Chapter 1
INDIGO.
The loud voices hushed the moment I stepped into the room and the whispers started. This was a pack meeting but I wasn't allowed to hear the pack matters.
They all hated me as much as they feared me. They didn't want to give me any advantage over their pack and that was fine. I didn't really mind. I grew up with the glares and hostile treatment, and at this point, it had become a part of my daily routine.
"What are you doing here, Indigo?" My father's loud voice cut off the whispers almost immediately, my eyes caught vivid blue ones and the smirk on her lips. My sister disliked me just as much, even more, maybe.
"I-i-" I took a deep breath, "I thought the meeting would be over."
"But it clearly isn't! Get out of here immediately." I swallowed and turned back,
I was foolish for ever coming here.
"Let the girl stay. She might want to hear this news." I halted as the raspy voice reached my ear,
Kymir.
The alpha of this pack and my mate. We hadn't officially announced it because he didn't want to, but I was hoping that one of these days, he would tell everyone and proceed with the mating ceremony.
"Alpha, she doesn't really have to-"
"Let her stay." His decision was made,
I felt a little giddy at the thought of him supporting me when I heard the words that would change my life forever.
"Honey, I hope this won't become a regular thing? I really don't want the abomination at our mating ceremony." My sister, Piper, said,
Mating ceremony?
Apparently, I had voiced out my thoughts because she replied to me,
"Yes, Indie, a mating ceremony between Kymir and I is going to take place in a week." She smiled sweetly,
My heart stopped in my chest.
"T-that can't happen..no..." I trailed off, blinking the tears in my eyes,
I was Kymir's mate. Not Piper. This had to be a big misunderstanding,
"Kymir-" I called out,
"Alpha to you." His tone was steely as he marched up to me, I let out a shudder and stepped a bit backward, "I want you to withdraw, Indigo, or I'll make you."
"Withdraw? But you're my mate!" I yelled incredulously, ignoring the sharp gasps of our audience,
He let out a sarcastic laughter, "Stupid of you to think that I would ever take the abomination as my mate. You're worthless, Indigo. My father might use you for his own doings, but I have absolutely no use for a wolfless mate."
The tears dropped. I couldn't believe what was happening.
"I, Alpha Kymir of Northside pack, reject you as my mate and the future Luna of this pack. I have no use for you, Indigo. The moment you accept that, the better for you." He walked out of the room with Piper following majestically behind him,
The snickers filled the room like on cue, "You are a disgrace to our family. You can't even keep your mate! I am so ashamed of you." My father spat in my face before leaving too,
My father was a good beta. He was fair and just to everyone... except me. My heart thudded in my chest loudly and my ears started ringing. I was panicking.
I couldn't breathe.
"Come on, Indie." Someone grabbed my arm and pushed me out of there. It was Cohen, the former alpha and Kymir's father.
"He rejected me." I choked out,
"You can't be Luna, Indie. You don't have a wolf." He calmly replied,
Before I could reply, a loud crash filled my ears, and screaming followed.
What was going on?
"It's an attack!" A man yelled, shifting into his wolf form mid-sentence.
"Goddess!" Cohen yelled beside me, "Indigo, we have to use your powers."
The same powers that made me an abomination. Powers were common amongst the royal bloodline of the were kind, but the Southside pack were known as necromancers, all their royals had the power - my father, Kymir, Cohen, and Piper all included - except me. I was the outcast. The one without a wolf and the only one who wielded the power of the four elements.
"I haven't had much practice...I-i might hurt someone." My emotions were unstable, I couldn't even think properly,
His words turned stern, "You're practically useless in this pack. The least you could do is utilize your powers. Kymir rejected you because you haven't proven yourself to him. Make him regret his decision."
I blinked rapidly, a lump stuck in my throat, "Okay." I whispered, even though deep down, I knew Kymir would never see me as anything apart from an abomination.
I walked ahead briskly, trying not to falter. I saw the burst of energy before it landed. My head went hazy and I lost my sense of control. My powers seeped through my fingers uncontrollably, I heard a distinct yell for me to stop, but I couldn't turn it off. Black dots filled my vision before I slumped.
I woke up in a strange place. The room was dark and I couldn't see anything, I was about to stand when I heard a voice,
"She's awake." It sent shivers down my spine immediately, a lazy growl that you couldn't mistake for weakness resounded,
A sharp feminine voice retorted, "And how do you know that? Can you see her?"
The growl again. "I can smell her."
Smell me?
I wasn't prepared for the burst of light that filled the room, my eyes immediately connected
with hard brown eyes and I shuddered at the intensity of his gaze.
"Get her out of here.”