Chương 2: Rejected

was also gravely injured when her father found her near the river bank. Her brother had died in a cold blood along with her mother.

And because her father, a very strong beta of the pack, arrived late to save them, he was unable to bare the loss,he succumbs himself to an overdose of hallucinogens,due to the longing of her brother and mother.

At that time, their pack was facing against a very ruthless pack, called the Blood Moon Pack. Their Alpha was Halsey's pack greatest enemy and the Blood Moon Pack was well advanced in their skills. Strongest pack at that time.

And due to the absence of Halsey's father, their pack was gravely defeated,they lost a lot of pack members. All of this was what made Halsey's father walk away from his only daughter and his responsibilities as the beta of the pack.

Leaving Halsey to suffer in the hands of the wolfs.

Halsey was then seen as the root cause of the deaths of the Beta family.

These brought hatred and and she was despised by many pack members, for because of her they lost their family members to the war. Due to the absence of their Beta,who had came to save Halsey who was gravely injured during the attack.

Many pack members vented their angers on her for these cause.

Therefore, Alpha Micheal,the Alpha of their pack, Crescent moon pack, demoted Halsey to the lowest rank of an Omega.

All these memories was too bitter for her to carry alone.

It became dark outside. Well, she did not know when it did. She was lost in her own thought. Halsey decided to go for a run in the woods,to clear her mind. She stood staring at the moon. The moon was not fully out today, and it was not bright. It looks faded, just like Halsey, she was like a latency, she did not have her wolf yet. So she was like these latent moon.

Her thoughts was interrupted by the sound of a female giggling at something. She turned and was met by two mates on a date, they were staring at one another lovingly.

Both clearly smittened by one another.

So Halsey quickly ran away, not wanting to disturb their time.

She was then filled with thoughs of upcoming her eighteenth birthday,with the hopes sensing her own wolf.

And to encounter her own mate who would safe her and protect her from all her scars, all her purnishments.

Morning came, and Halsey was not in much happiness to work, yesterday for Halsey, was such an hassle.

She was worn out from yesterday's duties.

Plus she was ostracized by everyone, ofcourse she has been doing multiple tasks than normal, but that one is rather little since she still has more to do. Today's duty has been so much than she can handle, but what else was there to do?. She was just an ordinary Omega. No one respects the Omega, especially her, because she was an outcast.

She is seen as the reason her family was murdered.

So she does not have any right to speak up for her self.

After Halsey made the morning meal, which she was not allowed to eat much from it, she only ate the remnants of the other Warewolves of the pack, as usual.

After these, she washed the dishes and went to scrub the floor.

Yilvia, the head maid, urges her to scrub harder. Yilvia was the the Omega lead, she never tolerates slow deeds. Yilvia scourged Halsey with the whip with her and screamed at her. The woman was scary, Yilvia usually make Halsey nervous. And whenever she is been scourged she never let a tear drop.

No she would not give her the pleasure to see her cry, and think she was a weak fragile and useless Omega, excused as a human being.

"Scrub harder damn it!. You weakling, you are too weak to even clean the floor." Yilvia snorted as she intentionally walks on the floor that Halsey has previously cleaned.

These got Halsey angry, but there was no way she could complain about it. She was just an outcast Omega, and she knows the consequences of her replying to her Omega lead.

"I am trying hard, every parts had been cleaned" she was not dissatisfied with the way the other Omegas intentionally walks past her, hissing and cursing at her as they step their dirty feets on the cleaned floor. They went and pour dirty water on the rather neat floor, where she has cleaned. Making her to clean it again.

Halsey could sense the other Omegas as they all adjust their dresses and greets Merrick, inclining their neck as they bowed in submission. Including Halsey.

He has shiny blonde hair, short and disheveled like he had ran his hand through them countless times. Halsey studied him, his blue eyes searching the place all ove. He was quite an handsome man, and everybody knew who he was.

He was a thug in the pack.

All the other Omegas acted as if nothing had happened as they watched Merrick stare at Halsey.

It was only Halsey who did not notice these.

Merrick watched Halsey as she was treated roughly by Yilvia and the other Omegas, he was dissatisfied, he did not like the way she is always treated. Hence, he always helped Halsey out most times too. And she appreciates these ofcourse.

These was the only person she could rely on in the pack. Merrick usually ensure she was doing well. Last night, he was not in the pack, that was why she could not see him, and which made her go take a run in the forest.

Merrick studied her, but was rather taken off guard at the sight of the girl, Halsey was beautiful, he admitted. She could be of good use, he thought within himself.

She looked fragile and did not utter any word of complaint as she was being scourged by Yilvia. Rather she kept to her work and did not share a single tear.

He was impressed.

He was originally here for Arianna, but was carried away by Halsey's beauty, he did not know when he was walking towards her.

Merrick was known to always commit ungodly errands for Arianna. And since Halsey has been in these pack, she knows what Arianna has made him go through. He was Arianna's sidekick, most times intentionally takes the fall for Arianna whenever she does something inappropriate, and he is always content to do so. Or that was how it seemed to everyone.

Halsey was lost in her thoughts, she did not notice the young man coming her way, she for once thought he was coming to ask for Arianna's whereabouts. But the look on his face was not the one he usually carries whenever he was in search for her.

Halsey could tell Merrick did not like how she is being treated, because Yilvia too adjusts nervously from one foot to another as she did not make anymore complains or scourge Halsey.

"You may stop the pretense, I am pretty sure you are not going to stop me from taking her. I need to speak with her. All of these scourging and duties her unbearable for her. Right, Isn't it?" Merrick asks, reprimanding Yilvia, the Omega lead to stop giving Halsey too much work.

"She works twice than the other Omegas, is it because she has the lowest rank?".

Merrick asks, Yilvia, his brows creased.

"No. She is only asked to scrub the floor. Which she could not do very well. While the other omegas had done thiers". Yilvia lied, none of the other Omegas did anything. They only went to fetch water, while Halsey had done most of the jobs.

But she dared not say that Yilvia was lying.

As Merrick did not reply, instead he replied with a growl and took Halsey along with him. He decided it was time to complete the task he so much is hurry to complete.

Merrick took Halsey to the gazebo next to the pack house, they both walked quietly, as they enjoy the zephyr coming from the lake near to the gazebo cooled Halsey.

She was grateful Merrick came to help her, atleast he came at the right time.

She was tired of all of these she just needed air and time for her self. She needed to be loved, she wanted to tell how she is feeling to someone she trust but these person was not Merrick, though Merrick was good to her in his own way but she could not bring herself to trust him. After all he was Arianna's sidekick.

And she dispised Arianna by heart.