Luna's Contract

Chapter 4

~Freya~

My shoulder was slumped as I walked weakly outside of the guest wing. My whole body was shaking; I was devastated and numb, my emotions were void, and an overwhelming feeling of loneliness washed through me.

Just as I was about to leave the wing, Lyselle blocked my path; a sinister smile appeared on her lips. I tried to take another route, but she held me by my wrist. I closed my eyes and let out a sigh.

“It’s good to see you are coming back to your senses,” she mocked, smiling sheepishly at me.

I tried to ignore her, but seeing how determined she is to spoil my mood, I decided to wait. Releasing my wrist from her hold, “I like that you see that Caius wasn't going to look at you the way he does at me. It's good to see that you are out of your delusional state seeing that the only thing that binds both of you together is gone,” she taunted.

“I need to leave, Lyselle; please get out of my way,” I pleaded. I have had enough petty fights with her; she's won now, and I've lost. There's no need for me to fight over a lost case.

“Leave? Of course I'll do that, but first I need to let you know how happy I am at your choice. You don't know what good you've done for yourself; I thought you would still be trying to force Caius onto your pathetic life. Awwwnn, I actually felt pity for you, Freya, trying so hard to gain his attention. Even after I'd left him for three years, he still chose me over you,” she smacked her lips, feigning pity.

“Now you've won what else?” I muttered and rolled my eyes.

“O, you don't get it, do you? You don't know how devastating it feels that even after the death of your unborn pup, Caius would never stare at you like he stares at me. The fact that he doesn't give a f**k about your pup shows how much of a pity you are. I feel pity for the pup you lost, but it's for the best, right? Isn't it?” She taunted me, and I clenched my fist, trying to calm my anger.

I know what she is doing; Lyselle would always be Lyselle.

Trying to show how much power she has and how she thinks the entire world revolves around her.

I still don't know why she hates me this much, but I can say that the feeling was mutual the moment she came back to this town. I've had enough of her lies and pathetic, sorry ass she acts whenever Caius is around.

I hate that she gets away with all the crazy things she does to me, like hitting me, trying to push me aside, and telling me it was a mistake. Even when we were in school, she'd bullied me, taunted me about the death of my parents. I have never done anything to deserve all those harsh words she said to me. I've always been keeping my head low, and when I thought I was already leaving a quiet lifestyle as the Luna, she showed up determined to ruin my life. That moment I decided not to give in to her.

But reality dawned on me: I would always be nothing when it came to her. Lyselle always gets what she wants, and yes, she does.

“Please, Lyselle, get out of my way,” I pleaded again.

“No,” She replied with a snort, just when I was about to turn around. Lyselle yelped and fell on the floor.

I turned around wondering what went wrong, but Caius suddenly showed up and rushed to her side. “Lyselle,” he called out, worry laced in his tone.

Tears strolled down her face while I looked at her, confusion evident in my face.

“Aren’t you supposed to be in the room, your body is weak, Lyselle,” Caius uttered softly, totally ignoring the fact that I was here.

“I am sorry; I heard that she was leaving the pack, and I came to plead with her to stay because the pack needs her. But Freya became so aggressive and started accusing me of ruining your relationship with her, and then she pushed me,” Lyselle lied, and my jaw dropped. I hadn't expected that she would use that move on me.

Such a pretentious b***h!

Caius looked at me with anger, “How could you, Freya? You rejected me yourself, remember? I tried to make you change your decision, but you were deadpan about rejecting me, so why are you accusing Lyselle when it isn't her fault?” he snapped at me.

I opened my lips to retort, but I held my tongue back because I knew that no matter what I said, Caius would not believe me. I inhaled and chuckled silently before leaving the both of them.

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Alone on the dark road with rain falling, my body soaking wet and my hair drenched. I was crying, walking pathetically, trying to wonder where everything had gone wrong.

I am alone once again, lonely as ever.

No parents to run to, no pack to stay, no mate to lean on.

I was alone in this world, waiting for my demise.

I wonder— wondered why Selene would design my fate like this. Why is she so cruel to me? I've worked my ass off, trying my best not to worry about what life had bestowed upon me because I had believed. I had believed my future would be better.

Three years as a loving Luna and mate, and yet, I wasn't able to get my mate to love me, and my fated mate is nowhere to be found.

I don't think I wish to see my fated mate ever; I should just wait for the rogues to come and attack me.

What's the essence of living in this world when there's nothing there for me?

A black car stopped beside me; I looked at it, wondering why it was blocking my way. I waited for the driver to move away, but the windows rolled down. “Freya,” a deep, unfamiliar voice called out, smooth and commanding. I looked at the person who has the voice; I could only see his piercing marble gray eyes locking onto mine. His presence was magnetic, almost predatory.

“Who are you?” I asked, my instincts screaming at me to run even as my body stayed rooted in place.

His lips curved into a smile. I couldn't see his face fully because of the darkness, but I had this gnawing feeling that I shouldn't have anything to do with him.

“Someone who knows what it feels like to be betrayed,” he responded.