Layla's Point Of View
When I heard that the first maiden with the crescent mark on the forehead had been found I was more than pissed off. Was the moon goddess changing the time? I have heard since when I was a child the story of how the Alpha's mate was chosen.
I have dreamt so hard to be one of them and eventually be the chosen maiden. I prayed every night for the moon goddess to bless me and let the Alpha favour me. When mother came right in to see me praying to the moon goddess with a candle set in a moon crescent shape.
It is believed that if you pray with the special candle, then you are liable to get yourself to be in the moon goddess presence but after so many trials nothing like that ever happened, neither did I get to see the moon goddess.
"Layla my dear what are you doing?" My mother asked me looking at what I had prepared down to start my prayers to the moon goddess
"I see, you are making a special prayer to the moon goddess for what If I may ask my love?"
" Well, I want to become one of the chosen in the future so I can become the chosen maiden of the Alpha when it's time for the mate games" I said to her beaming with joy and nothing more but pure heart, mother laughed so hard at my outburst and confession, after looking puzzled for a while .
" Oh , I see, but do you know that it is not possible for the moon goddess to choose from our clan?"
"Oh no mother stop, the moon goddess might hear you and answer such prayers, please don't say that " I said to mother who looked more amused at me .
" Layla, my child, my beautiful daughter who would eventually be married to one of the strongest wolves in this kingdom.I have only spoken the truth and nothing more " I looked so sad and on the verge of tears.
" Why do you say that mother ?" I asked her even though I never for once accepted such Fate.
" The chosen maidens come from a family who for years now have been given the mark by the moon goddess. It appears after every hundred years later, this family are the lineage of the chosen and not just random families like ours".
" But mother, why isn't our family among the chosen maidens? What did we do ?" I asked as I started crying. I couldn't control myself that night as I cried myself to sleep and from that day henceforth I began to nurture the thought of forging the mark in my forehead.
I know it wasn't going to be an easy task, but notwithstanding I have no choice but to do it. I made my way towards the field where I found time to stretch myself, when the news reached me that someone had finally been found .
But I thought it was to be a month to come , was the moon goddess trying to play games with me? I guess it was time to take matters into my own hands , even though I was friends with Ralph, he never saw me as anything more than just friends.
I also made sure to get close to one of the families, my plan was to take her place. The family loved me and took me in. As soon as I heard the news I went right towards the house to share the news right before any of them would hear. Definitely anytime from then we would get to know who was chosen from their lineage. But along the line I finally found the lady that was chosen, a young girl who just turned eighteen
But right before her parents could know she came to me as they all trusted me with a whole lot of issues in their family, I took it upon myself to be there for every lady of the house. When I saw the mark on her, I took her far into the woods on what to do.
While in actual sense I just want to take her life and posses the crescent as I had studied deep into the origination of the mark and I have come to realise that if you wish to possess such mark you have to take the life of it owner .
And anyone she sets her eyes on last will inherit the mark and become the new chosen one, when we got deep into the wood
"My dear I am so sorry, I just wanted us to be far away from the noise of the pack so we could have our little time and chit chat together".
" Alright, Layla , thank you so much for all you do for my family. We cannot be more grateful. I am so happy I am the chosen one as I have for a long time now longed to have the Alpha to myself " I smiled at her,
"I see you are quite the ambitious one, well it is a good thing and I am happy for you ". She giggled.
When we got to the rock where I had kept the weapon I was to use, which has been sitting there for months now as I waited badily for this opportunity, we stopped.
"Oh see, what's that ?" I said as I pointed in the other direction, as soon as she looked away .
I quickly picked up the knife and stabbed her from her side, the shock couldn't make her scream as she looked right at me ,
" What are you doing?" was her last words before she gave up the ghost . So I sat down for a while as I expected the change to happen.
But I only waited and waited but nothing happened, it was beginning to get dark and the night patrol might pass by any time soon so I made my way back home leaving her body alone in the woods , at least no one saw me bringing her out .
Even though I am asked if I knew, I will have to remain silent and pretend like I know nothing about her disappearance and death if they eventually hear of it. As soon as I got home mother called my attention.
" Layla is that you? your dinner is right on the table " ,
" Yes mum, it's me. Alright thank you, but I couldn't eat because my long awaited plan didn't work out which pissed me off. If I knew it would not work out I wouldn't have taken the poor girl's life and allowed her to enjoy her youth.
When my mother noticed that I wasn't eating, she came to me and asked
"Layla, is everything okay?"
" Yes I am fine, mother, I do not have any appetite to eat for now " I said as I made my way to bed .
I couldn't cry nor could I bring myself to sleep as I tossed and turned in bed for hours before I was finally able to get some sleep.
The next morning I woke up with my head banging as I held my head in one place and called out to my mother .
" Mum!" I called out as she appeared in no time.
"What's wrong Layla? Are you okay?" She asked as I raised my head up only to be met by an horrific sight," what have you done Layla".