His Wolfless Luna

~Lyra~ The ringing of my alarm signified that another brand new hell of a day is waiting for me. The only time when I get to know peace is from 11 pm till 4 am when my alarm rings. I sighed softly and stood up immediately because I can't afford to waste a minute of the time. I walked out of my small room and started cleaning the house as fast as I could while making sure that there was no speck of dust anywhere. I finished around 5:30 am and started preparing breakfast. At exactly 6:45 am, I was done and I returned to my room after setting the dining table. I took a quick bath and changed into one of my worn out clothes as I waited for everyone to leave the house after breakfast. While I was waiting for them to leave, I took out my drawing book and started drawing the wolf that was imprinted in my brain since I started the house chores. It's more of a routine for me to draw a wolf everyday because different images of wolves use to form in my head every morning. I already have over ten drawing books, all filled with wolf drawings. I've never tried drawing something else so I don't know if I will be able to do it but I know my wolf drawings are great. Apart from my healing ability, that's the second talent I was born with. A quick introduction. I'm the first daughter of the Alpha of Midnight pack but I've never been treated like one. Apparently, my parents received a prophecy while I was in the womb that my birth would lead to the extinction of male Alphas in our pack and even the extinction of our entire pack if things go wrong. On the day I was born, my mom died immediately even though my dad begged the midwife to save my mom instead and since then, he has hated me. He already hated me before I was born because of the prophecy but my mom's death made it worse. As if my Mom's death wasn't enough, most of the strong male wolves of our pack started dying strangely except for my Dad and a few others. My dad luckily got a second mate when I was three years old but he wasn't able to have the male child he wanted still. They gave birth to my sister, Aria instead. There were auspicious signs when she was born and at just ten years old, she could shift into her wolf form. I was already fifteen then but I was unable to shift even though I was the first child. I started getting compared to Aria and rumors were going around in the pack that I was wolfless. It was from then that I started wearing a veil because my dad was ashamed of me. When I was twelve years old, my dad already discovered I had healing abilities but he said it was useless when I couldn't even shift. I was an outcast to the pack and to my family but I kept enduring with the hope that one day, things will get better. Unfortunately, I'm twenty seven now and things have only gotten worse instead. My younger sister is twenty two but she already discovered her mate who is an Alpha's son at eighteen. Because she's better than me in all ways and stronger than me, she always bullies me and our parents would pretend to not see her. Enough of my boring life. No member of the family wants to see me in the morning before leaving for work in case I ruin their mood and that's why I'm not allowed to be seen before they leave for work. After I was sure that they all left, I came out of my room and ate my food before washing the plates. I took my small bag of medical tools and headed to the rogue village. About two years ago, a plague started spreading in our pack but there has been no cure for it. The sentinels seem to have brought in the plague from their usual patrol so we separated the infected and created the rogue village for them. I've tried to make a cure for over two years but so far, I haven't gotten a solid cure. I was able to develop a cure that will get rid of the plague if the person is newly infected but for those that have been infected for a long time, I haven't gotten a cure. I was allowed to go to the rogue village two years ago with the condition that I find a cure within three years. If I was unable to, I would stop going there. Before the plague, I used to go out but not much because my dad wanted me indoors so I wore disguises and went out after they all left. But since about two years ago, I was finally able to leave the house in the morning and return in the evening while doing what I love, healing people. I only have one year left to find a cure and I hope I'm able to do that before then. I was almost at the rogue village when all of a sudden, some wolves blocked my path. They seemed to be rogues but whether or not they are, I can't fight them since I've not been able to shift anyway. "Hey pretty, heading somewhere?" one of them asked with a smirk while I took slow steps back but I couldn't move back anymore because another set of rogues appeared behind me and I was now surrounded. "P....please spare me" I pleaded as that was the only alternative I had. "How can you ask us to spare you while you're still standing? You should be on all fours, begging us to save you" someone else said. I quickly went on all fours like they wanted and begged them but they bursted out laughing instead. "You really are so obedient. How nice would it be if everyone was like you? Crawl up to us in that position" the same guy said and I figured they only wanted to make fun of me. It doesn't look like they will listen to any of my plea so why should I beg them? "What do you want?" I asked now on my feet. I was trying to sound tough but deep down, I just wanted to find a chance to run away and escape from this mess. "You're not scared huh? We've been standing here for a while now but I've not felt your wolf so I guess she's really weak. Are you sure you want to argue with us? Just keep being the obedient girl that you are and we will go easy on you" another one of them said. "Are you bullying a lady because you don't have the balls to face men like yourselves?" a voice asked and I looked around to see a guy descend from a tree. I couldn't see his face yet but there was just something about his aura that sent shivers down my spine. "And who are you? It will be best for you to be on your way since you have nothing to do with her" the rogues said. "Who said I have nothing to do with her? You should be the ones to run away if you value your lives" he said and snapped the neck of one of them in less than thirty seconds. The rest of them disappeared in an instant and I almost fell to the floor because of my wobbling legs but the strange guy caught me quickly before I could fall. His hazel eyes were bright and big with full eyelashes. His wavy hair fell on his left eye and his beard was neatly shaved. I thought that was all until I saw his pretty dimple. Holy moly! I've pictured so many handsome guys in my head countless times but screw my imagination 'cause this guy is a work of art. "Are you okay?" he asked softly and I could only nod my head like a dummy. "Snap out of it Lyra" my subconscious scolded and I tried to get a hold of myself. "You shouldn't be in such a dangerous place alone. Something bad could have happened if I wasn't around" he said and that was when I remembered I hadn't thanked him. "Thank you for saving me. I come here frequently and I've never experienced this before, I'm really grateful" I said with my head bowed. "You're welcome. Just make sure you don't come alone next time" he said. "There's no one I can come with. I just hope I come across someone benevolent like you next time" I said with a small smile. "You don't have any friend that can come with you?" he asked. "I don't have friends but don't worry about me, I can manage. Thanks once again, I have to go now" I said and hurried to the rogue village. Throughout the day, I couldn't stop thinking about the handsome stranger and each time I saw his face, a smile crept up my lips. I forgot about my pitiful predicament and was happy all through until I got home. Everything came back to me and I realized I was still in the hellhole. I dropped my bag in my room and quickly prepared dinner before going inside to shower. By the time I was done, I could hear the whole family giggling over dinner while I stayed curled up in my room. The only difference this time around was that I had something to giggle about too. The stranger whose name I don't even know kept popping up in my head with his pretty dimple and I couldn't help but smile at the thought. My little Dreamland was cut short when I heard a knock on my door. "Yes?" I answered curtly. "Dad wants to see you in his study" I heard my sister's grumpy voice and I swallowed hard. Whenever Dad wants to see me, it's usually about something unpleasant. I've tried to not break any of his rules throughout today so what could be wrong now? With a fast beating heart, I headed to his study to know my fate. "I called you here to inform you that you will be getting married. It's been over nine years since you got rejected by your first mate and we were hoping for a second chance mate. Since the moon goddess has refused to give you a second mate, you will have to make do with an arranged marriage. You have a week to round up whatever business you have in the rogue village and start preparing for your marriage" he concluded. "But why? Do you hate me being in this house? You asked me to not be seen and I did exactly as you wanted so why are you sending me away now? Why do you hate me so much? I was just a child when Mom died, how can you still blame me for her death after so many years?" I cried. "What about the prophecy? What about the sudden death of males? You are only alive now because no one else apart from our family knows about the prophecy . Blame the moon goddess for giving you such a cruel fate. You're dismissed" he said and continued with whatever he was doing. I returned to my room with tears blinding my eyes and let it all out when I finally locked the door. I knew it was too good to be true. My day went smoothly and I was happy throughout because of the stranger I met but I should have known that something huge will come at the end of the day. There has never been a day when my life went smoothly. Even if I don't experience any problem at the rogue village, my sister will make my life a living hell when I return home. Maybe this is for the best. My dad won't marry me off to someone from our pack anyway so it might just be a good idea. I will get married and move to a different pack so that I can start a new phase of my life. Who knows? Things might change for me and I might suddenly be able to shift after twenty seven years. To be continued... © Tricia