The rise of the rejected luna

lls or messages, and every second of silence had been driving me closer to madness. My wolf, Elena, had been restless-pacing furiously in the back of my mind. She us

ome Alpha of the Blue Blood Pack. And his father, Demon, was relentless. The man knew exactly how to break someone down, to mold them into the perfect leade

how busy David got, he always found a moment, even just a second, to check in.

ion was never quiet. It was always alive with movement, voices, and the energ

the stillness. Still no answer. Maybe he's just resting after a long day o

st asleep, sweat still clinging to his brow after pushing himself too

. He'll groan like he always does, pretend to be annoyed... then pull m

so vivid it almost felt real. Every

and nerves. The door was slightly ajar, light spilling out i

an's

ayful. I

o crumble. My head spun, my breath caugh

was-David.

h h

inside me

d with David wasn

as L

sis

wn b

he sheets, skin to skin, bodies moving in a rhythm so intimate it made me sick. His tou

she didn't

at him like he

er. My

deeper than any

ered on the outside, though inside,

ed moment. I took another step, slower this time, letti

ortable," I said, my voice sharp and cold,

d fr

es widene

was t

mage w

t, I couldn

id and me blazed like a wildfire, but instead of warmth, all it brought was searing p

thrashed against the walls of my mind, torn between rage and sorrow. The pain we fe

bond. Our trus

face, but he didn't make it far. Lily's hand shot out

I saw it-

bother hiding her satisfaction. She just pulled the sheet lazily ov

mine, smug an

see this. She w

a hand through his mess

t looks like," he muttered,

bother to deny it. Didn't

, love me, cherish me-stood there, wrapped in

, spreading throu

nd meant to him? Was

trembling, barely holding itself togeth

as saying them out loud. My heart felt like it was being crushed u

ce believed was my forever-and the girl I had

ut, eyes stinging. "How cou

rm unraveling around us. She crossed her arms over her

id with a smirk, rolling her

venience, a performance she was bored of watching. There w

ere's a more intense and dra

jaw clenched, the ache in my ch

said, my voice

he brought her fingers to her lips

, as if I were nothing m

sweetly, stroking his arm. "Someone

ith a smug shrug. "And

Dismissive. Cruel. Design

ciless, and deep. My breath hitched as the weight of

ly, not even look

as if that would soften the blow. "I ne

e it

k that shatter

t the confirmation that I was never enough

e clawed at the edges of my mind, demanding blood, vengean

ces, to make them feel even a fract

I wante

h coming in sharp, uneven gasps. I imagined them broken-admiring h

bond... it he

let me go. No matter how shattered I was, no matter how mu

o the man who

l and dramatically refin

ered, the words barely escapi

ugh me like a dagger. "You're supposed to be," i said co

s-it echoed in my ears like a ni

an as

re, bare in every sense of the word-his body expos

ant nothing. "I need someone who can stand beside me as a st

h one colder than the last, each one ch

e words slipped out of me like

. "And someone who could actually please

I moved. My body lunged before my mind could stop it.

ver reac

p caught me mi

force that knocked the breath from my lungs. His hold was too str

in my mind, despera

rling, clawing, scr

owled, his grip tightening painfully on

ruck harder

d never match up to my desires

to my skin, like knive

ng darker began to stir beneath

aid, my voice low an

you don't," he said softly, mockingly. "Not in th

my own rage. He was right-and

eady," she said, waving a hand like I was some pathetic thing cli

his shame. He looked at me with cold finality,

he said, his voice loud and clear

that... ever

snapped. It wasn't gentle. It didn't fade. It shattered like g

y chest as if I could

already

was indes

inside out. My knees buckled, and the world around me blurred.

sil

rutal s

I were nothing more than a scene in their twisted show.

I di

attered inside my chest, I held my pain

nger with love, but with

ce steady despite the storm raging

h his eyes, but it was gone just as

ght he

d no

for you, I thought, a smirk c

gle tear, I turned on my heel and w

't loo