Despised Me Coveted by an Alpha

By Deyse Baptista Pires

Lizandra hides her werewolf identity and lives in the human world. She has always been despised for being thin and ugly, she has no money or good social conditions, but she has the magic to make plants grow.
Derick is a handsome and powerful alpha wolf who is searching for his destined moon, although he has only seen her from behind.
But he didn't know that Lizandra, whom he hated the most, was actually hiding her identity as a werewolf.
When he knows that the person he hates is actually his destined moon, how will he get his relationship back?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Noveltoon
• Release date: Dec 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223908333

Book preview

The Rejected Wolf

Lizandra

Looking from the outside, one would think it is a quiet and peaceful small town.

I am looking at this town from the top of a hill, not very high, but high enough to have a waterfall. I am sitting on the grass, I can admire everything around me and the sight is beautiful!

From here I can see the town, as well as part of the surrounding forest and feel the waterfall behind me. The sound is soothing and I can feel the refreshing water droplets falling on me, washing my soul.

You must wonder why I am here, when the sun is still high and it is work hours. The thing is, I can't find another place where I can be at peace, there is no one around me to disturb me, which is what was happening where I live and work.

I am considered inferior in the town where I live. Some think I am insignificant because I am the daughter of a seamstress. We don't have money or a good social life. I need to work and help my mother with sewing, I spend the day hemming, sewing buttons, basting, and embroidering.

We will have a party very soon and many people have come to place orders. During the dress fittings, I am kicked, humiliated, and assaulted in every way by the clients. Sometimes, I don't even have time to eat and I am very thin, well below the ideal weight.

My hair is dry and dull and my clothes are worn out. With the large order of clothes, my mother had to buy a lot of fabrics. This could give me the right to make a dress for myself too, but my mother doesn't allow it.

She mistreats me because she says my father left her because of me. The problem is that my father was dark-haired and I was born a redhead. My mother is fair-skinned and my father became suspicious because on the night I was conceived, he got separated from my mother in the middle of the night and my mother soon began showing signs of pregnancy.

Men!

Always suspicious and hasty.

My life has not been easy because as my mother mistreats me in front of others, those who see also think they can do the same and mistreat me too. Our leader doesn't mind because he thinks my father was right.

Looking from up here, the town is beautiful, calm, and peaceful, but inside, it's a mess and a buzz. Lots of gossip, lots of jealousy, lots of envy, and many young women wanting to conquer our leader.

My town is actually a Pack and we are supernatural creatures, werewolves, living in a hidden society from humans, but we also coexist with them. They visit us at certain times of the year when it is allowed, but they don't realize who we are.

I was born 45 years ago. For humans, I may be mature, but our race lives much longer, so I haven't reached adulthood yet, let's say I'm just coming out of adolescence, around 19 years old.

Despite being the daughter of wolves, something strange happened on the night I was conceived. My mother doesn't tell what it was, nor does my supposed father who rejected me when I was born, and she takes it out on me because of the absence of my father.

Yes! He is my father, whether he wants to or not, whether he accepts it or not.

I did some research on the family tree in the town library. It is large and has books on all subjects, and I discovered that in my father's family, there was an ancestor who I resemble. She was also discriminated against, but she ran away and no one knows what happened to her. It's taboo to talk about her.

I thought about talking to him several times, but the disgusted face he made when he saw me on the street, along with crossing to the other side, made me give up. Even though I hide from everyone, I don't have thick skin and my pride is the only feeling of consolation I have left.

At the right age, I transformed for the first time and my she-wolf has a light reddish fur, almost pink, with greenish-almost-blue highlights. With me, everything seems almost, almost that color, almost that father, almost not ugly, almost normal, almost...

That's why I haven't told anyone that I already have my she-wolf and I only transform when I'm alone. Thanks to her, we don't starve.

My hair is also reddish-pink, so I cut it short and always cover my head with strips of fabric. They are scraps of fabric that, when sewn together, form a band that covers my entire head, so no one sees my different hair. Because in the Pack, there is not a single redhead, only people with dark hair.

Lately, my she-wolf has been restless and asking me to let my hair grow, after all, it is part of her fur. So, I am honoring her request and letting it grow, but I always keep it hidden.

I also have strange bumps on my shoulders, they seem like extensions of my scapulae, very close to my spine. I don't know what they are, but I wear loose shirts to disguise them. They also appear on the back of my she-wolf, I tried to see them through the reflection in the lake, but I couldn't. My she-wolf, Rose, said that I will find out during the next blue moon. It's only a week away.

My name is Lizandra, my father chose it before I was born, it was a tribute to his mother, but when he saw me for the first time, he was so angry that he left right away, and my mother was so devastated that she didn't even consider changing the name.

I think my name is beautiful, but no one calls me by it, I don't think they even know what it is. To everyone, my name is thing, weirdo...

I can't say that I don't care, after all, our name is our identity and should be respected. But I don't argue or complain and demand to be treated well. My dream is to one day become someone so special that everyone admires me and recognizes that I am also someone.

I know it's just a dream, but dreaming is free, and no one knows, so they can't criticize it, it's something only mine, that brings a smile to my face. You can say that I am an optimist, that I fantasize too much, but we all need an escape valve.

My stomach just growled, I'm hungry because I didn't eat anything for breakfast, I couldn't even if I wanted to. Lately, I have only been able to eat, as I mentioned before, thanks to Rose who hunts at night when I let her out.

But she hasn't been out for two nights. Because last time, we were chased by a very big black wolf, I believe it was Alpha Derick, and we don't want him to see us, who knows what he would do if he caught us.

For now, I'll stay here quietly, soaking up the sun and enjoying the sound of the water, while I wait for my mother to finish attending to her customers. Appreciating nature is all I have, and no one can take that away from me.

I thought

Derick

My name is Derick and I am the Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack. I am going through all the work sectors to make sure everything is going well. We will have a celebration for the Blue Moon and big things are expected to happen.

I am very anxious and my wolf is restless because we will receive a special power on the night of the celebration and we will recognize our mate.

For now, we can only wait.

The pack is doing very well financially. The trees have grown rapidly and multiplied the amount of fruits, which are large and lush, attracting many buyers. I had to buy a truck to transport the merchandise because it no longer fit in my pickup truck.

I pass by the square and see many women and young people arranging everything, weeding, sweeping, preparing the place for decorations and the stage that will be set up. We will have a special hunt to have meat for everyone.

Here, we don't have food stalls like humans do, everything is free. People earn their salary by working and the profit from sales finances the events.

From the effort I am seeing, it will be a beautiful party. I just spotted a group of flirty young women, they look at me interested, flirt, and give wonderful smiles, and although I feel proud of the interest, I just give a wave of hand.

I am waiting for my mate.

I headed towards the garden, after passing the orchard, and looked at the immense land in front of me. Many beds had been made. Some were already covered with sprouts and others were marked. I went to the greenhouse to talk to Master Tirion.

Master Tirion is the elder of our pack. He is the oldest in the pack and has been through five generations. That is why his advice is highly respected and sought after by everyone. He still has a lot of vigor and takes care of our garden with great care.

I found him working on a raised bed, full of seedlings, separating them.

Master Tirion, good morning! I called him so he would notice me, since he was so concentrated.

Good morning, my Alpha! Do you like the beds? he replied, always helpful and with a smile on his face.

I thought it would be further along... I commented, shaking my head and furrowing my brow, showing my displeasure.

I'm sorry, my Alpha, but I don't have anyone to help me. They're all busy with the preparations for the Blue Moon festival. he said, clapping one hand on the other to clean the soil and began walking towards the exit. I followed him, and he, looking at the beds, stretched his right arm pointing to the scattered tubes on the side, waiting to be installed.

Do you see the irrigation piping? It still needs to be installed, but the seedlings need to be planted. I can't do everything alone. Jimi went to help with the fruit harvest and Mario is fixing a pipe that burst near the dam. As you can see, we're lacking labor. he explained, not as a complaint, but just stating the problem.

I observed everything, thoughtfully, looked at the trees around and the hill... That's when, with my excellent wolf-like vision, I saw a figure sitting on top of the hill. How audacious, everyone working and she sitting there, just enjoying the wonderful day.

In an impulse, I ran with the speed of my wolf, climbed the hill, and soon I was behind her. I knew who she was by the cloth on her head and the look of delight on her face, which irritated me even more.

Hey you!!! I called, rudely.

Ah? she turned surprised and frightened. When she saw me, she stood up, lowering her head as a sign of respect and subservience, which was the correct behavior in front of the Alpha. Yes, Alpha?

What are you doing here, enjoying while everyone is working? You don't need to answer... Come! I didn't even give her a chance, what could that insignificant little thing say to me?

She stood there, looking at me with those wide green eyes, trying to say something, but I didn't let her.

Come! NOW!!! I released my dominance to make her obey me, but she remained still. Strange, it seems like my dominance didn't affect her.

I grabbed her by the arm and dragged her along, she was somewhat hunchbacked and with that cloth on her head, she looked like a zombie. She was thin and had dark circles under her eyes, but she would serve my purpose.

Come on, weirdo, walk faster and make sure you don't fall or roll down there. Besides being hideous, you're lazy and filthy. Go work to learn...

So, I ran with her stumbling behind, I couldn't care less. She deserves it, to appreciate life, even if it is the result of an unknown, she enjoys the mercy of the Pack.

However, one thing caught my attention, in addition to her torn clothes and excessive thinness, the fact that my dominance had not affected her, after all, she was not even a wolf.

Thinking of a wolf, I remembered the wolf I saw in the forest days ago. I ran after her, but I couldn't catch her. I could