The Beta's abused and Rejected Daughter

Chapter 4 Birthday Rejection

It had been a week since the rogue attacked the pack, and I was hurt. My arm is starting to heal. Chase comes to see me every day to make sure I am doing OK. He is such a sweet guy. He was so angry with the Andersons for beating me and not allowing me to eat for 3 days after I had been injured. And it sure did not stop Mason from hitting my arm every time he passed by me, making it bleed more.

I am lying in my bed starting up at the ceiling, today is Saturday, so no school today. The Andersons left early this morning with Mason to see Shannon's family 9 hours away. She is from the pack, Blue Bloods. They visit her family every 6 months for 3 days at a time, but never once have they taken me along with them. I have never even met her family, but it was fine with me. It just meant three whole days of no abuse from them. I was brought out of my thoughts when my phone rang.

I looked at the caller ID. It was Hannah.

“Hey, Hannah, what is up?" I asked, answering the phone.

There was a loud noise coming from her end, then I hear her mom Cheryl and Hannah yell,

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY LACEY!"

“Oh my god, I had forgotten today was my birthday." I giggled on the phone,"

"Thank you, guys, you guys rock."

After 30 minutes of talking with Hannah, I promised to meet up with her. She was going to help me through my first shift. Just as I had helped her last month on her birthday shift for the first time.

Hannah did not find her mate when she turned eighteen and shifted. She was bummed out, but she was hoping one day she would find him.

I jumped off my bed and went to take a shower.

I step out of the shower 20 minutes later, dry my hair and spend another 15 minutes putting it up in a French braid. With my hair so long, it takes a while to do it.

I walked into my closet and took out a pair of skinny black jeans, a black crop top with roses around the cleavage, my short black leather jacket. Then I take off my black boots, slip them on, put on my makeup, take one last look at myself in the mirror, and smile.

I heard the doorbell ring, so I took one last look at myself in the mirror, then ran down to answer the door.

“Hannah,” I said, opening the door.

" You are an early girl."

Only it was not Hannah. Standing there with his eyes bugged out of his head looking at me was Chase.

"Oh, Hey Chase, sorry I was expecting Hannah, what's up?" I asked.

"Did I miss a training lesson or something? "

Chase did not say anything, he was still staring at me.

"Um, hello, earth to Chase, ' waving my hands in front of his face,

“ Are you OK?"

"What?"

"Oh, um, yeah sorry, wow Lacey, you look incredible"

"I mean, you always look beautiful, but wow. Oh, here this is for you. Happy Birthday,” he said, handing me a gift.

“Oh, wow! Thank you, Chase, come in. Well, I open it."

We headed into the living room,

Chase sits next to me on the couch. I could see Chase in the corner of my eye still looking at me.

“OH! My god, Chase, why are you staring at me?"

Chase scratches his head.

"Well, you see, Lacey, I have something I need to tell you,” he said.

I reached over and placed my hand on his knee.

"What is it, Chase?" I asked.

"You know you can tell me anything.”

Again he sits there, staring at me, not saying a word.

“Wow, you know, for a big strong warrior, you sure sweat a lot and look scared," I giggled at him.

"What is it, Chase? Just tell me,"

"Well, Lacey, I.. I... I am in love with you! I have been for years now" he studdered

"So, I was hoping, since I had not found my mate, and you are shifting tonight, we might be mates," he stated.

"Oh, Um, wow!" I did not know what to say to him. I mean he is very good-looking, very kind and I do like him. I just do not want to hurt him if we are not mates.

"Chase, I have had a crush on you too for a long time as well, but”

"No, no, but Lacey," chase cut me off,

" No buts”

Chase leans in and kisses me. My very first kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back. When we pull apart to catch our breath, we place our foreheads together.

"Please Lacey, please, even if we are not mates, if you do not find your mate tonight, please, please say you will be my girlfriend?" Chase begged me.

I was still scared I would hurt him, but,

“Yes chase, of course, if I do not find my mate tonight, I would love to be your girlfriend" I smiled at him.

He kissed my nose.

“Thank you,” he said,

“That makes me so happy. Now open my gift.”

"Oh, right, your gift," I giggled.

I pulled open the box and gasped. A tear rolled down my face. In the box was the most beautiful necklace I have ever seen. It was a moon with the words little moonbeam engraved on it.

"How? I asked

"Chase, how did you know the nickname my dad used to call me?"

“I heard him a few times when we were younger calling you Moonbeam, so I asked him one day why he called you that. He said because you are the little moonbeam Lacey, So, when I saw the moon necklace, I remembered that conversation and thought you might like it, sort of like he is still with you,” Chase says.

I started to cry.

"This is the sweetest gift I have ever gotten," I turned and placed a kiss on his lips, then hugged him.

"Thank you so much, Chase, I love it."

Three hours later, Chase and I left my house hand in hand, walking towards Hannah's house.

“Well, looks like the orphan has a mate," we heard a voice coming from behind us.

I did not even have to turn around to know whom it belonged. It was Alpha Blake's voice. Chase and I turned around to look at him.

“Do not call her that," Chase said to him.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO YOUR ALPHA?” Blake yelled, stepping up into Chase's face.

“HEAD WARRIOR OR NOT CHASE, YOU WILL SHOW ME RESPECT. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?" He yelled.

Chase lowers his head and shows his neck in submission,

" Yes Alpha, I am sorry."

“Leave now, and go do your patrol." Black orders him.

“Yes Alpha”. Chase turns to me and kisses me. We hear a growl coming from Alpha Blake.

"Leave now,” he said.

Chase runs off to do his patrol, leaving me with the Alpha.

“Wow you were so rude, you have no right to make him leave like that, you know, Alpha or not, you can not keep treating me like crap." I went to say more, but Alpha grabbed me around the neck. I felt little faint sparks on my neck from his touch. I think he must have felt them as well because his eyes went wide, and he let me go, stepping away from me. He turns, then takes off running towards the packhouse. Swearing as he runs.

I shook my head and continued to walk to Hannah's house.

Alpha Blake.

My wolf Marcus has been restless all day just pacing back and forth in my head.

“Marcus, what is up with you?" I asked him.

"You are driving me crazy."

"It is our Mate. I feel she is close."

"What? Are you sure?" I asked.

"Yes, I can feel her, it is faint, but she is close, I feel her."

My girlfriend Kim, of the past 3 years, walked into my office at that moment. Kim has long brown hair just past her shoulders with brown eyes, she stands about 5foot 6 and 175lbs. She wears too much makeup and dresses like a w***e. And she has a nasty attitude, she is always rude to everyone, but that is why I love her.

“Babe, I want to go shopping, give me your credit card,” she says, holding out her hand.

I took out my wallet and handed her my visa card. I should tell her to get a job and never speak to me that way, but I love this b***h and I love making her happy.

“Have fun, babe," I said, pulling her into my arms for a kiss. Marcus growls in my head, he hates Kim.

Once Kim leaves, I tell Marcus he should be nicer to Kim because she was our mate. Today is her 18th birthday and she will be getting her wolf and shift for the first time. Then we will prove she is my mate.

"If you can feel our mate near, then I am telling you it is Kim Marcus."

Marcus goes quiet and retreats to the back of my mind, so I decide to go for a walk.

I was walking up the main street when I caught the scent of my headwarrian Chase and another scent that smelled like strawberries, vanilla, and chocolate. It was so intoxicating, it was as if it was calling for me. I picked up my pace. I needed to find that scent.

Then I saw Chase holding hands with that orphan b***h, Lacey.

“Well, it looks like the orphan has a mate,” I said as I came up behind Chase and Lacey.

Then I noticed that the intoxicating scent was coming from Lacey, she smelled so good, and wow, dear god, she was so beautiful. Wait. No, what am I saying? I hate her. But Marcus is going crazy in my head.

“Do not call her that," said Dalton.

Who the hell does he think he is talking to me that way?

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO YOUR ALPHA?" I stepped up in front of his face,

“HEAD WARRIOR OR NOT CHASE, YOU WILL SHOW ME RESPECT. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?"

Chase bowed his head and showed his neck, submitting to me. Good mutt.

"I am sorry, Alpha,” he said to me.

"Leave now, and go do your patrol."

“Yes alpha". I watched as he turned towards Lacey and kissed her. Marcus growls. I am not sure why, but I do not like seeing Chase kissing her either. I hate her. It should not bother me, so why is it?

"Leave now,” I said.

“Wow you were so rude,” I heard Lacey say.

“You have no right to make him leave like that, Alpha or not, you can not keep treating me like crap,” she went to say more, but I grabbed her around the neck. No one talks to me like that. But as soon as I touch her, sparks shoot through my body. Oh! No, no, no, oh god no.

“MATE," Marcus yells in my head. My eyes went wide. I am in shock, I know she felt them too. How? Oh, how can this piece of trash orphan be my mate? I took off, running back towards the packhouse, leaving that mutt there. I am so mad right now; how can the moon goddess do this to me? I made it to my office, slamming the door behind me. I can not have that b***h as my mate.

“Why, did you leave our mate there? Go back and get her ", Marcus demanded.

“She is not our mate, mutt, she will never be my mate. Kim is our mate."

I push my wolf to the back of my mind, then end up trashing my office.

Lacey

I was sitting on Hannah's front porch waiting for her to finish getting ready when I heard someone say

"hello"

"Who is there?" I said, looking around.

I hear a giggle

“I am Skylee, your wolf," she said.

"Oh my god, really!" I said excitedly.

'You have such a pretty name," I told her.

"Thank you,” she said.

“Wow, I have been waiting a very long time to meet you. I am so happy you finally awoke and are here," I said.

"My dear Lacey, I have always been with you, I have watched and heard everything that has been happening to you." She speaks

"I am so sorry, my dear, that you had to go through all that alone. That I could not help you, but I am here now, Lacey, and together we will be strong and overcome those bullies together the best we can."

After 10 great minutes of talking to my wolf, Hannah finally comes walking out of her house.

'READY? " She yelled.

“Wow, really, Hannah?" I giggled,

"Do you have to be so loud?"

"That is me loud Hannah,” she says, sitting down beside me. Hannah was so pretty, she had short black hair, hazel eyes, and an imposing figure. Both her mother and her are low-ranked omegas, but I did not care. Since kindergarten, Hannah and I have been inseparable.

“Oh god Hannah, guess what?" I said, excited.

" What? " She asks

" I got my wolf, her name is skylee”, I shrieked to my friend.

"That is impressive Lacey," Hannah replied.

" My wolf June is so excited to meet her," she says

"Let's go get you shifted, Lacey, so our wolves can go for a run."

It is 5 minutes to midnight. Hannah and I are sitting in the open field by the lake, waiting for me to shift. Hannah was telling jokes and making me laugh when a sharp pain hit me. I bent over holding my chest crying in pain.

“This is it, Lacey,” Hannah says,

" Just breathe,” she tells me.

I could feel my bones breaking, the pain was excruciating, I was screaming out in pain. I can hear my screams echo through the air.

"Do not fight it, Lacey." I heard Hannah say

' Just breathe and let your wolf take over."

Even though the pain is extremely painful, I did what Hannah told me to do. I closed my eyes, and let go, letting Skylee take over. A few moments later, the pain stopped.

"OH MY GOD,” I heard Hannah say.

I opened my eyes and looked over at Hannah. Her hands were over her mouth. I went to ask her what was wrong but only a small growl was heard. Hannah laughs at me.

"You are so beautiful, Lacey, and very big," she stated.

I looked down and instead of feet, I saw I had paws. I turned and walked over to the lake and looked at my reflection. I gasp, for there in my reflection staring back at me Is my wolf.

My wolf is big. She is bigger than an Alpha Wolf. My fur is even an icy white color, with bright blue eyes. And there in the center of my forehead is a mark. It is in the shape of the moon. Skylee is so beautiful.

I have seen white wolves before, but not this icy white color or this big. And I have never seen this mark before. I turned around and saw that Hannah had shifted into her red wolf June. We both let out a howl towards the moon, then took off into the forest to run.

I feel so free, I cannot believe how great my eyesight, smell, and hearing are all enhanced. I love it.

Three hours later, we made it back to our clothes and dress.

"Wow, Hannah, that was so incredible. I have never felt this happy and free in a very long time," I said.

I reached over and hugged Hannah.

“Thank you for being here with me, you are the best friends in the world. I could not have done this without you."

“Anything for my best friend," she smiled.

I looked at my arm and noticed it was healed, not even a scar was left behind.

“Wow," I said,

“I like being a werewolf."

“I am starving,” I said.

"The Andersons did not leave me much food. Let's go raid the packhouse,” I said.

“Everyone should be asleep anyways," I giggled.

"Beat you there," Hannah said, taking off running.

“Beat you,” I said when we reached the packhouse.

“No fair” cried, Hannah.

"You are higher ranked and stronger than me," she pouted.

"No matter my rank, Hannah, to me, we are equals, only I run faster". I laughed

Hannah opens the door, and we step inside. The moment I was inside I was struck with an intoxicating scent of pine and fresh rain.

"Do you smell that?" I asked,

"Smell what?” she answered.

Skylee yells

“MATE” in my head.

“I smell my mate, Hannah."

I started following the scent, it led me up the stairs to the third floor. The Alpha floor. I went around the corner and pumped into something solid, knocking me to the floor. I look up just as my wolf says,

"MATE,”

"Oh, no.no, no, I cry out."

There standing in front of me was none other than Alpha Blake, the biggest bully of my life was my mate. How could the moon goddess be so cruel as to pair me with him? I saw a smirk appear on Alpha Blake's face.

“What are you doing out here, babe?" came a female's voice.

"What the hell are you doing on this floor?" The voice asked,

I looked beside Alpha Blake and saw none other than Alpha's girlfriend, Kim.

“Answer me now trash, what are you doing here?"

“It would seem she is my mate," Alpha Blake answers her.

Kim gasps

"No way, you can not be serious? "

" But I was supposed to be your mate," she cried.

“Only you are not, now, are you?" I spoke.

" I am his mate."

“How dare you speak to me like that, you b***h". Kim yells at me

“Kim my love," Alpha Blake says, cupping her face with his hands.

"When you shifted tonight, we knew I could not be your mate. We already discussed this baby, did we not?" He asked her.

Kim smile's

"Yes, my love, we did," she smiles, then looks down at me.

" Just hurry up and get rid of this trash and come back to bed," She then leans over and kisses his lips, then heads back into the bedroom with the biggest smile on her face.

“I hope you suffer a lot of pain you b***h," she says before closing the door behind her.

When hearing him call her love and seeing him kissing her, it hurt. I could hear skylee whimpering in my head. I look up at Alpha Blake just as he bends down to my level, our eyes lock on one another. A cruel smile appears on his face, then he says the words I knew were coming.

“I Alpha Blake Nighthawk, of the Blood River pack, reject you, Beta Lacey Matthews, as my mate and Luna."

A sharp pain rips through my chest as the bonds weaken, Skylee howls in pain in my head.

"Why? I cried

"Why?"

“You think I could love a waste of air, like you?" He said, kicking me.

“Please, the dirt on the bottom of my shoe is better than you could ever be,"

"Why, do you hate me so much?" I cried.

"Why?" He spoke

"Why? The orphan wants to know why. Well, it is because whenever you were around my father you got his attention more than me," he said.

"You did not deserve his attention or kindness, you are just the daughter of a beta, nothing more."

He kicks me one last time, then turns to leave me on the floor in pain.

"Alpha," I call after called

He stops and turns back to look at me.

" One more thing,” I said.

" What is it mutt?” he asks.

I got to my feet and looked him straight in the eyes.

"I Beta Lacey Matthews accept your rejection,"

Alpha Blake's hands fly to his chest as he screams out in pain, going down to one knee.

“YOU b***h, YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT, AND REGRET IT."