The Luna's Oath

kept her paralyzed. She had not eaten in days. The wounds from the brutal attack on her pack had long since faded, but the emotional scars were still raw, pulsing with the memory of the horr

r own child. The images were seared into her brain - the flashes of wolves tearing through their home, t

ed, replaced by the silence of loss. They were a

er had shielded her from the violence, her father had fought until his last breath, but none of it had been enough. They had bo

fall growing louder and more oppressive. Selene stiffened instinctively, her heart hammering in her chest. She knew who it was. It could on

d, indifferent voice of Se

m the prolonged confinement and lack of food. She could feel the bruises from the attack still burning on her skin, a constant reminder of her helplessness. Her body felt like a stranger

n. The tears that had once flowed so freely now felt like a distant memory. There were no more tears for

an repeated, his voic

f the once-proud wolf she had been. She had never been strong, never been one to fight back, but even now, as the weight of her parents' death and the ruin of her pack

est, suffocating her even more than the chains that bound her. He was tall, with sharp features that seemed carved from stone,

nced, his voice devoid of any emotion. "He ha

lapsed back onto the cold floor. A bitter taste rose in her mouth as the reality of the situation sank

rumors - the whispers of discarded wolves, sold like property to the highest bidder. Women like her, weak

mirk, his eyes gleaming with amusement at her d

ber of the pack, no longer a daughter of the once-proud bloodline. She was a rejected wolf, a slave, a breeder. The world outside these prison wal

she was no longer useful. The life she had known, the life she had fought for, had been ripped from her in

fate sank in. She was terrified, but her terror was overshadowed by a deep sense of resignation

wering over her as she knelt on the floor. "The Alpha has made his choice. You'll be nothin

rred with tears, but she fought them back. She couldn't afford to cry. She was weak enough as it w

She was too weak. Too broken. The weight of the chains around he

ing her to her feet. She could feel the sting of his grip on her skin, but it was nothing compare

ng her toward the door. "Or

llway. The air was damp and cold, biting against her skin. The darkness seemed to clo

she had fallen. She had once been strong, once had dreams of becoming an Alpha. But now, al

opened it with a forceful shove. The light from outside spill

he end of everything. Would she ever find her strength again? Would she e

ehind her, and the dark

se's desires. A life she never asked for, a life she

have to find a w