THE REJECTED OMEGA'S FATE

AURORA’S POV "Omegas!" The boom startled us all from the foam we called bed and everyone stood up. I was already awake though, on my way to get my bag because Fina was convinced her missing pearl would somehow come out of it. As if I was that stupid. If I wanted to steal my cousin's belongings, I'd just hide it in her room, it was practically a pigsty. "Move" someone growled from behind me and without waiting, pushed me into the bunk next to me. My knees slammed into the metal, and I had to bite my tongue to ensure I didn't cry out. My eyes watered a little though as I limped from there when the others passed. "Sorry about that," Kylie, one of the omegas, muttered from behind her hand and I nodded. Although all the packs lived in close proximity to one another and we all claimed to follow the rules set by our moon goddess, there were some practices that were still practiced, especially here in my pack. Slavery, for one. If a pack member was found guilty of some sins or the other an

When I woke, the sun was already setting. Panic seized me as I bolted upright, wincing at the stabbing pain behind my eyes. I'd never slept through an entire day before, especially not a full moon day.My hand flew to the back of my head, finding dried blood caked in my hair. The memory flooded back—the overwhelming heat, the maid, the suppressant pill, and then... those silver eyes."You're awake."I jerked at the voice, twisting to see Kylie sitting on the edge of my bed. She should have been long gone by now, freed from her punishment and returned to her family."What are you still doing here?" I croaked, my throat painfully dry.She passed me a cup of water, her expression grave. "I couldn't leave you like that. I was waiting for you to wake up.I gulped down the water, fighting the urge to ask her about the man who'd entered our room earlier. "How did I get back to my bed?""I dragged you," she admitted. "You were burning up, Aurora. I've never seen heat symptoms like that, and I

Consciousness came to me in snatches of time. For one blissful moment between sleep and waking, I existed in nothingness, then reality crashed back, the rejection pain surging through my body with renewed vigor. I curled into myself, clutching my chest where the partially formed bond continued to tear, each heartbeat sending fresh waves of agony through me.It hadn't been a dream.I pressed my face into the pillow, replaying the horrific scene in the council chambers. "I reject you as my mate, Aurora Hale."His words echoed in my mind, each syllable a knife twisting in my heart. My wolf, usually so quiet, whimpered continuously, a sound I couldn't silence no matter how I tried.News had spread through the pack like wildfire. From my window, I'd watched groups gather throughout the evening, heads bent together in eager discussion. Even with my enhanced hearing, I'd only caught fragments:"an omega as Luna""Alpha rejected her in front of everyone""James Hale's daughter, the traitor’s

Luca's POV“Luca, are you coming down for the feast?” Gary, my friend and second in command in the pack asked me.“Of what use?” I asked, looking out the window, my hands crossed behind me. “Carry on and have fun, I am not interested.”Gary paused, I would have thought he had left, but I didn't hear his retreating steps and I could perceive his scent.He asked. “Have you not heard the saying, do not die with the dead?”I gritted my teeth at his words. “Go, Gary.”That was the last I planned to say, Gary knew it when he heard the tension in my tone.He stepped back and left my room, leaving me to the solitude– the calm. It was my favorite place and time.As I looked down at the feast happening down in the court yard, I sighed.There's no way I was going down there. How would I think straight and plot my revenge on the Blood moon pack if I get engaged with too many activities?Twenty years ago, I was just ten when the elders of the blood moon pack conspired against my Alpha and Luna par

Aurora's POV“Help me!!” I screamed at the top of my lungs, as I descended. If I hit the bottom, I might not survive.Maybe, I'll never walk again. It would have been better to slave off in my traitorous and murderous aunt and uncle than to die like this.At least one day, I'll be alive to have my revenge on them.“Say please,” Luca said at the top, with his hands crossed. Shit. I wish I could smack that smirk off his face. “Pl–please help me!!” He sprinted into action immediately, jumped into the sink hole, and somehow he dropped even lower than me.He seemed like an expert, had he fallen here before?He caught a root, as I neared him, he wrappered his arms around my waist.I gasped in relief, and wrapped my arms and legs around him tightly, burying my face in his shoulders.His sandalwood scent hit me, shot up to my head, my eyes rolled back and I shut them, gulping.He groaned a bit, but didn't complain, and he climbed to the top.“Get down.” He pushed me off and I dropped on th