Chapter 1 The Betrayal Of The Moon

• Seraphina’s POV
• I felt as if every inch of my flesh were being torn apart, the intensity of the pain making it nearly impossible to breathe.
• Cold sweat soaked through my thin white robe, clinging tightly to my body as I curled up in agony.
• Today was the Moon Goddess Festival, the day when all adult werewolves of the Sterling Pack received the Moon Goddess baptism to awaken their bloodline.
• For me, it felt more like a trial.
• Although I was also the daughter of the Alpha of the Wilder Pack, my bloodline was naturally weak due to my mother’s injury during pregnancy. Every full moon night, a wave of excruciating pain would rise from the depths of my soul.
• The elders had said that only by obtaining the sacred item, the Moon Soul Herb, during tonight’s ceremony could I survive.
• But now, the ceremony had already begun, and I was locked alone in this remote stone room, enduring the torment of my bloodline backlash.
• Where was my fiancé, Aiden Sterling, the Alpha of the Sterling Pack, at this moment?
• With the last of my strength, I focused my mind, trying to break through the barrier of space to send him a spiritual distress signal.
• Buzz.
• A sharp pain shot through my mind. My mental strength drained, and darkness clouded my vision.
• Finally, a cold, impatient voice sounded in my mind.
• “Seraphina, what are you causing trouble for now?”
• It was Aiden.
• There was no hint of concern in his voice, only annoyance at being disturbed.
• “Aiden…”
• My voice trembled with pain. “Save me… I need the Moon Soul Herb. My bloodline… it’s backlashing… I will die…”
• On the other end of the link, Aiden seemed to pause for a moment.
• Then, an even more indifferent voice followed.
• “Sera, I’ve told you before: Amber’s ceremony is important to me. She’s been feeling unwell lately and needs my comfort. Can’t you be more understanding?”
• In his eyes, my life or death was just a childish tantrum.
• Amber Lynch, Aiden’s moonlight.
• She wasn’t part of the Sterling Pack, just a witch relying on the tribe with her humble bloodline. A woman who only knew how to use her fragile appearance and witchcraft to gain sympathy.
• Since she came to the tribe, my five years of companionship and devotion to Aiden had become a cruel joke.
• I was desperate. The pain in my body made it almost impossible to maintain the spiritual link.
• “Aiden, I’m not causing trouble… I’m really in pain… please, believe me this time…”
• His voice was devoid of any emotion, chilling to the bone.
• “It’s just an awakening ceremony. Why is it so important? Sera, my patience is limited. Don’t use such a ridiculous excuse to get my attention!”
• “Aiden Sterling!”
• I yelled with all my might. “Do you really find my words so unbelievable? Would I threaten you with my life? If you don’t give me the Moon Soul Herb today, we will completely call off the engagement!”
• Aiden seemed angered by my words.
• “Call off the engagement?”
• “Sterling, who do you think you are? You’re just an Alpha’s daughter who is not valued, just a marriage tool connecting two tribes!”
• His words were like the sharpest silver blade, cutting into my heart and making it bleed.
• “Aiden!” I pleaded. “Please… I really am in danger…”
• He chuckled lightly. The laughter was filled with cruel mockery.
• “Sera, Amber is really kind,” he praised. “She just told me that if you really need the Moon Soul Herb, she’s willing to give you the one I found for her… Although she said it’s the most beautiful one, she’s ever seen…”
• I could imagine Amber snuggling up to him at this moment, gazing at him with those innocent eyes, while he enjoyed the pleasure of controlling our fates.
• But his next words pushed me into an abyss.
• “I have promised something to Amber. How can I give it to someone else? Besides, you, a marriage tool, a disabled wolf, are not worthy of such a pure sacred object. Seraphina, did you hear that? I will personally give this Moon Soul Herb to Amber.”
• That spiritual connection was coldly severed by him.
• The tight string in my mind snapped with a sharp snap.
• The world suddenly became silent.
• The excruciating pain of my bloodline backlash still tore through my body, but I couldn’t feel it.
• Because there was a sharper, more intense pain exploding from the depths of my heart, spreading instantly throughout my body.
• The tears I had been holding back finally burst.
• One by one, they fell hotly onto the cold stone floor, shattering like glass.
• I laughed.
• I laughed so hard that my shoulders trembled uncontrollably.
• Engaged to Aiden Sterling for five years… I had thought we had real feelings.
• But in his heart, I was not even as good as a dog.
• I weakly leaned against the cold stone wall, my body sliding down until I curled up in a dark corner like a young beast abandoned by the world.
• Despair and darkness engulfed me like a tidal wave. Even breathing felt unnecessary.
• Just like this…
• As I immersed myself in the endless sadness, my consciousness began to dissipate,
• Bang!
• A sudden, loud noise exploded from nowhere!
• The heavy door of the stone room was violently kicked open by a brutal force from outside!
• I trembled all over, raising my head in fear.
• Two burly, fierce-looking rogues walked in, their faces twisted into sinister smiles.
• One of them sniffed the air, his greedy eyes locking onto me as he let out a wicked grin.
• “Boss, look what we found! A lone woman, and she’s from the Sterling Pack!”
• The gaze of the other rogue roamed shamelessly over me, filled with malicious desire.
• “Tsk, tsk. The Moon Goddess really favors us, sending such a beauty to entertain us brothers.”
• My heart tightened, my body trembling uncontrollably.
• “What… what do you want?”
• “What do we want?” The rogue stepped closer, taking out a bottle of black potion that emitted a sweet, metallic smell. “Of course, we want to make you have a good time!”
• He grabbed my chin, forcefully pouring the potion into my mouth.
• “No!”
• It was a frenzy potion! It could make a werewolf completely lose control, dominated by the most primal desires!
• The scorching liquid slid down my throat, igniting my entire body like fire in an instant.
• My sanity rapidly faded, replaced by a strange, irresistible heat surging through me.
• My last sight was the sinister smiles of those two rogues.
• Then my vision turned blood red, and madness took over in place of reason.