The queen of the Moon

The morning was my favorite part of any day. The birds chirping, the bright sky, and the bright sun rays shining on my face as I woke up. Every day for the last thirteen years, I had woken up this way and I loved everything about it. I wouldn't trade the feeling for anything in the world. Well except mamas warm hugs and kisses but it was also a big part of my morning. Unfortunately, today was going to be a different day and I didn't expect it. Loud shouts woke me up.

There was a loud bang on my room door. I sat up in my bed with a frown. Who was at the door? And why were they banging so hard when it wasn't even morning. The room was dark as I used my hands to search for my way through the room and to the door. As a young pup who had not gotten her wolf yet, my eyesight wasn't exactly the best.

"Fuck" I cursed as I hit my toes on the foot of the bed. I bit my lips and groaned. Mama would she a thousand years if she heard me swearing. The pounding on the door continued and I rushed to the door. Immediately I twisted the lock, the door was pushed open. Stella my mother's maid came bounding in.

"Hurry up. We have to get out of here" Stella said hurriedly and tried to grab my hand.

"What is going on Stella? What of mama" I said while trying to walk around her.

"There's no time. We have to leave now" she dragged me out of the room and I stumbled on my feet as I tried to keep up with her. The lights were shining bright along the hallway. She walked quickly dragging me begging her. We heard some voices and she ducked behind the wall covering my mouth and blocking us from their sight.

"Search for them here" I heard a deep voice before they ran past us. As soon as they were gone she pulled me out and we continued running. The lounge was messed up. Dead bodies were littered across the room. What was going on? Where are mama and papa and brother Sam? A man dashed out of a room and spotted us. Stella pushed me behind her and took an attack position. They fought while I stood in the corner. I wished I could help her but I had no proper training. He stabbed her in her right arm just as she dug her claws into his eyes and slit his throat.

"Come on" she clutched her arm and ran in front. I ran after her trying to keep up with her. We ran into the open compound. There was a huge battle going on. I tried to spot my mama but I couldn't with Stella trying to pull me away. We ran through the mass of dead and fighting bodies and into the edge of the forest. The grasses were overgrown and the trees stood tall. She collapsed beside a tree pulling me into her arms and placing her arm over my mouth.

There was a loud roar and everywhere went silent. Three people were kneeling before a man whose back faced us. Mama, Papa, and brother Sam were on their knees. I tried to move but Stella's firm arm kept me bound. He raised his sharp sword in the air and slashed through, their heads tumbling on the floor. I tried to scream but her hands clamped tightly around my mouth. The painful tugging in my heart. The man who killed them turned around and I gasped in shock. It was my uncle. Why? How? "Find the last one and kill it" last one? Stella pulled me away from there as we ran deeper and deeper into the forest. ********************************

It has been eight years since I've been on the run. My head was throbbing uncomfortably but I knew I couldn't rest there because I couldn't risk the guards of this pack territory I was in catching me, they would lock me up and probably execute me. The pack that had once been my everything was taken over by my wicked uncle after he had killed the alpha and luna of the pack my parents and my elder brother.

Stella my mother's personal maid had died a month after we had ran away from my pack, we were attacked by rogue wolves she saved my life but she had died in the process. She was already weak from the poisoned knife she was stabbed with back at the old pack. She didn't stand a chance. It was sad to see her die but I was lucky enough to be saved from those rogues. My life has been nothing but hell.

The leaves crushed under my feet as I ran and I could feel my muscles giving out but I had to push a little further until I leave this territory. I slowed down slightly smelling a deer in the nearby area my stomach was growling loudly for food, I couldn't remember the last time I ate. I readied myself after a while I caught the deer and as I dug in I heard a sound from the right and immediately a big brown wolf stood in front of me, it was really big but its aura was not as commanding as an Alpha, so I guessed it might be the Beta.

I couldn't run away it was already late, I decided to fight even if they were going to take me finally at least I put up a fight. Our wolves circled each other for a while and the big brown wolf pounced on me, snapping its jaws. We snapped at each other for a while when the big wolf bit my legs, my wolf whined loudly in pain I was so tired and worn out, switched back to my human form as my consciousness slipped away. The last thing I heard was 'Rogue.'

Anna's POV

I woke up in a dimly lit room, I looked around and after my eyes adjusted to the room I realized that it wasn't a room but a cell. There were other cells with people in them, the cell opposite mine had a man in it he was covered in dried blood and it looked like he had been there for a really long time.

In the cell opposite me was an old man, he looked really old, why would they keep a man that old in here. I became sad after so many years of running and surviving I didn't want to just die like that. I tried standing up but my legs couldn't move, my legs and hands were chained to the wall. I accepted my fate and lay down back, I did not know when I slept off. I woke up to the sun seeping in through a little opening at the top right corner of my cell, my body was still so exhausted.

The doors to my cell open and two men dressed up like guards grab me

"It's time for you to meet the King, rogue" the one with a scar from the corner of his right eye down to his cheeks speaks to me with disgust, I could see so much disdain in his eyes. King? This is the King's pack!!!! It's over, I'm done for the King is definitely going to kill me. Tears leak out from my eyes. The other guard followed us as the ugly-looking guard shoved me roughly out of my cell and up a flight of stairs, we passed through a hallway before we got to a beautifully designed giant door.

I saw a throne room with the King on his throne and a few elders, the guard pushed me towards the king and forced me on my knees.

"My King this is the rouge that the Royal Beta caught lurking around the territory" the other guard reported to the king. The elders murmur in anger.

"How dare you enter my territory, you filthy rogue" the king thunders. I remained silent. What could I say? Explaining was not going to change a thing. I would be killed either way. And I did not have the energy to even speak. I was roughly pushed from behind.

"The king asked a question"

"I-I-I'm sorry my king I was only passing when I saw a deer and stopped to get my fill. I was leaving I swear" I responded with my head still bent downward.

"That is not an excuse to trespass," the angry voice said behind me.

"Look at me rouge" the king orders. Look at him? I was a lowly wolf and it was taboo to look at the king in the eyes. I hesitated.

"Look at me" his voice thundered and I shivered. As I raise my head and then I look directly in the King's eyes the world stops, my wolf jumps with so much joy screaming 'mate'. The king of wolves is my fucking mate? Moon goodness why me? The king looks at me with so much hatred and disgust and my wolf whines in my head.

"Mate no like us, mate no want us" she whines in sadness.

"Take her to the vacant room on my floor and lock her there. There should be two guards stationed in front of the door and no one is allowed to go in there without my permission" the king orders the guard.

"My king please I promise to leave here, please just let me go, My king!" I wail as the ugly-looking guard drags me out of the throne room kicking and screaming. He climbs a lot of stairs and then we get to a floor that had only two doors and they take me to the smaller door, enter the room, and toss me on the bed.

"Stay here and don't try to escape, you will even fail before you start, so I advise that you just do what you're asked to do" the other guard that seemed a little bit nice said. I looked at him weirdly but nodded and he walked out and I hear a click sound indicating that the door had been locked. I did not want to stay here. I couldn't.

I had struggled all these years to survive and plot my revenge against my uncle. To make him pay for everything he had done against me. Staying here was a hindrance. Staying here would stop me from achieving my life goal. To see my uncle writhe in pain, fall at my feet and beg while I ripped his heart out. How do I plan to do that? No idea yet but it was something I was going to do even if it was the last thing I ever did in my life. I'll do it for mama, papa, brother Sam, and Stella. Their lives must be avenged.

I walked over to the open window and looked down there were three guards and they were walking around the area. It's obvious that the King doesn't want me from his disgusted stare, I have never heard of a King rejecting his chosen mate from the moon goddess. Is anything wrong with me? Am I not beautiful enough? Is there any evil hovering around me? I laughed at my questions. Was it not obvious?

A dark cloud certainly hovered around me. I have jumped from one misfortune to another for a long time now. I have heard of what rejection does to wolves and I do not think that I'll be able to survive it if he rejects me. I cry so much my head hurts and I sleep off. I wake up to the sound of feet shuffling and I see many maids taking off my clothes, trying to move away from them but they seem to have a firm grip.

" The king has ordered that you look presentable before he comes to see you again," one maid tells her.

Fighting them was futile. They had been given instructions and the fear of the king would make them carry it out at any cost even if it meant pinning me down and forcing the dress on my body. I stopped struggling and I was led to the bathroom. I was stripped of my filthy, tattered dress and thrown into the bathtub. My skin was scrubbed raw and I finally began to see clean skin underneath those layers of dirt.

It was the first time I was having a proper bath in months. The stench of the forest and sweat gradually left my skin and a sweet-smelling scent replaced it. The maids no longer scrunched their faces in disgust or wrinkled their noses from the offensive smell I was emitting earlier. A soothing salve was applied to my skin and I was given undergarments. They helped me into the dress and brushed my hair thoroughly before putting it into a bun. They applied a little makeup to my face and sprayed me lightly with perfume.

The door opened and the maids filed out one after the other. An elderly woman stood at the door with an upturned mouth.

"Come," she said simply and walked away. I followed her quietly while trying to balance on the ridiculous heels they strapped on my feet. The hallway was empty and there was no sound except for the sound of my heels clicking against the marble floors. The door to the wing was opened by guards and we entered the central building. There were people in the hallway and I could feel their eyes as I followed silently behind the woman. The double door at the end of the hallway was opened and we entered. It was a large room with a table at the opposite end of the door. I wanted to pause and admire the beauty of the room. It was unlike anything I had ever seen but I was quick to remind myself that I was not a guest here. They saw me as a rogue and I could be killed at any time.

"You can leave Kristi" his powerful voice filled the room. Without looking, I already knew he was the one who spoke. My insides quivered and I creamed my pantries from just hearing his voice.

The woman who had brought me here curtsied and left the room and I panicked inside. As far as I knew, there were multiple people in the room aside from the king. But the room was dead silent. The only sound that could be heard was my heart thumping hard in my chest.

"Come here" he commanded. I tried to resist the pull of his voice but it was impossible. He was the king, he had power over all wolves, rogues included. My legs moved until I was standing a few inches away from his table.

"Look at me" Fuck! Bad idea. But I was not in control. My face jerked up and I was staring into hard eyes. But the mesmerizing blue pools drew me in. I was lost in their beauty of them. Stupid. I looked away quickly. I stared at the king in the eyes. But for some reason, everybody in the room seemed oblivious to that little mistake. I got a good look at the men in the office. The royal beta was there. He didn't look all that scary now in fact he looked handsome. Not as handsome as my mate but he was good-looking. The elders surprised me the most. I expected old shriveling men but I was surprised to see young and handsome men. You could see their muscles bulging against the clothes they were. A loud growl interrupted me and I looked back at the king before staring down at my feet.

"I have taken a decision about your trespassing" I looked up quickly. My calm heart was now beating furiously. What would be my fate? I couldn't die yet. I had not avenged my family and the wrong done against me.

"As punishment for trespassing, you will serve as a maid"

A maid? Who would I be serving? In as much as the men were good-looking, they could have nasty characters and I didn't want to serve an abusive household.

"My estate will be needing......" a man started.

"Here in the palace", he interrupted the man. "My king you hate rogues" someone stated. "My decision is final. She will serve in the castle as a maid"

"For how long," I asked. My voice was lighter than the harsh voices that spoke previously. There was a glint in his eyes as he answered.

"Until I dismiss you" Fucking impossible. That could be years. He wasn't even acknowledging the fact that I was his mate. I had a plan to carry out. I would not start in the castle slaving away while the man who ruined my live lives freely.

"No," I said simply. I could not work here. He arched his brow and I heard multiple gasps of shock. His eyes darted me to say it again. To refuse his punishment. And I did just that. I held his eyes, not breaking contact I spoke directly to him.

"I refuse to serve in the castle until you decide I should not" he stood up slowly, pushing his dominance in the room. I gasped in pain as my back bowed forcefully. My bones cracked until I was forced to my knees. My eyes shut tightly in pain.

I heard his footsteps as they moved across the room. I opened them slowly as I felt his presence before me. He has bent to my level. His fingers trailed my face until they rested under my chin. He tilted my face gently, keeping his hard eyes trained on mine. He pushed his dominance harder and I almost passed out from the intensity.

"You do not have a choice, little girl" "My word is law" my body couldn't bear it anymore. I passed out.