The Ashes of Vengeance

Evelyn's pov We had just finished the mating ceremony of Alpha Darius, proclaiming me, Evelyn Ashbourne, as the Luna of the Silver fang pack. It was what I had always wanted and expected. We had dated two years before Darius could tell me how he felt. I was a nobody. No family, no parents. I don't even have siblings. I was all alone in the Silver fang pack before Darius became my everything. To think I would be his mate was a shocking revelation when I found out. “ You deserve every good thing life has to offer.” Lyanna, my best friend, would say to me. But then, I didn't know much. I was a naive twenty-five-year-old virgin who wanted a family I could call mine. I felt tipsy from drinking too much alcohol. The last thing I remembered was Aloha Darius talking to his beta to take me to the room, our room. With the door shutting right behind me, I wondered when my mate would come to bed to consummate our marriage. I could still see them. The happy faces of people who wanted me to be their queen, or should I say, I saw what I really wanted to see without looking beneath their faces and masks. I let out a smile as I doze off. [ THE FOLLOWING DAY ] The light illuminating the room sent a loud message to my eyeballs. I knew I needed to wake up. It was a day's break. I covered my eyes with my hands, trying to shield the sunlight, but I froze at the site of my very own hands. They were covered in red paint, or should I say blood? I looked at Rhaegar as he had the windows blind pry open. “ Grab her!” That was the icy tone of the man I married, Alpha Darius. At first, I thought it would be just a prank, a way of making me feel on edge. I know Silver fang has so many enemies that I would want to see the kingdom destroyed. Thinking I was being pranked, I let out a smile. “ I am not in the mood for this, baby.” I said, walking towards Alpha Darius. As I got out of bed, I walked towards him but the sharp and deafening slap I received made me come back to reality. I held my face in my hands, staring at the man I loved. His gaze was cold, and I could feel his wolf as angry, while mine was surprised. Here was the man professing his love for me yesterday with a hardened face that looked like he was going to pounce on me and choke the life out of me. “ Take a look at yourself.” Alpha Darius looked at me. “ Why? "What is going on?” I said, almost crying. “ Was this about yesterday? I know I might not have presented myself as a Luna should, but I think you were going to cut me some slack.” Alpha Darius said nothing but simply walked towards me and pulled me by the hair. I let out a cry of pain as he dragged me back to my bed. The bedsheets were opened, and my face went pale at the horrific sight right before my very own eyes. I froze for a minute, not sure of what I was seeing. “ Is this a prank? "Can someone tell me if this is real?” I shouted as tears welled my face. “ You tell me, where the f**k were you yesterday, Evelyn? Was this your plan all along?” I was still in shock. I don't know what Alpha Darius was talking about and also, I don't know if this was still a prank on me. The slap, the harsh words, dragging me by the hair looked too real to be just a prank. I immediately fell to my knees. “ You need to tell me if I have done something wrong, Darius. "I don't know what you are talking about.” I pleaded with tears. “ Oh my god! I don't know why someone didn't warn me about you. I should have known that you had bad luck. A misfit for this kingdom and not only that, but a murder!” Aloha Darius shouted at me. A cold shiver ran down my spine as he called out the name. “ What? Who did I murder? When?” I gazed up to meet his reddish eyes. I knew he must have been crying all day long but that was something I would like to understand. I looked at his Beta, Rhegar, who stood silent. No one was telling me anything. “ Are you still going to deny not killing him?” Alpha Darius yelled again, and I shivered at his wolf roar. “ Please, Darius. If I did something, I think I have the right to know. "I don't know what you are talking about.” I fidgeted with the words. “ Yes, I woke up in this mess, but I don't know.” I stammered, which was unusual of me. I was always bold, assertive, but all of this was taken away from me in just a single day. “ Maybe a change of surroundings will juggle your memories.” Alpha Darius replied coldly. “ Take her…!” He was about to finish his words when the door opened and Lyanna walked in. “ I came as fast as I could.” She shouted, rushing to my side as I sobbed. “ What did you do, Evelyn? "Did you do it?” Lyanna asked again. I raised my head to look at her, everyone kept accusing me of something I didn't know if I did or not. One minute I was tipsy and the next minute I was answering for a crime I didn't commit. “ You have to believe me, Lyanna. I didn't do it. I don't even know what this is all about. "Please you have to believe me and tell Alpha Darius it wasn't me.” I pleaded. “ I don't know what to say anymore. This is far beyond me, Evelyn. "You need to tell me the truth if you did it or not,” Lyanna said again. I looked around the room and saw their faces. It was almost like they all wanted me to admit to something I didn't do, but I don't know what I did. “ I will be happy if you can tell me what I did wrong.” I looked at Alpha Darius and back at my supposed best friend. “ Alpha Darius’s father, did you kill him?” Lyanna asked me and my face went pale.