Chapter 3 – My Mate
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Sasha
The next morning, I entered the school, as I walked to class I heard the whispers of my pack everywhere I passed. Well I was used to it, being Wolfless, and outcast in my own pack.
But today was the worst. With the Alpha making Sky the future Luna not me, it was the worst.
"Sky is more suitable than her, we don't want a wolfless w***e as be our future Luna."
"She's a slut, I can't believe she went and had s*x with a stranger like a w***e, just because she wasn't chosen as the future Luna..."
What? Is it yesterday's incident? How did they find out?
Their words sliced through me like daggers as I made my way down the hallway.
I tried my best to shut it out. But it only intensified.
Packs of omegas snickers, pointed and gawked, their eyes glued to the screens of their phones. "She's really a slut just look at this picture!" They mocked.
I clutched the books in my hand, tightly in my chest, fighting the urge to run and hide. As if being the wolfless outcast wasn't bad enough torture.
Curiosity gets the better of me, I pulled out my phone to see what had become the pack's latest entertainment. But my heart plummeted as the blurred nude photo filled the screen.
No...it couldn't be. But those tangled red locks were unmistakably mine, and that was the same dress I wore yesterday. My breath caught in my throat as I studied the picture - my dress mere tatters, my exposed body glistened with sweat and...other fluids.
This was no mistake, I was disvirgined yesterday! But how did they...
This was so much worse than I imagined. Drugged, disvirgined, and now having my darkest shame flaunted for all for everyone to mock.
Their cruel whispers followed me everywhere, paired with snickers and pointed looks, as the awful truth came to light - someone had taken photos of me yesterday, in order to ruin me in the pack.
But by who?
The Raven pack, Which used to be MY father's beloved pack, or some part of it at least. The one I once dreamed of leading, now passed around with my disgraceful images. I was a joke, because of this scandal, whoever did this wanted to dishonor me. Not just Wolfless, I'm always a w***e now!
I scrolled more pictures in numb horror, I felt something inside me wither and die. How could I ever be their Luna now? I was worthless, a disvirgined, an outcast Wolfless b***h.
Who would accept me as his mate tonight?
Would I be rejected?
The hushed whispers sliced through me like a thousand tiny knives as I walked down the hallway. Every snicker, every pointed finger, felt like salt being poured into an open wound. My fingers trembled around my phone, the screen seared into my memory - a tattered version of myself exposed for all to see, the face of my tormentor blurred into obscurity.
Was it Caleb? Him and Tina ? Was this their plan all along? The thought made bile rise in my throat. Did he...did he hated me that much that he used me like he like and posted the pictures?
A fresh wave of nausea washed over me.
"Well, well, if it isn't the school's latest SLUT!"
Tina 's poisonous voice cut through the haze of humiliation clouding my mind. I glanced up to see her glued on Caleb, the two of them looking like pythons who had just cornered an injured rabbit.
"L-Leave me alone," I stammered, hating how weak I sounded. But I'll always fight back.
Caleb laughed, a booming, hollow sound that made my insides twist. "Aw, what's the matter, Wolfless? Ashamed of your little performance now?"
My cheeks burned at the horrible pet name he'd used whenever he mocked me, making me remember my pitiful fate all over.
I don't remember anything that happened yesterday... The only thing I remembered was getting drugged by Tina and disvirgined in the warehouse...
I opened my mouth, desperate to hurl some scathing remark to regain my dignity. But Tina beat me to it.
"Don't act so innocent," she purred, taking a step closer until I could smell her sickly sweet perfume. "Everyone knows you're just a filthy little w***e, getting off on being the pack's entertainment."
The words hit me like a physical blow. I stumbled back, fighting against the tears that threatened to spill over. How could they be so cruel? I had been nothing but an innocent victim.
"N-No...that's not true!" I cried out, my voice cracking with anguish. "I was drugged! I never wanted...I didn't..."
Drugged.... Isn't she the one who drugged my wine yesterday, I only drank from the cups she handed me that is.
But they were already walking away, leaving me with the echoes of their mocking laughter. Around me, packmates pointed and snickered cruelly. I was utterly, devastatingly alone.
"w***e, no one wants you at the pack Luna.... Even without a wolf you're just a slut "
I don't know how the rest of that day went. The curses and whispers that followed me wherever I passed like a storm cloud. By the time the final bell rang, I was numb, hollowed out from the inside.
What would happen at my birthday party and mating celebration tonight?
The night I was supposed to get my wolf and mate?
Would my mate reject me too after seeing those horrible photos?
The thought made me want to curl up and cry.
I trudged home in a daze, tuning out the world around me. My suppressants would wear off at midnight, triggering my first heat. At least the mating ritual was still sacred - I would meet my fated other half, even if he ended up despising me too.
At least I'll get a wolf, she'll be my only friend.
I avoided Alpha Blake and his beloved lost-but-found daughter Sky and busied myself in the party preparations. I could barely look my uncle in the eye anymore after he announced Sky, taking my rightful place as Luna. Not that it mattered now. Who would want a w***e as their Luna?
What is my fate now? And I hope he didn't see the nudes, the disgrace if he ever finds out I'm doomed.
And finally, when the moon crested over the woods, it was time. I took a deep, shuddering breath and headed out to the stage alone. The gentle chatter of the gathered crowd hushed as I stepped into the torchlight.
Waiting for my mate to show up.
Blade frowned as his eyes landed on me, like a stain he wished could be scrubbed away. My heart throbbed painfully in my chest. Did he already know about the photos? Had my own uncle condemned me as worthless before even hearing my side?
I kept my gaze averted as the mating process began. The Moon Seer's aging voice rang out, calling names to find their mates. One by one, new mates were bonded under her watchful eye.
"Caleb and Sasha."
What?
Her words crashed over me with the force of a tidal wave. My eyes snapped up, instantly locking with Caleb's across the crowd. I can feel the bond!
It was real!
So Caleb is My Mate?
But...why him?
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