thank you," I giggled, "you have a pretty name and face too." She smiled at me and waved for me to follow her.

"So," she opened one of the two doors that were in the room, "you have a ton of room in the closet." She opened the other door, "and this is your bathroom. So you can shower and get cleaned up if you want." I nodded and followed her out into the hallway, "this is my room so I'm right next door to you if you need anything. Lucas is down at the other end of the hall." We walked down the stairs, "you've been in his office," she gestured to the doors I walked through not too long ago. "This is the kitchen, whatever you see is up for grabs. If it's hidden it's probably best that you leave it where it is. Lucas is very protective about his snacks," she giggled, "the living room is here and that's the dining room. Now, Lucas calls this the 'man cave,' but it's actually just where him and Mason play video games. And that's it, thank you for joining Harper's beautiful tour," she smiled, "now let me help you get your room looking like yours."

I followed her back upstairs and into the room that was supposed to be mine now. How long would I be here? "Is this all," she held up my small bookbag. I nodded and she shook her head, "we are definitely going shopping tomorrow. For tonight you can go ahead and shower if you want and get some rest." "Okay," I nodded, "thank you." She smiled at me before leaving the room. I decided to take her advice and got up, grabbing my bag and taking out a pair of shorts and a tank top. I went into the bathroom and found the towels in one of the cabinets. Being under the water and getting clean felt so nice, but I got out eventually and got dressed. I threw my hair in a bun and looked in the mirror. There were bags under my eyes from my lack of sleep. Now that I had washed he makeup off you could see the bruise on my jaw. I sighed and shook my head. My tank top had a hole in it so I took it off, walking back into my room to grab a different shirt out of my bag. "Shit." I screamed and jumped in surprise, throwing my hands over my face in a defensive position.

"I am so sorry Luna," I didn't realize," he trailed off. "Alpha Lucas," I sighed in relief, "you scared me." "I'm sorry," he said, "but just call me Lucas please." I nodded and then realized I didn't have a shirt on. He also seemed to notice as he looked at me and growled. "Why do you have so many bruises," he asked quietly. I quickly grabbed a shirt out of my bag and slipped it over my head, "I told

you what happened," I muttered. "They actually put their hands on you," he growled. I flinched back at the sound of his voice, taking a step away from him. "I'm sorry," he said, "I'm really sorry Luna." "It's fine," I shrugged, "It doesn't hurt as bad as it did at first." "It's not fine," he shook his head, "don't tell yourself that. The way they treated you is a way no one should ever treat a member of their pack, especially not a she wolf." "I know," I said quietly, "I'm really tired Lucas. I'm going to go to sleep now if that's okay." "Yeah," he nodded, "of course." He turned and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him. I turned the light off and climbed into the gigantic bed, snuggling into the blankets and quickly fell asleep, feeling safe for the first time in my life.

I woke up and yawned, getting out of bed. I grabbed my jeans and black shirt and got changed, meeting Harper downstairs. Harper and I were going shopping. Shopping's never been my thing, but she seemed excited about it. Then I realized I had no money. She told me not to worry and Lucas gave us his credit card telling me to buy what I wanted. I felt kind of guilty but he insisted I take it. That's how I ended up in the mall buying everything in sight. Shopping was actually kinda fun. "C'mon! I wanna go in this one!" Harper dragged me into a*****e. She was a lot more excited than me. I decided that I was going to be a new me. I'm not going to let people push me around anymore. I'm going to be a new and improved Luna. "We need to get you a dress!" She yelled as we walked through the mall. "Why?" I whined, my hatred for dresses runs deep. "We have the ceremony to welcome you into the pack tonight." She said. "Fine." I groaned. She pulled me to the dress store and began to pick out dresses. After trying on about dresses I got to the last one, slipping it on. It was dark blue with a black bow on the back. "Get out here and

"Show me!" Harper yelled anxiously. "Coming!" I yelled back, opening the door. "That's the one." She smiled. I nodded and smiled back at her. After we bought the dress and decided to go home. When we got home some boys came out and took them upstairs to our rooms. Lucas was waiting for us and immediately checked me for injuries. "Here you go." I said, giving him his credit card "Thank you." He smiled, going back to his office. "He totally has the hots for you." Harper said, winking at me. "You're insane." I laughed, pushing her away and going up to my room. I grabbed my stuff and took a quick shower. When I got out I blow dried my hair and put on a robe. I walked to all my bags and took out the curling iron I bought. I curled my hair and did my makeup. Then I put on my dress and black stilettos to match. Harper texted me saying it was time so I headed downstairs where Lucas had been waiting for me.

"Come on." He said, holding his arm out. He led me to the backyard and took me up onto a stage. "Hello all! Today Luna Nightshade will be joining our pack. She will be treated like everyone else." He spoke. A chorus of "Yes Alpha's" were heard and then we began the ceremony. "Do you, Luna Nightshade, pledge your allegiance to the White Crescent Pack? Do you promise to fight with us, not against us, and be a loyal pack member?" He asked. "I do." He then proceeded to take a white, crescent-shaped knife and cut his palm then he cut mine. We joined our hands and I could feel myself connecting to the pack.