Alison
LIVING IN THE BLACK VALEY was no picnic, but living as an omega was possibly the worst position anyone could be in. The moment you could turn, you had to go through the rank trials, and you were placed according to your performance. Your future depended solely on how you ranked in the trials and not the rank you were born under. What a lie?!
Only the ones who had proven their strength could rule. The children born in ranked houses usually won since they were given more training and didn’t have the work schedules we had, so in my mind, the competition was rigged. But I would give it my all in any case. I attacked each challenge with everything I had. I was strong. Nobody had any idea how hard orphans worked in this place, but there was no big surprise when I didn’t make it. Being tired after working all day was apparently no excuse! I was named an omega and shipped off to work straight away without the opportunity to do more.
They didn’t even give me the opportunity to grab my things from my room in the orphanage. Not that I had a lot. All the woman told me was that we had a long way to go, and she didn’t have time to waste. I followed the woman called Bridget out of town. We shifted as soon as we were well out of town. At least, we could run out here.
In town, I sometimes wondered if the people had forgotten they were actually werewolves. Since the curse was lifted many years ago, werewolves have been able to shift at will and most of them spent most of their time in their human form. I had heard that things were different in the border lands. As we made our way to wherever it was, she was taking me. I kind of hoped we were going to one of the border towns.
The city people didn’t like the border towns, but I had seen the wolves come through town from time to time and I thought they were just amazing. They all looked stronger and more tanned. They were warriors who protected the rest of us from the evils that lurked outside our borders. If I was lucky, I would be mated to one of those warriors and he would protect me.
I have always been able to take care of myself. I fought my own battles, but it would be nice to have a strong male there to fight when I physically wasn’t able to. We didn’t camp anywhere, so by the time we reached my new home I was dead tired. I had never run as far as that or been in my wolf form for so long. What kept me going was the hope that they would give me a bed and some food once we reached our destination.
Sadly, my hope was dashed when we shifted and walked into the alpha house. His scent was stronger than any other I had ever smelled. He stood more than a head taller than I was, and his broad shoulders made him look like a bit of a brick.
“This is our new omega, alpha.” Bridget lowered her head and smacked me on the back of mine when I still gaped at my surroundings.
“She can start in the kitchen. I don’t want her running around in front of the men.” He hardly looked at me before he turned around and continued his conversation. I was a little confused, but I followed Bridget to the back. My stomach was growling, but I didn’t want to ask for food while she introduced me to the cook. The cook looked agitated as she showed me what she wanted me to do. She turned her back on me while I sat down on the floor and started cleaning the cupboard.
I was feeling a little faint, but I fought the urge to pass out and kept going. I knew my life wasn’t going to be easy. The moment I came in last in that last race, I knew I was going to be treated like trash. It didn’t stop me from hoping for better. From the looks of things, they couldn’t possibly treat me worse than I had been treated in the orphanage.
I worked until finally the cook told me to join her. She had prepared a plate for each of us. I was shocked and relieved to find fresh bread and cheese. I was beginning to think they would feed me only potato skins! Her entire demeanour changed as soon as we sat down to eat. She explained how things worked in the pack and, if I was honest, it scared me a little more than meeting the alpha.
He didn’t sound like a nice man, so I would do my best to avoid him as far as possible. I was relieved to find out my room was almost beside the kitchen and that I didn’t have to walk about the pack house. According to what the cook told me, he hardly ever came into the kitchen, which was a huge relief.
Spenser
I knew that people saw me as arrogant, cruel and ruthless, but what else did they expect me to be? I had to protect those under my care! Nobody but my father understood the constant pressure I was under. The Rogue king had declared war on our kingdom! The crazy wolf believed that we had kidnapped his kid and had since been trying his best to prove it by crossing our borders constantly. Our king was just as crazy! His demands were unbelievable, but that was what it was. It was my duty to protect the border. It was my duty to serve at my king’s will. Our pack territory wasn’t the right place for females, but I couldn’t very well tell my pack members to keep them somewhere else.
So, I had no other choice but to keep fighting until every single rogue was killed! In the meantime, the capital city kept sending us the omegas they didn’t want in the hopes that I would send them out to fight this war. Losing so many warriors was beginning to cost us dearly. If only they sent me more males! I could work with males, but most of the time, I had to deal with more females, which was the last thing we needed!
AlisonThe day that I turned eighteen, I was on my way to clean Alpha Spencer’s room. I didn’t wake up with hope of a party. I didn’t even expect any kind of acknowledgment of my special day. I had woken up with so much hope for my possible future that it didn’t bother me. Alpha Spencer was usually out that time of the morning and as I walked into his room and found him on top of a female, I whipped around. Our eyes met just long enough that we knew we were mates! I had been shocked into silence for only a moment.“I’m sorry! I didn’t … I will come back.” My eyes filled with tears as I ran back to my room. I heard him growling, and it almost felt as if the entire building shook with his anger. I had just closed my door behind me when he stormed in looking like some kind of hellhound out for blood!“I reject you as my mate!” He shouted while gripping me in a death grip. The fact that he was with another female didn’t hurt nearly as much as his words! Spencer didn’t want a mate and he s
AlisonI opened my eyes and, for a moment, I thought I had died. I had to be in heaven or something! There was no way I could be anywhere else! The room was luxurious. More luxurious than anything I had ever seen. My hand slipped over the bedding and it was so soft to the touch! Spencer’s bedding wasn’t even that soft! Fine, so I didn’t have that much experience, and I had not seen many bedrooms, but I was convinced I was in heaven and that was that.I got out of bed and nearly jumped right back when my feet touched the cold floor and I realized I was completely naked! Did people walk around naked in heaven?! Okay, so werewolves sometimes walk around naked after shifting, but I couldn’t for the life of me imagine people walking about naked in such a sacred place!I pulled the covers tightly around my body and started looking around the room. I was just about to peek into one of the cupboards when the door opened, making me nearly jump out of my skin! The moment our eyes met, it was as
Spenser It took a couple of days, but I finally started to feel more like myself again. I could only guess that the omega died. It was the only explanation I could think of for the pain finally subsiding. The rumours about what happened spread through my pack and I had to quickly get us back on track. Those damn rogues could attack at any moment, and I was just lucky that they hadn’t. I had survived the rejection and so had my pack. We could finally move on with our lives. There was a small possibility that I could get a second chance mate at some point in my life, but I didn’t count on it happening. We were fighting a war. I had to keep my focus on that! Alison It was incredibly strange at first. My father had my room redecorated with everything I so much as looked at, and I had to keep reminding him that I was used to a lot less. I also now have a cupboard filled with both new dresses and some of my mother’s old ones. I liked them even though they were apparently out of fashion.
AlisonMy life instantly changed the moment I found my father. Or at least, the moment that Ralph found me. I would never give Spenser any of the credit. He might have been the one who started the ball rolling for me to end up where Ralph could find me, but he didn’t do it because he was trying to help. Spenser rejected me without a second thought! The pain was slowly subsiding.I had to credit my dad, Ralph and the pack for that. They were nothing like I thought they would be. They were nothing like the people in the kingdom thought. I had heard stories over the years, but it was all hearsay. Very few people who actually saw what was going on beyond our borders spoke about it. I very quickly figured out that it was the king’s way of making sure that his people wouldn’t leave his kingdom.“Okay, so you started this war because you believed he kidnapped me or, worse, that he had me killed?” I frowned at my dad who had been telling me their side of the story. I had been there a couple o
AlisonConvincing my father to leave their pack territory was a huge thing. Ralph quickly got what I was planning, and he helped me to convince my father in the end. The warriors needed rest. Proper rest. Away from borders that they had to protect. Some of the younger warriors were thrown into the deep end and were never properly trained.One of the advantages of my position as omega in the old kingdom was that I had a lot of time to just watch what was going on without anyone realizing I was doing it. I wanted to give them all the information I had about the army. I wanted them to know which step they were going to take before they even took it.In order for us to properly prepare, we had to leave our home. We had to get away from everything that could distract us. I wanted to be trained so that I could lead our army in the final battle. I wanted to be there when we ran over their defenses. I wanted to be there when that monstrous king was ripped from his high horse and his throne wa
SpenserIt was the strangest thing! The rogues simply disappeared as though they were never there! I walked through what used to be their town and it was a complete ghost town. I was half expecting one of them to jump out at us at some point or some trap, but they were gone.From the state of their town, they left in a hurry. Furniture was strewn all over the place. I found a cupboard still filled with food that had gone off. It had been two months since the last attack and nobody had seen a single rogue since then. Since it was so unbelievable, the king instructed me to check it out myself. I met up with my warriors in the square before returning home.I wasn’t sure how the king was going to take the news, and I wasn’t looking forward to telling him. The rogues were gone. The war was over.AlisonWe watched Spenser and his men walking through town from the safety of the cliff. Our people were still keeping an eye on our territory. We had to make sure that nobody moved in and took ove
AlisonMy father came out of nowhere and told me to wait with the army while he moved forward. I had learned to respect his wishes over the past two years, but it was difficult to watch him approach the people who hated us so much. I was even more surprised when the old king suddenly appeared on the other side of the field, and he met my father in the middle.I couldn’t hear what they were saying, and my hearing was the best in the pack. Ever since my father crowned me queen, I have grown even stronger. The two old kings shook hands in the middle of what was going to be the most epic battle of all time and my father returned. He was frowning, and I just knew I wasn’t going to like what he was about to say.“I’m sorry, Alison.” My father frowned before turning his attention to my pack. “The old king and I have come to an agreement. We have all lived without war for the past two years, and we want to keep living in peace. We’ve all lost so many people that we both feel we don’t want to
AlisonI was furious, but I couldn’t tell my father. All that work was basically wasted. He also made a huge decision on his own that was meant to be my decision to make. I wouldn’t have agreed to a truce and he knew it. I knew that was why he did what he did. Over the next couple of days, I was torn between what my father wanted and the revenge plan I had been working on for two years. As I walked through town, it also quickly became clear that the pack was confused. Some were relieved about it, just like my father was.“The king declared war because of the princess. Now that she is back, there is no reason for us to fight anymore.” I overheard a guard who didn’t realize I was just around the corner.“But they took her! They have to pay for that!” His companion growled and I smiled.“They have been paying. For twenty years. So have we! I want peace. I want to sit on my porch and watch my grandchildren grow up one day.” The guard hit back and I rolled my eyes. Some of our pack were cl