Chapter 1
(Avalena’s POV)
I was sitting in my office, behind my desk, as I was watching the television in front of me. My husband’s omega, one who has been with his family throughout his whole life, sat in front of me. My husband, Alpha Millenium was on the news, a hot new model in his arms. He was doing a press conference, while also impressing the new model with him. The whole world knew we were married, that didn’t stop the bimbos from attaching themselves to my husband though. I know he was to blame as well, just annoyed he could do this to me. I don’t know why I expected anything different though.
We have been married for six months. After our wedding, he brought me to his pack, put me in this mansion of a home and left me with his omega, Judy. I have not seen him since that dreadful day. He told me straight out; ‘I will never accept you. I only did this for my parent’s benefit.’ Then he left, never looking back. I couldn’t even give him a response, I knew no one would want me and why would they?
My father, Alpha Jud and my mother, Luna Elena decided they needed to match me out to the strongest man they could trust. My father and mother are best friends with Millenium’s parents, Alpha Wane and Luna Aster, making Millenium their best option. What they didn’t realize was how he treated me, ignoring every aspect about me all because I was a human. What Alpha male would want a human as a mate? Definitely not Millenium.
You are asking yourself how an Alpha’s daughter can be human right now, right? Well, let me explain. My older brother, Dante, and my mother were out for a stroll when he was seven years old. They had heard a baby crying in the woods. As my mother’s Luna instincts kicked in, they both ran to find the crying infant. They came upon me and at that point, decided I was theirs. I became their adopted daughter, deciding the day they found me would be my birthday. They estimated I was almost two, but small for my age. I could walk, crawl, babble and werewolf babies developed faster. When they thought I turned eighteen, they married me off for my safety. Especially with the rocky alliances between vampires and the rest of the world. The thing was, when my parents found me, I was barely six months old. I could feel I was only seventeen when I was married off. The funny part was, Millenium is my mate, I feel his betrayal each and every time he sleeps or touches another girl. I don’t have a wolf, so it honestly doesn’t make sense. There is just this little nudge in the back of my head, saying how old I am, what my real birthday is, who my mate is.
I was broken out of my reverie as Judy started to speak, “Avalena? I wish you would stop watching this. It will only hurt you more.” I could hear the way her voice broke, the disappointment lacing every one of her words. I wanted to correct her on my name, I go by Ava but no matter how many times I have asked, she has always called me by my full name, some bullshit about respect.
“I am fine, I do not feel anything seeing him like this. I need to know what is going on with the company side of the pack.” I spoke softly, there were soft tears falling down my face and I knew she didn’t believe me. No one knew he was my true mate; I couldn’t even tell them. He wouldn’t be able to feel it until I was eighteen, which confused me more. Why could I identify him as my destined mate already? Why did I already suffer his betrayal?
The only ones that visit me here are Omega Judy, Father Wane and Mother Aster. No one else. I prepared breakfast, lunch and dinner for the pack, like a Luna should. I took care of all the financials within the pack and for the company. I dealt with all the disputes between pack members. I even ranked up certain pack members and de-ranked others as punishment. Though no one really saw me, every one of them knew I was their Luna and respected me as much. If the whole pack could accept a human as their Luna, why couldn’t Millenium?
I never requested him to come back. I never begged him for his time. During these six months I have called him once, only to inform him of who in his company had been stealing from his finances. That was it, I was more like his secretary than his wife.
“Do you have the papers?” I asked sweetly, turning my attention away from the television screen. Staring at him with that bimbo in his arms any longer would only hurt me, she was right about that. I have hurt enough. At least twice a day, for the past six months, I have felt his betrayal. It lasted hours and all I did was lock myself in my room, blocking out everyone and biting my lip to keep my painfilled screams at bay. It was pure torture.
“I do Luna, though I beg you to reconsider. You are our Luna, and this pack will diminish if you leave.” Omega Judy begged, wanting me to prolong the inevitable. I couldn’t do that, no matter how much I respect her or cherished her in my life.
“I must do this, please send my regards to the pack. I love you all, but the pain is too intense for me to move on from. It is time that I moved past this roadblock in my life. I will try to keep in touch. Tell the former Luna and Alpha I am sorry; I just couldn’t handle the betrayal any longer.” I whispered, feeling guilty for leaving all of my pack behind. I felt responsible for them, and I knew it wasn’t their fault that their Alpha was like this. That unfortunately didn’t change my mind though.
I grabbed the papers out of Judy’s hands, taking in all her features, as if this was the last time, I would see her. Sadly, that was most likely the case. I watched her wrinkled forehead crease in concern as her eyebrows etched together. Her light gray eyes, that looked almost sparkly, shined with unshed tears. She was trying so hard to keep her composure.
“I am sorry.” I whispered, feeling as if I had disappointed her. I never wanted that to be the case. She walked over to me, pulling me out of the chair as she wrapped me in her warm embrace. I felt at home with her, with the former Alpha and Luna, with my parents, with my brother. I couldn’t for the life of me feel at home with my mate. He caused me so much pain, even if he begged me to stay, I don’t think my heart could take it.
“I am not disappointed in you my child, I just thought I raised Millenium better than this. Take care of yourself and try to keep in contact with me. I wouldn’t know what I would do if something happened to you.” Judy bawled against my shoulder; I felt the sincerity in her every word. She was Millenium’s nanny when he was little, always helping out when the Luna and Alpha had pack business to attend too.
“I will try my best and do not worry about me. I learned from the best, as you know.” I laughed out, trying to lighten the mood, even in the slightest. She smiled down at me, she always loved when I made her happy in times of sadness and pain. My father ran the second largest pack in the world, Millenium ran the largest. Father trained me nonstop, even if I was human, he wanted to know that no matter what his daughter could defend herself. I appreciated every training session he gave me; I am a quick learner and knew the benefits in the supernatural world of being strong. Everyone judged you on your strength, though it seemed my mate didn’t even give me the chance. All he saw was that I was human.
I sat down at my desk, taking in my office one last time. I signed the papers in front of me before turning to my cell phone. ‘You can do this; we are strong and deserve so much more than a life like this.’ A little voice said in the back of my head. I tilted my head, sometimes my thought process made me think I was a little crazy. Has anyone else ever had arguments with their own thoughts?
I picked up the cell phone, dialing my mate’s number for the last time. I waited patiently for him to answer, hoping he didn’t reject the call. My mood plummeted at the thought process of him rejecting me, but I knew he already did. Even if he didn’t know I was his mate, he rejected my presence, rejected me in his life, rejected my advice and ultimately rejected me as a person. All because I was human.
He answered the phone on the second to last ring, as I sighed in relief that I wouldn’t have to call him again. “What?” Millenium snapped, his gruff voice sending a shiver down my spine. Even when he was pissed off, his voice still turned me on. I will savor it as long as I can. I placed a cold look on my face, steadying my voice before responding. I wanted to seem indifferent, like what I was about to say didn’t hurt me in the slightest.
“I have decided that... I want a divorce.” It took a lot of my strength to get through that sentence. His deep intake of breath on the other side of the phone, made my heart race. My mind went wild thinking he really did want me and was going to apologize for everything he had done these six months. Hopeful thinking.
“When do you want to do... this thing?” Millenium censored out the word divorce, he must be around others. My heart ripped straight out of my chest from his agreeance. The worst part was, I knew he would agree but a tiny piece of hope in the back of my mind tugged at my heart strings trying to convince me otherwise. How could I stupidly allow that hope to grow?
“I have already signed the papers, Millenium. I will be leaving them with Omega Judy, and you may sign them when you please.” I spoke calmly, not letting my heart break betray within my voice. I needed to be strong. The Goddess gifted one mate, unless you were special, you never got another one. My mate would always hate me because I was only a mere human. In his eyes I would never be enough.
“If you are joking... I will...” I hung up the phone, deciding I didn’t need the last thing with my mate to be a threat. I would never see him again, but I did want to dream about him. I could imagine he was a perfect gentleman, when he was really an aggressive man whore. I could imagine he would one day scoop me into his strong muscular arms as I took in his forest green eyes greedily. When in reality he would never accept me for who I am. I would imagine the love, care and acceptance shining in his eyes, as his plump lips crash against mine, my hand running through his black, shiny hair that always swept over his eyes. When in reality his eyes held hate and disgust inside of them, as his lips always sneered down at me.
My fake love, my lost mate, that I will never feel against me. That I will never be one with.
I wiped the single tear that escaped my eyes, as I turned to Judy one last time. “Make sure he gets the papers. Your Alpha will finally be happy and one day, maybe he will even find his mate. The Luna you were always meant to have.”
I knew he wouldn’t but no one else did. I was his true fated Luna, I was the one meant to run the pack by his side, I was the one he was meant to love. May be one day, in another lifetime.
I went to my room, picking up my packed suitcases. It was time for me to leave. I wanted to go home, curl up in my mother’s arms and just cry myself to sleep. I just couldn’t bear the disappointed look I knew I would receive from my family. I needed to be alone, get over this mate bond and move past the pain of betrayal. My thoughts told me the pain would never end unless he chooses to stop mating with others.
I slugged my luggage over my shoulder and headed into the woods. I need to get off the pack lands and fast. I ran at top speed, if anyone took the time to see me, they would know I could run faster than the speed of light. An Alpha couldn’t even catch me unless I wanted them too. Father always questioned it, wondering how I was able to run so fast knowing I was only human. Mother chalked it up as if the Goddess must have gifted me with speed that way I could fit in better with the wolves. I honestly didn’t think that was the reason. I didn’t feel like a wolf, never shifted at the age of sixteen, never showed signs of aggression like most teens. Though I didn’t feel like a human either. My eyesight was extortionary, I could see in the dark, I had exceptional speed. My smell was stronger than an Alpha’s and my strength was unmatched. I could take on rogue wolves even as a human.
I was different, I just didn’t know how.
I found an abandoned tree house. It looked like a cabin dropped straight inside of a tree. I was high enough up no one would be able to scent me, not that many could know I was on rogue territory. At least it seemed like I would be safe here. I opened up my suitcases, taking out my pajamas as I went to the bathroom for a shower. The water was cold, but I was just happy it ran. After my shower, I ate a granola bar and decided I would need to hunt some animals for food tomorrow. For tonight, I needed sleep, I needed some time away from the pain and the new life I was now forced into.
My name is Avalena Snow, the adopted daughter of Alpha Jud and Luna Elena, of the Snow Mountain Pack. I go by Ava, and this is my story.
