chapter 1
The feeling of death is cold.
My wolf, Lyra, lets out one last mournful howl deep within my soul!
Then, complete silence. That sound filled with pain and betrayal, echoes through my consciousness like a ripped mate bond.
l, Elara, an omega from Blackrock Pack!
I lie on the freezing forest floor, a silver arrowhead soaked in wolfs pain embedded in my chest. The intense pain has faded, replaced by a hollow sense of relief.
"Why?" I weakly ask the figure standing before me.
Alpha Karen-my destined mate.
the future leader of Bldckrock Pack!
There's not a shred of emotion in his icy blue eyes, just the detached gaze of someone looking down at ants. His powerful black war wolf strides behind him, eyes just as indifferent.
“An omega doesn't deserve to be my Luna." His voice is chillingly calm.“Seraphina is the better choice. Her Beta lineage is pure; she'l bring stronger allies to the pack.
Seraphina, that beautiful Beta female, is currently nestled in Karen's arms!
With a victorious smile plastered on her face!
lt was her who sweet-talked Karen into believing my existence was a stain on the pack's future!
And it was she who drew back this deadly arrow and shot it straight into my heart.
I remember the day we first met. It was on the night of my eighteenth birthday, during the pack's coming-of-age ceremony. When my gaze locked with Karen's, the whole world fell away I could smell his unique scent, a blend of storm and pine, driving my wolf,Lyra, into a frenzy as she screamed.“MATE! MATE!" The moment we touched, a powerful jolt raced through my body.l knew this was how the Moon Goddess intended it to be.
But the ecstasy in his eyes lasted only a moment before it was replaced by icy rationality.
Before everyone in the pack, he used that sacred, ancient ritual to completely shatter me.
“l, Karen Blackrock, reject you, Elara,as my mate.
Those words struck like lightning.
severing our soul connection!
I collapsed to the ground, bloods pilling from my mouth, feeling the excruciating pain of the mate bond being ripped apart!
Lyra howled in anguish in my mind.while l could only respond helplessly
“l, Elara, accept your reject, Karen Blackrock.
From that day on, l became the pack's disgrace!
An omega spurned by the future Alpha. My existence turned into a cruel joke. The love between Karen and Seraphina felt like a blunt knife, slowly carving away at the remnants of my soul day by day.
And now, they seek to take my pathetic life away from me.
“Just kill me.." My final plea carries a hint of relief, “At least... let me escape this pain."
Karen remains motionless, merely staring at me with indifference!
It's Seraphina who draws another silver arrow, aiming it at my forehead!
A cruel smile dances on her lips.
“As you wish, poor omega.
In the last moment before consciousness plunges into eternal darkness, I seem to hear the Moon Goddess's sigh, A gentle yet sorrowful voice resonates deep within my soul
"Poor child, this is not your fate. l grant you one more chance. This time.live for yourself."