Rejected by Twin Alphas, Loved by the tyrant Lycan King

Twelve years ago, after my parents divorced, my father entrusted me to the Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack.

I was only seven when I first met Ashton and Zion, the future Alphas, and since then our fates were entwined together.

Their possessiveness for me was so profound that they never allowed me outside the mansion on my own, declaring to the world that I was going to be their mate one day.

But a storm swept my life when Victoria Stone, my beautiful cousin entered our lives and garnered the attention of both Ashton and Zion.

She pretended to be sweet and fragile and created circumstances like I bullied her, making the twin Alpha’s love turn to hatred.

A month ago, on a full moon night I approached Ashton and Zion nervously. I had loved them beyond comprehension since a long time and that day I finally gathered courage to confess my feelings.

Unexpectedly their response was cold and indifferent making my entire body numb.

Ashton smiled at me without any warmth as he replied, “I have been only kind to you since we were raised together but now you seem to be getting ahead of yourself."

Ashton wasn’t even finished when Zion looked at me with annoyance, "Silver Moon Pack’s Luna must be someone we love wholeheartedly, don’t tell me you took our kiss and embrace to you as something with profound meaning.

Just because I proposed to you once doesn’t mean that I will take you as my mate."

I cried that night, yet the next day amplified my sorrow even more for it was my father’s death anniversary.

Two years ago, there was a major wave of rogue attack. My father hid many of his pack members in the underground secret room.

At last, with only a small secret space left, my father chose to hide Cousin Victoria when rogues surrounded him and took his life.

My father was a martyr.

It was this gloomy day, Ashton and Zion held Victoria in their embrace as they went to the Alpha declaring their love for her. Even though I was heartbroken I didn’t wish to hinder their choices, so I quietly left.

“Sister, why are you crying all alone in this terrible place?” Victoria entered the attic I had decorated with Ashton and Zion in childhood, looking at the place in distaste.

“Ashton and Zion have proposed to me and tonight I have organized a party to celebrate it, so I am here to invite you.”

“No need.” I answered curtly, going out of the room.

“Oh, don’t tell me I ruined your plans to become the luna. Have you ever looked at yourself, who would want an orphan to be their mate?”

When I chose not to speak a word it infuriated her before she smirked at me with provocation in her eyes.

“Your mother might have conspired so well for you to become Luna but even her schemes could not hinder Zion and Ashton in loving me. Don’t make a scene and hurry up.”

“Shut up! The hell with you and your party.” I turned to leave but the next words made me look at my cousin in indignation.

“Is today your father’s death anniversary?” She rolled her eyes before continuing.

“He is already dead, it's rather disgusting that you act so pitiful and filal. Come with me now.”

Victoria came forward trying to hold my hands with her nails scratching me, making me pull back in rage.

“My father died protecting you Victoria, you are truly shameless!” I pushed her away from me.

Victoria, expecting my reaction, smirked and fell down, clutching her hand as tears dribbled down her cheeks making it look like I deliberately harmed her.

I didn’t even have time to collect my senses when a raged growl echoed from outside accompanied by another.

“Sophia Stone! Have you been blinded by jealousy to the extent of hurting Victoria like this?! Stop with your drama of being innocent and gullible all the time, you disgust me!” Ashton did not even give me the chance to explain myself as he accused me.

“If it wasn’t for Victoria inviting you today, we wouldn’t even have considered it! I must have been blind to consider you pure and lovable when you are clearly this cruel! Apologize to Victoria at once!”

“I didn’t do anything wrong, she wants me to party today when“the words ‘when today is my father’s death anniversary’ were never uttered as Zion growled lowly, scolding me as his arm held me with so much force that a bluish bruise appeared on my skin.

“When what?! We took you when even your mother discarded you and this is how you repay us?”

Ashton gently scooped Victoria into his arms embracing her tightly as he glared at me.

“We must take Victoria to hospital first.” Ashton said to Zion as they looked at me with annoyance, Zion pushed me away making me fall.

“Victoria is such a kind person who always thinks of you first, but you are so ruthless Sophia!”

They did not turn to look at me as I laid with the pain in my bones too profound to get up.

A week ago, the pack healer had advised me to complete bed rest yet to not worry Ashton and Zion. I had never uttered a word earlier, now when Zion had pushed me so hard I could feel my insides churning up.

“Miss Sophia, you are burning up.” A maid saw me, and she rushed to help.

“Please don’t worry, I have some medications, I will take them.”

“But“

“Please don’t worry.”

I dragged my withering body to my room barely able to keep my eyes open with the pain.

I was born with a congenital heart condition and a weak constitution.

Since childhood I had episodes of seizures where I often fainted and felt numb for hours. In childhood it was Zion who first found me passed out in the garden and when I did not work up for a day, it scared him so much that he never left me alone after that, even feeding me himself.

Even going up the stairs wasn’t allowed since he carried me in his arms. Ashton on the other hand consulted the top physicians in the country and when none of them could properly cure me for longer periods, he himself tried learning medicine to become a healer so that one day he would cure me.

They had taken care of me with so much dedication and love, yet our past was like murky waters which was forgotten since they met Victoria.

Despite the pain I gathered all my strength to go visit my father’s tombstone.

An hour passed and I kneeled before my father’s gravestone with tears streaming down my eyes, gently laying black roses at his grave.

“Daddy, why didn’t you take me away with you? This life is terrible without you.”

“Dad, I will soon go away from this place, so goodbye.”

While returning to Jace Mansion from the cemetery I booked a cab but amidst the journey my body could not take anymore, and I had a seizure making me clutch my heart.

With trembling fingers, I called Ashton multiple times only for him to reject it. When I finally messaged him that I was having a seizure his reply made tears of absolute devastation fall down my eyes.

[When will you stop vying for attention? Are you that desperate to have us by your side?

You aren’t dead yet are you? You disgust me, Sophia.]

I thought I was their love just like they were mine, mates meant forever, but I was wrong. I was just a plaything that they enjoyed toying with and once their curiosity was satisfied, they discarded me completely like a ragdoll.

The girl whom they protected from malicious slanders and bullying was no longer me, it was Victoria.

The taxi driver saw my deteriorating condition and stopped the car hurriedly before taking me to a nearby medical hospital.

“Ma’am you should be more careful, if it wasn’t for that good man bringing you here immediately, you could have fallen into a coma.” Still shocked by Ashton’s indifference I quietly accepted the medicines before asking.

“Thank you, but when will I be discharged?” The doctor sighed before replying.

“You can go home tomorrow.” I nodded and called Johnathan Stuart, my father’s aide who had worked for our family for a long time.

“Miss Sophia, are you alright?”

“Uncle Johnathan, I want to sell off my family home in the suburbs, can you please start searching for a buyer quickly. I want it to be done within this week.”

“Miss, you have cherished everything your father left for you, are you sure you want to sell off your estate?” Uncle Johnathan was taken aback by my sudden request thus he asked in concern.

“Uncle, unlike everyone’s expectations, Zion and Ashton are not on my side anymore and have taken Victoria as their mate, I am afraid that Victoria would not stop there and would claim my father’s last inheritance too.”

Soon the call ended with Uncle Johnathan promising that he would do everything to ensure I can comfortably depart from this city.

Hours passed and it was already past midnight when I received a call from Victoria.

“Hello, Sophia, can you please bring me my clothes for tomorrow?” Listening to her overly sweet tone I could guess that the call was on speaker with Zion and Ashton hearing our conversation, yet I did not care anymore.

“No.” I did not bother to explain and was going to hang up when I heard Victoria sound like she was crying.

“Sister, II never wanted to take Ashton and Zion’s love, I know you are really angry but please try to understand, love cannot be forced.

Even if I want, I cannot separate our hearts from one another”

“It’s already past midnight so I don’t have energy to hear your melodrama.” I cut her off and hung up without waiting for a reply.

The next day when I went to the Jace state, several pack members were worried about my health since they knew that I was having a terrible fever yesterday.

I assured them and was taking my medicines when the door of my room was thrown open with a bang as Ashton and Zion entered with deep scowl on their faces.

“She doesn’t know when to stop.” Zion looked at my pale face and assumed I was pretending again.

“Didn’t you tell me you had a seizure so how are you sitting absolutely fine now?” Ashton growled lowly before continuing.

“No wonder her parents abandoned her, all she knows is to pretend to be a princess when she is nothing but a discarded orphan.” My heart shattered when I listened to those piercing words.

“If it wasn’t for our mother deciding to raise you, you don’t even deserve to be a maid in the Silver Moon Pack.

Did you think we would not know how badly you hurt Victoria yesterday and instead of apologizing and bringing her the clothes you hung up on her blaming her for being mates with us!”

Upon hearing those cruel words and the image of twelveyearold Ashton giving up his own room for me, just to have the best view in the mansion came to my mind.

All that changed when two years ago a ‘scared’ Victoria showed up. Zion and Ashton made me move out of that same room giving it to Victoria and settled me in the farthest corner of the mansion.

"Victoria is going to be your luna so you better know your place, Sophia. You are all but a guest. It has already been twelve years since you have started sucking the Silver Moon Pack’s resources like a leech, if you do not stop throwing tantrums, I will be forced to teach you a lesson you won’t forget." Zion said.

“From now on, you will be Victoria’s maid.” Ashton said. “It's high time you earn your keep and beg for her forgiveness.”

If I had heard those words in the past, I would have died with a broken heart yet now there was no energy left in me to argue with them. Thus, I simply took off the pendant they had given to me on my thirteenth birthday.

I remember them searching even the neighboring packs for a gemstone that could keep the bearer warm. It took them seven days to get it for me. The back of the pendant was carved with.

‘We will always protect you A&Z’

“WWhat are you doing?” Zion was astonished when I took off the pendant, I promised to never separate from myself.

“Sophia, what are you trying to do now!” Ashton felt uncomfortable when I looked directly at him with a straight face.

“I am knowing my place just like you said.

This expensive piece of jewelry doesn’t suit a maid like me so young master please take it back.” When Ashton heard me calling him so strangely, he was taken aback before scowling and taking away the pendant.

“If you don’t like it, I will buy you a new one. Stop throwing a tantrum already.”

“I do not need any of your gifts.”

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. II 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 daughterinlaw 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.”

“Not until I am alive!” Aunt Fiona finally snapped and Victoria, who was hiding behind Zion, crying pitifully looked up as her tears ceased.

“Both of you must be blind to see what kind of treacherous woman you have chosen for yourself. Saving other pack members? Don’t make me laugh!

It was Mr Stone who saved this girl and it was also due to your socalled mate that Sophia has lost her father.”

“Mom, don't be manipulated by this woman!”

“Manipulated? Fine, if you keep on insisting then you must choose for yourself.

If you chose this woman you must give up your position as the Silver Moon Pack’s Alpha for I will never pass my Luna position to such a female who knows nothing but to conspire and cry, pushing innocent people in fire to achieve her objectives!”

At this moment Victoria looked so furious that her facade of kindness slipped.

“Aunt, please don’t listen to Sophia. Do you even know where she was last night?

She was with a strange man, engaging in illicit relations!” Victoria unlocked her phone and it displayed the pictures where I was gently embracing Marshall in a cafe. It was nothing but a friendly gesture yet Victoria twisted the facts ruthlessly.

Ashton and Zion, who were astonished that I could be with another male that wasn’t them, looked livid.

“Illicit relations? Then would I be posting about such relations all over my social media handles?”

I glanced at my dear cousin in disgust before opening my own Instagram page and scrolling down to show all the people present numerous photos that I, Marshall, Sarah and Lily had taken together.

There were also photos of my last night sleepover with Sarah.

Victoria was stunned with nothing to say anymore but surprisingly Ashton and Zion did not look like they were angry but rather relieved…I don’t know why.

Aunt Fiona did not look at them and rather turned to me.

“Dear should we go out?”

“No! Sophia, you stay here, Victoria wants to talk to you.

She misunderstood you since you didn't come home last night.” Upon Ashton’s outburst I sighed nodding to Aunt Fiona, and she understood that this was my last meeting with the twins thus she gave me some privacy and left us alone.

"Victoria's life has not been easy," Zion said "All the way coming here she was worried about you and even brought your favorite wine, why must you make things difficult for her?"

I looked at the red grape wine and my heart clenched. I was allergic to grapes to the extent of being hospitalized even if I took a bite.

Ashton added, "She is your sister and had insisted that you must be the bridesmaid at our wedding.

If you stop throwing a fit now, we can be friends like before." As I listened to those words, the feeling of being wasting my emotions on such people entered my heart.

“Last time I ate grapes, it was you who took me to hospital in an emergency Zion, I was in coma for a month.” When I said those words, Zion could not speak anymore.

“Congratulations on being engaged but from now on I don’t want to do anything with you all.” I did not wait for their reply and left for my room.

Since it had come to this, there was nothing left for me to hold onto. I just wanted to pack my things and leave.

It was late at night when I could not sleep and decided to take a walk in the garden when suddenly a cold liquid drenched my entire body. I looked down to see red tainting my vision as Victoria poured wine over my head.

“You made Luna Fiona say that she wouldn’t accept me? I will teach you a lesson Sophia!”

I pushed Victoria off myself and ran to splash water on my face hurriedly to avoid the liquid getting in my mouth and producing an allergic reaction.

Unknown to me Victoria poured wine over herself too and wounded herself with glass shards making her arm bloody, right now she was sobbing in the garden.

“SSister, I was wrong! I was wrong! Please forgive me.

I was wrong to accuse you! But I was worried about you!”

On my way back to the room, my body was held tightly before being roughly pushed against the wall.

“How dare you hurt her!

I will teach you such a lesson that you will never forget!” Ashton roared before picking up the bottle of wine and forcing it down my throat making it burn like I was tortured in hellfire.

I struggled to breathe, scratching my throat in desperation as tears streamed down my face. My vision became blurry as I was barely able to breathe.

“Still acting!” He pushed me away and walked off. I coughed and a figure running towards me was the last thing I saw before completely passing out.

When I finally woke up groggily, white covered my vision, I found multiple tubes attached to my wrists and an oxygen mask covering my mouth, making me moan in discomfort.

“Miss Sophia! Oh my god, doctor please come! Miss Sophia has finally regained her consciousness!”

It was Melia, my personal maid from three years ago who found me passed out with my body convulsing and rushed me to the hospital.

She was a trusted person whom I have known since childhood yet when Victoria wanted a maid, Zion sent Melia to her.

Soon the doctor came in and checked my vitals.

“Ma’am you were unconscious for two days. If there was a delay in calling an ambulance and quickly admitting you to an emergency ward, you might as well have lost your life.”

Just then the nurse came to apply ointment on my bruised neck, and as soon as her fingers encircled my throat, I flinched and fell back in terror.

“No! Please stop! You are hurting me!” I screamed and struggled.

The trauma Ashton had put me through was engraved on my mind making me clutch my throat and wheeze for air.

“Quickly sedate her!”

I was miserable when I woke up again only to realize that I wouldn’t be the same anymore.

Ashton who choked me that day was the same man who once cried helplessly when I chose Zion over him but he turned to be so monstrous.

“Sophia!” I was lying when Sarah and Lily rushed to the hospital along with Uncle Jonathan who was devastated when he saw my horrible condition.

“To think they did this when you were fighting between life and death!” I frowned, unable to understand only for Sarah to tell me clearly.

“Ashton and Zion organized a grand banquet to officially consolidate Victoria’s position yesterday when you were taken to the hospital.

Today they were at my law firm demanding to transfer half of the Stone Family’s properties and shares to Victoria citing that you are incapable of holding such power!”

To think they would be so ruthless to me was like a blow.

“Uncle Jonathan please sell off all my assets and transfer the money to my mother’s account.” I quickly made a decision and after two hours I received a message from Uncle Jonathan that all my property was sold.

There was nothing remaining for me here in this terrible place.

I unlocked my phone and booked the latest flight tickets to Italy, It was only then a notification message popped up on my screen from Instagram. It was from two days ago.

[Victoria: I heard Ashton made you drink the wine I brought for you even when you are allergic to it? See it is only me that he loves, so you dare not dream of the twins anymore.]

[Victoria: I saw you withering on the floor and trust me I wanted nothing more but for you to die Sophia. A dirty orphan like you dares covet the men that I fancy, nevermind they wouldn’t even look at you anymore even if you died.]

[Victoria: Oh, and by the way last night after you left in an ambulance they were angry at you for always acting sickly to attract their attention and told me to not bother with you.]

I crumbled the sheets that I was holding in my fists.

In fact, this trio was the one who pushed me to the edge, I kept rejecting my mother’s wishes to choose a mate and ruined my own life waiting for them.

[Victoria: I am officially their fiancé and they secretly took me on a picnic at their favorite spot.]

She sent me a photo where she sat on Zion’s lap in the comfy treehouse that I, Zion and Ashton had made far away from the packhouse.

I remember Ashton putting fairy lights in the interior as I was really afraid of pitch darkness. Whenever a classmate bullied me in childhood, Zion would rough them up and bring me to the tree house to cheer me up.

[Sophia: If you want, you can keep the thrash. After Zion hit me and Ashton tried killing me, I guess I have repaid all their debts so all of you are just strangers to me now.]

A gust of cold windswept past, and a cold chill surged through me as I blocked Victoria without second thoughts.

“Let me take the screenshots of the messages before you delete them.” My friend Lily recorded the messages exchanged between me and Victoria before bursting into anger.

“She has really outdone herself this time! Sophia, what are you planning to do now?”

“My mom has arranged a marriage for me, I will soon become mates with Alpha Gabriel of Blood Moon Pack.” At first my friends were startled but when I explained to them that I was willing, they encouraged me.

“Sophia, Victoria is jealous of you and once she knows that you chose a better mate than hers she will definitely try sabotaging your relationship with Alpha Gabriel.

We better take some precautions now.” Sarah was a lawyer and understood the nitigrities of how vile human nature could be when fighting dirty in lawsuits.

I called Victoria this time to which she picked up on the first ring.

“Tell me your price.I will give you half of the Stone Property as you wanted,just leave Ashton and Zion.”

There was a silence on the other end for some moments before Victoria burst out laughing.

“Do you think you are in any position to negotiate with me?

Last night I promised to marry Zion and today I will make Ashton mine.”

“Victoria what the hell!”Pleased with my outburst Victoria thought that I was jealous when I simply couldn’t care less.

“Do you think I am a foolish person like you who relies on the love and affection of a man?

from now on I will continue doing so until I conceive.Then even if Luna Fiona doesn’t like me,she will still have to accept me for the sake of my child!

I will definitely become Silver Moon Pack’s Luna and enjoy its wealth!”

I realized that I couldn't take everything back for the time being, and my determination to leave became stronger. But this didn't mean I really gave up my shares. Instead, I planned everything to take everything back.

"Congratulations,I wish you three happiness forever."

After saying this,I curled the corners of my lips into a smile and hung up the phone.

I blocked their number,severing the last tie between us.

I got discharged from the hospital the very next day and after bidding farewell to my friends who dropped me at the airport,I took a flight to Italy.