His Repudiated Luna; Rejected Once, Wanted Again

Valerie's POV

I once read somewhere that it took a special kind of bravery to stay sober in a room full of drunk people.

I was sitting before the makeshift bar in Adam's party, watching my friends take shot after shots of burning liquid from nameless bottles.

I stared at their swaying, bleary-eyed form, wondering why anyone would want to subject themselves to that for an entire night and end up wasted in some random place, and wake up with severe hangovers. Stupid nineteen-year olds. I stared at the golden-colored liquid in my own glass. Apple juice was all the refreshment I needed.

Maybe it wasn't bravery though. Maybe I was just being plain stupid and I should have enjoyed the night with my friends. Alcohol would have definitely helped me to survive the events of that night.

"Bar!" Rendall, the one who was closest to me yelled and slammed an empty glass on the table, his eyes unfocused.

"I mean...drink..."

"Don't get too drunk, Rendall. You're the one driving us home." Cheryl slurred and poured another drink down her throat, then giggled almost maniacally.

Analisse, my other best friend, was the only other sober person among us. She was sitting on the other end of Rendall and Cheryl, the bluish light of her phone illuminating her face as she stared into it.

Besides Adam, Analisse was the only other person I trusted with my life. Probably the only person whom I could talk to about what had been bothering me for years now.

"Don't fall off the bar stools," I muttered to Rendall and Cheryl, then stood from my own stool and walked towards Analisse.

"Hey," I said. "We need to talk."

"What-" she started, but I had grabbed her hand and was dragging her through the dimly lit party floor full of swaying people.

Analisse followed me in silence until we reached the foot of the staircase. Once there, she folded her arms and glared at me.

"Rude, much?" She said with a hint of sarcasm.

"What did you want to talk about?"

I closed my eyes and tried to figure out my words and she shook my shoulder worriedly.

"Val, are you okay?" She asked.

"Yeah. Yeah, I am. The whole party is just getting to me." I muttered, then opened my eyes.

"There's this thing I've been carrying around for a long while now."

"What's that?" She prompted.

"I like Adam. Heck, I think I love him. I've loved him since we were thirteen and I still do. I want to tell him tonight, but I don't know how to. Can you help me?" I blurted out in one long breath.

A shadow passed across Analisse's face, or perhaps it was the dim party lights around us. "You love him?"

"Yes, Ana." I nodded.

"What should I do?"

She thought for a moment, then said.

"Val, this is his coronation party. He just got crowned as the alpha. I think this would be the wrong time to break that kind of news to him. Besides, you're his best friend. Friends don't feel that way for each other."

I pondered on her words: Analisse was one of the most level headed, pragmatic people I'd ever met. If anyone could tell me the truth, it was her.

Perhaps she was right.

A footfall made the both of us turn to the staircase, and my heart did a tumble as I watched Adam walk downstairs. Oh, Goddess!

"Valerie," he whispered as his eyes fell on me, and I could read the anguish in his eyes, better than anyone else could. For some reason, he wasn't looking at Analisse.

"Adam!" I called. My voice sounded high and pathetic.

"What were you doing upstairs? It's your coronation party, after all."

"I just...needed to have some rest." He murmured, running a hand across his forehead. "I wasn't feeling too well."

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"No, Val." He whispered again. "Can you come stay with me upstairs? I really need someone around."

My heart jumped again as I heard those words. I turned to Analisse, but she had mysteriously disappeared into the partying crowd.

I turned back to Adam, my mouth tasting like ash.

"Alright. I'll come." ~~~

Adam reached for my hand almost immediately and pulled me upstairs without another word.

We walked through the vast corridors of the pack house in silence until he reached the door of his room.

There I stopped him before we walked in. His hair fell into his eyes, shielding part of his face.

I pulled it back as I felt for his temperature: his skin was pallid and abnormally warm.

"You don't feel good," I murmured.

"We should get you to bed." I opened the door and led him inside. The room was dim, illuminated only by a standing lamp in the corner.

I led him towards the bed and helped him get into it, and as I turned to go, he reached for my hand.

"Wait!" He called, then stood to his feet again.

Adam stood before me, several inches taller, and I craned my head to stare into those beautiful green eyes that I'd fallen in love with since forever.

And suddenly, his lips were on mine.

His lips tasted metallic and sharp, the taste of undiluted whiskey.

Had he been drinking? I thought, but his sobriety was the last thing on my mind as I deepened the kiss, taking his tongue into my mouth.

His tongue played around with mine, and I almost lost it.

I wrapped my arms around his neck as he leaned down and grabbed my ass, pulling me even closer.

I could feel the hardness of his erection pressing against my groin.

He was hard.

For me.

Did he feel the same way about me too?

I sucked in a breath through my nose and grabbed his shirt to balance myself, ending the kiss.

In the part of my mind that wasn't clouded by thoughts of Adam, I worried that what we were doing was wrong.

"Adam, why-" I started to ask, but he carried me in one easy swoop and placed me on the bed. He leaned over me, his dark hair brushing my face.

"You can go if you don't want this," he murmured, his voice husky with arousal, and my lower belly clenched in response. He was giving me a choice, but I'd already made my decision.

I let out a stifled moan and pulled him with his shirt, capturing his lips in another kiss. Slowly I began to relax until I melted into his arms.

Then he stopped the kiss with a gasp and began to plant kisses on my neck, my chin, my chest, all the while trailing lines of pleasure on my body with his hands.

He pulled the straps of my dress down, revealing my bare breasts. I felt terribly bare, but this was Adam. Adam wouldn't hurt me: I trusted him.

I helped him slip the rest of my dress down. All I had on was a pair of black panties, which he deftly pulled down too. He stared at my naked body for several moments, then stood from the bed.

He began to undress, and my eyes widened as they took in his erect dick.

He joined me on the bed and before I could react, he leaned down and took one of my nipples in his mouth, slowly running his tongue over it.

I gasped and grabbed his silky dark hair as he worked magic on my body, then he freed my nipple and leaned up to plant another kiss on my lips. I could feel the hardness of his dick against my groin.

"Stay still." He whispered, then slowly ran his fingers from my knee, up my thigh to my crotch, then back again.

Up and down his fingers went, until I began to squirm impatiently in his grasp.

"I told you to stay still, Val." He murmured, then with a deft movement, he parted my legs and two fingers were suddenly between my legs.

I sucked in a sharp breath and gripped him tighter as his fingers expertly slid in and out of my pussy. I was wet to the touch, wet for him, and soon his fingers were slick.

His name slipped from my lips and I closed my eyes shut. Soon his finger strokes became faster and I began to move my hips to match his movements.

He seemed to be touching a core within me that almost drove me insane with pleasure.

In the dimness of the bedroom, I felt him pull his fingers out and replaced it with his dick.

He entered into me slowly, and I felt a sharp, momentary pain as he did so.

"Damn, Val." He whispered into my ears. "You feel so good.

"He began to move inside of me, pushing in and pulling out in slow thrusts. Moan after moan slipped from my lips and I held on to his shoulders, feeling the tingle of pain and pleasure wash over me.

Soon I began to feel pressure build up in my lower belly. My orgasm came like a pleasurable torrent and I screamed his name, gripping his shoulders even harder.

His own release came soon after, and he jerked into me with a force that sent us knocking into the head boards.

Then slowly, I wrapped my arms around his neck, feeling a sense of relaxation wash over me.

Valerie's POV

I slowly peeled my eyes open, the morning sunlight filtering through the window and warming my face.

I groaned and stretched my limbs, then turned to the side to avoid the glare of the sun, pulling the sheets with me.

It took me several blinks and head scratching to realize that I was in Adam's bedroom, not mine. Wait, where was he? I sat up and looked around.

The only indication that he had been in this room were his shirt and dress pants, which were slung over the back of a nearby chair.

I looked down and realized I was utterly naked, the memory of the night before lingering in my mind.

Then I smiled in satisfaction: for as long as I could remember, I had dreamed of waking up beside him, and now that dream had finally come true.

The sheets smelled of him: that pure, aqua scent that had driven me nuts since I was thirteen years old and I'd finally discovered I had feelings for him.

As I rose from the bed, a sense of eagerness filled my heart. Today would mark a new chapter in our relationship, a confirmation of the feelings I'd been holding on to for six years now.

He was mine, and I was his, and we would be that way forever. I took another moment to gather my thoughts, then I padded into his adjoining bathroom.

I took a quick shower, ladling myself with the soap and imagining his hands on me, doing crazy-good things to my body.

My lower belly clenched with desire as I remembered how good he'd tasted; his lips on mine had felt perfect.

Heavenly. That was the only word to describe what had happened.

I could still hear his warm breath in my ear as he'd buried himself inside of me, the way he'd gripped my shoulders hard before cumming.

I could still feel his weight on me, how he'd held on to my waist as I'd ridden him to a climax.

I almost stumbled in my haste to get out of the bathroom and my sexually-driven thoughts, smiling sheepishly in the process.

Even when he wasn't physically here, Adam had a way of driving me crazy.

I picked up the shirt he'd worn in the ceremony yesterday and put it on, folding the arms to accommodate my smaller one. Then I walked out of the room in search of him. The entire house was empty, devoid of the party guests from last night.

"Adam?" I called. "I'm awake!"

A loud clatter in the kitchen answered me. I furrowed my brow in curiosity, then padded down the stairs, taking one cautious step after the other. A dull thud followed the clatter and raised a sense of panic in my chest.

The thing-beast? Human?-made a low grunt that sounded as though it was in extreme pain.

What if Adam was being attacked? As I reached the end of the staircase, I grabbed an umbrella from a nearby stand and raised it high above my head, hoping against hope that I wouldn't have to use it.

The grunt seemed to be coming from the direction of the kitchen. I reached the kitchen door and made a sharp turn, ready to hit whoever the attacker was-And faltered as I took in the sight.

There, in the kitchen, stood Adam, wrapped in the embrace of another woman. My heart plummeted, and a wave of disbelief crashed over me.

"Adam," I managed to say, my voice tremulous. The image before my eyes seemed like a harsh twist of fate, tearing apart the hope and love for him that I'd nurtured for so long.

Adam turned abruptly, his expression shifting from happy to surprised as his eyes caught mine. As he turned, the girl he'd been kissing was revealed. And it was none other than Analisse herself.

"What the heck?!" I shrieked, feeling the double blow of betrayal. Adam had not only cheated on my love for him, but he'd done it with my other best friend.

"Valerie-" He started, but I'd turned away already, storming to the front door of the house. Tears welled up in my eyes, threatening to spill down my cheeks.

There was a dull ache in my chest that felt unfamiliar yet real. It tore at my chest and left me gasping as I tried to hold back the sobs.

I stopped at the front door, my hand on the doorknob, and I heard Adam stop behind me.

"Valerie, listen to me." He murmured. I flinched as he reached out to touch my shoulder. I struggled to find my voice amidst the chaos of my thoughts.

"Listen? Why should I listen, Adam? I saw it with my own eyes, didn't I? I thought... I thought we were meant to be. You made me sleep with you, yet you were making out with my best friend the next morning"

I turned slowly to face him, my vision clouded by tears shed and unshed. Behind him, I could see Analisse hovering at the kitchen door, with a mocking smile plastered on her face.

"We didn't plan it to be this way, Val. It just... happened" She said in a scratchy whisper, though I could hear her from that distance.

The lying, slimy bitch. How I wanted to tear at her, to make her feel a part of the pain I was feeling.

"You expect me to believe it just...happened?" I muttered bitterly.

"You just wound up in his house, unexpected? After the things we talked about last night, Ana?"

"Then don't believe it Val. We planned on making the announcement later in the evening but you found out this way" Adam muttered and i bit my lips painfully.

I thought you loved me, Adam. I believed that so much that I didn't think you'd do this to me.

"Valerie, I never wanted to lose you. I still don't. But Analisse is my mate. We're meant to be" Adam replied without remorse.

"Well, friends don't lie to each other. You didn't think about that before dragging me to your room last night? Did you think about that before-"

I choked back on the words. A smirked formed itself on Adam's lips, as he faced me squarely.

"Well, to be completely honest, Val, I didn't force myself on you. You wanted me just as much as i did but everything that happened yesterday night was a fling" Adam whispered and i could feel my tears at bay, i was still trying so hard not to give in to the pain of been heartbroken.

"At least you could have stayed away from making out with my own friend, the day after you had sex with me!" I screamed hurtfully.

"Analisse is getting corronated as my Luna tomorrow" Adam spoke without batting an eyelid.

The weight of Adam's revelation settled upon me, my heart breaking even further.

I finally let out the sob I'd been holding back, knowing I had lost the one person I'd given my heart to since I was thirteen.

"Wow!" I breathed, folding my arms.

"Just...wow!"

"My dad betrothed us to each other before he died," Adam continued, his eyes full of an emotion I couldn't name.

"Preparations are underway and you should get prepared too. I won't force you to attend though" Adam muttered then turned to leave.

"And when did you plan on telling the both of us that you were sleeping with the other?" I spat venomously.

"For fuck's sake, Val!" Adam yelled in frustration, raking both hands through his hair.

"You and I, we're not even a thing. We're just friends, are we not?"

A ball of emotion formed in my throat and I turned away, unable to bear the look of contempt and frustration on Adam's face any longer.

The depth of my love made the situation all the more unbearable, but I knew I had to protect myself from further heartbreak.

Adam hadn't thought of me before making any decision. How could he claim being friends with me?

"Well, then. I wish the both of you a terrible existence!" I spat, then turned and left the house, taking my shattered heart with me...

Valerie's POV

My eyes burned with tears as I pushed myself into my silent home. It was one of the numerous things my parents had left for me before their death.

The house was one I had grown to love and cherish. Even my friends, Analisse and Rendall admitted to how cool the building was but right now I'm alone and desolate in that very building which was once a lively place.

I was totally clueless on what to do next. I can't possibly keep living here, around my friends after knowing the bitter truth but it wouldn't be easy trying to leave since the building was my parent's.

I was still thinking about that when my phone beeped. It was a big announcement from the pack house. The Luna's coronation. My tears threatened to fall but I wasn't ready to give in to the torment.

'I'll be fine on my own' I reassured myself as I gulped down a bottle of wine.

My door suddenly barged open and a number of guards swam in, shocking me to the core.

"What the hell is going on?" I yelled but no one replied. Two of the guards suddenly grabbed me and pulled me out of the house.

I kept struggling with them until they got to their destination. The pack house.

Now I was kneeling right in front of Adam. The son of a bitch! Only good riddance was keeping me from hitting life out of his sinfully handsome face.

"My heart thugged at my chest heavily as I saw him face me with one smirk, totally void of remorse.

"What do you want from me, you cheat!" I muttered in distress as fear settled within my guts. A gathering or summon in front of the Alpha means trouble, so it made me weak to the knees to think I was kneeling down right in front of him like a criminal caught in action.

"Your number of offenses within just a day of finding out about my true Luna is threatening, Valerie, but I still wish I could overlook things for your sake.

"I get that you're so offended that I had chosen your friend over you as my Luna but you can't fit in as the Luna of this pack. You are an Omega who can't shift! You're too weak but Analisse is the perfect definition of a complete Luna" he explained vividly and my tears flew to the surface.

Does he have to remind me of that? When he had always told me how less he cared about me not being able to shift.

He had became my friend knowing that and he had promised to protect me no matter what, but now this?

"I understand you completely, Adam. Can you please let me go now? I'll be fine on my own" I whispered, dabbing gently against my tears.

"I'm not done with you yet, Valerie" he thundered, sending shivers down my spine. It was the first time he had raised his voice to yell at me.

"I thought of how I could be of help to you, Valerie. Then I thought of making you my mistress. Only then can you be save in this pack" Adam said silently.

"Being wolfless is a disadvantage to you, chica. Asides that, I can't deny the fact that you'd fit in as my mistress. If we have a deal, all you'll always need to do is warm my bed while I protect you" he added and the urge to puke suddenly took charge.

"You mean I should be your whore?" I asked in disbelief and he nodded shamelessly.

"Why don't you ask your favorite mate to be your whore? Why must it be me?" I asked as tears formed layers within my eyes.

"You don't need to deny he fact that you wanted me as much as I do, and that you still do. This is just going to work out for your good" he whispered, trailing a finger over my bare shoulder.

"And if I refuse?" I uttered without blinking and his gaze pierced into mine. His fingers digging into my skin painfully as he pulled me close.

"You'll have to leave this pack, forever!" He whispered and I bit my lips hard to keep me from trembling.

Leaving the pack would take a big toll on me but I would rather leave than live with someone who betrayed me without thinking of how horribly he had hurt me.

Who was he kidding?

A deal to become his whore? While the witch orders me around as the Luna?

I fidgeted for a minute or so before matching his gaze.

"I will never be your whore, Adam" I told him sternly and he raised his brows.

"Really?"

"Then I'd assume you're willing to leave?" He asked and I agreed without hesitation.

"I would have no problem leaving as long as I sold the building for a good price" I started thinking within myself until his voice interrupted me.

"I, Adam Farkas, the Alpha of Crescent Moon pack, announces your banishment from this pack. You, Valerie Steele shall leave without taking anything from the pack" he said immediately after confirming my decision.

"But... " I tried to protest but Analisse suddenly appears out of nowhere, grinning from ear to ear.

"Thanks for deciding to leave Val, you're a good friend after all" She said silently and I scoffed.

If only I could just grow fangs and dig out her lungs.

"I had always wanted that building of yours but you're finally letting it go so easily. Thanks for that" she added and lips trembled. My legs shook at her last statement.

"I... I" I tried talking but only a sob managed to leave my lips.

"You should leave now before the guards help you" Adam muttered sternly and I turned to leave immediately.

To hell with him and Analisse!

To hell with his reign as the Alpha!

To hell with everything concerning Adam Farkas and Analisse Clinton! They'll surely pay for everything I had gone through.