My Birthday, My Doom
The soft golden rays of the morning sun spilled across my small, creaky bed, warming my bare skin like a silent promise.
Today was the day.
I blinked open my eyes, heart thumping with a mix of fragile hope and gnawing dread. My fingers brushed the cracked wooden frame of my nightstand, grounding me in the stillness of the morning.
Eighteen.
Today, I turned eighteen. Today, I would meet my mate.
'Today is our birthday!! I hope our mate is a sexy hunk. One that can fuck our brains out till we don't know our own name'
I rolled my eyes at what my wolf said. His name is Leo.
I don't even know why me, a virgin is stuck with this slutty wolf.
oh come on, don't pretend as if you don't drool at the Alpha anytime he is training
"I dont" I shouted but Leo blocked his ears and stated singing La, la, la, la
'Shut the fuck up, you are giving me a headache' I shouted at him before he flipped me a middle finger and withdrew to the back of my mind.
I sat up slowly, ignoring the ache in my back from another sleepless night. A breathless smile tugged at my lips.
Maybe… maybe the Moon Goddess hadn't forgotten me. Maybe I'd finally have someone someone who wanted me, who saw me as more than a burden. Not just the weak, invisible omega at the bottom of the pack.
I should've known better.
School was hell.
"Watch it, mutt," sneered Ava, daughter of the Beta, as she slammed her shoulder into mine in the hallway.
"What's her problem anyways? Its not our fault we have this natural plump ass whiles hers is bbl. I mean she is soo jealous" Leo, who never shuts up appeared again.
I didn't respond to him.
My books scattered. My dignity shattered. Laughter trailed behind her like smoke.
No one helped.
I didn't let myself cry. Not today. I bit my tongue and gathered my books with trembling hands.
"Still dreaming someone would actually claim you?" she smirked. "Hope your mate rejects you before he throws up."
'Don't pay heed to her, we will surely have a material' Leo encouraged me but I already know thats a lie.
first things first, Our Alpha is against Male-male relationship. If people come to find out I'm gay, they'll beat me to a pulp, make sure the severe me limbs by limbs.
I stayed silent. Words were wasted on people like her.
But the doubt she planted took root. Mates for omegas were rare. Love even rarer.
Still… that small, pathetic hope refused to die.
The final bell rang. School was over. I didn't wait for the pack car. I needed to be alone.
They'll bully me anyways so there's no need to look for trouble.
I vanished into the woods, letting the wind bite my cheeks and the fallen leaves crunch beneath my boots.
The forest had always been my escape.
its calm, serene and cool.
A place where no one could touch me.
Where I could pretend I was more.
Then—
I smelled it.
A scent like pine smoke and midnight rain. Earthy. Wild. Masculine. It crashed into me like a tidal wave, sinking into my skin, filling my lungs until I could barely breathe.
My wolf howled.
Mate.
I froze.
Footsteps. Branches shifting. The scent growing stronger.
Then—
"Lyric," a voice breathed. Deep. Velvet-rich. Dangerous.
I turned, barely able to move.
Standing a few feet away, tall and broad-shouldered, wearing black from head to toe, stood Alpha Kael Blackthorn. His storm-gray eyes locked onto mine like I was his salvation. His hands trembled at his sides.
No. No. This couldn't be happening.
He can't be my mate.
But I felt it. I knew.
My wolf knew.
Kael took a step forward. Then another.
I was already bracing for the rejection.
After all, his coronation was tomorrow with the daughter of a neighboring Alpha. She was flawless. Curvy, graceful, powerful. The perfect Luna.
Not someone like me.
A male.
An omega.
An embarrassment to the pack.
My breath hitched. My chest caved in.
And then.....