Luna's Awakening

the stiffness, in my muscles from the mattress. The unforgiving mattress hadn't been kind to

me to be excited about shifting for the time and finding my mate. Instead, each day is a strug

who couldn't be bothered to offer anything better. Time was of the essence

st thing I needed was a run-in with one of those who made my life difficult.

of feeding the entire pack. I moved silently, gathering ingredients and heating the stoves. I g

a clanging noise as it hit the floor. I stoo

I could tell it was Beta Marcus. His strong hand grabbed my shoulder, turnin

my lip tasting the tang of b

rowled his face inches from

sks. My hands trembled slightly as I plated the food, but I fo

fference and cruelty. Most ignored me entirely as if I were a pi

as she deliberately knocked her orange ju

pill as Kara and her friends giggled above me. As I sto

e meal with gusto just yesterday. Unexpectedly, she dumped her entire p

in as many minutes, I overheard e

wolf named Ethan was saying. "Do you thin

nd until now. A glimmer of hope ignited within me. Perhaps this event could change everything if

than usual. Maybe I was just feeling weaker each day. Struggling under their weigh

Images of fur and sharp teeth flashed before me mixed with the sounds of rogue wolves snarling and pack mates screaming

r's voice echoed in my

the rogue. The scene was filled with a mix of teeth and cl

Daydreaming

, disoriented, only to see him knock over my basket of clean laun

n't bring my parents back or make the pack treat me better. Instead, I gathered the soi

n't anything special, it was just a little clearing enclosed by thick trees – bu

aining sessions. My movements were awkward. Unskilled, I kept going. I

was at the edge of the clearing observing me with a look. I braced myself for r

ing me uneasy. After what seemed like an eternity, he walked away silently

he knife. Cut into my palm. I held back a yelp of pain, swiftly wrapping a cloth around the cut. I couldn

e me for target practice, flicking bits of food at me whenever the adults weren't looking. I saw A

y cabin. Collapsed onto the bed feeling the fatigue seep into every fiber of my being. I pulled ou

mured, a tear slipping away despite attempts to hold it back. "

yer to the Moon Goddess. "Please," I murmured, "let me find m

of a future where I was more than just the pac

gle and survival in the Clearwater Pack. Yet deep inside, that tiny spark