Alpha Cassian

My hands were cold and my heart was pounding. I felt so small in front of him.

This man towered over all of us and his dominant pheromones made me want to kneel in front of him. Was he forcing us to submit or was it just a normal effect powerful alphas had on people. 

His eyes were fierce. So fierce that I couldn't even look at it for more than a few seconds. 

I was trying hard to understand what he was thinking but I couldn't make out anything from his stoic face. 

"All seven of them?" He spoke and I swear I felt a chill run down my spine from hearing his deep raspy voice. 

"Yes," The alpha of the shadow pack replied. "They're harmless. If there's any problem, I'll take care of it," 

The predator shook his head as he turned around. "If there's any problem, you won't have to worry Keiran. I will kill them before you hear about it," He scoffed, causing a few of us to flinch.

"Cassian, don't talk like that…"  A middle aged lady interrupted in a stern voice. "That's no way to welcome new pack members," 

"We still haven't decided on accepting them yet, mom," He replied.

"Alpha Cassian," The luna of the shadow pack stepped in. "I guarantee you that they will cause no problems," 

"I believe you and Keiran… but I still cannot accept new people into the pack without knowing the details about them. It's our pack's rule," 

"You can check everything about them. I'll leave them here until you make a decision. You can inform me if you don't want to accept any of them. Does that sound good to you?" Keiran, alpha of the shadow pack, asked Alpha Cassian.

He thought for a moment before nodding.

Alpha Keiran smiled in reply.

We only watched everything in silence. None of us had the courage to speak out about anything. 

What could we possibly say? 

The room was full of powerful people. Their pheromones felt too heavy for me. I was nervous and nauseous. I think Luna Evelyn must have seen the twisted look on my face because she was immediately beside me, one of her hands pressed on my shoulder in a comforting squeeze.

"Don't worry, you'll be safe," She whispered with a smile. 

I was the only omega in the group. I never let my second gender be seen as a weakness. My father never taught me to be weak.

But this was new for me. I've never met so many alphas and betas at one place like this and on top of that my body wasn't fully recovered from the traumatic event I went through a few days back.

Everything felt so overwhelming to me.

"The food is ready. Let's all have lunch," I heard someone say. It was the middle aged woman from before, the mother of Alpha Cassian. She looked fierce but her smile was bright and welcoming.

Luna Evelyn slightly pushed on my shoulder to make me go wherever everyone else was going. I gripped my mother's hand tight. She only walked slowly, her body easily got exhausted.

She still didn't talk too much. It pains me to see her like that. She was such a lively lady. She was stubborn and energetic. 

I still remember how she made my father listen to everything she said. A few months ago everything was so perfect. Even though we weren't living in the best conditions, it was the best life for me.

But I had to watch it all fall apart.

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I sighed as I pushed around the food on my plate. We were sitting around a big dining table and there were all kinds of delicious looking dishes spread out on top of it. 

It was the first time I'd ever seen so much food. They smelled mouth watering but I didn't have any appetite. 

I only took two bites from my plate before turning towards my mother. I cut the meat on her plate into tiny pieces.

"Please eat, mom," I whispered in her ear pleadingly. I have to take care of her health. I can't let her leave me too.

She looked at me for a moment before letting out a heavy sigh. 

I was relieved when she finally started to eat. I looked around the table just to observe everyone.

Alpha Keiran and Alpha Cassian both seemed like they were having a serious conversation while Luna Evelyn and Alpha Cassian's mother were smiling and giggling.

I looked at the beta couple of shadow pack. They were looking at each other like a newly married couple but I remember hearing that they were married long ago.

The beta was feeding his mate every good thing on his plate. It seemed like he couldn't take his eyes off of the omega. The smaller boy was blushing, his pale cheeks resembling a ripe peach.

I felt jealousy creep into my mind. The fact that I'll probably never get to experience something like that made my heart hurt.

I averted my eyes to stare at the other people. The rogues were all silent, only staring at their plates and not daring to look up. 

Everyone looked nervous while absentmindedly pushing the food around on their plate.

I looked back at my mother to make sure she had finished all the food on her plate. She didn't eat much but I was glad she managed to take in half of it.

Lunch finished in about half an hour. I was relieved when everyone stood up and went to the living room again.

Somebody came to show us our rooms for resting. It seemed like everyone from the shadow pack decided to stay here for a day.

I was glad they decided to do that because having Luna Evelyn with us felt so comforting. I still needed some time to adjust to this new place. 

Alpha Cassian spoke to us once again before we were sent to our rooms. "We have arranged rooms for you. You are not allowed to leave the packhouse under any circumstances. If we find any one of you trying to sneak out, you will be punished. If you need anything just come to the living area and ask for help. Understood?" He said sternly.

We all nodded in reply, heads bowed down because we didn't want to look in his eyes.

I think he didn't like that he didn't get a verbal reply because we all flinched when he repeated it. "Understood?" His voice was more demanding this time.

"Y-Yes," We all replied in unison.

"Good. Now go," He dismissed us with a wave of his hand before turning back to Alpha Keiran.

Alpha Keiran shook his head and sighed before looking at his mate who gave him a tight lipped smile. 

I didn't linger around there any longer and followed the lady who was assigned to show us our rooms. 

All the time I tried to relax in the room, my mind kept asking me one question again and again.

Did I really make a good choice by coming here?