Chapter 4 Confession

Ava felt her heart breaking, and the world seemed to suddenly become dark around her and now she was accused of murder. Although she had hoped for a better result, her birthmark had made her an outsider in her pack's eyes, and it appeared that she would not be able to change her destiny.

Why would he pick Alora over her? She turned to face Alora, who was overjoyed to hear the news. More ran down her cheek as she realized she was truly on her own at this point.

"If anyone objects, I dare him to speak' The crowd roared in support of Damon's choice as he asked, with a voice so powerful that no one dared to oppose but only if they even wanted to. Ava knew all too well that her pack mates would prefer to have someone else play Luna instead of her.

"Good, let the ceremony continue" Damon added as members of the pack began to cheers and applause. The mate selection had been made.

Ava felt humiliated as she got up from the ground; her body ached from the hard fall, but more than anything, her heart was crushed. Before heading off the platform, she shot one more look at Alora who seemed very eager to play her new role.

Ava dragged her aching body along the silent street where everyone was attending the event and nobody was home. Ava's wolf Pam was devastated, hurt and in pain she was most excited about meeting her mate but she was rejected;

"Pam I am sorry, sorry you're stuck with someone like me. Because of me, we got rejected' Ava said trying to apologize to Pam as fresh tears rolled down her cheek

"He's an idiot for rejecting us, we didn't do anything wrong and it's not your fault Ava, let's just get home" Pam replied trying to cheer Ava. Ava's relationship with her wolf was very unique, they communicate with each other and share feelings and emotions. Ava walked home, heartbroken and defeated.

The next day

Ava sat ideally in her room staring into space, she looked at the untouched food she had prepared earlier but didn't have the appetite. She was so ashamed that she had locked herself inside her house, she was too ashamed to go out.

A loud knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. 'Who could that be?' She wondered standing up from where she was seated and made her way to the living room, as soon as she opened the door, she was standing face to face with Alora. Before she could say anything else, Alora had already made her way into the room and shut the door behind her.

"Oh my dear Ava, I am so sorry that I couldn't drop by earlier, you know, I've been so busy, I barely even have time for myself, so how have you been?' Alora said, faking a smile.

"If you came here to mock me, you can just say it, am weak but not stupid, you don't have to put on an act for me anymore. I understood your intentions from the very beginning but I still choose to live in a fool's paradise. I saw the signs but I chose to ignore them and I guess this is the punishment for my ignorance."

"You never really saw me as a friend but just a puppet you could manipulate and control. Every single time I was bullied, I always felt that someone was watching from the shadows, someone who hated me so much but remained faceless it was you all along wasn't it".

"Well I guess you aren't as stupid as I thought, but you still have a long way to go to get where I am today, since you've already taken off my mask, there's no reason to be nice to you anymore. You know what Ava all my life I've never hated anyone as much I've hated you, well apart from my parents. Ever since we were kids, my parents always compared me to you.

Even though you were so weak, they still admired your cheerful and smart character and then one day I overheard my dad speaking to my mom, back then, my dad was the most trusted aid to the Alpha, they were like brothers so I always believed that I would become the future Luna not until that day my father told my mother that 'the one born with the crescent birthmark will be the future Luna of our pack".

"I didn't need anyone to give me the name before I realized it was you and that was the day the new Alora Mcgrave was born. I started strategizing on how to change my fate. I knew that if I wanted success I needed to be smart and scheming. To change my future, I intertwined my fate with yours. I came into your life as a good and protective friend, you trusted me without suspecting anything but I guess that's what you get from being a loner".

"I was the one who started the rumors around town, destroying your name and reputation. I manipulated every single one in this pack and turned them against you and made you an outsider, and since I couldn't go after you myself, I used Madison as my puppet to do so.

"After I became strong enough to stand on my own, I got rid of my parents just to make sure they wouldn't hinder me in the future' Alora added chuckling

Ava let out a terrified gasp, she never would have imagined that Alora would go to such extent to become Luna. She was aware that Alora's parents passed away in a very strange way a few years ago, but it never crossed her mind that Allows would have a hand in it.

"How could you do such a heartless thing to your parents?" Ava questioned, still shocked.

"You don't have to look so surprised about it, they never truly considered me to be their flesh and blood, and nothing I ever did was good enough for them. For these reasons, I chose to end their miserable existence in order to finally find peace and the freedom to do as I pleased."

"My original plan was to use you as a means of gaining Damon's attention. Eventually, I would get rid of you as well, by which point he would have developed feelings for me. However, I never realized that Damon would go to great lengths to get rid of you, even disobeying the Moon goddess, plus his hatred for you exceeded mine." Alora said laughing

"Did you know that Damon picked me because he thinks we are friends? That's right, Ava, picking me means you won't have anybody else by your side, that's how much he hates you. In any case, I still benefited from it. You weren't just a puppet to me; rather, you were a tool I could use to accomplish my goals, and I'm happy that I met and became friends with you.

"You're a heartless monster!" Ava said backing away from Alora as terror overtook her face

"Point of correction, it's heartless Luna to you" Alora corrected giving her a dirty look

"You betrayed me and tricked me, ruining my life because of your greed and selfishness. I considered you a friend, truly cared for you, trusted and obeyed you, and would have gladly gave up my life for you. But now, you're getting married to my mate knowing full well that he doesn't even love you, tell me now, is it all worth it?". Ava questioned.

"It doesn't matter if it was worth it or not, I've gotten everything I have ever wanted but you've lost everything and that's enough satisfaction for me. Perhaps it's your fate to end up alone, just accept it." Alora gave a half smile as she turned to leave but stopped.

"In two days, Damon and I will get married under the moonlight. While I would love to invite you, I don't want any drama during the ceremony." And with that, she stormed out of the house leaving Ava in a state of shock and disbelief.

Ava could only wonder what wrong she had done in her life to deserve such betrayal. The person she thought had her back turned out to be the one who destroyed her life. Alora was a total monster; it seemed as though she was someone else totally hiding her true intentions for so many years.