Rejected by my mate, chosen by the Alpha

“Oh my sweet Lilly. You are the most precious thing I’ve ever held” my mother cuddles me and I babble with her. I speak some words, but not many. We’re out in the woods by our cabin. She put me down and I start chasing a butterfly. It’s so pretty. Stark blue and black. I giggle as I chase it. I hear my mother calling for me, but the butterfly is so pretty. I giggle when it lands on me, and then I hear the growling. I look up: five big, brown wolves with red eyes snarl at me. I scream and start crying. The rogue behind me lash out and claw my back as my father jumps through the sky, shifting and attacking. He manage to kill the first few, but then one rips out his throat. I hear the pained scream of my mother as she burst through the trees and kill the remaining two, but one of them manage to hurt her badly. She carries me to the pack hospital before collapsing and she dies. Leaving me at the mercy of my pack. * Thirteen years later * I wake up groaning. My muscles are aching after the beating yesterday. I was my face with the bucket of rain water in the corner and get dressed. I walk quietly to the kitchen and start preparing breakfast. It’s still dark outside. My stomach is growling, but I ignore it. I know I’m not allowed to eat. I put bacon on and start decking the table. I put the plates down and go back to turn the bacon. When it’s all finished I quietly go to the banquet hall to help the omega’s preparing for tonight’s party. There is an Alpha gathering, and Alpha’s from all over will be attending. I help with everything until it’s time to take off the table. I grab the plates from those done eating and start walking to the kitchen when I’m suddenly laying in a pool of broken porcelain. Amber, the Alpha’s daughter, is standing over me, laughing and smirking “watch where you’re going mutt!” She kicks me in the face, crouch down and grab my hair harshly “did I say you could look at me you ugly b***h?” She slams my face into the floor and step on my hand, making sure I get shards into it. When she’s had her fun, I just gather the broken pieces into my apron and walk to the kitchen. I quickly wrap my hand and go back to clear the rest. When I’m done I take a quick walk to my bedroom or, the cellar is more accurate, and start cleaning the wound with tweezers. I bandage it and walk back to the banquet hall. * It’s evening. I finish setting the table in the banquet hall when I hear people starting to enter. Loud voices from the hallway is my cue to disappear, and I quickly walk to the servers quarters. I catch a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror and grimace. My cheeks are hallow, my skin is white like paper, I have dark circles under my eyes and you practically see my skeleton through my skin. I have a shiner on my left eye from where Amber kicked me and I sigh. I walk away from the mirror and find an empty chair to sit in. I walk to the kitchen when the first plates arrive and start the dishes. I do everything myself. First the appetisers. Forty plates.. and same with the entrées and main course. I get a break before dessert, and I’m exhausted. I put everything where it’s supposed to go and try to ask an omega if the party has moved on to another room, but no one talks to me. I sigh and move quietly into the hallway. I freeze when I hear someone behind me. I hear the clacking of heels and immediately know who it is.. “Luna” I say and bow my head, not turning to look at her. She slaps me in the face and snarks at me. “What the hell do you think you’re doing? Showing yourself? Get back to your room, the omegas will clear the rest” she roughly grab my arm and pull me towards.. not the basement.. the dungeon.. * Tyler I smell something.. fresh grass and flowers.. and a hint of vanilla. I’m drawn to it. I felt it faintly when I entered the house, but now, standing in the hallway I smell it clearer. I freeze when I hear a woman yelling and watch in silence. The woman, I recognise her as Luna for this pack, is slapping a poor, defenceless girl that looks like she’s just skin and bones. Xavier is pissed, I’m not sure why.. and then the scent hits me. She’s my mate.. I close my eyes and curse in my mind.. why on earth would the moon goddess mate me with a child.. “save her” Xavier says in my mind, and I act before I can stop myself. “Let her go.. NOW!”