Chapter 129: Chapter 129: The Past

Selene’s POV~

The next morning, Sara and I were put to work like the rest of the omegas. The head maid had already barked her orders before sunrise, and soon we were scrubbing, sweeping, and carrying things from one corner of the quarters to the other.

It didn’t take long for whispers to surround us. Omegas always talked while they worked, and every word carried fast through the halls.

But none of it was good.

They gossiped about punishments, about who had displeased which wolf, about how strict the alphas were becoming. The pack was restless...

Sara tried to ignore it, but I kept my ears sharp. Every little piece of information mattered.

Later, when our chores eased, Sara and I walked through the narrow paths of the quarters, pretending to explore but really listening. That was when it happened.

Two young omega girls were huddled near the laundry lines, their heads bent close together. Their voices were low, but I caught every word.

"Did you hear?" one whispered, her eyes bright with excitement. "Alpha Kael is back."

I froze in place. My heart stumbled, my steps halting before I could stop myself.

"Really?" the other girl gasped. "Did he finally find his mate?"

for her for more than a year now. Poor alphas... who

couldn’t breathe. My chest felt as if it had

she’s already dead. But Alpha Kael refuses to believe it. He’s been searching nonstop, even leaving the pack for months at a time. Everyone says he won’t stop

her head. "Do you think he’ll stay this time? Or

my ears,

Then came the worst.

"She killed their mother. Our former Luna. How could the moon goddess give such a cruel twist of fate?

nothing else matters," the other replied dreamily. "The bond is too strong. Even pain can’t break it. That’s what they say... that being

feel her. My skin had gone cold, my blood rushing in my

were talking

every whisper was about me. About the bond I carried, about

I could not move.

than any blow ever could. She killed their mother. That was what they said. That was how

their Luna? How could they just believe this? They knew nothing of what happened back then and why

deepest

squeezed my eyes shut, forcing down the tears that burned hot and heavy. I couldn’t cry here. I wouldn’t. I had fought too long to lock those memories away, to survive without

eyes again, the omegas were gone. Only Sara and I remained in the quiet corner of the

noticed the way my body shook, the way my eyes must have looked strange, but

bold was stirring in her mind, a question

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