The Female Alpha’s Sanctuary

Chapter 215

Hestia felt a ripple of fear rock through her.

Where would this leave her?

Would she be roped into a fight as well?

How would her mother protect her then?

If Selene could throw herself into a fight with a well groomed Beta head-first, how could Hestia stand a chance against a dam n Alpha?

She can’t figure out what to do. He ll, what could she do?

Hestia gnawed at her lip, teeth digging into her skin as she tried to calm herself. This was a mess. A whole mess. Why couldn’t she just di e? Why didn’t she stay away? She should’ve been gone from her life. Selene was never supposed to come back. And because she did, she ruined everything.

She stole everything from her.

The title she worked so hard to get.

The attention she strived to maintain.

She had risked so much and put in so much time and effort to be this perfect Luna. She pursued the Alpha-in-line, succeeded in wrapping him around her finger, spent years in building up her reputation as the perfect candidate, fed Landon supplements to mess with his system so he would never find his mate until she was sure she dug her claws into him so deep he would never think of leaving her,

betrayed her sister to get him and had his pup to secure her fate. She had done so much. and for what? To have it taken from her? That easily?

No. No, she won’t have it.

She was always meant to rule. She was special, her father had said so.

It was her destiny.

But her dam n sister had to take everything, as usual.

Landon being her mate was the first strike. Hestia was confident in Landon’s love for her, so taking him off the supplements she’d gotten from her father would make no difference. Benicio had always encouraged her to keep him under watch. It wouldn’t do well for him to meet his mate when she hadn’t gotten under her skin deep enough to ensure his steadfast loyalty to her.

By the time she stopped feeding him the pills, it didn’t matter if he found his mate. He already pledged his love to her. And Landon wasn’t one to make empty promises. He spoke of giving her the title of Luna, having him stand by her with her rightful title. It was all too easy at that point. But of course, the day she decides to take him off the pills is the day he meets his mate.

And of anyone it could’ve been, it was Selene.

Really, she should’ve known. She should’ve realized there had to be some correlation to why Selene never mét her mate even after coming of age. She should’ve realized Landon had to be hers. But, could anyone really blame her for not thinking of it as a possibility? Her naive, meek older sister, an Alpha’s mate? What a laugh.

She could never be with someone so dominant and powerful.

No, not even being a Beta’s daughter could secure her the title of Luna. She was simply too weak. She could never amount to being Luna. That was Hestia’s role since the very beginning.

It’s what her father has been training her to be.

But then Landon had cornered her, the day of Selene’s birthday and tells her,

“I found her. My mate. It’s it’s Selene.”

And that cemented her sister’s fate.

She couldn’t have her ruining everything she worked for.

Why? Of anyone, why did the Goddess pair her up with Landon? The Alpha’s son? It made no sense. Her sister who could never stomach the idea of killing another wolf rogue or not was worthy of an Alpha? She was worthy and not Hestia?

She had to push Landon harder. She had to mark him to truly make him hers so Selene couldn’t wedge herself in her perfect little story. She knew Landon loved her. She knew Landon would never leave her for Selene mate or not but that didn’t mean she was stu pid. She was confident, not blind. She could feel Landon’s wolf demand him to find Selene. She could feel his wolf distance himself from her, but most of all, she could see it in the way Landon had watched Selene drive away when they sent her away to Duskfall.

The day she left, she took a part of Landon with her.

She couldn’t have that. Landon was getting distracted. How long would it last as a distraction until he finally decided he couldn’t live without his mate? How long could she hold onto him when the mate pull was there? He would leave her. She was certain of it.

But… if he marked her… he couldn’t leave.

She had to stake her claim.

It was only right.

After all, it was the Goddess’s will.

Hestia wishes she could say she felt sorry when Selene desperately reached out to her the night. Duskfall was attacked. She wishes she could say that she felt terrible about sending her out there even when she knew an attack would take place beforehand. She wishes she could say she felt disgust ing when she succeeded in seducing Landon to mark her the very same night.