Page 7 of Rejection to the Alpha King's Daughter

“Consider Silver Crystal Crescent and the allies of my pack your enemy, Alexander. I do not accept you as my King nor as an ally.” I feel my body being carried away after those words, a powerful boom alerting me to an explosion. But the pain keeps clawing at me, the darkness inviting me to fadeaway and stop the pain from continuing to hurt me.

“Hang on, Crystalline, we are getting you out here.” Matrix whispers, his voice the last thing I hear before the world around me goes black.

?Chapter 7-The White Spirit?

“Geminie, we can’t keep her here at the temple. The moonstone is proof enough that she is indeed the lost Princess.” Muffled voices reach my ears, bringing me out of the darkness.

“What do you mean? I grew up with Crysta.” Matrix exclaims, he seems confused.

“What Amberle means is that I am the daughter of the Current Moon Goddess. Crystalline is the daughter of the first Moon Goddess.” I wish for those speaking to be silent. The pain is just too much to bear, and being woken when I should be healing is not a nice feeling.

“Shit, why is it glowing?” Someone exclaims. Glowing? What’s glowing?

“She is being summoned by someone. My stone glows when one of the Goddesses want to talk to …”

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A soft breeze caresses my skin, the scent of moonflowers reaching my nose and bringing me from the darkness that consumes me.

“I am happy to see you are awake.” A man’s voice from my right calls out, forcing me to jump in fright and turn. Standing on a hill, a tall six-foot-five male with white hair stares down at the forest before us, before he turns to me with a warm smile. Confused, I climb to my feet, wary of the man dressed in an outfit I can only describe as antique, something someone from the medieval period would wear.

“Who are you?” I ask, backing away and putting some distance between the man and me.

“I go by many names.” He answers mysteriously, a hint of a smirk now on his lips. A pit of unease settles in my stomach, his smirk reminding me too much of Alexander’s. But that’s where the physical similarities end.

“Some call me the first one, some the White Spirit, others the true Alpha King. But you, little Crystalline, would have called me Father if times had been different.” Shocked, I back away, unable to comprehend what this man just said. Father… as in my biological father. But that’s not true. How could a man who claims to be the true Alpha King be my father when he clearly isn’t from the twenty-first century?

“I know this is hard to hear-”

“You think?” I scoff, cutting this man off while I try to comprehend his statement.

“-But the truth is I am your biological father, and you Crystalline are the Lost Princess.” I trip over a rock in my haste to back away, the shock of his statement causing me to lose focus on my surroundings. I brace for the impact of my body hitting the dirt, but instead I fid myself cradled in a warm embrace. The scent of moonflowers once again reaches me, mixed with the scent of the river I always found myself sitting by. It calms me, relaxing my mind from the chaotic state this wolf’s words created.

“Careful, hun. This may be the dreamscape but you can still injure yourself.” His voice is soft, carrying a tone that I have only heard other pups receive, the tone of a loving father.

“How… I was raised by Queen Clarice and King Alexander. How can I be the lost Princess?” I ask, tears filling my eyes and falling down my cheek as I question the man with disbelief.

“You know the legend of how I became a wolf, right?” He asks, and I nod.

“You were the leader of a wolf pack, a regular wolf pack, before cities and towns were made. You roamed the forest with your pack, coming and going from small tribes like a spirit on the wind until one day you laid your eyes on a young girl who caught your attention. For years, you would be her shadow, protecting her from kidnappings, vicious animals and other dangers.” I begin, looking towards the forest and seeing the faint image of a building… of the Palace I grew up in. But it seems different. Gone are the ivy that climbs the wall facing the north, the electric lighting that had been placed in at the turn of the century to modernize the place, the crumbling tower that used to house a powerful witch is now brand new, as if untouched by the elements.

“Then one day, creatures enslaved by the sun that we now know as vampires conspired with rogue wolves to kill the humans that continued to grow in number and take over the territory. Your pack, catching wind of this, rushed to the village where the now young maiden lived only to be too late. Rogues and vampires had slaughtered and bled dry everyone there or taken and Turned those they wanted as mates into vampires themselves. You let out a lone, heartbreaking howl, your heart broken from losing the one you wanted as a mate. The maiden watched from the dreamscape with the other Gods and Goddesses, tears streaming down her face when Goddess Morai gave the maiden two options. Become a Goddess herself and live with the wolf that loves her or continue down the path of death to be reincarnated.” I continue, catching a smile on Spirit’s face as he too joins me in looking over at the Palace.

“Luna became the first Moon Goddess, making an agreement to take the mantle five hundred years afterlearning to use her powers. During my howl, I felt my body shift and soon found myself laying on the cold hard floor as a human. Could you imagine my surprise when my pack also shifted, their mates also werewolves.” He chuckles, a smile playing on my lips. I can picture the confusion now, the first werewolves feeling the pain of the shift but in reverse, how their wolf body would have formed and changed into a human one. The scene of them trying to walk on two legs must have been comical as well.

“I can imagine a few questioning how it happened and wonder who caused this magic.” I answer, nudging his shoulder with mine playfully. Something in me seems to accept this wolf as he has not shown any hostility towards me. Even if I am still trying to figure out his motives.

“I still felt my broken heart while my pack and their mates felt a stronger love with each other, a tingle and electrifying shock we call the mate bond. And then I smelled it, her scent of moonflowers. The full moon shone down on where I stood and as if made of moon dust, and your mother appeared. As you know, we married and built our kingdom, then had your brother and your twin sister.” A stabbing pain in my heart at the mention of the mate bond has me bending forward, gasping for breath and tears in my eyes. I thought this man mentioned it being the dreamscape, how could I feel the pain of rejection so strongly here?

“It’s okay, just breath through the pain.” With the scent of the river and moonflowers and the feel of gentle arms wrapping around me, I lean into my father’s embrace, the feeling of love easing the feeling of rejection.

“This pain, it is real and no matter where your soul is, you will feel it. There is a reason behind it but unfortunately, I am sworn to secrecy from Goddess Morai.” I nod at his answer, confused by his words but accepting that if theGoddess of Destiny has her hand in this, I just have to accept it and move on.

“Why did I not grow up with you, mother and my siblings?” I ask, clinging to my father and letting the pain ebb away. Someone made me miss the chance of growing up with love.

“Your brother. His name has changed over the centuries from Drathnid, to the current name Lupus. But thankfully the community of your current era knows him as his true name, Prince Coro. I knew he was jealous when you and your twin Selene were born. He bonded with Selene, always wanting to be a big brother to her. It kept us from being suspicious of him even if Witch Cassandra and the Maids told us other wise. In the shadows, he kept tormenting you, until one day you went missing.” My father answers, a deep sigh ending his words as he caresses my face, his sad eyes looking over my features.

“No one suspected him as he was taking care of Selene. For years we searched, until we gave up hope. Luna had to train Selene as the next Moon Goddess and I had to train Coro as the next King. But something kept me from giving him the crown even after he found his mate and had pups of his own.” Hearing the names of my brother, I frown thinking of history class and the war caused by Alpha Drathnid. If I am correct, he is the one that nearly killed off all witches. Lupus is a recent name, one that has been reported as the Rogue King by the council. A man that has kidnaped, tortured and raped many wolves for many years. But Prince Coro is one I learned about with my tutor. He is the ancestor of Alexander, the one I thought was my ancestor as well. It turns out I was wrong.

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