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