Betrayed

He had his ways with me the last few days. He left me bruised and feeling so sick. His touch disgusted me, especially when he was doing it with his cruel expression. A punishment for me. Now, it was Nialliv’s birthday.

I tried to leave a few times but I was caught. Frederick didn’t allow me to leave at all. We argued about it a few times and he turned into the complete opposite of the man I fell in love with.

I shouldn’t have come to the party. Everyone attended. The Alphas from the same region and their Lunas, the Betas, the Gammas. The party was full of important people and I was the only one standing alone, near the buffet.

I picked up cupcakes and forced myself to eat them. Frederick was with her. He was standing with his hands all over her, dancing. I had no choice but to fill my heart with horror and tears. The only thing I was waiting for, the end of the party when we could leave. If I had a wolf, I could have shifted and returned home.

Humiliation filled me as everyone gossiped. They were talking about how Alpha Frederick Jenkins was fawning over another woman while his mate waited for him. I wanted to bury my face, so no one could see me. I knew this would happen, especially after the earful lecture he gave me. Every single word replayed in my head, hurting me more.

I decided to leave and started heading towards the door.

“Luna Ebony,” I turned my head towards the familiar voice. It was Catalina, the Beta’s mate. She was such a beautiful woman. “Are you enjoying the party?”

“No, I am not enjoying the humiliation Frederick is throwing at me. I prefer leaving.”

“You need to clutch your mate harder. Without the strength of a wolf, it’s hard to reign on a man.”

“I’d rather clutch my pillow.”

I fought the tears back, keeping a trembling smile. Catalina was a woman with bright green eyes and blond hair. She was kind to me but distant. This was the first time I ever spoke to her in this tone. I never dared to question anyone in the pack. Her eyes widened. They darted from me to Frederick then back at me.

“I see,” she grabbed my arm and pulled me back to the party. “I am afraid you can’t leave now. It will be the end of your dignity if you do.”

“I don’t care about my dignity, Catalina. Let go of my arm. I want to leave,” she tightened her hold and forced me back.

I grew restless, my heart squeezing into a tight knot. The way the atmosphere felt around me was suspicious.

“Just stay still for a moment. If you leave, I am afraid you’ll die quickly,” she chuckled.

I couldn’t think about anything but what she said.

When the night couldn’t be any worse, I heard a scream then someone crying. I whirled from the buffet, watching Nialliv as she cried in Frederick’s arms. I did what I was supposed to do. I rushed to her side and tried to find out what happened. It was an unconscious reaction, something I did for years. Instead of accepting my kindness like she always did, she pushed my hand away.

“How can you do this?” she yelled in front of everyone. “How can you steal my mate from me?”

“What are you talking about?” I tried to touch her again but Frederick pushed me this time, humiliating me further, as if it wasn’t enough bringing his mate then staying with another woman. As if it wasn’t enough using me for years.

“Don’t touch her, vixen,” he said, disgust in his voice. “I never thought you could do something like this.”

I darted a look around. Everyone understood what was happening, except for me, all over again. I tried to understand from everyone’s faces but it was impossible. I only saw disgust and anger. Alpha Jordan strode from the crowd surrounding us and reached out to me. Before knowing it, he slapped me hard. His hit was so strong that my body was repulsed a few feet away from them.

I looked at them, not understanding anything. Even Frederick turned on me. But I was his mate. He marked me. He wouldn’t risk getting rid of me…

“Such a wicked thing like you! That’s why I was never okay with someone like you joining a good pack like the Crescentmoon pack. Omegas should be hunted the moment they are born. You have no right to claim to be a werewolf. You have no shame. You are not like us.”

“I didn’t do anything…” my eyes widened in horror.

“Shut up, vixen,” Frederick yelled. “How can you bewitch me into believing that I am your mate? I was nothing but good to you. I accepted you in my pack because of your mother. She was a good pack member. I don’t know why she bred a thing like you.”

Ah! I get it. He planned for this.

I darted a look around as I got on my feet. I steeled my heart. Nothing I would say would protect me. It was better to play along and wait for my death.

Frederick ordered his men to take me away. There were a few pack warriors who came with us to the Moonbeam pack, from where Nialliv came. They brought chains and dragged me clutched in them. I came to the party like a mistress and left like a criminal. I should have stayed like I always did, even when Frederick insisted I should attend. I should have known he planned to get rid of me.

I lowered my head, crying silently.

A warrior pushed me inside a van. I sat inside, thinking about my end. Since I had no wolf, rejection shouldn’t be hard. Still, it hurt. I felt betrayed. My whole life dedicated to this man only to be stabbed like this.

If I could go back, I would do things differently but there was no way to rewind time. Now, I was wasted-material. Not only they used me, they smeared my reputation in dirt.

How could he say I bewitched him when I had no power to be like a proper Omega? I could never copy a mate’s scent, or act lascivious like them. I was like any other human being. If only I never came to this place. If only I stayed with humans. It would have been better.

Not only did they humiliate me beyond repair, I recognized the dungeons of the Crescentmoon Pack, where only the worst criminals were thrown. To think that I would one day be imprisoned inside when I was the one sending people to it.