~On a beautiful sunny day in Dark Slayer pack~
As Jolene flipped the next few pages of her novel eagerly, she could feel her adrenaline pumping harder. She was getting close to the climax, vampire novels always had this effect on her. Except they were banned and forbidden in the werewolf world which gave her even more rush while reading them.
‘Jo!’, she heard someone call her. Damn it, she thought to herself as she quickly dog-eared her current page and plopped it hurriedly under the pillow. She was so close to reading the climax!
Her door opened right as she stood up from her bed.
‘Our alpha is going to have important guest soon and we need to make all the necessary preparations!’, Polly exclaimed clapping her hands like a small kid. Polly was Jolene’s roommate and was always excited about everything.
Polly flipped her black hair away as she shook Jolene in excitement, ‘And you know the warriors are returning from their base today!’.
Jolene rolled her eyes. She knew Polly had a crush on Jake, a young warrior who was always being assigned and sent to bases, much to Polly’s dismay.
‘I have already arranged Gina’s wardrobe and she told me I was done for the day’, Jolene protested. Gina was the Beta’s daughter and the same age as her. Despite her terrible temper, Gina tolerated Jolene at least.
‘Alpha clearly said all omegas needs to help in the kitchen and cleaning the mansion. So, giddy up, make your choice, kitchen, or mansion?’, Polly eyed her.
‘Fine, kitchen’ was all she said as Polly dragged her outside.
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*Slap* Slap*
‘You little bitch’, Gina yelled at Lucy as she yanked her hair. Lucy kept quiet, not fighting back at all. She has been used to years of torture at the hands of most of the pack members especially Gina. Just at eight years old, Lucy was accused of murdering her mother. Despite begging for her innocence, all evidence pointed to her as the dragger had her fingerprints. She knew now that she had been framed.
‘You f**king whore, you think you are better than me huh’, Gina continued kicking and slapping Lucy who was now close to tears. She already had too many bruises and scars on her body, she felt any more beatings would now break her completely.
‘Miss!’, Jolene chimed in quickly making Gina stop from hitting Lucy.
‘What is it, Jo?’, Gina asked angrily.
‘The alpha thinks of you right this moment!’, Jolene answered which made Gina blush and happy at the same time. Gina immediately forgot about Lucy as she quickly made haste towards alpha’s office.
‘Let me help you’, Jolene said slowly as she helped a limping Lucy stand up. She felt bad for Lucy, she was the punching bag of the pack and treated far worst than the omegas. She used to be the former beta’s daughter but now was treated like a nobody.
‘Thanks, I will take it from here’, Lucy’s weak voice wavered as she tried to walk on her own. She did not even walk a few steps before her wobbly knees gave away. Jolene immediately tended to Lucy’s side again and insisted that she helped her.
Taking Lucy to her basement room was not really ideal. There were cockroaches and little crawling insects everywhere and layers and layers of dust. She wondered how Lucy had been sleeping here every night.
So reluctantly, Jolene took her back to her shared room. Jolene’s motto was to stay low and out of troubles and only mind your own business. But she had to make an exception for today. Besides, it appeared that if Lucy received any more beatings, she would probably never recover.
‘Thank you, I…’, Lucy stammered. ‘No one has ever help…helped me before’.
‘Um, its okay. You can stay here and lay low until Gina calms down’, Jolene gave her an encouraging smile. She looked at the poor girl’s torn clothes and felt bad again. So, she went to rummage her drawers and found some decent shirt and long jogger pants.
‘Here, you can change into these and rest for a while here’, Jolene told Lucy who had her eyes brimming full of gratitude. The poor girl just nodded her head. ‘I will cover for you in the kitchen, so no rush’.
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Jolene finally stepped back as she observed the beautiful feast she had prepared. Steak, cream risotto, brioche buns, freshly squeezed orange juice and many more side dishes. The guest would be arriving any time now. As soon as Jolene was placing the glasses into the trolley, she heard a loud growl throughout the mansion. She knew this growl; it was the alpha. Alpha Jayden.
There was a commotion going outside the kitchen already as she made her way towards the small crowd gathering. There were few whispers going around as she neared the front and saw the disaster.
Lucy was standing there with her knees shaking looking very scared as Alpha Jayden angrily looked at her. Shit.
‘You can’t be my mate!’, Alpha Jayden growled angrily making everyone in the room cower in fear.
Lucy was speechless as she just stood there. Everyone was whispering to each other shocked at the discovery. Gina stared at Lucy dangerously as if she wanted to murder her right this instant.
Was this bad or a blessing in disguise? Jolene thought to herself.
Because she knew she was Alpha Jayden’s true mate and no one knew about it, not even Alpha Jayden himself…..
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Werewolves are blessed with true mates by the moon goddess. A soul mate that will understand you like no other. A unique scent that lets you know your mate is near and a strong mate bond that makes you feel a ''pull' towards your blessed true mate. So why is Jolene watching her mate take on another she-wolf as his mate?
* Flashback * 'And what happened to the father bear, Mumma', eight-year-old Lucy asked her mother Wilma with her big blue eyes. 'Sweetheart, we will continue the story tomorrow. It's past your bedtime', her mother endearingly tucked little Lucy inside her unicorn blankets. Wilma gave a final kiss on Lucy's soft forehead before turning the lights out. That was the last memory she had with her mother. The next day Lucy was woken up by total chaos outside. As she tiptoed outside, she saw a strange black man stabbing her Mumma mercilessly and multiple times. 'Mumma!', she shouted as she charged towards the scene. The strange man having finished his job exited swiftly out the back door. Lucy looked on horrified as her mum was now bleeding at several open stab wounds, as she kneeled beside her mum, she heard a few coarse and crackled breathes. 'What in the! WILMA!', her dad shouted from behind as he shoved Lucy to tend to his dead mate's body. 'YOU! I knew you were cursed ever sinc
'What in moon goddess' name, is this true?', Lucy asked, covering her open mouth with her hands in shock. 'Yes, well that could be the only plausible explanation', Jo replied. 'I try my best to cover my scents in all of my clothes and everything well. But when I handed you my spare clothes earlier, I forgot to hide the scent and I did not know you were going to come out so fast to the kitchen'. Jo rubbed her temples in an attempt to ease the throbbing headache. 'But if you really are Alpha Jayden's mate, why not just tell him! Even if we are all omegas, a mate bond is sacred and above all werewolf laws', Lucy chirped happily, her blue eyes shining bright for the first time Jo had ever seen. This made Jo smile weakly. 'Lucy, this is much more complicated than you think and its better if you don't know my circumstances in depth. All I am asking for right now is that you play along and pretend to be Alpha Jayden's mate now. I will give you all of my scented clothes and you can drag thi
As Lucy finally reached her basement room, she looked around at the dusty environment. There were insects crawling all over the place and sometimes they would even crawl on her body. She was terrified at first but soon got used to them. As she collected a couple of her clothes, she sat down on the edge of the bed. Her life was changing so suddenly in such a short span of time. Just a few more months and she would have the freedom she had been craving for years. She needed some savings first to break even and she quickly remembered her little pouch. She had hidden the small pouch inside the old dusty vase. As she reached her hands to fish the pouch out, she heard a couple of footsteps closing in. ''Well well, looks like the dumb b**ch is packing to go somewhere', Gina's evil voice echoed in the dark basement room as her minions laughed. Lucy was sure all of Gina's friends were sticking with her because she was the beta's daughter. Otherwise, Gina was not good at anything besides wh*ri
'What an annoying guest!', Jo thought to herself as she walked back to the kitchen. Not only does he wander off in a foreign pack alone but also insulted her cooking skills. Royal guards and generals were bursting with ego and pride as always. It's a no-brainer that she hated them with a passion. Jo finally walked back into the kitchen and saw her frustrated friend running around barking orders. 'Polly, you need to slow down a little or else you are going to make all the omegas cry with your tone', Jo calmed her friend. Polly took a deep breath as she massaged her temples with her right hand, ''I have just been told that the royal visit has been extended for a week. They were only supposed to be staying one night and now this. I have to get all the rooms ready and assign more omegas. Its total chaos. I know you wanted Lucy to rest but I really need more hands on deck'. 'Alright fine. But as long as you assign Lucy with me, we should be fine', Jo replied to her friend who was watchi
'Caleb, any updates?', Dante mindlinked his friend who he knew was probably in bed with another she-wolf.'Nah man, I was busy dealing with a rather important issue that required my attention immediately', Caleb chose his words carefully.Dante gave a huge sigh. They were only supposed to stay here for one night but ever since he had that encounter with Jolene, he extended the stay for a week. He knew they were wasting important time but now that he knew he had a mate in this pack, he wanted to at least find out who it was. His heart knew it was Jolene so why did the other girl also had the same scent? Was he mistaken perhaps?'Just make sure you speak to the witnesses by this evening' and with that Dante closed the mindlink. This was only supposed to be a regular mission but he could not stop thinking about Jolene and her gorgeous vibrant hair. He wanted to see more of her. No, he NEEDED to see her and know if she really was his mate....
''I am only joking, Miss Jo'', Dante voiced with a smirk playing on his handsome face. Jo was not convinced he was joking. He definitely knew something and could see past her tricks. She needed to go back to her room later and mask her scent more. Also, she had to give some to Lucy but still needed to cover the rest of her scent. This was getting riskier by the clock. Nothing was coming in between her future plans and her, she has been on the run forever and she was getting tired of it. Sometimes, she even had to sleep with one eye open because of the dangers that were always lurking in the dark for her. Jo would get through this as she always did. Now she even had a stronger reason to fight for, which was to get Lucy out of this hellhole. 'Ha-ha. Do all the werewolves from the royal kingdom have such an impeccable taste in humor because, if so, I would need to strike the royal kingdom off my places to visit'', Jo snickered her nasty comment to his amused face. She quickly clappe
As Jo led Dante to the hunting ground, the bustling noise of crowd gathering got louder and louder. Much to Jo’s dismay, Dark Slayer pack had annual traditions of hunting and killing of demon slaves. These slaves were usually caught wondering the no-man’s border. Jo knew some of these slaves were not just exiled demons but a mix of also wondering elves, half fairies, and more creatures. Alpha Jayden took great interest in killing them every year in this so called ‘traditional hunt’. And Jo had a doubt the royal King and Queen were not even aware of this hunt. The hunting ground was filled with various looking slaves in shackles, all looking defeated and tired, signs of abuse apparent with the bruises on their skin. Jo flinched a little at the sight but quickly maintained her posture.All the higher ranked officials were seated in a tent above the hunting ground, looking comfortable and enjoying the parade. Jo knew all this hunting was really a validation they needed for their strength
Jo looked around as all the participants were getting riled up for the hunt. Big built commanders, warriors and officials were stretching and looked at ease with their chosen maidens by their side. Caleb chose Gina's sister, Evelyn. She was a shy she-wolf with the similar signature blonde hair except she was smart unlike her air head mother and big sister. Jo had spoken to Evelyn on some occasions before and she was impressed at how well articulate and kind she was compared to her family. Gina was still clinging on to Alpha Jayden and it seemed like she was going to be his chosen maiden for this hunt which was not a surprise. Gina was always by Jayden's side no matter where it was, Jo wondered if she was that desperate to be the next Luna of the Dark Slayer pack. Dante obviously was still holding Jo's hand tightly and she was getting more annoyed at this dark haired general who had the audacity to assume she was willing to be his partner. If she was not hiding in this pack, she would