Blood and Moon by Karima Saad Usman

Selene Carter lost her parents at a young age when they were killed by rogue wolves. Now she is attending the Moon Ceremony but she is the only one who hasn't shifted.

The elites were taunting her.

"You are as worthless as your parents were." An Alpha said.

She tried to hold her tears inside and successfully did so. Meanwhile, the other Omegas were shifting into their full forms.

**

The past.

Selene was in her boyfriend Caleb's bedroom. His parents were gone for the weekend. So, they had the whole house to themselves.

Selene and Caleb were on the bed snuggling against each other's necks. They kissed softly and Caleb slowly undressed Selene by removing a strap of her T-shirt.

He kissed her shoulder. Selene whimpered at his touch. That was the night she was to lose her virginity.

"I'm not sure what I'm doing." Caleb laughed. He was a virgin too.

Selene chuckled. "Let's find out together."

She removed his T-shirt revealing his chiseled chest. She ran her fingers across it. Caleb then removed her T-shirt and she was braless, so he kissed her breast.

Both of them started fully undressing each other while kissing passionately.

"Are you sure you want this?" Caleb asked her.

"Yes." She replied. "More than anything."

She let out a passionate cry as Caleb entered her. He thrusted gently and the bed rocked underneath their weight.

When they were done, they cuddled next to each other. Selene didn't want that moment to ever end.

But she didn't realize the horrendousness of what was about to happen next.

Selene came home to a brutal scene. Her parents were dismembered head to toe. At only sixteen-years-old she let out a cry that could have rivaled an Alpha's.

**

The present.

While the others are transforming, Selene notices a strange set of eyes watching her from afar in the woods.

She wanted to run away but she knew she would be taunted even more if she left the Moon Ceremony earlier than everyone else.

She waited for it to be over.

"How are you holding up, Selene?" Caleb asked her.

They were friends since childhood. Selene always thought Caleb would end up her mate. But Olivia was chosen for him instead.

Selene sighed. "I'm doing my best. I miss my parents so much, Caleb."

She couldn't hold the tears back any longer. She let them out and rested her head on Caleb's shoulder.

"Get off him!" A blonde girl yelled.

She pushed Selene off of Caleb. Selene hit the ground on her bottom.

"I'm sorry." Selene said wiping her tears with her cuff.

Olivia put her arms around Caleb's shoulders. "Serves you right, bitch."

"Now, now girls. Behave." Alpha Warren entered the scene.

Selene stood up wiping dirt off of her clothes.

"I better go." Selene said now fully composed.

With that, she left the finished Moon Ceremony. She was the only one who didn't shift that night. Maybe it was the loss of her parents which didn't trigger the factor within her?