The weak Omega becomes Luna

CHAPTER EIGHT

I kept running further and further into the woods, and the more I ran, the more I howled. I couldn't tell why I was howling though. Maybe it's because I was sad.

I hadn't run for long when I began to hear footsteps from behind me. It was as if someone was coming behind me. I stopped running, so I could see who it was, and also to use the medium to catch my breath. I knew that it wasn't my mate.

My nose caught a strange smell and I gasped. I needed no soothsayer to tell me who or what it belonged to. Rogues. Fear washed over me immediately. I have never liked rogues. No one does. They were known for their trouble-making antics, lurking around the corner and dark alleys looking for who to devour. I haven't come across any rogues though, but I have heard about all they do to people who can't fight them, and I have always prayed to never find one.

"May?" I called. I wanted to know if she knew that we were likely to be in danger right now.

"I am fully aware that we are in danger, Fiona," She replied almost immediately. "If you hadn't run away from our mate, we wouldn't have been on the run and running away from some rogues," She scolded.

I wanted to retort and tell her that it was for the best, but I bit back my words because I knew that she was right. If I hadn't run away from Alpha Adrian, I wouldn't have been running away from rogues.

"So what do we do now?" I asked in fear. The footsteps were drawing near. I can't let them see me, but still, I can't do anything without a go-ahead order from Maya.

"What else will you do if not run for your dear life, huh?" She growled. I knew that she was still mad at me for leaving our wolf behind.

"Are you mad at me for leaving Alpha….."

"Who wouldn't it be?" She cut me off. I could picture her rolling her eyes. If only I could see her.

"I'm sorry Maya, but you need to understand that I don't want my heart to be broken the second time. I don't want anyone to hurt me again. My heart can't take any more heartbreak, okay? I don't want…"

"Shut up and run, Fiona. The rogues are getting nearer," She yelled in my head. I nodded my head like an obedient puppy before I took to my heels.

"Get her. She is running away," I heard a deep baritone voice from behind me, and the fear in my body doubled over. I can't let them catch me. Heaven knows what they would do to me. They might rape me or, worse, kill me. I hastened my step.

"Please moon goddess, I ask that you save me from these rogues. I apologize for always complaining about my condition, and I promise never to complain again. That's my earnest wish, oh, moon goddess," I prayed silently as I continued running.

"Allow me to take over, Fiona," Maya asked, but I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to control my powers yet. I tried to do it the way I had seen people doing it in the back, but still, I wasn't able to. In fact, it didn't work.

"I don't know how to do it, Maya," I yelled back. As I looked back, I saw the rogues drawing near. This was one of the first times that I was grateful that today wasn't a full moon, else they would have shifted into their wolf, and they would have caught up with me at once.

"Run faster," Maya compelled me to run, but I was getting tired. All thanks to the run I had when I left the pack.

"I am trying," I said. Breathlessly, I ran faster and faster. I kept on running, and I didn't notice that I was already at the edge of the cliff. By one wrong mistake, I would fall into the sea that was at the bottom of the cliff. I would die because I don't know how to swim and even if I could, I wouldn't survive in the sea. Who would survive?

I looked back, and I saw that the rogues were already standing behind me. There were four. I was transfixed to my spot. I didn't know the right thing to do now. I didn't know whether to stay or run. If I ran further, I would jump off the cliff and into the water, and if I stayed, I'd be killed. Even if I wanted to run, they would easily outrun me, and harm me even more for not submitting.

"Look who we have here," the muscular man, who I thought to be the leader of the group, announced with a sneer. My heart pounded hard against my chest.

"I'm…. I'm sorry I lost my way. I'll turn back immediately," I stuttered, tears welling up in my eyes.

"Tell me, what's a pretty little thing like you doing out here all alone, and by this time of the day?" He continued, ignoring my pleas.

"Although you aren't in your human form, I can say that you are a beautiful lady, judging from your fur. It is lovely," another member of the group added.

"You are so right, Andrew. She must be beautiful," The first man who had spoken up said, his sneer widening.

"You see, damsel, I have been feeling very…." He paused, but he continued almost immediately.

"Ehm... What's the right word, Andy?" He turned to face the other man who had complimented my fur.

"s*x deprived, you dullard," Andy replied with an eye roll. I think he is brainy.

"Yeah, s*x-deprived," The man turned to face me again. "You see, damsel, I have been feeling very s*x-deprived these past couple of days. I've been wondering what to do about it. I'd have gone to meet my mate, but I'm mateless, all thanks to the moon goddess who refused to give me a mate. Therefore, you will fit in that role for me," He added the last word with a wink. I shivered as I heard his words. That was what rogues were known for. "Help me, moon goddess," I prayed silently.

"Don't be such a fool, James. How do you want to sleep with someone who hasn't shifted back?"

James chuckled. "That's not a problem, Derek. Have you forgotten who I am? I am James Salvatore, after all. I always have a plan B. I have a way to make her shift back," he said. I shivered in fear. I didn't know what plan B he was talking about, but one thing I knew was that it wouldn't be good at all.

"You are James Salvatore," Andy added. I know that he is the one who would be next in rank to the so-called James Salvatore.

Anyway, this s*x deprivation is keeping me up all night, and I have been patiently looking for whom to quench it, and the moon goddess brought you as a consolation for refusing to give me a mate. She isn't so cruel as I thought," The corners of his lips contorted into a big smile.

"It's been keeping us up all night," Andy interjected, and it caused a roar of agreement among the other men, but Derek didn't seem to agree with them. Instead, his face held displeasure. He didn't seem to like what they were about to do to me, but he couldn't voice out his disagreement. I guess he was the last in the pack.

I was beyond petrified. Was this really about to happen to me? I have only heard about what rogues did to their victims. Never in my life have I thought that I would one day become a victim.

"Please help me, moon goddess," I prayed inwardly to the moon goddess. I just wished that she would do a miracle and make the rogues disappear or, better still, send someone to rescue me. Tears gathered in my eyes as I imagined what they would do to me.

"Why are you crying, my love?" James asked as he walked closer to me. He caressed my face with his hands. His hands gave me an irking feeling. I shifted my face away. He smelt so bad. That was what rogues were known for, after all.

"She might be a virgin," Andy chuckled. James joined in the laughter too.

"Don't worry, my love. I will try to be gentle with you, okay? But as for Andy and the rest," He gestured towards the crew with the tips of his fingers. "I can't promise you that they will be gentle," he said, and the men burst into laughter.

"I won't be gentle with you," Andy chirped with a smirk. I glared at him. I hate him already.

"Count me out," Derek said softly. I wanted to be happy that at least there was someone who didn't want to be a part of their badness, but what difference does it make? If he doesn't join us, the rest of them will.

"No one wanted you to join us anyway, you fool," another man spoke up.

"Stop it, Richard," James rolled his eyes at them.

"He irks me, Derek. I don't know why you agreed to take him into the group. You should have left him in the woods."

"Shut up, Richard. Are you insane?" Andy growled. All of a sudden, the men began to bicker among themselves. I watched them silently.

"Now is the best time for you to run, Fiona," Maya whispered to me. I nodded my head. She was right.

"I hate you more Derek. You are such a coward. You are the worst mistake of a man," Richard fired back. I don't know why, but somehow I felt bad that they were all against Derek. Why did he even become a rogue if he wasn't comfortable with some of the things they did? He should have just left or stayed alone.

"Why are you pitying him? He is a rogue," Maya hissed.

I pouted. "I don't know why, but I'm just pitying him. He looks so innocent like he doesn't belong here,"

"Shut up and run, Fiona. Now is the right time for you to do so. If you don't do it now that they are distracted, then you will never have the chance to do so," Maya urged me. I nodded my head. I turned to run, but I took one last glance at Derek.

I turned on my heels and I began to run away.

"Get her," I hadn't run further until I heard James' voice.

"Don't let her get away, else I'll have your head for it, especially you, Richard," he growled. I was somewhat glad that he didn't call Derek's name. I didn't want him to punish Derek. Immediately, I began to hear their footsteps approaching me. They were running fast like mad. I quickened my pace. They were getting close, but I didn't turn to look at them. I didn't care to know how far or close they were to me. All that mattered to me at the moment was to run for my life. My heart was pounding with fear, as adrenaline pumped through my veins. If they should get a hold of me now, I'll be done for. They were literally behind me, only that they couldn't see me because of the tall grass.

Suddenly, I was grabbed and pulled by my arm behind a huge tree.