When they left in anger I did not chase after them like always and rather choose to pack whatever belongings I had.

Upon closer inspection I found that there was nothing in this large space that I could call my own.

Most of my dresses were gifted by Zion who asked world renowned designers to doll me up without thinking of the costs. There was nothing that I saw, and he didn’t get for me.

But when Victoria came first at the Jace mansion, Zion asked me to be benevolent and give her my clothes. Victoria took almost everything and the only dresses I was left with were the plain ones I bought with my own money working small tasks in the packhouse.

While packing the dresses I saw a small box of jewelry in the corner of my closet along with the childhood journal I wrote together with Zion and Ashton.

Now that journal was half torn being the result of the fight that I had with Victoria. I collected everything and threw them away in the trash can.

As soon as I packed my belongings, I hid them below the bed and went outside.

Unknown to me Ashton and Zion saw me going out and entered my room in my absence.

“Zion, open Sophia’s wardrobe. Now that we have this pendant, we can couple it with a few pieces of jewelry and give it to Victoria.

It will cheer up Victoria if we say that Sophia gifted her these. Our sweet mate has suffered a lot and if Sophia would not give her an explanation, then she cannot blame us for taking away what we have given us!”

Zion nodded yet when he opened my chest and other things it was almost empty.

“Why is her chest and wardrobe empty?” He was speaking when his eyes fell upon the trashcan and the jewel box along with the journal in it making him stunned.

It was filled with our childhood memories, our love towards one another so he could not imagine me throwing off something I cherished all my life.

However, he quickly sneered, "She still thinks she is the princess to throw off such precious items and waste our pack’s money like her own. Wait till she comes back crying to us for more!"

Zion was raged and when I entered his eyes were flicking dangerously as his wolf surfaced.

“Did you just throw away my gifts in the trash?” I did not speak a word and stayed silent to which he opened up the jewelry box and turned it upside down.

“You went so far as to throw away my keepsake?!”

“It’s because I don’t need it anymore. Don’t you always say that I am cruel to Victoria so why question me when I am finally nice to her?

She always picks up on the thrash that I leave behind so this time too she can keep it, take it so you can gift it to Victoria-“Before I could react my face was knocked with so much force that I felt down with my head dizzy and ears buzzing with shock.

The sound of a slap echoed throughout the room making my body tremble uncontrollably.

Zion who had hit me came back to his senses with his eyes widening as he realized he had crossed all boundaries.

“Sophia..I am sorry I didn’t mean to…are you okay?“

My parents never raised their hand at me. It was the first time that someone this close to me chose to resort to physically harm me to release their anger. My entire world crumbled as I froze in terror.

The tense atmosphere was broken when Ashton’s phone rang.

“Baby, are you alright? Yes, yes, I will be there in a moment!” Zion crouched down but when he tried to hold me, I coiled back revulsed with his touch making him freeze.

“Just go away.” Today I had paid back for all his care in the past for me. The twins looked conflicted before they left in a hurry to take care of Victoria, not caring that all my room was in disarray with my items thrown in a haphazard way.

After everything that happened today, I didn’t wish to ever see Ashton and Zion again in my life, so I called my ailing mother, "Moher, I've thought it through. The man that you have decided for me to get engaged to, I am willing to meet him.”

My mom was worried about me, so she asked.

“Sophie, you have always liked Zion the most but to stop Ashton from being heartbroken had never rejected him either.

Although I want to see you married to a good mate who would care for you before I die, I don’t want to ever see you sad, my baby so please tell mom if you are sure about this.

If you want Zion-“

“Mom, I can choose anyone but him, there can never be anything between us anymore.”

In reality when I was born, the pack’s saint had declared long ago that I would be mates with the Alpha of Blood Moon pack who was five years older than me. The saint was pleased as he declared that the child born would lead the werewolf world.

The old Luna of Blood Moon loved me and even after my father passed away, she still wanted me to be the new luna but my mom never forced me and let me continue my relationship with twin brothers of Silver Moon Pack thinking that if it made me happy then she would defy all prophecies.

“Mom, this is my destiny since childhood and also my choice now, I will book the latest ticket to Blood Moon Pack to visit you first and talk about this." I told my mother, assuring her that I would be happy with this new choice.

I hung up and soon realized that I had received an email from the bank. They have released funds that previously belonged to my father along with the will which declared me the sole heir of our estate.

My eyes teared up when I saw that the bank had also indicated a black gold ring along with the family jewelry. It was what my father proposed to my mother with and now it was the last memorial of my parents’ togetherness left to me.

“Miss Sophia, the bank manager of Imperial Reserve is in the living room asking for you.”

Unlike Ashton and Zion, the servants of the Silver Moon Pack were still kind to me, for they too had gone through intense bullying by Victoria and thus sympathized with my condition.

When I hurried to the front, I was astonished to see Victoria receiving the property documents and our family heirloom in my place as the twins stood holding her delicately.

“Sir, I think you have been looking for me. I am Sophia Stone, daughter of late Mr. Stone- Beta of Jade Moon Pack.” I quickly opened the official email sent to me to prove my identity and soon the papers were snatched from Victoria.

“Miss Stone, yes I have been specifically looking for you.” The bank manager looked at Victoria a little awkwardly before handing over the documents to me.

“Ma’am since you have attained the age of eighteen, you can access all the funds of the Stone Family now.”

The moment he said those words, Victoria turned to look at me with viciousness flashing in her eyes.

I expressed my gratitude to the manager who left, and I turned around without giving a single glance to the trio, when my cousin held my hand in a tight grip.

“Sister, is that aunt’s engagement ring that your father gifted to her?” I twisted my arm to come out of her grip.

“Yes.”

“Sister, since you now have the entire estate to yourself can you please give me that? I will wear it on my wedding day, and I think it would suit me better.” I watched Victoria incredulously before declining without a second thought.

“Sophia, it’s just a ring so stop making a fuss and quickly hand it over.” Ashton stepped in front of me, barring my way.

“No! It’s my father’s last gift to mom.” Soon the ring was snatched from me and as Ashton glared at me, Zion came forward before he gritted his teeth saying.

“I was a fool to feel sorry for slapping you before.

Even after taking so much from our pack your greed isn’t satisfied at all. Being such a burden to us for the past twelve years you enjoyed our wealth and now that you have received your estate back it still isn’t enough to satisfy you.

An orphan like you isn’t suited for such luxuries, you better not bully Victoria!” The words cut me like a knife, yet I just endured because this was my payback for their years of care.

“Zion, it’s okay. Sister has always been like that. Please don’t blame her.” Completely opposite to what she said Victoria cried pitifully making the twins hate me even more.

Ashton held the ring and threw it at my feet in rage.

“It was because of this that you made our mate this sad. Such worthless things are not even suitable for a beggar!” Victoria’s face contorted when I picked up the ring, unshed tears in my eyes as she was taken away by the twins.

It wasn’t what she planned and to lose the heirloom her face did not look good.

I departed from the mansion later that evening to see my friends for the last time.

Lily was the daughter of Beta of Silver Moon while Sarah was a human, when I told them that I was going to the Blood Moon Pack they were astonished.

“It's scary how quickly Zion and Ashton turned their back on you.”

“Earlier when we were in school, they used to terrify students who wished to befriend you. Do you remember the human named Marshall?” Upon Sarah’s mention of that name I frowned.

When I was in eleventh grade, Marshall was my senior whom I had a major crush on. When I eventually asked him out, he was kind to me, and we soon became friends.

Later, he accepted to go on a date with me but on the day of the date he stood me up without any notice and all my calls were turned down.

Next day all my letters and gifts to him were thrown in the campus trash bin for everyone to see. After that incident when I went to talk to him, he glared at me and told me explicitly to never bother him again.

I remember being so sad that I locked myself up in my room. It was only when Ashton and Zion cheered me up by taking me on a playdate that I managed to let go of that incident.

“What about it?”

“Marshall now works as a senior in my law firm and one day while reminiscing about the past he specifically told me that he really liked you and wanted you to be his girlfriend.

Unexpectedly Zion showed up at his house and threatened his parents, when he resisted Ashton burned half his house after which Marshall decided to not pursue you anymore.”

My eyes widened as I could not help but gasp in shock.

“Sophia, you deserve better than those two.”

I could not help but feel ashamed for someone to have suffered so greatly on my behalf.

Next day, I personally went to Sarah’s firm to apologize to Marshall which he readily accepted and asked me to be friends with him in future to which I happily agreed.

After meeting Marshall, I went to the packhouse to bid my farewell to the Luna Fiona whom I had considered my foster mother since childhood.

Aunt Fiona was deeply involved in pack affairs along with the Alpha and today was a crucial meeting with neighboring packs, yet she refused to go for my mother had called yesterday and informed her of the situation of me soon going away.

Alpha Anderson also wished to stay to bid me farewell, yet he was forced to go.

Living here amdist of the twins who had deceived me all my life was disturbing thus I did not bother to wait for the Alpha to come back.

As soon as I entered Aunt Fiona’s office, she embraced me and cried. “Baby Sophie, I have failed you.” Tears that I have held for so long streamed down my eyes as I hugged her back.

“I was so busy these past years that I left you in the care of my sons, I never imagined that they would turn out to be worse than a beast.”

“Aunt, it’s not your fault.” She quickly settled me down and took out a card.

“Your mother had sent me so much money yesterday. I-I never thought even for a moment that I am not raising my own child so to offer me money?

Your uncle and I even thought that you would be our daughter-in-law in future. With your intellect and capability, you could have been the best luna this pack had ever seen but everything is ruined.”

She looked at my face with teary eyes and soon shook her head.

"No, it’s better you go away from my terrible sons.

Your mom told me about the prophecy all those years ago Sophia and believe me you will be happy with the Blood Moon Alpha as his Luna. I have heard that you agreed to get engaged to him…he is a good man Sophie.”

Aunt Fiona gave me an envelope with three properties abroad as my dowry even when I refused.

“I wish you a happy married life Sophie.”

We were only talking when the door opened and Zion, Ashton, and Victoria came back with a ring on Victoria’s finger encrusted with twin diamonds.

When they saw me, the brothers’ faces darkened instantly.

"Marriage? Who wants to be mates with a woman like you, Sophia?!" Zion's tone was cruel as he gritted his teeth.

They must have eavesdropped on bits and pieces of my conversation with Aunt Fiona and reached a conclusion that they thought was most probable.

"Shut up!" Aunt Fiona growled; her wolf fiercely aggressive when she saw the twins behavior.

“Mom, this woman tried to seduce us and even after so many schemes when she failed she came running to you!”

“I am not interested in either of you so stop howling.” I didn’t even try to be polite and looked at them with cold eyes.

“Do you think we are deaf? You were here blackmailing mom to marry us!

Throwing yourself to us when we clearly dont want you, how shameless!”

Aunt Fiona was so furious that she stepped forward and slapped Ashton for his disgusting words.

“You bastard! You aren’t worthy to be my son!” With her outburst the entire atmosphere froze with tension. Victoria came forward with her body quivering as she held Ashton gently, caressing his cheek.

“Auntie, please forgive Ashton, he is just too worried about me.

The entire fault lies with me.

It was I who snatched Ashton and Zion from my sister. She was their childhood sweetheart and would have been the luna if it wasn’t for me.

Ashton spoke those words in anger, it’s all my fault-“Even before she could finish, Ashton embraced her in front of Aunt Fiona and Zion rushed to her side.

"Mom, we never had a serious relationship with Sophia. A few days ago, when she proposed to us, we clearly rejected her knowing her true intentions.

You don’t know her true face, but we clearly do understand her always acting frail and sick.

Now that she knows she cannot have us, she is here to manipulate you mom!"

"No wonder, Sophia wants to leave…it’s all your fault." Ashton laughed at that as if he had heard something comical.

“She will never leave mom; don’t you see that she is after our pack’s wealth. She is lying to you to win you over.

Though Victoria is not the heir of Stone Family and is not a beta’s daughter, she is the most gentle and brave person I have met.

All those years ago when Sophia was living the life of a princess at our expense, Victoria was still in the Jade Moon pack helping out her uncle, Sophia’s father.

Even when Sophia is the biological daughter of Mr. Stone it was Victoria who tried saving her packmates yet failed to save Uncle Stone the day rogues attacked.”

I was stunned when I heard those words as they were all lies.

“It wasn’t her who tried saving my father, in fact she was the one who went into hiding at first begging my father that she wanted to live.”

When I spoke, Zion’s fierce expression was nothing like the person who once followed me around, calling me "my lovely Sophie" in a soft voice.

He had already hit me once so there was nothing new that he could do to scare me.

“Lying like always. Victoria is not like you who could go to any lengths for snatching other people’s happiness.

She does not covet the Silver Moon Pack Family's wealth. Sophia, you have been spoiled too much by us and only know how to bully the servants and pretend to be a princess. Your jealousy is too ugly.”

“But I want to tell you that we will only marry Victoria, we are already engaged to her.

She is going to be the next Luna of the Silver Moon Pack.”