MOONBOUND VENGEANCE

I am a mortal, yet I have lived for hundreds of thousands of years.

The Demon Alpha discovered me through the Moonstone Mirror — I am his Fated Luna, the one destined to birth the strongest werewolf ever known, a wolf powerful enough to unite all packs under one rule. The one destined to carry his child.

The thought alone made my stomach churn, but I had no choice. His presence alone was overwhelming.

I understood that he needed an heir, and I was his chosen vessel, so I dared not have any stray thoughts.

The Alpha took me from my human world and into his pack’s territory, ensuring my immortality by feeding me from his own lifeblood.

Day after day, the pulse of his energy kept me alive, kept me from aging, kept me bound to him.

He wanted me to stay, to last until I bore him a child.

But mating with wolves like him—pure-blooded and powerful—it was difficult to conceive a child with a mortal.

He tried tirelessly, night after night, for hundreds of years. It wasn’t until recently that I finally carried his seed—a future alpha in my womb.

His joy was boundless. He declared me his Luna, and both I and the unborn child became the treasures of the pack.

His large hand would rest over my belly with a possessive look with his eyes gleaming with that intense, predatory look that always made me uneasy.

“Whether it’s a son or daughter,” he would say, “they will rule after me. They will inherit my position as Alpha.”

To protect us, he sent me to the pack’s forbidden lands, a sanctuary where no one dared to tread.

Only the most trusted wolves could cross the boundary, and even then, only during in emergencies.

No one was allowed to approach — except for him.

He visited often, making sure I was safe and attending to my needs.

Here, I was safe—until a guest wolf entered the territory.

A drunken Immortal wolf who was a guest stumbled into the forbidden lands. The Alpha detected his presence.

Enraged, the Alpha killed him, his actions igniting a bitter war between the Demon Pack and The Immortal Pack.

The difference between these two packs lay in their cultivation method.

Blood flowed freely. The blood of countless wolves flowed freely, leading to the rising tensions between both packs.

In order to quell the conflict, the Pack Leader of the Immortal Wolf tribe had to offer a treaty, which included giving his own daughter, the infamous she-wolf Lila, as a consort to my mate—the Alpha.

Lila was renowned for her beauty and her fiery temper, as wild as the wolves she led.

Lila was arrogant, relying on her lineage, and her status, to do as she pleased. It didn’t take long for her to cross into the forbidden lands, leading her pack mates, who were more like her cliques, with her.

I remembered the sharpness in her voice when she found me.

“Who is this pathetic human? And hiding in our sacred territory, no less?” She sneered as she approached, with the wolves at her side. “And what is this? A bastard child in her belly?”

Her words stung like a whip. She accused me of sleeping with the guards, of carrying a child not worthy of our Alpha.

Before I could even comprehend what was happening, she barked an order.

“Cut her open! Rip the child from her womb.”

I didn’t even have the opportunity to comprehend what was happening; everything was happening fast and before I knew it, her cliques descended on me.

Not thinking twice about the Morality of Lila’s orders.

Sometimes I forget that, unlike me, who is a human, wolves like them rarely take such things as morality into question.

The pain that followed was unimaginable. Her cliques attacked me, their claws tearing through my skin, slicing into me until I could no longer fight. Blood pooled around me; my limbs were destroyed.

Lila hovered over me, her twisted smile growing wider as she watched me suffer. Just as darkness overtook me, the Alpha appeared. But it was too late.

The Alpha arrived with the most powerful wolves of the six packs gathered behind him, watching in silence as Lila stood over me, a twisted grin on her face.

He had arrived, too late to save me, but just in time to witness Lila dangling the tiny, blood-soaked body in front of him, her voice dripping with triumph.

“This is the mortal who dared to seduce our Alpha,” she spat, holding up the lifeless body of my unborn child. “As for this,” she continued, referring to my dead child in her arms, Is the result of her mating with a Rogue’s spawn.”

“You should thank me for ridding you of this disgrace.”

My body trembled at her words, but I couldn’t say anything or muster any strength.

I lay dying, my vision fading, the world around me blurring into shadows. I couldn’t help but wonder if this was how I was going to die. I felt it was a pity. I couldn’t avenge my dead child and here I was, going to accompany him soon.

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Three years into my pregnancy, I had felt the life inside me stir for the first time. As the months went on, the fetal movements became stronger, more insistent, like the beating of war drums inside my belly.

I could feel it—my child was coming.

A vision descended from the moon itself, a sign of the child’s importance.

Lying in bed, I waited, my body aching with the effort of labor. But just as I thought I might finally bring my child into the world; I heard voices outside the cabin.

“The Alpha comes here every day,” said an unfamiliar voice, hushed but brimming with curiosity. “I want to see what treasure he’s been hiding.”

Another voice followed, filled with uncertainty. “But this is sacred ground. No one is allowed to enter, not even us.”

“Yes, Lady Lila,” came a third. “The last time someone wandered in here, the Alpha killed him without hesitation. It caused a war between the Demon Wolves and Immortal Wolves. Should we really be doing this?”

I felt a chill run through me, hoping the voices would leave before the Alpha returns.

But Lila’s voice rose above the rest. “Who cares? I’m the only one worthy of the Alpha’s attention! He won’t dare punish me.”

My heart raced. Whoever these wolves were, they had to leave—immediately. I knew what would happen if they didn’t.

Blood would spill again, just like it had years ago when the elder wolf had strayed too far.

Frowning, I pushed myself out of bed. The Alpha had made sure no one disturbed me here, especially after the fetus reacted violently to anyone who came too close. He cared for me himself, driving away even the most trusted of his pack.

But now… someone had crossed the boundary.

I struggled to my feet, ignoring the pain that shot through my body, and made my way to the door.

The moment I stepped outside, I froze. Lila stood before me, her face a twisted mirror of my own.

Her eyes locked onto mine, and before I could say a word, her hand shot out, slapping me hard across the face.

“You bitch! How dare you look like me and hide in the Alpha’s domain! Do you think you can compete with me for his favor?”

Her eyes glittered with fury, a storm brewing behind her gaze.