The Cursed Omega

Chapter 5 - The Mocking Crowd

Chapter 5 - The Mocking Crowd

~IVORY~

We had been at the pack center for some while and the ceremony had already started. Although I got a few compliments about my looks, I don't know why I felt something bad was about to happen to me.

I shrugged it off and decided to make the best of the night. It was also my birthday after all.

The tradition was got once the Royals got to the center stage. We all show our necks as a sign of respect in our human forms, before transforming into wolves, then howling to the full moon up in the sky, we run into the woods in different status groups to showcase our wolf strengths. In this case, the omegas are usually the first to stop running due to our weak legs.

"Hi girl-friend", I turned to see a drunk Jemima all cuddled up to Jason.

"Didn't we just get here a little while ago?, Why are you drunk?" I questioned her, to which she nodded drunkly.

"I'm not drun-drunk, I just find it hard standing well" she tried to explain and I laughed at her failed attempt.

"Hi Ivory, finally glad to officially meet you" Jason said as he stretched his hand for a shake,but that never happened because Jemima suddenly covered his hand with hers.

"Do not shake my man" she said and immediately began sobbing.

"I guess your girl is jealous when drunk" I said to Jason with a chuckle.

"Let's go make some babies, babe" she slurred to Jason as she hugged him tightly.

"Oh my, I don't even know what to say, I'll go get the alcohol off her system before we're asked to shift" he said as he lifted her on his shoulder.

"Bye girlfriend, I think I might sphnbktvhuvv" she ranted as Jason took her away.

After partying for a few more minutes, the Royals came on stage and everyone stood. I felt my wolf stir up as I immediately smelled the scent of cinnamon and Carne Asada, the one my father used to make for me and had been my favorite till that day.

A drum was blasted and we all showed our neck to the Alpha as a sign of respect.

"My greetings to you all, the great werewolves of the blue-moon pack, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the twentieth full-moon ceremony of this pack" the Alpha pronounced as claps echoed through the dark night.

"As we all know, we'll pay homage to our mother, Selene, before running as a sign of appreciation for keeping and loving us." he continued to say, but I zoned out because the scent was getting stronger, it felt like it was calling out to me.

"Now we change into wolves" was the last thing I heard Alpha say before everyone started changing.

Being the first time, I looked up at the full moon above me,concentrating my efforts on it, then I heard my bones c***k painfully.

"Ivory, please focus on the full-moon, so it'll be less painful for you" I heard a voice say in my head and I obeyed.

I was fully transformed in a few minutes, when I looked at my paws through my wolf's eyes.

Everything seemed better and my vision got clearer. I suddenly heard a deep howl from the Alpha, after which everyone else, including me, howled at the full moon.

We stopped howling and then a whistle was blown. The run began.

The aroma from earlier intensified as we started running, as I was forced to run like I never did before till I matched up with the betas group. It seemed as though the alluring scent came from there and it was calling to me.

As soon as I got to Jackson Stone, my wolf internally screamed mate, I looked at him only to find out he was already looking at him, but I had to slow down due to my weak legs while he ran along.

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"How was it?" Lucas came to ask me where I was sitting on a wooden bench. The running had stopped and we were already in our human forms trying to catch our breaths.

"I guess it was fine and, hmm, I found him" I replied cheerfully.

"You mean your mate?" He asked and I nodded in response.

"Did you say you found your mate?" Jemima showed up from nowhere with Jason and hugged me tightly in joy."You're suffo--catig me" I managed to say with watery eyes.

"Oh sorry, I was only too happy for you" she said, releasing me from the hug.

"Congratulations" Jason said with a smile.

"Thank you" I replied.

"Congratulations " I finally heard Lucas say.

"Thanks Lucas" I replied with a smile.

"Can I have some time with her?" Jackson Stone interrupted our discussion as Jemima widened her eyes in surprise and left with Jason, not before muttering"is he your mate?".

"Hi" I shyly said while stretching my right hand.

"You can keep it" he rudely said, and my smile vanished.

"Look, I know you're my mate, but I can't have you as my mate" he said.

"Why--why is that?" I shakingly said as I felt my world was about to crumble, getting rejected was my biggest nightmare.

"Good question, I am the next-to-be Beta of this pack. You're an omega, I can't have you as my Beta female" he explained. And I started to cry.

"Your tears solve nothing woman, I have to protect this pack and I need someone who can protect it alongside me, not some essence-sucking omega", he deadpanned as a crowd started to form around us.

"Let's make it easier, I ..."he began to say, and I interrupted him.

"Please give me a chance. Don't do this. I would never hurt anyone. I promise, we'll be there for each other", I pleaded with him, sobbing heavily.

"I would never love you, Ivory, let's make this easier, okay?" He said, then looked into my eyes before saying "I, Jackson Stone, reject you Ivory Thompson as my mate".

"I, Ivory Thompson, accept it" I painfully replied as I felt my heart shred in pieces, but I picked up the last strength within me, made my way out through the mocking crowd and I ran.