The council

Zara

"Hurry up and clean this mess," the girl said, pushing me toward the broken glass on the ground. I knelt down and started picking them up. She then stepped on my hands with her fit, making me scream.

She then roughly yanked my hair, causing me to meet her gaze.

"Do not think you are any different from us; you are still an omega, just like your whore mother." I clenched my fist ready to punch her

"You two, get back to work". then I was interrupted by the district cook

"This is not over, Kunt". jenim said and walked away bumping shoulders with me.

Jenim was like salt in my wounds; she intentionally smashed into me, shattering the glass. She was willing to do anything to get me to submit to her.

Every day reminds me of how miserable my life was and how I faced hatred from people I barely knew. Why? because I am mixed-race. My mother was an Omega who married the Alpha of Edwood pack. The hatred did not begin with me; it began with my mother. Some siad she had whore herself to attract my father's attention, while others believed she was my father's mistress who had drugged him into having me. But all was just rumors since I have seen how much my father loved my mother, I would like for my mate to feel the same way about me, the way my father cared for her.

I was the result of their love; a child born to an Alpha and an Omega was considered to be a disgrace to the Edwood pack, but my father did not care. They loved me until they both left me to face the harsh realities of this world.

I would tell myself that things would get better soon, but it seemed like they were getting worse. I considered running away, and I did, but it never worked out well. I gave up after being severely punished by my stepbrother, Savik and carried on with my life in the hopes of finding my mate—someone who would love and care for me.

My stepbrother was the worst of them all; Savik detested me from birth. He never wanted to be seen with me. He spent the majority of his time at the Alpha training camp; he was rarely seen, and he would use any excuse to avoid me. When he was around, he would tell me to do things I did not want to do because he knew my submissive Omega trait would do them regardless; he took advantage of this, and my wolf despised it.

When my father died, he made sure I slept in the Omega district or did things a regular Omega would do, constantly reminding me that I do not deserve to be an Alpha. Surprisingly, I got a hang of the Omega activities, but my dominant Alpha side strongly disagreed; it is like a raging conflict within me.

As an Alpha, Savik did not grant me any rights, despite the fact that I know they will not be equal to his rights as a boy child and the Alpha of the Edwood pack. Instead, he would explain to me that he was only keeping me in the pack in order to form strong alliances with other packs by marrying me off to another pack, I was technically an outcast of my own pack. Sometimes, I would hope he loved me like a sister and not treat me the way he does.

I had not seen Savik in months, and the last I heard, he was arranging to strike a deal with the Regans. Security has been tight at Edwook pack, and the dignitries of the Reagan pack, including the Edwood pack, were holding a meeting. Everyone has been tense all morning preparing for their welcome. Hopefully, their arrival will not result in a fight.

"Zara, go wait outside the pack council chember with the other girls," the pack cook ordered, i nodded and quukily picked up my pace. we stood in line waiting for them to come in, I guess we will be the one serving them.

"Hey, i heard Vulvan Regan will be attending this meeting, I heard he is so charming, I can't wait to see him." one girl whispered.

"shhhh, don't let them hear you, you will get into trouble for crushing on our enemies," another girl whispered back as they gigglled among themselves.

I have only heard unpleasant things about Vulvan Regan, he was literrally a pain in the ass to Savik, I myself hasn't seen him before, it was said the Regan's Alpha were special and powerful breeds that set them apart from other breed, Vulvan and his pack was capable to take down the Edwood pack. Thinking about that makes me sick. i hope that isn't their intention coming to Edwood pack for the council meeting, I hope all goes well and they leave cause I'm getting tired of standing.

An hour later, the door swung open, revealing Savik, my stepbrother, leading the way, including the elders council, followed by the Regans and their elder. We were instructed that once we see them, we should ursher them in and serve them.

Savik didn't even spare me a glance as I walked past me.Just as I turned to leave, Vulvan's gaze met mine, I had not anticipated how charming he would be because he was damn hot. His emerald green eyes, sleek black hair, a mole above the side of his lips, and commanding aura were the obvious features that highlighted his Alpha dominant traits.I became uneasy as he approached, and my wolf began to misbehave. His stares bored holes in my eyes, and he walked past me with an unreadable expression.

what was this feeling? My temperature suddenly became hot, and my palms became sweaty.

did he feel what I felt?

One of the girls shoved a tray on my hands and yelled at me, "Are you just going to stand there like a stature or get to work?" It was time for me to go in and sever, but for some reason, I started to feel both nervous and excited—mostly because I would be seeing Vulvan again. Before taking what I needed to sever, I told myself, "I hope I do not end up doing something stupid."