Lyra's Reborn For Revenge Against The Cruel Alpha

The darkness was all she could see. She tried to find her way through the void.

"Lyra." She heard her name.

She turned, "Dad, is that you?"

"Lyra run!" She heard the same voice again.

"Dad, is that you?! Dad!" She called out to confirm if it was truly her dad's voice she heard.

"Lyra!" She heard her name again.

She quickly sprang up from the bed, gasping for breath and looking blindly around until her eyes settled on Imogen, who stood over her, with concern and worry etched on her face.

"Are you okay?" Imogen asked her.

"What happened?"

"I don't know, I came in and found you trash-talking in your sleep".

"Oh!" She sighed as Imogen went to open the curtains.

She came back to sit on the edge of the bed. "I was worried because you never ever sleep well".

Lyra gave her a small smile "I am fine, don't worry".

"If you say so, remember you promised me that we were going to spend some time together. You have always been so busy that you never have time for me". Imogen said, stretching her body on the bed.

"Yeah! I can't wait to have some free time alone with my sister". She replied, reaching out to pull Imogen's cheeks.

Just then, a maid entered and bowed, "Good morning, Luna Lyra. The elders are asking for you in the council room".

Imogen groaned, "See, another meeting. Why can't they just stay off and give you a break?"

Lyra slapped her hands lightly. "Imogen! They are our elders".

"But they don't allow you to have time for yourself".

"It's okay, I will be right back". Lyra said, turning to the maid, "Tell them I will join them soon".

The maid nodded and bowed out of the room. She got off her bed and hurried into the bathroom.

"Does this mean you won't be with me today?"

"Of course, I will. The meeting should be short". Lyra answered from the shower.

"But you don't even know what they want to talk about" Imogen asked, standing up from the bed.

"Whatever it is, it definitely won't be long, I promise you, my dear sister".

"You always do this, but you never fulfill it". Imogen grumbled under her breath, leaving the room in irritation.

"Imogen?" When she received no reply, Lyra shook her head and continued her shower.

She would calm down, she thought. "I can always make the apple pie she has always loved, to apologize for not spending time with her".

After some minutes, she was dressed and went on her way to the council room. As the Luna of the Solstice, she was required to dress regally at all times and that was exactly how she looked in her white dress dyed with pink round the edges, her brown hair was plaited to the side with little pink flower pins on it. That was obviously just a disguise as she ran down the corridors of the mansion. She waved to some women who bowed as she sped past them. Bursting into the room breathing in pants, she greeted the elders.

"I am so sorry for being late".

But none of them returned her greetings, as the tension on their faces was evident.

Only Elder Alan gave her a little smile in return. They stood up and waited for her to sit before taking their seats.

"You ran here, didn't you?" Elder Karena, a strict-looking woman in her late fifties and hair tied up in a tight bun, asked her.

"No, I didn't, I just walked faster than usual". Lyra replied, with a mischievous smile on her face. Karena may look strict, but deep inside her, she was a big sweet soul.

The only elder she was scared of out of all eight of them, was the elder Alfred and that was because she had seen him fight. He was seated opposite her on the long table dressed in a three-piece black suit, his crown of black hair streaked with strands of white was slicked back, giving him the finished look of the boss of a huge company, which he was anyway.

"Why are you all looking so tense? Why did you call me here"?

"The Lycan king is coming tonight." Alan dropped the bombshell.

She visibly paled all of a sudden. "What! That can't be true. How do you know he is coming tonight? It's been months since he attacked".

"Four months to be precise, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to come back". Elder Sylvan said solemnly.

"But what makes you so sure?" She asked, standing up from her seat.

"Elleen had a vision". Alfred said, with a hard edge in his voice.

"That's it? That's what we are banking on? A vision?!" She said exasperatedly.

"My visions always come true". Elleen huffed.

She sat back on her chair, "You are right, I'm sorry. I am just so troubled. So what are we going to do?" She asked, eyes on the leader of the fighters, the elder Sylvan, who refused to meet her eyes.

"That's why we are here. Nothing more". Alfred said.

"What do you mean by nothing? You can't be serious!" She shouted.

"Lyra, we are no match for the Lycan king. We are just tiny wolves". Alan said.

"So, do we just do whatever he wants?"

"Yes," Karena replied.

"We can't just do whatever he wants".

"Yes we can! You are still too young to be making decisions like this. It is what we have decided and since we are here to guide you, you will do exactly as we say. We promised your father that no harm would come to you." Alfred interrupted.

"You are all unbelievable". Lyra said, shaking her head in anger at the resignation in their eyes. She stormed out, slamming the door as she left.

She entered her room burning with anger. How dare he treat her like a child? She was Luna!

And what have you done for your people? A little voice said in her head.

She slumped on her bed, it was right. She couldn't even protect them from the Lycan king's attack. She should look for Imogen, she would support her decision.

But Imogen was nowhere to be found, so she went around the pack doing every job she could place her hands on, just to get some distractions away from the current situation.

After a hectic afternoon, she went to her room to prepare for the attack. She heard a commotion from outside, and she went to the window to see what it was about; a man helping out the teenagers who had performed the coming of age ritual and were trying to get used to changing into their wolf. She felt a slight surge of jealousy. She remembered her first time. Everyone had expected her to be as strong as her parents but were disappointed when she couldn't shift into her wolf. She still didn't have a wolf, unlike her sister who changed into a very beautiful wolf with midnight black fur like her hair.

A maid entered the room and dropped a tray of strawberry flavored tea on the table.

She looked at the maid with a raised eyebrow because she hadn't asked for any tea.

"Elder Fabian asked me to bring it to soothe your nerves".

She sighed, they always took good care of her. They even knew what her favorite tea was. Taking the cup as she dismissed the maid, she turned back to the window to watch the newly transformed wolves. They were playing around, not listening to the instructor as they played with each other.

Suddenly feeling tired, she decided to just take a little nap. When she woke up, the moon hung low, casting its eerie glow over the dense forest that surrounded the Solstice Pack's territory. There was silence everywhere and she remembered the attack.

Shit! How could she have slept off!

She hurried down the stairs, hazel eyes seeing clearly in the dark. The pack's fate was in her hands, that was what she thought about, but the sight that awaited her stopped her in her own tracks.

There was blood everywhere. This wasn't the first time she had seen a sight like this, but she could never get used to that.

A chilling howl rang out, a sound that sent shivers down Lyra's spine. Without warning, he emerged from the shadows, eyes gleaming with sick glee as he saw what his soldiers had done.

Lyra took a step forward to confront him, but a hand snatched her back.

"Where do you think you are going?" Imogen whispered furiously to Lyra, eyes filled with fear.

"I have to stop him".

"You would be dead if you stepped out."

"I don't care! I refuse to surrender in despair". She may have said that last part a little bit loudly, because the door she was hiding behind suddenly tore from its hinges.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here"? The haunting voice said and she released a loud piercing scream.