Betrothed to the Demon Alpha

Children quickly gathered when they saw the seer approaching their usual place. The woman quietly sat in her usual corner, and people started crowding her, mostly children, wanting to hear interesting stories that only the blessed woman could tell. “The lady who can see the future, move fast, or we won’t be near enough to see and hear her!” She hears excited ramblings around her. The woman was known in the village for having a strange ability to see the future. People respected and believed her, as she had already proven her ability countless times. Meanwhile, children in the village loved listening to her unusual stories about the future. “Hush.” One word and there was silence around her. She was about to speak, but a vision came through in her mind. Her eyes went completely white. Most people who hadn’t witnessed this before were surprised and scared, while the others who did simply waited for her to finish. “What did you see, great seer?” One of the older villagers asked. She took a deep breath, trying to get a hold of herself after what she had seen, “They will soon be born.” Older people gasped, while the younger generation had no idea what the seer was talking about. It was one of the first visions she ever had. "In the Far East, two children will be born. One from from light and one from darkness. One that was chosen and one that was forsaken. The child born from light was born for a sole purpose; to slay the forsaken child. To fail means reign of endless darkness." “What’s going to happen now?” The seer shakes her head, “I’m not sure yet. What’s certain is that our future lies with the child of the light, and that child has to succeed… or all worlds known would come into a very dark age, and it would affect everything that I had seen in the future.” -- CLARITY “The Alpha requests that all maidens come to his gathering. There will be no exceptions, and anyone caught hiding will be ousted from the pack.” This announcement was heard outside, and it terrified me and probably the whole pack. Being the Alpha’s wife was among the highest honors a she-wolf could attain, especially if they were the Alpha’s mate. But not to this Alpha. The old Alpha was overthrown and killed by his own son, making himself the new Alpha. I can’t help but shudder at the thought. I wasn’t aware of what was happening with the pack and only heard it recently. According to my mother, being in the house was my responsibility. It was my responsibility as an omega to clean and do all the possible chores in the house… or I would be thrown out. The only chance I got to go out was when I had to buy amenities for the house, and that was when I heard about the new Alpha being born from a demon and the pack’s late Luna. I thought it was mere gossip at first, but everyone was worried about it now. Being the beta’s daughter should have me worried as they have the most chance to be chosen as the Alpha’s wife, but as the lowest in the pack hierarchy, I don’t know how this would affect me. All I know is that I’m scared of the pack’s future. No one knew how I ended up like this despite the bloodline I came from. I can’t shift or communicate with my wolf even after passing the age of eighteen. Everyone just assumed that I could never do it. After that, I’ve never seen my parents pour even a little bit of affection into me, while my older sister hated me from the beginning for reasons I couldn’t still fathom. They all barely looked at me, mostly with disgust in their eyes. It’s not like I wished or wanted to be like this, but they discarded me without a second thought. To them, I’m like a pest that they couldn’t get rid of. “What are we going to do? I don’t want to be married to that demon alpha.” I heard my sister, Camille, whining to our mother while I was already hurrying myself to clean the living room. I glanced at them. Our mom had always been more affectionate to her. How I wish she could at least look at me with even a pinch of that affection she shows my sister. Camille is only two years older than me, beautiful and sophisticated, unlike me, who could barely take a break from all the housework. I could care less about all the dirt as long as I finished my work and didn’t get reprimanded because that was worse. We grew up together. Back when they didn’t know I was wolfless. I did my best to become close to her. I really tried, but she always pushed me away, literally and figuratively. I quickly averted my gaze because I was sure they would be angry if they caught me idling. I took a deep breath and resumed my cleaning. I can’t do this rashly, or my mother would punish me again. She has always been very particular about cleaning and hated seeing any dirt. I would have to clean thoroughly, or she would have me repeat all of the cleaning by myself. It wasn’t as harsh in the past when the other servants were around. Thanks to Camille’s lies about all of them misbehaving, they were removed one by one until I was the only one left to do everything in the house. It was harsh, and I did everything to protect and stand for them, but in the end, they believed Camille over me. “Don’t worry. I have a plan. I wouldn’t let you be taken.” I felt myself getting more and more anxious hearing my mother’s words. Of course, she would do everything in her power for my older sister not to be sent to the Alpha’s place, but that wouldn’t happen for me. I walked away after I finished cleaning the area. Why am I worrying anyway? Even if I was sent to the Alpha’s place, there was no way the Alpha would choose an Omega like me who could barely do anything but housework. “Clarity.” My ears almost perked up after hearing my mother calling my name. I can’t remember the last time she did that. Maybe I was wrong. My mother still cared enough to make both of us stay and not be sent to the Alpha’s place. I couldn’t help but smile and hide my excitement. “Yes?” I promptly stood from the floor I was wiping and dusted my hands as clean as I could. She glanced at me once and turned away. “Follow me into my room. I need to talk to you in private.” My heart skipped a beat. What was that? I couldn’t guess what was going on in her mind, but I simply followed. Did I do something wrong again? I kept my head low. Now I don’t know if I should be happy or not. “My child,” My eyes widened. How long has it been since she claimed me to be her child? I almost teared up but fought the urge to do so. She hated weak people, after all. “I have a favor to ask.” I nodded with urgency, “Anything. I’ll do anything.” I was almost ready to do everything if it meant our relationship would improve from this day forward. “I want you to go in Camille’s place.” I felt like a thousand daggers stabbed me in my heart after hearing my mother’s request. I almost scoffed after realizing how dumb my thoughts were earlier. Of course, what else would I be of use to my mother than to be a sacrifice? “What if I don’t want to?” I can’t help but ask, just to see what would be her reaction. I don’t have a lot to lose, aren’t I? My fate was already sealed because I couldn’t shift like everyone else. Maybe I was even lower than an omega. The softness in her eyes was quickly filled with anger and disgust. Just like that, I lost the smallest affection I could get from her. She grabbed me by my chin and pulled me close, “How dare you think you have a say on this matter? You’ll go as your older sister tomorrow, and that’s final. Don’t you think this was a great honor? You’re finally going to contribute something to this family aside from shame.” The anger in her eyes was so intense that I regretted even asking. She pushed me away, and I ended up on the ground. I couldn’t take this anymore. For almost seven years, all I did was follow them, even if they treated me like trash. I just couldn’t believe that there was more to my suffering. “Stop acting all weak in there and get yourself up. I’ll give you a rest today. Go back to your filthy place and stop worrying. It’s not like a wolfless omega like you would get picked by the new Alpha. I bet he wouldn’t even glance at you. You’re the perfect girl to put in there!” I flinch with her every word. I quietly stood and did my best to swallow all of her harsh words towards me. “What are you waiting for? Leave!” She exclaimed, which made me rush outside. “Ungrateful piece of s**t!” I overheard my mother as I got out of the house. My tears kept falling despite how many times I tried wiping them off. I quietly went back to the place I called my room for years. It was the old quarters for servants, and now it was barely maintained. “I hate these tears,” I mumbled as I hugged my old blanket. It was the only thing that comforted me during the cold weather. I didn’t know what would happen to me, but I closed my eyes and forced myself to sleep, wishing that this day and tomorrow would just quickly pass by.