Chapter 1

MAYA'S POV

"You have to get married to Alpha Victor of the Bloodfang Pack. A peace treaty has been signed already and you have to go there for us to prevent the war that will come if you don't, " Alpha Caleb ordered, my eyes widening in surprise on hearing him talk. 

"A marriage? " I asked him. When he called me to come to his office, I thought it was because he had work for me to do, but marriage wasn't what I was expecting at all. "I'm sorry Alpha, I can't accept your order, "I dared to say, knowing full well the implications that my refusal would bring, not to the pack, but to me as an Omega who rejected Alpha's order. 

"And why can't you do that? " He asked, disgust laced in his voice. I was pretty sure that he was having a hard time having me in the same room as he was, let alone speaking with me.

"I am just seventeen, Alpha, I'm not yet fit to get married. Besides, you want me to get married to Alpha Victor, it's like sending me to my death, " I explained, praying silently that my reasons were enough to convince him. 

It was no news to anyone that Alpha Victor was a monster, the young cold-hearted Lycan Alpha of the Bloodfang Pack who had brought up his pack to the highest it could reach, ranking it the biggest and most feared pack among all werewolf's pack. As for me, I couldn't get married to someone like that, it wasn't the type of marriage I had planned out for myself.

" Then, die, " Alpha Caleb said suddenly and I raised my head to look at him, my brows creased in confusion. Is he telling me to die? " If you have to die to keep the pack safe, then die. We're in the middle of a war and I am preoccupied with so much. You don't expect me to care if you're not comfortable with your marriage when you're trying to save us all, do you? " He snapped at me and as much as I tried not to, my eyes became teary.

What was I expecting? That he would give a fuck about me? It was so obvious, he needed a scapegoat and I was the only one available for use. All the other Omegas were either too old or ugly. I appreciated my beauty as I thought it was the only thing I had, but now it was more of a curse than a blessing to me.

" Alpha….., " I tried to say, but he was quick to shut me up, banging the table as his eye colour changed.

" You will do as I've ordered, " his voice boomed in the room, making me bow my head, baring my neck in submission. I guess I'm getting married. " You're to get married to Alpha Victor on the next full moon. A wedding won't be necessary. Just take your things and move in with him, " he said, this time more calmly as he managed to control his wolf. He dismissed me with a wave and I knew I no longer had a say in it.

Walking out of his office, I went outside the packhouse, into the woods I observed my surroundings. I took a seat on a log of wood, heaving out a sigh as I thought of so many things.

I never knew my parents, I heard that they died when I was five and I have no memories of them, but still blame them for my misfortune. I heard they were very comfortable, as my dad worked as a pack warrior and my mum was a nurse. When they died, Alpha Caleb took the house they built, coveting it to himself.

Ever since then, I became an Omega, having nothing to my name. I had to tend to the higher-ups who didn't give a shit about me and treated me like a slave. Now, they're selling me to the Bloodfang Pack just to save their asses, I felt used. All my efforts were for nothing and at last, I was to be thrown away.

The most annoying fact was that the next full moon was tomorrow, or should I say in less than twelve hours?

" What are you doing, sitting here alone? " Julia, my best friend and the only person who I felt cared about me came, looking at the sky as she sat beside me. I turned to look at her, smiling softly as an idea popped into my head.

" Julia, should we run away? " I asked all of a sudden without thinking, causing her to look at me, furrowing her brows.

" Huh? ".

" I mean, let's run away. Let's leave everything behind, leave the pack without anyone knowing and run away from everything, " I elaborated and she snorted, shaking her head and she looked back at the sky. 

" And go where? Do you have a destination in mind? Or do you plan on becoming a rogue? That would bring us to our death more quickly than we think, " she stated, and as much as I would love to argue further, she was right. We were Omegas, we had no money, no connections, and the only thing we could do was to become rogues. But, I still believed that the unreasonable marriage would lead to my death more quickly than anything.

" But, why did you suddenly think of that? " She asked, turning to look at me again and I shrugged, unsure if I should tell her or not.

" I'm getting married tomorrow or should I say I'm going to be sold to the Bloodfang Pack in exchange for a peace treaty? " I answered. She was going to find out anyway there was no point in hiding it from her. She shot up from her seat suddenly, as if her buttocks were on fire.

" What? " She yelled, her eyes widened as she began pacing to and fro, making me dizzy as I had to watch her. I was the one in this situation, but she was taking it more seriously. " Was this Alpha Caleb's order? " I nodded and she sighed. I could understand her, no one could go against his orders, especially the Omegas.

" What's your plan? " She asked again, sitting down a few minutes later and I bit my lower lips, tilting my head. To be honest, I hadn't even thought of that. I just wanted to get away from everything. I shook my head in response, causing her to scowl at me.

" Hey, what are you two doing there? " We heard Beta Justin yell and we looked at each other before running away, as fast as we could to avoid being caught. 

**

" Please, forgive me, " I pleaded on my knees, tears rolling down from my eyes as I rubbed my palms together. I had woken up a little too late today, missing preparing breakfast for the higher-ups.

That had gotten Luna Barbara very furious to the extent that she sent me to the dungeon as my punishment, even though I was getting married today.

A silver chain was used to bind my hands together, burning my flesh. I couldn't move as my legs had been chained to the floor with a silver chain too. I didn't have a wolf yet, so I had no power to ease the pain. The more I stayed there, the more my energy got drained and the weaker I became.

The cell gate opened and Alpha Caleb came inside the tiny, dirty cell that reeked of urine and blood, holding a whip as he smirked evilly at me. Tears rolled down my eyes as I imagined what he was going to do with me, not knowing if I could take it. My energy was getting weak each passing day without my wolf and I didn't know how much longer I could last.

The first whip came and a yelp left my lips as my back stung. Without any care, another came and another and another until I couldn't take it anymore. 

Not caring about the burning sensation I felt in my legs and wrist from the effect of the silver, I got on my knees, rubbing my palms together as I pleaded for freedom.

That made him more furious as he stretched out his hands and fire shot out from it, coming in my direction. I screamed out in pain and agony as the fire came in contact with my sides, burning a portion of it.

Tears continued to fall from my eyes, blood was dripping from my back, my sides were stinging from the fire and my legs and hands were burning. There was only one thing left for me to do and I did that without any hesitation.

"Take her to her room and tell Julia to clean her up. The Bloodfang's people will be here in two hours, at least, I have made her very prepared as Alpha Caleb instructed "this was the last thing I heard before giving in to darkness.