Second Chance Of The Luna

Chapter one- pack judgement

Anabelle Pov

"This lady is unprepared, according to our pack tradition, a lady cannot rule the Kam kingdom,"

My Uncle, Aiden Raven spoke calmly, the kind of calmness that carried poison beneath it.

Standing before the council and elders, with his hands folded behind his back, like he already owned the throne.

"A woman who cannot control her emotions, nor her father's legacy, will bring an end to the pack as our Luna," Raven's voice echoed.

Elders gathered round the table, their faces carrying the tension of the hall.

"That's true! We can't be ruled by a young lady," one elder said with his face carved with tension.

"Our pack would be destroyed if such a thing were to happen."

I knelt down in the middle of the hall, breathing heavily, my knee feeling the cold of the carved rock. This council has always been the place my late parents gathered, laughed and made decisions. But now it's filled with betrayal and tension.

Everyone in the hall held doubt... doubt carved by Raven.

"A Luna who can't control her emotions would bring danger to our people," Uncle Raven declared.

My stomach tightened and my throat was dry.

A danger?!

What does that mean?

How would I be a danger to a kingdom I have always adored?

I wanted to scream at him, but I knew how manipulative Uncle Raven was. I cursed myself for breathing in the same atmosphere he was.

I kept my gaze on each of them, scanning the hall carefully, trying not to shake in the midst of the tension. I'm supposed to be strong, my dad's only daughter. I'm supposed to be the next Luna.

"Why can't I be the pack's Luna?" I asked, managing to counter my uncle's voice." My voice ran out, shaky.

Uncle smirked, "is that a question?"

"But I've been destined for the future Luna of this pack, it's my right by birth."

"I am Anabelle Aiden, the only daughter of late Alpha Aiden. No one tried questioning my dad's decisions or actions. But why now?"

"Anabelle no one is questioning your late dad's decisions, but your uncle Raven's opinion is valid, as the beta of Kam kingdom."

"You're a young lady, being Luna is a terrible decision. You have no control over your emotions nor your father's legacy!" the elders roared out.

"Anabelle you're more focused on your artistic skill, that's what you have control over."

"Just focus on that. You are just a woman!" Raven said, his tongue out in disdain.

I looked at him in detest, my throat tightened, my wolf form was spiked by his constant manipulations. It's either the elders have been threatened or manipulated by his word.

"My talent can never affect my responsibilities of being the Luna of this pack, I can control my emotions just like my uncle."

"Anabelle, don't question us further, it's tradition. In our tradition, we can never be ruled by only a Luna; we need an alpha who stands and makes decisions which enables the growth of our pack." The elders said.

With their eyes holding much conviction. "Since the birth of your great forefathers, we've been led by a man, Alpha. This is the law, women are to abide by."

"I was born by the Alpha himself. I have the bloodline of an Alpha. But just because I'm a woman, I can't rule?!" I said with a shaky voice.

"That's enough of this argument, Anabelle. I did not train you to question your elders!" Uncle Raven shouted.

I bowed my head in sorrow, my claws piercing the cold stone.

"There's only one way to become the Luna, Anabelle." Elder Maros said slowly.

"The only way is to break through the cold-hearted Alpha of the fangspire pack.

That's the only way you can be the future Luna." He declared.

"Alpha Roman is a cold-hearted man, with a strong hatred for women. Both of you are fated mates, betrothed before your birth. Being the Luna of this pack, means you have to get married to your fated mate." Elder Maros declared.

The pack roared in agreement with that decision, and even my uncle cheered the idea up.

"This is a contract, Anabelle. You have five years to win his heart, to break his stone heart. After five years and you couldn't win his heart, all your father's legacy and kingdom would be taken from you."

"This is the only way you can get access to his legacy and become our Luna." Elder Maros concluded.

The elder nodded in agreement.

"Staying with Alpha Roman will give you structure and control over your emotions. As well as we will have an Alpha." Elder Maros suggested.

My jaw clenched, and I could feel my wolf side burning with anger, the elders my dad once favored had betrayed me.

I lifted my head, but–" elders..."

"Our decision is final. You aren't allowed to counter that!" Uncle Raven cut me off.

The hall was filled with silence, their faces remained gravid.

"It's a contract, we're giving you one day to think about it. Once you've made a decision, another meeting will be held tomorrow."

"Then you would sign the documents. That's the only way you get your father's legacy." Elder Maros concluded.

"A contract document!" I exclaimed.

My mouth snapped shut, my body burning from heat, but only his name scared me off. Alpha of Fangspire, I have always heard about that name and how cruel he was to women.

After my parents told me that we are fated mates before they died. I already vowed never to be with him.

I hated him, before seeing him.

My eyes was almost dripping with tears.

Not here, Anabelle. Not in front of them.

I won't show that I'm weak. I said to myself.

"You've heard them, Anabelle," Raven murmured. His words meant a venomous whisper to me. "If you want to protect what is meant for the Aiden family, you have to obey."

Five years of training wasn't going to make me strong.

Five years of exile.

My body shivered, but I forced myself to be strong.

Kael Roman, allowing anything that isn't war hasn't been heard. Being a woman would even worsen it.

"Why would he take me?" I asked myself.

Raven smirked, his lips smiling like he had already won. This decision benefited him a lot, sending me to Fangspire would give him power over my father's legacy.

One day to decide felt like years; either I lost my father's legacy, or I lived with the ruthless Alpha of Fangspire.

The fear of making a decision overwhelmed me. Leaving with Alpha Roman was like a trap.

A trap I don't know where it leads to, a trap that would tame me or strengthen me.

One thing I knew was that I needed to melt his cold heart.

Going to the fangspire pack would change my life in either a good or bad way, but only fate knows what it holds in that place.

Chapter 2-

Anabelle Pov

"Good morning, everyone," Uncle Raven welcomed the elders.

"Today, we have finally reached the point where my beloved niece has made her decision to save our legacy." He concluded.

"And I trust she's very smart and would never let us down." Raven said with his tongue rolled out, playing the innocent look.

I stood at the centre of the council, my heart beating from the decision I was about to take.

I knew it was in my hands, it was either I stayed with my manipulative uncle or my fated mate. Neither of them would treat me nicely, they all saw me as their puppet, a woman and nothing less.

I was just an orphan to be maltreated, played with. An object left in the hand of man, tamed to the direction of their master.

But I knew I would fight for my right, till the end.

The council hall was filled with elders centred around the golden table, all eyes on me, waiting for my final verdict.

"Anabelle Aiden, what's your final decision?"

"We've given you 24 hours to make your choice, and now it's time to tell us what you want," Raven spoke.

Elders' eyes all over me, waiting for my final verdict.

I stood at their centre for a long moment, swallowing the dry spit on my throat. Deep breath to relax my muscles for what I would say now.

"Good day, my elders," I finally spoke up boldly.

"My final decision is to leave with Alpha Roman of Fangspire to get my father's legacy."

"I agree with this contract. I would break the cold heart of the ruthless alpha, my fated mate." I concluded.

"That's a nice thing to do, my precious niece," my uncle smirked.

This was the perfect trap laid by my uncle, but either way he would win.

If I don't go, my father's legacy will be taken, and even if I go, I won't be able to break the heart of the cold alpha. Either way, Uncle Raven's plan will work out.

But one thing I knew was, I would rather suffer in the hands of a stranger than my father's beloved brother.

My father has always adored his brother, treated him right. But after his death, everything changed.

"That's a very nice one, Anabelle. I trust you would break his cold heart," the Elder Maros spoke.

"Now, this is the contract form..." elder Maros pointed. It was a paper wrapped in a wooden frame.

Uncle Raven placed it on my hands....

"Read it carefully," he said.

"Everything stated there is what we've spoken about. Five years to put into action, to show you aren't just a woman, but have control over your emotions. This contract would determine your entitlement to this pack." Uncle Raven said.

I felt a sharp numbness in my feet...

Belong?

Like an item traded in an auction.

My uncle traded me for his greed."

"For now we need an alpha that would lead us. While you go on this mission, we've decided to crown Raven the alpha of the Kam kingdom." Elder Maros said.

I didn't hear that well....I focused on getting that correctly.

"What do you mean by Uncle Raven taking my place?" I objected.

"This is my dad's legacy, I was destined to rule you guys and not him." I countered.

"Anabelle, we've told you, a woman can't rule us! We need an Alpha, and he's the right person," Maros countered.

I stood up angrily, my heart beating fast!

"The meeting is dismissed. Everything said will be abided by every one of us," Elder Maros declared.

I pushed myself with my last strength, my legs trembling, and I could feel my wolf side suffocating from the weight of betrayal. I rolled to my uncle's side.

He smirked at me.

"My dear you have to protect our name, and you've heard them. The only way to protect us, is to break the heart of the cold alpha." He mocked out..

"Uncle... Uncle Raven, this was all your plan!" I shouted.

"All my parents did was to treat you right and give you the best life. But all you did was to gloat over their wealth, treat their daughter less humanely." my voice shaking.

He chuckled. "You are just a woman. Leave these things for the men."

My stomach tightened at his word, struck my heart deep.

"Uncle Raven, I won't let you have my father's legacy!" my voice heightened.

Because of you, I promise to win my betrothed.

"Alpha Roman? You think you know him? You don't know what you're saying my daughter." He laughed out.

"You have already closed the door to your father's legacy, dear. Everything would be mine." His smile sharpened.

"You leave at dawn tomorrow. Tomorrow marks your suffering. It's called 'from frying pan to fire' the land of slavery" He laughed out.

He walked away, before I could reply. His head was ravaged with so much happiness. Being the alpha has always been his dream.

I stood still for a long moment, reflecting on my decision.... I inhaled, steadying myself, even if I couldn't stay calm.

Fangspire pack.

Alpha Kael Roman.

Five years of my life.

My fate has just been stripped before my eyes and thrown into the fist of Alpha, a very ruthless ruler of the most powerful pack.

I forced myself to walk, smile and move on, but my sadness overwhelmed that. Each step I took carried the weight of a burden, and finally, I pushed the door open to exit the council.

Kam's kingdom was overwhelmed with silence, as if the sky could read everything happening. Wolves patrolled around the walls, looking for their mate.

I stood outside, watching the place I once called my safe place. The cold air grasped my hair.

Glanced at the area that was once my place, but without my parents, everything changed. They were all betrayal wrapped in Uncle Raven's hands.

Tomorrow I will be delivered like a piece of offering to the Romans, like something sold to an enemy.

Someone out there is watching me.

Perhaps Karl Roman, waiting to tempt his dog.

I had no idea what awaited me within Fangspire walls.

Tomorrow, I step into unknown territory.

Into his territory.

Into his world.

Leaving behind all I treasured in the hands of a manipulator.

The only thing I could get hold of is my talent, moving into a dangerous fate that I have no idea about.

My father's legacy is in the hands of a manipulative man.

Chapter 3

Anabelle Pov

"Anabelle... what am I hearing, my lady?"

"The council has made their final verdict, and you are being sent to Alpha Roman." Mira, my maid, voiced out.

"My lady, why did you allow it...?" she signaled.

"You've always been strong and bold, but now you allow them to sell you like a puppet."

"Fangspire is not just a pack but a mighty kingdom. Anything that goes there never comes back, and if it does, it is never brought back the same." She winked.

I didn't respond, my throat was tightened and swallowed by the truth I was running from.

"Mira, my father's legacy comes before anything. He entrusted everything to me. I can't just sit and watch everything taken away." I voiced out.

"I will be fine, dear and please take care of the house while I'm gone."

"Anabelle... I'm going to miss you," she cried out, and they embraced each other.

"Where's Anabelle," a voice echoed in the mansion!

"Mira, go back to your station." Uncle Raven is coming, and I don't want him to see you closely with me.

Mira leaves the door immediately leaving me behind the wall to face his cruelty.

"Anabelle, where are you? This stubborn curse of my brother." He said.

"Uncle, I'm in my room," I replied with my voice shaking.

He entered the room, as if it were his, and everywhere was ravaging around him.

"Anabelle, this is the last time I will be seeing you because it's either you come back as a slave or you become their slave anyway." He laughed.

"But my dear daughter, before you go, you know the usual..." He smirked.

Immediately he said that, my stomach tightened. Reflection of his maltreatment towards me limped through me.

"Please, Uncle not today. You've done what you want, please let me live normally." I cried out.

"That's not possible, my Child. I would miss having you near," He laughed out.

"Immediately, he came closer and pinned my cheek down."

"Uncle that hurt," I shouted.

"Not as you've suffered me, this few years." He smirked.

"Anabelle you have to look so good before dawn, you won't be given like who is suffering to the fangspire." He smirked.

With my cheek burning, I managed to stand up. My inner wolf is burning from this maltreatment.

A life where I would be used as an object by both my uncle and my mate.

I arranged myself immediately...

"Mira come here," Raven ordered.

"You have to prepare her to look very good, we can't be offering an ugly piece to the powerful kingdom." He said.

And you guys have to be fast, you leave at dawn.

"Mira immediately came to hug Anabelle, both sobbing!"

"My lady, don't you think it's time to run from all this?" Mira gripped my hand.

"I can't mira,that's what my uncle wants, he's suffering me so I can leave my father's legacy behind."

I won't give him that benefit of doubt...

"My lady, your parents would never want this; they would never be happy to see what their only child suffers."

"And what will they do? Fight the council, challenge my uncle or change my story. But no, they're gone and never coming back," she cried out.

"They left a very smart lady, someone that would win the world." Mira smiled.

I smiled lightly, the smart daughter they left can't win the heart of the Kingdom.

"I trust you can my future Luna," Mira laughed and hugged her tightly.

"Okay, enough. Let's pack your things before Raven comes. Let's show how pretty my future Luna looks." She pushed me lightly.

I hugged her tightly., I would surely miss my personal maid Mira.

"Thanks alot, Mira."

After she left, I couldn't breathe; the reflection of everything overwhelmed me. Memories flash of my father teaching me about the history of the Kam kingdom, to my mom teaching me how to carve out a design.

Everything felt unbreakable, but now my all life is shattered.

I really missed my parents, I sobbed.

A sudden knock woke me up, and I was just as if morning came so fast, it was as if even the world was against me.

The knock became louder...enough to block my ear.

Immediately I stood up to open it.

My expression changed instantly, "Uncle Raven, why this early?"

"Don't question me, not in my house nor my kingdom. My command rules the world, and you are not an exception, darling." He smirked his lips.

"I just received a message from the captain of the Fangspire Pack. They're coming in less than three hours. I hope you are prepared for what is coming," He smirked.

"My dear niece, you would manage as usual," he touched my cheek lightly. Acting like he was a nice person, my stomach cringed from his deceit.

How thoughtful of you to update me, I said with my face blank.

"I promise to get everything you are in control of, from my father's business to the kingdom. Nothing would be yours."

And when I'm back, you will know I'm the bloodline of Aiden.

Something strange showed on his face, a hint of fear!

Immediately he left the room, banging the door on me!

She stumbled, and she took a deep breath. Glancing at the room, she made her way from her artist area to the bathroom and then her wardrobe. One thing is for sure, I would surely leave with this memory no matter what happens.

After a long moment of adoring them, she flicked the curtain apart, viewing the sky closely.

The border of the Fangspire Kingdom is very far from here, but I could feel the tension and darkness ravaging.

I dashed into the bathroom and after my departure.

"Good morning, my lady," it's time to dress you nicely for your fated mate, perhaps he would fall in love with you, she chuckled.

I smiled lightly.

A line of carved horses moves along the wall of Kam kingdom, moving sequentially. Wolves shadows moving in one order.

The fangspire soldiers have arrived.

A cold shiver went down my spine.

And I would be the outsider stepping into his world.

Just survive. That was the last whisper I could say before they drew closer.

Having a glimpse at the soldiers shows there's much danger waiting for me.

It presents an aura that ravage sorrow, my fate is in the palms of ruthless Alpha.