Chapter 1
Kiara POV
The night is glowing, the stars are dancing, my heart is racing and I couldn't be happier than I am right now.
Well, I will be after Logan proposes.
Tonight at his crowning ceremony, he'll officially become the Alpha of the Stormsword pack.
And I'll finally become one with him, Logan Stormsword, alpha heir of the Stormsword pack and my childhood friend, the boy who had promised my father he would protect me all my life.
It's been five years now since Logan made that promise to my father before he died, and I was promised to him, and in all the years, he had shown me care and love.
I still remember the first time he called me his. I was sixteen, trembling after a nightmare, and he held me against his chest and said, “No one will ever hurt you, Kiara, not while I breathe.” My heart has been his ever since.
I didn't think twice when I needed to save him with my body. The injury had scared me and added an enormous amount of weight on my body I can't seem to lose.
But I'd do it again, a thousand times again. Because he's alive and he's mine, the only one who didn't judge me for being an Omega who can't feel her wolf.
I stared at the stars that shone brightly, and I could feel the moon goddess's love washing over me.
“Yes,” I muttered softly as I exhaled. Tonight I was certainly going to be joined together with Logan, my mate; I could feel it in my soul.
More like I overheard him whispering three days ago to some maids about the type of rings I love to wear, and he had been asking lots of cute questions.
What's my favourite colour? What style of fashion and flowers do I like? Of course he was planning on proposing tonight.
I couldn't help but fall back into my bed and squirm as the thought of being in bed with him came rushing into my mind.
“Knock! Knock!”
A loud knock on the door dragged me from my thoughts. “Yeah, who is it?”
“Miss, we are here to get you ready for tonight; it's already—”
Ding! Ding!
The house loudbell that sounds when it's about an hour to midnight rang, jolting me out of my bed in an instant.
“Ohh, no, no, I can't believe it's already so late,” I said as I opened the door, with the maids rushing in and dragging me straight to the bathroom.
“We have only an hour to get you ready for the crowning event, Miss,” the eldest said as they all undressed me and began bathing me.
They wasted no time in bathing me, and soon I was all dressed, and they left my quarters, leaving me in plain silence.
My eyes are now on the mirror, the one that reflected my sized-up weight.
It's already been two years since the incident that led to this weight gain, and the doctors had promised I would be back to normal already, but this body had other plans.
But tonight… I stood up, my eyes fixed on my reflection in the mirror as I smiled, “Tonight, he will see me, not this weight, but the true me.”
“Miss, it's time to leave!” a maid voiced out from outside.
“Okay, give me a minute.” I reached down for the secret compartment, where I had hidden the ring Father gave to me before he died. “Perfect, now I have something for Logan too.”
I wasted no time after and headed straight down, got into my ride and made my way straight to The Aubrey Hall.
A few minutes passed; I arrived and made my way out and right inside.
The scene caught my breath. Everything was stunning, from the roses lined at the entrance, thousands of them, to the fairy lights draped from the ceiling of the grand hall; everything was breathtaking.
I knew the crowning ceremony was going to be a lot, but this… the white and pink roses, which are my favourites… he did this for me.
This was my final assurance; he was going to propose tonight. I couldn't help but smile as I walked right in.
“Hey, fatty, what's with the red cheeks?" a voice said, a voice I dreaded. It was Bella, a beta from our pack and the biggest bully of my entire life.
I stopped my steps and turned around, my eyes set on her and her little minions.
“So what's with the whole makeup and dress-up? One would mistake you as the one getting crowned, you know,” she snarked. “But we both know that can never happen seeing you are nothing but a lowly Omega, right?" she snorted as her annoying minions laughed it up with her.
Honestly I should be hurt by her words; I always am, every single day. She never missed a chance to rub it in my face that I was an omega with no wolf and she was a strong beta worthy of Ralf.
But tonight, I couldn't care less; I was going to be engaged to Logan, and she would finally be shut up.
“Well, I hope you had your laugh, as it will certainly be your last tonight,” I said as I walked out without letting them get another word in.
There was no way I was allowing that witch to soil my mood.
The event soon began, and after several talks, it was finally time to crown Logan as alpha.
“Logan Stormsword, come before me,” our eldest wolf said, and finally Logan's eyes met mine for a second; his soft smile sent my heart racing as I proudly watched him get crowned with the crowd cheering.
And then he walked down, slowly moving closer to me, and with each second that passed and he seemed close, my heart hitched higher and higher.
This was it; he was about to propose and name me his one and only Luna in front of everyone here.
"Kiara", he said softly as he handed me a bouquet of the most beautiful flowers. “Shall we?" he asked, stretching his arms out to me.
"Yes", I smiled as I accepted his arms and walked right towards the stage with him, the entire hall silent and stunned, and I was still breathless as to what was happening.
But I couldn't be happier, seeing the faces of all those who had looked down on me because I was an omega with no wolf yet.
“Kiara, would you give me your blessing for what I'm about to do?”
"Yes", I said swiftly without hesitation. I mean, why would I when he was about to fulfil my greatest wish? Of course he had my blessing.
“Now with the power as the Alpha of the Stormsword and the blessing of the late Alpha daughter, I proclaim…” He paused as he smiled at me once more and then turned towards the crowd.
This was it, this was—
“Bella as my Luna and mate!”
With haste, I said the words, “Yes, yes, I accept…”
Wait, what? Did he just say Bella?
I stood petrified as I could barely grasp what exactly happened. Did he make a mistake? Why would he call Bella, and why was she smiling so happily as she walked up to us?
What was going on? I stood still as my heart trembled in fear. Is this some kind of nightmare I'm trapped in?
I shifted my gaze to Logan, who was now on his knees with a ring in his hands, and right there he placed it in Bella's hands. Bella! The same Bella that has bullied me for years now. That Bella was getting married to my Logan.
And as the ring slid right through her hands, Bella's hands, my entire world stopped, and the flower in my hands dropped down.
And so did my heart.
