My expulsion

I thought it would be easy to stay in my pack, after all, they were my own family. The normal life we led was by far the most dreamed of. Imported luxury cars, first class meals, and of course a huge house with a room for each of the siblings. My mother and father had seven children, I was the middle child, almost insignificant and also without any talent.

Before the ball, where it was to be announced whether I was allowed to stay in the fold, I put on makeup. The red lipstick contrasted with my dark complexion and I combed my brown hair until it was straight and shone like silk.

“You are not ready yet.” my sister Rosset said, looking gorgeous. “Holy cow, how long will it take you to change?”

It was not easy for me to find a suitable outfit for the most important day in my life. I chose a tight-fitting blue blouse with a long, elegant skirt. I wanted to look as serious as possible.

“You look beautiful, Lysa.” He smiled as he hugged me.

“Do not flatter me, sister, you know what will happen today. The flock meeting is nothing but my death sentence.” I howled and tried to suppress the tears that escaped me.

“It's not true. You will not die if they decide you can not stay, and it's not final either.” Rosset grimaced hopefully.

“But of course it is.” I stared at her, she would not dare lie to me if she looked me in the eye. “I do not need to remind you what's going to happen, you are a good student. The wolves will say I am the weakest omega in the pack, and that will mean my expulsion. Because that's what I am, the weakest.”

“Oh, Lysa, I am so sorry.” Rosset burst into tears as she realized she could no longer lie to me. “I love you so much, sister.”

“Do not worry about it, do not tie yourself to me, you know what will happen.” I closed my eyes and imagined the scenario.

Since time immemorial, the wolves of the pack have chosen different ranks to measure each other's skills. The alpha animal was always the strongest and the beta animal the second strongest.

The Omegas were also part of the pack, because they fought as a team. However, the weakest of the whole pack was always chosen to be expelled to the human world so that the family wouldn't have to have this weakness.

I knew it, our history says so. I trained for so long without accomplishing anything to become stronger. I lifted weights, ran for miles, but my wolf form was always so thin, in the bones, small and with such fragile fangs. I was useless to defend anything, at the first sign of a fight I'd die.

Rosset accompanied me to the ballroom and we walked in together, arm in arm. She was always my favorite sister. The others were there too, my whole family, my six siblings, the almost ten uncles and aunts and the other relatives.

They were in their wolf forms, so big, imposing and scary. I felt fear shake me from head to toe. I was in my human form and my eyes were full of tears.

The one who came forward was my father, transformed into the giant red wolf that he was. He growled in front of everyone to show his strength. It had been a long time since he was the Alpha, for my brother had dethroned him when he came of age.

“Lysa, daughter number five.” my father said in a solemn voice. “We must see your transformation to decide your fate.”

The moment I dreaded the most, but there was no point in delaying it any longer. I turned into the silver-white she-wolf, so skeletal that it was painful to look at me, and my fur was so dry and dull that it threatened to fall out altogether.

I noticed the pitying looks of those present, I even heard the comments about my condition. I was a failed wolf, a mistake of nature, the ugliest omega there is. No strong wolf would choose me as a mate.

“Take your human form again, daughter.” were the words of my father.

From a red casket set with black stones he took out a coin with a string, an ancient necklace. He put it around my neck.

“The symbol of the little one, the minor.” he murmured. “The one that belongs to you, Lysa, you're the omega that has failed.”

Her voice echoed in the room and my mother burst into tears. Of course it was to be expected, that coin brought bad luck and everyone there knew it. My stomach began to ache terribly from nervousness.

When the coin touched my skin, I felt more and more dizzy, I got goosebumps and my head was so heavy. I began to forget. I had heard it many times before, the story of the wolves. When an Omega was thrown into the human world, she was forced to leave her memories far behind. The secret of the wolves was to remain intact.

My mother came up to me to hug me. These were the last minutes I'd remember her before she disappeared forever.

I could hear my sister Rosset moaning and crying, I'd miss her so much too.

“I love you and will always love you, my dear daughter.” my mother said and kissed me on the forehead. “May your life continue to be happy, now you're free from what was once your prison. No more herds, no more ranks, no more alphas or omegas.”

I hugged her with what little strength I had left, for she'd soon be unconscious. My mind shut down and my vision slowly blurred.

“Lysa Reccuse dropped out of the pack of Goth Alphas.” That was the voice of another I was slowly forgetting. “She's banished to the land of men, where she'll live without wolf memories, without the ability to transform, without her family's wealth and material possessions, and without her family name. She's strictly forbidden to return, and if she does try, death will be her doom. No one will ever be able to see her again, not even once, unless they want to be accused of treason.”

I wept in my mother's arms because I would never see her again. My family would no longer exist for me, nor would the wealth, the luxury and my big room in the house. I had no idea where I would end up, my wolf district was all I knew as home.

I looked at everyone one last time before falling asleep on the floor as the medal burned me near my neck and took full effect. The pain shot through me to my feet and knocked me unconscious.

The last thing my eyes saw was the sad image of my mother and Rosset clinging to me, struggling not to be taken. The other wolves were attacking them and there was nothing I could do to change my situation.