Awakening of the alpha luna

Kaia’s pov I always imagined betrayal would come with a loud crash..maybe like shattering glass or something like a scream,some dramatic lighting bold from the moon goddess. Something fitting for the day your life implodes in front of you. Instead the betrayal came with a painful silence that burned my chest so bad I felt like I couldn't breathe. The sort that settles on your skin like cold dew, quiet and cautious. Telling you to tread lightly because one wrong step would shatter your entire world. I should have gone back to the omega quarter. Not because of the Pack's curfew, not because I was supposed to be on laundry duty at dawn but because my wolf…weak as she was just kept whispering for me to turn back but I was far more stubborn. I should have listened but I was too busy holding onto hope like it was my last lifeline. Because tonight,I was going to tell Corin he was going to be a father. My mate,my first love. The only person in the Moonnight pack who'd ever looked at me like I wasn't a liability or some omega charity case. The man who used to swear he'd burn the world before letting anyone or anything hurt me. He was the Alpha of our pack and yet he chose me. He loved me, although he'd told me and made me keep our relationship a secret because he didn't want me to be a target. We’d secretly been together for three years. I clutched the little woven bracelet I'd made for him, the one with our pack colours twisted into a loop. It suddenly felt childish but I had carried it anyway, wanting to give him something small before giving him something massive that'll seal our bonds forever. A baby…our baby My heart thudded with stupid anticipation as I reached the corridor leading to the warrior's wing. The Moonnight pack didn't treat Omegas poorly..not on the surface but we had our lanes…quiet, invisible lanes. I wasn't supposed to be here,not at this hour. But I didn't care about the rules tonight. I didn't expect tomorrow to be waiting for me behind the Alpha's door. I heard the sound as my hand reached for the door handle. A breathy moan, a woman's voice then…his. Corin’s low and devastatingly familiar moan. My lungs clenched,my heartbeat hammered against my ribs like it wanted to break out and run far away. No.No, it had to be a mistake. Someone else,it had to be someone else. I pressed my ear closer to the door. “Fuck.. Corin…gods..you feel so good..” My vision blurred for a moment. The bracelet slipped out of my hand,landing on the floor with a soft thud It felt like someone had reached inside my chest and snapped my ribs into half. I pushed the door open because hearing it wasn't enough to believe it....I needed to see it. I needed the full picture to drown whatever delusion I might still be clinging to. I slowly pushed open the door and there he was. My mate,my Corin was shirtless, breathless with his hands on another woman's hips. Her lips on his neck. Their bodies moving in a rhythm I recognized too well. He froze when he saw me but she didn't. She kept kissing him until she noticed his entire body had gone stone cold. Corin pulled away from her like he'd woken from a nightmare..the woman finally turned smirking like she'd been waiting for this moment to happen. “Oops,” she drawled,not even bothering to cover herself. “Guess the little omega finally found out.” Little Omega. The label stabbed me in the chest like a blade. Corin rushed towards me. “Kaia…wait…Kaia, please…let me explain…” Explain? Explain what? That the mate who once promised me a lifetime had been sharing that life with someone else? That he'd been to me for a whole year? That every time he said he loved me,he was probably kissing her behind my back? My throat tightened,my wolf whimpering,the sound small and wounded. “How long?” I whispered. Corin flinched. His eyes…those warm brown eyes that used to hold nothing but devotion looked away. That was all the answer I needed but he still answered. “A year,” he said quietly. “Kaia, I didn't know how to tell you..” A year. Twelve freaking months! Three hundred and sixty-five days Three f*****g hundred and sixty-five lies I tasted my own anger on my tongue. This was what heartbreak felt like. The woman…lira,one of the warrior candidates…sauntered towards us, smugness dripping from her like perfume. “He didn't tell you because he was trying to spare your feelings,” she purred. “You know omegas are too fragile for the truth.” Me fragile? Weak? The words I had spent my life fighting against. Words that clung to me like dirt. Corin grabbed my hands. “Kaia,please listen. I was going to talk to you tonight…” Tonight. Funny because I was planning to talk to him too. I pressed a shaking hand over my stomach,my palm instinctively shielding the tiny life inside me. But I didn't say a word about the baby. He didn't deserve to know. Not now,not ever, certainly not after this. “You told me I was the only one you loved.” I said,my voice almost trembling. “You told me I was your future.” “You are! I mean…you were…I didn't wNt to hurt you, Kaia, I swear…” “Then why are you with her?” He pinched the bridge of his nose “it's complicated.” Complicated That stupid deadpan corporate-style nonsense phrase people use when they don't have to balls to own their f*****g decisions. I inhaled sharply. “Say it plainly, you asshole. Say what you really mean.” His jaw tightened. He tried to hold my gaze but failed. “Your wolf is weak,” he murmured. “My bloodline wants a stronger mate. Lira is more suitable…” There…it was. The knockout punch to my gut. Not just the f*****g betrayal, A political decision. I nodded with a short, bitter, disbelieving laugh. “So I'm not good enough for you. Not good enough to be your Luna.” “It's not like that..” “It's exactly like that.” Lira raised a brow. “Don't blame Corin. He just upgraded.” Something snapped in me…I wanted to slap her but the strength in my hand had worn out like a thin rope of fire finally giving out. She was right, I couldn't blame Corin. I mean who was I kidding believing all that crap he'd fed me with. I smiled and took a step back. Then another step and another. Corin reached for me but I shook my head and the gesture made him freeze. “I wish you the best of luck Alpha.” I whispered. He opened his mouth again, probably to deliver another half-assed apology but I didn't wait for it. I turned around and took off down the corridor. Down the stairs and out of the pack gates into the forest. I didn't know why I ran or why I was running. But I didn't stop to think or breathe. I didn't stop for anything. Moonnight pack law was clear: once you leave the pack without authorization,you're a rogue,an outsider. You can't return, the title sticks to your soul like tar. You've severed all ties with the pack, no second chance or mercy. But staying? Staying meant being trapped in a place where my mate had chosen someone better,stronger and worthier. And what the hell would I do about this baby?. Hell no I'd stay and wash that b***h’s feet. Branches whipped my arms. The cold air burned my lungs and my wolf whimpered inside terrified but tired. Where do we go? She asked softly. “I don't know,” I whispered between breaths. “Anywhere but here.” The forest thinned as I pushed deeper. The moonlight flickering through the trees catching on my tears. But I kept running, gripping my stomach with one hand. I had to protect us. I had to protect my baby even if I had no home,even if I had nothing left. The wind shifted and a low growl rolled through the darkness,feel and rough. Nothing like any wolf I'd ever heard in Moonnight territory. My steps faltered and my heart began to hammer in my ears. Another growl,closer this time. Then…A violent crash of movement. Footsteps…fast and strong. Too many Rogues! I froze,my heart pounding so hard I felt like it'd leap through my mouth. A shadow lunged out from the trees. Then another,then a third. Three rogue wolves stepped into the moonlight,their eyes glowing feral gold,their fangs bared in hunger. The tallest one grinned, showing blood-stained canines. “Look what we found. A little Omega far from home.” my wolf curled back inside me. Fear surging sharply in my chest. I stepped back as they began to step closer. Then the leader's grin widened. “Run, little omega. We like the chase.” I turned around and before I could take a step forward… they lunged at me.