CHAPTER TWO

LYDIA’S POV

I struggled to keep up with Alpha Kendrick’s eyeballs, it was my way of trying to figure out if he meant those words of his that stole my breath for a moment.

The spectators went from murmuring to roaring with laughter. Not only did my hands tremble, my feet did the same as the spectators' laughter continued to echo.

“Let go of me!” I yelled after he grabbed my arm, his claws had dug in. I struggled but I couldn’t get him to let go of my arm.

“Watch me” He leans in before whispering, his lips grazing my ear. My chest had tightened and it felt like my heart was being ripped out.

He sank his canines into the spot where the mate bond glows faintly on my neck and instead of marking me, he tore it open with a loud howl. His wolf was at work.

“Ouuu!” I screamed in pain and collapsed to the floor as the mate bond shatters.

No one came to my rescue, not Vivian, not even Kendra. They remained in a spot and watched me cry in pain as I continued to bleed, he clawed my arm at first, and now my neck.

“Pathetic!” A voice screamed, definitely one of the spectators.

It seemed my wolf just stirred for the first time in my life and it wasn’t a voice but a low growl or perhaps it was all in my head and she never growled.

“I heard her growl faintly, I felt it”

Both of my eyes were closed, It could be a way of connecting with my wolf that has decided to stop being mute. Noise filled the air after a few seconds and I couldn’t help opening my eyes.

My sister’s wolf eyes were glowing red as Alpha Kendrick’s mark spread over her skin! Her neck area if I were to be specific. Something did shatter inside me while watching that.

Kendra had her eyes on me while I was numb. Was she romantically involved with Alpha Kendrick and was keeping it a secret from me?

“Did Alpha Kendrick just choose a random person to mark and it turned out to be you?” I inquired from where I was.

“Did you mark my sister on purpose so I would be more hurt than I already am?” I asked Alpha Kendrick after Kendra refused to give me a response.

“Couldn’t you have said no because he’s my mate?” I turned to Kendra before asking and she just took her eyes off me.

“How could you do this to me? You not only rejected me but marked my own sister? Was this planned?”

“Shut the fuck you, you weak liability. She’s more fit to be a queen than you’d ever be,” Alpha Kendrick sneered and more laughter erupted from the crowd. 

Kendra was being celebrated, of course, she would be the Luna of the pack. Unlike me, she has a wolf and was fit to be Luna, she wasn’t petite either.

“The celebration can now begin!” Alpha Kendrick announced. 

“Celebration? Did we all gather here tonight to watch him mark a lady as his?” I threw the question in the air but no one heard me.

Music had came on and just like that, I was forgotten. No one cared if I needed help due to the bleeding, and no one cared about how Alpha Kendrick’s actions were affecting me at the moment.

“Won’t you get up?” A voice inquired, it was a deep husky one. I looked in the direction it came from and my eyes landed on a man I wasn't seeing for the first time.

“Do you need help?” He was standing right in front of me when he questioned. He stretched forth his hand and I didn’t think I need his help.

“I once trusted people, look where that got me. I can’t trust anyone any longer, not even fate” I murmured. There was something about his aura, something weird about it.

“Come on, you’re bleeding and it doesn’t look as though it would stop anytime soon” he urged him. It was either I allow him to help or I bleed to death.

I gave him my hand and before I knew it, I was in his arms. My blood stained his outfit in the process but he didn’t look irritated, nor was he complaining.

“Have we met before?” I broke the silence while he kept motioning. I could tell we were headed in the sickbay’s direction due to the direction he was going.

“You hid the pain well I must say” His response. That wasn’t an answer to the question I asked him and he didn’t tell a lie when he said I hid the pain well. 

“Ouch!” I exclaimed. He hasn’t been gentle with the cleaning of the wound ever since we arrived here in the sickbay.

“You can cry or fight, the choice is yours and if I were you, I’d go for the latter” He spoke softly.

“Did you feel some type of way after you gave me your hand earlier?” He questioned while my gaze was still fixated on him.

“Never mind” He mumbled before I could give a response and just like that, he dropped the forceps in his hand and walked away.

“He didn’t even mention his name or where I know him from, or maybe even the reason he helped me. I did feel funny after I gave him my hand though” I stated.

“My foster mother would have a whole lot to say to me now that her daughter would soon be crowned as Luna. This isn’t the perfect time to head home” I reminded myself. 

“My only offense is being an Omega” I muttered with tears in my eyes after I recalled the words of Alpha Kendrick. The tears hadn’t dropped when I recalled the words of the man who brought me here.

“Rather than cry, I would fight,” I said aloud. I raised my chin so the tears in my eyes would return to wherever they came from.

I rose to my feet and headed for the training arena, it was out of bounds for Omegas but I had a plan. If I can shift then I can take revenge on Alpha Kendrick for humiliating me publicly, and also Kendra and Vivian for being an accomplice.

“Hey!” A flashlight was pointed at my face right after my ears caught that voice. I remained in a spot and stopped loitering around the premises of the pack arena.

Nonverbally, I was asked to come into the training arena and I didn’t hesitate. He must have been watching me and he wasn’t here alone, a training session was ongoing.

 

“Why are you here?” The flashlight was off when he inquired. I wasn’t looking at his face as it would be a sign of disrespect, I could tell he wasn’t a female due to his voice.

“To train” I cooed and gulped loudly.

“An Omega? You won’t last five minutes” He managed to speak in the middle of his laughter.

I didn’t realize until now that it was boldly written on my forehead that I was an Omega, or maybe my scent sold me off.

No one would be willing to train me so I can shift, what exactly would I do with my life?

“Five minutes is all I need to prove you wrong,” I said nervously. Next to me was a sword lying on the ground.