Cursed By The Moonlight

It was the year 2035, where humans and creatures of the night coexisted. Terra was a place where humans lived. The name came from its goddess, Terra, meaning land or earth, and the inhabitants were called Terrans or the humans.

But now, it is also a place where werewolves, vampires, and other mythical beings lived. It was an era where humans did not fear the darkness of the night.

Aramoor City is the main capital of Oprea, the largest terris in Terra with an area of around five hundred fifty square kilometers. It has a population of nine million creatures living among each other.

On the porch of a two-story house, a girl with long blonde wavy hair was staring at the dark starry sky. It was the night where the moon was brightly shining. Her ocean-blue eyes were sparkling as the moonlight lit up her pinkish face.

She raised her hand trying to reach the moon, then heaved a sigh when she couldn't. She always loved watching the sky at night, especially when it's a full moon. It calms her down.

"Amaris, what are you doing? Come inside; you'll catch a cold." A woman who was in her early fifties called.

Amaris looked at the woman and pouted. She didn't say a word and just went inside the house. The woman who called her wasn't her mother but her aunt.

Five years ago, her family was on the way to the mall when they got into an accident. Her parents and her older sister died on the spot except for her.

It was a gruesome accident, and no one expected that one of them would survive. Because of that, some called her the miracle child, but most people said that she was cursed.

She didn't care what other people said about her. She couldn't remember anything anyway. When she woke up at the hospital, she lost all her memories and didn't even know her name. Her aunt introduced herself and explained everything, telling her about the accident.

She was supposed to feel sad after hearing that her family had died, but she didn't feel anything, maybe because she couldn't remember a single thing about them, so she didn't even have an ounce of love for them in her heart.

She sat on the couch and was about to watch a movie when her cousin, Maxine, rushed to her side.

"Ari, have you heard about the news on campus?" She excitedly asked.

She frowned. She wasn't interested in news and rumors in school. Her aunt only forced her to attend college after recovering from the accident.

"You really piss me off sometimes. How could you not have the slightest interest in other people?" Maxine nagged at her.

Amaris giggled when she saw her cousin pouting like a little girl.

"Fine. You could tell me about it. So what's the latest buzz?" She asked, trying not to show her disinterest.

Maxine widely smiled and looked at her.

"The alpha of the blue moon pack will be transferring tomorrow to our school." She squealed.

Amaris didn't know how to react. She wasn't fond of other mythical creatures living in Terra. But her cousin was a die-hard fan of them.

"So what about him? Is there something special about that Alpha?" She casually asked.

Maxine glared at her and couldn't believe that she didn't know anything about the Alpha of the blue moon pack.

"You really are naïve, Ari. Zion is the current Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack. He's different because he doesn't have a mate or a Luna, unlike other alphas. But even though he doesn't have one, he's considered the strongest of all the alphas."

She wasn't so clueless about other creatures living in Terra. Ever since they've been exposed and started living with the Terrans, the Ministry of Education added another academic subject: learning about them.

An Alpha must have a Luna to rule a pack as far as she knows. A pack weakens if their Alpha didn't have a Luna.

"You're getting interested. You're thinking how he managed to lead a pack without his Luna? Well, no one knows. But rumor said that the Alpha of the blue moon pack was cursed." Maxine continued.

"Cursed? We're in the modern age. No one believes in curses anymore." She commented.

Maxine crossed her arms and explained further.

"Do you remember the first time we learned about werewolves in school? Selene, the Moon Goddess, and her lover, the Demon Prince, Phelan ruled the werewolves? It is said that Phelan cheated on Selene, and because of her broken heart, she cursed Phelan and his new lover."

Amaris was just listening to Maxine. She suddenly became interested and wanted to know more about the Moon Goddess and her Demon Prince lover.

"Selene cursed Phelan and his descendants that they will never have a mate or if ever they fall in love with someone, their mate will die. And there's another rumor circulating that Zion is a descendant of Phelan because he had two mates before, but they died." Maxine continued.

She didn't utter a single word. For some reason, Maxine's story about Selene and Phelan sounded familiar. Amaris thought she had heard about it somewhere, but she couldn't remember where and who told her about it.

She wasn't curious about the Alpha of the blue moon pack, but she's interested in the Moon Goddess. She was always fascinated with the moon's beauty and wondered if the goddess really existed.

"Look at him! He's super hot and gorgeous!" Maxine excitedly said, showing her a picture of a man.

She frowned when he saw the guy who was called Zion. He has jet black shoulder-length hair and a pair of silver eyes sparkling like diamonds. She looked into his eyes and couldn't understand why she was drawn to him.

His eyes were like crystals, but it was cold and somewhat sad. Her heart suddenly felt the loneliness inside when she stared at the guy in the picture.

"Ari!"

Her thoughts were cut off when she heard Maxine call her attention.

"Ah yes?" She answered.

"Do you think he would find his mate in our school? They said he was transferring to different schools to find a new mate. It's romantic, right?" Maxine continued.

She could see that her cousin had a huge crush on this Alpha. She was squealing like a thirteen-year-old girl who had just met her crush.

"Ari, can you help me? Make me beautiful tomorrow, please." She asked.

She stared at her cousin's face, and she wouldn't deny the fact that Maxine was pretty. But she always wears a lot of makeup, making her look more mature than her age.

"You don't like how I do my makeup, so I don't think you need my help. Besides, you're pretty even without makeup." She commented.

"Whatever. I'll do it myself. Let's go to school early tomorrow, okay?" Maxine pouted.

She nodded and shook her head when her cousin returned  to her room.

She picked up her phone and started typing, searching for a book or any reading material that she could find about the story of the Moon Goddess and her lover.