Blessed By The Moon

Chapter 12

Gem's pov :

It had been three weeks since Skye's almost-execution, and no one had seen her since. She'd locked herself in her room, refusing all company and letting only trays of food pass through the door. 

We'd all been so stunned when she shifted, the sight of her wolf form catching us off guard. The girl who had been our ally, our hope, was now one of them. Yet, somehow, this felt like it might actually work to our advantage. 

A Luna who played for the helper's team—A rebellion had more potential than ever.

Axe, on the other hand, was falling apart. He kept trying to see Skye, only to be met with a locked door. Every rejection sent him spiraling. He'd gone running off into the forest, coming back bruised and battered after what he vaguely described as a rogue cleanup. But I could see it in his eyes: Skye's rejection hurt him more than any battle wound ever could.

I felt bad for him because I understood his situation to some degree.

This morning, he'd even asked me for help. Me. An Alpha begging a servant for advice on love—if only his pack could see him now. But I'd been no use; Skye wouldn't see me, either. 

Frustrated, he turned to Jenny, pleading with her to meditate, to find some vision from the Moon. Anything that could bring Skye back to him. And Jenny had been trying all day, but as of now, there was nothing. Nothing but a locked door and  dying hope.

And then... Kaiden..Usually when I'm heartbroken I take bubblebaths and binge watch desperate housewives, now I just try to keep myself busy with chores.

Kaiden had left the estate,  retreating to his parents' house in the heart of the pack lands. The rumors hit me like an avalanche: his parents were very well respected. And they'd come with plans of their own— alliances. 

When he'd told them about us, about being mated to a servant who didn't even want to consider becoming a werewolf, they'd practically erupted. So they'd given him a choice: Court a proper she-wolf, they already had one in my mind that lost her mate in battle, thankfully for her they had only met once and so they didn't mark each other, or else she would have died alongside him of heartbreak... or lose his place in the pack, his inheritance, and his title open for challenge.

I never realized he was ready to put so much at stake for me... I had a whole speech ready for when he came back.

I scrubbed the hallway floor, lost in thought when I heard his voice in the hallway. He's back? Already? I get up hurriedly, maybe I can get him to forgive me now, I can tell him I'm sorry for everything I said.

Because between us, I was the monster that day..

I stopped in my footsteps when I heard a second voice, I tiptoed closer to the doors. A girl, she was babbling about some argument with her sister over a dress, and Kaiden replied in that gentle way of his, "She's your sister, Sam. It'll all blow over soon. The wedding is happening faster than I'd like, but if you don't want to find a new maid of honor, maybe make amends before the ceremony."

Wedding. The word slammed into me, as if a fist had hit my chest. The realization struck like lightning, leaving me breathless, teetering on the edge of heartbreak. They weren't just courting —they were getting married.

No.. no, it's too soon, I can stop this.

Just then, Samantha's gaze landed on me. She blinked, recognition flashing in her eyes, and then a smile curled at her lips, slow and malicious. She knew who I was. She knew what I was to Kaiden. And she wanted me to watch.