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.

with him, to be treated as coldly as he treated me. Somehow, she dared to come to

long before we had even discovered we were mated officially. In fact, I had given up years of my life for him. Thea was nothing. She was a fling

have ignored her. I would have given her a faux smile and uttered a few small words before leaving to keep the peace. But not today. Not today when she had crawled her way in and diminished any hope I had left to

the heir to this pack and yet you conduct yourself 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?

looked on with mixed expressions ranging from sadness, anger and compassion… however, I couldn’t tell if it was for me or

down into heavy sobs before me, her legs giving out, but I simply looked down at her in disgust. She was mistaken if she thought I would console her. In

the onlookers shouted

third in command of the pack, rushed to Thea’s side to comfort her. His eyes looked up at me with burning hatred to which I only responded back with

heir no less. How can you say such

still felt he could talk to me in that manner. To his Luna. I wanted to lash out at him as well, but it

interrupted. See to it that my area of the packhouse is not disturbed,”

 His jaw clenched in anger, but

someone is forced to show me the respect

should, but this girl deserved no courtesies. She was just as vile as the treatment I received from

my own private kitchen, dining area and bedroom all to myself where I would not be disturbed. The only people allowed access

 “I’m back!” I called out, removing my

 A sad-looking Sophie then appeared at the kitchen doorway, her

to look at her expression, and my

warm arms. Instantly, I began to softly sob in her arms and grabbed onto her as

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 me through all the heartaches I’d endured. Over the last five years, Sophie had looked after me as if I were her own

Sophie whispered, stroking my silver hair. “It’s not the end of the world. You are still okay and healthy, and that’s all that matters. You