CONSEQUENCES

TRIGGER WARNING:‼️ This chapter contains depictions of violence, blood and abuse  Reader discretion is advised ‼️

Third person POV:

Oh, she had done it now. It felt good and scary at the same time. She had never felt liberated like this. It was a bitter-sweet feeling. Did she want to feel it again? Maybe? well, she didn't know, cause now she had to face the consequences of her outburst. She couldn't believe she almost snapped the life out of her husband's lover. She walked to the overturned poker table, picked up one chair and sat on it. She knew Hakan would be back to punish her and it would be severe. It's all Eris' fault. She didn't expect to take her "pheromone war" that far. She was expecting Andarta her other wolf. Eris hissed, hearing what Gaia said.

'You know I literally saved your bruised pride right?'

She muttered with a sneer. Before Gaia could answer, she heard a growl behind her.

"YOU!! What the hell was that for!?"

Hakan boomed as he took long angry strides towards Gaia. Without blinking, he pulled her up by grabbing hold of her hair and flung her across the room. She hit the wall with a loud bang, hissing in pain. "Get up! B*tch! I said GET UP! Since you're so strong now, get up and fight me you ugly b*tch!" He taunted rolling up his sleeves. Gaia managed to get up. Still shaking, she wiped the blood from her nose and looked him square in the eye. "I'm sorry, Alpha. I don't know what came over me and I—" She was stopped mid-sentence by a slap. He shoved her to the floor and began kicking her belly. She lay on the floor lifelessly as her tears wet her skin. She chortled, in appreciation of the situation at hand. The Alpha only grew angrier.

"You find that funny?! You're one sick b*tch! Do you know you could have killed him?! Huh!!"

He yelled as he continued his merciless assault on her belly.

"I don't care how much trauma you've endured and so there's no way in hell I'll allow you to kill someone because a couple of screws went loose in that sick head of yours! Do you know who he is to me?!"

He stopped himself before he divulged any information that could be damning to him.

"Your lover?"

She inquired, still laughing. He stared at her bewildered, angry but astounded at how one person could take so much abuse and yet not even care.

"You know, I knew you had no self-respect but couldn't you have had your 'fun' with him somewhere away from prying eyes?"

She asked, poking the angry bear. Her question struck a nerve causing him to launch a new set of attacks on her. Stomping on all parts of her made available to him. All this while, in the wolf realm Eris was watching in disdain and anger but she couldn't do much unless Gaia and Andarta allowed her to. 'Gaia! Fight back!'

She roared. At that moment, Gaia began trembling. Hakan noticed, but he could care less about what happened to her because all he could see was red. 'Gaia! You stubborn b*tch, fight back or let me at him!'

Eris continued her efforts to get her mortal representation to give in. "Andarta, tell her to fight back for the moon goddess' sake!"

Eris screamed at her other half who just told her to calm down. Good heavens! Why couldn't she get a stronger person who wasn't such a pushover!? The angrier she grew, Gaia shook all the more violently. Hakan paused in half fear and anger. Shit!, he had gone too far now.  Was she giving up that easily? He began to take calm breaths.

"Gaia, I'm sss-ss-sor-sor-sorry"

Shit! She had him apologizing. She had begun to lose consciousness which made Eris livid cause it meant they would be left in the dark.

"What the hell Gaia!! Fight!! You know what, screw the consent laws I'm coming in!"

Gaia was weak enough to facilitate Eris' forced takeover.

"Finally! It's party time."

Eris said as Gaia ceased trembling. Hakan went pale. Oh, f**k he had done it now! He looked at her still body on the floor thinking of what to do and how to explain himself when he heard her cackling. The sadistic b*tch! He renewed his anger and was about to hit her again when she gripped his foot and ripped through his pants bruising his skin. "Fuck, You B*tch!!" he said as he staggered back. With the speed of light, Gaia in Eris' control lifted herself off the floor and launched at him. With a frightening exactitude and force, she clawed at his chest marking him with three long and deep marks with what used to be her fingernails. He fell on his back bleeding when he saw her eyes. They were no longer blue. They were completely silver with a tiny tint of black. Gaia, now stood at twice her size with elongated fangs and claws, rippling muscles and toned thighs ripping through the fabrics of her dress. The towering beast looked down on her attacker.

"Who's the b*tch now?"

She stomped on his now bare chest with the full force of her being. As she continued damaging his rib cage, she screamed obscenities at him. When she had had her fill of torture, she released paralyzing pheromones that left him frozen in place.

She then took a step back to look at her handiwork.

"Now that's more like it. That's where an abusive, misogynistic prick like you deserves to be! Under my feet!"

Soon enough, Eris could feel Gaia wanting to take control again. She rolled her eyes but gave up control to Gaia anyway. her body deflating to take its original form.

"I've done the work you were supposed to do now don't mess it up,"

She told Gaia as she stepped back into the wolf realm. Gaia looked around her taking in all Eris had done. She lived up to her name 'Chaos'. She saw Hakan on the floor and rushed to him. Since Eris had left, the pheromone had worn off enabling him to get himself off the floor. He flinched when Gaia got close to him. It was as though he was scared of her. Was the big bad Alpha afraid of his Luna?! Gaia took a step back as he walked away in shame.

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Gaia had finished taking her shower and washed off all the blood on her. She sat in front of the mirror as she nursed her wounds. She knew letting Eris out was both good and bad for her cause now Hakan knew not to underestimate her. She wondered why Andarta let Eris take control too because they were both her wolves. She knew Hakan would make her life miserable after this so she needed Eris now more than ever. She continued dabbing methylated spirit on her cuts when she noticed a deep wound on her collar bone. She reached for fresh cotton wool, poured some spirit on it and began cleaning the wound. "I don't care if I sing off key as long as..." her ringtone played on, keeping her in reality before she got lost in her thoughts. Before she could reach for it, the call cut. Gaia rolled her eyes after she caught a glimpse of the caller ID. It was Eloise. She knew it was almost time for her introduction.  She opened her makeup closet, yes she has a whole closet filled with makeup. This was not because she was obsessed with makeup, but because she needed it to cover up the cuts and bruises she had every day. After covering up, she went to get her black evening gown which had some tints of crimson glory in it. She chose this gown because she felt dead and angry. A strange radiating sensation run throughout her body. She wondered what it was since she had never felt it before. But she pushed the thought aside, she had other things to fuss over. Now focusing on her appearance.

The gown hugged her in all the right places. The Yoko London Pearl she adorned her neck with shone beautifully. The 18kt white gold jewellery was one of the gifts kept hidden to be given to her by her father after she came of age. It was one of the things her monster of a mother couldn't touch. After a few minutes, she stared at the figure in the mirror with a stoic expression. Well, she cleaned up pretty well. She donned her black Christian Louboutin heels to complete her look. Then put her hair in a pineapple ponytail after painstakingly curling every single strand. She finally stepped out of her room looking drop-dead gorgeous. She met Hakan waiting for her with an indecipherable expression. She cleared her throat, alerting him that she was in his presence. His eyes seemed to pop out a little as he straightened himself and walked toward her. Hakan couldn't help but think to himself that, she cleaned up nicely. She doesn't look like the woman who was under his feet hours ago. Well, we all know how that ended.

'With your ass whooped'

His wolf said in amusement. 'Shut up!' Hakan mumbled in return. Thank goodness there were no cameras in the game room, otherwise, it would have been bad. He hooked his arms into her elbow as they waited for the MC to finish his speech. They stood in awkward silence, which made it seem as though time had been frozen.

"There they are!"

A familiar voice spoke behind them. Alpha Gustav, the previous alpha of the pack walked toward his son and daughter-in-law. He licked his lips at the heavenly sight before him. His daughter-in-law was looking breathtaking, as usual. He had to remind himself once more that she belonged to his son. "Shi Nizhoni achʼéʼé," he said in his native tongue. He hugged Gaia and squeezed her frame slightly making her a bit uncomfortable.

"Are you ready to be shown to the world?"

He said enthusiastically. She smiled and gave him an approving nod. He gave her a once over before looking at his son. He shook his hands and nodded at him as if to tell him 'good job'. "...Welcome our leader, the handsome and charismatic Alpha Hakan!!"

The MC said and the crowd erupted in applause.

"Well, that's my cue dad,"

Hakan walked towards two bright red curtains. Then there were two. Alpha Gustav looked at Gaia and smiled. "Gaia, Gaia, Gaia my princess, the pack would love you and grovel before such beauty." He said and began his trail of praises. Gaia took it all in, spotting the brightest smile she had learnt to give. "Thank you Alpha Gustav for your kind words." She said silently praying for a way out of the uncomfortable situation.

"Oh stop with the formalities my dear and call me father."

He said. That struck a nerve right in her heart. The word 'father'.

She was aware that her late father was killed in a pack war trying to defend his territory—betrayed by a member of her father's pack. She knew she had no choice but to oblige

"Yes, father."

Gustav smiled.

"Now that's more like it." He said. "... I present to you, my lovely wife and your Luna, Mrs Gaia Mojéleno!!"

Hakan's voice boomed through the microphone echoing throughout the halls. She gave her signature smile, nodded at her father-in-law and walked towards the curtains. A huge round of applause met her as she entered the ballroom where the program was being held. Many necks crooned to see who had stolen the heart of their Alpha. She stood right by Hakan and he planted a kiss on her cheek. He handed her the microphone so she could give her speech. As she went on Hakan's eyes travelled through the crowd in wonder. He knew what or who he was looking for but why was he doing so when he was in the middle of a monumental? After her speech, her coronation ritual began. She was handed a golden dagger with which she pierced her little finger. As the crimson liquid trickled down her finger she directed it into a small golden bowl with water. The Pack's priest gave her some cotton wool to help stop the bleeding. The bowl was given to Hakan to take a sip from but since she wasn't his real mate, the contents of the bowl were switched with normal water. After the ritual, Gaia was crowned Luna of the Mojeleno pack. Hakan finally saw who he was looking for in the crowd. His mate, the one who was supposed to be by his side right now. Their eyes met just when the crowd had begun to chant 'kiss her!' Hakan looked at Kairos with sad eyes as if to say 'I'm sorry' and kissed Gaia. The rest of the program went on successfully. Gaia met a couple of pack elders, movers and shakers of the pack, and important executives in the company who made it a point to talk about how beautiful she looked. After they ate, she and Hakan had their first dance as Alpha and Luna. The night ended well with congratulatory messages being thrown in Gaia's direction. Gaia's mother was almost non-existent and it was a relief to her. Before retiring to her room, Hakan stopped her with something surprising. "Flowers to say thank you for being civil enough not to ruin the evening, and we won't be sharing the room any longer. You can have it," he said and handed her a bouquet of roses. He turned on his heels and left. She looked at his retreating figure and shook her head in disbelief. Once she got to her...well, now self-owned room, she placed the roses in a vase filled with water. She sat in front of her mirror and began tearing away at the perfect picture she painted for the program. As she continued cleaning the make-up, she noticed the flesh around her collarbone had increased. Was she becoming fat? The burning sensation run through her body again though she thought it had stopped because during the party she hadn't felt it again. She finished cleaning all the makeup and took a bath. She went deep in thought about having a conversation with Eris. After her bath, she put on her nightgown and sat on her bed, disconnected from the real world so she could talk to Eris.

(Wolf realm)

Gaia found herself in a beautiful meadow filled with all kinds of flowers. She spotted a calm spring on the left side of the meadow. A beautiful willow tree stood proudly in the centre of the meadow and under it, a wondrous yet fearful sight lay there. Two familiar faces in one body.

(Flashback: 14 years ago)

Gaia's POV:

I looked at myself in the mirror and sneered at the ghastly sight in front of me. Ugh!, I hated wearing dresses but mother said I had to be a prim and proper lady. I heard some laughter from outside my window and rushed to my bedside to see who it was. I saw a group of teenagers laugh as they started undressing. My eyes widened in joy as I realised what they were about to do. Rogue hunting! My favourite. I was an early shifter so I was special. Though the first time was excruciatingly painful, I liked it. That was the first time I met Andarta my wolf. She had beautiful brown luscious fur with tints of black in it and her eyes were cobalt blue. Though after that I  fell violently ill and had to be in bed for months. That was the only time mother was caring. The pack diviner said it was because I had two wolves who were conjoined but can separate at my will depending on who I wanted. He also said they were both trying to take control of my body but I was too weak to allow that. Anyway, I shifted completely shredding the dress to bits. And my wolf had changed fur. I then realized that my second wolf was in control and that was my first time meeting Eris. I opened my window and sprung out. Once I landed, I sniffed out three rogues hiding in the woods. After tearing the first two to shreds, I moved onto the third one with ease and that's when I felt something collide with my frame. A giant black wolf was on top of me who I recognized as my mom. Shit, I was screwed! I ruined the dress. After dragging me home, that's when the torture began. I was waterboarded several times and tiny volts of electricity were pushed into me. Apparently, the rogues I annihilated were part of a peace treaty happening in the pack which  I stupidly ruined. I was tortured so much that Eris was disconnected from me for a very long time. When I shifted it was Andarta's form I took.

(Flashback ends)

Third person POV:

A wolf with silver fur and tints of white in it was joined at the hip with a brown wolf with tints of black in the fur. Andarta and Eris. Gaia's wolves, her other halves made her who she was.

"Here comes our weak mortal representation," Eris said rolling her eyes at Gaia. "Stop being a b*tch about it and let the girl be," Andarta said sneering at her. She nodded with a smile at Gaia and she smiled back. "What brings you here," Andarta asked knowing mortals hardly ever came to where their wolves lived just for coming sake. "I came to speak with Eris about helping me." She answered, looking directly at Eris. "Oh so now you need my help! I thought I was living up to my name too much huh!" Eris said in disdain.

"Ouch what was that for!" She whined while rubbing the back of her head after Andarta hit it. Andarta separated herself from Eris to give them some privacy. "You know you'd still hear us right? We're literally the same..." Andarta snapped her head around and gave Eris a hard stare shutting her up. Gaia giggled at how Andarta shut Eris up with just a look.

"I need you now more than ever. Please help me."

Gaia confessed almost pleadingly. Eris had a feeling she knew what this was all about. "And why now? Why do you need me? I thought you disliked me." Eris said as a matter of fact.

"Yes I did, but you command greater strength and I need that strength, my life depends on it,"

Gaia said.

"Your other bitch can be of assistance. So why do you require my assistance?" Eris said looking over at Andarta who was playing in the spring like a young pup. "I need the both of you. She's more of my moral compass and you're my fighting instinct."

The conversation went on for some minutes. Eris had finally agreed to help Gaia. Gaia smiled cause it meant that anytime she shifted it was Eris she was giving control to but when she needed Andarta she would be there as well. She nodded back to reality still on her bed.

Haa, what a night it had been.