Fated Luna

CHAPTER ONE Worthless. That is what I am. I am not good enough for anybody. Not even myself! You see, that is why nobody ever sticks around in my life, and I am treated worse than a piece of s**t. Not even a criminal is treated how I am. My clothes are like rags, and my hair looks like it has never been brushed, let alone washed. I cannot remember the last time I had a long, hot shower. I only get a dirty bucket of cold water to wash myself in. Mostly, I wear my long brown hair in a bun on the top of my head. I try to look presentable, but Elisha and Caroline always remind me how ugly and disgusting I am. They must be right since nobody really has wanted me from what I remember. My parents abandoned me as a child, and now I am about to hit my eighteenth birthday, and I will no longer be the problem of this pack. Elite Moon. It is one of the most powerful and feared packs you can imagine. Alpha Zander and Luna Maggy are strong leaders; they have never lost a fight with anyone, so we were rarely attacked. I had always dreamt that one day, I would be saved from this life and get to see the beautiful world beyond this packhouse. Surrounded by fields of greenery, it was a beautiful place; I could not deny that. The building was something from an enchanted fairytale I read about in books late at night when everyone else was sleeping. On the outside, it was like a dream to be here but on the inside, it was a living nightmare for me. Everyone treated me like trash and nothing was ever enough. The work was tiring but I remained thankful for a roof over my head and held onto the idea of being free, one day. Elisha and Caroline had good lives, they were waited on and got to attend fun events, they were stunning but their hatred for me was not something they could hide. And me? Well, my name is Bea, short for Beatrice. I have long brown hair, and I am about five foot four. My eyes are a dark chocolate brown, and my face is covered with freckles. I don’t look like a normal she-wolf, and I have never shifted, nor have I met my wolf. I do not think I have one since most of the wolves already have their wolf. I am the youngest of the Omegas, and they have all met and shifted their wolves. Another reason why I am defined as worthless. Not even a wolf would want to stick around for me. I sometimes wonder what the moon goddess thought when she placed me here in this cruel world. I will never know why my parents abandoned me and why the Elite Moon pack took pity on me, but I suppose they couldn’t leave a newborn baby to freeze to death in the cold winter snow. But today was different to my typical day. Today, Alpha Zander was hosting a ball for all unmated alphas and she-wolves to attend to find their mates. Everyone had to look their best, including me. I was excited to be allowed upstairs to shower properly, even if only for five minutes in and out. Luna Maggie did not want our pack to be labelled dirty with omegas serving high-rank members. That is why we had to look our best. Elisha and Caroline barged into the kitchen and smirked at me. My heart sank, and I knew that they were up to something. It was nothing new with them since they spent their life making mine hell. I was constantly cleaning up after them, and as the daughters of the beta Craig and his mate Gina, I could not stand up for myself. Not that I would because I didn’t want to inflict any more pain or hell into my life. “Oh, look, it’s the wolfless b***h. What are you doing here anyway? It would help if you had a bath. Smelly omega. As if anyone would ever want to be your mate.” Caroline cruelly laughed as Elisha shoved me into the sink, and I felt a searing pain ripple through my body. I refused to let the tears fall down my cheeks. That is what they wanted. “Miss Caroline and Miss Elisha. I am just finishing the preparation for the ball this evening. Alpha Zander wants everything to look perfect.” I replied as politely as I could. Elisha flared her nostrils at me and crossed her arms over her chest. “One day, I will be the Luna here, and you will never be allowed to show your ugly face in public. I don’t know how Alpha and Luna can put up with you. They should have left you in the forest that day. You should have been someone else’s problem. Every day, I must look at your face and be disgusted by your ugliness.” Caroline spat at me while Elisha giggled beside her. I dared not look at them, and I did not want to risk making their anger worse and suffer the consequences. “Ah, girls. Here you are. Please come along. We need to get you into your dresses and have your hair looking perfect.” Beta Gina came bustling through the door, causing the girls to step away from me and be silent momentarily. “What is going on in here?” She eyed the three of us suspiciously. “Oh, nothing, Mother; we were just checking that Bea was doing all her jobs correctly since it is such an important day for Elite. Isn’t that right, Bea?” Elisha gave me a look that said there would be trouble if I did not go along with her stupid lies. I lowered my gaze and nodded my head. “Yes, Mam.” I quickly agreed. “Hmm, well, run along now, girls; we have much to do if you are going to look the best tonight.” Their mother left the kitchen, and I gripped the side of the sink and knew Elisha and Caroline would be staring at me with the same disgusted look they always seemed to have on their faces. They were only three years apart. Caroline was sixteen, and Elisha was nineteen. They looked like twins, and they were a younger version of their mother. Both were slim, with jet-black hair down passed their bottoms and green eyes with bright red lips. They were beautiful, but their hearts were not as stunning. “Well, we will be going now. Make sure everything is perfect, and at least wash your hair. Dirty tramp!” Caroline slapped hard across the face, then turned on her heel and left. I could hear their laughter echoing as they hurried off after their mother. I breathed a sigh of relief when they had gone. The kitchen door slammed shut, and I curled into a ball on the cold floor. The tears were falling down my cheek as Caroline’s words echoed in my head. “I would never be good enough for anyone.” Nobody would ever want me and I could not blame them really since there were so many better choices out there than me. Caroline was right.