Beta's Chosen

Chapter 2

Pearl's POV

"I want to kill that b***h!" Camila screams.

And I just sit there on her bed shoving a potato chip into my mouth. She looks at me and I shake my head. She sighs out loud and sits on the bed, snatching the bag of potato chips from my hand.

"But seriously, I want to" she says chewing the chips.

"You say that every time she walks in and sleeps with your husband. And yet, you don't react" I roll my eyes at her.

Camila is Maxwell's mate and our Luna. As a Luna, she is incredible. But I still have no idea why she tolerates her mate sleeping with someone else when she is just in the other room.

"Doesn't it hurt seeing them like that?" I ask her.

And that question, has been pricking me for a while already. I just had to ask and get it out of my damn system!

"It does. But I guess I am not as strong as you" she says and I laugh at her sarcasm.

"Me and strong? Are we playing the game of polar opposites?" I ask her to which, she just shakes her head.

"Not everyone is strong enough to reject their mate, Pearl. He wasn't right and you got rid of him. I don't know why you think you aren't strong" she shrugs.

I just look at her trying to know if she is really being serious right now.

"Just because I rejected and you didn't, doesn't mean I am strong and you are not. I rejected Micah and I just stuck there, Cami! I am an abomination and I am unable to change that" I smile with a shrug.

We both don't talk for a while until we are done eating the whole bag of chips. Camila is really fierce when it comes to battles. She is just the perfect Luna, but I still have no idea why she puts up with Maxwell's s**t.

"You can just confront, you know" I ask her.

"And then what?" She asks back.

"You are twenty two, Cami! It has been four years since you found your mate who is an Alpha. An Alpha who has another mistress. She walks into your house right when you are here and throws her arms around your man! Doesn't that ever prick you?" I ask her.

She doesn't say anything. There must be a strong reason why she doesn't want to talk about it. Maxwell does whatever he wants and Camila never questions him. That is where all of this goes downhill with these two.

"Talk before someone else becomes like me" I whisper and she looks at me, eyes growing softer.

If violet has a child, I am sure the whole pack is going to call him or her as an abomination too. Doesn't matter if they have Alpha blood in their veins or not. They are still an abomination. A curse to our pack. Someone who doesn't have the right to live among a pack.

That is exactly how it is!

The door opens and I see Maxwell. Alpha Asshole!

He just glances at me and then at Camila. He nods at Camila and she runs to him. Something very odd. She doesn't have to put up with this shit.! She is an amazing Luna. Why is she doing this exactly?

"I have called a meeting for the higher ranks. Ask her to come too. f*****g disgrace" he says out loud so I can hear.

"I am right here and no one is around! You can talk to me, Maxwell" I almost shout.

Camila looks at me wide eyed. Maxwell the Alpha Asshole just stares at me.

"There is a reason I call you a disgrace. Talk back to the Alpha and see what happens" he says and I don't say anything.

I don't know how I am a disgrace. But I very well know what happens if someone talks back to the Alpha. They are tied to a pole and a silver whip lash from everyone in the pack. The amount of humiliation, pain and every bad emotion ever invested in the punishment is too much for anyone to take it.

"Be at the cabin in an hour" he says and leaves again.

Camila closes the door and looks at me like I just said there is a planet made of chicken nuggets!

"Did you just talk back?" She asks.

"I guess I did" I awkwardly say.

"b***h! You just did!!" Mist hypes me up too.

I laugh as Camila smiles wide too. For a moment, I don't know what fuelled me to talk back but I did.

"You've heard him. To the cabin in an hour" she shrugs.

I nod and glance at the time. It is f*****g one pm already? I guess this is why people have friends. Time passes real quick with Camila. She is a real sweet girl. Again, I know I told you this so many times.. but I still wonder where things went wrong and how she doesn't talk back to him.

"Are you afraid of the punishment?" I ask her and she narrows her eyes at me.

"You don't talk back to him. Is it because of the punishment??" I ask her again.

She just stares at me and slowly shakes her head. There is something more. They don't have kids yet. He isn't rejecting her and she isn't rejecting him too.

But at the same time, this is also not my place to talk or think about their personal relationship. So I decide on letting it slide.

"I am the Luna. They wouldn't do that to me" she says out of blue again.

I nod and walk to hug her. She is one of the very few people in this pack who has a normal heart. Not one that's made of rock. Austin talks to me nicely too. I cannot call him my friend but he is at least not mean to me.

I walk out and towards the training grounds. I see there is no one at the punching bag and I use that time to take out all of my stress. I can hear and feel people leaving the space and I don't care.

The same people are the ones that follow me when a war outbreaks all of a sudden. It all takes everyone a moment of critical situation to shut the f**k up and listen to me.

"Pearl!" I hear Camila's voice and turn to her.

"It's time!!" She shouts and I nod.

I throw my black hoodie on and let my red hair dance freely to the wind. I jog to Camila and she throws her arm over my shoulder. Everyone takes a moment to bow down before the Luna and I smile at that.

They look at me and roll their eyes. Do I care? No!

"Why this emergency meeting?" I ask her and she shrugs.

"Who knows what must be running through his mind" she rolls her eyes.

"Is there anything else that runs on his mind except s*x?" I ask and she looks at me surprised.

I laugh and she laughs as well. Everyone we see couldn't help but wonder why Luna is talking to an abomination. They know we are good friends but they don't know we are this close.

We reach the cabin and we are the last ones to be there. Alpha Asshole, Beta Austin, Gamma Julian are already here. Luna and the pack's warrior are the last ones to enter. The meeting is just for the rank holders I see.

Maxwell just looks at Camila and I. He rolls his eyes and sighs looking at me. I resist the urge to roll my eyes too. Because if I start rolling my eyes at him every time he disappoints me, I wonder my eyes would permanently roll back.

"So a few days ago, when I was at an Alphas meet. There was this idea of proposal for mate finding. Few packs are paired for the first batch and they visit each other's lands with unmated members. There is a chance for pack members who don't go out of their lands to find their mates" he says.

We all nod.

"And for the first batch, our pack The Light Ridge Pack is paired with The Sundown Pack" he says.

I hear people take a sharp breath.

"What?" Camila asks and I look at them confused.

What are they talking about? Is there anything that I am missing right now.?

"You have heard it right. The Sundown Pack. Also known as The Sundowners. One of the supreme packs in the Werewolf world is visiting our lands this weekend with their unmated people. We must make sure we host that event well" he says and I nod.

One of the supreme packs in the werewolf world. I thought the silver salt pack was the supreme.

"Of course, there is silver salt pack that is the fierce one of all. You can say The Sundowners are the next fierce one. We are just a small troop if we consider them as a pack" Maxwell says.

Impressive.

"I think I made myself clear. Saturday and Sunday. We are hosting the event for two days and I hope everyone to be on their best behavior" Maxwell stands straight.

"Including you too?" I ask him and he just glares at me.

"One more word and you will be out" he says.

I feel Mist roll her eyes and I don't stop her from doing so. He then dismisses everyone but asks me to stay back.

Once everyone leaves and I don't even smell their presence anymore, he walks towards me.

In a harsh way, he grips a fistful of my hair and yanks my head a little back. I look at him into his eyes and he is just glaring at me.

"Who are you?" He asks me.

"The pack's warrior" I whisper.

"Who the f**k are you to me?" He shouts at my face.

I don't answer as tears pool in my eyes. I bite the inside of my cheek hoping that would prevent me from crying before him.

"You are my father's mistress's daughter! And I am his rightful son. The only son. I guess you know where you stand" he says and I don't reply.

I stare at the ceiling as he yanks my head a little more. His harsh grip hurts my scalp but I don't say a word.

"One more time you talk back to me, your Alpha... I will make sure you regret staying alive" he warns me and walks out of the cabin.

I just sit there on the floor for few minutes until I feel someone's arms around me. The scent of tulips tells me it is Camila.

"I am sorry you have to go through this for something you are not a part of" she whispers.

But I don't answer. I just hold her hands that are around me and sit there questioning my existence.

"But your reply for best behavior was solid!" Mist says making me smile just a little.

Because by this point, I gave up. This is my life. And I have to live with this forever.