Rejected Luna: Untamed Desire Of The Lycan Alpha novel Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: Fifteen Years Ago

In the middle of a bustling street stood Inez, a small girl, anxiously gazing around for her missing mother, who had promised to return in a few minutes.

She was adorned in a white dress gifted to her by her grandmother; however, her platinum blond hair ties in pigtails was disheveled and standing up on all sides. Adding to that, her green eyes shimmered with unshed tears as they carefully studied passing strangers for a glimpse of her mother, making her overall appearance quite forlorn.

"Hey, freak!" Someone called from behind her, and Inez jumped, startled by the shout. She immediately turned to look at the tall boy, around the age of ten, who was leering down at her.

Fear surged within her heart as she tightly clasped the sides of her dress.

She had hoped Billy would be too busy to pay attention to her today. After all, it was the day of the Fair and Prayer Ceremony arranged by the five packs to pay their respects to the Goddess of the Moon.

Unfortunately for her, it seemed he intended to tease like he had three days ago.

Dominic, her best friend, had chased Billy away and warned him not to tease her. But being the big bully that he was, Billy didn’t seem to care about that little warning.

Inez didn’t want her pigtails to be pulled or her arms to be scratched, so she turned on her feet and dashed to the opposite side of the street before Billy could stop her.

"That rat is running away! Stop her!" The boy shouted from behind before chasing after her.

Inez quickly weaved through the crowd before coming to a stop in front of a stall at the very end of the fair. She was quick on her feet and was an expert at running away.

This was because she was the lowest of the low within the pack, a half-blood. It would have meant her death if she was not adept at escaping danger.

Upon stopping at the stall, she overheard a woman say, "How did you get your hands on this? I thought such a thing was too precious to be sold!?" The woman was intently admiring the vial in her hands. The pearly white fumes within had clearly impressed her.

The merchant manning the stall gave a cunning smile and chuckled. "Can’t divulge all my secrets now, can I, Madam? But I assure you that this is the real deal. As long as you are willing to offer me a grand, this vial will be yours."

"A grand? Aren’t you being a bit too greedy?" The woman remarked with a frown. Her eyes flashed with irritation as she looked at the man.

"Madam, Madam, Madam... you can see at first glance that it is real. Do you really think that this can be mimicked? Never." The merchant directed an oily smile at the woman. "Just a single sip, and even the most dangerous wound or disease will be healed."

"Do you honestly think that a grand is too much for a treasure like this?" the stall owner enticed.

Inez glanced at the vial within the woman’s hands and sucked in a breath before picking up her skirt and walking away. She tried to look calm and collected while pretending to be ignorant.

Thirty steps away from the stall. Inez suddenly found herself lost in a dark alley.

"Where am I?" She mused while looking at the grimy,tall walls of the building.

"There you are!"

Inez stiffened upon hearing the familiar voice. She turned to look at Billy, who was jeering at her.

"You little rat! You had me in a pinch! I was looking for you for so long!" Billy stalked over to Inez with his group of friends following him.

They took three steps forward, and Inez took several steps back.

"How dare you tattletale to Dominic! Did you think that he will protect you all the time?" Billy sneered as his outreached hands violently seized her hair within their grasp and pulled harshly.

"Ahh! I didn’t! I didn’t tattletale. Inez’s face was scrunched up

in pain as she tried to free herself. "I didn’t tell him anything. Dominic saw me hurt and figured it out himself because you always bully me."

"Shut up!" Billy threw her on the floor. He turned to look at his group of friends and said to them, "Beat her up for me! Because of her, Eve came crying to me last evening."

He snorted before continuing, "I don’t understand why Dom plays with this rat and refuses to play with my sister. She is the daughter of the beta of the pack!"