Rebirth Of The Bullied Luna

Chapter 5

Scarlet's POV

I spent the entire night applying the cream I had made and taking care of my skin. I do everything that's needed and I would be sure to get a positive result.

The following morning, my face was glowing as ever, after spending the entire night treating my skin on the day that my husband's wedding was to take place.

“My Lady, your scar is gone! You look so pretty again.” Alice complimented me with so much joy in her voice the moment I stepped out of the bathroom with a renewed spotless face.

I dried my hair with a towel before handing it over to her, then I sat down on a chair facing the mirror.

“My husband is taking in a second wife today. I think I should congratulate him as his wife.” I said, facing my personal maid as I imagined the look on people's faces should they see me again. Technically, my host's face is like a version of me in a different world.

Those who have humiliated her because of this scar will cry and gnash their teeth should they see this face again because I will pay them back in thousands of folds for what they have done to her.

No one dares to bully me again!

“My lady, the Lord warned you to stay here.” Alice lowered her head, her face dropped in despair because she knew how much I would suffer should I go against Lucina's order.

“I will not listen to him!” I spat out, standing up from my chair as a smirk laced on my lips. “He's taking a concubine, so it's my duty as his wife to be there.”

Alice nodded her head in compliance with my words.

“Today is his happy day, so I should dress well and look joyous. Dress me with the golden gown I wore on my wedding day.” I told Alice, who was alarmed by my choice of dress, but she had no choice but to comply.

Alpha Lucian, this is the beginning of everything. You'll regret ever treating my host so badly, because if she hadn't killed herself, I wouldn't have ended up here.

“So, from this moment henceforth, you're Ariel, Scarlett Stardust,” I muttered to myself.

A few minutes later, I was done dressing, looking as beautiful as ever, like a maiden who was about to get married. And most importantly, I covered my face.

As I walked past the hallway that leads to the wedding venue, murmurs broke out among the gossiping maids, but today is not the right time to deal with them. I have a wedding to attend. So I held my head high and walked away. The closer I got, the clearer the voice of the priest.

Lucian and his lover were facing the priest with their heads bowed, and maids holding a canopy above their heads as the priest recited the vows.

“Alpha Lucian, unveil your wife…”

“Stop!” My voice roared through the entire hall, stopping the priest from completing his words, and soon the entire hall went completely silent, and everyone focused their attention on

me.

Even though I was covering my face with a veil, I could see the glare that flared across Lucian's eyes as he stared at me.

Let the drama begin!

With a raised shoulder, I took slow elegant steps closer to them as everyone's attention followed me on every step I took.

“What are you doing here?” Lucian inquired. Even though he tried to sound calm, I could feel the urgency and panic in his voice.

I broke eye contact with him and turned to face the crowd.

“As the pack's rules demand, a concubine must bow and serve drinks to the wife before she can be married to him. So, I'm here to perform my duty as the Alpha's wife before Sally can get permission to be your concubine.”

Lucian's eyes grew wider than usual, and I could see a hint of anger clearly written on his face. Then, he declared to me in an angry voice, “I suggest you get lost, Ariel!”

A smirk appeared on my face, seeing how tense he looked. I love to see him pass through the same fear he made me face.

“My Lord, you can't send me out,'" I said to him, then made my way towards the throne that was meant for him and me. The same throne I had never sat on since marrying Lucian, but from this moment on, I was determined to take everything that belonged to me, and I would make all of them suffer!

I sat on the throne and then faced the crowd. “Alpha Lucian, you should be a role model to your people and abide by the pack's rules, for no one is above the law.” This time, I turned and faced him directly, my eyes locked on his. “What did you think, my lord?” I asked, my voice firm and challenging.

Lucian was silent for a while.

Yes, I had placed him in a tight spot. He wouldn't want to break the pack rule as an Alpha.

“Yes, you're right, Ariel. Sally will serve you the drink.” He declared, and a smile lingered on my face.

“Thank you, my Lord.” I bowed, and just then an idea came to my mind and I turned to face Sally. “Oh, and according to the pack custom, a concubine shouldn't wear gold, since it's meant for the royal wife. My maid has prepared a red dress for Sally instead, please put it on…”

“Ariel, you…”

“How dare you!” Lucian roared in anger, his voice suppressing Sally's own. “You should be grateful that I allowed her to serve you a drink. Don't go too far!"

“My Lord, I'm only following the pack rules. A concubine isn't allowed to dress as the royal wife. No one should break the rules even if she's the Alpha's concubine or are you higher than the Alpha King and the pack rules?”

I could sense Sally's anger from where I was seated, and even Lucian couldn't hide the boiling resentment in his eyes as his hands clenched in a fist.

Lucian may be the Alpha prince, but I know he has someone greater than him - the Alpha King, his father.

The Alpha King is a man of great dignity and doesn't tolerate any misbehavior from his children. And as the second son and an Alpha prince, Lucian wouldn't want to be on the bad side of his father. So, I have them all right where I want them. I play the music, and they dance to my tune.

They say revenge is best served cold, but no, I would rather serve it scorching hot to both Lucian and his concubine, so it can burn them to death!

“Ariel, don't make me pounce on you, because if I do…”

“My Lord.” Sally turned and faced him, wearing her stupid fake smile, and he became calm instantly. “Let's do as she says. I'm ready to do anything so long I will be with you.”

Sally followed the maid to get changed and immediately murmurs broke out among the crowd again.

“She's just shameless and jealous of Sally when she's only an unloved wife and ugly!”

“That's right, she shouldn't show her ugly face to the crowd. She could have just locked herself up in her room instead of being shameless.

“Sally is the most beautiful woman in the pack and that's why the Alpha loves her more than Ariel with a long ugly scar.”

“She can't even stand and compete with Sally. I hate her guts!”

Their dirty talk kept ringing in my head and I had no choice but to speak up. I can't imagine the look on their faces when they discover that my scar is gone.

“I'm the Alpha's wife, and my husband is taking a concubine. Shouldn't I play my role as his wife?!” I declared among the crowd, and they all went silent immediately.

"Are you all prepared to face the consequences if the Alpha King discovers that Alpha Lucian has broken the pack rules? Not even an Alpha prince, his concubine, or ordinary commoners like yourselves can withstand the Alpha King's wrath!"

“Ariel, don't think high of yourself when you can't even compete with a concubine. If not for your father's trick, you would have been married to an ordinary peasant!” One of the pack elders said.

“Yes, that's right! How dare you ask Sally to serve you a drink when you could have been the wife to an ordinary carpenter?” Another elder followed.

“Yes, you're all right. My marriage to Alpha Lucian was granted by the Alpha King. Since you all disagree with me, why don't we take this matter to the Alpha King and let him settle it once and for all?"

A gasp echoed among the crowd as I said this. And I could practically see some of them garnishing at their teeth as they all went mute. Lucian wasn't left out, he threw me a deadly glare from where he was standing, and I could feel his wolf almost coming out due to how high his level of anger had increased, but I knew he dared not let his wolf out to attack me, else this wedding would be called off, and he would be severely punished.

“Ariel!” He yelled my name and was about to scold me when suddenly Sally appeared, from the side and she placed her hands on his arms and I guess that calmed his anger down.

The drink was brought on a tray and Sally took it from the maid. Now dressed in red attire, she took the drink and marched toward me with an angry look in her eyes.

The look to kill. But I'm not afraid of her. This is not the same Ariel they all grew up to know.

“Lady Ariel, here is your drink.” Sally knelt before me with a fake smile, and she bowed her head slightly, stretching the cup of tea towards me.

Bowing before me isn't enough to make up for everything she's done to me. All the things Lucian denied me because of her - so drinking just the tea is a quick escape for her. So an idea struck me instead.

I stretched out my hands as if to accept the tea, but the moment I took it, I jerked my hand in a seemingly accidental motion, and the hot tea splashed all over Sally's hand. She let out a loud, piercing scream.

“Sally, are you trying to frame me?” I screamed after her with terror in my eyes.

Lucian ran to her with so much concern and worry in his eyes. The kind of concern I've been seeking from him for the past several months since we got married.

“Sally, are you okay?” He took her hands and examined them.

“I'm fine, you should check if she's injured too,” Sally muttered in a low voice or rather in a mocking voice, knowing that the Alpha never cared about me.

“Do you wish for death?!” Lucian instantly turned to face me, his features devoured of any affection, instead, it was laced with deep-rooted hatred.

But why hate me so much?

What could be the offense of my host for her to deserve so much hatred from him? The same man she loved, the same man she married.

What could be more dangerous than this?

No, this is no time to worry about such things. I said to myself, standing up from my seat, I moved closer to Sally with the most apologetic look in my eyes.

“I'm sorry, Sally, for not holding the cup firmly. The tea must have been too hot. I hope you're not badly injured?”

Since she knows how to act pure and innocent, I should play her own games too. I believe that's what she used in capturing Lucian's heart.

Two-faced b***h!

Sally leaned closer to me, so close that she almost entered my skin, and then she said to me with the calmest and widest smile that people would think we're friends. “Ariel, you ugly woman! I bet you'll be embarrassed once I remove your veil and show your ugly face to the crowd.” She whispered, only for me to hear.

“It's okay, Ariel.” She said that out loud for everyone to hear, then she grabbed the veil covering my face, and she pulled it down.

A loud gasp echoed through the crowd as they beheld my face, their eyes widening in shock. They had expected to see the scar, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to mock and ridicule me, but instead, they were met with a surprise. My face was radiant and completely scar-free, glowing with an unexpected beauty.

Unlike the crowd who had the look of surprise, what was written on Lucian's face was pure admiration. For the first time since I met my husband, he looked at me differently, with so much-

Affection and desire.

No one can match my beauty in the entire pack, not even Sally!