Chapter 1
Aurora’s POV
I hugged myself, resisting the cold and bites from the insects that crawled on the walls. I let the tears flow from my eyes while my stomach grumbled.
I haven’t had anything to eat for the past three days. My dress was tacky, dirty, dirty, and sticky.
I raised my head immediately when I heard a sound coming from the dungeon gates.
Hoping it was for my release, I stood on my feet, feet, shivering.
“You!” The guard spoke in an authoritative voice. “The Alpha requests to see you. You.”
I lifted my feet, feet and took a first step, staggering as I walked. My body felt too weak to carry my legs.
“Walk fast!” The guard pushed me. “We don’t have all day. Day.”
He grabbed my right arm as soon as we got to the Alpha’s chambers and pushed me, making me fall to my knees.
“That’s enough!” The Alpha mocked.
“Yes, Alpha.” The guard bowed and took his leave.
The room fell silent as I waited for him to make my life more sorrowful, like he always did.
“Raise your head! Look at me!” he demanded.
I raised my head slowly to face him. Guilt and disappointment filled me. Guilty that I let down my parents, and disappointed in the girl I turned out to be.
“Well,” he said, interrupting my thoughts, “I wasn’t the person that asked about you; Iza was. So, find your way to her chambers.” He instructed.
I sighed silently and walked towards Iza’s chambers. She was the Alpha’s fiancée and a witch that hated me more than anything.
I knocked softly and consciously because I was too weak to get into her troubles.
“Come in!” I heard her yell.
“Good morning,” I told her, shutting the door behind me.
“You devil! I wish you were dead by now,” she hissed. “Take out my laundry and do a clean job with it.”
I darted my eyes towards her laundry basket, and I saw a heap of dirty clothes and bedding. I knew she purposely heaped them to punish me. I mean, there were laundry servants at the park.
“Did you hear me?” she yelled.
Not answering to that, I walked towards the dirty clothes and made my way to the laundry room.
“Aurora!” Annie hugged me immediately she saw me.
“Annie,” I smiled and hugged her too.
“What did they do to you?” she sobbed.
“It’s fine, Annie; please don’t worry about me.” I smiled.
Annie had been my true and only friend since the incident. She was an omega and had been treated like a stranger.
I came to know Annie after the incident. I never knew omegas were treated so badly because they were known to be the weakest of the pack, which was unfortunate for them.
Two years ago
I lived as a princess at the pack. My father was the Alpha and my mother the Luna. I was the only child of my parents, and that made me fortunate.
On my seventeenth birthday, my parents organized an expensive birthday party just like the other years.
My day was going well; both children and adults were present. My parents went as far as inviting the Alpha and Luna of the Moon West Pack.
I never knew that was the last day I was going to see my parents. Our pack got attacked immediately after my knife sliced through the cake. My parents were killed in my presence.
I watched my father struggle with the arrows that pierced his heart while she ran towards him. She got shot before she could reach him.
I let out a loud scream while my maids ran towards me. My nightmares began, and I couldn’t wipe off the memories.
Before my parents’ deaths, I had a deep connection with Alfred; every member of the pack knew how bonded we were, including my late parents.
My father was against our relationship because of Alfred’s old lifestyle, but I stood in for him despite my father’s warning.
The pack members waited for my recovery, as I was the heir apparent. Deep down, I knew I wasn’t ready to be an Alpha yet.
And that was how I messed my life up. I gave the title to Alfred while I became his Luna. Little did I know I was digging my grave.
“I, the newly appointed Alpha, reject you, Aurora, as my Luna. And even if we are mated, I still reject you,” he announced, his voice bearing no emotions.
“Hey, you!” Stella yelled, interrupting the thoughts of my past.
She was the senior house staff that was responsible for ordering the younger staff members around.
“Yes, ma’am,” I answered.
“Clean the barn once you’re done, and do it alone.”
Most times, I wonder if they forgot who I was. It was just two years ago, and I was like a goddess to them. Now I obey orders from them.
“Yes,” I replied.
“I could help,” Annie suggested immediately after the senior staff left.
“That wouldn’t be necessary, Annie; you heard her, and I wouldn’t want to get you into trouble.”
“How about food? Have you had any?” she became bothered.
“I will.”
I heard my stomach grumble, and immediately I said, “I will.” I held it with my left hand while I drained out the clothes from the washing machine.
“How do you intend to?” she asked and dashed out from the laundry room.
I watched her run out of my sight in suspense. I had no idea where she was heading but hoped she wouldn’t get into trouble.
I drained out the piece of cloth and was about to leave to spread it under the sun when Annie dashed into the laundry room, breathing heavily.
“What have you done?” I asked while surveying the environment.
“Made use of some little tactics,” she smiled and brought out two packs of cookies and a bottle of orange juice.
“Annie, where did you get these from?” I whispered and grabbed them from her hands.
I haven’t had anything to eat for three days, and my stomach couldn’t bear it any longer.
I hid behind the washing machines and devoured the food while Annie watched to see if anyone was coming.
“Iza! Iza!” Annie screamed on seeing her from afar. I quickly gulped down the last bite and dusted my mouth from the cookie particles. Of course, I knew she was coming for me.
