Lycan King's Chosen Luna

A time like this

Ashley’s point of view

Ten years ago

Blood. Growls. Loud Howls. Sweat. Tears. Was she about to cry> was this not the time to cry? I knew better than to show weakness right now

“Crying is weakness” my father’s words echo in my mind, I can’t give up already. my pack is under attack and I need to be a leader for once.

I need to protect my people. I look around moving in circles being surrounded by the three-four werewolves, I am thinking of who will attack first.

I dig my claws into the ground letting my wolf take over, fiercely growling at the big wolves before me

Does she have a look around me looking for the strongest wolf among them? If I can kill him then surely I can.

I am still in my thoughts when I felt a figure jumping on me pinning me to the ground. I can feel a few of my bones cracking but I step.

Iris wants to fight badly but the wolf is strong, his claws want to dig into her flesh tears fall from my eyes. How could someone who is meant to be leading be defeated like this?

My father would be ashamed of me. In an instant, the man shifts back to his human form and his pinning my hand to the ground.

“Shift!” He commands as I whimper shaking my head. I can’t give up. He holds my hands forcefully asking me to shift but I know once I shift, my human form won’t stand a chance.

“Shift!” He demands this time his alpha voice is dominant and powerful, Ella whimpers.

Ashley, you can’t give in.

My wolf Iris growls. I try to fight him but he's too strong for me. “Bring the girl!” He commands, I hear someone being dragged to where I was. Mint. Fresh mint. I know that scent. Nora.

“Shift Or She dies!”

He commands.

My head turns to Nora as tears fall her face. How cruel could this man be? She’s a child. She’s only eight. I can’t mind linking to her because she’s only eight.

“Do it!” He snarled

One of his men starts choking Nora as tears fall from her eyes. She’s ready to die and not fight it. “Am sorry Ash” She cries.

“No!” I gasped shifting back to my human form. The man pinning me to the ground smirks proudly as he gets off me standing up as his body shows his naked torso.

He grabs me by my arm pulling me off the ground, towering over me with his height. I would say his about 6’5 tall, with long black hair, and eyes that are full of lust

He brings his filthy hand stroking my cheek as I turn my head away from him.

“Good girl!” He smirks his nude body walking away as he grabs a jogger from one of his men and put it on. It seems he was their leader. What pack were they from? Who was their Alpha?

“King Elijah will definitely like this one” the man smirked moving away, all the wolves shifted back into their human form and I am surrounded by a nude man. I look at Nora giving her an affirmative nod as she closes her eyes.

“What? The little girl can’t stand seeing some c***s?” The werewolf smirked trying to force Nora to look at them. These perverts!

“She’s a child you Asshole!”

I growled loudly earning myself a hot slap from their leader who swiftly moved charged towards me grabbing my cheeks with his hands and making me look into his forest green eyes. The eyes of the man who just killed my family. Slaughtered my pack like they were animals/.

“Don’t you ever growl at any of my men?” He warned his claws digging into my cheeks.

“Tell that to that Paedophile!” I spat, in his face as he turned to look at one of the men who had made such comments. He pushed me back as I staggered back looking at him. It seems they were having a conversation through their mind link because all I could hear was a growl from their leader.

“No children. I made that clear” He said outwardly as the man lowered his head. He dragged me by my arm through the road leading to the pack house as I looked at my pack, their eyes glued to their ground.

I failed them. I failed my people.

The man dragged me with him going to stand on the porch of the pack house as he turned around making me look at my people.

“You see this? This is what you called a leader? She can’t even stand a chance against me!” He said to them as I kept a straight face.

“She’s nothing but a weak girl who was trying to play house” He shouted at top of his voice the words echoing in my mind. I was not weak. I was a leader. Yes, I might be young but these were my people.

“Let her pledge her allegiance to me and I will spare them,” He said to me as I clenched my fists.

“Dream on!”

He chuckled as I felt a piercing pain on the right side of my cheek, my head felt light briefly as I looked at my people.

“I would rather die than pledge my allegiance to a coward like you” I vowed looking deep into his eyes as he turned around to look at my people.

“Long live our alpha!”

Esther my helper resounded bowing down to me as he laughed like Esther was crazy. He gave an affirmative nod to one of his men and in one swift move, the head of Esther was in hanging in his hand. He let out a pearl of laughter as he looked at me,

“Anyone who pledges their allegiance to me will be spared.” He said looking at everyone as I swallowed Hard. Was he thinking of slaughtering them all?

“I would rather die as well than Serve a man like-“another old man said standing up from the ground

before he could say anything else, his head was on the ground. One by one people were being killed before my eyes,

“Enough!” I shouted.

“I will serve you! I pledge my allegiance to you and you alone” I said to him as he chuckled softly clapping his hands.

“Well, that was easy. Boys, have your fun! Take everything that you want and Burn anything that you don’t need” He said smiling vividly.

Shrieks and screams filled the compound as the werewolves started taking the women by force. “What about her?” One of the men asked as I turned to him, their leader looked at me from head to toe.

“I have better plans for her> Give her something to wear,” He smirked walking away as I looked at the scenes avoid before me. Women cried as the werewolves took turns on them and their mates growling and screaming in pain. I held my chest as tears filled my eyes.

My Pack! I was a failure. I just failed my people.

>>>>

“You just don’t know what having you as a souvenir will do to my life.” The leader whom I came to know as Mateo over the last few days whispered in my ear, running his tongue on my face.

“Ash. I am hungry” Nora whispered to me pulling me by the hem of my dress. “Just a little while okay?”

I whispered to her giving her an assuring smile even though I knew this bastard won’t give me any food.

“Here. Have some water” I said, giving her the last drop of water that I had giving her to drink.

“But...” She wanted to complain but looked at me drinking the water. We started walking again, most of the men from the pack have been slaughtered by this monster and it was probably my fault.

“We walked through the woods for hours before a vast bridge separating the forest from the wall that was like a forest welcomed us. I lifted my head to look at the gate, Engraved on the top of the gate was Moonstone Pack.

I swallowed hard as I looked at the man as he smirked mischievously. The pack was known for its cruelty. Their Alpha King Killed an entire pack recently single-handedly.

The place is like a fortress, with 20 feet heavy grilled gates. Two guards stand outside and several others on the tower.

“State your name and business!” One of the guards said to Mateo.

“Mateo Lorenzo, Alpha of the Bloodlust Warriors of the southern-“ He went on introducing himself as I swallowed hard looking at him and then the guard.

Once they heard his name, they opened the gate for him, allowing him to pass through the gates.

“You can go through,” He says as we are being dragged inside like dogs without any say about what to do.

‘Please let me go. I swear I will not…” I wanted to plead with him but he kept on walking without even sparing me a glance.

When we got to the pack house where we were going he pushed me to the ground.

Freshly baked chocolate muffins? I lift my head sniffing the air and wondering why I am suddenly smelling muffins.

Mate.

My heart started to race hoping it was not what I was thinking. This was not possible. This was not happening.

The Six footmen slowly strode towards me as he looked at me. “MINE!” The words came out with so much authority.

His deep blue eyes locked into mine and he eyed me like some sort of predator. I gulp down the lump that formed in my throat.

I fell back before he could grab me and I pushed him away from me. My heart was racing. His aura was so powerful and I turned away from him shaking my head. This wasn’t happening.

He touched my face and gently stoked my cheeks as I looked into his eyes. The warmth of his hand sends shivers down my spine. I want to turn away from him but my wolf wants him.

It desires to be in his arms.

“Why is she tied up?” He shifted his attention to Mateo who lowered his head. “Your majesty, I didn’t know that she is… She is…” He stuttered.

“Key” He commands extending his hand to Mateo as I look at him and the men standing beside him. He seems to be in his mid-twenties.

“Are you okay?” He asked me as I nodded my head.

“Yes I am fine,” I said to him and he picked up from the ground walking inside the house without even talking to Mateo. I nestled my head in his chest hoping he would let me go after this.

What happened? I inwardly asked myself. He is the man that just instructed his men to slaughter my entire village

>>>>

He took me to one of the bedrooms and I was set a nice bath but I knew better than to believe that this was now my life. This wasn’t my life.

A knock comes on the door and I don’t answer, I know it’s the King but I don’t know what to say. “Good morning,” He says to me and I just lower my head without responding.

“Here. I brought you some food to eat” he said setting a tray on the bed but I just crawled up bringing my knees to my chest.

“I apologise for what happened,” He says to me as I blink back the tears that threaten to fall from my eyes.

“I didn’t know that…” he wants to touch me but I move my knees from him but he can touch me. He let out a deep growl as I looked into his eyes.

“I will let you rest,” He said walking out of the room as I sighed heavily. How could he want to touch me when his the reason why I have no family right now? He sent his men to butcher my entire pack and he wants to touch me?

I am going to make him pay for everything that he has done to me.

Elijah

Three years ago

“Avery. Landon” I try to crawl to them but they are unconscious. I am grateful that I can heal quickly but it’s different for Landon and Avery.

“Avery” I cry trying to open the door but it is stuck. I can see her bleeding, she’s losing blood.

“Landon?” I shake him several times but his not waking up. I crawl over to him and shake him aggressively so that he could wake up.

I can feel the ground spinning and I can’t make out what is happening. I close my eyes wanting to make out what is happening.

I fall to the ground letting out a loud howl. Two of the people that I trusted in this entire world betrayed me? The one who is meant to be loving me? How could this happen?

>>>>

Birds. The sound of the waves penetrating through my ears. What is happening? Where am I? I inwardly ask myself.

Am I dead? I inwardly ask myself as I groaned trying to open my eyes, where was I? I try to open my eyes but everything seems so blurry.

“Avery? Landon?” I shout as I try to sit up, I feel a throbbing headache so I just lay back letting my head rest a bit.

“Your Majesty? Are you okay?” I can recognise Declan’s voice as I try to open my eyes,

“Here. Let me help you” he offers me helping me sit up as I swallow hard looking at him.

“How long have I been out?’ I ask Declan while trying to sit

“A few days”

”Avery? Where’s she?” I ask opening my eyes as I look around me I am in my room.

“She’s fine. Just needs to rest” He assures me handing me a glass of water. I quickly gulp down all the contents before handing it to him.

“It was Vincent. I need to find him” I said trying to get out of bed and pulling out the IVs connected to me.

“Yes. We know. He came here after your accident but luckily Clara and we had made our way here sooner before they could attack” He assured me as I nodded my head but still I needed to find Vincent

“Your majesty. I think it will be better if you could calm down. There’s something you need to know” Ivan said to me before I could leave.

“What’s wrong?” I asked him as he lowered his head looking at Declan and then back at me.

“Avery. We conducted some tests and…” He wanted to speak when the door suddenly opened. “Let me tell him” Landon walked in, I was glad to see him on his feet. But how come I could not wake up early than him?

“During the accident. Avery was stuck in the car because of what happened. She might never be able to walk again” He said to me as I widened my eyes

My head is spinning, I gulp down looking at them. A piercing pain comes in my chest as I growled loudly, falling to the ground.

“Ashley!” I shrieked looking up as my eyes change colour. How could she do this to me? I groaned letting my claws dig deep into the ground as Landon closes the door.

“What’s happening?” I hear Declan ask Landon.

“The mate bond. Ashley must be having s*x with someone” Landon explains to Declan but my chest is being ripped apart right now. I have never felt so much pain.

The pain subsides, and I am panting heavily. How could I be so weak?

“Find her. And bring her to me” I instruct Landon getting up from the ground as I make my way out of the bedroom, I f*****g hate the mate bond.

It’s something that can make a strong powerful person weak. It can destroy even those that are strong.

I walked into Avery’s room and she was bandaged all over. Vincent that fool.

He tried to even kill his young sister.

“Avery” I whispered brushing her hair behind. “I am sorry” I whispered to her kissing her temple. This is my fault. I shouldn’t have taken her with me.

Ashley and Vincent were going to pay for this with their lives.

For over a year now I have had to deal with the pain of knowing that she is sleeping around with some men. It might be Vincent or other men.

I keep trying to do the same by sleeping with girls now and then but there’s just that void inside me.

“IS there something you want me to do?” Declan asked me as I shook my head. He turned around wanting to leave me with Avery.

“Wait! Declan.” I shouted after him.

“Yes.”

“Get me Nora” I instructed him as he raised his eyebrows his lips parting to speak but just bowed his head turning around to walk away.

I headed back to my room and sat back waiting for them to bring me, Nora.

A knock comes on my door and I lift my m gaze without responding. I know it’s Nora and she will eventually walk into the room.

“Your majesty,” She says bowing before me as I look at Declan who doesn’t say anything to me. “I want you to send a message for me to your sister,” I said to her and she lifted her gaze to look at me tears filling in her eyes.

I grabbed her by her neck and she looked at me tears falling from her eyes, I saw Declan flinch where he was standing. In the last few years that she’s been here he seemed to have grown fond of her.

I want to snap her head but her eyes her sad and she looks so helpless. I can’t bring myself to kill her. I would want to rip off her head and send it to Ashley.

Nora is about the same age as Avery, her green eyes remind me of Avery, she would hate me if she found out I killed her friend.