Rejected Luna: Untamed Desire Of The Lycan Alpha

Chapter 1: Fifteen Years Ago

In the middle of a bustling street stood Inez, a small girl, anxiously gazing around for her missing mother, who had promised to return in a few minutes.

She was adorned in a white dress gifted to her by her grandmother; however, her platinum blond hair ties in pigtails was disheveled and standing up on all sides. Adding to that, her green eyes shimmered with unshed tears as they carefully studied passing strangers for a glimpse of her mother, making her overall appearance quite forlorn.

"Hey, freak!" Someone called from behind her, and Inez jumped, startled by the shout. She immediately turned to look at the tall boy, around the age of ten, who was leering down at her.

Fear surged within her heart as she tightly clasped the sides of her dress.

She had hoped Billy would be too busy to pay attention to her today. After all, it was the day of the Fair and Prayer Ceremony arranged by the five packs to pay their respects to the Goddess of the Moon.

Unfortunately for her, it seemed he intended to tease like he had three days ago.

Dominic, her best friend, had chased Billy away and warned him not to tease her. But being the big bully that he was, Billy didn’t seem to care about that little warning.

Inez didn’t want her pigtails to be pulled or her arms to be scratched, so she turned on her feet and dashed to the opposite side of the street before Billy could stop her.

"That rat is running away! Stop her!" The boy shouted from behind before chasing after her.

Inez quickly weaved through the crowd before coming to a stop in front of a stall at the very end of the fair. She was quick on her feet and was an expert at running away.

This was because she was the lowest of the low within the pack, a half-blood. It would have meant her death if she was not adept at escaping danger.

Upon stopping at the stall, she overheard a woman say, "How did you get your hands on this? I thought such a thing was too precious to be sold!?" The woman was intently admiring the vial in her hands. The pearly white fumes within had clearly impressed her.

The merchant manning the stall gave a cunning smile and chuckled. "Can’t divulge all my secrets now, can I, Madam? But I assure you that this is the real deal. As long as you are willing to offer me a grand, this vial will be yours."

"A grand? Aren’t you being a bit too greedy?" The woman remarked with a frown. Her eyes flashed with irritation as she looked at the man.

"Madam, Madam, Madam... you can see at first glance that it is real. Do you really think that this can be mimicked? Never." The merchant directed an oily smile at the woman. "Just a single sip, and even the most dangerous wound or disease will be healed."

a grand is too much for a treasure like this?" the

breath before picking up her skirt and walking away. She tried to look calm and collected while pretending to be

Inez suddenly found herself lost in a

while looking at the grimy,tall

"There you are!"

familiar voice. She turned to look at Billy,

looking for you for so

and

you think that he will protect you all the time?" Billy

I didn’t tattletale. Inez’s face was scrunched

pain as she tried to free herself. "I didn’t tell him anything. Dominic

to look at his group of friends and said

Dom plays with this rat and refuses

hearing his order, they

and punched.

regard the silver-haired boy who intervened. His grey eyes were staring at them with

annoyed that someone stopped him, but once he recognised the person, all his displeasure vanished instantly. He then smiled flatteringly at the silver-haired

you doing here, mate?"

I know you?"

gala last week. I am William Cruz," Billy

apologetic smile, but it was one filled with derision. He glanced at the rest of the group

to Killian as if it

this? I thought the strong were supposed to protect

ground and said to her,

Billy and his friends, and even though they were frowning, they didn’t make any

her feet and ran towards the boy, who had his hand held out for her to take. As soon as he had her hand, he proceeded to drag her away from the alley. Inez had never experienced anyone protecting her, apart from Dom