Saving the Rejected Luna

Artemis

True to her word, Lydia had two maids come to Emerald Guardians to assist me in my chores. Bria and Lana were very kind to me, and they worked quickly, and for that, I was grateful.

They took care of the laundry duty while I cleaned the upstairs chambers, and pretty soon, the chores were over with thanks to their efficiency and punctuality.

"Grazie Bria e Lana," I said to them as I carried the cleaning supplies back to the janitor's closet.

(Thank you, Bria and Lana)

Bria brushed off the thanks with a wave of her perfectly done acrylic nails. "Non servono formalitá Artemis,"

(No need for formalities Artemis)

As it turned out, Bria and Lana were both Italian. They were born and raised in Italy and migrated to Lydia's pack, Moon Beam, with their family at eighteen. Bria had long blonde hair gray eyes, and her skin was pale.

She was petite and gentle-spoken and enjoyed her life in Lydia's pack, where she and her cousin Lana were treated with respect and honor, unlike most omegas.

Lana was slightly different. She had short, brown, curly hair, her eyes were hazel brown, and her skin was also pale like her cousin.

"La nostra padrona Lydia é sposata con Beta Garrett," Lana said with a smile. "Che emozione,"

(Our mistress Lydia is mated to Beta Garrett. How exciting)

"Sarai Qui con Lydia?" I asked as the three of us made our way to the kitchen to start dinner preparations.

(Will you be staying here with Lydia?)

You must be wondering how I know Italian. When I first began receiving educational papers from Garrett, he asked if there were a language I'd like to learn. I chose Italian mainly because I admired Italy and its culture, history, and people on the whole.

"Non possiamo esserne certi. Questo dipende da cosa dice Beta Adrick sui pacchetti di cambio di Lydia," Bria replied.

(We cannot be sure. That depends on what Beta Adrick says about Lydia switching packs)

I hummed a tune from one of my favorite movies as the three of us started preparing dinner for the pack. I decided on chicken meatballs with pasta and Italian sauce, Caesar salad, garlic bread, and chocolate mousse.

While the pasta boiled, I made the Caesar salad, Bria fixed the meatballs and sauce, and Lana made the dough for the garlic bread. We laughed and sang songs, enjoying having the place to ourselves with no obnoxious pack members to disrupt us.

It was fourteen minutes past four, and dinner was served at seven. With the pace we were going at, dinner would be ready in time, giving us just enough time to go for a run. I could show Bria and Lana our territory and have fun and let our wolves out. The thought made Caroline yip and howl in ecstasy.

Soon, the pasta, meatballs, and sauce were done, the garlic bread was in the oven, and the chocolate mousse was resting on the counter. I stretched my sore muscles and leaned against the counter, waiting patiently for the garlic bread to finish baking.

Bria and Lana were seated at the kitchen table, and they told me stories about their life in Italy before they migrated to Moon Beam Pack. I enjoyed hearing stories about their lives, but I didn't bother telling them about my life in Emerald Guardians. It was too depressing.

While Bria told me a funny story about the funny things she and Lana did as pups, Natalie, Tali, and Barbara walked into the kitchen laughing as if they were their best friends. Two men came in behind them. In their arms were over a dozen shopping bags. I recognized the men like Timothy and Jacob, two of Natalie's cousins.

"And then I said she is such a little whore. She sleeps around with every wolf within half a mile and pretends she's innocent in front of her parents. Hahaha, I died that day," Natalie cackled as she, Tali, and Barbara flopped down on three available kitchen chairs.

Timothy and Jacob carried the bags up to Natalie's room, and only then did she notice us standing there. It took several seconds for her to see me, and when she did, she growled and stalked up to me, a nasty smirk on her face.

"I hope you've completed your chores, enslaved person. I expect my chamber to be in pristine condition because if it isn't, you will experience something very unpleasant," she spat out.

I nodded and bowed my head at her.

"I understand, Natalie," I said softly.

I'm not sure what I did, but whatever it was, she didn't like it because she slapped me hard across my face, causing Lana and Bria to flinch and step away.

"It's Luna Natalie to yous lave! Don't forget. You and I aren't friends. I am mated to your brother, the future Alpha of this pack. You will give me the respect I deserve, mutt!" she hissed.

"Yes, Luna Natalie," I whimpered.

She scoffed in disgust and turned on her heels without bothering to acknowledge Bria and Lana. Instead of coming over to comfort me like they usually did, Tali and Barbara smirked at me and followed Natalie with their heels clicking and their hips sashaying behind them.

I choked in my tears and dropped to the floor, and hugged my knees to my chest, crying my eyes out. My two best friends, Tali and Barbara, basically ignored me and left with that witch!

They turned their backs on me. Why? The tears rushed down faster than ever at the thought that my two best friends had just betrayed me.