From A Rejected Omega To A Blessed Luna

k velvet sky, dimmed by clouds and mourning something it could not name. Below it, nestled in

e in visible clouds as the wind howled past the infirmary tent. The scent of iron and ash clung to the night air. Another rogue attack, another

shing a loose curl of hair behind her ear.

ightshade mixed with healing root, a dangerous cocktail, but just enough would neutralize the silver's poiso

his vitals steadied, Liora sat

no thanks. Th

. The infirmary tent was empty but for her and the soldier. No helpers. No th

uld never be

. The only reason she had not been cast out was because of her gift, her healing hands, her perfect memory

he was i

she was

were kind. "Witch-born" when they

by the Moon Goddess herself. To be chosen was to be want

d been rejec

Pack-had sensed the bond and spat in her face. Publi

d another a

But she had died in a way s

ly worked. H

t to guide their bonds had tied her to someone cruel, someone who mocked her exist

ora from her thoughts. She turned

, it wa

fr

ir braided intricately down her back, Maris always looked like she belonged in the Alpha's court. She had

asked lightly, stepping i

be?" Liora replied

wrinkled her nose. "And yet you're always waist-deep in

mmit.

ntly. "The Alpha

n. The Unmated King. Can you believe it? Every unmated sh

s his Luna." Liora'

head. "You're not

n't put my fate in t

efore Maris smiled again. "We

She was too tired

, the entire

the path from the gate to the packhouse. Liora stood behind the crowd, he

she s

King K

d before he did. It rolled through the crowd like thunder power, rage, domin

found

r, faint and golden, tugging toward her chest. Her heart stuttered. Her wolf silent

e momen

on. His jaw clenched

on rattling through he

r, Maris

at me," she

reat hall. Liora did not attend. She had no place there, an

her eyes on the moon, half

lai

ant

he tent post

ushed, lips swollen. Her

hands to her chest. "The Alp

a fr

aid, the word

d breathlessly. "But when he touched my hand

. Just slightly. Not

ing wa

nse," she whispered.

faded. "Don't

I fel

're not about to ruin this for me, Liora. D

ed back. "I

happy for me, instead of bitter. You're goo

in the silence, her hands trembling, her chest aching from so

Kaelen looked at her. She knew it. B

made: Alpha King Kaelen had found his fated

ods behind the infirmary, the wind cold on her face, t

t deep in her chest, her wolf stirred again, awake, ale

rejecting Liora had been the wo