Chapter 1

If only I could find a pack that'd accept me and take me in, maybe all of my suffering will end. For the past month, I've been wandering about in search of any pack that can accept an Omega that was turned out by her pack. I'm currently being hunted down by some of the members of my pack and vampires. There was a plot that went wrong and my pack members assumed it was me and my family so now, I'm being hunted. The plot involved the vampires who are are worst enemies. Even though my parents were killed during this, everyone still blamed me for it.

Every pack I've encountered so far rejected me, saying they can't just allow an omega they know from nowhere with noone to vouch for her in their midst. Their fears are reasonable, but that doesn't mean that they can't help me. I've begged, on my knees, several times in several places, just for security from the people looking for me. If I'm found, it means instant death, and I don't want to die.

After several weeks of searching and running and hiding, I enter into a pack territory. There was nobody manning the entrances which should have been my first warning. I assumed it was empty, even though it was thriving, for a reason I don't even know. At least that was what I thought before the nets came down. I immediately became weak. The nets have been lined with wolfsbane, most probably to keep out enemies from raiding their territory. The more I tried to get out of the nets, the weaker I got, and I just gave up and not long after, I lost consciousness.

When I came to, I could hear voices, low ones. I can't decipher how many people are in the room but their voices, although low, was loud enough to give me headaches. When I'm able to move, I noticed that the nets were gone but I'm bound at my wrists and ankles and I'm on the ground. I know it's a safety precaution. As soon as I'm able to open my eyes without feeling dizzy, I did so.

The room I'm in looks like it's meant for a king, or at least a prince or something like the courtroom of a palace. I know this because I read a lot of fantasy books and the descriptions seem to have come alive in this very room.

Tilting my head forward a bit, I can see the feet of about four people, the ones I can count from the position I'm in. I moved my head up a bit and I can now see the torsos that these feet belong to. Although I can't clearly see their heads and faces, except for the two standing a bit far away from where I'm laying.

One of the men across from where I was was speaking and I realize that he still is.

"We don't know what sort of danger she might have brought in with her. We looked around and there wasn't any more like her or an army, but that doesn't mean she's not a threat to this pack. People don't just wander into pack territory and you know this" I have the feeling that this man hates strangers. Or maybe he just hates.

"But look at her" a younger male voice speaks up "she's just a helpless girl. Probably lost or orphaned and she could have just been walahi about when she found this place. There's no need to be so alarmed as to start planning war on whomever sent her, Beta"

From his tone of voice, this man might be the alpha of this pack. Great. It means that if they decided not to behead me or kill me instantly, I might have the chance to plead my case directly to the alpha, maybe I'll have better luck this time.

"But—" a feminine voice started to say, on the other side of me, the side I can't see. I tried to turn a little bit so I can know who's talking but I guess that attracted their attention.

"Oh, good. She's awake" the first man, the beta, says sarcastically. Yup, definitely hates me. "Hey, you! Lift her up" there must be guards or other omegas in the room, silent, because I didn't hear any other voices except that of those four.

Hands grab me and turn me to face the direction of the beta and the other guy that talked in my favor earlier. And damn!

I'm face to face with one of the undeniably most attractive beings in the world. Well, at least in my own world, I've never seen anyone so beautiful. I tried not to stare too much but it's nearly impossible not to drown in those eyes.

"I'm really sorry about this situation. But you must understand that it's mandatory given the situation through which you came in here, I'm sorry about that" mister handsome says, and I'm ready to forgive any wrongs committed because after all, I am the one who trespassed.

"It's fine. I understand" I say, my voice coming out a little thinner than normal. The effects of the wolfsbane must have been temporary but I can still feel the aftereffects.

"Loosen her arms and feet" he instructed the guards, ignoring the protests coming from the man standing beside him whom I assume is the beta. Of course he is.

When I was finally free, I rubbed my wrists to her circulation in them before sitting on the floor since I wouldn't want to sit anywhere uninvited, but I am already feeling woozy after being held upright by the guards that hauled me up.

"Who are you?" The woman whose feet were close to where I was laying down before asked. She looks like one of those typical lunas. She eludes royalty. Maybe she's the Luna of this territory.

"My name is Adria. I'm an omega" The beta scoffed when I said it, as if I'm one of the lowest scums he's ever come across, which is probably true, given how horrible looking I look right now. I'm sure I smell because I haven't had a good shower in weeks, only occasionally from the creeks and streams I come across sometimes. And I've been wearing the two clothes I was able to get my hands on on the way here, so yeah, I must reek.

"Where are you from Adria and why are you here?" The handsome man asks me. The way he looks at me makes me want to spill all my secrets to him. Not that I have one, but I would.

"I'm from Bloommoon pack, miles away from here, so you might have not heard about them before. I left because I wasn't welcomed there anymore after my parents died" it's not entirely the truth, but it's the story I've been giving everyone, so yeah, we're going to go with that.

The beta's "wonder why she isn't welcome there anymore" came out the same time the hot guy said "oh, that's sad. I'm sorry about that".

The other woman, the one whose voice I haven't heard since I came to fully, said " don't tell me you all are going to buy into this fake ass story of hers? That's the same bullshit everyone comes up with and it's really cliché now" she looks at me "you should have really come up with a different and more pathetic sob story. How are we to know that you're not here to spy on us or even start a war here?"

She is younger than the other woman and has the aura of someone who always wants to be in the spotlight and enjoys attention a lot. She carried herself with importance, so that's something. I have to give it to her that she has a certain class to her. Although she's not richly dressed like the other woman, there's something that screams elegance about her.

"Leave her alone, Aurora. Adria, I apologise for that. I'm Ryder Hale, the alpha of Halo pack, welcome. You can stay for as long as you need to rest before you continue on your journey". So, I was right, he is the alpha.

"That's the problem, sir. I don't have anywhere to go. Please, help me. I can do anything to help your pack if you'll just give me a place to lay my head every night. I'll do any jobs you give me. Please" I get on my knees and plead. If they turn me out here too, I don't know how long it will be again before I see another pack that wouldn't turn me out the instant they see my face.

Ryder looks like he's thinking about it so I silently pray that he considers it. He seems to have come to a conclusion and said "fine. Since you're an omega, I guess you can work with some of our other omegas, the ones that do the housekeeping jobs and all of that. They'll find something for you to do, so you can earn your bedspace and food.

Thank you. Thank you so much" I say bowing down to him and trying to keep the tears of joy at bay. My appreciation was cut short by Aurora again.

"You seriously can't be thinking of accepting her into this pack. We barely even know her" I don't know why she's so threatened by my presence.

"You seem to be forgetting who the alpha of this pack is, Aurora. Do I need to remind you who makes the decisions here?" His tone of voice has gone from his very calm voice to a slightly annoyed one. He turns back to me and softens " James" he called one of the guards standing around. "take her to the staff quarters and see that's she's assigned to a room and a job, will you?".

"Yes sir" James salutes and comes towards me and helps me up. I thank Ryder one more time before going out of the room with James.

I don't know how it happened, but before I got to the staff quarters, I was already getting hateful stares from the people we've been meeting on the way. I'm going to assume that this is because I'm new and they don't know me yet because I didn't do anything. I heard whisperings alongside the looks but I shrugged it off. I just got here,they couldn't be talking about me.

James handed me over to a woman, whom I later got to know as the one in charge of all the omegas working here. She looked me up and down and promptly announced that I stink and ordered me to go have a bath and come back to meet her before she'll assign me a job. She handed me a pair of clothing before she sent me off and gave me directions to the bathroom.

Even I got to the bathroom she pointed out to me, it was out of water, so I had to go and get water from one of the taps running outside. I picked up one of the buckets lying down there and went to get the water. I must have underestimated the weight of the bucket I picked because after filling it with water. When I tried to pick it up and carry it to the bathroom, I couldn't. There was no one around I could ask for help because all of them are pretending as if I wasn't struggling.

When I'm finally able to lift up, I realized I can't carry it with my hand, so the other reasonable option is to carry it on my head. As I tried to put it on my head, the entire bucket of water poured on me, drenching me from head to toe. I could hear the laughter of the ones that pretended as if I didn't exist two minutes ago.

"She needed that bath,anyway" I heard a familiar voice say, it was Aurora. She was standing with a group of female omegas, her minions, I suppose. She must have been the one that caused the whispering and looks earlier. She and the girls started another round of laughter which makes me want to crawl somewhere and cry.

"She's so weak. Can't even manage to carry a bucket of water" one of the minions said and they started laughing all over again. I ignored them and fetched another water, a lesser volume this time, one I can easily carry. I went back into the bathroom and had my bath. After I did, I tried the tap again and it ran. Of course, they did that. I signed and dried myself off. I wore the new set of clothes given to me by the woman in charge and left the bathroom.

I went back to meet the woman to get assigned to a job. The whisperings continued, this time accompanied with laughter. They'd have heard about what happened. News must go around fast here.

I was assigned to cleaning duty everyday. I'm to clean the grounds and a certain section of the corridors. It doesn't seem like much work, until I saw how huge the grounds are. Although I'm not the only one there, the portion I am to take alone are still extremely huge. I can't complain though, I wanted this. If I don't do this, then it's back outside to looking for somewhere else to stay.

I was shown to a cupboard room, which will serve as my bedroom. Although it's extremely tiny, just barely enough to fit in the small bed that's in it, it's just me in it which is what I'm grateful for. It'd be a nightmare to be roommates with one of those girls who were making fun of me.

I haven't quite settled down when I heard a knock. It was one of the guards.

"Alpha Ryder would like to see you in his meeting room" He announced.

"Is it the one I was in previously?" He must have been there too if he is the one sent to fetch me. He nodded in affirmation and I left with him.

When the door was opened, it was just the alpha, the guard that brought me here and me in here. The others must have left after I was taken away. I wonder what the alpha wants with me though.

"You sent for me, sir?" I ask, giving a little curtsey. I don't know if that's really acceptable, but I have to show my respects in some way.

"Yes" a pause "you look extremely beautiful now that you're not covered in filth. You could definitely pass as a princess" I could feel a blush running up the side of my neck from his words. " Come, have a seat. You seem like an interesting person and I'm intrigued by you. Please, tell me more about yourself".