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Revenge of Ameera: The Rejected Mate
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Ameera Alcmene who accidentally entered the Moonlight pack territory got her arrested and suspected as an enemy spy. Until no one thought that she met her mate, Edmund Lycaon. The new Alpha candidate rejected Ameera as his mate because he was considered weak. Edmund also tortured and broke his mate’s bond with Ameera so that he could unite with his lover. Ameera, who was very angry and disappointed because she had to lose something very precious to her, was determined to avenge her after she received a blessing from the Moon Goddess. How will Ameera take her revenge? Will she falter and return to Edmund and forget her grudge?
Chapters (8)
Chapter 1
A festive atmosphere filled the Pack Moonlight neighborhood; the residents rejoiced because there would soon be a new Alpha appointment.
Moreover, the Alpha candidate had found his mate, making the residents even more excited. Hearing from some rumors circulating, their Luna Candidate is a tough she-wolf.
It was inversely proportional to Ameera’s situation, who now had to endure pain all over her body.
Her dress could no longer be called a decent outfit; blood had filled all parts of her dress. Various wounds seemed to be painted on her body that was no longer smooth.
Ameera grimaced in pain as she tried to move her body; the wounds she had just received from the guards made it difficult for her to move. Even opening her mouth was a pain.
She lamented her terrible fate. From a child living alone without knowing his origins, now she met a mate who did not want to acknowledge him. She even had to be tortured for asking for justice for herself.
"Help! Give me some water," she said in a low, hoarse voice, asking a guard.
"Noisy! You better shut up before I whip your filthy body again!" snapped the guard loudly. You are making his voice echo along the hallway.
Ameera had to swallow her voice; she didn't want to be punished again.
Her mind wandered back to the time before she was imprisoned.
Ameera, who was lost until she entered the Moonlight pack area, was arrested because she was considered an enemy spy. Despite explaining the truth, the warriors who arrested her did not believe Ameera.
A man came in with a murderous gaze, staring hatefully at her.
"Mate!" screeched the wolf in Ameera's body, Zee, when she felt the mate bond with the man before them.
"Calm down, Zee," Ameera thought to her wolf.
She watched her mate's face closely; could he have come to save her? Ameera thought at that moment.
"Sincerely, Mr. Edmund," greeted the warriors as they saw the arrival of the man named Edmund.
"Take the girl to the meeting room and summon my father!" He commanded with a cold aura.
The warriors immediately carried out the orders of Ameera's mate, who she knew was named Edmund.
Without fighting because she was tired, Ameera followed wherever they took her. She only hoped her mate would help her, even though her heart wasn't sure after getting that glare.
Along the way, Ameera could feel several stares from the people there, some of them without hesitating to criticize her.
"Where are they taking us?" asked Zee, who felt angry at Ameera's thoughts.
"Calm down, Zee. There's our mate; maybe he'll help," Ameera replied gently.
"You're right! We finally found our mate!" squealed Zee happily, knowing they had found their mate.
Ameera tried to drown out Zee's noise in her head; she couldn't handle Zee's cheerful nature. Unlike her, who was quiet and rarely spoke.
They continued walking until they reached a room resembling a large hall. However, it had several chairs lined up around a round table.
"Greetings, Father. I have something to tell you," Edmund said when he saw that his parents were there first.
"What is it, Ed? Why did you bring a prisoner here?" asked Linda Xelova, Edmund's mother. She was staring in surprise at Ameera, who the warrior was chaining.
"You guys go, leave the girl here," Edmund ordered.
The warriors immediately left the room, leaving Edmund, his parents, and Ameera still on their knees.
"What happened exactly?" asked Eric Lycaon, Edmund's father.
Linda and Eric waited quietly for Edmund to answer their questions.
"He's my mate," Edmund said sharply, staring at Ameera with a hate-filled gaze.
"Mate?" muttered Linda, unable to believe what her son was saying.
"Then why are you treating her like that? Let her go," Linda screeched angrily, not understanding Edmund's train of thought.
"Calm down, Luna." Eric walked towards Edmund with an aura of anger emanating from his body.
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He slapped Edmund hard, sending Edmund's body flying into the wall. Eric didn't seem to be messing around with his punishment.
"Don't you know how to treat a mate properly? I didn't raise you to see you treat a mate like a lowlife!" Eric growled.
According to Ameera, Edmund silently received a slap from his father, even though he could avoid it.
"Wake up!"
Edmund got up silently, preparing to receive another blow from Eric before Luna's voice stopped Eric's movement.
"Stop it, Alpha! Let's talk with a cool head," Linda said softly but did not hide her anger at Edmund.
Linda walked over to Ameera after calming the Alpha's anger.
"Are you okay?" she asked, removing the chains that bound Ameera.
"Thank you, Luna," Ameera said gratefully.
Linda led Ameera to sit in one of the chairs; the atmosphere became tense when no one opened their voice, including Ameera, who felt this situation was bad for her.
"What's your name?" Linda asked, breaking the silence.
"Ameera, Ameera Alcmene," Ameera replied nervously.
'I think I'm in the lion's den, Zee, ' Ameera thought to Zee.
'We're in the wolf cage; there's no lion cage here,' Zee replied.
Ameera restrained herself from glaring at Zee's stupid remark.
"I'm Linda Xelova; you can call me Luna like everyone else," Linda said softly.
Ameera felt unlucky!
"I'm Eric Lycaon; I'm the leader of this pack. And this is my son, Edmund Lycaon. I apologize for my son's bad attitude towards you, Ameera." Alpha Eric apologized for Edmund's treatment of Ameera.
Ameera nodded slowly, not knowing what to say. A small part of him felt hurt by Edmund's attitude that seemed to reject his presence, Ameera had not yet felt their bond, but Zee would undoubtedly be hurt when he realized his mate rejected them.
"Do you also feel your mate bond?" asked Luna Linda; she wanted to confirm Edmund's words.
"Yes," Ameera replied quietly.
Alpha Eric looked at Edmund even more sharply; he was disappointed!
"Edmund, apologize to your eyes. Treat Ameera well; she is your partner." Luna Linda said, advising her son.
Edmund didn't seem to like this conversation; Ameera could see it. Edmund's gaze at her said it all.
'Poor me,' Ameera thought sadly.
"I don't want to have a weak and vague mate like her!" snapped Edmund in a loud voice, startling everyone there.
He stood up from his seat, walked towards Ameera, and quickly grabbed her neck. Ameera felt like she couldn't breathe as she realized Edmund had her firmly in a chokehold.
She vigorously thrashed Edmund's hands around her neck, trying to break the stranglehold that could have crushed her collarbone instantly.
"Help!"
Alpha Eric reacted quickly; he pulled Edmund's hand and threw Edmund with his strength.
"You are too much, Edmund!" said Alpha Eric angrily; he struck Edmund several times to teach him a lesson.
While Ameera was still trying to suck in air greedily, she held her neck with a broken heart. The wolf inside her thrashed around, trying to take over Ameera's body, but Ameera held her back with all her might.
She understood what was happening, but Zee was angry and disappointed. She didn't expect to receive such cruel treatment from her mate, unlike Ameera, who had realized it from the beginning.
"Ameera! Eric called the warriors to bring Ameera to the infirmary," Luna Linda said worriedly.
Ameera seemed to be having trouble breathing even though she was separated from Edmund; she felt like the entire air supply around her just disappeared. Her whole body felt dead; she couldn't even feel it. Ameera just looked at Luna Linda with a pleading gaze.
"Hurry up, Eric!" Luna Linda screamed.
Ameera began to lose consciousness; the last thing she saw was the arrival of several people she didn't recognize surrounding her. Before everything darkened and she lost consciousness.
Chapter 2
Ameera sighed as she realized there was no point in regretting anything; she stared sadly at the dungeon where she was locked up.
"Zee?" she mused softly, trying to communicate with her wolf, who had cut off their communication since Ameera had to endure those terrible days in that dark and stuffy place.
"Zee? Don't you want to talk to me? Are you angry?" asked Ameera sadly; her only friend now didn't want to talk to her.
"I'm sorry, Zee. I shouldn't have been so stubborn to find medicinal herbs that we have to be stuck here and meet mates who don't like us," Ameera whispered, her heart torn apart at the thought that Zee's feelings might be even more broken than hers.
Ameera didn't realize her face was wet with tears; she was desperate. Perhaps soon, she would be killed so as not to become an obstacle for Edmund and his lover, Layla Mohegan. All Ameera knew was that she was conscious in the infirmary after Edmund's attack.
Layla accompanied Edmund to see his condition or instead came to get rid of him. Layla said that she would get married and Edmund would get rid of her when she became an Alpha.
Ameera, who heard that tried to leave, but Layla was a cunning woman. She deliberately got herself seriously injured and made a scene to throw all the blame on Ameera.
"I didn't do it! She hurt herself!" screeched Ameera as she was once again restrained by the warriors at the behest of Edmund, who was angry to see his girlfriend injured.
"Layla is no fool! She couldn't have done that! You lowly woman, how dare you hurt my beloved. Take her to the dungeon!" Edmund angrily ordered the warriors to take Ameera while he carried Layla's scratched body.
"I'm okay, Ed. She just did it by accident," Layla said weakly, acting like a gentle and forgiving good girl.
"You don't have to defend her," Edmund replied worriedly.
"Hurry up and take her away!"
"Let me go! I didn't do it; please believe me." Ameera continued to beg to be released as she had not done what she was accused of.
No one listened to Ameera's words; everyone believed what they heard from Layla. Of course, after being in the dungeon for a while. Ameera had heard the guards say that Layla was the daughter of someone who had contributed to the Moonlight pack. Layla was also a formidable warrior, so it was natural for Ameera not to listen to her.
"Even if I were a resident of this pack, they still wouldn't listen to me," she thought sadly.
Who would listen to someone who was considered an enemy spy?
Ameera felt her body ache with movement; she could even see that some of her wounds were worsening. As a werewolf, Ameera should be able to heal her wounds. However, I don't know what happened to him since she could not heal herself long ago like other werewolves. She couldn't even change shifts with Zee, making her completely human.
Plus, the whip given to him was coated with the liquid from the wolfsbane, worsening the wound because the wolfsbane plant is evil for a werewolf like him.
"Excuse me! Can you please give me some water? I'm thirsty," Ameera pleaded again, not giving up after her request was denied earlier.
"You're such a nuisance!" said the guard irritably, moving to hand Ameera a glass of water, hoping she wouldn't bother him again.
"Thank you!"
Ameera immediately drank the water given to her greedily; in no time, the water in the glass was gone. Not a single drop was left to waste.
She was starting to feel better than ever, at least for now, before Edmund or Layla came to give him another whipping.
"Doesn't he feel pain when I get hurt? Shouldn't Edmund also feel what I'm going through?" muttered Ameera realizing something.
Edmund showed no signs of pain when he whipped Ameera. Was there something wrong with their bond?
"Or is he just acting like he doesn't feel it? His face is like stone, no expression," she continued.
"He must be pretending." Ameera began to close her tired eyes; she fell asleep on the ground as her back was riddled with wounds.
Elsewhere, Edmund was making preparations for his appointment as Alpha.
The omegas working in the Alpha's residence seemed to be busy looking at the room in such a way as to make it look beautiful, in contrast to Edmund, who was only quietly watching the omega's work.
Next to him, a girl in a bright dress was giving orders to the omegas. She looked very enthusiastic because she would also be appointed as Luna.
How could that be? Everyone believed that Layla was Edmund's Mate. However, some people kept secrets about Edmund's true mate.
Poor Ameera, no one was on her side.
"Ed, aren't you tired?" Layla asked, spoiled.
"No, I've been resting," Edmund replied as he gazed tenderly at his lover.
"Shall we take a short walk? I'm bored here." Layla put on her most beautiful face.
"All right, I'll call Jacob to monitor the work here."
Edmund immediately asked Jacob to come through his mind; he stroked Layla's hair lovingly.
"Just wait a little longer," he told Layla.
Without waiting long, Jacob was now in front of Edmund. He was paying his respects to him. Jacob was Edmund's best friend since childhood; he would also be made a Beta at Edmund's coronation.
"I'll go with Layla."
They soon left the residence as they strolled around the Pack. Layla did not hesitate to show their affection to the pack's residents as if to tell everyone that she was the future Luna there.
In contrast to Edmund, who had been trying to ignore the pain in his body, he was annoyed with his mate's bond.
For Edmund, the presence of a useless mate like Ameera was embarrassing for him.
"Ed, are you looking forward to tomorrow? I'm looking forward to it; we can finally be together," Layla said with a happy look.
"Me too. Layla, can you come back first? I have some work to do." Edmund asked Layla to come back first; there was something he had to do with Ameera.
"Sure, finish your work, and don't forget to rest. I won't bother you tonight so that you can be fresh tomorrow," Layla agreed to Edmund's request.
She soon left Edmund alone, returning to her house.
"I have to prepare him well!" Layla chirped in her heart.
After all, she felt bored if she had to go around the pack again, even if she was the one who invited him first.
Edmund looked at Layla's back as she slowly moved away from him.
"Jacob, keep an eye on Layla. Don't let her know I went to the dungeon." Edmund sent his mind link to Jacob.
Without further delay, he immediately sped toward the dungeon where Ameera was locked up.
Chapter 3
The pack started to gather at the place where the coronation would take place, everyone bringing various gifts to give to their new Alpha. No guests were outside the pack, as it was during the cold war. Some packs refused to come, so there was no special guest.
No one cared about that; the residents just needed to see their Alpha take action. The small pack was nothing to their Alpha; the enemies would soon bow back to Moonlight Pack.
"Are you ready?" asked Luna Linda to her son, who was now wearing the coronation robes.
"More than ready, Mom." Edmund looked out the window at the gathered residents.
Soon he would marry Layla and become an Alpha, replacing his father.
"Shouldn't you set Ameera free? She deserves to live a decent life, even if you don't want her to," Luna Linda said to her heart's content; she was afraid of the unknown.
An Alpha should never marry a woman, not his mate, but Edmund is stubborn. He assured his parents nothing would happen to her; Ameera was just a weak girl who couldn't do anything.
"That's it; I know I can't change your decision. Get ready, and we will start the ceremony soon," Luna Linda quickly led Edmund to the wedding altar.
There stood an elder who would marry him and Layla.
The villagers bowed as they saw Alpha, Luna, and Edmund enter the altar. They saluted the pack leader with all their hearts.
A musical accompaniment accompanied the proceedings after each had given their speech.
An elder invited Layla to the wedding altar.
Layla arrived on her father's arm, her striking wedding dress looking out of place on her body. However, Layla was saved by having a beautiful face. So perhaps the people were more mesmerized by her beauty than by her dress.
Edmund welcomed Layla with great emotion at the altar, gently accepting her hand.
"Please take care of my daughter," said Layla's father, to which Edmund nodded gently.
The two then stood side by side in the center of the altar, the wedding ceremony getting underway.
The elder handed over a glass filled with holy water and asked Edmund and Layla to drip their blood into it.
Edmund and Layla immediately did as the elder said. They scratched a little on their thumb using the knife provided.
"Now drink this holy water, and you will officially become husband and wife," the elder explained.
Without waiting for another command, Edmund drank the holy water and handed it to Layla. Layla did the same.
The people cheered again, and finally, the Alpha had his life partner.
The program continued with the coronation of Edmund and Layla as the new Alpha and Luna. The event went on without interruption; the villagers began to enjoy the banquet.
Edmund, now an Alpha, smiled with satisfaction; he could finally do whatever he wanted. He even had Layla by his side.
No one cared about Ameera, who was now dying; he felt his body getting weaker.
Blood continued to flow from his wounds that he had just gotten again yesterday when Edmund came to him.
Without feeling Edmund tortured her cruelly, her whole body was not spared from Edmund's torture. He mercilessly changed shifts with his wolf and Zeewed at Ameera's body.
Ameera, who was already exhausted, couldn't even make a sound anymore; it was only a few minutes before she fell asleep. However, Edmund came and tormented her.
"Stop it," she pleaded softly, her voice unable to come out. The pain in her body was truly excruciating.
Ameera's moans went unheard by Edmund until he stopped when she was satisfied.
"Are you shameless? Because of you, I must feel pain, you useless bastard!" Edmund said sharply.
As long as he was hurting Ameera, Edmund also felt her pain. However, that did not make him stop. Instead, he was even more annoyed with Ameera, who he thought was a pest.
"I'm sorry," Ameera whispered, her heart still sincere even though she had been hurt in such a way.
"Your apology is not enough!"
"It's better that you perish from this world! I pity the moon goddess who created a weak creature like you as my eye." Edmund moved closer to the helpless Ameera.
He gripped Ameera's chin firmly, forcing her to look at him.
Stammering, Ameera tried to get her voice out, "Please free me."
Edmund strengthened his grip; hearing Ameera's voice, he felt something was wrong with her.
"Listen to me carefully; tomorrow is my coronation day. I will marry and make Layla the Luna of this pack. You are nothing more than a bully! Mom and Dad won't know that Layla isn't my eye if you don't show up!" Edmund said with a sharp gaze as if he wanted to eliminate Ameera immediately.
Ameera heard Edmund's words feeling angry; she was already disappointed enough with Edmund, who did not accept and tortured her. Now the man quickly said he would marry his lover and Zeeim as his mate in front of many people.
"You can't do that," Ameera said weakly.
"Of course, I can because I am the soon-to-be Alpha. I can choose anyone to be my mate."
"I am your mate."
"I refuse; you should die so I don't have to have a weak mate like you!"
Ameera was wide-eyed at Edmund's words; he stared in disbelief at Edmund, who would go to such lengths to get rid of him. Even though Edmund could release him, he would not demand his rights if he was not accepted.
Ameera stared at Edmund's face with a vengeance; she had never been hurt in such a horrible way. Despite living alone, Ameera lived well despite feeling lonely all the time.
But this man before her mercilessly tortured her the moment they met.
Ameera waited to see what Edmund would say next. Would he kill her now? Ameera thought.
"I, Edmund Lycaon, reject Ameera Alcmene as my mate!" Edmund said coldly.
Ameera felt her heart breaking into pieces; Edmund's distinctive scent that she could still feel earlier was now gone. Her heart suddenly felt empty, as if there was a big hole in her heart.
Her tears flowed without her being able to hold them back; Ameera cried silently. She was lamenting her fate.
In contrast to Edmund, who was confused, he felt something strange about his body after their mate bond was severed. The wolf inside him howled sadly, feeling the pain he was forced to part with his partner. Although Edmund's wolf did not accept Ameera's presence, he still could not avoid their mate bond.
Edmund violently released his grip on Ameera.
He walked away, leaving Ameera staring in disbelief at his fate.
"Zee? Zee! Answer me!" called Ameera to her wolf.
She could hear Zee's pained howl in her head, after which she heard nothing more. Ameera was worried that she would lose Zee. She was afraid Zee would die because her mate's bond was broken.
The impact of breaking the mate bond was huge, especially for her and Zee, who were just weak wolves.
Ameera cried loudly; she roared with all the strength she had left. She was so afraid of losing Zee.
"EDMUND LYCAON! I AM AMEERA ALCMENE, SWEAR IN THE NAME OF THE MOON GODDESS TO TAKE REVENGE FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE TO ME! I WILL BRING DESTRUCTION TO YOU AND ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THIS PACK! I SWEAR TO ANNIHILATE YOU ALL!"
The sky suddenly rumbled right after Ameera finished her sentence as if agreeing with her.
She was determined to avenge her pain at any cost, even if she had to sell her soul to a demon.
Chapter 4
Edmund walked away from Ameera feeling strange, not knowing what had happened to him. His wolf, Zack. He continued to roar his disapproval of Edmund's breaking the mate bond without talking to him first. He continued to berate Edmund, making Edmund feel dizzy. He also cut off communication with Zack.
"That girl doesn't suit me, Zack. You should understand that," he muttered guiltlessly.
Edmund did not realize the consequences of his actions today, he dared to defy the line of destiny that the moon goddess had created for him and Ameera.
Ameera continued to cry throughout the night. She was completely unable to communicate with her wolf. It frustrated her.
She had no energy left, she had to think of a way to get out of prison. He couldn't stay there, Zee could die from being hurt like this. Ameera would not forgive anyone who was involved in all her pain now.
"Zee! Please talk to me, I'm so scared right now," Ameera cried out in fear.
"I promise I'll get back at them in all the cruelest ways in the world, but please talk to me, Zee." Ameera kept trying to persuade Zee to talk to her, but none of her efforts worked.
"Fine if you don't want to talk to me yet, but don't leave me. I swear I will destroy them and make you feel better."
Ameera then closed her eyes, she thought that to escape she must have the energy first.
The atmosphere was so festive at the coronation feast and Edmund's wedding that everyone was overwhelmed with joy.
"We are finally fully bonded, Ed. I'm so happy today!" Layla said with obvious joy on her face.
No one realized that Layla didn't have a mate, including Edmund. It was impossible for someone not to have a mate. But Layla was very clever, she did all kinds of sneaky things to get her way.
Who would have thought that the good-looking one was a rotten-hearted and cunning one, perfectly suited to be Edmund's mate? The Moon goddess should have set them up from the beginning.
"Me too, I hope we will live a long life," Edmund replied looking lovingly at Layla.
Linda, who was no longer Luna, looked sadly at her son. She didn't know what kind of bad fate awaited her pack because of her son's stubbornness.
The party continued until midnight, everyone began to return to their homes when the event was over.
Everyone now began to rest except for the omegas and warriors who still had to clean up the party venue.
Edmund and Layla went to their room feeling excited. The two of them gazed passionately.
Edmund and Layla entered their room with a haze of passion in their eyes, the desire that they had been holding back could finally be released.
Edmund quickly kissed and crushed Layla's lips greedily.
The two of them made out ferociously, making the originally neat and beautiful room with various decorations completely ruined.
"Edmund! Keep going," moaned Layla under Edmund's power.
Edmund had his fangs out, he was about to mark Layla as his mate.
"Hold still," Edmund said heavily. He was already consumed by lust.
He quickly sunk his fangs in and sucked the blood out of Layla's neck.
"Aw! This hurts," Layla moaned unable to bear the pain, she didn't think it would be this painful.
Remembering the words of her friends and the wolves who didn't feel much pain when marked.
Layla Zeewed at Edmund's back as she felt like her neck was on fire, her body was so hot.
"Stop it, Ed, it's too painful!" Layla screamed. However, Edmund paid her no mind. He deepened his bite on Layla and continued to suck her blood until Layla lost consciousness.
"Layla?"
Edmund called Layla's name as he realized Layla had fainted, frantically Edmund moved his body away from Layla and quickly put on his clothes. He also put Layla's clothes on.
"Jacob! Bring me a healer, quick!" Edmund's mind linked to Jacob who was currently helping the omegas.
Without delaying Edmund's order, Jacob immediately darted to the infirmary and brought a healer with him to Edmund's room.
Edmund looked anxiously at the unconscious Layla, fearing that something had happened to his wife.
The sound of a knock on the door roused Edmund from his anxiety.
"What's wrong, Ed? Are you hurt?" Jacob attacked Edmund with a worried sentence as the door opened.
"I'm fine, go check on my wife!"
Edmund immediately gave his orders, and the physician Jacob had brought with him examined Layla carefully. He didn't want a small mistake to cost him his life.
"What happened to her?" Jacob began to ask, Layla had seemed fine earlier.
"I don't know. When I was marking her, she just fainted," Edmund replied flatly, but the worry was clearly on his face.
Jacob was silent at Edmund's words, he thought it was because Layla wasn't dead. But Jacob prefers to remain silent, it's useless to explain something to stupid Edmund. He thought.
The healer's face looked puzzled, his forehead looked wrinkled as if he was confused.
"What's wrong? Why is your face like that?"
Edmund gave the healer a sharp look.
"I'm sorry, Alpha. But I think there's a mistake here," the healer said nervously.
"Mistake? What mistake? Say it right!"
"Calm down, Ed. You scared her."
"It seems Luna is not your mate, so her body refuses to be marked. If you insist on marking her, something bad might happen." The healer took a deep breath after finishing his sentence.
Both Edmund and Jacob fell silent at the healer's words.
"Go, don't tell anyone about this or your life is at stake."
The healer left immediately, he didn't want his head to float if he stayed there any longer. Although he was confused, how could the Alpha misidentify his dead?
Edmund rubbed his face roughly, he didn't know what to do now.
"Never mind, you'd better not tag Luna. It's better than taking a risk, right?" said Jacob giving his advice as a friend.
"But what if an enemy finds out about this? It could be a threat to our territory." Edmund said in frustration.
He couldn't imagine that it would be this complicated.
"Go, I'm going to rest."
Jacob left after hearing Edmund's words, he could only sigh heavily.
"Why do I have to have such a stubborn leader?" Jacob muttered as he darted away.
Chapter 5
Edmund looked at the unconscious Layla, feeling guilty for making her the way she was.
Then what about Ameera who he made to be destroyed in such a way?
He gently stroked Layla's face, it felt like his love for her was truly blinding. Either Edmund didn't realize it or deliberately denied it.
"Zack? Are you there?" Edmund called to his wolf who had been living with him since he broke his bond with Ameera.
There was no response from Zack like he was really angry.
"Come on, Zack! She's just a weak and useless girl, isn't Layla much better than her?" Edmund coaxed.
There was no response from Zack. Edmund sighed harshly, not understanding the wolf's train of thought.
He gave up, deciding to walk out of the room to catch some air.
Leaving the unconscious Layla alone, Edmund walked down the corridor.
He suddenly felt annoyed when he remembered that Zack didn't want to talk to him because of Ameera, that weak girl. He thought.
With the speed of an Alpha, it took less than a few minutes. Edmund was now in front of the dungeon.
He walked into the cell where Ameera was, with his unfounded annoyance.
"Look what I'm going to do this time! You'd better perish, weak girl!"
The guards immediately opened the cell door upon seeing Edmund's arrival, there was no one Edmund visited but Ameera there. Making the guards already understand what to do without asking.
"Bring me a bucket of salt water!" Edmund said cruelly. He stared fiercely at the sleeping Ameera.
He deliberately did not wake Ameera up, because he wanted to give him a special surprise in the middle of his sweet dreams.
"Here, Alpha."
Edmund received the bucket of salt water he asked for. Not needing to count how many seconds, Edmund poured the salt water without pity for Ameera.
"Argh!" Ameera screeched in pain, her open wounds stinging as the saltwater soaked her body.
"Help!" Ameera cried out for help, not yet realizing who was doing her harm.
"You look like a worm in salt," Edmund said coldly.
It made Ameera realize who had the heart to do that to her.
"You!" muttered Ameera with a strong feeling of hatred.
He looked at Edmund with a hateful gaze, now Ameera hated the creature in front of him.
"How dare you look at me like that!" growled Edmund, he picked up the whip quickly.
"Argh?" moaned Ameera as she felt a new wound on her body.
"I will kill you tonight! Because of you, I can't unite with Layla!" said Edmund sharply, he didn't stop whipping Ameera's shapeless body.
"What did I do wrong to make you feel this way!" whimpered Ameera, not accepting Edmund's treatment of her.
"Your fault is that you are my eye!" Edmund replied angrily, he continued to swing his whip against Ameera's body.
"Argh!"
"You should blame your bad destiny! Why blame me!" replied Ameera with hatred.
"You!" Edmund, who was infuriated by Ameera's words, increased his whipping.
Until Ameera felt her whole body numb, she could not even breathe.
Ameera seemed to be trying to breathe properly, she drew in the air around her greedily.
But it was to no avail, her chest was getting tight. Her air supply was dwindling.
"I can't die now! Moon goddess please help me! I have to avenge myself, I can't die right now," she pleaded to the moon goddess in her heart.
It seemed that Ameera's prayer was heard by the Moon Goddess but in a different way.
Ameera lost her life because she couldn't bear the pain anymore, her body didn't move anymore when she received the lashes from Edmund.
Seeing Ameera who gave no response as he tortured her, Edmund ordered a guard to examine Ameera's body.
"She's dead, Alpha," said the guard as he felt no signs of life on Ameera's body.
Her body had even cooled down like a dead person.
"What a weak creature, so dead!" Edmund scoffed when he found out Ameera was dead.
Edmund wasn't satisfied with torturing Ameera, he was still annoyed. But Ameera was already dead, he had no choice but to stop.
However, Edmund felt that something was off in his heart. Again, the uncomfortable feeling of torturing Ameera.
Edmund continued to choose to ignore it, he ordered the guards to bring Ameera's corpse.
"You guys! Take her body to the forest of the dead, let her be eaten by wild animals or wild Rogues!"
The guards immediately carried out the Alpha's order, they lifted Ameera's lifeless body and carried it to the forest of death.
"Don't you pity this girl?" said a guard as they placed Ameera's body in the middle of the forest of death.
"There's nothing to pity, a weak girl doesn't seem like a good match for an Alpha. Let's go."
They left Ameera's body alone, not wanting to get into trouble for entering the forest of death for too long.
Meanwhile, Ameera's soul was now somewhere she had never been before.
"Where am I?" She said as she realized the place was now very unfamiliar.
Ameera took a good look at her surroundings, she felt comfortable there even though it was a strange place.
"Am I dead?"
Ameera noticed that her hands and feet didn't have any scars, her body should be full of wounds.
"My wounds disappeared, it seems like I'm dead," she whispered sadly.
She couldn't believe she was going to die before getting her revenge.
He tried to call his wolf when he realized the situation, "Zee? Do you hear me?"
There was no response from Zee.
"Is it possible that our realms are separate?"
Ameera tried to forget about it for a moment, at least here she and Zee would not feel pain anymore. Although she had not yet avenged her pain.
"This place is so cozy, this is what it's like to die."
Amidst her amazement at the beautiful place full of flowers of various kinds, Ameera felt someone's presence.
A dazzling light appeared before her, as the silhouette of a woman in a beautiful white dress was now in front of her.
"Ameera." The silhouette said her name softly, her voice very soothing.
"Who are you?" asked Ameera softly, she was mesmerized by the figure in front of her.
It looked so majestic and beautiful, but unfortunately, she couldn't see her face. Because it was covered by the light.
"Maybe she's a goddess?" thought Ameera.
"I am the Moon Goddess, I brought you here."
The Moon Goddess looked very kind in Ameera's eyes.
But Ameera felt a slight sense of resentment as she faced the Moon Goddess.
Because of the Goddess, she had to undergo an unpleasant fate.
"Why bring me here? So this isn't the realm of the dead?" asked Ameera confused.
"I will explain everything to you, come here." The moon goddess led Ameera to the front of a pond that looked very shimmering.
"Look into that pool, you will discover who you are and where you came from."
Ameera stared in disbelief at the moon goddess' words, but was nothing impossible for her?
Hesitantly, Ameera moved slowly to the edge of the pool. She gazed at her face reflected in the calm water of the pond.
A few seconds later, images of her origins and identity began to emerge.
Ameera cried in disbelief at her fate, did she have to live her life like that? If he did not avenge her, it would be unfair to Zee.
One by one, pieces of her life and destiny appeared, and Ameera's gaze kept changing with the images she saw.
Anger, resentment, hatred, and disappointment mixed in her heart.
"Now do you understand? I'll tell you one more thing." The moon goddess said as Ameera turned towards her.
"What else? Wasn't that everything?" asked Ameera still in a state of turmoil.
"There's still one more thing."
"What is it?"
"Your wolf is dead."
Chapter 6
Ameera shook her head, denying what the moon goddess said.
"What do you mean? There's no way Zee left me! She was just angry and needed some time to herself."
There's no way Zee died, right?
"You can check for yourself, feel her presence. Is it there? If not, then she's gone and separated from you."
"No!" Ameera immediately did as the moon goddess said.
She tried her best to find the bond between her and Zee but to no avail.
"Zee! Please answer me! There's no way what she's saying is true, right? I know we won't be separated, Zee."
Again there was no response from Zee. There was only emptiness in her, no more wolf she loved.
Zee was leaving him.
"No way," she said as she wiped away the tears that had flooded her face.
Ameera couldn't believe her destiny, the only thing she had was taken away from her.
How could fate be so cruel to her?
She cried bitterly, soaking in the pain in her heart that was getting bigger and more explosive.
"Why didn't you just take me? I'm alone, Zee," she screeched angrily.
Angry at the unfair universe.
Ameera stared blankly at the moon goddess in front of her, she hated the sight of her.
Wasn't she the one who decided her destiny? Then she was also the one who caused her to suffer like this!
"Why do you have the heart to do this to me? What did I do wrong? I never even bothered you in the slightest, but why do you have the heart to do this to me? You are the moon goddess! But why do you love your creatures!" Ameera said loudly, conveying her anger to the moon goddess who had been silent since earlier.
She was annoyed because she could not see what expression the goddess was showing.
"Are you happy? Or sad? You must be laughing at my fate, right? You're the reason everything happened!"
Ameera stared daggers at the moon goddess, she wanted to annihilate her so badly. But what power, she was just a weak creature. Even she thought she would never have a chance to avenge her.
Ameera cried so much, she beat her chest hard. Hoping to ease the tightness that filled her heart, hoping to bring her some relief.
But who could be sure it would work? Even if she did that for 1000 years it wouldn't change the pain.
The moon goddess just stared at Ameera in silence, not intending to open her mouth to calm Ameera down. Perhaps she wanted to give her some space.
"Why, why do I have to go through all this? Don't I deserve to be happy? Everything was taken away from me, even my wolf!" Ameera said with more pain than she could bear.
"Now what am I supposed to do? There's nothing left for me but pain and hatred," Ameera continued desperately.
Ameera was getting more and more immersed in her feelings of sadness, perhaps she would drown in a sea of sadness if no one pulled her out.
"Ameera." The moon goddess called out to her in a soft voice.
Ameera looked up at the voice of the moon goddess with a puffy and saddened face.
"Wake up, you have nothing to cry about. Everything has happened, nothing can be changed. Don't you want to avenge your pain?"
The moon goddess approached Ameera and aligned herself with Ameera who still had not changed her position.
"I did make a mistake, I shouldn't have just picked a mate for you. As justice for you, I will give you the blessing of the moon. Repay all the pain and injustice you have received."
Ameera stared in disbelief at the moon goddess before her, how could she give her blessings as the moon goddess to take revenge? Isn't the Moon Goddess a pure person and untainted by sin?
"I am someone who is supposed to provide justice for all creatures in this world, shouldn't I give you a chance to do so?" The moon goddess said without burden, sounding like the soothing voice of a fairy.
"Are you willing to accept my blessings?" asked the moon goddess to Ameera who was still glued to her.
With a face full of hatred, a gaze full of pain and burning resentment. Ameera unhesitatingly nodded her head, she accepted all the blessings including the consequences.
"I accept everything, including all the consequences that I will receive for my actions later!" She said without hesitation, she would have no regrets.
"Close your eyes."
Ameera confidently followed the moon goddess' words.
She closed her puffy eyes slowly.
'What will happen after this, I'll be the one holding the course!' Ameera thought firmly. She would not let the departed Zee down.
The moon goddess slowly pointed her forefinger at Ameera's forehead, the white light slowly illuminated the spot she touched. Little by little the white light became very bright, and Ameera felt her body warming up. She could feel a great power entering her body.
The light shining on Ameera's body had disappeared, but she couldn't open her eyes.
"Moon goddess?" She called out when she didn't feel the presence of the Goddess around her.
But she heard a small whisper that calmed her down.
"Wake up and do your thing."
'It seems that the Moon Goddess has returned me to my original world,' she thought.
Ameera slowly felt her whole body was very heavy and the pain that she had momentarily forgotten while in the place of the Moon Goddess returned to attack her.
"Ahh!" she hissed softly as she tried to open her eyes that didn't seem to want to open.
'It's like my body is destroyed!' she realized just before she closed her eyes.
"Hey! Look at him move!" A girl's voice was heard filling the void.
Ameera was sure she wasn't alone.
'Who is she?' she thought.
"You're right! He'll wake up soon, let's go get Roger!" Now Ameera heard the heavy voice of a man filling her hearing.
'Who are they? Are they the ones who saved me?' Ameera said in her mind.
Her consciousness had recovered but her body was still unable to wake up.
'This damn body! What a pain!' she thought in annoyance.
'I'd better let my body rest for a while.'
The voices she heard earlier were gone, she couldn't sense their presence. Maybe they went to call that person named Roger?
Ameera had given up on her body, she chose to sleep instead. There was nothing she could do now.
'I'd better sleep! Maybe the pain will disappear when I wake up.'
Silence again filled the room where Ameera was resting. Until the voices of several people came back a few minutes after Ameera fell asleep.
"Hey! Look at that, her body is glowing!" said a girl loudly as she looked at Ameera's body which was now covered in white light.
Chapter 7
"When will she wake up?" a short-haired girl asked her friend who was busy tidying up the room.
"I don't know, Anne. Roger said maybe in a few days or a few hours?" The young man replied with a counter-question.
"I ask, you ask back. Why are you so annoying, Jack?"
Anne glared with annoyance, she couldn't understand her partner's way of thinking.
"Your fault, why ask me?"
"You are! I'm going to... Jack! Look at her eyes starting to open!" squealed Anne changing her sentence when she saw Ameera who was starting to open her eyes.
Jack immediately approached Anne and joined her in staring curiously at Ameera.
"Looks like she's about to wake up!" said Anne happily.
Anne and some people in her group had long ago found Ameera dying in the middle of the forest of death. They decided to take care of her and bring her back to the base. Seeing Ameera's terrible condition at that time, the rogues who found her felt sorry for her. Instead of ignoring her.
Because rogues are werewolves who are outcasts and do not belong to any pack, their lives are also sad because there is no value in the eyes of other immortal world residents. Moreover, the werewolves who are members of a pack very often look down on them, it is not uncommon for rogues like them to be captured and used as material for them to practice.
Indeed, rogues are wild wolves who often attack others, but not all rogues are evil and bloodthirsty. Ameera was an example of this.
Ameera had now opened her eyes, her nerves shrinking as she took in the incoming light. She blinked her eyes a few times to adjust to the light.
"Who are you?" asked Ameera flatly when she could see clearly.
The two people in front of her looked very unfamiliar, but they didn't look like they wanted to hurt her either.
"He can talk, Jack!" Anne sounded like she was seeing someone talk for the first time.
"I guess we'll have to check your stupidity after this, Roger!" said Jack irritably.
"It's you!"
"Hi! I'm Jack, and this is Anne. You are currently at our place, you should rest first. Your body hasn't fully recovered yet." Jack answered Ameera's question cheerfully.
He was a little mesmerized by Ameera's beauty when he realized, it was much more beautiful when he opened his eyes. Jack thought.
"Right! You rest first, Jack will bring some food for you," Anne said, getting closer to Ameera.
Ameera just stared flatly at the two.
'So they're the ones who've been making noise since yesterday?' Ameera's mind looked strangely at the two people in front of her.
"Why me? You're the one talking! You should be the one moving," Jack said, not accepting Anne's suggestion.
"You're a man, how can a man be in the same room with a woman!" exclaimed Anne in a wise tone.
"What do you mean, why not?" Jack asked in a stupid tone when he didn't understand Anne's words.
"You idiot! You better get lost!"
Anne immediately pushed Jack's body out of the room where Ameera was staying, now she stepped back to the side of Ameera who was just silent.
"What's your name?" asked Anne as she returned to her seat.
The twinkles of the story seemed to be unconcealable on her beautiful face, making Ameera feel a little funny as she stared at Anne's face.
"Ameera Alcmene," Ameera replied without changing her expression.
"May I call you Ameera?"
"Of course," Ameera replied.
"I'm Anne, just call me beautiful Anne."
Anne with a high level of confidence stared at Ameera with admiration, Ameera's face was fascinating to her.
Ameera noticed where she was, a room with wooden walls and a floor. There wasn't much there, just a small closet and the bed she was sitting on.
Suddenly Ameera felt her ears buzzing, she moved to cover her ears hoping it would get rid of what was bothering her.
"Ameera? What's wrong with you!" Anne said frantically, she was afraid something would happen to Ameera.
But she couldn't leave her alone.
"Ameera! Did you hear me?"
Ameera ignored Anne's panicked voice, she couldn't handle the buzzing in her ears. Making her prefer to ignore Anne for a moment.
However, there seemed to be something happening again that made Anne exclaim, "Ameera! There's a mark appearing on your forehead!"
Anne continued to watch the engraving that slowly appeared on Ameera's forehead, the white light seemed to make a crescent-like pattern. But she didn't know that other marks were also appearing on Ameera's body.
Ameera continued to endure the pain until it slowly began to fade, and the light that appeared on her forehead also faded.
"Are you okay?" asked Anne anxiously.
She looked at Ameera's thin body carefully, how surprised she was when she realized that not a single scar remained.
Whereas before Ameera's body was full of scars that they clearly knew would never disappear.
"Ameera! Your body is clean, look, not a single scar left," Anne exclaimed happily, she felt happy for Ameera.
Because while taking care of her, Anne often cried imagining what Ameera had gone through to get such severe injuries.
"You're right," said Ameera as she looked at her body which was back to normal.
She even felt refreshed now.
"Here's a mirror, look at that mark on your forehead!" said Anne as she handed Ameera a mirror.
Ameera accepted it without hesitation. Her eyes widened when she saw the mark on her forehead.
An intricate carving shaped like a crescent moon, it didn't seem to be something simple.
"What is that mark?" asked Anne in confusion, unable to tear her gaze away from the beautiful size.
"But Ameera, there seems to be something I'm missing."
Anne returned her attention to Ameera's appearance which she thought was different, but she had yet to find the difference.
"What?"
"I don't know, I don't ta... Oh my god! Your hair changed color!" She squealed as she noticed another change in Ameera's body.
Chapter 8
Ameera looked back at her face in the mirror. It was true what Anne said, her black hair had disappeared.
"Are you the Moon Goddess?" asked Anne stupidly, she was completely amazed by the events she witnessed with her own eyes.
"Of course not," Ameera replied flatly.
"You're so amazing! You're many times more beautiful than before!" Anne exclaimed happily, she was very enthusiastic about Ameera's transformation.
Ameera just smiled a little at Anne's ramblings.
She understood that this was the result of the moon goddess' blessing on her.
There was no confusion in her, the current Ameera was the new and vengeful Ameera.
"Anne, can you take me to meet the leader here?" asked Ameera calmly, she wanted to know the place and who had been willing to help her.
"But you just woke up," said Anne worriedly.
"It's okay, I feel better already." Ameera persuaded with an expressionless face.
"All right, let me help you." Anne began to help Ameera off the bed.
They walked slowly outside.
"Does anything hurt?" asked Anne.
"Nothing, you don't have to worry too much."
"Oh yeah! I told Jack to get some food, that's where the old rat went!"
Anne continued to ramble on throughout their journey to the leader's place.
Ameera more or less had an idea about them and how they could help her from Anne's story, although it was incomplete. Because Anne said she wasn't the one who brought Ameera here.
Ameera was grateful that at least her body wasn't found by a vicious rogue or else her history would be over!
"Here we are, this is Roger's room. Roger likes to shut himself in here, just a moment." Anne moved slowly to open the door where Roger, the leader was.
Ameera waited quietly, she was a little curious about Roger who was willing to help her.
"Roger! Are you in there? I brought Ameera, the sick girl. She wants to see you," Anne said quietly.
"Come in, Anne."
Roger's reply made Anne smile a little, she quickly brought Ameera in and closed the door.
Roger, who sat facing Ameera, stared in amazement at Ameera who looked different from before.
Ameera's appearance was truly like a moon goddess. It made him unable to believe what he saw.
"Sit down, I'll make some drinks for you!" said Anne as she left, leaving Ameera and Roger.
Ameera looked closely at Roger, a strapping body that was manly and powerful. A masculine face with a sharp jaw. It made her certain that the figure before her was no ordinary Rogue leader.
"Your name is Ameera?" Roger said, opening his heavy voice.
After regaining his senses, Roger began to speak to Ameera.
"Yes, I came to thank you."
"There's no need to thank you, it's my duty to help people who are in trouble." Roger looked at Ameera about shady, there seemed to be something he was hiding.
However, Ameera did not know what it was. Maybe someday she would find out.
"Can you tell me where you found me? What was my condition at that time?"
Roger sighed heavily at Ameera's question.
"Okay."
Roger began to tell the story of when he found Ameera.
"The pack and I were trying to get to a new place because our old place wasn't safe anymore. You know, the life of a Rogue? Well, that's why we kept moving to different places.
This time the choice was the forest of death because few dared to enter there.
While on the way, I accidentally smelled a very thick blood odor from your direction. At first, I chose to ignore it and continue on my way because I thought you were dead, but I felt an air of life from a distance. It seems that the moon goddess loves you very much, doesn't she?" Roger explained with a chuckle.
Ameera just listened silently to Roger's story, she didn't want to interrupt him.
"I came closer, who would have thought I would find a dying girl? Your whole body is full of wounds, making me grimace. Imagining what suffering you had gone through to end up there, made me unable to ignore it.
I finally decided to take you with us, they didn't mind. They also thought the same as me, so we took care of you during this time." Roger continued with a sad look.
He still couldn't imagine how hard things were for Ameera.
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"One year, it's been a year since you've been here. Even though there were a few setbacks in your condition, you always survived and came back fine." Roger looked at Ameera's bead with a strange feeling.
Ameera was devastated after hearing Roger's words, she remembered Zee who had left her.
"Are you crying?"
Ameera didn't answer Roger's question, she let her tears fall.
"Do you know how to bring back a dead wolf?" She said softly.
Roger froze at Ameera's words, what did she mean?
"It's impossible, isn't it?" asked Roger tensely.
"That's right, my wolf is dead." Ameera cried loudly, her heart aching.
Roger looked at Ameera with a regretful gaze, he couldn't believe that the girl in front of him had even lost her wolf. It was a great calamity for a werewolf.
'Who could have done such a heinous thing to this weak girl?' Roger thought angrily.
"So what are you going to do now?" asked Roger quietly, he was furious.
Ameera stopped crying, she remembered she had to get revenge. Now was the time!
She roughly wiped away the tears that had fallen down her face.
"I will avenge them!" Ameera answered Roger's question with determination.
This time she wouldn't be a weakling who could be bullied by anyone!
"All right, I'll support you! Let's get your revenge," Roger warmly welcomed Ameera, he knew it wasn't easy for the girl to survive with just a grudge.
"No need, Roger. I don't want to involve you guys in my revenge mission," Ameera refused.
She knew what Roger meant. Ameera did not want anyone to sacrifice for her, nor did she want to depend on anyone.
"It's okay, everyone here has long wanted to avenge themselves. But we don't have the ability. Living as a rogue is already difficult, let alone seeking revenge. We're not ready to accept failure," Roger explained confidently.
Ameera was transfixed by Roger's answer, she didn't expect to find people who shared the same fate as her. She was even more determined to get justice for herself and those who had helped her!
"All right, I agree! Do you have a plan?"
