**CIARA'S POV**
After I stopped by the lake, I looked at my reflection in the lake. I shifted in to my human form and bent down then I started crying.10 years of being bullied... 10 years of bearing pain and insults... 10 years of being misunderstood... 10 years of striving to survive... 10 years of being in pain.
I wonder why I am still alive. After several beating from the pack members, not just only them but became an object for training for the pack warriors.
The feeling of being hated, neglected and being in bondage , or rather captivity.
Run away... I have considered that several times but I just could not leave. I mean if I leave here, I turn rogue.
" Urgh! Never" I spat.
I cried, shouted, screamed and yelled. When there were no more tears to shed, I stood up sluggishly and wore my almost torn clothes, they were dirty but who cares. I sighed.As I was walking, I started remembering the hurtful past event that I did not even realize that I have already gotten to the pack house. As I went inside and I decided to cook scrambled eggs and bacon with cheese for dinner.
Well, I am a very good cook all thanks to the pack. If there was one thing the pack members don't complain about, that should be food. Actually at first, they would make it look like it was not well cooked or it was salty or it was peppery. But over the years, they accepted my cooking. That is why they get kind of annoyed each time I wake up late.
After I was done with cooking dinner, a guard came to tell me that the Alpha summoned me.
Knocking on the door,"Come in. " his husky voice said.I entered with my head bowed."Greetings to you, Alpha." I greeted.He looked up from his paperwork."As you know my younger sister will be coming home tomorrow. There is going to be an homecoming party for her, so I want you to make sure the pack house is very clean and neat because she does not like dirt." He said while doing his paperwork.
"Okay, Alpha," I said and was about to leave when I heard his voice.
"Wait, also please do stay away from her, don't let her see you because she might pass out on seeing your disgusting face." He said in a mocking tone.
I can survive this... I can bear it... I won't break down right in front of him... I kept chanting in my mind as I left.
I decided to go to my room which was kind of far from the pack house. Alpha Xander made sure that it was beyond sight for the pack visitors so that they won't say anything bad about the pack. Alpha Xander put almost all his efforts to rebuild our pack.
My room was a small place with a ken window, a wooden bed with torn bed sheets, and a wooden door. My clothes were packed in a small bag placed in a corner - I don't have many clothes even the ones I have are already torn due to the beatings from the pack members. I stitched them together with some needle and thread.
I laid on my bed, turned to the side facing the window, and stared at the sky. Slowly...... ever slowly, I began to close my eyes and drifted off to sleep.*******************
No, I did not kill them ... I did not... I did not..... please...stop talking... I did not kill them..."No!." I jerked up instantly and was sweating profusely. The nightmare that keeps haunting me.The day I became an orphan, got reduced to an omega. The day I lost my best friends and the people close to me. The people that cherished meI got up from the bed and went to the packhouse to clean. After cleaning, I cooked pancakes and coffee for breakfast. I left to prepare for school."Ah, why must I go to school?" I said to myself not like I learn anything there but to be bullied by other students."So as not to be illiterate, dummy." My wolf replied with sarcasm in her voice.Oh, she is awake."I never said I was sleeping." She said in a duh tone and rolled her eyes.My wolf can be very annoying sometimes but she has always been my companion... Fighting every day for survival and never giving up.I can say she is stronger than me."Oh, now you know that I'm stronger than you." She said."Well, so as for you to know, I was thinking about my mate." She said dreamily.I could picture the image in her head. I sighed.I got to school and was welcomed by the insults of other students. I bowed my head while walking, I am used to the insults already.All thanks to the Alpha, I did not come to school yesterday so I was feeling less pain. I prayed to the moon goddess to save me from getting bullied today but my prayers came rather too late as my main bullies-Kira, Janet, and Lola- came out of a class and bumped into me.Oh, moon goddess!"Good day to you." I bowed."Oh, you are in school today." Janet, Beta Lucas' mate, said twirling her hair with her index finger."Yeah, I was told she was getting punished." Lola said.Kira was just staring at me, she took a step forward and made some noisy sound with the gum she was chewing.Eww!! Tavia said.I almost laughed at her.They dropped their bags each on the floor."Pick them up and follow us," Kira said finally after staring at me. I could say there was nothing in their bags because it was so light.I trailed behind them with my head bowed. While we were going to the class, some students were laughing at me but I did not let it affect me. I'm used to it anyways.**CIARA'S POV**As we got to the class, I dropped their bags and went to sit at the far end of the class because that is where I was told to always sit.Not minding the stares from my classmates, I settled down and brought out a notebook. The teacher came in and taught. I had two more classes then I left to prepare for Nicole's homecoming party.As I was leaving, it started raining and I did not have an umbrella or money to board a cab. I walked home under the rain despite being drenched by it. Well, unfortunately for me, I caught a cold. Then I remembered that I have to prepare for Alpha Xander's younger sister, Nicole, homecoming party. I jerked up disregarding the pain I was feeling immediately. I sneezed and rubbed my nose then I headed for the packhouse. I started preparing for the party which will be held tonight.After I was done with the cleaning, I helped the decorators, I washed and cleaned the wine cups and bottles.*The party already starte
**NICOLE'S POV**My eyes stared in to the crowd searching for my brother. Well, I caught the beta, Lucas, kissing a lady. Awww.I kind of mind linked him, he turned and narrowed his eyes trying to locate me and then he finally saw me. I smiled and he returned with a little smile of his. He started coming towards me with the lady."Good day." I said."How was your journey?" He asked."Fine." I said.I introduced him to my friends and he introduced me to the lady. I found out that she was his mate."Where is my brother?" I asked him."He is on his way here." He replied"Alright." I said."Enjoy the party girls." He said before leaving us.**XANDER'S POV**"Where is my sister?" I asked Lucas."Over there." He replied pointing to the direction.I went over there and met her with her friends, a smile crept on my lips. As I got there, she saw me and ran to jump on me. I was quick to catch her."My
**CIARA'S POV**Waking up this morning, I was not feeling well. Like I was having this weird feeling in my guts. I shrugged it off and went into the bathroom."Oh moon goddess, make this day trouble free day for me." I said joining my two hands together and closing my eyes.After I was done with my dressing, I carried my little school bag. I remember it was given to me by a pack member, he wanted to put it into the trash can but then he kind of remembered that there was an omega that could use the trash instead, I collected it since I did not have a choice.After preparing breakfast, I left the pack house and headed for school. On getting to school, i met a lots of students, some were chatting while some were reading, sometimes i wished we had not gone for that picnic, i wished i had not agreed to persuade the Alpha. I wished i could be with my friends just the way everyone is, have best friend , hang out with your male friends, go to night clubs an
**CIARA'S POV**"Oh, i am so dead." I said to myself while running home.As i got home, i was so scared. I heard Xander's voice and at that moment I knew my death day already arrived, finally. I could feel his Alpha energy radiating from afar. I was shivering from the inside because of fear.But why should be afraid since it like a wish come true?I am finally going to meet my parents. I smiled a little.He broke down the door and came in, I curler up into a ball and shuddered."I warned you, didn't i?" He shouted at me."I told you to stay away from her, didn't i?" He yelled at me."If anything happens to my sister, i swear on my parents grave, I'm gonna kill you." He said.After he was done, he left then i saw a guard come drag me to the dungeon.On getting there, I saw Xander with a whip that has sharp edges. The guard threw me inside the dungeons, i felt flat on my tummy. Ouch!The lashes of the w
**XANDER'S POV**"I never knew you went through something like that." Eunice said and smiled pitifully at me."It is okay, I have been facing it, that is why i must protect Nicole at all cost." I said. I have been fighting an inner battle with Killian. He wants to mark his mate but I don't want to force her."I want to mark you." Killian said after pulling the last string and finally won.She was taken aback by his husky voice."What was that?" She asked. I cannot reply her because our handsome gentleman, Killian, is attending to her.“Hi, I am Killian and I am his wolf." He said and smiled at her.Dummy! I scoffed."Ohh, hi." She said shyly. She calmed down a bit but I could sense her nervousness."Should we go for a run?" He asked after a while."Run?" She asked."Yeah, run in the woods, you know." He said with a smile. Gosh my wolf has been whipped which is now affecting me."Okay, how
**CIARA'S POV**"How will I get these injuries treated?" I thought painfully. No one wants to associate with me like I am some plague. I could not cry. That is if there are more tears in my eyes. I chuckled bitterly.I carried myself into my bathroom and had a cold bath on my colored injuries. Ouch! It hurts. I could not take the pain from the cold. I wore my clothes and was about stepping into the room, my vision suddenly became blurry. Before you know it, I blacked out....*****************I found myself in the most beautiful place I have ever seen. A place with a beautiful waterfall with different colorful flowers and tall trees, the beautiful view of a rainbow during sunset, beautiful butterflies moving around freely and giving it a unique kind of peace. Then a butterfly came to my side, as I wanted to take it into my hand, it flew away. I started following it, trying to get to perch on my index finger but it kept moving away. Then it stopp
**NICOLE'S POV**"Wakey, wakey." I heard Eunice call out from my deep sleep.I opened my eyes slowly."Sleepyhead." She said as she opened some package of food she had brought for me."I brought you some food." She said as she begin to serve it into a plate for me."You are quite happy this morning." I said and smiled.She smiled. I looked around and saw my brother also."Oh brother, never knew you were here." I said.He smiled."Ugh, looks like they've already reconciled." I thought."No longer fighting, huh?" I asked and raised an eyebrow.Xander went closer to Eunice and gave a small peck on her cheek."What does it look like?" He asked and smirked.Wait, did i just see something on Eunice's neck?"How are you feeling?" Xander asked."I am fine." I said, still looking at her neck. She noticed it and covered it. A shade of pink appearing on her cheek.I moved my hands to her neck, i removed her hands t
**XANDER'S POV**I finally marked her. My mark looked so beautiful on her neck."So beautiful, MINE." I said, pulling her close to me."MINE." I repeated again putting my head in crook of her neck. I licked it while she shuddered and moaned.If she was a werewolf, i would have been carrying her mark, but since she is a human, i still have visible love hickeys that she planted me during our sensual love making."So are you ready for your Luna ceremony?" I asked her."Yes." She said, almost immediately."Alright... Let's prepare for it." I said. Then i kissed her.**CIARA'S POV**Beep... Beep... Beep...The sound of the machine beside me slightly brought me out of my state of unconsciousness.I opened my eyes a little but closed it back sharply due to the bright light of the room. I tried opening it again slowly.... Ever slowly until i finally opened it completely. I looked around me, i was still on the hospital but i was no longe