Chapter 3

Camilla’s POV:

A small smile stretched across my cheek as I opened my eyes, but it immediately dropped when I realized that I was alone in the room. I sat up, the bedspread around my body pooling on my lap. “Seth?” I called, my eyes on the bathroom door, but there was no response.

I pushed down the wrenched feeling that was beginning to form in my chest. Seth was probably out doing... well, Beta stuff.

I quickly found my clothes, put them on, and made my way down the elevator to the lounging area in the pack house.

I knew that the rest of the Omegas were already out doing their daily activities, so I snuck into the room that most of us shared and dashed for the bathroom. I released a deep sigh as soon as I was finished, and as I opened the door, my breath hitched. Standing outside the bathroom door were my worst nightmares, and they did not look happy.

“Was wondering when you would finally crawl back in, you mutt,” Mia sneered, her cheeks slightly red from where I punched her last night.

Before I could react, Laura and Jane were already reaching for me, dragging me forward and pushing me to my knees. I struggled against them, my breaths coming out in short pants as I knew what was going to happen.

Mia stood in front of me, a wolfish smile on her lips, and she cracked her knuckles. “I am going to enjoy this so much.”

A cry left my mouth as Mia’s fist connected with my stomach, but it was immediately muffled by hands. I thrashed around, trying to free myself from them, but it was of no use. After a few more agonizing punches, Mia suddenly stopped while I was left gasping for air and trying to stop my body from trembling while tears trailed down my cheeks.

I looked up and saw Mia holding a shirt—the black shirt Seth had given me the night before. Mia brought it to her nose, took a deep sniff, and then gasped.

“A killer and now a thief?” Mia said, then bent down to look at my face, which I knew was glaring red from the slaps.

“I am not a thief!” I dared to say, and Mia’s brows shot up.

“Then what is the Beta’s cloth doing with you?”

I gritted my teeth and snapped my head to the ground. Mia’s nails pinched into my chin, and she forcefully jerked my head to look at her face.

“He’s my mate!” I spat, hoping for them to finally back off, but there was silence for a few seconds before they all broke out in laughter.

“W-what?” Jane’s voice rang in between laughter, her grasp on my arm loosening.

“Is this some kind of joke?” Mia said, and I gritted my teeth.

“Once Seth finds out about what you’re doing to me, he will punish you!” I gasped as a hand landed on my cheek, my head jerking to the side from the force.

“Not only are you a snitch and a thief, but you’re also a home-wrecking whore.” I turned my head to look at Mia with a confused frown.

She fake-gasped and placed her slender fingers on her lips. “Oh my… Are you really pretending to not know that our Beta is married?”

“W-what?” I choked, and both Jane and Laura left my arms to stand next to Mia.

“Did you really spread your legs for a mated man, Camilla? Goddess, you’re so disgusting.” Laura made a face after saying those words, and Jane stepped forward.

“Not only is he mated, he has a four-year-old son too!” Jane added, and each word they said hurt more than the blows I just received.

No. They are lying. They are all just trying to mess with my head, I thought, but that didn’t stop me from believing their words.

Mia stepped forward and bent down. “The Beta can’t be your mate, Camilla. No one can, no one will.”

With that, she straightened up and they began to walk towards the door. I was clenching onto the sweater I was wearing, willing my tears not to fall because I knew they spoke lies!

My head snapped to Mia when she stopped at the door, looking at me over her shoulder. “And in case you want to find the Beta in his home with his wife, here is the address. Skaoaka.”

“Soaiaiakan,” I repeated as soon as the door closed. I knew what I was about to do was a bad idea, but I needed to find out the truth.

I have to find out if my mate is truly married.

———-

Here I was, two hours later, standing outside my mate’s house. I took a shaky breath and pressed the doorbell button. I could hear the sound of footsteps, and I took a step back and held my breath.

The door was pulled open, and it felt like a blow was delivered to my stomach. I could feel bile rising to my throat.

She was beautiful. Her dark eyes looked at me with confusion, and her brown fingers, wrapped around what seemed to be a child’s toy, shone golden where the sun touched.

“Uhm, who are you?” she asked, and I tried to swallow the lump that had formed in my throat. I brought my shaky hands to my side and tried to control my breathing, but it felt like a knife was being twisted in my gut.

Breathe, I thought to myself. Maybe this is the wrong address.

“Baby?”

My whole body stiffened at that voice. I watched as his hand wrapped around the woman’s waist, his lips close to her cheek, and as soon as he saw me, he stiffened.

My eyes were already pooled with tears, and I found it hard to breathe. Before Seth could say a word, I beat him to it. “Sorry, wrong address.” I choked, and with my vision blurred, I turned around and ran.