The Lost Luna of the Alpha King

AMY

“Run, Amy! Run as fast as you can, my love!” my mother yelled as she pushed me away.

“Mom!!” Warm tears graced my cheeks as I refused to move. At the same time, the howls of the rogue wolves filled the air. They were closer to us.

“Run, Amy!!” she begged, even though the night had sunk deep, I could see her tears of pain glistening in those gray eyes. “I love you, darling,” she whispered as she caressed my cheek one last time.

I felt a heavy pain storming through my chest like a herd of horses.

I didn’t know whether it was the fear of being killed by the enemies or because of her pleading words; all I knew was that I started running. My nine-year-old self brushed past the thick leaves of the forest. I couldn’t bring myself to look back as my mother fought the wolves off.

I just kept running.

“Amy?” Clara’s voice jolted me back to reality. I had been so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t realize I was daydreaming.

Clara and Gabriel had been my foster parents since I was nine.

“What’s wrong?” she asked worriedly, staring back at me while Gabriel drove.

“She misses our former home, that's what’s wrong!” Blake, their son, blared beside me.

I was nineteen and he was eighteen, but most times he always acted like the eldest one and he could be very annoying.

“I mean, who the fuck moves from Rose Hills to Lilyview?”

“We’ve talked about this several times, Blake—” Gabriel calmly intervened.

“I know, I know,” Blake cut him off abruptly. “I just don’t want to accept it. Just because your job posted you here doesn’t mean you had to move the entire family to this town! Rose Hills is my life, how can I settle for this place!”

He was right, though. Rose Hills was an interesting city compared to this small town surrounded by a thick forest.

“We’ll only be here for a while. A couple of months maybe. Besides, Lilyview is a beautiful place. I’m sure the two of you will love it.” She smiled happily at us but I couldn’t bring myself to return that gesture.

Blake hissed and she heaved a light sigh.

“You could use today’s town fair as an avenue to meet new people, and make some friends,” she said. “Especially you, Amy. You never can tell, maybe this environment might be what you need after all.”

I nodded slightly, looking out the car’s window a bit intrigued by the houses we drove by. Although my foster parents were the best, they kept their tight security on me mostly because I‘d always entertained the idea of running away to find the bastards who took everything away from me.

Every day, that painful memory kept playing in my head. How my pack members were slaughtered by rogues, my father’s disappearance, and my mother’s tears. My palms curled into fists as anger burned in me like brimstone fire.

If only I knew the bastards who did those things, I would have my revenge.

“We’ve arrived!” Gabriel announced as we pulled into the parking lot.

As I alighted from the car, the sun’s gentle beams welcomed me as my long silver hair danced to the tune of the gentle breeze. Something about this place was oddly refreshing and this was a feeling I hadn’t had in a long while. As I closed the car door, it reflected my red hoodie, big blue jeans, and white sneakers in a blur.

One thing Clara complained about was being too casual.