In a world where humans and werewolves are sworn enemies, Astrid, a human slave finds out that she is the supposed mate to the Alpha King of crescent of crescent moon. But what happens when the Alpha king detests her due to a past trauma. Does he exact revenge, or can he keep his fast rising feelings for Astrid at bay? What happens when this roller coaster journey leads to the revealing of new secrets? Find out in this thrilling book!
**Glimpse of the past**
A young woman sprints through the dense dark forest, trying to get away from her abductors. Thorns and fallen branches tear at her pale flesh, and sharp stones gnaw at her bare feet, but she runs. Her royal robe gets caught in a protruding branch, and she falls. The sounds of her abductors draw closer, and she realizes it's only a matter of time before they find her.
She looks down tearfully at the new born who sleeps peacefully in her arms, oblivious to the events happening around him.
She is Luna Athena, Luna of Crescent moon pack, and the sleeping child in her arms is the outcome of an act of love between her and her human mate.
She knows that her child is in danger, as children birthed from Humans and animals are considered a taboo in werewolf custom. Her clenches painfully as she realizes what she must do to save her baby. She couldn't bear to see her innocent baby murdered, the way her mate was.
Placing her child under a large Oak tree, she wraps the fur blanket tightly around him as she prays to the moon goddess to protect him. She tearfully looks at her child one last time, before she turns on her heels and continues to run. It's not long before a huge force hits her small frame, sending her flying to the wet forest ground. She twists her arm in the process.
"You don't have anywhere to run to now, Luna" A masculine voice says, voice laced with mischief.Eyes glistening from unshed tears and anger, she turns to face her abductor."No matter what you do, you will not be able to find my child." She said confidently.
He laughs maniacally, his voice sending an echo round the forest.
"It doesn't matter if he is found or not. Don't you see? You have only made it easier for me by leaving him in the forest to die by vultures and other wild animals, as he should." He said.
Pure rage wells up in her chest and she screams, channeling her powers to her voice. But she barely makes an impact, as she is very weak due to childbirth. She falls to her knees and sob uncontrollably.
"Nothing would happen to him.... nothing" she says between sobs.
"Oh Athena, you should have accepted my proposal in the first place. I would we'd you and take good care of you. Then none of this would've happened. But what did you do? you decide to go after a mere human." He says, his voice laced with so much hatred.
"And then you decided to kill him?" Athena says, heart clenching in sorrow.
"He never would've survived being an Alpha anyway. Humans are weak, pathetic beings. They do not deserve to be with wolves. I only did him a favor." He said, grinning mischievously. Athena's heart breaks all over again from agony.
"You're vile" Athena teethed. If looks could kill, he would be 50 feet under the ground already.
Her abductor laughs again.
"Too bad, your glare does not hold any meaning now, you're weak from childbirth." He mocks.
"But we can forget any of this ever happened. You can come back with me to the palace. We can get married, and I become the Alpha of Crescent moon. Humans will continue to remain a thing of the past."
Even in her state of vulnerability, Athena tries to let out a loud chuckle, angering him further.
"I would rather die a thousand deaths than spend even a fraction of a lifetime with you. And I can never let a monster such as you rule as Alpha over Crescent moon" She said, making sure to lace every word with unfiltered hatred.
"Have it your way, Luna" he says, sending her flying again. She hits a large tree trunk and tumbles down, and breaking her spine. She cries out in pain.
"And do not worry. I'll make sure your little boy in the palace grows up believing you chose to run away with a human rather than stay back for him" He says, mischief coating his face.
Athena's eyes welled up upon hearing this.
"My son is brave. I've trained him to be strong and independent. He will rule the Crescent moon pack as a strong Alpha, and he will survive without me" Athena says.
"But you won't be there to see your little one grow miserable for the rest of his life." He says and moves forward, plunging a knife directly into Athena's chest. Athena gasps as blood pours out of her mouth and chest from the knife wound "Be rest assured your little boy will remain unhappy, and will die a lonely death. As for humans, they will remain what they've always been, weak, pathetic and useless." He proclaims.
Tears fall from her eyes and she slowly dies. "That's where you're wrong." Athena says and her eyes glow an icy blue shade, taking him by surprise "I, Luna Athena, Luna Queen of Crescent moon, make this prophecy. The Crescent moon will be ruled again by the bond of a human and a wolf. And humans and wolves will live in harmony side by side...." She stares directly into the eyes of her abductor "....and you will die by the hand of those you call weak and pathetic. You will die by the hands of a human." And she gives up the ghost.
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She was a world-renowned divine doctor, the CEO of a publicly traded company, the most formidable female mercenary, and a top-tier tech genius. Marissa, a titan with a plethora of secret identities, had hidden her true stature to marry a seemingly impoverished young man. However, on the eve of their wedding, her fiance, who was actually the lost heir to a wealthy dynasty, called off the engagement and subjected her to degradation and mockery. Upon the revelation of her concealed identities, her ex-fiance was left stunned and desperately pleaded for her forgiveness. Standing protectively before Marissa, an incredibly influential and fearsome magnate declared, "This is my wife. Who would dare try to claim her?"
Kara Martin was known as Miss Perfect. She was a beauty with good personality and successful career. Unfortunately, her life changed at one night. She was accused of adultery, losing her job, and abandoned by her fiance. The arrogant man who slept with her did not want to take responsibility. He even threatened to kill her if they met again. What's worse, Kara was pregnant with twins and she chose to give birth to them. Four and a half years later, Kara returned to work at a large company. As the secretary, she would frequently face their notorious CEO. Kara thought it wouldn't be a problem, but as it turned out ... the CEO was the father of the twins!
Rumors claimed that Fernanda, newly back with her family, was nothing more than a violent country bumpkin. Fernanda just flashed a casual, dismissive grin in response. Another rumor suggested that the usually rational Cristian had lost all sense, madly in love with Fernanda. This frustrated her. She could tolerate gossip about herself, but slander against her beloved crossed the line! Gradually, as Fernanda's multiple identities as a celebrated designer, a savvy gamer, an acclaimed painter, and a successful business magnate came to light, everyone realized they were the ones who had been fooled.
Rosalynn's marriage to Brian wasn't what she envisioned it to be. Her husband, Brian, barely came home. He avoided her like a plague. Worse still, he was always in the news for dating numerous celebrities. Rosalynn persevered until she couldn't take it anymore. She upped and left after filing for a divorce. Everything changed days later. Brian took interest in a designer that worked for his company anonymously. From her profile, he could tell that she was brilliant and dazzling. He pulled the stops to find out her true identity. Little did he know that he was going to receive the greatest shocker of his life. Brian bit his finger with regret when he recalled his past actions and the woman he foolishly let go.
"Please trust me, I didn't do anything." "I don't believe you. I am rejecting you as my Queen and giving you the punishment of death." Alina was living outside her pack for five years. Her parents didn't try to contact her and always ignored her. Her best friend convinced her to go back to their pack and she agreed. But she had never imagined what was waiting there for her. She never thought she would meet her mate and had to face betrayal from everywhere. She had to pay for the crime which she never committed. Aaron Robertson is the king of Lycans. He is a very dominant and powerful King who not only rules Lycans but also rules other ranks of werewolves. Everyone is afraid of Lycans and he is the king of them. But who knew that he would get a mate who was just a simple Omega with no powers and strengths? He called her weak all the time but little did he know that his weak Omega would give him the biggest betrayal of his life for which he had to give her the sentence of death.