Chapter 1

WENDY

Wendy Clayton stepped out of the Omega quarters. She was wearing a brown dress and black slippers. Her long red hair shone and bounced as she rushed out to find her mate. She had just turned 18 the previous month, and now it was the night of the full moon.

The full moon was out, and she scented that sweet coffee scent. Her tummy growled with excitement. Her heart thudded against her rib cage as she rushed out of the pack house, running in search of her mate.

Several werewolves were outside, running to find their mates. The air was thick with excitement, and Wendy believed she would find her mate. She was mute. She couldn't communicate with anyone except using hand signs or through her wolf, Poppy.

Wendy shifted to Poppy, running in search of that sweet coffee scent that pulled her. Her large paws hit the ground as Poppy ran. She was a red wolf.

When Wendy reached the woods, she stopped. She heard voices and moans echoing deeply within the woods. The tall trees shielded her, and she shifted back to herself and hid so that the people mating in the woods wouldn't see her.

Her heart burned with pain, and she coughed up blood. There, in the woods, was Alpha Dax Boston, a tall 23-year-old man, completely naked. He was mating with Emma Parker, the Beta's daughter. They were both naked under the full moon.

Wendy's eyes narrowed with betrayal. What was she thinking? Alpha Dax would never accept a mute omega like her.

Wendy couldn't speak. She couldn't call them out. She saw Alpha Dax standing behind Emma, his hands on her waist, his cọck thrusting deeply into Emma's wet core.

"Yes, hit me, Alpha. Yes, yes!" Emma moaned, her eyes rolling backward. Her head fell back with excitement. She was kneeling on all four limbs. Alpha Dax was right behind her back, his hands gripping her waist, his thrusts pounding deeply into her wetness.

"Yes, right there! Harder, Alpha!" Emma moaned in pleasure.

Wendy's eyes burned with hatred. She knew Alpha Dax disliked her. She remembered he'd warned her to stop gawking at him. She saw him raise his head and look at her in the woods. Her orange eyes met his light blue eyes. He didn't stop. He didn't withdraw his cọck. She saw him pump faster into Emma until he reached his climax. He moaned in pleasure, and his lips curled up into a smirk at her.

Wendy turned and dashed back to the pack house, her heart burning with agony. She knew Alpha Dax would never accept her. How dare she think she was worthy of being his Luna? She shifted to Poppy.

"I'm sorry, Wendy. I should have told you the truth," Poppy said, her voice thick with pity. Her heart burned too, as they could both feel Alpha Dax's betrayal.

"It's not your fault. If only I could speak. If only I was worthy of being his Luna," Wendy cried, running back home.

When she reached the pack house, many who had found their goddess-gifted mates had already gone home. There were only a few people standing outside. They looked at Wendy with disgust. Many of them didn't like her. She was mute, like a stain in the pack.

Wendy walked to her parents' quarters. She found her mother, Juliet, and her father, Amos, standing at the front door. Her mother was fair-skinned like Wendy, with long red hair too. She served as a servant for the Alpha's family. Her father was a warrior too, but of lower rank.

"Wendy! What happened? Did you find your mate?" Her mother rushed to hold her when she saw how Wendy looked. Her father stepped forward, his face filled with pity. Her mother spoke to her through the mindlink.

Wendy shook her head to indicate no, her heart breaking. Tears poured out of her eyes. She couldn't tell her parents she was mated to the Alpha's son. Alpha Neo and his mate, Stella, didn't like Wendy's parents. Her body trembled under her mother's comforting hug.

"It's fine. You will find your goddess-gifted mate. You don't have to cry. You're still young, and there are many chances and full moons to come," her mother comforted her, her tone soft and her hands hugging Wendy.

"Let's go in," her mother said before turning to take her inside.

Wendy met her father's gaze. He sighed and stepped forward. "Have faith in the Moon Goddess. She will bless you with a mate," he spoke to her through the mindlink, and Wendy nodded. She didn't want to tell her parents the truth. She feared what Alpha Neo and his mate, Stella, would do to her parents.

Wendy knew Luna Stella disliked her mother because of her beauty and natural long red hair.

Wendy walked with her parents to their Omega quarters. She heard some of the omegas laughing at her.

"What did Wendy think? That she would find her goddess-gifted mate? Haha! Even mutes want fated mates!" Nadia Harrison laughed at Wendy. She was an omega too, but she was closer to the Beta's family because Emma was her friend.

"A mute with hope? We, the ones who can talk, haven't found our mate. Useless omega!" Rita Brown spat, her eyes shooting daggers at Wendy.

"Don't pay attention to them," her mother said to her. Her hands moved to cover Wendy's ears, and she led her to their suite. It was a mini house, built among other omega quarters in the large pack house. The house was a mini three-bedroom apartment. Wendy had her own personal room. Her older brother, Ruben, had one room, while her parents had one.

Ruben came home, knowing Wendy had gone to find her mate. He wore a brown top, black trousers, and black boots. He was training to be a pack warrior. He had short brown hair like their father. He walked over to Wendy.

"Wendy, did you find your mate?" he asked, his voice thick with concern.

Wendy shook her head and brushed her brother's hand off her shoulder. She dashed into her room, shut the door, and sank to the floor crying.

"Wendy, you will find your mate. Have hope!" Ruben said, as he pounded on the door.

"Wendy, I came home to see you. If you didn't find your mate today, you can find him some other time, okay?"

Wendy mindlinked her brother. "Okay. I need to sleep. Goodnight."

She moved away from the floor and went to the bed to sleep. Her heart burned from the pain of Alpha Dax's betrayal.

*How will she reject him?* she pondered.