/0/63638/coverbig.jpg?v=23fd072027d38edf54d08de6a8c4fe90)
How do you survive when the only life you have known has been stolen from you? At six years old I was branded a murderer,blamed for what I knew nothing of and a slave to my cruel Aunt and Uncle. For fifteen years , I endured their abuse and believe the lies they told me. Until the day I was auctioned to the highest bidder: the arrogant Alpha Lukan. I thought being sold would only bring more misery, but instead it brought me to the powerful and mysterious Alpha of the Nightbane pack. He was ruthless yet kind , cold yet tender and seemed to promise me the love I have never known. But nothing is ever that simple. Why did he choose me? Why does he keep me close yet seem so distant, as if searching for something I can't see. But when the Moon Goddess decides to play chess with your life, you have no option but to move with the game. With every step I take, new secret stepped forward, eager to break the fragile happiness I have found. Now I must decide-am I just another pawn, or can I become the queen in a game I never choose to play.
Chapter 1 01: The Slave
MERIDA
" Meridaaaaa!!!"
Someone yelled my name from upstairs and I gave a silent groan as my head pounded not from the scream but from lack of sleep and hunger.
" Where is that ostrich called Merida?" The voice said again as I struggled to my feet and my stomach rumbled.
I didn't need a seer to tell me who it was. It was no other person but my Aunt Ophelia. I could hear her loud footsteps coming down the stairs.
Just as I tried to steady myself, I fell back on the box I had been sitting on.
" Goodness me." She gasped." I just hope I'm blind and not seeing you sitting like the mate to a powerful Alpha."she said to me. I opened my mouth to say something and only air poured out and, before I could blink, her hands flew through the air and made slices of slaps on my cheeks, sending me reeling backwards.
"What have you been doing here? You have been busy doing nothing, I guess." She said again to me and I kept mute.
Enough experience had told me that trying to defend myself would only get me into more trouble, so I stood there like a statue staring at her as she yelled at me.
"For the past 3 days I have been drumming this into your silly head that we are having guests, but instead all you, do ever since you woke up was to sit there staring into space."
I bowed my head and let my eyes gaze at my bony feet. It was my way of giving a silent apology.
"Didn't you hear when I said one of our guests is very important? In case you don't know, Alpha Lukan Hades will be here any moment from now and I don't want you to give this family a bad name because of your sluggishness when it comes to cleaning."
I raised my head up slowly.
Alpha Lukan Hades. A powerful and popular Alpha in all of the Western Wolfe Kingdom.
I already knew he was coming, but not this early.
I bent down and gathered the mop and the bucket as Aunt Ophelia ran into the kitchen and came back with a tray of wine flutes and a bottle of expensive wine.
"These are for the guests. You better not drink them," She said, pushing the tray into my hands.
She pushed me into the small room where our guest would be sitting and banged the door shut.
I placed the tray on one of the tables carefully and proceeded with my cleaning.
The room was as clean as anything and was even as sparkling as the sun and, for the umpteenth time, I wondered why I should be cleaning it.
Lying on one of the chairs was a magazine. I reached for it and tossed it away and proceeded with my cleaning thinking I had heard the soft thud of the magazine hitting the floor, but instead I heard someone clearing their throat.
I looked towards the direction and my breath hitched in my throat.
There, sitting at the far end holding a fat cigar in the other hand and sipping from a tumbler, was the most handsome man I had ever seen.
"Don't tell me your eyes were glued to your face for decorations?" He hissed and took another sip.
"I- I'm so sorry." I stuttered in a very small voice which was barely above a whisper.
"Didn't you see me, or you pretended not to?"he questioned, rising to his feet as he puffed out smoke from his lips before butting it.
I tried to speak, but my lips quivered, and my eyes fell down to my feet in fear.
"Answer me!" He roared, and I began to shiver and, instead, I shook my head.
"Then you could have felt my presence or even perceived my scent."
I shook my head numbly." I didn't feel your presence and...and I didn't perceive your scent." I managed to say, forcing the words out.
He cocked an eyebrow and with one long finger he lifted my face and stared at me while I tried to look away fearfully.
"What kind of wolf doesn't perceive a scent or don't you have one?"
"I have a wolf." I struggled to speak. I could feel his eyes roaming around my body and settled on a scar on my upper arm.
"What is this a kind of punishment or what?"
I nodded feebly.
"Speak to me and look at me when I'm talking to you, not at your feet."
I swallowed hard." Yes, it was a punishment to bind my wolf."
I could feel that the discussion was taking another direction. I quickly disengaged from his grasp.
I wanted to be done with everything Aunt Ophelia instructed before she finds me there.
So I turned around and picked up the tray, and I wasn't watching my steps. I felt myself bumping into him and the tray fell off my hands. The wine flute and bottle of wine broke into pieces, shattering the still air.
Just then the door burst open, and Aunt Ophelia stood there like she had seen the ghost of her grandparents.
" Gracious Moon goddess." She gasped, and she raced to slap me when Alpha Lukan's hands tightened on her wrist.
"If I were you I wouldn't do that."
She released her hands from his grasp forcefully and gave a thin smile.
" Go and call your uncle, get another drink and find something to clear this mess." She rattled orders at me.
" Aunt Ophelia asked me to call you, the Alpha is here." I said to Uncle Garrick who was in the living room. He dropped the remote and gave me a deadly look before pushing me out of the way.
I quickly brought another wine flute and a champagne and while I cleared the mess I could feel Alpha Lukan's gaze on me.
" She is your niece, I'm I correct."
" Yes," Aunt Ophelia said immediately.
" So why does she look like your slave?"
Aunt Ophelia and uncle Garrick exchanged shocked glances. This was the first time someone had openly challenged the way they were treating me and from the looks on their faces they hated it.
" She did something terribly wrong," Aunt Ophelia said after a brief moment.
" And what would that possibly be?" Alpha Lukan asked, quite angry.
Aunt Ophelia gave me a brief dirty look before she spoke up again.
"Ask her what happened 15 years ago."
View More Comments on App
You'll also like
/0/46395/coverbig.jpg?v=84ec5bfc3bc504ce9f3eb9ddbf07c2c1)
Luna Lola - The Moon Wolf
"You're the moon wolf, Lola. You're the wolf with the power of the Moon goddess", Serena said and collective gasps were heard in the room. After being rejected by her mate in Moonlit pack, Lola escaped on a full moon only to enter the territory of the next Alpha King who also happened to be her second chance mate. Adrian is the next Alpha King but he hasn't been able to assume his role because he needed a Luna by his side. A rogue that trespassed on his territory, whom he ordered be killed turned out to be his mate leaving him in a dilemma. Will Adrian reject Lola because she came into his territory as a rogue? Will he overcome what happened to him in the past and give Lola a chance or reject her and go ahead with Fay as his chosen Luna? What will happen when everyone finds out just how much power Lola wields and how she's supposed to protect her kind in an oncoming war? Find out in Lola - The Moon Wolf!
/0/23814/coverbig.jpg?v=04c36b67af425601cbf104b5d58d7a04)
The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
/0/38018/coverbig.jpg?v=46aac320161748d208c0d91e3466572b)
The Despised Son-in-law Strikes Back
"Never let anyone treat you like shit!" I learned that the hard way. For three years, I lived with my in-laws. They didn't treat me as their son-in-law but as a slave. I put up with everything because of my wife, Yolanda Lambert. She was the light of my life. Unfortunately, my whole world came crashing down the day I caught my wife cheating on me. I have never been so heartbroken. To have my revenge, I revealed my true identity. I was none other than Liam Hoffman—the heir of a family with trillions of dollars in assets! The Lamberts were utterly shocked after the big reveal. They realized what fools they had been for treating me like trash. My wife even knelt down and begged for my forgiveness. What do you think I did? Did I take her back or made her suffer? Find out!
/0/60747/coverbig.jpg?v=85441cfc6097b133c176791bbbcb6ff5)
Unshackled Brilliance: Catching The CEO's Eye
"Sign the divorce papers and get out!" Leanna got married to pay a debt, but she was betrayed by her husband and shunned by her in-laws. Seeing that her efforts were in vain, she agreed to divorce and claimed her half of the properties. With her purse plump from the settlement, Leanna enjoyed her newfound freedom. The constant harassment from her ex's mistress never fazed her. She took back her identities as top hacker, champion racer, medical professor, and renowned jewelry designer. Then someone discovered her secret. Matthew smiled. "Will you have me as your next husband?"
/0/53776/coverbig.jpg?v=2351df62731368a496bd970674d027b8)
The Billionaire's Ugly Wife
"I've warned you from the beginning. Don't marry him, but you won't listen." Darcy stood close to me and smiled with concern. "You're not a woman worthy of a man as handsome, rich, smart, and virile as Blaze." My whole body trembled at her words. "Have you no shame?" I asked. "Take a good look at yourself, Heather." She stared at me in the mirror. "You can't even glance at your ugly face. Do you think Blaze can endure a lifetime of gazing at that scar?" Heather Bailey got a surprise from her husband: a divorce agreement. After a year of marriage and facing ups and downs, she couldn't believe Blaze intended to divorce her. She was devastated when she saw him gazing lovingly at another woman. After signing the divorce papers, shockwaves caught her up. Her flower shop was burned to the ground. Her father's company collapsed, and her parents blamed her. She struggled to rebuild her life from the ground up and became more successful than ever. Having many customers from influential families, she started her revenge on Blaze. She won the very thing he wanted, but that was just the beginning.
/0/65656/coverbig.jpg?v=bca7a26f976b281a1ac0e8d986049347)
The Masked Heiress: Don't Mess With Her
Yelena discovered that she wasn't her parents' biological child. After seeing through their ploy to trade her as a pawn in a business deal, she was sent away to her barren birthplace. There, she stumbled upon her true origins—a lineage of historic opulence. Her real family showered her with love and adoration. In the face of her so-called sister's envy, Yelena conquered every adversity and took her revenge, all while showcasing her talents. She soon caught the attention of the city's most eligible bachelor. He cornered Yelena and pinned her against the wall. “It's time to reveal your true identity, darling.”
© 2018-now ManoBook
Referrals
APP STORE
GOOGLE PLAY