Lillian's POV

"It's all going to be fine," I whispered to myself, then coughed and sniffed, ignoring the scent of my blood in the little dark room I was locked in.

My face was badly bruised, and I couldn't see properly on one side of my eyes, which was hurting. My wolf was silent, and all I could do was comfort the two of us with empty words.

My mate had hit us again, and it came as no surprise. He did it most of the time, even when he wanted to take out his frustration on me whenever he argued with his lover. He called me to his room and then just began hitting me. Never was there a day he looked at me lovingly or talked to me tenderly.

Did he have a wolf? Definitely, and they both hated us.

"I don't think we will be in here for long; they need us," I said softly to myself, then chuckled.

No one was as good as I was with chores, so no matter what, they were going to call me. Only two days had passed, so I was sure that pretty soon they were going to call me.

"Beautiful day, yet again," I whispered with tears in my eyes, then laughed loudly and moved my hand to my chest to ease my heartache.

Now it was better than the first time the Alpha betrayed me. I couldn't understand why I was struggling to breathe and in so much pain the first time after I had found out he was my mate.

But then it happened over and over again, and I realized that whenever he was having sex with another, it grieved my wolf so much to the point of us going through unbearable pain. But with time, the pain became a part of us, and we learned how to live with it.

When I heard the sound of the door, I forced myself to my feet, smiling as it opened. I hated the dark so much but acted okay with it because there was nothing I could do about it even if I voiced out my words.

"You are in luck, the Delta asked me to tell you about the party that is happening this evening. Everyone has already begun to prepare," Brenda said lazily, then sighed loudly and continued to speak.

"If not for being short-staffed, I wouldn't have come here to free you, even if it was the Delta's orders," she said, then looked at me from head to toe.

"What, you don't want to come out? Do you prefer the dark?" she asked in a mocking tone.

"No," I forced out the words and slowly moved to where she was.

I had night vision because of my wolf, but still being in the dark was like hell.

She shut the door behind me then looked at me carefully.

"You are a weird one, aren't you? This time don't even think about talking or looking at Miss Leah. If you do, the Alpha might end you," she said as I frowned.

"I'm his mate," I answered in a whisper.

"Stupid, you are an Omega and it ends there," she spat loudly and then began to walk as I followed behind.

"You have a pack to clean and some washing to do. The elderly omegas will be in in charge of helping out the appointed she-wolves to prepare a meal, while I and a few others will be in charge of decorations," she said proudly.

"Um....is the party for the Alpha or are there guests who will come to visit?" I asked and then quickly bit my lower lip when she stopped walking and looked at me coldly.

When she smiled, I frowned.

"Since it's a good day, why shouldn't I answer you. Today's party will be held because the Alpha has decided to announce to everyone that Miss Leah will be his true mate and Luna," she answered as I felt the sound around us die and my vision blur for a second.

"What?" I asked in a cracked voice as my wolf growled angrily.

"You heard me. Today is the day the Alpha will officially introduce Miss Leah as our Luna. Come on, you must have known by now that it was going to happen sooner or later," she said then chuckled softly.

"He hates you as much as we all do, and he loves her. Look at yourself and then at her. You are a living definition of a pig, and nothing about your body is appealing. Your eyes are dull, and your hair... I don't know what to make out of it. Is it white or just garbage brown?" She asked with disgust.

"On the other hand, Miss Leah is a beautiful blonde with an amazing figure and height. She walks with grace, and whenever she speaks, she captures the hearts of so many pack members. She's gorgeous, and her wolf is pretty impressive too," she said, then laughed a little as I blinked back the tears that were beginning to blind my vision.

"To be honest, I'm not even sure if you have a wolf because no one has ever seen you shift. Are you certain you are one of us?" She asked.

"Perhaps you were human all along, and the elderly omegas were kind enough to pick you up on the streets of human territory and raise you with a lie," she said as I felt my heart ache badly.

I clenched one of my hands into a fist and then took a deep breath. Hitting her was only going to get me in trouble, and why should I when her words held truth.

I was ugly compared to Leah; I guess that's one of the reasons why my mate didn't want me. Back then, I tried my best to bathe a lot to look a little better.

I even did my best to starve myself deliberately, even when the leftovers were left, but nothing worked. It even got worse because I gained more weight than before.

It really was a waste of time. The more I did my best, the more I got picked on and mocked by the pack members and him.

The time he paid attention to me was only when Leah had accused me of something to make him upset, and each time he approached me, he had a disgusted look on his face, which was so hurtful.

"I'll do my best to assist everyone; after all, this pack needs a worthy Luna, and miss Leah is the best choice," I forced out the words.

"See, there you go. You are now understanding your place. I wish you could have said this sooner. Miss Leah could have even asked the Alpha to let you off. After all, she's a very kind and innocent soul," she said and then turned and walked away as I stood still, wiping away the tears that were rolling down my cheeks.

No matter how much I pretended not to care or react, it was very hard for me. Each day made me feel like dying, yet I couldn't even bring myself to die or reject the Alpha.

I was truly weak and pathetic.

Lillian's POV:

I stood at the far end corner of the hall that was lavishly decorated. Everyone was busy chatting while some were eating and drinking happily.

I was the only one who stood alone and looked out of place. I couldn't keep my gaze up for more than a few minutes because I didn't want to be accused of something or threatened by another pack member.

Although whenever I looked up, I stole a few glances at the Alpha who stood in front of us whispering sweet words into Leah's ear while she blushed.

The party had begun, at least that's what I thought, yet they weren't saying anything and half an hour had gone by of us witnessing their flirting.

Leah wore a beautiful blue strapless short dress that matched her heels. Her hair was straightened like silk that fell perfectly to her back.

Her face was covered in beautiful makeup and red lipstick.Whenever she laughed, she raised her hand to cover her mouth, showing off a diamond ring that the Alpha had gifted her not so long ago on her twentieth birthday.

Although she looked good, the Alpha stole the attention of everyone.

His medium curly brunette hair was kind of shining, even from afar, and whenever he smiled, showing off his beautiful white teeth and dimples, my heart fluttered.

His ear and lip piercings only added to how sexy he was. He wore a dark blue shirt to match Leah's dress, leaving the first three buttons undone. His black trousers only showed off his amazing long legs and great build.

All the she-wolves' eyes were on him, and I was positive he was aware of it.

I lowered my eyes and looked at myself sadly.

For years, I felt insecure about my body, even now. My back had skin folds, and my stomach was like that of a pregnant woman.

I also had stretch marks on my stomach, breasts, and thighs. One would think that it was impossible for a she-wolf to have, yet here I was.

Although I had taken a bath, I still didn't look good, that I knew, and the baggy pink dress I was putting on didn't match my white hair or my light brown eyes.

"Ugly," I muttered to myself and then looked up and met the Gamma's gaze.

He stood with a few warriors and the Beta, looking my way. He smirked and then muttered something into one of the warriors' ears.

The warrior chuckled softly before he gave a bow and went to where the Alpha was standing.

"Excuse me, Alpha, I apologize for interrupting your conversation," he said with a bow.

The Alpha looked at him in annoyance, then sighed softly.

"What is it?" He asked coldly.

"I and the other warriors want to praise you for all your achievements and how amazing you are with Miss Leah," he said in a respectful tone and continued.

"I do understand that you have an important announcement coming up, but the Gamma and a few other warriors were wondering if you could allow us to make one of the weak Omegas our fun bait for our entertainment," he said as my heart picked up.

For a second, the Alpha looked bored, but when Leah tip-toed and whispered something in his ear, his face lit up.

"Fine, but I'll expect you to be back in an hour. Now if you will excuse me, I have something to do," he answered and then wrapped his arm around Leah's back and walked away with her, leaving everyone laughing at how horny he was.

My heart was hurting at their words, yet I forced myself to smile even when my wolf was whimpering.

I looked down and sniffed, trying so hard to push back the tears.

When I felt the atmosphere around me change, I quickly looked up and noticed how the warriors were approaching me. I desperately wanted to run away, yet their aura scared me enough to freeze in one place.

"What do we have here?" The warrior who had spoken to the Alpha asked.

I was able to ask them what they wanted when I was grabbed on each side of my arms and dragged.

I was about to scream when a loud, threatening growl silenced me. It was the Beta's and a warning to keep quiet. If I was to go against him, my punishment would be severe. I didn't want to be put in the dark room for nearly a month like they did one time in the past.

Not only was I starving to death and only allowed half a glass of water every two days, I was only taken to the toilet every three days with a blindfold.

It was so bad that I vowed to be on my best behavior since then because I nearly died from starvation.

"Please, I apologize for whatever I did," I pleaded.

"Shut up," came the Gamma's orders.

My wolf instantly submitted, but I couldn't shut up.

"Please," I sobbed.

A few minutes had gone by, yet they were still dragging me into the forest. I knew that even if I were to scream at the top of my voice, no one could come and save me.

They all hated me. The only thing I could think of was to prepare myself for anything.

"Is this far enough, Beta?" The warrior on my left side asked.

"Yup," came his reluctant response.

The warrior instantly let me go and pushed me forward with laughter.

"Listen up, you little worthless omega bitch. Right now, we are bored as well as pissed over the news we heard from Leah. So we will make this clear to you. In order for you to entertain us, we are going to give you a five-minute head start to run, and then we will take off after you," the Gamma said.

"If you manage to stay away from us and cross the river in time using a boat which is there, then we promise to leave you alone. But if you don't make it, then we will get to do anything we want to you. Now the time starts ticking," he said, and that was enough to send me off running.

If there was one thing we all knew in the pack, it was that the Gamma was very mischievous, and he never meant what he said because he enjoyed making pack members suffer.

Whenever he gave orders and someone failed to follow them, he literally found a way of killing them or making them disappear from the pack.

Me standing still would have only angered him enough to hurt me like I had witnessed before. I needed to cross that river as soon as possible.

My breath was labored, and my throat was dry. I felt weak due to overworking, and I was terrified for my life.

My wolf had a problem as well; she was so weak that she couldn't fully take over or allow us to shift. Even at a crucial time when we were being hit, all she could do was growl.

I couldn't understand what was wrong with her. But because she was still a great part of me, I embraced her very being.

"Little fat pig, here we come," I heard the Gamma say in our pack's mind link.

"Stay away from the open field," my wolf ordered as I instantly made a turn running towards a lot of trees. In my life, there was never a day I went to the border or river despite hearing about them.

I felt so confused as everything was new to me, and I had no idea where I was running to.

"River ahead," my wolf yelped, and I could smell it too.

I picked up my pace and rushed there. When the river came into view, I began looking around and slowed down.

I stood still, breathing heavily for a few minutes to catch a breath. After feeling much better, I began searching for the boat the Gamma had talked about.

"Move," my wolf ordered in a loud growl.

"Stop growling at me! You know how scared we are of the river!" I yelled back, then looked at the river.

"You know that we don't know how to swim. If we dive in, something might make us its food or worse, we could drown," I whispered huskily, then quickly turned when the growls sounded near.

The warriors, Gamma and Beta, appeared in their wolf form.

The more they moved closer, the more I moved backwards, shaking my head and pleading to them in fear.

The Beta growled louder, making the place slightly shake. I quickly moved backwards and lost my balance, falling into the river.

The first thing I felt was my nose and throat hurt as I tried to swim. I was swallowing water and trying to scream at the same time; my eyes were hurting, and my heart was hurting as the warriors' laughter filled my ears.

My throat felt like it was burning as the force felt like I was choking. I was terrified, yet I was losing my strength to swim up.

Harvey's POV

We stood laughing so hard after shifting into our human form.

We all watched with interest as she faked her inability to swim.

"She sure knows how to fake it, she is a drama queen," Paul said then sighed heavily.

"Anyway, it was all for fun, Paul, but the Alpha gave us only an hour. I'm sure by now he must have already gone back to the hall. Let's leave the Omega; she will soon join us," I said seriously.

"You are right, Beta. Warriors, you go ahead and prepare some clothes for us; we will be right there," Paul instructed.

"Yes, Gamma," they answered together and then shifted into their wolf form and dashed away.

"Was it worth torturing the poor Omega?" I asked playfully.

"You know that you love it, Harvey, after all, she was a pain to look at," he answered as I laughed softly.

He knew me a little too well.

We both couldn't stand the fat Omega bitch. Not because she was fat and weak, but because someone as unworthy as her was mated to our Alpha, who was the very definition of perfection.

If there was a way to get rid of her without him noticing, we could have done that a long time ago. Sadly, he called for her every week, even if it was just to hit or yell at her. It was more of a habit to him.

"Should we go back now?" I asked simply.

"Yep," the Gamma responded and then shifted back into his wolf. Soon after, I did the same and rushed to the pack hall with him.

Immediately, the hall came into view, and the warriors approached us in their human form with a pair of clothes in their hands.

We quickly shifted, dressed up, and then walked into the hall where the Alpha stood with a frown on his face. Leah was saying something to him, but he looked uninterested; he was actually ignoring her.

He moved his hand and placed it on his chest, rubbing there.

I quickly rushed to his side and looked at Leah seriously.

"What did you do?" I asked in a whisper.

"Nothing, we went into his bedroom to have some fun, but out of nowhere he..."

"Silence," the Alpha commanded with emphasis when he met my eyes. I quickly bared my neck.

Although he was still in control, his wolf was beginning to show his presence.

"Alpha," Leah called in concern.

"I am not feeling well. I'll go and get some rest, please do continue," he said when he dropped his hand and forced a smile on his face.

"Alpha, should I walk with you?" I asked in concern.

"No, you stay," he answered as his smile faded.

"Something isn't right," he whispered, then walked away leaving me glaring at Leah.

"Honestly what the hell did you do?" I asked again, this time raising my voice a little.

She sighed and then folded her arms.

"I told you a few minutes ago, didn't I? I did nothing wrong. I whispered to him how I wanted to show him a very good time, and he agreed because he was feeling happy over us announcing our plans to be together," she answered.

"When we went upstairs to his room, we wasted no time in making out. We were so close to taking off our clothes when he pulled back out of nowhere and groaned in pain, dropping to his knees," she said then continued after a short sigh.

"At first, I thought he was just messing around, but when he began sweating and growling in pain, that's when I realized that it was serious," she said as I raised a brow .

"We both know how the Alpha hates looking vulnerable in front of anyone, that's why when he ordered me to go out, I quickly did. I immediately came here to announce to everyone how he wanted us to continue having a good time, but he soon joined me," she said, annoying me.

"Then what happened next?" I asked seriously.

"As I said, the Alpha came back to join me after a few minutes. He looked fine and very much okay. That's why I went on to enjoy my time with him. I wasn't going to upset him by asking what was going on with him," she answered.

I rubbed my hand against my forehead and then dropped it.

"First of all, your character is that of a loose bitch, we all know that. But because your act is usually perfect, on point, and you have a sense of taking care of this pack well with the Alpha's rule, that's why we tolerate you," I said harshly.

"Also, you are gorgeous and your body is like a bottle of fine wine, that's why most males fall for you. But that doesn't work on me, so listen closely to what I'm going to say," I said with emphasis.

"Next time the Alpha gets sick, angry, or even shows signs of pain in any way, you should mind-link me or Paul, and you must make sure your ass stays there attending to him. If you want to be our Luna, then act like one," I warned, then took a step forward, closing the space between us, and leaned in to talk in her ear.

"Also, I don't get why you even whispered when everyone here has damn good hearing!" I yelled angrily as she quickly took a step back, covering her ear.

I turned and faced everyone seriously.

"I'm sure you have heard everything by now. I won't ask you to act like you didn't, but I will ask you to hold your damn tongues or mouths. The Alpha shouldn't hear a damn thing about your gossip, and tomorrow you shouldn't even dare slack off," I said oudly.

"If I do find out that you did talk shit and the Alpha found out, Paul and I will take turns making you cry. Now get the hell out of my sight and go to your respective houses and rooms. Tomorrow, be on your best behavior," I ordered.

They all gave a low bow and began leaving the hall.

"And as for you, I expect you not to bother the Alpha in any way today. I'm sure you noticed how his other self was close to taking over. If our other Alpha does take over, things will turn cold and deadly quickly," I said and then walked out of the hall, ignoring Paul and the warriors.

Something was definitely wrong with him, yet I couldn't quite pinpoint what it was. For now, I was going to sleep and rest, then tomorrow morning I was going to check up on him.