Chapter 2

The young Alpha of the Vantheir pact walked past me like I didn’t exist.

His dark, powerful aura lingered in the atmosphere like the curls of an intoxicating smoke. And although everyone else was terrified, I felt no fear. The young Alpha of Vantheir carried a primal mark of the Alpha line.

My mate, Malric..

The hallway was crowded at this time of the morning. It was like a beehive, buzzing and boisterous yet, somehow, I knew that Malric had noticed me. Long before he briefly sighted me, my eyes were already on him while I had been pretending to pick something out of my locker.

Even though I knew that Malric was loyal and would never cheat on me, my heart still felt those jabs of jealousy whenever I saw him being swarmed by excited, giggling girls. I always wondered how he could deal with their aggravating squeals. But that jealousy was always morphed into sadness when I saw him with his friends, knowing that he could never mingle with me that way in public.

It should be something I was used to. Not making eye contact in school or anywhere public had been long established by Malric, but one thing I couldn’t get used to was the hurt that accompanied it, the longing…the emptiness.

“Never approach me in public, Alruin.” He would always call me by my name whenever he was sounding a warning. “We do not belong in the same circles and omegas never mingle with the Alphas.”

Not even omegas who were mated to Alphas, sadly.

“Hey, Alruin!” One of my friends, Chadwick, exclaimed the moment I drew close to the small gathering close to the janitor’s closet.

My heart dropped at the sight of them. The weak, odd group I belonged to, always getting belittled and picked on by the big boys.With their raggedy clothes and shabby appearances, I fit right into the mix. And this was only because I couldn’t wear the clothes Malric bought for me so I wouldn't raise any suspicions. I was still an omega, I had to blend in despite Malric’s generous luxuries.

It hurt to know that the more I hung out with them, the lesser my chances of ever being anything more than a weak, skinny sex toy to Malric. Of course, it wasn’t my choice to remain so skinny.

In fact, it was Malric’s.

He loved me this way and commanded that I must remain so. My eating habits had never remained the same since the day he told me that, but I was willing to do anything to please Malric.

“Hello, Chadwick.”

“Did you see him?” Amelia, whose mother was a cook and served in the palace, whispered.

I frowned at her, “Who?”

“The Young Alpha! Malric, of course!” she exclaimed and rolled her eyes. “I hear that he is the hottest living thing to ever walk this college! Goddess, whoever said that wasn’t wrong!”

Chadwick shrugged, “I mean, Malric is cool, with the golden eyes and cool wavy hair, but I think Sasha is the coolest. Her blonde lustre hair and…”

I was barely listening to them anymore. My mind plunged into another world where Malric was a painter, his dick was a paintbrush and my body was the canvas. But something Chadwick said caught my attention and snapped me back into reality.

“We could stay here and argue all day about how cool they are, but the fact is,” he sighed dejectedly and his sad demeanor spread like a virus throughout the small group, “We will never get to hang out with them, or fuck the girls they fuck.”

One of their eyes lit up, “I’m sure Malric fucks only the exotic girls! They’ll be dropping their panties for him and all he has to do is blink!”

“Right?” Chadwick scoffed and everyone else concurred.

A surge of euphoria lit up a smile on my face and I looked away without a word. I even giggled slightly, knowing that my Malric was loyal. He sure didn’t look it, he gave off these bad, playboy looks that deceived everyone. And that was what made it more thrilling! Knowing that there was a side to such a powerful and enchanting creature that only I had access to.

“What the hell is Alruin smiling about?” Chadwick’s voice boomed, snapping me out of my trance, “want a piece of Malric’s sweet cock in your mouth? Huh? You wish!” he laughed heartily and the other joined in.

I didn’t have to be so obsessed with Malric. My heart panicked, wondering if anyone would be able to see my passion for him burning through my eyes. It was just an arrangement! I got to satisfy his sexual urges and he graced me with his presence and time. Simple!

I smiled to myself when the bell for class rang.

Oh fuck it!

It might be an arrangement, but why don’t I enjoy it while it lasts? After all, we were in a relationship, weren’t we? It didn’t matter if it was public or private, Malric was mine and nothing else threatened that.

Or so I thought...

***

I hated Mondays.

Thankfully, a popular bar was close to the little apartment house Malric had gotten for me. Omegas were not usually favored here, so my plan was to swoop in, get a drink and out, just like I always did, but something grabbed my attention this particular evening.

I was about to leave when I caught sight of Malric in the VIP section of the bar, surrounded by a crowd of his friends and other popular kids in school, but he wasn’t alone. A beautiful girl with snow-white skin and large ludicrous green eyes sat next to him, smiling and laughing. I smirked and collected the drink I had ordered.

Malric had a cold expression on his face as usual, the girl was only wasting her time. I was oozing with confidence as I walked out of the bar. A loud booming voice suddenly stopped me, but it wasn’t just his voice, his words sent a cold chill crawling up my spine, spilling goosebumps all over my skin like confetti.

“Hey! Hey! Hey!” Draven, Malric’s closest friend and rumored to be the future Beta of the Vantheir pact, cried, drawing everyone's attention. “We thought this bloody time wasn’t going to come, and we all know it’s been long overdue! You know, I was beginning to think that there was no girl out there for Malric until Lyra showed up.”

I immediately glanced at Malric, his face remained impassive and that fueled my confidence.

“But Lyra isn’t like the other girls. She is very special, you know why?”

“Why man? Fucking spill!” Someone exclaimed impatiently.

“Lyra is going to be Malric’s fucking Luna, guys!” Draven exclaimed and they all erupted in an excited roar.

It felt like an iron-fist just gut-punched me! But that wasn’t what shattered my heart into a million pieces.

For the first time in public…Malric smiled!