My Second Mate is Alpha King

Caitlin's POV

"Caitlin! You should be in the kitchen right now, not in the basement! Are you trying to slack off again?"

Judy's hoarse voice echoed through the house, and I sighed resignedly, getting up from the creaky old spring bed.

She is the beta female of the pack and my nightmare.

My name is Caitlin Hill, and I am the omega of the Fang pack.

A year ago, I was the sole alpha heir in the pack.

"Caitlin!" Judy urged again.

"Coming!"

I replied, looking at myself in the mirror. My golden-brown hair was hidden under a baseball cap, and my sapphire blue eyes were filled with weariness.

High nose, attractive lips, but all of this was concealed by the coal dust from the basement.

I did this on purpose; beauty only attracts more trouble.

In the kitchen, I was preparing breakfast for today, toast and eggs.

Judy waved the cane in her hand and harshly struck my arm, "You shouldn't be slacking off! Christmas is just a few months away, and we have a lot to prepare!"

I lowered my head obediently to avoid more beatings.

"Where's Beth?" a man's voice came from the doorway, and my body tensed.

That man was my former fiancé and my first mate, Jason.

I remember, once under the silver moonlight, he stood in front of the bonfire in the forest and said to me, "Caitlin, you will be my lover, I will only love you."

But later, I was drugged by my best friend Beth and ended up in bed with a stranger, all witnessed by Jason.

He rejected me, and I couldn't forget it. He didn't listen to my explanations and firmly said, "I, Jason Henry, reject you, Caitlin Hill, as my mate."

My heart ached, a wolf howled inside me, and I could feel her sadness and despair.

I endured the heartache and responded to his rejection.

After being rejected, I didn't show any other werewolf symptoms, no burning pain or death.

Strangely, after a brief heartache, both my wolf and I returned to normal.

But the next day, my parents were cruelly killed by enemies, and Beth's father took advantage of the situation, becoming the new alpha of the Fang pack.

Everything happened so fast, as if it had been planned.

When I realized it, Beth was already engaged to Jason, and Jason's second mate turned out to be Beth?!

As for me, Beth stood in front of me, looking down at me, "Caitlin, I won't drive you out of the pack, I will take care of you, but your abilities are too weak. You can only stay as an omega in the pack."

I had just come of age, and it took many transformations to succeed, a very painful process, and my wolf was weak. If I were driven out of the pack, I didn't know how to survive.

But staying was also a nightmare.

They withheld all my "wages," and apart from some leftover bread I could eat every day, I had nothing else.

"I told you! I will never marry her! My fiancé is only Jason!" Beth's sharp voice came from the study. When she saw Jason, her anger turned into surprise, and she jumped into Jason's arms like a lively rabbit.

I turned away, pretending not to see any of it.

Although it had been a year, I still couldn't let go. My fiancé married my best friend.

I brought the toast and eggs to Beth, and her sweet face smiled at me, "Thank you."

Then she lowered her voice and said to me, "Covering up your beauty was the right choice, Caitlin. You know, I care a lot about your past with Jason."

I nodded without saying a word.

Alpha Joseph also arrived at the table; he was Beth's father.

At the dining table, they argued again, and I sat in the utility room staircase nibbling on dry bread, looking at the book in my hands.

"Beth! You should follow my words!"

"Sorry, Joseph, Beth is my fiancée, she should marry me."

"But this is a blood oath!" Joseph slammed the table, his tone filled with helplessness.

With a vow sealed in blood, those who break it will die.

Silence fell.

I strained to hear and caught Beth's words: "That man shouldn't be me either!"