Fullmoon

Have you ever stopped to wonder...how easily one's life could fall apart? Well, in Denise Vera's case...a single night was all it took for everything she had ever known to crumble to pieces...

The breeze was cold when Denise sat just outside a small cabin, rocking her chair back and forth while slowly sewing her fiancé’s dress shirt. Her black hair was in a messy bundle cascading down her back and her pink lips parted slightly to let out a breath as soft moans from inside scratched against her eardrums.

"Ahhh, Aiden!!~"

"Ohhh~"

“Harder~”

Aiden...

...was her fiancé...

A month ago, she was sold off to him. Before then, she lived with her family, but could she really call it a family? Her father; the Alpha did not want her. No, none of them wanted her. In a pack where shifting on a fullmoon was sacred, a she-wolf who could not control her wolf was an abomination...and Denise was just that, the abomination.

The first time she shifted was the full moon of her ninth birthday...that day, she killed two of her own pack members and life as she knew it crumbled to bits. On her second shift...she killed five. Then, on her third...her own mother perished under her claws. Her wolf was a menace that no one could control...and for that, she was hated and kept as a prisoner.

But among her pack's she-wolves, she was the most beautiful. With amber eyes, dark black hair, pristine skin and a voluptuous figure, she became the perfect product of profit. The moment she was of age, her father took her to a gathering between Alphas, lying that he would find an Alpha who would help her to control her wolf. She felt a bit hopeful then, since it was the first time he had put any effort into 'fixing' her...But like gems and precious jewelry, that night she was sold off to the highest bidder.

And now, her owner...was Aiden; the future Alpha of one of the most powerful packs alive.

This...was her life.

Realizing the night was approaching faster than she thought, Denise pushed her memories aside and got up from her seat, setting down the shirt she had been sewing before turning towards the cabin door.

She knocked multiple times and a groan sounded from inside. Not bothering to wait for an answer, she grabbed the knob, twisting it slowly. But before she could open it fully, the door was pulled from the inside and the face of a woman greeted her, bearing the disgusting scent of sweat and sex.

Marcy...

"What do you want?" She snapped, her leering eyes digging into Denise's figure.

Denise didn't bother to lower her gaze from her face, because she was certain that this shameless woman had not clothed herself in the slightest.

Marcy...was Aiden's mistress or something of the sort. Having been a rogue before she entered the pack, Aiden kept their relationship a secret from his father. And even after announcing that he'd marry Denise, he still kept himself occupied with her and other girls in his quarters.

Their marriage was within a few days and on that day, they'd have a ritual: their first mating under the full moon. And as much as it hurt her to see that even her owner didn’t want her, she tried not to let his playboy behavior get to her. As long as staying in his pack would benefit her family back home, then...nothing else mattered. Nothing.

"It's a-almost night time," Denise finally said.

Marcy's expression only got more irritated, "Can't you see we're busy?!" Her hand stretched across the doorway when Denise attempted to move past her. With a glare, she tilted her chin, gesturing for her to move. "Get back outside! That's an order!"

Orders...Denise hated anything that had to do with that, despised it even. Her wolf absolutely did not take orders nicely and even now, she could feel her scratching at her mind. That was how it'd been since she was a pup and eventually, it had even come to annoy Denise as well...as if slowly, she was becoming more like her wolf.

"I told you...its almost nighttime. I o-only want my chains." Denise persisted. She couldn't take any chances. It was better to be chained as soon as it got dark, otherwise there would be grave consequences.

"So, you stopped us for a few fucking chains? What the fuck is wro---"

"Darling!" A shirtless Aiden popped up behind Marcy as his hands struggled to buckle the pants over his gut. "You came at the right time...!" He smiled, his baby cheeks rising, "Tonight, we have somewhere to be. Were you sleepy?"

Denise's face paled in an instant. Somewhere to be? But tonight was a fullmoon...the first since she'd been here.

"Are you serious right now?" Marcy said in disbelief. "We barely did anything! You didn't even cum!"

"Yes, but it's a meeting with that Alpha...the dude with anger issues. We're trying to get an alliance out of him, though that seems almost impossible with all the rumors about him. I even heard that when he was a kid, he and his father killed off their own pack members in cold blood, every single one. The pack he has now is one he started up from scratch. Scary, I must say.” Smacking her butt lightly, he stepped out from behind Marcy and grasped Denise by the waist, pulling her to his side. Denise ignored Marcy's glare and looked up at him, confused.

"We need to be there, it'll only take half an hour. Don't worry, your father already warned us about your...well, bad habits? After the meeting ends, we'll get the chains. I promise."

"But you don't understand! I---"

"No buts. It's the Alpha's order. Disobey and we'll both be beaten half to death. I'm not worried for myself but I can't have your pretty face messed up before our wedding. I need to show off first at least." He grinned.

"She's not even that pretty!" Marcy exclaimed with a roll of her eyes.

"She is. That's one of the reasons why we bought such a troublesome she-wolf. I think?"

"How much was it?! I'm telling you, she's not that pretty! You could find a much better looking mate to marry in other packs! And what's even worse, she's got a bad attitude! What the hell were you thinking when you..."

Tuning out their bickering, Denise's breath hitched, heart drumming against her chest. This was bad. Without her chains, there would definitely be bodies tonight. Her wolf was strong, stronger than normal during a fullmoon. The moment she's free...their crimes would only increase!

That...can't happen, not again.

She swallowed the lump in her throat, "T-Then how long until the guest arrive? And how long until we can leave?"