The Mate

The thing about being a night creature, unlike humans, is that we are attached to the moon Goddess, not out of plein faith, no, we sense her existence next to us, we fel her and we know that she is there, watching over us, caring for us and giving us strength, however, I have always had my questions about her.

Where was she all that time when I have been thrown in that cold cage, starved and abused? I have prayed and prayed for her to have mercy on me, but it seemed as if that place was forsaken even by the Gupstairsoddess, a pit for the unfortunate souls to rot and suffer, completely forgotten by the rest of the world.

I was lonely there, not knowing whether I 'd survive the next day, and at some point, my little self started to believe that I deserved what ever was happening to me, that what the monsters said was true, and I was indeed an abomination, and that suffering and death was my inescapable fate.

But then, just when I lost hope, the Goddess remembered me, she sent me an angel, a little boy with a smile that chased away all the evil shadows, hands so soft that wiped all the desperate tears, and a heart so big that saved the forgotten soul and gave her a place to belong...by his side.

I loved him, Goddess, you know how much I loved him, how much I still do, and for so many years I have prayed and prayed...I behaved as the good girl who endured and forgave, I worked hard, I never stopped enhancing my skills, I supported him, I changed for him, and all I ever wanted was for him to love me back, but again, Goddess, you were so cruel...

"Mate...she is here..." I hear him mumble under his breath, and for a second, my mind takes a protective stand and completely ignores what he said, just as it ignores the stung in my heart, I ask him whether he heard me or not, only for him to jump off his seat and rush towards the door...

She is here...his mate, the one he have been looking for, the one who is going to take him away from me, the thought hits me like a bear slap, my breath hitches, my heart rate accelerates, my mind blanks, and all I can see is his disappearing figure, running down stares...leaving me behind...

Don't go!!

Axel! Don't go!

I am here! I have always been here!

Fighting off the numbness in my limbs, I rush after him, with one thought in mind, I must stop him, I can't let him slip away, he is mine!

Mine!!

All I see is red as I run down the stairs into the main lobby, only to come to a sudden halt once my eyes fall on the the intertwined bodies, the room is noisy, but all I can hear is the sound of my heart breaking, of my hopes and dreams screaming their last breath, it is Axel, my love, my angel, my Alpha, holding a stranger in his arms, from where I stand I can see her golden locks, long and shiny as if her hair is made of sun rays, her petite frame is engulfed in his large one, pressed tightly to it as if he wants to hide her inside his ribcage and shelter her from the world, the white dress he is wearing makes appear like a fallen piece of the moon Goddess herself.

"Finally! Goddess, I have waited so long for you!" Axel breathes out in the girl's hair before reluctantly releasing her from his hold, his eyes are sparkling with something new and genuine while his hands caress the sides of her face, giving me a clear sight of it, and fuck! How can someone look so divinely beautiful? Her skin looks as if it was made of the finest porcelain, so delicate and soft, her green eyes reminds me of the forest at dawn, surrounded by golden eyelashes, her lips are pink and plump and I see Axel's gaze falling on them every other second, and it doesn't take a genius to figure out what he is thinking about.

"How wonderful!"

"Congratulations, Alpha!"

"She is so beautiful!"

"Welcome home, Luna!"

I, somehow, manage to take my eyes off the absolute tragedy I just witnessed to take notice of everyone else in the room, there is another woman with similar attire and many necklaces and amulets adorning her neck and wrists, she looks older and much more composed than the sobbing mess who is now touching my man, other pack members are here too, all congratulating the two...

No!

This is wrong! This is all wrong!

It can't be!

"Get your hands off him!" My voice sounds strange even to me,I can barely recognize it, this sobbing tone, this desperate and terrified edge in it, I sound like my younger self who was trapped in that dark cell, everyone looks at me with shocked eyes that slowly becomes angry but I don't care, I can't care, not while my man is being taken away from me by a witch!

"Ora! What are you doing?" I don't know either! My legs move on their own, my arms stretch involuntarily, trying to snatch the bitch out of his arms, I can't let this happen!

"What the fuck?!"

"You fucking freak!"

"Ora! "

Everyone screams at me, strong arms appear from nowhere and pulls me away callously, almost breaking my bones, the veil of tears fail to hide the sight of my lover standing between me and his... Goddess! I can't even say it!

"Axel! You can't! This is all false! It is a spell!"

"Lock her up in one of the rooms!" Axel orders angrily, and the warriors are quick to obey, dragging my kicking and screaming body upstairs while I cry and beg like a lunatic, the sound of my heart shattering blocking everything else...