All Chapters of The Runaway Omega Bride: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

~Aria's POV~With the mop dragged down the third-floor hallway, I watch soapy water billow on to some of the worn tiles. It's Sunday, which means this miserable school is empty and silent for one day for me. The only day I can finally relax. My name is Aria, and as an Omega, I'm used to being a target. Usually, there would be students in the hallways ready for me. There would be punches waiting for me when the teacher's back is turned, and there would be insults from those who consider themselves above me, thinking of me as a worthless Omega and forcing me to go into the lockers.Vanessa and her pack of she-wolves make sure to remind me of my station. Their ability to destroy my life is unparalleled. My legs are still numb from where they had slammed into them, my hair is still in a knot from when they had thrown it over their shoulders, and their food is on my head as the others laugh. Thankfully, I don't seem to be troubled by any of that.Last week Vanessa and three of her friends

~Aria's POV~The door flew open.I didn't bother trying to grab the mop or the bucket.I ran.My shoes slid on the wet floor as I rounded the corner, my heart pounding so hard it was a wonder the walls didn't shake. The door to the stairwell came into view, a heavy steel door with rusted hinges. I shoved it open, wobbled inside, and pressed myself against the wall, my labored breaths the only sound as the door closed behind me."What?!" I stiffened as Vanessa's furious voice echoed through the hallway. "Which Omega was cleaning this floor? I'm taking this up with Luna Serena! Luna Serena! Someone better pay for this mess!"Footsteps stopped just outside the stairwell. I heard the door to the classroom open."At least there wasn't much water in the bucket," said Adrian, his voice calm and smooth. "If it hadn't been for that, I would've made sure to pay for her new heels after I slipped."My nails dug into my palm."Spare me, Adrian," Vanessa snapped. "Who does do you think you are? Alp

~Aria's POV~Going to another pack would be too risky.We would be strangers and outsiders there; at best, we would have been unwanted. At worst, they would have killed us, believing us to be spies. Mother had already sacrificed enough. She had hidden away all the money we saved up so not to arouse any suspicion. I doubt she would wish to risk her life again.Not that I could blame her.So, we would have gone to the human city. I would have finished off my studies and found a job somewhere else. I would have started anew and forgotten all about our old lives.I pushed the thoughts from my mind and focused on the present matter.There were still four more days, after all.By the time I had finished washing the last dress, the sun had already begun to rise. Light beams poured through the leaves overhead, sending shadowy shapes dancing across the forest. My fingers were numb, and my back ached, but every single dress was clean.I stacked them on top of each other and threw them, along wi

~Aria's POV~The silver whip cut through the air with a sharp, terrifying crack, and I felt a sharp pain in my back.Nothing exists except pain.It crashes over me in relentless waves, swallowing every thought, every breath.Silver is poison to werewolves. Even those of us who haven't awakened our wolves yet feel its cruelty. It scorches like molten metal poured onto bare skin, burning through flesh until every nerve feels as though it's being ripped apart.The first whip slices through my clothes and tears into my back. I clench my teeth, determined not to make a sound.I don't last.A cry escapes before I can stop it.By the third strike, tears are streaming down my face behind the gag. By the fifth, black spots dance across my vision. By the seventh, my entire world has become endless agony.Somewhere in the distance, I hear Mother's voice.She is screaming.Pleading. Begging them to stop. Then Luna Serena speaks, her voice gentle, almost soothing."This is for your own good, child

~Kieran's POV~The sound of ceremonial horns echoed through the mountains long before I saw the gates of the Silver Crescent Pack territory.I had just climbed up a ridge when my horse began to slow. The sight of my old forest was nearly overwhelming.It really hadn't changed at all.Only this time...It had been five long years since I left to train under Grand Wizard Orion.Five years of battles... of sleepless nights... of impossible tasks and endless quests.And now, after all of that, I had returned home.Behind me, nearly fifty warriors rode in formation, all of them dressed in the silver and blue coats of the Silver Crescent Pack. Several cars carrying the visiting nobles followed right behind them, led by a group of guards.As soon as we reached the gates, the wolf lords and ladies who had come out to greet me cheered."Alpha Heir Kieran!""Welcome home!""Our future Alpha!"They all waved the blue banners with silver wolves embroidered on them.Children ran up to us, throwing