Alpha Daniel

Broken glas

Omega Allison’s POV

I woke up on my mattress, so it wasn’t a dream then; my tears still made my eyes hurt, and the dampness made everything so much worse. I was trying not to whine over the intense pain in my side; even if it was duller, it was still there, and so was the heartache from the Alpha that I had rejected.

Covering my face with my hands, making even more sniffles, not that anyone cared that I was hurting. Not even the other Omegas liked me; they had their mates and families, and I was alone in an abandoned building, orphan and unwanted.

I knew what this pack thought of me and cursed whenever they saw me. They hated my existence, and I didn’t even know why. I had never hurt anyone or fought back when someone was hurting me. I tried hard to do my best when doing a chore, no matter how meaningless it was….

“Stop it, stop feeling sorry for yourself! You did this….” I hissed at myself, trying to stop crying because it was true. I told my mate that I didn’t want him, couldn’t be with him, and wasn’t even worthy of being in the same room as he entered…. I looked up, hopeless at the moldy stains covering the basement ceiling, like a weird pattern spreading over the years.

Here I was, with nowhere to go or run, not even going rogue because what would that help? I was going to be caught and then punished. worse than being beaten by pack members having a bad day or guards having too much free time on their hands, making them stroll into the omega quarters and pick me out since I had red hair and make me do…. whatever they wanted…. My body shuddered, pushing the thoughts away; if I just could get away from here, my mate could meet someone new and forget I ever existed in this hell I called home. I would do whatever it took to stay away. I could live in the forest. I didn’t eat that much. I wasn’t allowed to anyway…

My hands still shook, finding the small wrap of cloth I had been saving for days. I was so hungry. I couldn’t resist the small loaf of bread and cheese that was my ration for this week. I didn’t get as much as the others and didn’t deserve it, according to the ratface man who was the cook, smirking when someone tripped me, making me drop my small plate on the ground. That was why it was better I ate here, alone, where nobody could hurt me or try to take my food.

I was still licking my fingers when the bell rang; it was still too early for anyone other than the Omegas to be up or the guards that were on the night rotation.

I got up, already in my burlap, keeping my hood up; I needed to wash it, still having the spit dried up; a lake was nearby. I was going there after my work was done tonight. I had food left waiting on me when I didn’t eat the stale cheese hiding away in one of the cracks of the basement. I just needed to get this over with, not see that Alpha who made me forget that I had promised myself not to make him the embarrassment of all the packs, having me as his mate.

I walked out and saw the first guard looking sternly at me. He had no idea what had happened, making my heart drop, not because I was afraid that he would hurt me, he would. More than my Alpha mate didn’t want it to be out there, an Omega mate and I know that is what I wanted for him, but still… it just hurt me, being rejected no matter how stupid it was.

“You’re late.” He made a fast swing with a slender branch he had been carrying. This one liked waiting on me to get out when all the other Omegas were gone so he could hurt me. He said I was special and should be grateful he looked my way.

The sharp pain made my eyes spill over, and I couldn’t stop it when the guard couldn’t care less. He wasn’t in a giving mood when he pushed me down, wanting me to beg him to stop. Whatever he wanted to do to me was nothing I hadn’t felt before. All the kicks and screams couldn’t make a man stop when he tried to hold you down and take what he wanted from you.

“What is going on here!?” I was taking deep breaths when the guard looked up, annoyed that somebody was disturbing him, when the sight of the pack's new Beta came into view. He looked like he was going to kill someone. I prayed to the moon goddess that it wasn’t me when I dragged myself backward, seeing the man who hadn’t made more than pushed me down. Look at me like if I wanted to live, I better keep my mouth shut!

“Nothing, Beta, she just fell down, tripped over something, and I was helping her up, you know, Omegas, clumpsy…” The guard made a more enormous grin that wasn’t answered. I didn’t know what to do. I sure didn’t want to get more punishment for being late or wasting the Beta's time where he was standing, trying to figure out if he really believed the bullshit.

“You better be telling the truth, guard…. Or the Alpha will know…” the Beta stared at me now, like I was supposed to come forward, rat the man out, and tell him that he really wanted to hurt me, more than in one way, yeah that was so not going to happen!

“Yes…. Yes, I fell… that’s right…” I was mumbling it, eyes down and not wanting to face the shame of knowing that my lying was as good as the man; the Beta knew, and he didn’t care. Nobody did.

The Beta still pinning me down with his eyes when he suddenly let us go, feeling the force of power disappear like the air was breathable again when he wasn’t pushing it over us.

“Your shift is over, guardsman. Go back home and sleep.” The dark voice made a command, and the guardsman just nodded, making a grin, and started to walk away when I was about to do the same. This was not how I thought this day was going to start. I was so stupid for eating this morning; it should have been easier to save time if I had skipped that. Now, I would get lashings for arriving later than everyone else.

“Omega, wait.” I stopped, not wanting to give him more reason to do something. Maybe he stopped that guard because he wanted me for himself, and I didn’t trust anyone would save me and not like something for it.

“Yes, Beta.” I gave a slight nod, eyes still on the ground, my chest hurting when I thought about the Alpha suffering in the mansion. He was my mate, and what a curse that must have been for him to realize yesterday.

“You are to report to the mansion tonight. There is a big event, and the Alpha has requested that you be there.” He made a weird face I didn’t follow; the Alpha wanted me to do what!? Attend some gathering I had no place in, and he was asking for me, specifically!? Was he insane!?

“I can’t. I’m sorry, Beta….” I hated that my tears were burning behind my eyes; it was so hard to act like I didn’t care about the stranger that I loved, I did love him, and there wasn’t anyone who could make me feel different, not until he rejected me or had another mate.

“To serve.” I made a noise of hurt hearing that, so that was it then? He didn’t request me to be his mate, just as a server? Why did I even think he would want anything to do with me after what happened? He deserved better than me…

“Yes, Beta.” I nodded, feeling the strange eyes on me. I didn’t know if he felt sorry for me, but it didn’t matter. I had work to do, and in the end, I just wanted to make it through another day and see the sun rise again, hoping to escape this pack and its beasts.

He nodded, walking away from me when I turned, feeling like I wanted to die hearing the second bell ringing. I was so going to get a beating for being late. They may have pulled my rations for next week! That made me more scared than anything. The pain I could take, but the hunger was the worst; it didn’t fade or go away with time. It just grew stronger until it was all you could think about!

Evening.

I wasn’t allowed to serve food or drink, making it filthy with my hands, though. Instead, they had given me a giant plastic tub meant for dirty dishes, which I probably had to do all night, considering that there were at least three packs here and some small ones that had been invited to what I now knew were some kind of announcement of the new Alpha of this pack.

My heart dropped the second I saw him; even at a distance, you could point out who he was, taller, most handsome man in the room, every one girl around him when I was still grasping the heavy tub around, trying not to get hungry form the scraps that were on the plates, maybe if I got lucky, someone would take pity on me. I could have them, but I wasn’t counting on it.

Alpha Daniel…. I sighed, seeing him, and couldn’t resist a smile. Look at him, Allison. That was our mate... Finally, when the girl walked out on the dance floor along with him, she was beautiful.

With her long red dress, blond hair pinned up, and jewelry hanging from her neck and ears, she looked like a movie star being swayed around on the dance floor, the same as my beautiful Alpha.

Podium made a slight tap for silence. Everyone was listening, even me. I was still struck by how amazing he was, walking past anyone, smiling, and shaking his hand. He was the Alpha this pack had been waiting on, wasn’t he?

“Ladies and Gents… pack members… I want to announce that I have found my mate, and she is here tonight….” I gasped at hearing that. Was he out of his mind? Was he going to declare that I was his mate in front of anyone that wanted to listen!? I saw more Alphas around. They would laugh at him! I couldn't let that happen!

Everyone was staring at the blonde girl on the dancefloor still left behind, and suddenly, I couldn’t take it. The same sadness that I had been okay with was turned into something I had never felt before, hatred turning my eyes dark when the Alpha held his hand to the gorgeous girl to take it.

So that was it?! That was why I had to give him up!? So that some blonde… I don’t know... w***e, yes! Yes, she was w***e who could take what was mine, no!

The sound of glass breaking flooded the space. Surprised faces turned to see me dropping the whole tube and having my hand bleeding from a deep cut in my palm from the glass I was holding when my mate started to speak.

“Allison, are you okay, baby!? Let me call over the doctor!” the most handsome face was staring back at me when I didn’t move, not a muscle seeing the blood trickle down from my palm to the disgusted guests around us.

“No. No, just… stop and leave me alone…” I gritted my teeth, answering his bond link, trying to get the heavy tube up again, but it was so slippery around the blood and with the shoes on that I wasn’t used to wearing.

“Allison, stop f*****g cleaning right now!” Alpha Daniel sounded angry, making me whine back. His beast was surfacing, and I didn’t want that, not some crazy mayhem over me with an Alpha with no control over his feelings, no… I was leaving, and he would be with that…. blonde.

“I can’t! It's my job!” I growled when the girl to his side came closer, snaking her arms around his, watching me like she could see that he was talking to me and that it was breaking us both from being able to be close.

“Omega, look at this mess! You are useless! I should whip you for this, our good porcelain too!” a woman came out and grabbed me when I gasped, breaking the bond that was making me want him more than anything; what did I care about her porcelain!?

“You are going regret the day your w***e mother ever decided to dump you in this pack!!! Do you understand how much money you just lost by destroying those glasses!?” the woman dragged me back to the kitchen, my hand still bleeding when I didn’t struggle. What did it matter anyway?

Maybe if I was disobedient enough, they would kill me; it wasn’t like I had any reason to live, my mate having someone else. I hated every second of it, no matter what I had told him and myself!

The woman was just about to slap me when she was stopped. I looked surprised at the hand holding her wrist, thinking it was Daniel, making me flutter to see the harsh Beta that made me lose the smile I didn’t even know I had.

“Beta, please, she deserves it!” the woman was still held by his big hand when he nodded like he agreed when he clearly didn't! She was just a stupid pack wolf, and nothing he could do was wrong, unlike me!

“Follow me, Omega…” he didn’t say more when I slightly nodded and walked past the eyes of every hateful worker in the kitchen.

Someone tried to trip me, but I didn’t lose balance for once, and I could hear the complaining start right after we left the kitchen and came out into a smaller corridor. He opened a door, and holding it made me even more nervous. What did he want from me!?

My eyes narrowed when I saw the small office. It looked like someone’s workplace, and there was a chair where he pointed me to sit down, and I did, even if I didn’t know why or what he wanted from me.

“Hand.” It was a command when he had stretched out his own one, making me stare at him. Was he crazy? There wasn’t a pack member around here that wanted me to go within a few meters of them, let alone make me touch their bare skin if you didn’t count the guard from this morning.

I reached out carefully when he had a cloth and started wiping away the blood, ensuring none was left when I still hadn’t let my guard down. He wanted something from me, and I would not let it happen because he was the Beta of this pack.

“Are you sure this is the right hand?” He turned my hand over in the light, and I nodded. Yes, I was sure. He sighed like he already knew that, making me frown. If he did, why did he even ask me that?

“What are you?” He looked up, my eyes staring back at him when I didn’t have a good answer. I was an Omega, always had been.

“Omega.” he gave me a faded, surprised smile that didn’t do anything for me, make me like him, or even be grateful. He wasn’t here because he cared, and he was here because of the Alpha who had made sure that I saw him take another mate and twist the knife in my heart for anyone to see!

“Yeah, no… you are something else…” The big Beta stopped like he didn’t want to speak more about it, and I didn’t want to listen or care what he believed me to be or not to be. I just wanted to leave and never come back.

“Don’t stray far. The Alpha is looking for you….” His voice made my body stiff, and I knew I wasn’t breathing until I took a deep breath and started to walk away. This was not as easy as I had imagined.