No one could believe what they just heard or saw. Everything was a miracle. That girl child was special, and she chose Opaline. Nolan and Opaline had no kids and now they would be taking care of, parenting the child of the moon goddess herself.
Margaret looked at her as if she wanted to stab her. She wanted the lucky kid, but Edwina started crying when she was in her arms. She didn't cry when she was in Opaline's arms or Morgana's arms. Why did she cry in her arms? How can the kid sense that she hated carrying her?
As Augur prophesied, Alder was respected as the king and all the packs wanted to work under his leadership after they all saw how gallantly he fought in the war. His leadership was the best they had seen in years.
Edwina started receiving love from everyone and started growing into a smart, beautiful girl. Soon with her luck, Opaline was blessed with a baby boy, Thorin. No one could believe how Opaline became pregnant after so many years.
No rogues ever tried to enter the pack territory. They were afraid of the white-haired girl. They had seen her glow and didn't know what other powers she possessed. Seth was nowhere to be found. The king of rogues was missing. No one knew if, after the injury, he was alive or dead.
Alder announced that every month all the packs' elders would meet together and discuss strategies on how to make the pack even greater. Alder was soon known to be the best Lycan king there was. His pack was the best pack there was. They had the best technologies, the best medicines, the best construction, etc.
When the elders would have their meeting, their pups would play together, and they grew up together and became close friends. They would look forward to meeting each other and having fun. Alder and Morgana had a son who was three years older than Edwina. They were best friends. Alder would always protect Edwina no matter what would happen.
Thorin was the naughtiest kid. He would keep pestering Edwina at every turn. But if anyone tried to hurt Edwina, he would beat them up and then run away before any parents could spot him.
Helen and Markway had two daughters, Kynthia and Valenthia. Kynthia was the eldest kid among the pups. She was the leader of the pack, and everyone listened to her. Valenthia was the stark opposite of her sister. She was bubbly and funny and best friend of Edwina. Valenthia had the power to make everyone smile even though they would be crying.
Margaret and Frederick had one daughter, Etienne, and one son, Bardolph. Both their kids were rude and arrogant just like their mother. Margaret was always bitter that Edwina didn't choose her, and she taught that same bitterness to her daughter. Margaret would always bully Edwina. Bardolph would be rude to everyone except his friends. For his friends, he had a hidden softness in his heart. They were the only ones who accepted him as he was, so he loved them the most.
Thessalia and Borus had one daughter, Ariadne. She was the best friend of Aaron.
Consuela and Rodion had one daughter, Lorelei who trained from her childhood and became a good warrior just like her mother. But this training made her a bully, she thought she was too strong to handle and started bullying everyone weaker than her.
All the elders were fond of Edwina, but some youngsters were jealous of her. They used to bully her due to her tan skin and white hair. They used to call her 'orphan', 'olive', cotton candy' and 'black cat' due to the colour of her skin. They even used a slur 'mudwolfe' for her.
Kids started growing up. One by one they had their wolf ceremony. Kynthia was the first one to have one. All were disappointed as even after getting her wolf she didn't have a mate. Aaron too was sad as he didn't have a mate. Secretly he loved Edwina, but he could not feel her wolf. He could not tell her that even.
Ariadne too didn't get her mate and she took on a chosen mate in a human, Andre MaGallan.
Soon, Edwina turned eighteen. Edwina's wolf ceremony was an important one. All the packs were present there to see her special wolf as she was the daughter of the moon goddess. They wanted to know what her wolf would be like.
"Ready?" asked Aaron.
"I don't know. I think so," phewed Edwina.
Edwina took off her clothes and shut her eyes. It pained her a lot to shift. When she shifted, her wolf was a combination of blue and white and was glowing as if moonlight was bouncing off her body. Her wolf was mesmerising. Everyone looked at her in awe.
Aaron could not believe that he smelt something delicious. He looked at Edwina and shouted, "mate!"
Edwina too ran towards him and growled, "mate!" Aaron touched her head with his forehead. He was over the moon. The girl he loved was his mate. The most jealous one was Lorelei. She wanted Aaron for herself, but the Moon goddess chose them as mates. She couldn't stomach the fact that the dark-skinned girl was the one Arron fell for.
And soon, Aaron had to go out of the pack to college to finish his studies. Edwina promised him that she would visit him soon. He promised to love her forever and left.
After months when Aaron came back, he found Edwina was indifferent to him. She was cold and angry.
"Edwina! What is the matter? Tell me!" pleaded Aaron.
"I cannot take it anymore. I never could have believed you were capable of such things, you had friends like that. I judged you wrong," said Edwina.
"What do you mean?"
"I am sorry, but I, Edwina Streak-Ridge of formerly of Silverstreak Pack…" spoke Edwina.
Aaron knew what was coming. "No, no, stop! You cannot."
But Edwina ignored him. "…adopted daughter of Everridge Hounds, reject you, Aaron Silvermaw, the Lycan Prince as my mate," shouted Edwina, tears streaming down her face.
A bright light escaped Edwina's chest and she fell to her knees clenching her chest to ease the pain. Aaron stood before her completely frozen, perplexed. He couldn't believe what Edwina just said. She was his true love. How could she reject him and why?
"Why? Why? Tell me what my fault is?" begged Aaron.
Edwina wiped her tears, stood up and simply walked away from him.