‡CHAPTER ONE:

Delaury's POV

“ Would you stop standing like a lost lamb? Get to work you lazy being “ the superior ordered me ,as I scrubbed the mansion floors with tiredness.

“ You better hurry up you lazy being, Come fetch water for me when you're done “ the Delta’s wife ordered from behind as I exhaled in tiredness.

I'd been working for two days straight with only three hours rest at night. The Eziele pack was planning for the return of the Alpha’s son. To test his strength to protect the pack, General Eziele, our Alpha, had ordered he go to war with one of our neighbouring rival packs and Orion had proved victorious. In a few weeks time Orion would be crowned the Alpha of the pack and everyone was preparing for the large ceremony.

“ Oh my goodness , I can't believe so soon we would be having the mating ceremony, oh aren't you happy laury “ Sylvia danced behind me humming a goddess tune. I shrugged, continuing with my work like I didn't know what the mating ceremony was. They probably would make it a bigger ceremony on the coronation day of Orion.

“Quit acting huff Laury, I'm sure you'd get a mate” Sylvia convinced, eliciting a laugh from me.

“ Mate? Sylvia, are you dreaming? Let me be please “

Sylvia frowned and finally shut up as one of the superiors passed by. As my best friend and the only wolf around that tolerated me , we'd gone a long way as friends since the whole pack considered me an outcast.

Born as omegas, our job at the pack was the most hectic, yet we were the less respected. Being an omega outcast worsened my case as I was made to work hard till late night when most of the omegas had retreated to their bed. Today was every omegas off day but being an outcast, I had to work and Sylvia had decided to help me. I knew how much the mating ceremony meant a lot to her, finally she might get mated to a Delta or Beta and be free from omega work as per the rules of the moon goddess.

I believed I was cursed by the moon goddess, no one in the Eziele pack and even the whole of the Wolf's age would want to mate with me , I was considered a murderer after all.

Turning my attention on the last piece of stone I was scrubbing, I finished it up with Sylvia standing quietly beside me.

“I still believe you're gonna get a mate, no one is mateless” she insisted, helping me pack my tools to Delta Argon’s house. His wife , Lady Crawford, was expecting me .

“ I just want to be free Sylv, I just want to be able to walk around knowing i have no burdens, I hate how people look at me ” I turned to her. She bit her lip from speaking any further.

We both knew that would never be possible under the rule of General Eziele, maybe It would under Orion.

“ Maybe Orion would do something about your treatment” Sylvia spoke out my thoughts and I snorted.

Orion Eziele being the Alpha's son , worsened his role as a rude and pompous guy who wanted everyone at his beck and call. We the omegas dreaded his rule as he never spared any of us a kind glance.

“ I can't wait to see you crowned as Luna my love, it would be such a happy day for me , I just hope you and Orion’s wolf recognize each other early and decide to bond “ Lady Crawford was heard discussing with her daughter, Angela as Sylvia and I neared her house.

“ I really can't wait to be Luna mom, you know how I've been waiting for this all this while, the oracle even says Orion is definitely my mate”

Angela and Orion had been friends since childhood and everyone believed they were mates. I didn't care who mated with who I just wanted a day to come when even if I was considered as an omega, I would be treated less harshly than I was now. Angela was the exact same as Orion, stuck up girl who also believed everyone would be at her beck and call. She had also been planning for the mating ceremony, picking out Orion's favorite colors to wear on the day.

“ There she comes Mom, I'd get the barrels for her, don't want her touching anything here “ Angela stated, rushing inside to bring a barrel , throwing it in front of me before I got to her.

“ Don't try helping Sylvia, go home , Omegas are off today, “ Angela ordered.

Sylvia,not wanting to disobey her future Luna , sent an apologetic look my way and turned to leave.

I picked up the barrel, making the short trip to the tanks , I filled the heavy barrels in over 50 trips and finally had my off time.

After fetching the water ,I was finally let go and I reported back to my supervisor. The supervisors mostly consisted of Older omegas who made sure the younger ones worked hard enough. They were controlled by Elders and superiors such as the Delta's, Gamma's and Beta's.

“ Tomorrow the General’s son returns , I expect you to be at the pack grounds early and make sure the pack grounds are befitting for a ceremony. I want no laziness, even though you aren't getting a mate , I expect you to make that place beautiful “ Supervisor Grace ordered and dismissed me.

So it was true? I wouldn't be getting any mate. Not that I expected to, everyone has different wishes and mine wasn't about getting a mate.

Reaching my family house which was at the outskirts of town , silent on the inside and outside, I quickly locked myself in it , munching on the bread given to me by lady Crawford.

Not bothering to reminisce on the events of the day , I fell into a deep sleep.

★★★

Flashback.......

“stop it Laury,you're hurting me “

I couldn't stop, it felt like something was growing through me , forcing my anger out in the form of fire .

“ Calm down Delaury,it will go down” Dad cooed from behind. I could feel him suffering to breathe as whatever energy it was blocked his strength too.

I couldn't calm down and soon their voices died down, leaving me weak ..but there was one thing that led to the whole burst of energy and my mind couldn't just bring it out.

The uncomfortable feeling surged through me until I could feel my brain shutting down….

End of flashback......

I woke up drenched in sweat and breathing heavily, the bed soaked to the core. Sighing in frustration I picked my mom's old blanket , wrapping it around me ,I sat on the lone chair in the room.

I'd been living alone for over 15 years, working as an omega outcast after the sudden death of my parents and my siblings. I killed them. I don't remember how but I woke up from a deep sleep with General Eziele announcing their death and my hand in it.

Now at 21 , I still can't decipher how I committed such a gruesome crime and why my memories wouldn't just agree to go back to that night anytime I had a bad dream.