Chapter 2

-Hazel-

Looking at myself in the mirror as the maid made a quick work of doing my makeup, I had to admit that I did look very beautiful. I was blessed with very long blonde hair and my eyes were a beautiful shade of blue. I was the exact resemblance of my mother.

When anyone sees me, the word the thoughts that come to their minds are I am fragile, weak and naive but that is far from the truth,

The fact that I am the only daughter of the duke even makes the matter worse. I am seen as nothing more than a political doll. My family belongs to and heads the aristocratic faction. This means that I would not be able to avoid attention from the nobles. I was born to a family of alphas. All three of my older brothers turned out to be alphas. My dad was an alpha and my mother a pure omega.

It is believed that the union of an alpha and omega both of noble blood would result in very strong alpha pups. This was a lot of bull. In nobility, omegas are treated as nothing more than breeding tools. My mother was practically sold by her family to the ducal household. Although my mother was of noble blood, she was just the daughter of a countryside baron.

The only reason she was able to climb the ranks of power was because she was an omega. They are very rare and usually always give birth to alphas. So, why the hell did I turn out to be an omega?!

I feel like a prize to be won at an auction event. Every day noble families send letters to propose an engagement with me. I have received expensive gifts and properties from noble families hoping to bring me in but all this really disgusts me.

I see through all their lies. None of them truly care for me as a person and are only interested in my status as the duke’s daughter and in my omega blood. Honestly, nobles were so obsessed with all of this bloodline nonsense. If I was going to get married, I wanted to marry someone who saw me as a person and not a tool for power and child bearing.

My position and status as the duke’s daughter and an omega has put me in the perfect position to be used as political tool. It is both a blessing and a curse. Sure, I am blessed to have all this luxury but it costs me my freedom. I feel like I’m a rare bird trapped in a cage with no way out.

I am treated preciously but not out love but out of the potential gains they can get from me. It will be bad if I had a blemish on my skin or was marked by someone else. I have thought about ways to escape my fate but I was always stopped.

The duke has eyes on me at all times and my movements are restricted. I am always escorted by guards who report to him directly and I am hardly ever allowed to leave the estate.

I know what my father has been up to these days, He has been doing everything in his power to set up a political marriage between me and the crown prince. Even my own brothers see me as nothing as a tool to fight over the ducal seat.

This makes my wolf growl in anger.

Sometimes, I wished I were a commoner. At least, they marry for love and not for power and politics. I am not too worried though. That foolish crown prince was deep into the life of debauchery and would definitely be opposed to getting married.

Once a male marks a female and they create a bond, their souls are combined and they can only feel sexual pleasure with one another. There is no way that stupid prince would agree.

But I could not help but feel nervous. Gripping hem of my dress, I allow the wave pf anxiety to wash over me. Why would my father suddenly decide to have a ball in the ducal estate? There was no cause for celebration so what exactly is he thinking?

“I’m done my lady” my maid, Alice said interrupting me from my thoughts.

I smile and thank her in response. Alice was a young beta and from a humble commoner family. Most of the commoners were beta and usually chose to serve the nobles. Alice was my closest aid and the only one I trusted here.

She may be young and seemingly unintelligent, but that is what has made her very useful for information gathering over the years. It was because of her that I have been able to stop some of my family’s plans to force me into marriage.

But this time was different, we have been unable to find any decent information regarding my father’s plans to make me engaged to the crown prince.

“Alice, has there been any news on the reason for today’s ball?” I ask nervously. Something does not feel right and my intuition has never failed me.

To think my own father would be glad to hand me over to that disgrace of a noble and the child of that murderer. This was no news in the high society. It is well known that the Alpha king killed off all of his siblings to get his hands on the throne. He then married the Marquis’s daughter and gained the trust of the nobles in the aristocratic faction.

This made me feel really sick.

“N-no my lady. None of the maids or knights knew anything but it is said the crown prince will be attending” she said.

…….Ah

Something is definitely wrong. I will just have to trust the crown prince’s stupid self. That is the only thing I can hold on to now.

Getting up from my seat in front of the mirror, I turn to face Alice.

“Thank you Alice”. I say while hugging her.

“P-please my lady. It is my duty to serve you. You treat me so well and it is because of you I am able to live in peace”.

Ah

That is true. Alice was an orphan. Her parents died during an epidemic and she was left to fend for herself on the streets. She was just a child. I happened to see her on my way home from a tea party with the Luna and took her back with me. I have cared for her and made she was treated and fed well.

It was at this moment that we were interrupted by a loud knock.

My father in all his glory walked in.

“Alice! Are you not ready yet?” He asked hurriedly.

“All the nobles have gathered and the ball has begun. Quickly hurry up!” With that, he left the room.

It made me sick that I was only a tool to feed his ego. He married an omega and birthed another one. The rarest of the werewolf species and the ones believed to be able to birth the strongest of alphas.

Saying goodbye to Alice, I made my way out of the room and to the ball room. On getting to the entrance, I am announced by a servant and the doors are opened.

“Presenting her Ladyship. Lady Hazel Dominix”

Every head turned to gaze me. Every other female would have enjoyed the attention but I just found it sickening. Immediately, my eldest brother Asis, comes to my side and escorts me down the flight of stairs.

”You will do well to maintain the reputation of our family. Any mistake will not be forgiven”. He whispers to me with a smile on his face. I smile as well. I have become very good in masking my emotions and giving the people what they want.

Now, I was very sure that something was up. Asis never cared about me and what I did but for him to walk up to me and give a warning, there was something definitely going on.

When we reached the last step, Asis gracefully hands me over to the crown prince and the future alpha king. Prince Jared.

There is no way…..