began shifting into their wolf forms. Even those who had never shifted before

turned my gaze to my mate. He sat in the place of honor with his parents, the former A

ire had specifically ordered that I sit among the regular pack membe

but I couldn't tell if he felt sad f

pointing at me and whispering thing

my eyes, and I couldn't let out my emotions. I just stood there, stiff

oached, the pack had one final toast, and people started leaving. By 6 AM, most

g I shared with my husband and w

ied to reassure myself. I refused to accept

, and white sneakers. There was only one place I c

r overhearing my father worrying about my Omega status and who would take over as Alpha when he could no longer l

the car so I had free access to it. I drove out of the pack house quietly and only the secur

blood moon celebration for reasons known to her only but I did not bother

aid to her assistant who

out it and then she returned

re. She was the youngest priestess in the record of the Seventh heritage pack and in her early thirties, just a few years older than I was b

walked down the last staircase. She told her assistant to leave us alone

lf again, right?" She raised her

u said that would only happen once I

ut it now. I don't have a hand in this, daughter. It'

I did not want to accept that reality. T

do about it, so do something." I hollered angrily but calmed my te

ed at it in regret. "I...am..sorry."

e a priestess, a powerful one, so there should be something you can do." I paused am

hild. Am I a curse or something? It's bad enough that I am just a weak Omega, and I don't have a wolf yet

up and promised me. "I will do something about it, Mira. Go, be at rest as I work

y car, I realized I had left my car keys in there. I ran my fingers through

d it open quietly and walked in. I was on a pair of

deal with her pleas and tears every time. I am not her mother, am I? It's high time yo

She was standing and the front door

d those words. Not wanting to hear anymore, I quietly reac

new this was what it was all about – me being from another pack they did not even know of. I refused to disclose my or

hat I thought I could trust with all my

. What was my usefulness to the pack anyway?

d Adrien's parents. Claire would probably even help me pack so I'd l

I walked in, looking surprised. No one

oom?" She raised her eyeb

t for a bit. Neede

d uneasy. "Where are yo

on, Maddie," I replied,

"Would you like to eat something before going

head. I wasn't interested in her o

tting frustrating, and

way right now,

havior was only making it worse. She stepped aside, leaving me puzzl

they were unclear, but as I got closer, I became more confused.

ed it open. What I saw made my blood bo

. Adrien was in bed with another woman. At first, I couldn't see her face,

mpletely torn apart. He was in be

t tears streamed down my f

in his eyes already but I did not want to believe it was si

a show. The maid was one that served me

her position, only trying to cover her chest with the white bed spread. "I can't bel

ntly, she dragged her feet off the bed and I was not su

feeling a great disappointment. To think that he stooped so low, even as the

first floor, I met all my workers assembled with Claire standing on one of the sofas, add

come and control my workers as lo

" I inquired, keeping m

y but I did not care, what else could

and I raised mine too. What a woman! I bet she was the one the

ftly and gently. I wished I could have just walked out but somehow,

y fingers in anger, trying to hold back from yelling at her. Even though I no longer had reas

a weak and powerless omega." Clai

her and stormed out immediately. I did not prepare for that at all as they just came out. Maybe she needed some lashing out after all becaus

ar in the pack house premises t