The Final Straw

"Anyone in the Livestream want to hear about our Alpha’s first kiss?!" My mate's childhood friend, Ravena piped up with a cheeky grin as she looked from the camera to everyone attending the midnight barbecue in the pack garden

As usual,I'd spent three days prepping for tonight, cleaning the grill till my fingers were painted in soot, ordered wagyu beef and harvested veggies from this very garden.

All for Ravena to waltz with her camera and claiming the spotlight for herself and instead of her pseudo security updates she wanted to bring up that beaten story of her first kiss with my mate.

“Colt, can't you stop her? She's going to livestream that story," I asked him through mindlink.

He flipped a patty and replied casually, "Selena, the story is over ten years old. Don't tell me you’re jealous of a story of silly teenagers messing around?” 

My pride was pricked so I entered the packhouse with the excuse of fetching vegetables as my cheeks flushed.

I returned hoping the story would be over and down with then I heard;"Sis you know what would be fun ?"it came one of my husband's long-time friend’s and his Beta, Jaden,said with a mischievous glint in his eyes as he adjusted the camera on the livefeed, "if reenact the kiss, give the viewers a visual,"

“Yes!" Liliana his mate beamed holding up a half eaten burger, “the comments are going crazy for it!”

She began to read them out while watching me from the corner of her eye.

" User 1045 said; I'll send moonflowers if they kiss, it's a dream come true. And Wolfiehart22 said; Once I watch their kiss I could die happy! Another viewer says; The Beta’s daughter and the Alpha kissing? Could a match be more perfect?”

She kept reading each comment, loud enough for everyone to hear. Each comment pierced my chest like a needle, truly none of them regarded me as Luna because of my outward meekly omega status.

If I told the truth, nobody in this garden could hold their head up to me.

But since I kept it locked away even a weed due for uprooting would had more presence than me.

Knots formed in my stomach as I found Ravenna and without a flicker of hesitation-or shame-she began to catwalk sensually to my mate who wasn't budging an inch to stop her.

"Ravenna!" I yelled and she just giggled leaving a peck on Colt's welcoming cheek.

"Did you really think I would kiss my best friend on the lips? He's like a brother to me,"

"Yes,"Colt backed her up without missing a beat, "Lyra we've already been together for five years, don't you think it's time to let go of this petty jealousy?"

••••

The silence was so loud you'd hear a pin drop.

There it was again, Ravenna pushing the line tactfully without crossing it so that Colt would swoop in- her knight in shining armor.

And I was left regarded as the petty one.

"Lyra, I'm sorry,"she said patronizingly, "...I've always been so comfortable with Colt, do you know we only stopped bathing one another when he got together with you?" 

I gasped, searching Colt's face. He didn't deny it just shrugged like it was a normal thing. 

"Lyra don't overthink it, I don't even see Raven as a woman, she's practically one of my brothers,"

A spark swept through Raven's eyes, "Yes, look..." She reached forward and grabbed his crotch while I was already facing the grill, next to him and she applied enough pressure that a muffled moan escaped his lips.

He caught my fuming face with the corner of his eye and finally came to his senses slapping her hand away.

"Ravenna, you never change do you?"

He chuckled and the rest of his friends including his Beta Jaden laughed like her massaging his privates was the funniest part of their Tuesday nights barbecues.

Jaden saw I wasn't joining in on the laughter and coughed awkwardly. 

"Luna Lyra we're always messing around like this..."he brought the camera to me"...now let's have some fun,is there anything you want to share with the viewers?" 

I dug my fingers into my palm letting the physical pain distract me from the emotional one bubbling within.

There was only so much I could take, Maybe it's about time I show them I have some bite in me.

"Okay, since the joke is having no boundaries let's have at it," I said before meeting Ravenna's eyes, and in one fluid motion I grabbed her skirt and ripped it right there for all to see.

I could just imagine how the comments exploded.

She screamed like she had been shot with a silver bullet

Colt broke out of the shock first shoving me away from his dear 'bestfriend' and Jaden set down the camera.

"Lyra, why would you do that?" He said, protectively wrapping her waist with his leather jacket.

"I thought we were all joking around," I seethed getting back on our feet, "So it's funny when she's being inappropriate but too far when I do the same?"

Not a single person dared to breath, they just threw aghast looks at each other.

Ravenna broke the silence first, slipping into her 'damsel in distress' mode that fit her like a glove.

"I don't know why you have to be like this Luna Lyra, you insisted you wanted to join us but you didn't have to since you're so sensitive," 

I forced a smile, gouding her. 

"Looks like someone else is being sensitive,"

"Lyra enough!" Colt snapped at me still clinging to Ravenna like she could shatter, "this is unbefitting of a luna, now apologize to Ravenna for ripping her skirt,"

This moment was de ja vu, again and again it was Ravenna over me. 

Suddenly, a void filled my chest swallowing any emotion.

I swiped up my purse, braced to leave. I hadn't taken a step before Colt grip clenched around my wrist his face red and flaring with fury.

"Lyra, my Beta, gamma and their mates are here, do you know how embarrassing it's going to be if you just storm out like a pup?"

And then it was, on the list of his priorities was his 'brother' Ravenna and his reputation.

But where did I stand? 

With a force that even shocked myself a forced my hand away and spat in his face.

The laughter in the room died immediately and everyone transformed into statues. 

All except Ravenna who didn't hesitate to use the moment to her advantage, she took a piece of her ript skirts and wiped the saliva off his face.

"Okay everyone, what's with the atmosphere?"

She looked at me softly like someone addressing a petulant child. 

"My dearest Luna, Colt and I are best friends and brothers only. Do you think that if I saw him differently we wouldn't be together already?"

Her words struck me like a whip especially since Colt did not even bother to deny it.

She took Colt's fingers and then brought them the mind intertwining all of them as his touch was icy.

"Colt, sometimes I forget our luna is just an Omega and she doesn't have the same stamina as us, you should take her to bed so she can rest,"

I heard cushioned chuckles coming from his friends and I wanted to bury myself.

This time I marched out of the garden, and through the Packhouse until I was in front of my car, tears blurred my vision and the keys trembled in my hand. 

Colt came from behind me stomping until he slumped his hand against the car he's alpha strength causing it to shake back and forth. 

I trembled even more for a moment than steadied myself and said; "I can't do this anymore Colt,"

"You're overreacting-"

"No!"I screamed using my full lung capacity, "if anything I have been underreacting all this time!"

Everything that I had kept bottled up inside came bursting out like the dam had broke. 

"Where was your precious best friend when the Elder council almost banished you over something you didn't do?"

"Ly-"

"Who was there for you when she wouldn't even pick up your calls and avoided you like the plague?"

"She wasn't-"

"It was me!"I stabbed a finger at my chest, "it's always been me! me!! ME!"

I shoved the key into my car and yanked it open, turning on the ignition and reversing as he called out my name. I kept driving without direction until I ran out of gas then out of morbid curiosity I checked the livestream.

It was back on, and my heart nearly stopped when I saw Ravenna sitting on Colt's lap as he stroked her hair. 

The comments were going feral.

Tworivers((oh my goddess, can that witch just die so you guys can be happy together?))

Another one commented.

((She is so hateful, why always tormenting our lovely Ravenna, does she think if Ravenna wanted Alpha Colt she wouldn't just snap her fingers and he'd be all over her?))

Someone replied to that comment ((She's dumb and ugly, what a combo!))

Liliana walked over to them, hanging them her iPad, giggling to herself.

And to confirm my suspicion Ravenna started waving her hands dramatically.

“ Come on my mooncakes, The chat is getting really mean, What have I said about hating on people because of their looks?” 

The comments immediately swung to praise her, Ignoring how bad-handed her defense was.

And as for my ever-loving mate.

He said nothing, Just focused on stroking her hair like he was playing an instrument he was entrance with 

And One full minute of watching that dotting look play in his eyes Told me all I needed to know ,I called my loyal pack assistant still heaving when I said; "I know it's late but I need you to do something for me,"

"What is it, Luna?"she said fully alert. 

"I can't do this anymore,"I breathed out, "I need to disappear, how long will it take you to arrange everything?"

"I'll need no longer than a month luna to get everything in order, will you be able to wait that long?"

I inhaled inside my car, I had endured five years. One month is nothing.

"I can wait Alice, also there's one more thing I need you to do for me,”