Luna.

Every day when I wake up I usually take a deep breath, close my eyes and ignore all the noise around me, from my mother's tireless knocking on my bedroom door and her voice annoyed by me never waking up early when in fact I wake up early , I just don't want to get up, I don't get any pleasure out of having breakfast with my family so I just curl up as I slowly get ready to leave late as usual not giving anyone a chance to make me stay for coffee and get a start in the morning unpleasant.

Sometimes I also tend to sneak out the window to run near the forbidden forest where everyone avoids passing at least close to that place, except when there is no other alternative, the entry of members of the pack in the forbidden forest and allowed only by the alpha, in the in my father's case, no one enters there without his permission no matter what. I've always been curious to go into the forest and know why it has restricted access, so whenever I run near it I usually stop and look at the warning signs, facing the forest gives me the feeling that there's something there, something that flame, who screams for me all the time hoping that someday I won't resist my curiosity and then break the biggest rule of all imposed by the pack.

Entering this forest without the alpha's permission would be tantamount to defying not only him but the council as well.

It would be the worst thing to do, after saying out loud that you are the first alpha, declaring your sympathies with the witch in the story and the curse cast by her.

Curse that for them diminish and disqualify the men of the pack.

I can't even count how many atrocities I've seen happen to women who went against the alpha's ideals, ideals that were passed down from generation to generation increasingly despising women even more and submitting them to the will of men. I sigh staring at the forbidden forest feeling that strange feeling in my chest as thoughts about having something there that calls for me and that tries to dominate my mind come back to the surface.

- What do you want from me ? I ask even though I know I wouldn't get an answer.

I continue to stare at the trees, feeling the icy wind and the drops of heavy and sudden rain make me shiver with cold, so I close my eyes, tilting my head up, enjoying the pleasant feeling of peace that invades me at that moment, until I hear footsteps and the sound of branches breaking, so I open my eyes quickly and look around.

- Who's there ? - I ask looking at the forest.

The sound of the branches breaking again makes me alert, but I feel pathetic to see a squirrel run out of the forest, if I had my wolf genes active I would know that it was just a harmless squirrel.

- Moon. - I hear my voice being whispered and I turn in search of the owner of the voice, but there is no one.

I take a deep breath, understanding that it's time to go home, things have already started to get weird, so I'm not going to collaborate for something bizarre to happen. I run down the trail back home with a strange feeling of being watched, but I don't have the courage to look back or to the side, I just keep my gaze focused on the road in front of me.

Sometimes I think that not having my wolf genes activated naturally was a blessing, especially when I arrive in our village, when I see how things are and that nothing changes, I am just thankful that I have defective genes that are giving me a chance. to have an ordinary life away from this place. I know I should want to follow tradition and honor my family's unsavory legacy, but I just wasn't born for it, I don't see myself as a pack member.

I just want to have a normal, boring life.

The more time I spend with humans, the more I desire an ordinary life.

I sigh when I see the village covered by a light fog and my family's small castle in the background giving the place an air of a horror movie set, I smile walking silently through the streets seeing some people already walking through the streets, including the lovely lady Petrova .

- Good morning, Luna. - says the woman smiling handing me a fruit basket and I smile.

- Good Morning. - I say taking the basket and she then takes a gallon of milk and another basket with bread and gives it to me.

-You have to be careful, she can't go out alone at dawn, especially to that place. - He says softly so that no one can hear and I smile.

- I know how to take care of myself, don't worry. - I say and she smiles.

- You'll have a bright future, girl, but if you keep going around alone at dawn, you'll end up in the hands of some serial killer. - She says amused and I sigh containing the urge to laugh.

"See you later and tell Petra I sent my regards. - I say and she laughs.

-I would say that if I wanted to see the third world war happen, but as I don't want to, I'm going to leave my immature granddaughter unaware of her lovely greetings. - she says amused and I smile.

- I don't understand what happened, we were best friends until one beautiful day three months ago I woke up and she was hating me more than my father. - I joke and Petrova laughs.

- Maybe it's what you young people call "incubated passion. " - jokes the woman making me laugh.

- Who knows. - I say and then look at the time on my watch. - Shit, I have to go or I'll be late more than usual. - I say and she shakes her head smiling. - Until later. - I say goodbye waving the way I can to her.

- See ya, darling. - He says waving back and then I run.

I run while thinking about Petra my best friend who has practically become my enemy for the last three months, something I don't understand how it happened, I didn't do anything for her and out of nowhere she started to hate me in a way that she can't even hear me name, it's almost crazy to see her act this way with me if we used to be inseparable before, but apparently we weren't inseparable enough for our childhood friendship to last a lifetime, maybe the fact that she had her wolf genes active while I remain useless and normal has somehow influenced the end of our friendship. I sigh entering the house through the staff wing, leave the things that Petrova gave me in the kitchen and then use the secret passages to get to my room without being seen, as soon as I enter my room I take a shower and then get ready to go to bed. school, it doesn't take long for my mother to come and do her morning ritual of knocking on my door.

- Luna, you are late as usual. She says knocking on my door. -Kai is already downstairs waiting for you and her father will be gone for three days, so come down quickly to say goodbye to him. - completes and then the knocking on the door stops.

My father is going away, how wonderful.

Three days free to do whatever you want without being plagued.

Thank you, God !

I take my things and then I run downstairs to say goodbye to my father and then spend the day away from all the daily charges, when I go down the last step I see Kai and my father talking while my mother remains silent next to them.

- Good Morning. - I say catching the attention of the three who look at me.

- Good morning, late as usual, how many times will I have to repeat that this is not an acceptable attitude coming from a lady of your class. - My father says and I take a deep breath trying to contain the urge to roll my eyes.

- Women need more time to get ready, never heard that daddy? - I ask trying to contain my sarcasm and he sighs.

- Whatever, I don't have time to deal with your daily crises and lack of sense, so come here, give me a hug. - he answers opening his arms and I go to him. - Be a good girl, I'll be back in three days and your uncle will take care of everything in my absence, so don't drive him crazy. - he says and I roll my eyes as he lets go of me.

- You can leave it, I'll drive you crazy today. - I say and I hear my uncle's laugh, I turn around and then I see him coming down the stairs still in his pajamas running his hands through his long hair totally disheveled in an attempt to fix it.

- I have no doubts my dear, I have no doubts. - says Uncle Conan amused and I smile at him.

- You are very soft my brother, that's why she doesn't respect you. - Dad says and my uncle smile with a clear mockery expression.

- On the contrary, dear brother, she respects me because I listen to her instead of simply criticizing her attitudes, she is a girl of almost seventeen years old, you demand too much from her, it seems that she doesn't even remember how to be young. - says my uncle and my father looks at him.

- I'm the alpha, how can I lead this pack if I can't impose limits on my own daughter? - He asks and my uncle rolls his eyes.

- This has always been your problem Cerberus, you take everything literally, including our family's backward legacy. - Answers my uncle stopping beside me and then hugs me. - You should be far from here by now. - says my uncle kissing my forehead and I nod.

- True, we are late, let's go Luna. - Kai says and I walk towards him. - See you later daddy and good trip uncle. - complete and my father nods.

I hear them talking as we head outside under the watchful eyes of the two and my mother who smiles subduedly waving at us, probably my father is arguing with my uncle about the peaceful way of the man compared to the brutal way of him.

Cerberus and Conan Blackwood.

The heirs to the Blackwood legacy.

The legendary wolf family cursed in the ancient tale of the witch of Mount Holly.

- We will have three days free from your father's psychological pressure, this can only be a dream. - Kai jokes starting the car and I smile.

- It seems that God heard my prayers. - I joke and he laughs, shaking his head.

- So I think we should take advantage of this moment to escape in the middle of the night and go to a party that I heard will be tonight. - he says and I make a face.

- Don't tell me you're talking about James' party? I ask and he nods smiling as I make a face.

- Hey, it's going to be a party without wolves, only humans, a wolf that is not a wolf and a farm wolf guardian, so cheer up. - he replied making me laugh. - Not to mention that the typical basketball player and captain of the team is into you and he is also very hot, even I would take it. - complete and I shake my head.

- So take it, he's not my type. - I say calmly and he laughs.

-No one is ever his type, human or not, you just seem to hate everyone. - He says amused and I smile.

- Maybe it is that. - I joke and he shakes his head smiling.

- Or maybe there hasn't been someone good enough to please your indomitable heart. - he jokes and I shrug.

- Who knows. - I say wiggling my eyebrows frantically and he rolls his eyes smiling.

The drive to school was full of jokes and Kai's suggestions about me hooking up with James, he even made a list of all the reasons for me to give the boy a chance, but all I did was laugh and create a list of all the reasons for me not to stay with the boy and after a few minutes he gave up.

- We're here. - Kai says parking the car in the usual spot and I look at him as I open the door.

- I'll go to the party if you forget about this James and I thing in the same sentence. - I say and he smiles.

- Deal closed captain. - He says saluting and then I get out of the car.

And as we always get a lot of looks with different feelings behind them, some not cool, but I'm used to it, after all I go through it every day in the village, all the judgmental looks of the pack members, only some are not included in this, other than that, everyone else thinks I'm the shame of the Blackwood family and the pack, so all this unnecessary attention is normal for me.

- The mysterious new student looked at you. - Kai says as we walk through the school's entrance courtyard and I look around for the girl seeing her sitting under a tree reading a book with headphones on, she seems to be very focused on her reading.

- How do you know she looked at me if she's wearing sunglasses? - I ask amused and he rolls his eyes.

- She made a very specific gesture of who is looking at something in particular. - he answers and I shake my head. - I'm serious and if you want to know I think she looks at you sometimes. - completes making me laugh.

- You travel a lot, the girl obviously avoids everyone at this school, I even think she really hates people, after all we have most classes together and she never even said hi to me even sitting next to me sometimes. I say and he sighs.

- So let's go to her to solve this. - he says and I quickly deny in disbelief.

- Are you crazy? - I ask and he crosses his arms stopping walking. - Kai, I'm not going to bother a new girl who avoids everyone just because you think she looked at me, I have sense. - I say seriously and he laughs.

- You are very fearful. - he says and I roll my eyes. - You don't want to go for fear that what I'm saying is true. - complete and I deny.

- I just don't want to be murdered for bothering a girl who's quiet in her corner, because that's what I would do in her place if someone interfered with my reading by assumptions of a crazy cousin. - I say and he laughs.

- Okay, let's pretend that's it. - he says and I push his shoulder and he laughs even more walking back putting an arm around my neck.

I look at the girl who was still concentrating on her book and when she lifts her head suddenly seeming to feel that she is being watched and looks in my direction with her glasses falling down a little letting me be sure that her eyes that seem to be clear are maybe focused on me or Kai, but when she adjusts her glasses fully covering her eyes again and returns to focus on her book with a crooked smile, I'm confused.

It looked like a sarcastic smile.

I don't think I should have looked at her.

Did she think something wrong?

Luna, Luna.

Don't fall for Kai's delusions.

Preserve you.

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