THE DEVIL'S JEWEL

Ruth's POV

My name is Ruth Macaulay but for some reasons I don’t like been called Ruth because I was named after my grandmother who never lived a well emulative life. I live all my life in the shadow pack with my parent, for no reason was I not loved in the pack sometimes I feel I had a spell or curse on me. But the only person who showed me love as a child was my mother.

The hatred increased when I shifted into my wolf for the first time, I killed Greg Usher, Alpha Vincent's uncle who has been taking advantage of me since little. Greg Usher is a psychopath but it baffles me that everyone seems to be adamant about his condition. Many children my age has been molested several times, no parent dares complain because he is the most powerful ex alpha. But down within me I didn’t regret killing him because I defeated my worst night mare and saved a lot of girls my age.

Ever since his death I found no peace in the pack, I was more like a maid, maltreated and not cared for, I attend to everybody's needs.

No one belief my part of story when I said, it was only a self-defence. His wife Salena, made my life a living hell she denied all my accusations and claimed her husband has pure love for children and he would never do such thing.

My mum was the only person who believed me but she has no power to stop them from maltreating me, my dad’s hatred grows worse when they were demoted them from Gemma to omega who are seen as the least in the pack, my daddy almost disowned me as child but my mum had to plead. I was supposed to be banish from the pack but my mum pleaded on my behalf, saying It was my first shift and I lost control of myself. Nothing seems to be interesting in the pack I feel invisible.

One certain morning, I tried getting up from my old mattress but I felt a sharp pain on my back, it’s as a result of all the beating and stress I have gone through the past few days. I managed to stand up so I can quickly attend to my morning chores.

Walking down to Salena’s room, she was sitting on her dressing stood applying some makeup on her face preparing to go out, she yelled at me, “you bitch, I asked you to be here as early as possible”. She threw a mug at me but I dodged it. She asked me clean up the mess and wash all her dirty clothes. I was still on the floor trying to pick up the pieces, when I had Salena footsteps approached me and she kicked my empty stomach, and I grunt, at that point I wished I could fight back, I managed to stand up on my feet. She yelled again, “make sure my clothes are washed without no stain.” I quickly go to the omega’s bathroom to wash her clothes, I begin to cry, why is my life so miserable, when will I find my mate, when will I leave this pack. I know Salena never loved me even before her husband dismiss but his death only makes things worst.

Immediately I rounded up with Salena chores. I quickly go to the kitchen so as to fix breakfast with some other omegas, I personally prepared a full English breakfast for every one why the rest omegas helped me with the dishes. In the pack house we are over two hundred people living there who has luxurious suites with their love ones, while others who are unmated have designer rooms. But now my parent stays in the old rooms with bad furniture since their demotion.

Alpha Vincent walked in while I started serving at the dinning, he is such an attractive young man, my heart skipped when I sight him I have a crush on him even as a teenager. I remember some months ago when I mistakenly spilled a bowl of soup on his mother’s skirt, he slapped me, and at that point my wolf wanted fighting back, I knew I won’t only be killed but my parent will suffer too. He never liked me because he bullies me like others. I had an eye contact with Vincent and I noticed he couldn’t get his eyes off me, I feel so uncomfortable at his stare I wonder what he could be looking at in my body with full admiration, I quickly take my eyes off when I noticed his girlfriend Rebeca was looking and I continue serving breakfast.

At the dinning I was insulted and reminded of my murder case, my dad stared at me with so much disgust. I can’t wait to turn eighteen so I can leave the pack and start up my life. Tears rolled down my eyes as I walked away from the dinning. My wolf Alexa consoled me she said, “don’t worry our mate will love us someday” Alexa has always wanted a mate for us, she wants a soulmate who will complete us and feel loved. Give us all the happiness we deserve and make us feel important.

  I see few students going to school, that breaks heart the more, because school is my only escape from my fears and pains, I was denied the opportunity to see the four walls of a class room ever since I killed Greg. I was the only student who had straight A’s, I win most spelling bees competition and other competition as well, I was the favourite of most teachers.

After rounding up with my chores, I went outside to take some air, my skin looks so pale, as the sun radiant over my skin, my wolf purrs. I hid under the tree and watch as the warriors trained on the field, I was so keen to observe their basic defence skills so as protect myself.

The shadow pack has maintained a good relationship with red moon pack for two decades now, my pack wasn’t the strongest but so brave at handling situations. Every year, at my pack we celebrate renewal of treaties. We merry and celebrate years of friendship.

 I was leaning against the wall, staring at the activities happening around me, when I felt a hand pushed me down from behind. I fell on my stomach facing the ground. Rebecca is standing over her chest with her arms crossed over her chest with a triumphant smile. I scowl and try to get up, but a kick in my stomach stops me. She and her two friends hit me several times, and she snarls.

“Don’t you dare stare at my boyfriend again!”