The Scarred Luna: Taming The Ruthless Alpha

LYA'

rilyne's voice cracked li

my face with such force that my legs gave way. Th

bling, I brought my fingers to the struck s

d. This mark would stay

words down at me, towering over me

lms pressed into the dust before I settled into a crouching bo

my gaze s

d with a go

n the face. I froze, una

contempt. "What you get from me is alread

ed me despi

ajesty," I whispered

itated. "You can't even pro

The air rushed from my lungs, and I h

obey without thinking! Even if my d

ting. "Yes...

o other

and moved closer to her daughter, Jessie, stro

the word, and this dog will

ould hope so. But why even keep this one

erced my chest

knows her place. That's all that matters. She stays

ad slightly. "Even..

y blood

Your father is attached to her for some obscu

ozen, barel

out me as if I

nothing but

her at least do my hair properly. O

o be done," her mother re

ded away, followed

alone with

fe had unfol

here was considered a privilege. T

t had ever ap

in the depths of the stronghold

lpha Balak had a forbi

delities for a long time. But this time, he had c

ed upon her. Every time the Alpha was aw

t, she was locked awa

emature, in p

r didn't

lpha saw in me only an

med for h

expected to be a mistak

in secretly. She nourished me as best sh

l odds, I

ival change

I was branded a living curse. Alpha's ill

the lowest tasks, beatin

obligation to serve

"After my service, have her

tood imm

y seiz

ver given to pack members.

.. and thirty lashes. For a

the ground without

in training had stopped.

ce was op

be the first of my

off to the side,

he way one looks at a m

ies had nev

up in luxury.

nces that only inte

rcer app

ly shrank bac

didn't

fabric fro

ir bit int

of my clothes sliding down, exposing

ly," Jessie ordered

d para

s completely

derneath. Nothing t

self, arms crosse

st blow

like a bolt

cerating my skin. The world shrank to jus

Urélia in t

h unshed tears. But sh

forbi

lapse. Then the silence returned.

moment the punishment e

... I'm

e only steady th

d me then, as if somethin

oldly, "Get her up.

furious. "She can't m

. My preparations for

ne, "I'm taking her with me

dered that

d, but no one r

ed away fro

the movement of the grou

ything we