Chapter one

Tyla’s POV

The car screeched to a halt inside the pack compound. Reynold pushed the door open first, slamming it behind him. I followed a few seconds later later, my hands trembling as I stepped out of the car. The Silence between us was louder than a storm, my mind was burning with questions I can't even dare to ask.

It was him. Reynold. My boyfriend.

It turns out that he is my mate after three years of dating. I should feel joy. Relief. Anything. Instead, all I felt was fear. He reacted the way I never expected.

Inside the luxurious sitting room, his back was stiff in anger.

“What sort of nonsense is that? Huh! Are you even thinking at all?” His words pierced my heart and shattered it into pieces. “How could you open your mouth and tell me you are my mate?” 

Those words shot at me like a daggers. Hot tears streamed down my eyes. I remembered the gifts, his smiles, the way he had once cared. All of it shattered because fate tied us together.

“My mate? You? Impossible!” His roar made me flinch. “I’m marrying Loara, the Alpha’s daughter of Blue Pack, in two days. You won’t ruin that.”

Two days. My knees buckled.

“You… you mean it?” My voice trembled. “What about me? What about us? You cared up until an hour ago. What changed?” I stepped closer, desperate. “ Don’t throw me away.”

His eyes burned. “ Don’t confuse it. I only kept you to warm my bed and I can't continue with a low life” His lip curled. “For you to think I would marry someone like you , you must have lost your mind.”

My lips parted, I wanted to argue and say something but a voice cut me short.

“Can someone tell me what is going on here”

It's Loara. 

“What's with the strong atmosphere? Am I missing something?”

Her appearance alone shows that she is out of my standard, I can't even compared myself to her not to talk of dragging things. I only have one life.

Admist this chaos, I saw Reynold smile . “You don't need to stress yourself, Baby” he said smoothly. “Just teaching this maid her place.”

Her eyes cut to me. Sharp. Cruel. She stalked forward and yanked my chin up. Pain shot through me.

“So you’re the little brat causing trouble,” she sneered. “Listen well. In two days, I’ll be married to Reynold. A lowlife like you isn’t welcome anywhere near us.” Her spit landed on my cheek.

For the past three years, he is the man I have eyes for and he showered me with so much love. Because of his love, I forget all my pains. My low status, my miserable life. Even though I'm his personal maid, he made me feel like a woman.

Could that be a pretence? So he doesn't love me?

“I beg you, Reynold…” I turned back to him, taking a small step forward. My voice trembled, pleading. “Don’t do this. Don’t throw me away like I mean nothing. You know me. You know what we are.”

But before I could reach him, Loara’s hand shoved against me. The push was sharp, angry, filled with the venom of jealousy.

Humiliation burned hot. My body shook, but before I could wipe my face, she shoved me back.

“Loara, wait…” Reynold tried to catch her arm.

But her push was too hard. Then, I lose my balance.

My head hit the edge of the table. The pain exploded as warm blood gushed down my temple.

Blood.

It gushed out far too quickly, soaking through the fabric, painting my hands crimson as I tried to press against the wound. 

Through my blurry vision, I caught Loara’s startled gasp. “I didn’t mean…”

“She’s bleeding too much,” Reynold muttered.

My ears rang. Their voices turned low, frantic.

“Get rid of her.”

“What if someone finds out?”

Reynold’s voice was low, urgent, but not for me. “Quiet. We can’t let anyone know. If the pack finds out, this will ruin everything.”

“But she’s bleeding, Reynold…”

“Then we get rid of her.” His words were like ice. “Dump her outside. No one will care. She’s just an omega.”

My breath hitched, but my voice wouldn’t come out. I could only hear them as shadows closed in around my vision.

“What? That’s Impossible! What if they catch us?  What are we going to do?” Loara uttered, the fear in her voice audible.

‘Shussh! Don’t you love me anymore? We can't let anything ruin our marriage in two days! We need to get rid of her right now! After all, she is just an Omega, and no one cares about her existence.” Reynold voice was filled with determination.

Listening to his plan, I couldn’t help the tears rolling down my cheeks. So Reynold could kill me just because I’m an Omega with no family? The Moon Goddess has always been harsh on me and the existence she granted me.

His hands grabbed me, cold and unfeeling now. They dragged me across the floor, my body too weak to resist. My head knocked against something hard as I was shoved into the boot of the car. Darkness swallowed me whole.

***

The storm woke me.

Help… someone help me…

I was so weak and tired. My body trembled in the cold rain. I need help but I couldn't voice out, I can't shout. No one could hear me.

Am I going to die like this?

Then I heard a footsteps coming closer to me.

My heart leapt with fear. Were they enemies? Or… hope?

However, I couldn't confirm before passing out.