THE REJECTED LUNA

You might be familiar with those stories where a young girl is rejected, because she is tagged a wolf less girl. Well, that is not just my story. My name is Ember Fin, and I am an orphan.

I started living with my uncle after I lost my parents to a disastrous flood, that claimed many lives in my city. Till today, some say that it was the anger of the moon goddess upon the community, that made her destroy a lot of lives.

"Phew!" I sighed in frustration and weakness. For the past few days, I and some other late shifters who had been rejected and sold by their families, were jam-packed in a very small confinement.

To make matters worst, we weren't given feed, and we were also treated like servants. What pained me the most was that my wicked uncle, had claimed every property my late parents had left behind.

Being dragged down the hallway in chains, I knew that it was the highest level of pain that my body could endure.

"Would you walk very fast, you untamed rejects?" The wild man barked at us. It was very obvious that he was the emcee.

Well, we were all tired as a result of exhaustion and pain.

"My back... my back...!" I screamed in pain. One of the ruthless men standing behind me, had flogged my back with a painful whip. Even as I made to fall on the ground, I kept getting some more lashes all over my body.

Almost immediately, my whole body got covered in blood. The worst part of my dilemma, was that none of them cared about what they were doing to us. It was even very obvious that they were enjoying the pains that they were inflicting on us.

In no time, we arrived at the hall. Throughout my journey on that chain, I could only cry in pain, and also call on the moon goddess to come and take me away, just like the way that she claimed my parents.

We got to the hall, and we met the presence of an audience, that I later discovered were mostly Alphas, who came to look for younger and fresher blood that they would prey on.

All my body was sore, and I irked of fresh blood and rotten meat. Obviously, from my untreated wounds.

"So, I promised you'll a spectacular display, today." The emcee began, and I stared at him in disgust.

Their were over give of thirty of us on that chain, that had been bounded legs and hands together. At that very sight, I had witnessed some who passed away.

"Looking at these young bloods, I know that it'd be a tough decision to make. Let's start from the first person!" He said, and they started bidding on the price that she would be sold at.

Although my vision was actually blurry, and I was also the last person on the line, and I could clearly see how everything was going.

Soon, like a movie, I was just the last remaining.

There I laid on the ground in a helpless manner, I cried unto the moon goddess with the fear that she might have deserted me.

With so much hate in me, I cursed each of the men sitting in the audience. I couldn't explain how they derived joy in preying on the vulnerability of young girls.

"She is the last girl remaining, and obviously the most beautiful of them all." The emcee started again. This time, he was obviously talking about me.

Each passing second, I would notice the impatience in the eyes of those men. Their eyes were filled with both lust and also evil.

"I hate you." I cursed at him, but I was silenced with an ear deafening punch that almost shattered my brain.

"You cursed animal!" He spat at me.

At this point, I had given up already, and I was just hoping that the worst wouldn't happen.

To think that I was being manhandled by this man, and none of them could ever help me.

"Mere looking at her, you'd know that she is very fertile. She will definitely fill your home with plenty wolf babies." The emcee said, and they whole audience started laughing at me, again.

I was just so pained.

Here I was, sitting down in front of an audience of men who loved to capitalize on the weaknesses of others.

The most annoying part of it was that they were actually laughing like drunk fools who had lost their minds. In all honesty, I actually didn't find anything funny in all the naughty jokes that they were making.

"You'll will suffer and die in hell. Karma will come after all of you." I cried out in frustration, and the response was another round of laughter.

What was funny to them?

Why did they find it funny?

"You'll be the first to die." One of the guards fired back at me, and dashed towards me with a sword.

"Stop!" the voice of the emcee, echoed across the entire building. "Do not tamper with this commodity. Remember that if she has any scar, her market value would also reduce as well." He yelled at the guard, and he drew back immediately.

What would have happened if he didn't hold that boy back?

Where has their conscience gone to?

"So, who is making the first bid?" He asked the audience.

"Twenty thousand dollars!" A deep baritone voice shouted from the back of the audience.

"Fifty thousand..." Another intercepted him.

"One hundred thousand dollars..." Another.

Yet, another, until a shocking incident happened.

A voice that sounded more superior to the rest mentioned a figure, and the auditorium went into a long murmur.

"Ten million dollars." The voice muttered, and the whole attention turned to him. Everyone wanted to see who it was. Well, the emcee didn't waste any time, before declaring the auction, closed.

I stared in uncertainty, as I didn't have any idea, about any drama that was even happening at the moment.

"Sold to Alpha Roman Moscow!" The emcee mumbled under his breathe, and dashed off the stage with immediate effect like someone who had seen a ghost.

The whole incident was happening very fast, that I couldn't actually process everything that I was seeing.

I really wanted to know why no one tried to object or make a counter bid, when this man said something.

Just then, I perceived a scent that was seemingly different from all that I had perceived in the past. This particular one, was just so regal and princely.

Each passing second, the scent became stronger as it kept coming nearer to me.

"Cash or transfer?" The baritone voice asked the emcee, who had resurfaced back to the stage, with the speed of light.

"Any!" He responded.

"Here are ten briefcases of money. You can count, confirm and also make sure that it is complete." The Alpha, said to the emcee.

It was the full payment, and that meant that I had actually become his property at that moment.

I was still pondering on the ground, when a strange hand, pulled me from up from the ground in a very forceful manner. It was just so obvious that my fate was very unsure.

At that very moment, I was weak and miserable. I felt like my whole life had come to an end. I didn't even know what to expect, as the bodyguard lifted me up, and we headed straight to the Alpha's care.

Well, that was after they had untied the chain that was plastered all over my body. To make matters worst, my whole body was sore and also filled with injuries.

"Take her to the back of the car!" The Alpha's voice thundered.

"Yes sir." The guard replied.

Well, I was even too weak to fight them back, or even object or revolt against any plans that they wanted to make.

I helplessly lay on the shoulder of the strange man, whom was assigned to carry me to the back of the car.

Immediately we got to the car park, I was very astonished with what I had seen. It wasn't just a random car or ordinary brand, it was a customized version for the alpha alone.

I stared in bewilderment, although I had to compose myself properly to avoid attracting more punishment to myself.

Soon, the driver ignited the engine of the car, and we hit the highway. I didn't know what to expect, but I felt like this alpha was really a good man.

All of a sudden, my fear became a reality. My thoughts were proven to be mere imaginations. I felt the painful and firm grip of the alpha around my neck region, and I moaned out in pain.

"You're just so pathetic and miserable. Your sight and smell alone disgusts me." The alpha barked at me, and another cloud of tears started dropping down from my eyes.

Ohh moon goddess!

This was never the life that I had planned to live. Why me?

"But, I am your mate, and I don't deserve this vile treatment from you." I replied to him, and I was shut up with a big punch to the mouth.

I knew that truly, this might be my end.

"You sound so pathetic, and your tears make me wanna tear you apart and also lick your blood. I love the sound of your cry, girl. Cry me some more, cry!" He mocked me, and tried to insert his two fingers into my mouth while pulling my hair in a very forceful manner.

This was just the height of it'll.

"You're hurting me." I cried out in weakness, but he didn't stop. He rather intensified the pain. It was just very obvious that he was enjoying the pain that he was inflicting on me.

Even though I was screaming at the top of my voice, he didn't even look concerned in anyway. He just made sure that he continued to do what he was doing.

Why was this Alpha a monster?

Was this what I was going to spend the rest of my life enduring?

Even after I tried countless times to break free from his grip, I knew that it was just a lost battle because I didn't stand a chance with him terms of physical strength.

Finally, we got to the supposed castle of the alpha.

It was definitely the most luxurious and gigantic edifice that I had ever set my eyes on. The castle was designed with gold in almost every corner, and the ground and door, was made with diamonds.

A real description of luxury.

Immediately I came from the car that I was in, I could clearly see all types of maids bowing their heads down. Maybe, it was highly prohibited for anyone of them to stare at the alpha on the face directly.

Just then, a young maiden rushed out and dragged my hands. She led the way, as I weakly scampered behind her.

Where was she taking me to?

What was going to be my fate?

Where they going to slaughter me?

I had over a million questions to ask at that moment, but I just kept calm and followed her. I wouldn't forget to admit that I fell in love with the luxurious designs that greeted me in that castle.

Truth he told, I knew that I actually wanted to have a taste of good life, too.

Just then, we got to a place that seemed like an underground house, and the maiden opened the large gate that was covering it.

I screamed in horror, as I was welcomed by a very disgusting sight.

Over fifty young women, we tired on chains and they were actually behaving insane.

Just then, the maiden pushed me inside there, and she immediately closed the gate on me. It was at that moment that my new reality dawned on me.

"Open this place..." I cried out in frustration. I didn't know what to make of this, as it was very obvious that the moon goddess had chosen to forsake me.

What would I do to help myself at this moment?

Mere looking around the room that was filled with mentally deranged women who were bound in chain, I knew that this wasn't the life that I wanted.

I just sat at the extreme end of that hall, near the gate. The most disgusting of them all, was when one of the ladies vomited on another women, and she started licking it of.

"Oh moon goddess, please come to my rescue!" I cried out in horror. Maybe, if I continued staying at that castle, then I'd end up like one of those women.

Just then, I heard a loud voice yelling at some, and it turned out to be Alpha Roman. At that moment, I was trying very hard to understand why he was shouting at the woman he was with.

"Where did you say that you dropped her?" He barked at her.

"There... At the human lab..." She said to him with a stammer, and I was sure that she was answered with an ear deafening slap.

"Now, go and open up that stinking place." He yelled at her, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously, the moon goddess had answered me. Now, I was more worried about what was going to happen afterwards.

Maybe, Alpha Roman wasn't even bad, like I felt he was.

Immediately, she hurriedly rushed to the gate, and opened it up.

Why did they call this place a human lab? What was going on in this place?

Just at that moment, the gate opened up and I could feel the hand of the maiden trying to drag me out.

"I would have just left you there to waste like the others. Well, it's never too late." He mumbled with a cold smile, and I just couldn't help but ignore him.

In less than a second, within the twinkle of an eye, the alpha left go of my hand, and grabbed the maidens neck in a violent manner.

"You dare to disobey me? Huh?" He yelled at her. I was surprised by the sudden turn of events. I had expected that he would suddenly get provoked in that manner.

I watched as the poor maiden girl struggled to breath and fight for her life.

Oh! poor girl. I wished I could help you.

"No... No... No Alpha... Please..." She stammered in exhaustion. Obviously, she was going to pass at any coming second from that time.

Instead of Alpha Roman to show mercy, he smiled in mischief. Like he was enjoying what he was doing.

"No mercy in hell!" He replied before bringing out his knife and slitting her throat in my presence.

I stared in both disbelief and uncertainty.

"You're a cruel monster." I spat at him, and he smiled at me in reply, before throwing three heavy punches at me.

As I fell down to the ground, he immediately grabbed my head with so much force.

"If you don't take time, you'd be the next person. You see what I did to that lowlife over there, what I did to her would be little, compared to what I'd do to you." He smirked, and my eyes popped out in surprise.

I knew that this man was very cruel, and he would rather die, than not live up to his savage threats.

Indeed, I was a mate to a cruel Alpha.

Just at that moment, the alpha walked away, leaving me to my own fate.

What was I going to do?

I was just so weak that I couldn't walk on my own. Just at that moment, two maidens appeared from nowhere, and they helped me get up to my feet before taking me to a room that I supposed would be mine.

I was just very weak at first to make any close observation about the room. Just at the moment that I made to lay on the bed, the voice of the maiden hindered me.

"The alpha asked that you take a bath first." She said, and I turned back to look at her.

"He did?" I asked her again to be sure of what I heard.

"Yes, he did. He also instructed that I massage and treat your wounds, so that you won't get infected." She went further, and I just didn't say any other word, other than obeying and affirming to everything that she told me.

I entered into the bathroom, and I was greeted with an amazing sight and fragrance. Well, I couldn't see everything properly because of my poor eyesight, so the maiden helped me to the bathtub.

Each massage or touch from her, sent an electrifying feeling of pain to my brain. My whole body was covered with injuries.

"Sorry, ma'am. You'd be alright." She would say that occasionally, and I would just nod in affirmation.

I wasn't myself at that very moment.

"So, why are you a maid here?" I finally found my voice to ask her, and she froze in shock. She hadn't expected the question.

She went mute for a while, before saying anything else. I knew that she was trying to play safe, so I respected it.

After all, no one would want to be destroyed by the alpha in a very cruel manner.

"I won't actually say that I was forced, but now I can't leave this place again, so I am stuck here. I am an orphan..." She replied me.

I looked at her deep in the eyes. I could see fear. She was indeed scared of saying another word to me.

"We would be fine. I think I can relate to your story, too. So, what brought you to this place?" I asked her.

"Sorry, but I don't think that I can talk about it, ma'am." She replied.

I could smell the discomfort and fear in her voice.

"You don't have to be scared about anything. Just know that you can trust me." I said to her.

"I just hope so. My story is a very long and sad one. The thing is, my parents..." She was still speaking, when the door was opened forcefully.