I Am The Lycan’s Luna

••• Aleena’s POV •••

“Aleena…” Celia called me softly again.

“Celia… I… We…” I was so heartbroken I didn’t know what to say.

“Don’t be sad, Aleena,” Celia comforted me.

“How could I not, Celia?” I asked her. After learning the truth, I felt dejected.

“I know, but the most important thing right now is to be strong and find a way to reach out to our mates,” Celia told me.

Reach out to Kyson and Night? “You know it’s impossible, Celia. You’ve tried to mindlink Night, too, right? Did it work?”

“It didn’t, but I wouldn’t give up trying. I’m sure we’ll be able to contact them soon,” she kept trying to comfort me, but I could also hear the tint of doubt and helplessness in her tone.

I didn’t respond to her and just kept quiet as I sat on the floor. My mind kept replaying everything that I had seen. If everything was the truth, then my whole life was basically a lie, a big fat joke.

“Don’t think of it that way, Aleena,” Celia said.

“If I’m not a joke, then what am I?” I snapped at her. “My parents weren’t my parents. One of them killed my biological parents and burned their pack to the ground. My mom, the Luna of the Black Heart Pack, didn’t die to save me from the rogues. Everything they made me believe was a lie! And as if those lies were not enough to ruin my life, they made me into some weak wolfless she-wolf until my so-called mate marked me. Then my destiny is to be a killing weapon of my own mate?! Tell me if all of those don’t make me a joke!”

“Aleena…” she said helplessly.

Realizing that I was being unreasonable by channeling my anger toward her, I quickly apologized. “I’m sorry… I just… I don’t know what to think anymore, Celia. I feel so helpless.”

“I know, Aleena. I know,” she sighed. “But there are many great things about you. You’ve been through so much but still survived and became strong.”

“What’s the point of becoming strong if, in the end, it’s to kill Kyson? I’m not even part witch. You saw it yourself. Rose accidentally transferred her power to me. I’m just a regular she-wolf they experimented on for their purpose.” I felt increasingly hopeless with each word, and my heart broke even more that I choked on my words, and tears dropped from my eyes.

“Well…” Celia couldn’t say anything anymore.

I pulled my legs to my body and buried my face between my knees as I released all my sorrow and sobbed.

“Look at the Luna of the Crimson Blood Pack being so pathetic.” Suddenly, I heard a female mocking voice.

I looked up and saw Gia standing on the other side of the dungeon’s gate. “What are you doing here?” Did she come to save me? “Is Kyson here?” I stood up and walked toward her. I felt hopeful, but it only lasted for a second.

“Tell Kyson to go back!” I ordered her hurriedly. Kyson shouldn’t be here. He should stay far away from me.

She laughed out loud and said, “You think Kyson will come and save you?”

Her reaction made me bewildered. “If you didn’t come with Kyson, then what are you doing here?”

“To look at the stupid she-wolf who claimed she’s the Luna of the Crimson Blood Pack,” she said, still with a mocking tone.

I looked at her with confusion. Did she come here just to see me? But how did she get away from all the guards?

“You really are stupid,” she said condescendingly.

“What do you mean?” I really couldn’t understand her reason for coming here.

She laughed out loud again and folded her arms under her breasts. “I was the one who let them capture you.”

My eyes widened upon hearing her words. “You what?! Why would you do that?!” I yelled at her.

“Of course, to make Kyson mine. Once they kill you, I’ll become the Luna of the Crimson Blood Pack,” she said arrogantly.

I gaped at her. To make herself a Luna and get rid of her competitor, she’s willing to betray her pack?! Did she not know what would happen when she handed me to Andre? This time, I was the one who laughed out loud. She was so stupid.

“What are you laughing at?” she growled and grabbed the bars. She hissed when the wolfsbane-laced bars burned her hands and quickly retracted them.

“You are the stupid one,” I smirked at her.

“I dare you to say that again,” she snarled and reached out to touch the bars again but pulled back her hands before they touched them.

“You are the stupid one,” I repeated my sentence slowly, causing her to growl, and I heard her bones breaking.

“What’s the point of shifting? You can’t touch me without getting yourself hurt by the wolfsbane. Stop being stupid,” I mocked her.

My words seemed to calm her down a bit as I saw her stop her shifting process.

“I’ll leave you here and let them kill you,” she growled.

I laughed again. “Do you know why they captured me? You don’t know the real reason, do you?”

“Obviously, to kill you since you are a traitor,” she sneered.

Her words amused me. Does she actually believe that fake story? “Nope,” I shook my head. “They brought me here because they want me to kill Kyson.”

She looked stunned but got hold of herself a few seconds later and sneered again. “You think I’ll believe you? You are not as strong as Kyson.”

“Believe what you want. You can ask Andre or Rose or whoever you work with. It’s the truth,” I said lightly.

“I don’t believe you. If they want to kill Kyson, they won’t need you,” she kept sneering at me.

“It’s the truth,” I repeated my words. “You know there’ll be a war soon. Why do you think Andre and his pack didn’t make a move first? Why do you think they wait for Kyson to attack first? Do you really believe they don’t know about Kyson’s plan?”

I saw doubtfulness flash across her eyes.

“Because only I could kill Kyson. My destiny is to kill Kyson. They did everything to ensure that I returned to this pack and faced Kyson during the war,” I continued before she could say anything.

“You are lying!” she yelled at me.

How I wish I were lying too, I thought bitterly.

“You actually led them to me and made it easy for them to complete their plan. So the stupid one is you, is it not?” I taunted her.

She looked doubtful again, and there was a tinge of fear in her eyes. “I’ll… I’ll ask them! If you lied, then just rot here or wait until they kill you.”

Seeing her belief begin to sway, I quickly asked, “What if I’m not lying?”

She hesitated for a split second. “Then I’ll tell Kyson. He won’t want you anymore if he knows you want to kill him. Who wants someone who will endanger himself and his pack? Either way, it’s a win for me; I’ll be his Luna sooner or later.” Her tone was full of arrogance and smugness.

I kept quiet as I’d achieved my goal.

“Pathetic,” Gia spat at me before turning around and leaving me alone.

I heaved out a sigh of relief and sat back down on the floor. It’ll be best if she tells Kyson. I hope he believes her, so he won’t come here and save me. He might even hate me for it and reject me. The thought of him hating me and taking another she-wolf as his Luna hurt. But even if it hurts, this will be the best decision. It’s better for him to live happily without me than to die by my hand.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“Aleena, don’t give up. There must be a way out of this. Your feelings are real. The mate bonds between you and Kyson are real. No one can create mate bonds other than the Moon Goddess. You have to believe me,” Celia tried to cheer me up.

I wanted to believe her; I wanted her words to be true so much. “Celia, you know the truth. No matter what we want to believe, the truth can’t be bent,” I told her hopelessly.

“But I still believe in Moon Goddess. She won’t be this cruel to her children. She must have other plans for you,” Celia comforted me again.

Maybe if I hadn’t seen the memories, I’d feel hopeful hearing her comforting words. But the truth had been presented before me, and I knew I couldn’t do anything to stop myself from fulfilling my destiny other than keeping Kyson away from me.

“Celia, thank you. But it’s no use, and you know it,” I told her, and she didn’t reply after that.

“Kyson…” I tried mindlinking him. As I had expected, my mindlink couldn’t reach him.

“Kyson… Night… I miss you guys. I’m so sorry… I didn’t know they did all those things just to make me kill you. I’m so sorry you have to be forced to take me as your mate. I would have let them rape and kidnap me if I had known. I would’ve fled even if you had saved me back then. I’m so sorry. This is all my fault,” I kept mindlinking him even if there was only silence as a response.