《Alpha's Rejected Mate》 Chapter 0: Prologue Chapter 0: Prologue "Anaya!" N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. A loud, harsh voice woke her up, followed by a bang on the door of the attic.Anaya''s small body curled up even further into her quilt and tried to ignore the dull ache on her back. "Anaya!!" Once again the voice echoed, this time it was so loud the whole house could hear it clearly. Now everyone knew Anaya woke upte. The small body of a ten year old Anaya got off the mattress.She answered her mother''s screams in a small voice, "Coming mother!" It was a timid voice, one that rose pity in the heart of those who would hear it.But the hearts in Blue stone pack had already been turned into stone a long time ago. Anaya reached up on her toes to open thetch of the attic door.She wasn''t allowed to close thetch but Anaya was scared.She was beaten yesterday and felt like it would happen again if she didn''t lock the door. With strands of messy brown hair and big, watery blue eyes, Anaya looked up at her mother. Anaya had taken after her mother and was bound to grow up into a beautiful woman one day. It was an undeniable truth that Anaya pack. Unfortunately, she also looked exactly like her twin brother. Anaya''s mother frowned when she saw Anaya¡®s appearance. For a moment her eyes soften as she remembered her son. "Mother, I am sorry I woke upte.I-I didn''t sleep wellst night." Anaya gave a sincere apology.It was a beautiful one which was enough to melt a heart into a puddle of water. But the minute she spoke, the spell on her mother broke like a string.She remembered that the ten year old child was not her son, but the daughter she despised. Gritting her teeth, she turned around a left without a word. Anaya hurriedly closed the door of the attic and followed down the stairs.Her speed was well matched with her mother''s, it was something she had learnt over the years. Always keep up, slowing down would only lead to more punishment. Anaya came down after her mother and was immediately handed a broom to clean the house. Anaya took the broom and put the stick end between her teeth. She quickly tied her shoulder length hair into a ponytail so it won''t fall over her eyes and then released the broom from her mouth.Sweeping was easy. It took less than an hour to sweep the whole house. Anaya quickly finished the given task and ced the broom where it should be. Anaya then came to the kitchen and stood by the entrance, person dining table was her father and mother along with her little sister, Charlotte, who was four years old. There were four seats which was perfect for the family of four. However, Anaya''s father had Charlotte sit on hisp while he fed her breakfast. Her mother saw Anaya standing by the entrance and gave a stinky eye. Anaya lowered ger beautiful eyes and yed with her fingers. "Get your te from the counter." Anaya''s mother said harshly and ignored her as if she were a ghost. Anaya pitter pattered across the kitchen and reached out to grab her te of breakfast. The te had a piece of bread, a few scrambled eggs and a small bowl ofst night''s leftover curry. Anaya thought she had seen wrong. Didn''t her father just feed Charlotte a piece of chocte pancake just now? Anaya looked up again, trying to see if she had seen wrong before.But by coincidence Anaya''s eyes met with her little sister''s. Charlotte smiled at Anaya and chewed on her pancake. A little chocte syrup was oozing down her lip.Her father wiped it down for Charlotte and kissed her cheek in a sweet way. "Good girl, are you full? Want some juice?" Anaya looked down at her own te and left the kitchen silently. She should have known.She was already ten years old, how could she not understand? treated Charlotte. Anaya went outside in the small courtyard and ate her breakfast there. The morning sun was soothing on Anaya''s skin. Anaya broke off a small piece of bread and dipped it into the freezing cold curry and stuffed it into her mouth without thinking too much. The cold curry melted into her mouth and left a bitter taste. As she ate, at some point tears welled up in her blue eyes. The light blue shade appeared to be darker when she cried. Anaya felt the dislike her parents had towards her. Ever since that day when she lost her twin brother, her parents never looked at her the same way. Anaya was a child back then, a mere five year old who didn''t understand why her mother stopped holding her to sleep at night or why her father stopped kissing her in the mornings. It wasn''t until the very next year they had Charlotte. Charlotte was exactly like Anaya but the simrities ended there. Only after her parents brought Charlotte home did she truly realised how far their dislike went.Charlotte was treated well. Anaya was not. Charlotte was given hugs and kisses. Anaya was given chores to do. Charlotte was taken to school by both parents. Anaya went alone. Charlotte was the apple of their eye. Anaya became the thorn Charlotte was the one who took their dead son''s ce in their heart. Anaya became the one who stole the light in their lives. Charlotte was their second chance after Arnold died. In their eyes, Anaya was the one who killed him. Anaya didn''t understand.She was just a child.But as Anaya sat in the sun, alone and cold, she understood one thing - She was not wanted. Chapter 1 : Differences that Exist Chapter 1 : Differences that Exist Six yearster - Anaya stood in front of her parents with her head bowed. Tears well up in her eyes but she did not let them fall.It was fascinating how much control she had over her own tears. Their falling was up to her but their appearance was not. Anaya''s mother, Ginny, always had a frown between her eyebrows when she looked at her eldest daughter.It was as it she was remembering the most unpleasant time of her life. Her father, Edgar, was no better. The displeasure in their eyes was as real as it could get. Anaya didn''t dare look them in the eyes. It frightened her to see the amount of negative emotions they had to her. They seemed to ask her, why didn''t you die instead of Arnold? Why are you still alive when my son died? You should have died too.. Anaya squeezed her fingers together until the tips turned while with theck of blood. "Mom, dad, don''t say anything to Anaya anymore! She didn''t do anything.It was my fault for running around carelessly!" Charlotte sat on the sofa in a nice dress and spoke in a soft voice. Her sister was ten years old already but the childish glow had not faded from her. She was speaking up for Anaya today, but Anaya only wanted her to stop.Didn''t she know that the more she spoke the angrier her parents were? "You don''t know anything Charlotte, go back to your room.Today I''ll set her straight!" Ginny clenched her teeth picked up the leather whip again.Edgar snorted and didn''t try to stop her. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. "Mom no!" Charlotte said with red eyes. She was about to cry. Anaya sighed in her heart.It was over.She was about to have new scars, new nightmares. Anyway, it wasn''t anything new. Anaya had plenty of them. "Your mom told you to go back.Today is your birthday and your friends will be here in a few hours.Don''t stay in your dirty clothes, change into the dress we brought yesterday.I wille upstairs to do your hair." Ginny had a gentle smile as she spoke to Charlotte. Charlotte looked at her own dress that had a big yellow spot on it. Anaya''s eyes were fixed on the dot as well.It wasn''t a huge stain but it was noticeable. Anaya was in charge of making preparations for Charlotte''s birthday.She was preparing some juice when Charlotte came down and started to talk to Anaya. Anaya''s parents didn''t like when Charlotte spoke to Anaya.She was like a ve who was only kept at home to do their work, talking to her was akin to lowering their standards. The family of omegas at some point went from four to three.There will be some beating waiting for her. Inorder to save herself Anaya had told Charlotte to go away and y somewhere else. But Charlotte did not listen.She never did. Anaya didn''t know who''s fault it was that the freshly prepared juice jar tipped and fell over Charlotte''s new dress. But in the end, it was naturally Anaya who was at fault. Now Anaya was waiting for her punishment, trying to tighten her body as much as possible. Being an omega, her pain tolerance was not hight.Her body didn''t heal fast and the scars were left behind on her body. Edgar took Charlotte away and Ginny finally didn''t hold back.Anaya was taken to the basement. The basement was cold and silent. Anaya''s body was filled with goosebumps as soon as she entered.She was too familiar with this ce. All her punishments were carried out here. All so that Charlotte won''t be disturbed by her screams. "Won''t you start?" Ginny red at Anaya''s shivering body without a hint of warmth. Anaya felt that at this very moment, if her mother showed her a little bit of warmth, she would forget everything. Even the coldness of the basement would turn into a warm paradise. Anaya always looked into her mother''s eyes before a punishment was carried out.She wanted to see if her mother felt anything while beating her up. Anaya only saw the endless hate in the deep pools of blue on the ground.Her thin cotton camisole and a pair of old track pants remained. Anaya held her arms and shivered more as she turned around.There was a crackling sound and then a burning pain on her back.The leather whip came down without mercy and ripped the camisole. The ce where it touched was left with a tear, stained with blood instantly. Anaya bit her lip and squeezed her eyes shut. She had done this many times before, she could do it one more time. Anaya only flinched when the whip came down on her body, once it was lifted, no one could tell that her back was beaten until raw. After fiveshes, Ginny bound the whip around her hand and turned to leave. Anaya stood there, holding her arms and shivering.Her lips were a pale white color. When she heard the retreating footsteps, she called out in a desperate voice, "Mom..?" There was no response.The footsteps didn''t stop for her and ruthlessly closed the basement door with a loud thud. Anaya gulped down her emotions and picked up the sweater with shaky hands.Her sweater had some juice stains too. Anaya didn''t have the strength to put it back on.Her back was burning. The basement was cold but it felt good. Suddenly the coldness, the silence gave Anaya peace.She liked how safe she felt in such a nightmarish ce. Anaya sat on the cold ground with her sweater in hand.She bundled it up and ced it on the ground. Sheid down with her her sister''s birthday. Now, Anaya won''t have to see the celebration that was never held for her.It was funny, how Anaya and Charlotte''s birthday fell on the same day but the celebrations they received was so different. Chapter 2: Neither were valuable to her. Chapter 2: Neither were valuable to her. Anaya spent the entire evening in the basement.She fell asleep soon after sheid down and woke up naturally a few hourster.No one came up banging on her door to wake her up or called her to do chores.It only meant that she wasn''t needed yet. Even after waking up at night, Anaya didn''t go back outside.She could hear some music ying upstairs. It was the birthday song that the other kids were singing for Charlotte. Anaya sat up with some difficulty. The blood on her back had already died and pulled at her skin.It was painful but nothing Anaya had not felt before. Pain was the only familiar sensation she felt these days. Anaya slowly hummed the song in the basement.Her low voice echoed after the song. It made the basement even more gloomy and sad. Anaya drew a small cake shape into the dirt with her finger and blew on it when the song finished. She was official sixteen today. "Happy birthday Arnold." Anaya whispered, "I miss you." There wasn''t a single day in Amara''s life when she was reminded of her brother. Everytime she looked into the mirror, every time her parents looked at her with displeasure. It always reminded Anaya that Arnold was not here anymore behaviour after Arnold died. She was just five at that time.She didn''t understand anything, let alone the deep emotions of mourning and hate.She was told that she was too much like Arnold and she reminded them of him. Anaya could understand that.She also felt guilty and epted her life as it came. But after Charlotte was born, Anaya had the epiphany. Charlotte looked like Anaya too.She also took after their mother. But Charlotte was treated like a princess.Why so? Wasn''t she also just like Arnold? "Charlotte is given to us in exchange of Arnold.The goddess does pity us and she has given us his soul back.Look, isn''t she just like Arnold? Her smile is just like his!" Her father had spoken those words while he yed with his two month old Charlotte. Anaya had listened in.Her six year old self was left confused. As Anaya grew up she finallypletely understood. They hated her for taking away Arnold and treated Charlotte as the goddess gift and a recement of their son. Anaya was not loved or wanted in the house.She might as well have died in that rogue attack that killed her brother. At least in that way her parents might be a bit remorseful towards her. The singing hade to an end. In fact, more than two hours had passed and Anaya didn''t realize. Anaya sighed and wore her sweater. It was toote to think about those things now. Since she didn¡¯t die at that time, Anaya had no endless now, it wasn''t really forever. Anaya knew there will be a day when she won''t have to suffer like this. When she will be free from this prison and fly up in the sky like a free bird.She didn''t know when that day will arrive, but she was looking forward to it. Anaya''s bones were left with the aftershocks and it became hard to walk.She somehow went to the door and opened it. Outside was quiet and dark.She crept her way out and went back into the attic. Everyone was asleep by now.It was already midnight. In the attic, Anayatched the door and changed out of her sweater. Her camisole was ruined. With her n***d back exposed to the chilly night air, the wound didn''t feel so painful anymore. Anaya used a spat to apply ointment on her back and clumsily wrapped a roll of bandage over it to help the ointment seep in. Then she changed into a thin tshirt and a pair of old cotton pants andid down on the mattress with her stomach down. The mattress had two pillows and a good enough quilt to cover her up on chilly nights like these. But Anaya liked the cold. It made her numb to everything. She only wished it numbed away her thoughts and emotions as well.It would have been better if the cold away her breath and soul too. Anaya had vowed to never take her own life. No matter how hard it gets, no matter how much she suffered, she had promised herself But the euphoria of death was tempting. It lured her towards itself and away from life countless times. Content held by N?velDrama.Org. Anaya resisted to give in.But she hoped that something, or someone would take her life away so she won''t have to. Anaya was just like this.She would be thinking of a bright future and then about the happiness of death.She found the line between life and death almost as thin as a strand of hair. Neither were valuable to her and both were precious. These thoughts were depressing but true to her. They were what made her nightmares and the daydreams. Anaya hummed to herself in the lonely night.Her birthday had passed.She had wished Arnold but no one wished her. Teardrops soaked the single pillow under her head. Anaya didn''t stop the tears anymore. When no one was around, she let go of the control over the tears and let them flow. Only by releasing them now she will be able to control them tomorrow. The night owls hooted at a distance, telling her that the night was still long. Anaya wiped her tears and pulled the other pillow under her face. Anaya felt drowsy from sleep. Her eyes were blur due to tears and sleep.She was a blink away from sleeping when a voice whispered into her heart. Very gentle and soft, it sounded likefort that Anaya craved. ¡®Happy Birthday Anaya.¡¯ Her wolf wished in a very gentle Anaya smiled and said, ¡®Thanks wolfy" before sleep took over her consciousness. Chapter 3 : She Still Had A Human Side Chapter 3 : She Still Had A Human Side Morning arrived with an unbearable amount of pain.Anaya rolled over her back in her sleep and the wound rubbed against the mattress. It hurt a lot to move but Anaya couldn''t stay asleep all day. Anaya took a few deep breaths and thought about the life she would have after leaving this house. Anaya had to make it to that day, she had to survive today and be there when that day arrives. Her waist made a cracking sounds when she got off the mattress. Sleeping in a difficult angle caused her waist to be sore overnight. Ignoring the pain in her body, Anaya got her clothes to get a shower. Since Anaya lived in the attic, she had to go downstairs to get a shower in themon bathroom that is meant for the guests. It was only five in the morning and the house was still dark. Anaya went down the stairs with baited breath and light footsteps so no one would suspect her movements. Anaya took a quick shower in cold water and cleaned the bathroom before leaving just as sneakily as she came. Anaya went back to the attic and applied some medicine to her wounds before wrapping them up under her clothes. She owned very little clothes and she couldn''t afford to get them dirty with blood. contribute at home by doing chores. Anaya wore her hair up in a bun to keep then out of her face and went downstairs to start the morning chores. In theck of light Anaya went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. In this time and age everyone owned a dishwasher but her family did not have one. It was a waste of money since they had someone to wash it for them everyday. Anaya searched for her gloves but there were nowhere to be seen. With a weak body like hers, she was bound to get a bad cold if she touched the water with bare hands so early in the morning. But since the gloves were nowhere to be seen Anaya went in with her hands. The party had many guests and there were many dishes left to clean. Anaya spend more than thirty minutes cleaning and wiping them. After the dishes were done, she set off to clean the entire kitchen. Bending down to sweep the floor with a body full of wounds was harder than it looked. Anaya could feel the tug on her skin everytime she moved. However, she didn''t have any choice but to grit her teeth and endure. A little more. A little more and it will be over. She kept reassuring herself. Anaya''s chores were endless. After cleaning the kitchen she picked upundry from all over the house. With theundry basket in hand she went to her parents room and silently picked up the clothes that had to be washed. She didn''t lift her head up in fear of being After that she went to Charlotte''s room. Her room was a sharp contrast to Anaya''s room. It was as bigger and hadrge windows. The window gave a beautiful view of the sunrise and filled the room with light. N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. Anaya lived in the dark attic and rarely had the chance to see a sunrise. But Anaya knew better than to stay and look at the beauty of the rising sun. She was not worthy of seeing it. With her head down, Anaya picked up the dirty clothes and left Charlotte''s room in silence. Anaya spoke very little. If not spoken to, she never uttered a single word.If she didn''t do anything wrong then no one came to say a word to her. Sometimes weeks would pass and Anaya still wouldn''t speak.It had be a habit. Growing up, the more she asked, the more she spoke, the more she suffered.She had learnt not to speak. All her work was done in silence. After the chores, Anaya went to knock on her parents door and before they could open the door, Anaya went back to her room in the attic. The only thing Anaya did not do in the house was cook breakfast. It was because she did not have any skills in cooking and the parents did not want to eat bad food. Ginny woke up due to the knock and went to get ready and make breakfast for everyone. Edgar had a job which was good enough and let them enjoy a good life. Ginny went to Charlotte''s room and gently woke her up by cuddling her and tickling reached up there as well. Anaya huddled into a corner for a few minutes and listened. When the voices stopped, she waited for another half an hour and then got out of the corner and went back downstairs. The first hour after waking up was family time between the three and Anaya was not allowed to be seen around this time. She had been beaten up once before because her presence in the morning ruined their mood. Since then Anaya didn''t interrupt their family time. Anaya stood outside the kitchen and waited for the food to cook. Ginny made a hearty breakfast Everyday for her daughter and husband.She served them up and had them eat it. "Your breakfast is on the counter." Ginny threw at Anaya before joining her husband and Charlotte on the table. Anaya went to the counter and saw a te of mashed potatoes and a sausage with a piece of toast on the te.She took the te and went outside in the courtyard to eat under the sun. This repetitive cycle had already soaked into Anaya''s mind. She didn''t have to think before getting up and doing anything, just like a robot. The beatings hurt, that was the only time when Anaya remembered that she was still human. Chapter 4 : Alpha Roman Chapter 4 : Alpha Roman Far into the south was a pack called Southern Warrior Pack.It was not only the biggest innd area, but also the strongest in terms of strength. As the name states, the pack was known for it''s warriors and the heartless Alpha who had wrecked many packs due to this twisted pleasures. Alpha Roman was such a character. Everyone knew not to cross him, especially when he was out on the training field reprimanding his students. "Can you even take down a child in fight with these skills of yours?!" Alpha Roman scolded loudly, "Is this why I''ve been training all of you?! Where are all my efforts going? All wasted on you!" The small group of young adults stood with their head bowed in front of their Alpha. They were scared to look at him. The senior warriors who were training on the same field felt pity for the younglings. They only started training two years ago but they were unlucky to have Alpha Roman personally look over them. He wouldn''t let a single mistake go. After being yelled at for another ten long minutes, the youngsters in the little group were ready to bury themselves in the soil and bit farewell to the world of horrors. Alpha Roman pointed at the boy in front and asked, "What is the The boy straighten his back and recited carefully¡± "Rule one! Never let your guard down, even around the ones you trust!" Alpha Roman grunted, "If you know that then why did you let him take those careless shots at you? Are you dumb or did you forget the rules? This is training but if the same thing happens in real fight then you would be dead by now!" Alpha Roman was ruthless when it came to training, especially the younger generation.He was only twenty two years old and had already take the Alpha position for the past two years. In those two years he did two major things. One was to expand the territory of the pack, and second was to nurture the warriors into being nearly invincible. For Alpha Roman, there was nothing more important than his pack and it''s prosperity. Thete Alpha had died in a battle with rogues, he gave up his life to protect the pack and Alpha Roman wanted each and every member of the pack to know what a big sacrifice it was and help them be self sufficient to carry themselves and not be a burden in times like those. Although these ideas were great, everyone came to dear Alpha Roman due to his bride style of doing things. He wouldn''t hesitate to defame anyone he found to be not good enough, he would scold them in front of the crowd without a second thought. It was as if he didn''t empathize with them at all. He didn''t know that sometimes it could cause humiliation. warriors could only sigh and endure, sometimes cry in the night and then wake up again in the morning for training. However, it was the senior warriors who really saw the meaning behind these acts. Although they sympathize with the youngsters, they could see that their future was brighter than anyone else in the pack. Alpha Roman''s personal attention was given to these younglings and they would undoubtedly grow up into strong young men ina matter of few years. The small group of youngsters had four boys and two girls. All of them ranging between thirteen to fifteen. (The age is from thirteen because an individual gains their wolf form at the age of twelve). They would wake up early morning to train with the seniors, then they were expected to go to school and study, good grades were just as important. Later in the day Alpha Roman would look over their practice personally. The endless cycle was bound to make them strong, both emotionally and physically. Alpha Roman''s crossed arms loosen after he was done scolding. He ced his hand on the boy''s shoulder and said, "You have potential, that is why you are here.Make use of that potential instead of wasting it.That will be a big loss to this pack." The boy named Kruger looked up with big eyes. He was only thirteen this year and had joined the little group recently. Alpha But he was notining, He was happy to be a part of the group under Alpha Roman''s personal care. "I will reflect on it Alpha!" Kruger said with determination. He saw the high expectations Alpha Roman had for him.He didn''t want to disappoint Alpha Roman! "Good." Alpha Roman took a step back and ran a nce over the six students he had taken under his wing. He gave them the slightest smile and said, "Now go and take a shower.Aunt Regan has made fresh pies." The kids cheered as if they weren''t scolded just a minute ago. They rushed towards Alpha Roman and hugged this waist. Alpha Roman''s body didn''t even move with the force of six young kings throwing themselves at him. He patted their heads and pretended to be disgusted. "You smell! Go away!" Alpha Roman pushed them away and ordered them to go and have a bath first before going for the pies or they won''t get any. The kids ran towards the mansion with giggles andughter. The beta, Easton, jumped off the tree branch andnded next to Alpha Roman. "You should stop being so hard to them.They are kids." Easton said with a small frown. He didn¡¯t like how the kids were scolded everyday but it seemed like the said kids didn''t mind if they got a pie in the end.The pies were worth ten scoldings like that.It isn''t going to get easier for the new generation." Alpha Roman said as he took off his training vest. The tshirt under the thick vest was soaked in sweat. Easton wrinkled his nose. Easton picked up the water bottle and threw it at Roman. Roman caught it and gulped down half of it then poured the rest over his head full of inky ck hair. He sighed as the water hit his head and cooled him down instantly. "You are the first Alpha I''ve seen who is already training the new generation to take over when it''s only been two years since you became the Alpha of the pack." Easton joked. Roman threw the bottle in the trash can, "It''s always good to prepare.Besides, I''m not like those old fools who want to keep up their seniority until death.It will only lead to the fall of the pack ina long term." Easton huffed and followed after Alpha Roman as he approached the senior warriors training. The seniors were more ustomed to the c Alpha Roman and how they should behave in front of him. They stood in three lines and greeted him in perfect sync. Alpha Roman was pleased with this organization. Alpha Roman said loud enough so that everyone could hear, "Training ends here.Tomorrow is the Alpha''s conference so I won''t be here to train the kids.It is your responsibility as their seniors to make sure they don''t ck off.They don¡¯t know anything so no need to be soft on them. The little bunch of idiots will definitely skip school soThe senior warriors secretly smiled and yelled, "Yes Alpha!" Alpha Roman gave a few more instructions and left. The seniors packed up their training equipments and went to the locker room outside the field. They showered, changed and talked. "Alpha Roman wants us to look after the kids but is too cold hearted to say it out loud.He told us to punish them if they make mistakes but what happened to that one person who actually punished then when they skipped ss while Alpha was absent?" One of the seniors gossiped andughed. "Yeah, it was too bad.We have learnt out lesson so be good to the kids.And they are not hard to like.Look at that boy Holden, he is good at everything he does." Another one said, "I think Alpha Roman wants him to inherit his position." "Why would he do that? He will have his own kids in the future.Does he need another child to be his heir?" A fairly new warrior of their team asked. The new one was in their team for the past six months and had joined them from another pack which was attacked by rogues. Many warriors of that pack were recruited by Southern Warrior pack. Another warrior came out of the shower with a pink towel on and said, "The chances of our Alpha having his own heir is nearly zero.Haven''t you heard the rumors going around? They aren''t all baseless." The new recruit frowned, "The rumor that Alpha Roman found The one next to him fell of the bench, "Where the f**k did you hear that? Is that what others think about our Alpha?" The new recruit shrugged, "That''s what I heard.Rumours get weirder as they are circted.Maybe somewhere another pack must be thinking that Alpha Roman is into men." The locker room fell silent. There was an inexplicable chill in the locker room as everyone froze. The fallen warrior stood up and cleared his throat then said, "It''s better to forget about these things.Let''s not worry about it now.Just know that Alpha Roman is definitely not into men.But even if he was, there is nothing to be ashamed of.Our respect for our Alpha has nothing to do with his s****l preferences.But I hope everyone will keep this to their heart and not spread unnecessary rumours." At the end of his speech, he turned his head around the locker room and gave everyone a look. Most of their faces were red and about to burst. The warrior narrowed his eyes. Sudden one of themughed and soon the others followed as they couldn''t help but find the situation funny. Outside the locker room Eastonughed silently. He clutched his stomach and wiped a tear away.He didn''t stand there anymore to listen and rushed to Romans mansion. The kids were sitting on the dining table with arge piece of pie in their tes. There were savory and sweet pies and everyone got what they preferred along with the sides they liked. It was the perfect Easton joined them invited. Alpha Roman eyed his beta until Easton couldn''t eat anymore and stated his purpose of visiting, "There are many rumours about you circting.What do you want to do about them?" Roman bit a piece of sweet cherry pie with whipped cream and asked, "What rumours?" Easton looked at the young kids and leaned closer to Alpha Roman and whispered to him, "About your mate." "How can there be rumours when there is no mate." Roman frowned, "You are not making sense Easton." "Exactly because there is no mate, there are rumours.They are assuming things behind your back.Some say you don''t have a mate, some say that you don''t prefer girls and are hiding a man in the closet because you fear beingughed at." Roman was happy with the sweetness of cherry pie. He took another slice and ced it on Tina''s ce because he knew she likes it.Tina grinned at him and said a thanks. Roman took another slice for himself and only then paid attention to Easton. "First of all, as long as these tumors don¡¯t harm my pack, I don''t care how far they go.Second, if you want to have dinner in my house then at least give prior notice.You have eaten three pies already, there won''t be enough if the kids want more." Easton immediately slumped on the chair. The kids were eating their pies with happy smiles but he was scolded by Alpha Roman. "Fine, I''ll inform you next time.And kids shouldn''t eat too much pie while they are growing up, it is not healthy." Easton forked another piece of pie and ate it. Across from him were Holden and Kruger, both of them gave him a contempt look. "What are you looking at you little brats!" Eastonughed. "You are a messy eater Uncle Easton!" Content held by N?velDrama.Org. Georgia giggled and pointed at Easton''s shirt that was stained with gravy from the pie. Tinaughed along with her and soon the table was full of giggles andughter. Alpha Roman shook his head at Easton but didn''t stop the kids.He added a little more whipped cream on his pie and ate it in a good mood. Chapter 5 : Under The Blue Sky Chapter 5 : Under The Blue Sky "Anaya! Get me a ss of water!" Ginny screamed at the top of her lungs. Anaya scrambled around to wash her hands and wipe them off.She rushed out of the kitchen with a ss of water and came into the living room where her mother was. Ginny took the water and gulped it down. Anaya stood on the side.She was wearing an old apron and her hair was in a messy bun because she was washing the dishes. Ginny ced the empty ss on the coffee table without looking at Anaya and said, "Today I went out with my friends and they said that the Alpha''s house is looking for someone to do their house work.I have already told them that you will take the job." Anaya was shocked. Work at the alpha''s house? Is this what Anaya was reduced to? Working at home or working at the Alpha''s house wouldn''t be that different. Here Anaya could pretend that she was doing her own chores, but once Anaya starts working at the Alpha''s house, she would be officiallybeled as a servant. But Anaya was not in the position to say no.She didn''t have any money, she was already dropped out from school and didn''t have any worth. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. What would she say to defend herself in front of her mother? Just saying that she didn''t want to work as a maid wouldn''t do it. Her feelings were not important already spoken to them.Finish all the work at home and then go there after nine in the morning."Ginny said and pretended as if Anaya wasn''t standing there. Anaya quietly took the ss and went back to the kitchen to continue washing the dishes. If she was to go there at nine, Anaya had to finish all the house work by eight thirty. That meant waking up even earlier. Breakfast couldn''t even be considered. Anaya sighed and closed her eyes for a second.She tried to look for anything positive. Maybe she could save money after working. Their family condition wasn''t bad. Her father earned well as a Mart owner. They didn''tck money in anyway so was it necessary to make Anaya feel humiliated like this? Anaya didn''t know what her mother was thinking, but she obviously wasn''t thinking about Anaya. Maybe she needed the extra money? Anaya finished washing the dishes and cleaned up the counters. Lunch time was over and Charlotte must be on her way back home. Anaya quietly went back to her room in the attic with two slices of bread and a sausage from morning breakfast.She ate by the small window and cheered slowly.She could feel the weakness in her body these days. Her wolf rarely came out and shifting wasn''t easy with a broken body like hers. Anaya wanted to run away. Anaya had dreamt of running away many times but her dreams were just dreams. They never came true. Anaya didn''t have the money to go downstairs again but she heard the front door open. Charlotte''s cheerful voiced called for her mother, followed by a sweetugh. Anaya''s heart trembled. She did not remember everughing like that. Before Charlotte came into the world, Anaya thought that the way her parents treated her was the way that all parents treated their children. She didn''t mind it. But ever since she saw Charlotte living a beautiful life, Anaya realised the difference between them. Since Charlotte came back from school, Anaya stayed upstairs. Ginny made some home cooked meal for her daughter to eat and let her watch TV for a while. Anaya leaned on the window and closed her eyes. The heaviness on her chest was getting heavier and heavier. It was always present and at this point she didn''t even feel ufortable. The heaviness had be a silentpanion of hers. "Arnold," Anaya whispered, her voice thick, "Are you in heaven?" Anaya didn''t receive a reply.She continued to speak like a lunatic, "Heaven must be good right? You must have be an angel.Can you see me from up there?" Anaya looked up at the blue sky through the stained ss.She imagined Arnold smiling face on the cloud and smiled, her eyes teared up a little but she didn''t let them fall.She won''t let them fall if she could help it. Swallowing down the thickness of emotions she spoke again, "Do you want me toe and keep you company?" Anaya thought about it. There was no one to tell her that this wasn''t something she should be thinking about. All alone, Anaya felt like apanying her brother in a ce like heaven sounded too good. So good that Anaya felt like she couldn''t have it. That she didn''t deserve it. "Maybe some other time Arnold." Anaya choked, "For now you can watch over us.I can hold up for a while.Don''t worry about me." The weightless clouds slowly kept moving, the image of Arnold''s smile shattered from the sky. The sharp rays of afternoon sun stung Anaya''s tearful eyes. She wondered if someone was watching the afternoon sky like her. On the southern part of the world, Alpha Romanid on the green grass of his garden.He rested with his palms under his head and observed the afternoon sky. The clouds had a peculiar shape to them. He liked watching the clouds go by everyday. It was calming, like his soul was being soothed all over. The kids rushed into the gates, making a lot of noise. Alpha Roman closed his eyes and continued to bathe in the sun. He felt something poke he forehead and opened his blue eyes to see a small aggrieved face in front of his. "Alpha, Georgia got into a fight at school today!" Tina said and straighten up. "Did she win?" Tina giggled and nodded, "Yes!" Roman closed his eyes again and said without hiding the pride in his voice, "Good." Chapter 6 : A New Job Chapter 6 : A New Job Anaya finished her chores in the evening and went to the market to get some groceries from the nearby supermarket.She walked alone under the setting sun and entered the supermarket.She picked up some vegetables, meat and fruits and bread. Everything was reasonably priced and she picked them after making sure they were of good quality. At the check out counter Anaya saw a packet of cookies that looked good.She wanted to buy them but she had no money. The money given by her mother were for the groceries and the bill will be checked once she gets home. The cookies were not affordable, even though they were only three dors. Anaya checked out her grocery and held the heavy bags in both arms as she walked back home.She walked carefully but the shoes she wore were worn out. The soles wereing out and it was hard to walk with heavy things. Halfway through the walking Anaya had to stop and fix her shoe.She was a bitte so after reaching home Anaya quickly arranged the groceries and gave the bill and the leftover money to her mother. Ginny checked the bill and the money and let Anaya have dinner in the attic. Dinner was cold tomato soup and bread. It was good enough to keep her full. After all it was Anaya who came backte. No one was going to heat up the soup for her or toast Anaya quickly cleaned up the dishes in the night itself.She had to go work the next day. Beingte would only cause more problems, so she didn''t want to take any chances. Anaya went to sleep after midnight and promptly woke up at four in the morning. "I don''t want to go to work." Anaya spoke to herself after she woke up. Her sleep cycle was messed uppletely. A few hours of sleep was what she would usually get but it was not enough for her. As a growing she wolf, she needed more nutrition and sleep but she didn''t get either. Anaya decided to make peace with whatever she had right now and went to finish off the chores at home.She didn''t even know how much money she would be making by working at the alpha''s house. Not like it mattered because in the end all the money will be handed over to her mother. Anaya wore a baggy top and an equally baggy pair of pants to work.She found a piece of bread in the pantry that had been sitting for a while now and took it with her to eat on the way. In the living room Ginny was carefully braiding Charlotte''s hair for a friend''s party. Anaya stood by the front door and looked back again. Ginny was talking sweetly to Charlotte and asking what she would like for lunch. Charlotte had skipped school today but no one scolded her for it. That sweet voice was never directed towards Anaya, not once did she ask Anaya what she liked to eat. Anaya turned around and It was only eight thirty in the morning but it seemed like everyone was awake at this time. Anaya walked the streets, trying not to make eye contact with anyone. Anaya had dropped out of school but when she used to attend sses there was nock of bullies. Not only was her life at home pitiful but it was the same outside as well. Anaya reached the Alpha¡¯''s house which was just at the end of the street.It was a two storey house with a small courtyard. Their pack wasn''t rich, the Alpha''s house wasn''t too impressive either. Anaya never ventured out of the pack so she didn''t know how topare her Alpha¡¯s house with the other Alpha''s in other packs. For her this was the biggest house in the pack. She pressed the bell and the front door opened. N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. Anaya looked down immediately as the one standing before her was the Luna of their pack. "Good morning Luna Esther." Anaya greeted in a low voice, "I am here for work.My mother must have spoken to you yesterday." Luna Esther remembered looking for a maid.She looked Anaya up and down and approved.She had seen Anaya before during a pack gathering.She was serving drinks and drinks to the guests and must have experience. "Come in." Anaya followed Luna Esther inside, her eyes casted low. Luna Esther showed her the areas where she had to work.It was mainly "Every morning you have to collectundry from the rooms and wash them.Breakfast is made by the cook at nine am so wash the dishes after that.Clean the house after that but don''t go into the rooms.Just clean the living room and hallways.Your shift will end at two pm.You will be given lunch here.The weekly sry is fifteen dors." Anaya nodded to everything she said. Fifteen dors a week was lower than she expected but her mother must have agreed to this arrangement so Anaya didn''t refute it. "You can start with theundry for today.It has already been collected so get started." Luna Esther went back to the open living room to watch her tv drama. Anaya took a deep breath and went to theundry room.A big basket of clothes was ced in the small room. Anaya first sorted all the clothes and then washed them ordingly in the machine.It was a big bunch of clothes so it took her two hours to wash and dry all of them. Anaya took a small break to nimble on the bread once she got hungry. While she did theundry, breakfast was done. Anaya handed the clean and driedundry to the housekeeper aunty and went to clean the dishes.Fifteen dors a week was too low for this much work. Chapter 7 : Pain Had Become A Companion. Chapter 7 : Pain Had Be A Companion. Anaya did notin and finished all of the work given by the housekeeper and Luna Esther.It was a bit tedious to finish it all off before the given time or else she would have to stay longer and finish them, that would dy her work at home and Anaya''s mother would be angry. Anaya was given lunch just as Luna Esther said. She was taken to a quarter by the housekeeperdy and handed a te of sourdough bread with two fried eggs, roasted tomatoes and a small cold pancake. From first nce it could be recognised as leftover breakfast. Anaya sat in the servants quarter and ate until her stomach was full.She had a filling meal after such a long time. Although the food wasn''t fresh, it was better than what she got to eat at home.She left the Alpha''s house after two in the afternoon. The afternoon sun wasn''t too harsh today but Anaya kept sweating due to her fast pace walk.She was gettingte. After lunch dishes, Charlotte''s evening snacks, ironing theundry, a lot of work was left at home. But because Anaya was pondering over how much wore was left, she couldn''t see the little rope in front of her. As soon as Anaya was close to the dead rope, it was pulled from both sides. Anaya didn''t have the time to react fell on her face. Her right cheek and palms was slightly scrapped against the concrete and her knees hurt as well. The pain came instantly but instead ofying there, Anaya stood up and started walking again as if nothing happened.She wasn''t even limping. The little group of kids who liked to y pranks on others huddled together and watched Anaya brush off the dirt from her body and walk ahead unbothered. "Was she hurt?" One of the kids asked. "Doesn''t look like it." Another one answered. "Anyways, it¡¯s fine.It''s just her.No one will scold us." One of them said and the othersughed and ran away for another prank. Anaya was a known figure in the pack, even the kids knew how bad she was treated. But they believed whatever their parents told them, and their parents said that they should stay away from Anaya and not treat her like human because that is how her own parents treat her, there must be a reason for that. Anaya''s cheek was burning, her knees had a direct impact with the concrete and were aching, her palms were numb. It wasn''t her first time feeling these sensations so she didn''t look much bothered about it either. It wasn''t that it didn''t hurt anymore, Anaya had learnt to hide the pain from others; including herself. Once she had achieved The home where she lived was not very noticeable among the other houses, it was a simple house that could amodate all of them with an additional attic. Anaya reached home and saw her mother sitting in front of the TV again. Charlotte was nowhere to be found so Anaya assumed she must be at the birthday party. Without wasting time Anaya started to clean the house. "How much work did they give you? Was it hard?" Ginny asked from the living room. Anaya''s movements paused and her eyes went wide.This was the first time her mother asked if work was hard.She couldn''t believe her ears. N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. "Huh?" Anaya''s eyes shone with hope as she looked up. Ginny was even looking at her, the focus was on the TV. "I asked if the work was hard!" Ginny frowned, "If it is then tell me and I''ll ask for more pay.We need all the money we can get, even if they don''t give you extra work, ask for it.Do something for your family, don''t be useless all day long." The eyes that were lit up slowly dimmed again.She should have known. After so many years of dislike and indifference, how could her mother suddenly ask something like this. Anaya silently nodded and kept cleaning.Her grip on the brook became tighter and tighter until her fingertips became white.She had to leave this ce. If she stayed here long enough then the hope to live will also be lost. Anaya wanted to live, but the temptation of death was was her instead of Arnold. She knew he wouldn''t be treated like Anaya, they would have forgotten about her death within a few days and Anaya would be free. But now she had to live this life. No matter how hard it was, she had to endure it and then leave. Two more years. Anaya had two more years until adulthood, then her family won''t have any right to keep her. Anaya cleaned the house and washed the dishes that were left after lunch.It was a repeated cycle. When Anaya went back to the attic, her body fell on the mattress unceremoniously.Her body was aching all over. After working nonstop all day, with only one good meal, Anaya was exhausted. And there was the part where she fell too. Anaya sat up and pulled up her pants up to the knees to check the wound. "It''s not too bad." Anaya whispered as she took out her first air box. She cleaned the blood on both knees and pressed a band-aid on the scabs. Anaya quietly pushed herself over to the one drawer that she had in the attic.It was locked. Anaya took the key from under the mattress and opened the lock.Inside the drawer was a small pouch that was very light in weight. Anaya took it out and opened the zipper. Inside the pouch were a few pictures. A total of seven pictures.Six of them were torn and one was full. Chapter 8 : Blue Eyes Chapter 8 : Blue Eyes Ginny almost went crazy after Arnold''s death.She had wept in front of the photo album and cursed the fates for taking her son away. At some point the cursing went from the fates to Anaya. She suddenly became the reason for Arnold''s death.She watched one night as her mother took the few pictures of Arnold and Anaya and tor them in half. Those were the few pictures that they had taken of the twins as they were growing up from babies to toddlers. Anaya quietly hid behind the door and saw her mother making a coge of the half pictures of Arnold and framing it in her bedroom. The other half pictures that bad Anaya in it were carelessly thrown into the bin. Maybe they were not important to Ginny, at that time Anaya didn''t understand the hostility behind her mother''s actions. Till this date she didn''t know how she came to be hated so much but with time Anaya learnt not to question and just ept whatever was given to her. Those pictures were carefully taken out of the bin by Anaya that day, she even took the risk of stealing a picture from the album that was not torn by her mother. It was a picture of Anaya and Arnold in the waterpark. Anaya and Arnold were soaked from head to toe and we''re stuck together like glue. Anaya somehow remember what happened after this picture let go of Arnold so they could take some individual pictures of him. Anaya didn''t know how to swim but she still left the frame and entered the water.She nearly drowned but someone saved her. It was a stranger with blue eyes, a few years older than her.His blue eyes were wide when he saw her gasping and walking the pool water. "Are you alright? Does it hurt?" He had asked. Anaya was timid back then, as soon as she was able to stand, she ran away and stuck back to her brother.Her parents didn''t even ask where she was or why she was coughing and breathing heavily. It was Arnold who took care of her after she fell sick the next day. Soon after that the pack was attacked by rogues and Arnold died. That boy''s words were thest words of concern that Anaya received. After that no one asked her whether she was alright or if it hurt. In a moment of curiosity, Anaya wondered where that boy was now. When she looked down at the picture against, in the background she saw a boy standing not far away from them, his face was captured by the camera, his blue eyes made Anaya dazed. "Alpha Roman, which pack is suitable for the alliance with Rone stone pack?" An Alpha who was also attending Alphas conference secretly asked eyed the Alpha, "Aren''t you the Alpha?" The Alpha looked away and pretended to be busy because he was embarrassed. Alpha Roman was the youngest among all the Alphas but he had gained a lot of respect and power within the two years. He proved that he was capable of running the biggest pack all by himself and that whoever tried to take advantage of his young age will be put into ce. "Alpha, what do you think about our alliance? Who is it gonna be?" Easton whispered to him from behind. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. Roman eyed the various Alphas in the room and shook his head, "Not worthy.I''d rather have my pack support itself." Easton agreed too. All these Alpha''s were old and liked to implement old ideas. With their leadership it was almost impossible to bring in new development ideas of peace. The reason why the Southern warrior pack was flourishing was because the Alpha knew how to take advantage of opportunities.He never turned down a good opportunity even if it came from a low servant.He was humble in front of change and new ideas, something these old geezers will never be able to do. The conference was nothing but an annual gathering of Alphas where they were told to submit their annual report. This was so that the packs could be ranked and if one or more packs wanted to form an alliance, it was for that too. So far Alpha Roman was the golden egg in everyone''s eyes perfect with a lot of profit. Many packs wanted to form an alliance with him.But Alpha Roman didn''t see anyone worthy enough to be linked with him or his pack. After rejecting all of the invitations, Alpha Roman left the conference with a headache. Easton and Roman sat in their car as the drive took them back to the southern warrior pack. "I don''t understand the point of this conference.Disclosing the annual report to everyone who has nothing to do with the pack is just not practical.Won''t that make the other packs drool? Pack like ours will be under their radar, if they are not strong enough then they will be taken advantage of." Easton summarized his thoughts.He didn''t like how the other Alphas eyed Alpha Roman today. They were looking at him as it was not a person but a gold mine. "It has nothing to do with the conference Easton.Those Alphas live to suck on others." Roman scoffed, "I have to thank my father for being a solo Alpha.At least I don''t have to deal with his old alliances." "We have to be careful.Those Alphas will definitely try to curry favour and ask for alliances.We have to make sure not to fall into their trap." Easton reminded. Romanughed, "Everyone is scheming against each other Easton, we just have to be stronger than everyone else and beat them in their own game.This world bows in front of strength." Easton became worried, "Then what should we do?" "Nothing for now.They are too afraid toe near me right now.What did I say? The world bows in front of strength.As of now, we are not only the richest but also the strongest.They fear this combination." Chapter 9 : Two Years Later Chapter 9 : Two Years Later Two yearster - (Anaya age 18) "Anaya! Did you get the dresses from the store?!" A loud voice echoed in the house. "They are kept in Charlotte''s room." Anaya said as she came out into the living room with three sses of water.She ced the three sses down and left without looking up. Tomorrow was Charlotte''s birthday and she was turning twelve and it was a big event. This was the age when the werewolf get their wolf and it was a big celebration. The celebration was going to be held publicly and all the kids who were twelve years of age will be celebrating their new phase in life.Since Charlotte was the youngest, they decided to do the party at her birthday. Ginny brought over some friends to her house so they could discuss about the arrangement of the party. Anaya went back to the kitchen to finish the dishes.She was back from the Alpha''s house and was exhausted but house work couldn''t be put aside. Anaya lifted her hand to put on the gloves when she spotted the bruises on her wrist. shbacks of the things that she had to suffer in the Alpha''s house started to take over her vision go away. Goosebumps appeared all over her body. Anaya poured a ss of water for herself and gulped it down in one breath.She hurriedly covered her hand with the long sleeves and slowly calmed down. Anaya never thought that working at the Alpha''s house was going to be easy.She was prepared for a lot of thing, but she was not prepared for the arrival of the Alpha''s son. After a year of working at there, Anaya was getting used to her schedule.She was bncing out her life pretty well. The pay went to her mother but after a few months Luna Esther increased her pay to twenty dors and the five dor a week was left with Anaya. Anaya saved that money and started to dream about leaving Blue stone pack forever. However, six months ago the Alpha''s son, David, came back. It was said that the Alpha sent him over to his maternal grandparents many years ago so he could get better at managing the pack. Anaya didn''t know how much of it was true, but she definitely didn''t see him as a good person. Because on the very first day of his arrival, he tried to sexually assault her. Anaya was scared to the bones.She thought her life was gonna end that day. She was cornered by him in theundry room and she could only see his sinister smile and his dirty eyes raking all over her body. Anaya knew it was useless to scream but she still screamed the pack who came back along with the David. But they didn''te to help her. Anaya would have ended herself if anything happened to her that day. Fortunately the housekeeperdy arrived in time and saved Anaya from David. Anaya wanted to believe that Luna Esther didn''t know about her son''s behaviour and wanted to comin. Content held by N?velDrama.Org. But when Anaya went and told Luna Esther about her son''s behaviour, she only gave Anaya a little money and told her to forget about it. She didn''t even scold him or educate him about his actions. Disappointed, Anaya went home that day with the little money she was given. Although she felt humiliated upon being given the money in exchange of almost being raped, Anaya didn''t have a choice.She wasn''t going to throw the money and leave with her pride.She needed that money to leave this ce. Anaya stored away the two thousand dors that night and told her parents about what happened. Anaya didn''t want to work at the alpha''s house after that.She could work somewhere else and make more money for them but they didn''t care. They wanted her to work at the Alpha''s house even if her dignity was at risk. Anaya was forcefully taken back to the Alpha''s house the very next day. The housekeeperdy was there and Anaya kept herself close in fear. Although he didn¡¯t repeat the exact thing again, he kept touching her at every asion he could find and overall disgusting her to no limit. Anaya clenched her teeth and washed the dishes at home. The new bruise was added after he grabbed her hand when she was serving lunch. The Alpha and Luna were both present but pretended not to see their son grabbing her.She had little hopes from Jonas, who was David''s friend and the future Beta. He always remained silent when David did these things to her. Although he never participated, he didn''t stop his friend either. Anaya was equally disgusted by all of them. Since the party was about to take ce the next day, Anaya took the leave from work. It was a relief to Anaya, although it meant that she would be reduced into a ve tomorrow. After finishing off the work, Anaya went to the living room to collect all the sses and dishes. Charlotte was gone for her special ss like always and woulde homete. Anaya wasn''t told which special sses she takes but it was so important that Charlotte was allowed to miss school for it. Anaya was never treated like a family member anyway, so telling her these thing were not important. Charlotte arrived home from the sses in a good mood after Ginny''s friends left. Anaya watched from the side as Charlotte crashed into Ginny''s embrace and told her about the day. "I learnt a new skill today!" Charlotte giggled, "Master praised me today after I hit the twenty meters mark! The shot went right through!" Ginny caressed her daughter and praised lovingly, "My daughter is born to be that good.Whatever you do is going to be the best!" Anaya silently left the room, wondering what lessons Charlotte was being given in secret. Chapter 10 : An Unexpected Turn Of Events Chapter 10 : An Unexpected Turn Of Events Anaya was curious but she didn''t have the time nor the resources to quench it.She could only forget about what she heard and go back to the preparations on the next day.She woke up early and perfected her mindset. It was her birthday as well but no one seemed to remember it. "Happy birthday Arnold." Anaya whispered lightly into the air, hoping the wish would drift over to her dead brother. Anaya sat up on her mattress and said, "We are eighteen now.This was supposed to be a special year for the both of us, but unfortunately you are not here to celebrate it and no one wants to celebrate this day for me.I guess we are both unlucky on this part, huh?" There was less time at hand and a lot of things to do. Anaya didn''t speak more and left the attic to go and get ready for the day.Since it was a big party, a buffet was to be prepared. Anaya and a few other servants from different families gathered together outside in the open to cook. It was windy so it was hard to keep the me on the stove but after a lot of effort they were able to stabilize it. While the food was being prepared by them in a corner, the others were decorating therge tent. The part would be held there chairs and all kinds of things inside. The stars of the party were getting ready in their homes. Anaya was the one who went to the shop to pick up Charlotte''s dresses.She had seen just how pretty they were. Anaya felt an inexplicable sense of jealousy from her own sister. Anaya never received any of this. Even in her twelfth birthday, she wasn''t a part of this celebration. Anaya was distracted for a while and was brought back from her thoughts due to someone curating at her.She looked down and saw that the fire had extinguished again, but this time the stove was also dripping with water. "How did this happen?!" Anaya gasped and looked around at others, "Did someone pour water on it?" Another one of the servants frowned, "Weren''t you the one who did it? You have been so distracted all this time.If you can¡¯t do a job properly then go away, don''t make this harder than it already is!" Anaya didn''t understand their usations but epted it naturally and apologized.She was used to epting the mistakes she didn''t do, this was not a big deal. Anaya''s confidence of defending herself against usations was killed under the hit of her mother''s whip. Anaya didn''t remember pouring the water but she took the responsibility to restart the fire and then they continued to cook. They were all servants here and were not necessarily invited into also ced in their rightful ces, the other servants went home to get ready and attend the party. Anaya went home as well and changed into a dress she had. It was an old blue dress with no special features, it was in with a few prints.It wasn''t hideous, but it was definitely one of those dresses that no one looked at in the store. After getting ready Anaya went to the tent and stood in a corner, away from everyone''s sight. The few kids who had turned twelve this year made an entry and caught everyone''s attention. They were dressed well and were smiling heartily. Anaya''s eyes drifted off towards Charlotte.She was wearing a princess dress with a crown and all sort of essories.She looked like a fairy out of a fairy tale. Anaya sipped on her apple juice and ced the ss aside once it was finished.She didn''t go for another one.She watched as the pack''s priest blessed them. The kids were taken out of the tent and made to pray to the moon goddess as well. Once it was done, it was time for the others to give blessings and gifts. The kids received countless gifts from the pack members. Amidst the happy asion there was no ce for Anaya, she quietly slipped away from the tent and went outside to get some fresh air. The happiness in the air was choking her into tears. Anaya walked along until she caught a familiar scent. It was the Anaya didn''t want to deal with him or David right now. Anaya was about to sneak away silently, but a hand fell on her shoulder and stopped her. Anaya froze in ce. The touch of that hand sent goosebumps all over her body, she couldn''t distinguish whether it was out of disgust or something else.Her heart trembled and started beating loudly. "So it''s you?" Jonas¡¯ voice came from behind. Anaya looked down and turned around.She was uneducated on every topic of their lifestyle. If it was someone else, they would have realized what was happening, but Anaya was unaware of the situation. "Is there something you need?" Anaya asked in a whisper. "Huh? Are you dumb?" Jonas sneered, "I am already disgusted to see that the goddess would pair me with someone as useless as you, don''t try to y stupid in front of me." Anaya¡¯''s eyes widen with horror. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. For once in her lifetime Anaya looked up. Fear was shining like stars in her eyes and her lips were trembling with anxiety. "W-What?" Anaya stammered, "You are m-my -" Jonas snapped his fingers close to her face and effectively scared Anaya into silence. Anaya stumbled back a few steps. "Don''t say that word.You are no mate of mine." Jonas snapped, "Although the moon goddess has selected you for me, I won''t ept this.My life cannot be ruined like this.I am going to reject you right now and you have to ept it." Anaya had already prepared herself for this day. Although she didn''t expect her mate to be him, she already knew she was going to be abandoned by her mate. When her own family didn''t like her, didn''t want her, how could she expect someone else to give her happiness. Chapter 11 : Everyone Knows. Chapter 11 : Everyone Knows. Anaya nodded and bowed her head again. N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. Jonas said the words of rejection, vowing upon the name of the goddess. Thankfully the rejection didn''t hurt. The bond between mates could be imagined like a thin thread joining the two souls. Over time the thread would get thicker and thicker as the feelings grow between mates.It gets harder to sever the bond then. Jonas and Anaya didn''t have feelings for each other and it was only the first day of the mate bond, it didn''t hurt much when the bond was cut off. Anaya spoke the words of eptance and quietly walked away. Anaya was prepared for the rejection, but it still hurt to be abandoned.A person who was personally selected to be her soulmate, even he didn''t want her. Anaya¡¯s life was meaningless, wasn''t it? But she still had dreams. Anaya wanted to live freely for once. Even if it''s for a few months, few years or even a few days, Anaya wanted to run away from this ce and find a home for herself. Anaya didn''t go back to the party.She stayed outside in the cold until her skin felt numb and taunt. There was no reason to go back to a ce where no one wanted to see her.She was just an eyesore to theme to find her. They might only look for her the next day to finish the chores at home. That was all she was worth for them. After staying out for a while Anaya went to the small well that was in their pack. It was abandoned for a long time, just like her. No onees here to fetch water anymore but it didn''t dry out. The water inside was clear and fresh as it was many years ago. Anaya ced her elbows on the edge of the well and looked inside.She felt something probe inside her, her heart throbbed lightly. Maybe it was a side effect of rejection, Anaya wanted to go in and feel the water. Anaya remembered the pool incident many years ago.She had almost drowned in the water but even then she didn''t feel afraid of it. If Anaya had the chance, she''d still go into the water and flow in it freely. Anaya''s deep eyes lingered on the water that reflected the stars, she was enchanted to a degree where she almost lifted herself off the ground so she could five into the well. But at the veryst moment she stopped. Someone was calling for her. Anaya looked back and found one of the servants looking for her and calling out her name in frustration. When the servant spotted Anaya, she stomped over and caught her arm, then dragged Anaya along towards the tent. "What -" Anaya''s trance was broken and she started to walk was too tight but she didn''t shake it off. "What is the meaning of this?! Were you trying to kill yourself there?" The servant grumbled, "Even if you want to die, do itina ce where you can get a proper burial.Before that don''t even think of ending your life." Anaya was shocked after hearing this.She thought the servant hade to find her because they needed her to do something. "I know it is hard to be rejected by your mate, but it''s not the end of the world.He may not want you but is that the only thing that is worth your life? Don''t think that just because he rejected you, you can''t find another reason to live." The girl kept on talking and dragging Anaya a long. "How did you know my mate rejected me." Anaya asked. Jonas didn''t tell her to keep it a secret, but Anaya felt like it didn''t need to be said. Wasn''t it a mutual understanding that neither of them would talk about it to others? The servant girl looked back for a second and gave Anaya a sympathetic look. She turned around again and shook her head. "Everyone knows.Someone from the pack heard you and Jonas.They spread the gossip around and after he came back he was asked if it was true or not and he didn''t deny.He said that you were his mate but he rejected you on the spot." Anaya''s eyes looked down, she didn''t cry of anything, it was what? They could make fun of her or sympathize with her. But would that change anything in Anaya''s life? She was already living the worst possible life in the pack, nothing would change. At most people would point at her andugh at her. Anaya had endure so much, she could endure more. Anaya took a deep breath and started to prepare of the humiliation that would ur at the party. But when Anaya thought she was being taken to the party, the girl took another turn and took her to a small run down house. "W-Where are you taking me?" Anaya started to feel anxious. The servant girl took a key out of her pocket and opened the lock on the door.The door opened with a creak to reveal a small room.The room had a little marble outer at one side with utensils and a small door on the other, it was a very small house. "This is my house.It''s small but it can amodate two people for the night.Don''t go back home today, I''m sure your family will give you a hard time." The girl said, "But you will have to sleep on the thin mattress on the floor, you see I don''t have a big bed." Anaya wanted to say that she didn''t have one either. Even the small room that had nothing, was like a dream to Anaya. If she could live in a ce like this, away from everyone, she wouldn''t want anything else. "Why are you doing this?" Anaya asked, the act of helping, it The servant girl smiled, "This pack is made of nothing but idiots.If we don''t stand up and help each other, won''t they exploit us to death?" Chapter 12 : The Wrong and Right Chapter 12 : The Wrong and Right Anaya wholeheartedly agreed to her statement, but she never had someone that stood up for her, so Anaya couldn''t say she had the pleasure of experiencing it. "But I have to go home." Anaya said. "That is your choice too, I won''t force you to stay with me.After all we don''t know each other well and it¡¯s hard to trust a stranger." The girl said lightly. Anaya felt bad refusing her kindness.It wasn''t everyday that she received someone''s goodwill. In fact, Anaya was convinced that no one, not a single person in this world liked her. But today when this girl who knew nothing but her name, reached out to help. "What is your name?" Anaya asked. The girl realised that she didn''t even introduce herself and facepalmed.She chuckled and said her name, "I am Silvia.I was from the southern warrior pack but my mate is from blue stone so I came here." Anaya was shocked, "S-Southern Warrior pack? How did you survive there?" Silvia sighed, "It was better there than here.At least I could do what I liked.Here even after being with my mate, I am reduced to a servant of the house.My mate''s parents didn''t ept me even after three years." "Not as horrible as being rejected by your mate.But pretty close, yes." Anaya subconsciously followed Silvia into the small house and started to share her life stories and vice versa. Silvia was originally from the southern warrior pack and was striving hard to be a medic.Her family arranged for her to go to a medic school in another pack that was well known for their medical schools. There she met her mate who was also a student. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. Although Silvia loved studying medicine and wanted to achieve her dreams, she was made toe to the blue stone pack and drop out of school.She became a stay at home mate and suffered in the hands of her mate''s parents. Her mate had also dropped out in thest year of school and became useless. He would stay at home and listen to his parents whine about having useless child and daughter inw. Silvia tried to mend things time and time again but nothing seemed to be working. Even her mate was fed up of everything he started to drink excessively two years ago due to the tension at home and died from liver failure. The parents couldn''t tolerate Silvia after their son''s death and drive her out. Silvia did odd jobs at a rich family''s house and earned her living expenses and brought this small house. Anaya suddenly felt like being rejected was much better than living like this. But Anaya didn''t have the face to say anything time. Although they exchanged quiet a lot of information with each other, Silvia did not slip anything about the southern pack. Nothing at all. Her lips were tightly shut when it came to the southern warrior pack. Anaya wondered what the pack was like, even after leaving, Silvia won''t say anything about it. After staying the entire night with Silvia, Anaya went back home in the morning. It was still dark outside when both of them woke up and Anaya bid her goodbye. "You cane to me if you need someone to talk to." Silvia smiled and waved at her as Anaya started to walk away. Anaya looked back with a heavy feeling weighted on her chest. When was thest time someone offered her a hand? Waved at her when she left for work? It never happened to her before so for a moment Anaya didn''t know how to react or what to say. Her cracked lips moved and for the first time, Anaya took the courage to smile and wave back. Silvia sighed when she looked at Anaya¡¯s face, the soft glow of the sun shone on her smile and made it a thousand times better. Although she didn''t have a good life, Silvia knew Anaya had it worse than her. At least Silvia''s parents wanted her. Anaya came back home and started on the chores. She didn''t have time to waste. Knowing that her family will be sleeping inte due to thete partyst night, Anaya quickly finished off all the work and made breakfast.She covered the food, took a slice Anaya absolutely did not want to go to the Alpha''s house today.She felt like it was humiliating beyond belief. But for someone like her, dignity was not something others found to be useful. They could shred it apart andugh, not knowing just how it could break someone from the inside. Anaya arrived at the Alpha¡¯s house and met the housekeeper. Everyone knew she was rejected by Jonas, the housekeeper too.But she was always lukewarm towards Anaya. Neither was she good not harsh. The housekeeper pretended as if nothing happened and assigned the tasks to Anaya. Anaya hesitated for a long time before going around to pick up theundry from the rooms. Jonas lived in the Alpha''s house, she had to collect his clothes too. Anaya took a deep breath and picked up the empty basket.She started to knock on the Alpha and Luna''s door, the clothes were thrown at her, or at the floor. Luna Esther had disgust in her eyes when she looked at Anaya. Anaya always kept her eyes downcast so she didn''t see it, but the feeling was too familiar. Anaya went to David''s door next.She knocked with her trembling hand and waited. The door opened and David stood there with only a pair of sweatpants on. Anaya dipped her head further down. "Oh, look who is here." Davin chuckled, "I thought you''d bury yourself somewhere after what happened yesterday.Don''t you feel ashamed to show yourself?" rejected Jonas. It was his choice to not want her, but ultimately everyone saw faults in Anaya and made Jonas'' actions right. Chapter 13 : Peculiarities Chapter 13 : Peculiarities "Jonas rejected you on your first Meeting, isn''t that too humiliating?" David went back into the room as he said and picked up the dirty clothes from the bed and floor. Anaya looked up and saw a woman on his bed, covered with sheets, her eyes closed. Anaya felt shivers all over her body. Was that David''s mate? It couldn''t be. If he found his mate, then the Alpha position would be his early on.So a one night stand huh. David threw the mens and womens clothes into the basket andughed at her before closing the door to her face. It wasn''t surprising to have the door mmed at her. Anaya had only taken a few steps away from the door before she heart the woman in the room scream loudly. Anaya was so frightened that she dropped theundry basket. She rushed back and was about to bang on the door when the scream slowly faded into a groan and soon, Anaya could hear a giggle. Anaya¡¯''s eyes widen and she hurriedly created some distance between herself and the door.She gulped and picked up the basket again, ready to leave.She knocked on Jonas¡¯ room and waited again.She let her hair fall around her face so he won''t see her face much. Jonas opened the door and threw the clothes at her nonchntly, then banged the door. Anaya looked down at thest night.So he brought a girl too? Anaya honesty didn''t mind. She didn''t love him and their bond was broken, so it didn¡¯t matter if he brought one or a dozen girls home to satisfy himself. Anaya finished theundry and when lunch time came, she was only given a corn on the cob. When the housekeeper gave it to her, Anaya was disappointed but not surprised.She expected this behavior from the Alpha''s family. "I''ll take my leave then." Anaya said to the housekeeper after finishing her work at the Alpha''s house. She left the house and walked to her own house. Those on the street discreetly or openly pointed at her. Rejection was nothing disgraceful, but some people still thought it was shameful to be rejected. Anaya must have done something wrong, that''s what everyone thought when Jonas rejected her. She is just a servant, she doesn''t deserve the future beta, Anaya could almost see their thoughts even without looking up. When Anaya reached home, Charlotte was watching TV with Ginny and Edgar was at work. Seeing Anayae back home, Ginny sneered. "I thought you finally decided to end this useless life of yours." Ginny taunted, "Or did you find someone to fill the void after being rejected? After all you are free to be a w***e now that Anaya felt goosebumps ross her body. She clenched her teeth and remained silent. Charlotte frowned at her mother''snguage. "Mom, Anaya is sad too.Why are you talking like this?" Charlotte said and then turned to look at Anaya with sympathy, "Anaya, don''t take mom''s words to heart.You don''t have to feel sorry for yourself.Maybe it was a mistake on the goddess¡¯ part.How could you and Jonas be a pair? The difference is too obvious.But don''t worry, just endure it for a while and after I be the Luna, I''ll make sure that no one will point at you anymore." Anaya frowned as she heard thast part, "Luna?" Charlotte smiled, "Yes, yesterday you left the party early so you probably don''t know.The Alpha''s family have been talking to mom and dad for a while and want me and David to be a pair.Yesterday David proposed to me in front of everyone.Once l am eighteen, I''ll be the Luna.Until then David and I can choose to date or be single.David said he doesn''t want to date me right now because I am too young, so we decided to get together at sixteen." This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. Anaya found it so ridiculous that she almostughed. Dating? Luna? Anaya shifted her eyes from one side to another, she couldn''t find anything right about this situation. Charlotte was only twelve, David was at least neen. Charlotte was still a minor, how could they already decide her future? And David clearly didn''t take them seriously, or why would Anaya wanted to ask her mother, what was she thinking? But she didn''t have the courage nor was it her ce to ask. Anaya was only a servant in this house. Although they shared the same blood, there was no familial rtionship between them. Charlotte was her sister, but Anaya couldn''t treat her like one. Anaya muttered a congrattions and went to the attic.She tried to busy herself with things but she couldn''t help but remember the special lessons that were given to Charlotte. First that and now this Luna thing. How were they so sure that Charlotte would be his mate? And what made Charlotte so special that she was worth abandoning David''s mate? Anaya didn''t know and it was slowly draining her energy to think.She took a big gulp of water from her stic bottle, her emotions all over the ce. Anaya clutched the bottle tightly and kept drinking. When she was halfway through, the bottle suddenly started to leak. Anaya quickly pulled the bottle away from her lips, just in time to see the bottle explode. Anaya¡¯''s hand hurt a little but it was nothing bad. Did she hold it too tightly? But Anaya didn''t have that kind of strength.She was a rtively weak werewolf and the bottle was very thick. Maybe it was a fluke. Anaya sighed and started to clean up, thankfully the water didn''t fall on the mattress. But what Anaya noticed while picking up the bottle was that the bottle exploded from the inside, not outside. Chapter 14 : Powers Chapter 14 : Powers Anaya was startled to see the state of the bottle and also worried what may have caused the explosion from the inside, but when she couldn''te up with anything, she gave up. After all, Anaya dropped out of school years ago and she didn''t know many things. After cleaning up the mess, she threw it away in the trash and continued with her daily routine until night fell. Night time was the most pleasant. Anaya didn''t have to be among others and see their ridicule towards her, or the gate. It was the best time for Anaya but unfortunately she had to sleep in this time instead of being awake and watching the moon. Morning came with harsh rays of light. They pierced through the small window in the attic and fell over the empty room. Anaya never got to see how the attic felt when filled in the sunlight.She woke up before dawn and had basically no time throughout the day. At the moment when the entire pack was bustling away for their work and what not, Anaya was once again brought in front of Ginny. "Will you or will you not apologize to Charlotte?" Ginny asked while gnashing her teeth. Charlotte was sitting next to Ginny, holding her hand that was red. Anaya didn''t see her fault in this, but she still bowed her While Anaya was making breakfast, Charlotte had suddenly appeared in the kitchen and started to make a fuzz about something. Anaya was already handling multiple things at the time so she couldn''t heed to Charlotte''s need.She had only turned around for a second and the next thing she knew was that Charlotte burnt herself on the hot pan. Charlotte was already twelve years old, wasn''t she already qualified to be Luna? Can anyone be Luna with this level of intelligence? Anaya had seen a bad example of a Luna in form of Luna Esther and now she could see another failure of a Luna in her sister. In Anaya''s heart, the position of a Luna in blue stone pack felt like a joke. Ginny felt that Anaya''s apology wasn''t sincere enough so she told Anaya kneel and apologise again. The humiliation was not new. Anaya had to face this emotion every single day since she was five years old. Anaya knelt on the ground and looked at Charlotte before bowing down and apologizing. It felt ridiculous to do this, but if she didn''t then the whip sitting on the table will be falling over her body. Charlotte sniffed and told her mother, "Mom, it''s not Anaya¡¯s fault.She didn''t do it.It was my fault for troubling her when she was working.I should have been more careful .." Ginny didn''t say anything and Anaya didn''t get up. Charlotte''s words fell on their ears but didn''t enter their heart out of this situation and help her. But Anaya knew.She knew that Charlotte didn''t mean anything she said. Why did she speak now? Why didn''t she say anything earlier? Why was it that Charlotte only spoke in Anaya''s favour after she had been sessful humiliated? There was only one answer. Charlotte hated her as much as her parents did.She was still a child but knew how to put Anaya into situations where she would either get hurt or humiliated. Whether it be their home or outside, she always pretended to be considerate towards Anaya but in reality Charlotte wanted her gone as much as others. The whip was not used and Anaya was dismissed soon after. Anaya still had to endure another level of mental pressure at the Alpha''s house so she tried her best to calm herself. Anaya went into the attic and counted the small amount of money she had made. It was not much, not even enough to get her through the day in any other free city or pack. But it would most definitely get her out of blue stone. The two hundred dors would be used for traveling out of the pack. Anaya couldn''t wait any longer.She had to get away soon or her mentality would copse. After stuffing away the money, Anaya quickly left the house to go for work at the Alpha''s house. On the way there, Anaya heard some things. ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org. "Yeah, I had only heard about it before, but turns out it''s true bit envious of Ginny." A woman was talking to another and walking before Anaya. They weren''t trying to be quiet so she heard it.They must be talking about Charlotte.She was proposed to by David after all, her identity was not that of a mere omega now. "Yes, but to hold so much power at this young age, how will she manage? If it wasn''t for the mark and the special powers, I doubt that girl would go anywhere.Don''t know about you, but I felt her arrogance at peak at the party." The other woman said. Without context they sounded a bit strange. What powers? Were they talking about the powers a Luna had? But that''s not how Anaya knew it. A Luna was just another werewolf who was mated to the Alpha, all they had was a bit of superiority than the others. They didn''t possess any special powers. Was Charlotte special? What powers did she have? Anaya wondered on her way to the Alpha''s house. Those special lessons, love and care, the position of future Luna, all of that because Charlotte had special powers? What powers did she have exactly? Anaya''s brain was working overtime.She just couldn''t get it out of her head no matter what. Even when she tried not to think about it, small snippets kept appearing in her head, forcing her to think. If there was anything Anaya regretted the most at this moment was dropping out of school.She didn''t do it out of choice but because she was forced to. Anaya knew absolutely nothing except for the basic facts about her kind.She wasn''t even aware these special powers existed before today. Anaya wanted to find out more.She felt butterflies in her stomach at the thought of knowing more. The thirst for knowledge was making her giddy. Something told her that it was necessary.She had to find more about these powers and what it meant to have them. Chapter 15 : Reliable Source Chapter 15 : Reliable Source The biggest problem for Anaya was to find someone reliable enough to give her information.She didn''t have anyone around her that treated her well, she couldn''t just turn up to someone and ask what was the deal with Charlotte and her powers. The Alpha''s house was quiet as ever in the morning. Anaya didn''t want to see any of them so she quickly went over to find the housekeeperdy. The housekeeper assigned her the work like she always did. But this time she said that Anaya didn''t have to collect dirty clothes from the rooms. "Why?" Anaya asked. "Theundry was already collected earlier by me.Alpha and his family had to go for some urgent business so no one is home." "Everyone is gone?" Anaya asked. "Yes." The housekeeper showed a rare sigh of exhaustion, "Our pack is in a bad situation right now.The Alpha and his family has to travel to the southern warrior pack to ask for an alliance.If they don¡¯t agree then we can all only suffer." Anaya didn''t know what the internal situation of the pack was. She wasn''t included in the annual meetings or the family discussions. All she knew was that she had to prepare meals three times a day and her family had enough to eat and wear. The packs situation as a whole was never a matter of concern surprised herself. She didn''t feel too bad about blue stone falling into a tight spot.She would be leaving very soon anyway, it won''t matter. Whatever the blue stone pack goes through, it will have nothing to do with her. The housekeeperdy was in a mood to let out her thoughts today. It may be because no one of the Alpha''s family was around today, she spoke a little more than usual. "The Alpha is a bit careless in handling the pack, that''s true, and the rogue attack many years ago left the pack handicapped.The resources we had, the best of our warriors, most of them were lost.Our Alpha tried to make things right, but nothing helped.Now if we don''t get the southern warrior pack¡¯s alliance, it will be over for us." The southern warrior pack. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. There it was again. The most ruthless pack in their world. How can their Alpha even hope to have an audience with Alpha of Southern warrior pack? If the blue stone pack was drowning in the sea, the southern warrior pack was like an eagle soaring in the open sky. Blue stone needed southern warrior pack, but the southern warrior pack I didn''t need them.The concept of mutual profit was missing entirely. Why would their Alpha agree? Blue stone had nothing to offer. Southern warrior pack had everything. This alliance, in Anaya''s opinion, was at best a dream that blue stone can never turn into reality.all it''s our pack''s future." The housekeeper sighed again and gave Anaya a good look. Anaya was always looking down, as if she was afraid to show her face to others. The housekeeper always felt that Anaya was pitiful but there was nothing she could do. They were mere servants, the most she could do was help Anaya a few times. "Don''te to work tomorrow.Since they are not home, there isn''t much to do.I''ll send a word when you can resume work.Just finish theundry from yesterday and go back home." The housekeeper dismissed Anaya. Anaya quietly nodded and went into theundry room.Sometimes Anaya wished she was human. It was difficult being a part of this kind. Werewolves craved power, strength, they wanted to be superior without any reason. Anaya was different.All she wanted was to be alone now. The crowd had disappointed her, she wanted only her ownpany. It was the best she had found. In theundry room the clothes were filled in the basket. Her nose picked up the scent of each and every person the clothes belonged to.She smelled the familiar scent of their Alpha, Luna Esther, David and Jonas, along with that were some unknown scents. Feminine scents. Anaya didn''t let it get to her and started washing them. Jonas sleeping with other women didn''t bother Anaya at all.He could keep a thousand women at his side and Anaya wouldn''t care. But Especially after knowing that her twelve year old sister was now supposedly tied to that devil. It didn''t sit well that he was having explicit nights with other women. The whole situation felt so wrong to begin with and both sides were only making it moreplicated. Since Anaya''s work was over by eleven, she could go home early. But Anaya didn''t feel like facing her mother and Charlotte. She wanted to know what was so special about Charlotte. And to find that, Anaya had to find someone who had even a little bit of knowledge about it. Anaya wandered around the pack in a low-key manner.She loved how her presence was almost never noticed unless she was needed. No one bothered with Anaya as she wandered and eventually stopped in front of the pack house. The pack house was a multipurpose building. It was a ce where guests from other packs were entertained, where important meetings were held and it also had the Alpha''s office in it. Along with that there was a library with important scriptures in it. For someone like Anaya, even entering the pack house was impossible. Anaya leaned on a tree on the opposite side of the street, staring down at her feet. Her sandals were worn out and her skin felt rough around the toes and ankles. There was no point in standing there. She had taken a whole tour of the pack but didn''t find anyone who she could ask. Anaya was about to leave when she saw someone on the street walking slowly. An idea popped in Anaya''s head and she rushed towards Silvia. "Silvia?" Chapter 16 : The Elementals Alpha Chapter 16 : The Elementals Alpha Roman was having a moody day.It was one of those days when he didn''t find good in anything and kept grumbling all day. Usually this would happen when he didn''t sleep well or had been overworked. For thest three days Alpha Roman didn''t get enough rest. Although it didn''t show up on his face, those who were always around him could tell. Easton didn''t want to approach him today for the sake of his own Safety but the responsibilities of a Beta was far more than that.He couldn''t neglect those duties just because he was afraid of his Alpha''s grumpy face. A deep breath in and a deep breath out, Easton practiced this a few times to calm his trembling body and knocked on Alpha Roman''s study door. Alpha Roman''s grumbling voice told him toe inside. Easton didn''t dare show any emotions, he quietly came inside, making sure his footsteps didn''t make any unnecessary noise. "Alpha, your schedule for today, please confirm it." Easton respectfully ced the schedule on the desk and took two steps back. Alpha Roman''s blue eyes fell on the content of the schedule and his eyebrows scrunched together.He picked it up with two appointment. "Who is this Alpha rk?" Easton was well prepared for this question.He brought a folder along and slid it over to Alpha Roman.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. As Alpha Roman flipped through the folder, Easton gave a brief introduction of the Pack, "Alpha Vance rk of the Blue Stone pack.This pack is located somewhere in the east, it''s a small pack with no aplishments.The Pack suffered a rogue attack thirteen years ago and since then it has not recovered from the damage.It wasn''t very noticeable before that either.Pretty mediocre." After skimming through the information, Alpha Roman ced the folder back on the desk and gave Easton a look as he said, "If you are so clear about them then why the hell is his name on my schedule? Do you still want the Beta position or are you ready to retire?" Easton shivered and vigorously shook his head. He cleared his throat and exined seriously, "Alpha rk wanted to meet to negotiate for a possible alliance.Their pack is going through a lot, besides, they have an elemental in their pack." Alpha Roman''s interest piqued. He raised an eyebrow, "Which one?" "We don''t know about that yet.When we received the call from Alpha rk for an appointment, we refused at first but then he mentioned having an elemental and that in the future this of a doubt, I agreed." The schedule on the desk was swept aside. Alpha Roman wouldn''t have considered this meeting at first, but after knowing that they have an elemental, only a fool would rejected it. "Fine, I''ll meet him." Alpha Roman pressed a hand to his forehead, he could feel a headacheing. Easton bowed and left the study in a hurry.He confirmed the appointment with the patrolling guards and the guards at the gate. Alpha Roman fell into deep thought in his study. An elemental was a rare existence. The power to control an element was as fascinating as it was terrifying. Since there were only five elements, there were five elementals as well. However, being an elemental was not an easy task, if not trained carefully, it was easy to be overwhelmed with their natural element. And then there was that prophecy. Alpha Roman''s eyes darken at the thought of the prophecy. It was the prophecy from a hundred years ago that determined the destiny of the elementals even before they were born. Although initially it wasn''t known which decade will have all the five elements, it was bing clear now. Picking up the inte, Alpha Roman dialled a number and said, "Send Logan to my study." Logan was one of the kids who were training under Alpha Although his personality was lowkey and quiet, he got along well with his teammates. It took Logan ten minutes to get to the study and came in directly. He stood opposite to Alpha Roman and asked why he was called. He had traces of dirt and sweat on his body, he had ran all the way from training grounds. "Another elemental was found." Alpha Roman didn''t Beat around the bush and informed him directly. Logan stiffen and asked, "Which one?" "No idea about that.But we''ll know by this afternoon." Logan looked a bit troubled.His eyes wandered to his hands that were red and rough from training. "So that makes it three, doesn''t it?" Logan asked quietly, "Another one is found.It won''t be long before....The prophecy..." Alpha Roman leaned back on his chair and stared at Logan. Logan''s trembling hands were clenched in a fist.As an elemental himself, he knew his destiny was predetermined. But he was still afraid to face it.He didn''t want to be a part of a prophecy that predicted the endless bloodbath. "Don''t be scared Logan, did you forget who we are?" Alpha Roman''s strong voice cut through Logan''s fear like a sword through clouds. "But Alpha -" "You don''t have to worry about anything when I am here whether we can prevent the loss of lives or not, we can think about it when timees.For now I just want to tell you that you should prepare harder.You still cannot control your wood element to the fullest, try harder.We don''t have much time." "I will give it my best Alpha." Logan stood up and bowed, "I should go back and train more." Alpha Roman nodded and said solemnly, "Even if it¡¯s just the two of us, we will still try our best to oppose our destiny.The pack is our priority.We will defend it even if we have to give our lives for it." Logan''s eyes widen in determination, "Yes Alpha!" Chapter 17 : A friend Chapter 17 : A friend Anaya found Silvia at the right time. Although their status in name were the same, Silvia still knew a lot more than Anaya did If she could talk to Silvia and find out a bit more, then Anaya could start somewhere. "Silvia!" Anaya caught up to Silvia. Silvia looked back in surprise to find Anaya heaving behind her. "Anaya? What happened to you?" Werewolves are born with good stamina and even if they were to run around in this pack, they would break a sweat. Seeing Anaya half bend and breathing heavily, Silvia became worried. Anaya stood up with a little difficulty and gulped.Her body was broken, Anaya knew that very well. Even a little bit of running or jumping would make her look like a heaving dog. Originally if Anaya had proper nutrition and care while growing up, she wouldn''t have turned out to be this way but theck of those elements made Anaya useless. Now even running for a bit had Silvia concerned. "It''s nothing.I just get tired easily." Anaya made ame excuse. "Oh, are you alright? Need some water?" Silvia brought a small bottle of water out of her small bag and offered it to Anaya shook her head and declined, she asked, "Do you have time? Can we talk?" Silvia was surprised at the request because she thought Anaya wasn''t someone who would initiate a talk. "I have to get some groceries first, how about in the evening?" Anaya nodded, "Okay, I will find you in the evening.Is eight okay?" Silvia agreed to the timing and left for the market. Anaya quietly went back home as well. Silvia had agreed to talk but that didn¡¯t mean she knew everything. But for Anaya there was no way of knowing. If Anaya were to ask Charlotte, she''ll be in big trouble.Her parents won''t say anything at all. Anaya felt ufortable all over her body, the feeling of being cornered once again emerged inside her. Anaya went back home and saw that Ginny was in the living room cutting flower stems. When she saw Anaya, her eyes narrowed. "Why did youe back so early?" Ginny asked harshly. "Alpha''s family has gone somewhere so the housekeeper told me to go back early and not toe tomorrow." Anaya said, her head bowed down until her face wasn''t visible to Ginny. "Oh, did the housekeeper say where they went?" Ginny asked. She sounded interested and also a bit disappointed. Ginny raised an eyebrow in surprise, "The southern warrior pack?" Anaya nodded lightly and waited. When Ginny didn''t speak to her again, she directly went to the attic. On the way up, she nced at Charlotte''s room that was closed. It was an off limit area for Anaya and if not for cleaning, she wasn''t allowed inside by Ginny. The attic needed to be cleaned regrly as well. With a little idea in her head, Anaya turned around halfway to the attic and went back downstairs. Ginny saw hering back and made a face, "What do you want?" "Since I don''t have to go to work tomorrow, should I clean the house? It''s been more than a week." Anaya said in a small voice. She wouldn''t go ahead and ask for more work on a normal day but today Anaya was unusually curious about something and if the curiosity wasn''t fulfilled, Anaya would be restless for a long time. Ginny was annoyed and said, "Do whatever you want, don''t bother me." Anaya nodded and started on her chores. The daily routine was like a muscle memory, Anaya managed to finish everything precisely on time. When Charlotte came back home from her special training, stronger and how she was praised. In the kitchen Anaya tried to listen to them. "My darling is the most talented, of course you should be praised." Ginny chuckled and kissed Charlotte''s forehead. "I managed to draw a bigger one this time.The one that I showcases in the party is nothingpared to this one." Charlotte said, "But! burnt off my trainers beard!" Charlotteughed out loud, her voice as pleasant as bells. Anaya¡¯''s hands paused. Burnt off his beard? Was Charlotte ying with fire? Anaya could feel something pushing inside her, like something was trying to break free but was restrained by another force. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. The stuffing feeling made it hard to breathe. Anaya leaned on the kitchen counter and took deep breaths through her mouth, but the air refused to fill her lungs. She stumbled over to the water dispenser and poured herself a little water and gulped it down in one go. The water washed down the painful feeling and Anaya could breathe again. Suddenly Anaya felt that she was close to the truth. Although it had nothing to do with her, Anaya wanted to find out what made Charlotte so special. Why she was treated like a precious child while Anaya was casted aside like she didn''t matter to anyone. Before leaving this life behind, Anaya wanted to give herself enough reasons not to turn back to the blue stone pack. Only the phase of her life. The life where she would be free. Anaya nced at the clock at the living room wall. It was fifteen minutes for eight.She had a meeting with Silvia, so Anaya hurried up with everything.She served dinner exactly at eight and left. No one called her back or bothered to ask if she was going to eat. Anaya turned back to close the door, hoping she would hear someone say her name and call her back. But all she could hear was her parents talking about how nd the food was and good Charlotte was. Anaya closed the front door and left with her eyes casted down, thest rays of hope slowly died down from her eyes.She wasn''t needed, so she won''t stay. When Anaya arrived, she found Silvia waiting for her by the door of her house. Silvia invited Anaya inside and poured a cup of water for her. Anaya took the cup and thanked her for it. "You wanted to talk about something?" Silvia asked and sat on the floor opposite to Anaya. There was only one chair and it had dirty clothes on it so Anaya and Silvia had to sit on the mattress and floor. Anay didn''t mind it at all, after all she wasn''t treated like a princess at her home. It was all normal for her. "Yes, it may sound strangeing from me," Anaya hesitated but mustered up the courage and asked anyway, "What is so Alpha rk''s son proposed to her without even wait for his own mate.It doesn''t sit well with me." Anaya felt embarrassed to say it. It was obvious that Anaya wasn''t treated well at home, but to ask something like this out loud was a clear deration that Anaya wasn''t even allowed to be involved in her own sister''s life. Silvia understood Anaya''s hesitations so she didn''t say anything about it.She was just a small servant, other than working for her master''s family, she didn''t have anything to do. There wasn''t much she could say about Charlotte either but whatever she knew, she wouldn''t keep it from Anaya. "I don''t know much but I''ve heard people talking that Charlotte has some special abilities." Silvia said in a low voice, "I left the party that day to find you so I didn''t see it myself, but the family I work for was there and they were saying that the Alpha was dead set on having Charlotte being David''s mate." Anaya¡¯s heart started to beat at an uneven rate. It slowed and sped up at an rming rate. So they weren''t trying to be discrete about it? And did the pack agree to this rtionship because of Charlotte''s powers? Because she was special? Silvia continued, "They were talking among themselves that after the initial party, the Alpha came up and spoke about this matter with everyone.He announced that Charlotte will be the future Luna and then it was followed by David''s proposal.It looked like your family was already aware of the setting so everything went smoothly and Charlotte epted David. Were they especially cautious around Anaya so she wouldn''t know? Who Was she kidding, Anaya wasn''t so important. "Yeah but there were some people who opposed it." Silvia sighed, "That''s to be expected.No one would want to see a twelve year old be Luna when there is a high chance that someone more capable could be in her ce.And then there was David''s mate too, who he hasn''t met yet.They didn''t want her to loose her ce even before she had it." Anaya felt a bubble of sarcastic chuckle leave her lips.So there were still some rational people left in blue stone? "But they shut up as well, because the Alpha told them just how much Charlotte will be beneficial to them." Silvia said, "He didn''t go deeper into it but said that Charlotte is powerful and if she were to take the Luna position in the pack then our destiny can change.I don''t understand how that is possible, but that''s what he said and most of the people believed him." Anaya nodded lightly, "Thank you for telling me Silvia.You were great help." Silvia smiled and waved her hand as if to say that it was nothing. She stood up and went to the little counter and asked, "Would you like to eat something? I identally made a little extra food today and I''d hate to throw it away." Anaya was about to say that she could store it in the fridge but timely remember that Silvia didn''t own one. Other times Anaya would have refused, but thinking how she was going to agreed. "Okay, I''ll have some." Silvia smiled and brought out two tes. She served equal portions of food on the tes and brought it back to where Anaya was sitting. The two sat opposite to each other and ate together. "Is the taste ok?" Silvia asked. "It''s delicious." Anaya smiled slightly, "Thank you for the dinner." Silvia just shook her head and continued to eat. The portions were not a lot so they finished soon. Anaya helped Silvia clean up and decided to leave.She had already spend an hour at her ce. "Will I see you tomorrow?" Silvia asked, "It''s good to have a friend, isn''t it?" Anaya only then realised that she had really made a friend. Unexpectedly, she wasn''t alone now.But soon she had to leave this one friend as well. As much as Anaya liked Silvia and herpany, she couldn''t go on with her life like this. "Silvia, I have to tell you something." Anaya turned around when she reached outside. "Say." Silvia stood at the doorway. "I will leave the pack soon." Silvia''s shock was very clear. Anaya felt guilty for saying this but she had to tell Silvia. When it was time to leave, Anaya wanted "lt understand." Anaya looked up, surprised. Silvia had a small smile on her face, the moon rays fell over her ck eyes, reflecting her kindness. "I understand how you feel.And if you think you can¡¯t take it anymore than leaving is the best." Silvia said. Anaya''s throat were blocked by the welling of emotions.She gulped then down and said, "Will you come with me? We can leave together.You won''t have to live like this anymore.We are both mateless, it is hard to survive alone in this world.We can be each other''spany, each other''s friend." Anaya was hoping Silvia would say yes. The world outside blue stone sounded like paradise, but it was not like that at all. The world was full of struggle and sacrifice.Anaya would love to have someone apany her in those times. Chapter 18 : The Negotiation Chapter 18 : The Negotiation Alpha rk and his family arrived at the southern warrior pack after noon.They were taken to the lounge room in the pack house to wait for Alpha Roman. The Alpha''s family sighed enviously at thevish pack house.It has the best things that any Alpha would want in his pack house. Unlike the blue stone pack house that could only be called average in appearance. David nudged Jonas and said, "Let''s redecorate the pack house after the alliance. We''ll probably have better resources soon. It won''t be a big deal to spend some money." Jonas nodded in agreement. They were young and foolish, Alpha rk frowned when he heard his son talk. Sometimes he was worried to pass on the pack to him, but David was his only son. He was spoiled by Alpha rk and Luna Esther to the point where he didn''t have a boundary.But that wasn''t the biggest problem for the blue stone pack. If they didn''t manage to get this alliance with southern warrior pack then blue stone will soon be over.They didn''t have much left in their hands, and one by one the families were relocating.If this carried on, then the legacy of blue stone will be forgotten. Alpha rk wouldn''t let that happen. That was why he put forth the elemental.He didn''t want to reveal the information about Charlotte being an elemental but inorder to save Blue Alpha Roman came to receive then within a short ten minutes. He had to adjust his mood to meet this Alpha. Alpha Roman had a habit of looking into the backgrounds of people whom he met. Alpha rk and his family were also checked. After looking through their information, Alpha Roman didn''t know what to feel about them. Alpha rk was a mediocre Alpha at best. ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org. Although he took care of the pack as a whole, he wouldn''t go out of his way to do something that can be solved by other (wrong and easy) means. His Luna was nothing special either. There wasn''t much to note about the woman except except for her bad nature towards others. There was their son. Alpha Roman could only sigh for blue stone pack''s future. David was one useless man. Not only did he y with woman back and forth, he was also addicted to gambling.He has an envious nature which will lead him to his downfall. The Jonas boy who was David''s best friend was the same as him. Alpha Roman suddenly felt like Easton was very capable as a beta. At leastpared to useless dipshits like them. Alpha Roman entered the lounge and received their greetings, then took them to his office. The superiority in their world came from the capability of the person. The more powerful the person, the more respectable. Age towards Alpha rk or anyone else in this world whom he didn''t see worthy of it. The office was just as beautiful as the lounge. The burgundy color decor was well matched with Alpha Roman''s personality. Alpha Roman had them sir on the couch in his office since they were four of them.He sat on the single seat before them. "I don''t want to waste our time, so I will get straight to the point." Alpha rk spoke first, "Do you really have an elemental in your pack?" "Yes we do.She is still a child but is showing great improvements in her abilities.She is a fire elemental." Alpha rk informed, "As you must have already found out, our blue stone pack is in a dire need of help.An alliance with the southern warrior pack, one of the greatest packs in the world, will save us from dying." "We are not one of the strongest Alpha rk," Alpha Roman crossed his foot over the other, looking like an emperor on his throne, "We are the strongest." Alpha rk''s ttering smile trembled slightly.He didn''t let hisposure be off. "Of course.The southern warrior pack has been the greatest ever since thest generation and Alpha Roman''s leadership has proven to surpass your father." Alpha rk said, "This alliance may prove to be beneficial to both of us.Blue stone will be saved, warrior pack." Alpha Roman didn''t let it show on his face, but internally he thought Alpha rk was trying to y him. Something in his heart told him not to believe this old man''s words. "Is the elemental aware." Alpha Roman asked. Alpha rk nodded, "She is well aware.She knows what it means to be an elemental and is making considerable progress.She is only a child but knows a lot." "It''s a female?" Alpha Roman''s words had a deeper meaning. Having a female elemental was not a big deal, however, keeping her in the pack was the biggest problem that one could face. Alpha Roman didn''t have any prejudice against females, his own soldiers had a whole squad of them and at times they performed better than his men. But a female would eventually find his mate and leave the pack. The Elemental''s fate was the same. Alpha rk easily caught on to the hint.He smiled, thinking he was smart. He exined in a self praising tone, "The girl is not of age yet so she hasn''t found her mate. My son has proposed to her already and her family and the girl has agreed to be his chosen mate. It was an easy choice. The girl will remain in blue stone as the Luna even after the age of eighteen." Alpha Roman absolutely disagreed with the concept of each other,pletely disregarding the one made for them. Although Alpha Roman didn''t wish to have a mate, he also wouldn''t go out of his way to make someone miserable by doing something like this. However, he wasn''t the Alpha of Blue Stone and what they do within their pack was none of his business. "It doesn''t sound too favourable to me Alpha rk.The alliance will revive blue stone, but what do I get in return? The elemental may or may not be useful to me in the future." Alpha Roman stated, "What else can you give me?" Alpha Roman didn''t want the Elemental''s ¡®help¡¯.He doubted that the blue stone even knew about the truth of the prophecy. What he wanted the most was to have the elemental under his wing and face the cmity that was written upon them by the prophecy. "What else do you want Alpha Roman? We can give you whatever you want." Alpha rk''s smile faltered. The atmosphere started to feel a bit suffocating. Alpha Roman smirked as he put forth his demand, "I want the Elemental." The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!