I heard the sound of beeping machines and muffled voices around me. I wanted to open my eyes severely, but they felt heavy and wouldn’t open. I don’t know where I was or how I ended up here. I was afraid to know, unsure of what fresh hell awaited me. Perhaps my loyal beaters were watching me, hell-bent on ruining me even more if that was possible.
I heard a loud thud as what sounded like a door opening and footsteps nearing me. I lay still, waiting for more slaps or punches to wash over my already beaten body. Strangely it felt like some electric shot hurtled as someone entwined their fingers into mine. Inside my head, I was screaming, the sweet smell of chocolate and ginger filled my nostrils, but I couldn’t see the person beside me. I knew it was my mate. My eyelids fluttered open after what seemed like a century; the bright blinding light made me squint and screw my face up. I groaned as my body ached, and I was a tangled mess of wires. “Miss Victoria. You’re awake.” I heard an unfamiliar tone exclaim. The relief in her voice made me frown because nobody had been bothered by my existence before now. So I was in the hospital. “Is she going to be ok?” A divine voice spoke, making me gasp at the sight of him. No way. He couldn’t be my mate. “Mate.” I heard a voice scream in the back of my mind. Was I high on pain relief? “I am here, Victoria. My name is El. I have always been with you but too weak to come forward. I am getting stronger every day. We are one.” I blinked and rubbed my head. I was dreaming about this. Wasn’t I? That voice could not be in the back of my head. I did not have a wolf. I was nothing but a stupid omega. I tried to sit up, causing the godly figure in front of me to rush to my side. He placed his hands on mine, and I felt a surge of electricity flush through my body. I gasped and looked up, meeting his gaze. Our eyes locked, and I heard myself whimper and then howl. “Mate.” He nodded. “Yes, my dear. We are mates.” I wanted to cry. “But, I am just an omega girl. Please get on with your rejection.” I said sadly. He looked puzzled and scratched the back of his head. I saw him turn to someone behind him, and they exchanged confused glances. I had no idea who this person with him was. “Why would I reject you?” He finally turned to me and said. I started to cry. I could not help myself. “Why would I reject you? We are mates. Tell me why.” He demanded to know. “I am an omega. They say my mother was banished. I have been an omega for as long as I can remember.” I told him and felt shame wash over me as I twiddled with my fingers. He let out a low growl and caused me to recoil into the corner of the bed. “Victoria, I assure you that I will do nothing. Those who have harmed you in any way will be dealt with accordingly. Mark my words.” He said, leaning over to kiss my forehead.I was disgusted that my Victoria had been mistreated. How dare they! I insisted that she be moved to my pack. I wanted her away from these repulsive idiots. Alpha Evans was crazy to think that I would accept his daughter as my mate. Victoria was special. My mate. “You are not staying here. I am taking you back to my pack. This place is the pits. I am disgusted at how you have been treated.” I told her, and she looked at me in disbelief. “But the alpha Evans he... He won't let me leave.” her voice was small and frightened, like a little child. “No. He has no say.” The door flew open, and my beta came in, followed by Alpha Evan and his irritating daughter. I had had enough of her whiny mouth. I was certainly not going to have someone like that as my mate. “Step back,” I warned the alpha as he tried to reason with me. Did he honestly think I would tolerate this kind of bullshit? He was very clearly mistaken
I thought that I must be dreaming. This hunk of a male had taken me away from the hell hole that I thought was my forever destiny. .he smelled so good, and I wondered if this was too good to be true. How could he want me? Eliza was much more suitable to him. I held my breath and wanted this dream never to end. Good things just never happened to me. So why now? It was madness. “Victoria, you are awake. How are you feeling?” Oh, my goddess. He was staring right at me. I must have looked at the correct state. He smelled so divine, so delicious. He would surely only be nice to me because he felt sorry for me. He was gorgeous, and those eyes. Oh wow. My heart was going wild, thumping away in my chest while my stomach did flip over and over again. “Victoria?” he spoke again, amused at my blushing. I looked around and realised that I did not recognise this place. I was ta
I was so happy to be back home at my pack finally. Victoria seemed content to be close to me, and I was pleased to find my good friend, Helen, nearby. She would help Victoria settle in, and they could become good friends. I knew that Victoria was timid, and inside I was furious at how badly she had been treated. That would never happen to her again. Not ever. Helen knocked on my office door, and I permitted her to enter. She bowed as soon as she came in. “How is she?” I looked up from my paperwork to see Helen looking extremely uncomfortable. “Alpha Alex, I do not know how to tell you this. But Victoria seems to be upset. She thinks that she should not be entitled to any of this. What is going on?” Helen exclaimed, taking a seat opposite me. I threw the pen down, sat back and sighed, rubbing my forehead. It did not surprise me since she had been through hell and back at that sorry excuse of a pack. “I will go and see her.” I stood up and wen
Everything was different here at the Blue Creek pack; everything was just the complete opposite of the place that I had grown up calling my home. I did not miss that place, not one tiny bit. Helen was kind to me, and when we sat down to eat, it was strange not being the one to serve and do all of the runnings about. I felt slightly out of place, but Helen reassured and comforted me. “Do you want to be friends?” I asked her sheepishly and then felt like an idiot for asking something stupid. She smiled warmly and nodded her head eagerly. “Of course. We can be friends. I would love that.” Helen shoved a forkful of food into her mouth, causing me to let out a chuckle. When I looked up, my eyes went straight to Alex; his smile was distracting. The old lady standing beside him made me almost fall out of my seat. Helen shoved her plate away and tended to me caringly. “What is it?” she exclaimed. That woman with my mate. Why did she l
Alex’s POV I had decided that it was best to call upon the elders for what would be the next best step to take. I could not just allow them to get away with the sickening treatment that they had enforced on my Victoria. It made me so angry to think of her curled up in a ball, scared and unable to do anything about the horrendous things they had done to her. With the phone in my hand and about to call the elders, I was stopped by a knock at the door; then, a stranger barged in. I was amazed when this old lady entered my office with my beta. "What is going on?" I stared at the old lady, confused, and waited for an answer. She was old with greying hair and thick glasses on the edge of her bumpy nose. Her eyes were wide and brown. The thick black coat that she was wearing looked as old as she did. Something about her made me think of Victoria; she reminded me of her. "Who are you?" I asked her. She smiled at me and sat in my armchair in th
My grandmother. She looked so kind and caring, but I also had so many questions. Like why now? After all these years, why come and find me now? How did she know I was here? This was so messed up for me. My whole mind was about to burst with unprocessed information. “Come on now, let’s go for a walk. We can talk.” She said, and I looked to Alex for assurance. He gave me a nod and took my hand. We went out to the main grounds, where it was peaceful, there were not many others around, and Alex led us to a small patioed area with deck chairs and a table with an umbrella to shield us from the burning sunshine. The birds chirping away in the treetops and the distant sound of children playing in the play area made me smile. “Let me start by saying I am sorry for the sudden intrusion. My name is Ethel. You are my granddaughter; my daughter is your mother. Many years ago now, you were just a baby, and you were taken from us.” She started to say.
Alex’s POV I left Victoria with Ethel and asked Helen to monitor them closely. I had to make an important phone call and did not want to be disturbed unless it were an emergency. The fact that Victoria's grandmother had come onto the scene changed everything. I was devastated for my mate that she had gone through so much. Did it bother me that she had witch blood pumping through her veins? Not. I loved her with every ounce of my body. One day very soon, she would be my Luna and carry my pups. Picking up the phone, I rang Edward, one of the elders and informed him of my problem. I would not allow that pack to go on and get away with treating their members so ill. I could not imagine myself running such a poor pack and treating any one of them in that disgusting way. To say that Edward was not happy was an understatement. He shared the same disappointment as me. No way would I allow Eliza to become my Luna, especially no
I was still processing everything in my mind when I got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around my wet body. I then wrapped a towel around my wet hair and stared at my reflection in the mirror. I felt so lucky that I was no longer at that horrible pack house chasing after everyone else’s wants and needs—no more cleaning and worrying about when I would next get a meal or a beating. Alex was the most fantastic mate that I could ever want. He was my best friend growing up, and I hated when he was taken from me, but I thanked the moon goddess that he had come back to me and saved my life. The thought of him being paired with Eliza as chosen mates made me want to throw up; she did not deserve him. He was mine. The fact that my grandmother had appeared out of nowhere and I was being told all these things about my past made me full of many questions. Those that I had believed to be my parents? Who were they? Had they been the ones w