CHAPTER Three

Juliana's POV

Lucien has finally been crowned the Alpha of the bright moon Pack, the Pack was among the strongest around the whole of America. I dreamily stare at him, I can't believe I was mated to this handsome man. I thank the moon goddess for allowing Taylor to reject me and even banishing me out of his Pack because if the incident hasn't taken place, I am freaky sure I won't be here today or even blessed to be Lucien's mate. I gave myself a thumbs up, my excitement has made me forget about heaven, my wolf's silence.

"Long live the Alpha...!!" We all cheered, in happiness, as we hailed Alpha Lucien, raising his hand, and we all bowed our heads submissively. He ordered us to rise and we complied instantly. The big bell rings signaling that it is already a full moon, the moon has come out and it is time for the newly elected Alpha to look for his mate.

That's how this Pack does the Alpha has to look for his mate first before other Pack members follow suit. Even if he doesn't find his mate, other Pack members will still be allowed to look for theirs, though it has never been heard that a newly elected Alpha didn't find his mate on the day of his coronation, on a full moon. It is an odd thing as that kind of thing hasn't been heard in this Pack and I haven't seen or heard about this either.

"It is time for you to find your mate, Alpha Lucien, the one that will stand by your side and rule along with you,"

"It is time for you to find our Luna but before then you have to choose your beta and gamma," the old beta said to him.

"My beta and gamma already know themselves," Alpha Lucien said as he gestured for his gamma and beta to climb the stage. The whole crowd cheered again as the new beta and gamma graced the stage with all their glory.

"Now is the time for us to meet our Luna," the old beta said as he motioned for Alpha Lucien to look for his mate.

My heart ran a different marathon as he smiled and stared around the crowd like he was looking for someone. My stomach swung in excitement as he started ascending the stage, the whole crowd was silent that you can hear a pin drop. I won't withhold the fact that I am nervous, I tighten my grip around the glass of wine that I was holding. The ladies there are all retouching their makeup in case the Alpha didn't find their mate, to fit them to willingly graced his bed for him tonight, some other ones are looking with hopeful eyes as for him to be their mate.

I mentally rolled my eyes at them, solely looking at them made me angry. They are all power-hungry, it is obvious that they only want the title. There was a gapes between everyone as Lucien stopped in front of me, everyone was stunned. The ladies stare at me with anger, hatred, and envy. I gave Lucien a small smile which he returned to me.

He signaled for me to come forward, making me blush hard, my eyes twinkling as my face glowed with pure love and happiness. So finally my burden has been uplifted from me. I gently strolled toward him but the more I moved closer to him, the more his facial expression hardened.

"Gosh... " I murmured to myself, I am scared. I stopped but not too close to him. He finally smiled sheepishly at me before uttering the word that broke me into pieces.

"I Alpha Lucien... " He didn't get to finish as there was a murmuring arising from the crowd. They thought he was going to choose me as his Luna but I am having a second thoughts on this, I realize he wasn't smiling or looking at me with adoration or love anymore but with something like hatred or something else. I nervously bit my lips and awaited the outcome.

"Enough...," he said to the crowd as the noise died down immediately, he lifted his head and looked me dead in the eye, and continued his word.

"I Lucien Beth, the Alpha of the red mountain Pack reject you, Juliana Rudolf as my mate and Luna,"

"Haa! ...no!...," my scream echoed through the quiet hall, murmuring started arising again, as some were giving me a pitiful look while the majority of them were smirking at me. I thought I was loved and welcomed here but hell no I was not even one-quarter loved.

"Not again!!... . Please not again moon goddess," I weep bitterly.

"Haa! ... I kept sobbing as I felt our mate bond breaking, the pain was too much, placing my hand on my heart with the other one holding a nearby chair to keep me steady. With blurry eyes, I glanced at Lucien who kept smirking deadly at me. The pain was too much, I didn't feel this much pain when I was rejected by my previous mates, or was it because I have never loved them? This pain is too much for me to withstand.

"You love the surprise, don't you?" He wickedly asked me with his hands in his pants pocket.

"So this is the surprise that Juliet was talking about? This is the surprise that I waited for up till now?" I asked myself as another sob escaped my throat.

"Why... Why? Lucien?" I asked him as I tried to keep myself steady. I stared at those eyes that always held love for me, those lips that always remind me of how beautiful and gifted I was. Hot tears were seen rushing down my face like freely opened tap water, my mouth tasted bitter as I cursed my existence. None of my mates wanted me, I always got rejected despite my beauty and loveliness. Not only did the moon goddess curse me, but she also honors me with mates that will frustrate and wreck my existence.

"No need for explanation, for you, know you are a curse and won't fit anywhere no matter how much you tried," he snarled at me causing me to shrink back in fear. No, he can't do this to me, he can't remind me of my past and stigma. He can't use what I told him against me.

"And I have already chosen my Luna," he announced, causing a stir among the crowds.

"Luna," I mumbled...