The Luna's Reborn

ionally hugging myself as if, somehow, it could protect me from

sly beside me.I didn't need to look up to know it was the pretty devil, L

e last thing I wanted was to allow her to derive pleasure from watching me break

re before the ceremony commences.

n my tongue. "I belong here just as much as you think you do," I replied, though

you do. That's why Ryker

urned away, rushing out to put some space between us, bu

wooden railing, watching in shock as the pack assembled. Ryker stood confidently at the center, his broad shoulders raised high, his

did you eve

hock at the sou

ke

turned slowly to face him, but

e everything for mys

what e

s meant nothing to you." My voice w

lips. "It doesn't matter. You were merely a regre

ally hard. "How can

erything behind just because the bond exists, and be with you? You're nothing to me, Mira - an ordinary

se, and surely, it will connect you to someone as pitiful as you. Can't you see that Li

left, or reputation to protect, you should be long gone by now, before you further humil

ing. Ryker glanced proudly at the crowd, then looked back at me with disgust."Leave, now" he sa

ing and frozen in place. The pain was unbearable, too much to be contained in my c

edge. The cheers and laughter of the pack gradually faded behind me, replaced by the horrified whisper of the l

nt ?" I murmured, my v

s, shattering it as if it were nothing. I had no idea how long I waited there, the cold tearing through me,

heart racing. A huge man emerged from the shadows, his eyes shimmering dangerously in the moon

maintain my tone calm. He tilted his head, his

eeping an eye on you, Mira. And I believe we are des

sparkled with something dark and th

>>>>

eavy with an unsettling silence. The man's unwavering, glowi

ice quivering. "Why do you t

there - How he cruelly shamed you. How your so-called mate publicly treated you like trash." His v

ng into my palms. 'And what would yo

so-called devilish customs. They idolize strength, centering everything on power, and status while happily trampling anyone t

s to face. For years, I had wished and struggled to prove myself, to show that I was more than just a

?" I asked, my voice just a whisp

your trust. Allow me to empower you in reclaiming what belongs to you. Let me help you i

ating a step. "I don't

owing eyes seeming to penetrate deep into my very soul. "B

. What exactly did I have to lose? My dignity? My standing i

asserted, my voice shaking. "I

ing into seriousness. "And how exactly, has t

but no words came out. I d

e said, stepping back into the shadows. "B

vanished, blending into the darkness as if he had never exi

t? And why, despite my instincts urging m

remony had ended not so long,leaving the courtyard strangely silent. I avoided the m

n home. I arrived at last at my small room at the end of the corridor, gently closing t

lding.Why wasn't I enough ? Why did the mate bond choose me knowing t

eatening to crush me. I lost track of how long I wept, but soo

this time, the trees appeared alive, their bra

d the ground beneath me was

s a murmur, gentle yet somewhat eerie. I

t raced uncontrollably as I spun around, trying to f

ore intensely than earlier. He stood at the edge

didn't respond - he made no effort to. Instead, he lifted one hand, and the shado

e doing?" I asked, my vo

measured. "You're even more powerful than you can im

s locked steadily onto mine, and for a bri

oward me, and I screamed as they forcefull

e room was dark, but I could sense that something was different. And then I saw it.