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."

much for a treasure like this?" the stall owner

picking up

Inez suddenly found herself lost

looking

"There you are!"

stiffened upon hearing the familiar voice. She turned to look at

was looking for you for so long!" Billy stalked over to Inez

steps forward, and Inez

to Dominic! Did you think that he will protect you all the time?" Billy

didn’t tattletale. Inez’s face was

herself. "I didn’t tell him anything. Dominic saw me

He turned to look at his group of friends and said to them, "Beat her up for me! Because of her, Eve came crying to me

continuing, "I don’t understand why Dom plays with this rat and refuses to play with my sister. She is the daughter of the beta of

order, they charged at

Inez shouted in pain as she was kicked and punched. With her hands covering her head,

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

initially annoyed that someone stopped him, but once he recognised the person, all his displeasure vanished instantly. He

are you doing

I know you?" He

gala last week. I am William Cruz,"

smile, but it was one filled with derision. He glanced at the rest of the group before saying, "None of my friends or acquaintances hurt a

Billy said to Killian as if

you think it’s fine for you to beat her like this? I thought the strong were supposed to protect the weak. Or does

the ground and said to her, "Are

of her daze; she glanced at Billy and his friends, and even though they were frowning, they didn’t make any further

As soon as he had her hand, he proceeded to drag her away from the alley. Inez had never experienced