Love Me, Rejected Omega

GIA: I approved in satisfaction upon seeing myself in front of the mirror. I looked nothing like the omega of Blackheart Pack, one of the most notorious packs, who had one of the strongest alphas, Alpha Alexander, but he was rarely there since he was busy dealing with external affairs. And while he was out there, Beta Hector was replacing him. My lips were decorated with lipstick and my cheeks with makeup. I was glad I was able to use my learning on some video tutorials online and was able to apply it on my own. Beta Hector would never know it was me. I had a long-time crush on him and even if it was already impossible that he would return his feelings to me, I was still hopeful that he would be able to know the sincerity of my actions. Using my fingers, I touched the fabric of my dress. It was nice and comfortable. Somewhat cheap since I found them in some thrift stores. But who cares? It had nothing about the dress, but how confident I carried them. What mattered most was that tonight, Beta Hector would know that I love him. From my rundown room where I could barely move due to the limited space, I could hear the loud music from the party. Everyone was invited, even omegas like me. "Are you sure of this, Gia?" Mom asked, who was watching me in the corner. She was against this. And said we were not supposed to mix with the free werewolves and that we should stay here, where we belong, but I didn't. How could she stop me from doing what I wanted? This was what I wanted. Attending Beta Hector's party and telling him how much I loved him, even if it was impossible that he would return the feelings. "Mom, why don't you support me?" "How could I do that when you find your mate any moment from now? You're already past eighteen, Gia. It is already the right time to meet him. "I only want the beta, Mother.” She looked at me with a disappointed expression. "We need to find your mate and tell him that he will get us out of here. You don't need a beta, but an alpha himself. You have to be smart about this kind of thing, Gia." And now she was calling me stupid for not having the same vision as her. Mother's plan? My mate will save us from this hell by getting us off here, and I will be marrying him. Sounds like a good plan, but I did not want to pressure my mate like that. What if I also have a mate like me? An omega? I would definitely reject him. There was no way I would allow my child to suffer like this. It was better to be alone for life than drag someone into this hell. If only I could be paired with someone who was in a higher position…but I could only ask. Beggars could not be choosers. There was a slight chance that the lowest in the pack would be paired with someone at the top of the chain and I did not belong on that. "I don't want to use anyone. I just want to fall in love." "Falling in love will get you nowhere," she spat. "If it did, our situation would not get worse like this. If your Dad loved us like he claimed, he would do everything to uplift our status in the pack. But he did not." One day, the alpha of the pack asked Father to join him in the war, and he did not come back alive. Mother died inside and became cold until she blamed Dad for everything that happened in our family. Which was kind of not something good. Father was a good man and I can attest to that. "I don't want you to badmouth Dad's memories like this. I will go now, Mom. Wish me luck that the beta will like me back." The corner of her lips lifted. "Gia. My daughter. If you dream of something, make sure you dream of the sun. If you will not achieve that, at least you will land on the moon." "There is something erroneous with your statement, Mom," I muttered and stepped out of the room. “Wish me luck on getting the beta.” I hope something good will come out of this. I listened to the loud music from the party until I found myself staring at the dance floor seeing Beta Hector dancing at some familiar woman. I knew her. She was one of the most famous women in the pack and her father was one of the most courageous warriors in the pack. I felt small as the beta and the woman danced. They looked good to each other. They looked handsome and beautiful. It was as if the heavens wanted them to be their fated mate. ‘We can step out of here and go back to our room,' my wolf offered. ‘Beta Hector is not our mate, Gia. How many times will I tell you that?’ She also not like the idea of me confessing to the beta, since she believed that the beta was not ours in the beginning. And who would be paired with us? Was there someone who would accept someone like us? We were the omega of the pack. The lowest of the low. 'No. Why would I do that? I prepared a lot of this,' I insisted. ‘I’ve been debating if I will confess or not and now that I have the courage, you’re discouraging me?’ 'He is not your mate. We should wait for our mate.' 'I like him!' I insisted. ‘I like Beta Hector more.’ My wolf glared at me. 'Why are you forcing yourself on him? That man is not for us. Our mate will come. We just need to be patient about this.' I scoffed inwardly. Patient? I nearly reached twenty-five years old and found no one. I have met a lot of men in my life. I attended a lot of cleaning for the alpha's that will have their meeting, but I never found anyone whom I would call mine. What if I was mateless for life? 'That's not going to happen. Someone would be paired with us.' 'I don't think so. The beta is mine, and I will make sure I will have him.' I looked around and felt someone burning a hole on the back of my head. I looked around and saw the beta and his woman had already stopped dancing. Beta Hector and I locked gazes. I gulped and was suddenly feeling self-conscious as he looked at me from head to foot, admiring my body. Did he recognize that it was me? I put a different cologne to mask my scent and my make-up on is somewhat beautiful. At least that's what I wanted to believe. Not even my pack mates noticed it was me because if they did, they would push me out of the Grand Hall where the party was being held and told me hurtful things like omega's did not deserve to join events like this. Beta Hector suddenly left his dancing partner and trudged his way towards me. My heart thumped wildly against my ribcage. Was this my chance? I straightened myself. But I could not shrug off the feeling that someone was looking at me. I wondered who that was.