A Gift from the Goddess

She stood several inches taller than my five foot four, blonde hair and soft caramel brown eyes. Thea was stunning, anyone could tell. Her long slender legs were always visible, and her clothes always accentuated her best features in whatever outfit she wore. It was easy to see why Aleric had fallen for her.

 “Aria!” she yelled out to me.

 She was at the end of the hallway towards the community living room, looking as if she were waiting for me. But I didn’t stop to talk with her. No, instead I choose to pretend I didn’t hear her at all, and left towards my room.

 “Aria, wait!” she called out again. I could hear her begin to quickly chase after me.

 Thea was easily the last person I wanted to deal with right now. Why was she trying to pour salt into the wound before I’d even had time to fully process what had happened?

 But before I could make it to the stairs, her hand grasped around my wrist, forcing me to spin around to face her. And instantly, I growled out sharply at her touch. How could she so carelessly touch me? I was still her Luna even if she was carrying the heir.

 Her brown eyes went wide in surprise over my reaction and immediately dropped my hand, now looking as if she was about to cry.

 “Aria, I’m so sorry!” she whimpered. “I didn’t want it to be like this.”

 Thea was always the same. Acting as though we were sisters instead of a Luna and her mate’s mistress.

 “He’s the Alpha, how could I deny him?” she said as tears began to fall from her eyes. “You know I never wanted things to go this far, but I love him too. And I love this pack as much as you do. Please don’t hate me or this child.” She rested a hand on her belly as if to emphasise her point.

 Suddenly, everything turned red. I could feel my pulse beating loudly, deafening my ears. Everything about her made me want to rip her to shreds. The audacity she had to say that to me as if she were the victim in this whole situation.

 Not I, who had suffered and laboured for years, since even before we had been mated.

be treated as coldly as he treated me. Somehow, she dared to come to me now with her tears for

and I would be mated. I had trained for Luna duties long before we had even discovered we were mated officially. In fact, I had given up years of

few small words before leaving to keep the peace. But not today. Not today

like a child? Did you honestly think I would have sympathy for you? That I would console you? What did you hope to achieve by coming to me now? Did you want to rub in my face how

the exchange. They all looked

her in disgust. She was mistaken if she thought I would console her. In fact, I was determined not to move even

 “Thea!” one of the onlookers

to Thea’s side to comfort her. His eyes looked up at me with burning hatred to which I only responded

 “She’s pregnant, Luna! With the Alpha heir no less. How can you say such horrible things to her when

status than him and yet he still felt he could talk to me in that manner.

the packhouse is not disturbed,” I said,

 His jaw clenched in anger, but he

someone is forced to show me

Luna should, but this girl deserved no courtesies. She was just as vile as

were. I had my own private kitchen, dining area and bedroom all to myself where I would not be disturbed. The only people allowed access to this area were Sophie, my attendant, and Aleric, if he so wished. Not that his presence

out, removing my shoes at the

sad-looking Sophie then appeared at the kitchen doorway, her eyes full of pity. She

face, not wanting to look at her expression, and my own tears welled to the

began to softly sob in her arms and grabbed onto her

who had acted as a mother to me ever since I’d become Luna. My own mother had passed away not long after I had taken the rank and so I never had her presence to help

end of the world. You are still okay and healthy, and that’s