Iris’s POV
Lyra’s voice didn’t stop. She kept snarling, her words slicing through my mind and senses. Mate! Mate!" The sound was relentless, a piercing voice that made my chest ache with a strange pull. Imdiately. I scrambled to my feet as I wiped the tears from my cheeks. My eyes locked onto them standing in the doorway. Their presence, suffocating .
Shortly, Cade’s voice ca first, his hot temper flaring as his eyes narrowed cold on . "The mate pull led us to her?!" he snapped, his fists clenching at his sides. His broad shoulders tensed, and his jaw ticked with barely restrained fury. "Hell no! The Moon Goddess must’ve lost her damn mind!"
Kael who’s leaning against the doorfra, his arms crossed, a lazy smirk suddenly played on his lips. His nonchalant attitude was a courageous act to Cade’s anger.
"She’s got no ass too. Just flat," Kael said, his eyes raking over with a dismissive flick, like I was nothing just as they saw .
He tilted his head, his hair falling slightly to his eyes as he chuckled softly in mock.
Zane stood apart, his hands buried in the pockets of his dark trousers, and black jacket, his icy blue eyes fixed on . His expression was unreadable, but a slow, cruel smirk curled his lips, sending a shiver down my spine. He stepped forward, and in fear, instinctively, my foots moved backwards, my back brushing against the rough wall. His voice broke the silence. "Isn’t the Moon Goddess fair enough?" he said, his smirk widening as he leaned closer, his breath warm against my face. "I an, even she knows you don’t deserve to be happy. That’s why she mated you to us."
Kael’s chuckle filled the room, "More opportunity to keep her in her place, don’t you think?" he added, his tone casual. He pushed off the doorfra, sauntering closer, his eyes glinting with amusent. "Zane, you’re right. This is going to be fun."
My chest tightened, the mate pull warring with the rage boiling inside as I snapped. "I don’t want to be your mate!" I yelled, my voice. "I reject you! All of you!"
Kael burst into a short laugh. He tilted his head back. "Oh, that." he said. "You think you have a choice, slave girl? You’re nothing. Less than nothing."
Cade’s face twisted with disgust, his brows furrowing as he stepped closer, towering over . "I don’t know about Zane," he growled, his voice filled with rage. "but the Moon Goddess made a mistake mating with a slave. A murderer. A cursed, wolfless oga like you." He spat the words without conscience, his fists fidgeting at his sides in fury. "What was she thinking, tying to soone who doesn’t even belong in this pack by blood? Daughter of a thief who stole the alpha throne? You’re a stain on Black Bane, Iris. A nobody who dares to breathe the sa air as . If only I could take those breaths from you..." he paused, stepping closer as he stood an inch from as he leaned forward, his cold gaze and emotionless expression sending shivers down my spine. "Stop dreaming Iris. You will never be my mate."
The sudden pain ca again as I clutched my chest. His words hit , each one sinking deeper into my chest. My knees wobbled, but I refused to let fall to the ground, even as tears pricked my eyes.
Cade’s took a step, and he leaned closer, his voice dropping to a hateful whisper. "Know your place, oga. You’re nothing but dirt under my boots. I, Cade, future Alpha of Darius Verek, Alpha of the Blackbane, reject you, Iris, as my mate."
The rejection slamd into , a physical force that stole my breath as my grip to my chest tightened. Pain seared through my chest unbearably, sharp and burning. I gasped, clutching my chest as my knees buckled, and I sank to the floor. Cade watched writhe in agony, they all did.
"Look at her," Zane sneered as Cade turned on his heel and left. "Pathetic." He shut the door.
Zane remained, his cold eyes studying . He didn’t move, didn’t flinch, just stood there with that sa emotionless smirk with both hands in his pockets. Slowly, he crouched in front of , his face inches from mine. "I won’t reject you," he said, his voice chilling, devoid of any warmth. "No, Iris. I’ll keep you as my mate. And I’ll make sure you suffer every single day for it."
He tilted his head forward coldly. "I’ll make your life a living hell until you’re begging to join your dead parents in the ground." Before I could react, his hand shot out, his fingers wrapping around my throat. He squeezed, not hard enough to choke completely, but enough to make my lungs burn as I struggled to breathe. I clawed at his hand, my nails scraping his skin, but he didn’t let go. His grip tightened briefly, his eyes gleaming with cold satisfaction, before he shoved back and I collapsed to the floor, coughing violently, my throat sore as tears stread down my cheeks. Strangling has always been his favorite thing. As if seeing breathing irritates him.
Zane stood, brushing his hands together as if ridding himself of dirt. "Your rejection ans nothing," he said, his voice flat. "It’s not valid either. You don’t get to walk away from this." With that, he turned and walked out, his footsteps fading into the corridor, leaving alone in the suffocating silence. And Kael followed. I know I hated them all but Zane? I hate him with passion.
I pressed my hands to my face, my sobs shaky to my body as I curled into myself on the ground. The pain of Cade’s rejection still burned in my chest, and Kael and Zane’s words echoed in my mind, each one a fresh wound to my already wounded heart. Why was the moon goddess treating this way? She’d never given a mont of happiness even though it was just for 24 hours. Maybe the moon goddess hates too. Maybe? No, not maybe. I am sure she hates .
My eyes suddenly darted to the small clock on the wall. It was 11:50 p.m. My heart skipped as I rembered Alpha Trent’s words. The full moon was to be in two days and it was tonight, the night every werewolf’s power peaked at midnight. My journey from Warborn to Black Bane had taken two grueling days, and now, here I was, facing the worst night of my life and on top that, I’ll be having my first shift today, will be shifting into a weak wolf and as if that wasn’t enough, I got mated to monsters. What was the point of staying here? What was the point of enduring my first shift when I didn’t even know how to even control my werewolf abilities? Even if I managed to shift, I’d likely transform into a weak, pathetic wolf, and the triplets and everyone would mock , taunt , make my life even worse.
What was the point of living?
The thought hit and before I could stop myself, I shoved the door open and sprinted, running through the corridors, my breath coming in sharp gasps. I didn’t know where I was going, didn’t care, just let my wolf instinct guide , urging to run, far away from everyone.
The cool night air hit my face as I burst outside, the moon hanging low in the sky, nearly full, its silver light casting light across the ground. Then, I resud running until I stumbled into a clearing where a group of werewolves of blackbane had gathered. They stood in a loose circle, their faces lit by the moon glow, their voices raised in cheers as they celebrated under the growing moon, obviously they were happy to experience this day. My heart sank as I saw the triplets were there, standing near the fire. And beside them was Liora, their future Luna, eyes locking coldly onto the mont she saw standing a few distance from them.
"Well, well," Liora drawled, her lips curling into a cruel smile as she stepped forward. "Look who decided to crawl out of her hole. The cursed oga."
The crowd’s laughter ca in chorus. Cade stepped beside Liora, his arm brushing hers possessively as he planted her a kiss.
Kael sauntered towards . "What’s the matter, Iris? Co to embarrass yourself in front of the whole pack?" He shoved lightly, just enough to make stumble but i didn’t fall. The others joined in, circling , pushing from one to another as I kept falling to the ground and they would push again to one another the mont I get on my feet. And I could barely keep my balance as they continued to toss around.
"Pathetic," one of the pack mbers’ voices cut through the noise, as Zane stood at the edge of the circle, his hands in his pockets, watching with that sa emotionless stare.
Just then, Zane stepped forward in the midst of everyone as he declared. "Listen up everyone! She’s our mate!" He declared sarcastically as everyone burst into laughter as their cruel words ca bashing my heart.
"Dreaming big."
"What made her think, the triplets will accept her?"
"She’s always had an eye on them." Another said.
"She knows they got a mate and future Luna but she still goes ahead to submit herself!"
"Shaless!" Their words kept coming as the taunts grew louder. My hands flew to my ears, covering them as I sprinted into the forest.
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