Mated by Fate, Claimed by the Alpha

a sense of belonging, as if you were a member of a pack, family, or

ilent war in which I fought for attention, reco

ood. On Pack lands, most Omegas were assigned at least a shared cabin, but since I had no family and no title, I

lf that it had once belonged to my mother. She was hardly in my memory. A lullaby, a laugh, the sensation of her a

Pack kitchens. The other Omegas hurried about, their feet moving in unison and their hand

the others avoided me as if I were carrying a silent curse thanks to the re

o is cursed." "No

" they say. However, it doesn'

gered in the recesses of my consciousness, lik

kitchen as the sun rose higher. She was tall

tea?" She le

else could. I lowered my head and held it in bot

imming with contempt. I remained silent. I didn't. Silence

he area, where birds sang songs I would never be able to repeat and trees swayed like s

ened to the rustling while leaning back and closing my eyes, listening to the rustling l

till not ready," not sure if I

st of a thought pressing against the back of my mind. At

. I leaped to my feet. Out of the brush came three boys, young warriors in tr

hift end an hour ago?

I

s probably hoping her invisi

ply evading kitchen d

Despite my heart pounding in m

I muttered. "I c

en it's possible that you're searching for a part

m and let them know that I was real, alive, and angry. Howev

her

, Rina, entered the clearing, but she had e

ves and crept off, their laug

re, you shouldn't be by yourself.

d, "I'm us

houldn

atched her go. She was unabl

Families, elders, and warriors occupied long tables. The high wooden beams reverberated with l

en, I waited for the final p

the far end of the hall. He was wider and taller than I had anticipated. T

e didn't, of cou

Moonblade royalty.

ough, and his piercing storm-gra

wever, the feeling vanished as fast as it appe

myself of my ide

broken past and a silent w