Chapter 2 The stone picking ceremony

• We arrived at the pack house some hours ago and we went ahead to meet our senior brothers who were standing with their mates .
• " I thought you said that you won't be coming ?" I asked Derek, my elder brother when i got to where he was .
• "Well my twin won't let me be and so here I am"He replied and. I turned to see his twin brother who was also my elder brother .
• I greeted him with a sweet smile on my face but instead he pulled me into a tight hug .
• "don't worry dear ,none of you would be chosen for this barbaric ritual "Damon said and I just couldn't help but smile .
• Both Damon and I had almost the same thinking because he hated the rituals with everything that was left in him and in the same way I also hate the ritual with everything that's left in me .
• " I hope you girls are ready "Dad said calmly as he walked towards us with mom in his arms . Ok
• "You don't have to be scared dad , we aren't going anywhere, '' Tessa said smiling .
• I couldn't help the sweet smile that came to my face.
• "What about you baby "Mom asked .
• "I don't want to participate,'' I replied , not looking.at them .
• "You have no choice darling ,you know that you have to participate in it no matter what ,you don't have to be scared about anything ,I have the assurance that none of my girls would be Chosen for the ritual "Dad said smiling and she hugged him tightly .
• The whole family talked to their daughters and most of the parents hugged them .
• The once Happy night was suddenly becoming cold and sad .
• "You girls go "Freya mom told them with a Scared voice and with that they walked to where the rest of the girls had lined up .
• There were more than 300 girls in the line but then she and her sister were close to the last .
• The Alpha came out with the elders behind him and everywhere suddenly became quiet.
• " You all are welcomed to the stone picking ceremony "The alpha said and everyone clapped and once the house was down he continued .
• "As you all know the stone picking ceremony had been going on in this pack for ages , and 20 girls would be selected to be sacrificed to save our pack ,I don't want anyone to lose their daughter but this is really beyond me , I hope that if you daughter is chosen you have the heart to bear the loss , I have two daughters and they would be the one to pick first , I wish everyone of you good luck "He said and the place suddenly became dead silent .
• The elders walked out of the place and put a big black pot in front of us. We were to just dip our hands into the pot and pick up a stone .
• Every stone inside is white but once you are chosen by the moon goddess it would suddenly turn black in your hands before you open them .
• She said a silent prayer again to the moon goddess before the rituals started ,I just didn't want to be killed, not even at this young age .
• The stone picking ceremony officially started and the alpha daughters were lucky because they both picked up white stones ,how lucky they could be .
• She watched as each girl Walked up the pot and picked up a stone nervously and each girl turned out to be white .
• After fifty girls had picked theirs ,the next girl picked up a black stone , and her mom instantly started crying .
• She didn't know what to feel at that moment, because the girl fainted immediately but she was dragged away .
• Her dad wasn't shaken because she was suddenly regarded as a curse .
• Each girl Walked to the stone and picked up whatever that they touched .
• her heart beat kept increasing as they kept on picking and as the girls reduced only thirteen had picked up the black Stone while seven girls were left.
• Tessa squeezed her hands and that brought her back to consciousness .
• "You don't have to be scared "She whispered into her ears and she smiled that she wasn't losing it .
• She looked at the girls in the line and she discovered that they were left with just two stones
• the girl that was In front of her sister went to pick up and unfortunately she picked a black stone .
• The whole place was suddenly quiet because just one person was left .
• Her sister left her and went to pick up nervously and when she was done it turned out to be a while stone .
• I couldn't help the smile that came to her face.
• "I told you Anna , Just go on and pick you won't be chosen"She whispered into her ears and I just smiled instead .
• She could see her dad urging her forward to go and pick but then I was nervous to go ahead.
• "Freya come forward, time is running out of our hands' 'One of the elders said and that was when I came back to consciousness .
• I walked up confidently as I said a prayer to the moon goddess .
• She didn't know why she was being nervous ,she could see the alpha son looking at her nervously and she wondered why ,even though he was my age mate he had not spoken before .
• She dipped my hands into the pot with the last confidence that she had left in her and once she was done she dragged it out and opened her hands instantly .
• She didn't know when the tears flowed out of her eyes as I showed Tessa the stone.
• She had Chosen s black stone she had been chosen by the moon goddess for the ritual for how unlucky she had become .