#Episode 1

(Rylee's POV)

It was a Friday evening, and I was working as a cleaner in the pack's hotel when my phone rang.

I held a mop in my right hand and reached for my phone to see who was calling. It was my best friend, Elizabeth Brown.

"Hey, Elizabeth. What's up?" I asked her, as it was past 8 pm and the surroundings had turned dark.

"Hey, Rylee! Where are you?" Elizabeth asked, and I could hear the nervousness in her voice.

"Where else would I be? I'm on the 6th floor, working as a cleaner in the pack's hotel," I told her, and she said, "Good. Come to the first floor. Nash is about to propose to another lady there."

"What?!" I gasped, feeling the blood drain from my face.

Nash Cameron had been my boyfriend for five years. I had supported him through college, believing that once he graduated, he would marry me.

How could he do this to me? How could he betray me at a time when I needed him the most?

"You're lying, Elizabeth. I can't believe that Nash would cheat on me. He loves me," I told my best friend, unable to accept the fact that Nash would cheat on me.

I knew that Nash and I were not true mates, but he had loved me and cared for me, despite knowing that I was an orphan in this pack.

"Rylee, I'm not lying to you. Hurry up and come to the lobby now, unless you don't want to crash this. I'm sending you a picture of the two of them," Elizabeth quickly ended the call, and I received a text message notification on my phone.

As I looked at the phone screen, I was shocked to see a picture of my boyfriend, Nash Cameron, on his knees. He was wearing a crisp white shirt, black trousers, and a pair of polished black shoes. He was holding a ring box, proposing to the lady in front of him.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I tried to look at this younger woman's face. I am a twenty-year-old woman without a wolf or a mate, but Nash had promised to marry me, despite knowing this. He had not had sex with me and said we would do it after he married me.

Little did I know that he had lied to me and tricked me into giving him all my salary as a cleaner in this hotel.

My teary eyes couldn't allow me to see the photo of the lady that Nash had proposed to. I immediately let go of the mop and rushed into the elevator, going down to the first floor to find out if this image was true or AI-generated.

As I reached the first floor, I saw that many young people had gathered, cheering for the lady to say yes as she was so emotional, with tears of joy welling up in her eyes.

This was my boyfriend of five years, Nash Cameron. How could he do this to me?

"Nash!" I yelled his name, and the crowd parted to let me pass.

"Nash, what's the meaning of this? Why are you proposing to her and not me?" I asked him, trying to contain my anger.

I couldn't believe my eyes. Why would he do this to me?

"Rylee, what are you doing here? Please wait, I'll explain everything to you," Nash said, still on one knee, holding the ring and waiting for the young woman to say yes.

I looked away from Nash to the young woman's face and saw that she was our Beta's daughter, Bella Harvey.

Nash's yellow eyes glowed, confirming to me that they were mates. Bella then screamed, "Yes, Nash. I will marry you and accept you as my mate."

My heart shattered. I couldn't stand there like an idiot and continue to watch them. I immediately ran away and made my way to the second-floor club.

"Rylee! Rylee!" I heard Nash's voice as he rushed into the elevator to catch up with me.

"Let me go! What do you want from me again?" I asked him, smacking his hands away from touching my arms.

"Rylee, I'm so sorry. I always thought I had no mate. Bella just turned 18, and she happened to be my true mate. You know I can't reject her. It's against our pack rules for a mate to reject their fated mate," Nash tried to explain, but as soon as the elevator stopped, I told him with the coldest voice I could muster, "Get out! I never want to see your face again. You lied to me. You used me. Didn't your mother reject her mate to marry her boyfriend? Why can't you do the same?"

Tears of betrayal filled my eyes.

"Rylee, you know my grandfather cut ties with my mother because of this. I thought I had no mate. I'm sorry, Rylee. I'm really sorry. Everyone in this pack knows I love you. Please..." Nash tried to touch my face, but I smacked his hands off and stepped away from him.

"It's over, Nash. Completely over! Stay away from me and go back to your fated mate!" I turned away from Nash as tears flooded down my cheeks.

"I love you, Rylee. Please try to understand me!" Nash pleaded, but I moved away from him and went to the bartender to have a drink.

The music in the club was loud, and Nash might not have been able to hear me.

My best friend, Elizabeth Brown, rushed into the bar to meet me, as Bella arrived and dragged Nash away.

"Rylee, what are you doing, trying to drink and drown yourself in alcohol? Come, let's go home," Elizabeth said, reaching to take the wine glass from me.

"Stay away from me, Elizabeth. I need this," I cried, grabbing the bottle from her hands and chugging it down instead of sipping it through the glass.

"Rylee!" Elizabeth exclaimed. She knew that I was an Omega, considered like a human because I had no wolf or strength. But I smacked her hands off.

"Stay away from me! What can you do to help me? Are you going to give me a new mate? You have your mate, Kelvin Owen. Do you know the agony of being mateless at twenty?" I asked Elizabeth with a loud voice, despite the booming music.

Elizabeth looked guilty and apologized, "I'm sorry, Rylee. I'm only looking out for you."

"You're not. Just get out and allow me to enjoy my night before I cut our friendship. When I need you, I'll send for you," I told her, and she appeared hurt by my words.

Elizabeth was an Omega too, like myself, and she couldn't blame me for becoming harsh with my words.

Five good years of dating Nash Cameron. I supported him, even when his Alpha's relative refused to help him.

Nash's mother was our Alpha's first daughter, but she rejected her mate for her boyfriend, who was a palace guard. Because of this sin, our Alpha sent her away from the palace, and she had to live a hard life, unable to provide for Nash's college education.

I supported Nash throughout his university, buying him handouts and paying for his tuition, even though I wasn't a graduate myself. Yet, he left me for his mate. What has his mate done for him?

Now, Nash had graduated as the best in his cybersecurity class. And he chose another woman over me.

As I drank my liquor and ordered another bottle, my gaze landed on a pair of deep blue eyes watching me like a hawk.