Chapter 01

It was a cold morning, Aurora was wrapped in her delicious blanket, when she remembered that she would have to get up early to help her stepmother Mary organize the final preparations for the packs' great annual party, and incredibly, it would be on her 18th birthday.

"Aury, we have to hurry! The party is tomorrow, and there is still so much to do!" Her stepmother speaks anxiously.

"I'm coming down, Mary, I just need to stay in bed for a few more minutes."

"Elder Clarice will like to know the reason for our delay."

"Okay, I better not even think about her sermons, my ears couldn't stand such torture."

She gets up quickly, brushes her teeth, after taking a cold shower, puts on her clothes and her usual green coat, Mary gave it to her on her 16th birthday, since then, Aurora can't seem to part with it, despite the comments from the other she-wolves.

Arriving at the great hall to help organize the decoration, she finds her best friend Kayla, she is Beta Mason's mate, it is very beautiful to see the companionship and love of the two.

"Rory! I see you managed to get out of bed!" Kayla approaches smiling.

"I confess it was a little difficult, but I preferred to face the cold than Elder Clarice's complaints."

"Speaking of the devil, here she comes." Kayla speaks through the mind link.

"Ladies, get to work! The party is approaching, don't waste time with trivial conversations! Our Alpha expects everything to be perfect!"

Aurora wanted to be able to remind Mrs. Clarice that she and her friend Kayla were not maids, just helpers, the elder had no right to complain or give them orders.

After a tiring day, Aurora says goodbye to Kayla, returning home, alongside Mary.

"So? Are you excited for the party tomorrow?" Mary asks.

"You know I don't really like parties."

"But tomorrow may not be just any party. It's your 18th birthday, maybe with the pack meeting, you might find your destined mate."

"I would be very happy if that happened. I want to live a love like yours and my father's."

"You will, the wolf that is your mate, will be very lucky, you are a golden girl Rory."

"What a wonderful welcome! To be able to get home and see the two women of my life!" Rodolfh says, arriving by surprise, hugging his daughter, and his mate.

"Dad!"

"Rodolfh! It's good to have you back!"

"The Alpha decided to switch the border guards, we need to be rested for the big day of the party."

"Are you going back to the border tomorrow?"

"Yes, but until the next night comes, I will be by the side of the most beautiful and wonderful jewels of all the packs."

"Don't let the moons of the packs hear that statement." Mary says with a smile.

"And speaking of Luna, tomorrow, with the meeting of the packs, our alpha has the chance to find his mate, our future Luna!" Aurora says hopefully.

"That would be wonderful Rory! We are the only pack that doesn't have a Luna yet, but tomorrow everything can change."

Everyone was excited for the pack meeting, besides sealing the continuation of the Peace and Union agreement between them, it would mark the lives of many wolves, upon meeting their mates, or destined soulmates.

The Moon Goddess, Selene, created a destined mate for every wolf. When the female turns eighteen, she will be able to find her destined mate through smell, if he is around. Some find their mates shortly after coming of age, while others, the wait is longer, as is the case with Lucian, at twenty-eight, he has yet to find his Luna.

He is being pressured by the elders, they want at any cost to find a she-wolf to fill such a position, in fact, Lucian is not very concerned about it, his priority is the safety of my pack. His parents also keep bothering him, for the time that has passed, they believe that his son's destined mate is dead, and they want him to choose Jasminy, Alpha Deimon's daughter, to be the Luna. She is beautiful, and a great warrior, but Lucian with a head for such matters now.

Some packs are being attacked by rogues, they say their leader Klaus is building an army to attack everyone.

They say it all started because Klaus was Diana's mate, they had fallen in love, until the day Diana met her soulmate, Alpha Malroyy, and decided to leave Klaus.

Even when a she-wolf is marked, if she allows, another wolf can mark her, if true love exists between the two, the second wolf's mark will remain, thus canceling the first mark, however, if the feeling is not reciprocated , the first mark will not be canceled. Alpha Malroyy's mark was predominant, and thus Klaus swore revenge.

After Klaus managed to get a strong number of rogues to attack the North Pack, Malroyy sought out the other alphas, to make a pact of unity between the packs, if one pack was attacked, the other alphas would fight on their behalf.

And so it happened, Klaus attacked with his small army of rogues, they were defeated, but their leader managed to escape.

The Star Pack is Lucian's priority at the moment, if he is to have a Luna by his side, she has to be from an important alpha family, be a warrior, and beautiful, that's how he imagines his Luna .

The big day of the celebration arrives, Aurora had chosen the dress model she was going to wear, it was a turquoise blue, not very expensive, but it was a beautiful dress, which enhanced her beautiful blue eyes.

As the sun was setting, her father said goodbye to go to border security, a few minutes later, Mary and Aurora heard someone knocking on the door, and to both's surprise, it was Elder Clarice.

One of the maids had fallen ill, and so she came to ask Aurora to replace her. Mary didn't like the situation at all, and soon after, Clarice said it was Alpha Lucian's orders, they couldn't go against an alpha's order.

Aurora went up to her room, taking off her beautiful party dress to put on her maid uniform, then went to work at the big event, serving each guest with her mother, and the other maids.

Everything was very beautiful, she watched several couples being formed that night, her heart filled with emotion, witnessing the happiness between them, that's when she began to smell a different smell, Sandalwood, a citrus aroma with insinuating woods, it was wonderful .

She noticed that Alpha Lucian was walking in her direction, when he got closer, she was carrying a tray with some Chopps, suddenly, Aurora heard a voice echo in her head:

"Mate!"

Aurora felt a force acting like a magnet between her and the Alpha, her body wanted to feel him, their eyes met, it seemed like time had stopped at that moment.

"He is our mate! The Alpha is our destined mate! Isn't that wonderful! A voice kept speaking in the young woman's head."

Eka was nervous, her heart was racing, finally, she had found her so dreamed of mate, and it was him, a handsome and strong man, she admired him for his strength and determination, the Alpha of the Stelar pack.

The moment was interrupted, with Alpha Daimon approaching.

"Lucian! You need to choose your servants better! We have been asking your employee for some appetizers for half an hour, and she has not fulfilled our request. You should do your service better, employee! Daimon speaks with pride and arrogance."

At that moment, Aurora believed that her mate would defend her, and announce to everyone that he had found his mate, the future Luna of the pack, but everything happened the opposite of what she imagined.

"Miss Colton, do your job right, and serve our guests properly! That's an order! Lucian orders."

She was stunned by the words spoken by the Alpha, didn't he feel the same? No, that's impossible! Aurora was confused and disappointed.

Without question, the then-companion of the Alpha, leaves immediately, going towards the table where the family of Alpha Damon were, after serving them, heads to the kitchen, placing the tray on the table, then runs towards the forest, she needed to breathe.

Aurora ran for a few meters still in her human form, she hadn't made the first transformation, the wolf in her head wanted to take over, but her human side wasn't willing.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of some branches breaking, someone was approaching.

That smell... Sandalwood, a citrus scent with insinuating woods, it was him, her mate was very close. Aurora's wolf began to stir, and then he stepped out from behind a tree.

"Miss Colton? What are you doing running away from your chores? You shouldn't be here, but at the party, serving my guests."

"Lucian?"

"I didn't give you the right to call me by my name. Should I remind you that I am your Alpha?"

"But you... We are..."

"We are nothing! Don't think I'm going to claim you as my mate because of this stupid bond! I order you to say nothing to anyone! Or I will be forced to reject you, and banish you from this pack forever. Pull yourself together and get back to work immediately! The Alpha says, walking away afterwards."

Tears start to run down Aurora's face, the day that was supposed to be the happiest of her life, turned into her worst nightmare. Her destined mate doesn't want her, and on top of that, he threatened her. She can't tell anyone that she is the alpha's mate, or she will be rejected, and expelled, condemned to live as a renegade, no other pack could because of the pact of union between them, Aurora would live a life of danger, lonely, without even being able to see my parents.

"He must be confused, our mate didn't reject us. Kyra, her wolf, tries to comfort her."

"No! He hated knowing that we are his mate. He hates me!"

"Don't say that! Please let me out, you need to transform!"

"I don't want to! Didn't you hear our alpha? I need to get back to work."

Aurora returned to the hall to serve the guests, there he was, the one the Moon Goddess chose to be her mate, having fun with another woman, Jasminy White, Alpha Deimon's daughter, maybe she would make a great Luna, so she thought, the two were very close, Lucian was smiling as if nothing had happened.

This couldn't be happening! Aurora Colton couldn't be his destined mate, did the Moon Goddess decide to play a cruel joke? How could she choose such a weak she-wolf to be the Luna of the Star pack? A maid! She didn't even have her first transformation, he can't accept such madness! He is a great alpha! He can choose who will be his Luna and mate, and Aurora Colton has no ability to be the mate of a great alpha like him. So Lucian thought.

After saying what was necessary, he left her in the forest, returning to greet the guests.

Jasminy went to meet the young alpha, she was seductively beautiful, but something bothered Lucian, that insignificant maid wouldn't leave his mind.

His eyes wandered around the room looking for Aurora, it was when he saw her looking at him and Jasminy, the look was one of sadness and disappointment. The Alpha felt a pang in his heart as he realized that he was the cause of that young woman's suffering, what was happening to him?

The party was a real success, and as in previous years, the union between the packs was once again made. Lucian's parents were disappointed to realize that their son had not found his mate, well, that's what they and everyone in the pack thought, and if it's up to the Alpha, it will stay that way.

When the party ends and the guests leave, Aurora returns home, when she is climbing the stairs, Mary surprises her by asking a question:

"Rory, did something happen? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just a little tired."

"I'm sorry, it shouldn't be like this on your birthday."

"It's not your fault, and besides, it's not that important."

"Don't say that, you are very important to us."

Suddenly, the door to our room is thrown open, Kayla, her best friend, enters with a beautiful cake in her hands, singing happy birthday, accompanied by Beta Mason and her father. The girl's eyes shone with so much emotion.

"Happy birthday, Rory!"

Rodolf traded with a friend to be present at his daughter's birthday, Mason and Kayla were present, Mary, her dear mother was smiling as she hugged her daughter.

At that moment, Aurora forgot everything that had happened at the party, for a few minutes. That was her family, they loved her, they made her happy, and this, is my place, it was then that I realized, I am willing to endure anything to be by their side.

The next day, after her morning hygiene routine, Aurora sat at the table for breakfast with her family.

Rodolfh and Mary couldn't have children. They tried for a long time, but to no avail. Mary loved Rodolfh very much, but something was missing for their happiness to be complete. Then, one spring dawn, they heard a baby crying. When they opened the door, they found me inside a basket.

They searched for the pup’s parents for days, along with Alpha Califf, Lucian's father, but they couldn't find any clues. Rodolfh saw that little creature as a gift from the goddess Selene. They couldn't have biological children, but they gained a gift, a daughter of the heart, and so they loved Aurora from that day on.

"Thank you for yesterday's surprise, I love you guys!"

"We love you too, our girl," Rodolfh said, kissing his daughter on the head.

"Love you, daughter!" said Mary, giving her a warm hug.

"Neither you, Rory, nor Alpha Lucian found your mates yesterday, that's strange, since most of the wolves were at the party," Rodolfh said thoughtfully.

"Our daughter will find her mate at the right time."

"That means I get to have this little wolf by my side longer!"

Little did he know that everything was about to change.

They were pulled away from their family moment by someone knocking on the door.

"Leave it to me!" Rodolfh said, walking towards the door.

"Good morning, Mr. Colton! Is Miss Aurora in?"

"Good morning, Berta! Yes, Aurora is in, please come in!"

"Good morning, ma'am! Good morning, Miss Aurora!"

"Good morning, Berta!" Mary and Aurora said together.

"The Alpha has appointed Miss Aurora to work at the pack house, as his personal maid."

"What do you mean?" Aurora asked, disconcerted.

"I'm very sorry, miss, those are the supreme's orders."

"Aury! It is an honor for any omega to work at the pack house!" Mary said, unaware of what had happened the night before.

"As if I had a choice!" Aurora thought.

She went up to her room, and as she was picking up her clothes to change, her mother knocked on the door.

"Can I come in, Rory?"

"Yes."

"Is something going on? I sensed that you weren't very happy to hear that you're going to work at the pack house."

"I just… I wanted to have a normal life like any other wolf; working at the pack house will deprive me of many things."

"I understand you, your father and I will talk to the Alpha, try to resolve this situation."

"No, Mom, I will work at the pack house, the Alpha doesn't like interference, it's better for all of us to accept his orders."

"I just want to see you happy, daughter, and if…"

"It will be a new experience for me, if it doesn't work out, then we can try talking to the Alpha."

"All right, you know I'm your mother, I always want what's best for you, if anything happens that hurts you, you can count on me."

Aurora noticed that Mary was suspecting that something was wrong, so she would have to be a good actress.

She was very hurt inside; the words Lucian had spoken made her heart bleed.

After getting dressed, she followed Berta to the pack house. Upon arriving, they entered the big house, climbing the stairs. Soon after, they entered a hallway. Aurora realized they were in the bedroom wing when Berta spoke:

"Aurora, this is going to be your room, it's next to the Alpha's room, it was his order. As his personal maid, your job will be to tidy the room, wash clothes, take coffee to the office, or some meals, when ordered."

"I don't understand, Berta. Why are you telling me about this room?"

"Alpha Lucian has ordered that you come live here at the mansion. You will have Sundays off to see your family."

"Where is he?"

"In his office, in a meeting with the elders."

"Okay, Berta, I'll go, thank you."

Berta left, leaving the young woman alone, her head spinning.

"What does our mate want with all this? To have us close? Kyra, Aurora's wolf, spoke, trying to find an explanation.

"No, he wants to humiliate me even more!"

"He will accept us, the bond is strong, and…"

"I don't want to be with someone just because of a bond; I believed that love could exist, in time, but I was wrong, all he is managing to do is make me hate him."

"By the way, my name is Kyra, when are you going to let me out? The longer you postpone the transformation, the more painful it will be."

"I don't want to talk about this, Kyra, I'm a maid now, we don't have time for fun."

Meanwhile, in the Alpha's office, the elders were pressuring Lucian again. In the meeting, they made it very clear that the pack needed a Luna.

Next week, Alpha Daimon and his daughter Jasminy would spend a few days in the Star Pack. The elder Wolf who extended the invitation, they had already chosen their Luna.

"Maybe I agree with them, Jasminy is a great choice, if I'm going to have a Luna, she needs to be strong," Lucian thought.

Lucian returned to the pack house. As he entered his room, he had a surprise; Aurora was organizing the mess he had left that morning.

"Alpha, I..."

"I see you followed my orders."

"I had no choice."

"Watch how you speak to me, maid!" Lucian said, approaching her.

Aurora backed away until her back was against the wall. She cringed, realizing she had no escape.

They stood face to face, two destined mates, those chosen by Selene to be united.

The Alpha watched Aurora; she seemed so fragile, so weak…

"You've never shifted?"

"No, I..."

"As I thought, you are very weak."

The girl's eyes welled up with tears; she was trying to hold them back.

"What do you want from me, Alpha? Why are you humiliating me like this? I am your…"

"Don't finish that sentence! Nobody can know about this! Do you understand?”

"Then what are you waiting for?! Say the words! Reject me! I don't want to be your mate anymore either!"

Lucian felt the impact of the words spoken by Aurora; an anguish arose in his chest. He knew he was being a jerk to her, but he wanted what was best for his pack, and this girl would not be a good Luna. Unable to control himself, due to the strength of the bond, he claimed Aurora's lips in a hot, urgent kiss.