4

FEYRE

"Stupid, selfish Grant," I muttered as I left the house.

I left the house and headed out to the outskirts of the pack.

It was a black market. The pack tolerated it and allowed them to do their business as long as they caused no trouble. Werewolves would go there to trade and exchange things.

I wrapped a cape around my head and headed there. I needed to trade the bracelet Grant had given me.

I sighed as I walked over. I was so tired. Other werewolves would have simply shifted to their wolf form or driven their cars. I had no car nor wolf. Omegas could also shift, but I was unlucky enough to be an omega without a wolf.

This made me much weaker than other omegas.

This was why I had always been an easy target for Gia and her group of bullies.

I got to Grazel and went straight to Adam's store.

"Hey Feyre, how's my favorite customer doing today?" he asked me.

"I am your favorite customer and you keep trying to shortchange me?" I asked him.

"Sweetie, it's just business."

"How have things been around here?"

"Busy. You know how it is here."

I looked around. I had grown up here. I had grown up in the orphanage home.

"So what do you have for me today?"

I handed him the bracelet.

"This is beautiful."

Adam never asked me where I got the things I sold him. All the expensive, impractical gifts Grant gave me, I sold to Adam.

"I will give you 5000 dollars for it," he told me.

I frowned. "Adam, that's too small. The bracelet is worth much more."

"Sweetie, I wouldn't cheat you. All these years, I have been buying things from you. I wouldn't cheat you," he told me.

He handed me the envelope.

"Thank you, Adam."

"You're welcome, sweetie."

I put the envelope in my bag.

"Say hi to Doris for me." I nodded and waved him goodbye before leaving.

I passed through the familiar paths as I made my way to my old home. I stared at the place that had always been home to me.

I took a breath and walked in. I opened the door and a flurry of little footsteps rushed towards me.

"Feyre!"

"We missed you!"

"Come see what we did in school!"

They held my hands as they pulled me along with them.

"Now, children, let Feyre be," Doris came in and shooed the children away.

They sulked as they left.

"I will see you guys later," I called after them.

"Feyre! We have missed you," she hugged me.

I hugged her back. "I have missed you too."

"How are things at the pack house?"

I shrugged. "It's fine."

I handed her the envelope. She opened it and gasped.

"Feyre, this is too much."

"Really, it isn't."

"Sweetie, you have to also save for yourself. You still have plans to go to the Imperial Werewolf College. You need to save money."

"It's okay, Doris. I have savings. This is for you and the orphanage."

She touched my cheek. "You are such a kind girl, Feyre."

I smiled and said nothing. Nothing was too much to repay the kindness of Doris and the orphanage.

When my birth parents had abandoned me in front of the orphanage as an infant, the orphanage had taken me in and Doris had taken care of me.

My debt to them would never be fully repaid.

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... The next day

I took a deep breath before knocking on the door. I was in front of Anna's house.

I felt so guilty about being here. I was having an affair with her soon-to-be mate and she had been nothing but nice to me.

The door opened and Anna was there, a smile on her face.

"Feyre, you are here!" She even hugged me.

"Thank you for inviting me." I gave her a basket of dessert cakes.

"Oh, you brought snacks?"

I shrugged. "It's just a little something I whipped up in the kitchen. I hope you like it."

"Thank you. Come on. My friends are here." She pulled me with her.

I went along with her as I awkwardly patted my dress. I felt so out of place as I looked at the expensive-looking furniture.

"Here, this is my brother Phil, my cousin Rita, and my friend Gia," she introduced them to me.

My smile froze as my heart beat in terror. My three bullies in a room.

"Hi Feyre, long time no see," Phil said, a cruel smile on his face.

"Little Feyre from school, you have grown so big. What have you been eating?" Rita asked, a smirk on her face.

"You know what she has been eating. It starts with a 'G', right Feyre?"

I shuddered in panic.

"You guys know each other?" Anna asked as she looked between us.

"Old friends from school," Gia replied.

"Oh, that's nice. Since you all know each other, this should be fun. Okay Feyre, I will be back soon. Y'all stay here and have fun."

My throat closed with terror at the thought of being alone with them.

I grasped Anna's hand. "I just remembered I have an important task back at the pack house. I am sorry, I need to go."

"I am sure all important tasks have been taken care of, Feyre. You can stay," Grant said as he walked in.

"See, Feyre, it's all settled," Anna said as she left with Grant.

I hurried out of the house, but they came after me.

There was a shove and I fell onto the muddy ground.

"Long time no see, Feyre. Did you miss us?" Gia asked.

I tried to stand up and I was shoved back.

"My eldest brother, who has always loved me, slapped me because of you, bitch."

I felt intense pain as I was pulled upward by my hair.

Gia was holding my hair. She slapped me over and over with her free hand.

"Don't think I don't know about the disgusting affair you have with Grant. Leave him alone," she warned me.

"He will never want a dumb omega like you, stupid bitch." Phil kicked me hard in my legs.

Gia released her grip on me and I fell back down on the mud.

"She looks dirty. We should clean her up," Rita suggested.

They dragged me to the pool and threw me in. I struggled to come out.

Grant and Anna were already back.

"Oh goddess, what happened to you, Feyre?" Anna asked.

"I fell into the pool. I am sorry, I need to leave." I quickly ran away.