chapter two

Tears stung my eyes but I fought very hard to restrain them. I couldn't allow Lucas to see my tears, not now when I could feel him simmering with anger. I can't help but wonder when things turned this way. It's been a month since I caught them in bed with Kiran. The following day, he had assumed the position of alpha of the Pack and took my traitor friend as his Luna.

To please his pregnant wife, I was reduced to their personal maid. I have to be at their beck and call. From being a mate and friend, life slapped me harshly.

Over the past one month, I have endured humiliation and abuse.

It would have hurt less if it was a total stranger to them.

He then slapped me, sending me stumbling and falling on the floor with a thud. Everyday, this is what I go through in his hands or Kiran’s. My one time hope of happiness was now the reason my sheets remained wet throughout the night.

The impact of his slap had my mouth filled with a metallic taste. Being an omega, I was too weak to withstand constant blows from an alpha and I could feel that my wolf, Melody, was getting weaker each passing day.

"Filthy mutt, how dare you talk back? Do you want me to cut off your tongue?" Lucas’s voice bloomed into my ears and I shivered from the harshness of his words.

I still find it hard to believe that this is the same man who promised me heaven and earth a month ago.

How much he changed. But what was I expecting? With Kiran whispering into his ears, he was bound to become a heartless animal.

" I'm sorry." I said,meekly. Hoping that my sorry would not land me in more shit. I have seen worse days and with my crumps already killing me, the last thing I needed was to get another punishment.

“ Don't let me see your ugly face again today or I swear you will get it from me.” He spat before walking away.

Pulling my tired body from overworking, I hissed in pain when I straightened my knees.

The fall had bruised my knees, adding more to the numerous bruises in my body.

I made my way to the small room I was forced to move into within the packhouse. After Kiran accused me publicly of trying to seduce the alpha, I was stripped of everything I had. My freedom, my dignity and the house my parents left behind for me.

Looking at the pathetic state I was in, I could not help but lament. Why would the moon goddess slap me with such a cruel fate?

As if being betrayed was not enough, Lucas refused to reject me and break the mating bond. Everytime they get at it, I have to endure endless torture.

The pain has become so much that even painkillers don't help ease it.

I dread the night falling because each time, I have to grunt and groan till I sometimes pass out from the pain.

Climbing on the small bed, I decided to take a short nap. I know for a fact that my actions would garner punishment from either Lucas or Kiran but I didn't care.

Every part of my body was aching, every bone protesting. I figured out that I could steal some minutes to get some rest.

I was brutally woken up by a bucket of water being thrown at me. I coughed hard as I sniffed out the water that had entered my nose. I wiped my face with the back of my hand as I inhaled the bad smell from the dirty water. I thanked God that the water did not find my mouth open.

Opening my eyes, I was greeted by Kiran’s fuming frame. With her big black eyes, she resembled a human hunting demon.

“ I see you have the guts to sleep when there's so much chores waiting for you?” She Questioned, her words laced with anger and venom.

“ I wasn't feeling well.” I answered back, knowing fully well that I would pay for it.

True to my thoughts, she slapped me hard across the face.

“ I am your Luna, how dare you answer me back?” She hissed.

I fought the urge to roll my eyes. It's not like she is the first woman to be Luna so why slap it on my face every now and then.

“ You stole someone else's mate so why are you so proud of yourself? Proud of being a mate snatcher?”I spat, glaring daggers at her.

Kiran chuckled, her tone filled with sheer mockery.

“ That simply means I'm better than you. He is your mate but he chose me over you. Who do you think you are to compete with me? Why would you effortlessly get the man I have loved all my life just because of a stupid bond? When I realised that Lucas was your mate, I plotted how you get rid of you. I made him sleep with me and got pregnant for him. I am a beta blood and you are just an Omega. Do you think Lucas would be stupid enough to choose you over his child?” Kiran sneered.

Her revelation slapped harder than I was willing to admit. Turns out I am the only one who regarded her as a friend. She never held me as her friend in her heart.

“ You know, I have always hated you. I admit you are beautiful and intelligent but so what? In the end, you lost to me. I stole your mate from you and soon enough, I'll make him get rid of you.” She added.

Her words made me shiver. There was a dark promise in them, making me wonder what she was plotting against me.

“ What do you mean by that?” I asked, mortified.

“ Just watch and see. Everly, I will never let you be happy. I will destroy you completely.” Kiran said, her voice dripping with unconcealable hatred.

“‘Why Kiran? Why do you hate me so much?” Unable to hold myself back, I asked.

I needed to understand why she hated my guts. What the hell did I ever do to her to guarantee such deep hatred?

As long as I can remember, I have always treated her like a friend.

“ Why do I hate you? Isn't it obvious? Everywhere we go, people seem to only see you and treat me like I don't exist. Everyone praises you. You get to be loved and adored by everyone without even doing anything while I? I have to struggle to please people. I even get snubbed. That's why I hate you Everly.I dream about killing you every night but that would not be able to satiate the hatred I have for you. Is that enough or should I continue?” Kiran sneered.

“ Is that why you slept with my mate? Didn't you ever think that you have a mate out there waiting for you?” I wondered out loud.

To get her revenge on me for doing nothing to her, she discarded the possibility of finding her fated mate.

“ Who cares about finding their fated mate? He can go to hell for all I care.” She spat, making me shake my head. She was really a lost cause.

“ Not everyone cares about that shit. As long as I can have the man of my dreams and become the Luna of this pack, why would I care about a fated mate?” She added.

“ You don't love Lucas, do you Kiran?”