"You're right, after all, why would you accept me? You've never treated me well since we met, and it's because I don't have a wolf like the others. I knew that your love would only be in my imagination if I was willing, but being willing to accept that you would never love me, why would I do that? Actually, it doesn't matter to me. If I were a werewolf right now, I would be dying of pain, but I don't have a wolf, so this means nothing to me. Besides, I despise you. In what sane world would I accept you?"

"So, you reject me?" he asked with great hope.

"Isn't it obvious that I will?" she asks coldly.

"Oh, great. Can you do it quickly? I have things to do" I replied, downplaying the matter.

His gaze turns cold.

"I, Sebastian Esteban Raymond, Alpha of the Claws and Fangs pack, reject you, Serena Black, as my Luna and life partner chosen by the Moon Goddess."

"I, Serena Black, accept the rejection of Alpha Sebastian Esteban Raymond, leader of the Claws and Fangs pack, as my Alpha and life partner chosen by the Moon Goddess, and sever any connection."

He fell to his knees and growled, but it wasn't strong, just a slight growl as he squeezed the grass under his hand. You deserve that, you bastard.

I felt a tingling in my chest, but it was nothing more than that. At that moment, he stood up, and again his disgusted gaze turned to me. Ha, as if he's so beautiful. All I feel when I see him is disgust and hatred. I even feel my stomach churning just looking at him.

"Listen to me carefully. If anyone finds out..."

"Don't touch me" she pulls away abruptly while glaring at him "and don't threaten me either. I don't want anyone to know about this either" she points between them with her index finger "having a relationship with you simply disgusts me, so I wouldn't be crazy enough to say I was your mate."

After those words, she walks away, leaving the Alpha with a growing rage, and he didn't follow her only because he wanted to play it tough, but that rejection hurts him too much.

(•••)

It was true that the rejection didn't hurt her. In fact, she didn't feel anything. Maybe it was the fact that she didn't have a wolf, and the only thing that hurt was that fact.

She was just an omega without a wolf, so no wolf would choose her as their partner because not having a wolf was the same as not having strong pups. Most of them were looking for Alphas or Betas and Deltas who were strong and capable of many jobs, and the most important was to work for the pack's army or be bodyguards for the pack leader and their family.

No one would choose someone useless, without strong fertility. Among the useless ones for partners were people without wolves and omegas.

And that always made me feel bad because I had dreamed of having many pups to raise and love, but now... everything was impossible.

My name is Serena Black, and I am an omega without a wolf in the Claws and Fangs pack. For as long as I can remember, my life has been a constant hell, and I have been rejected from the beginning.

First, starting with my parents and my siblings, who despise me, and that's why, since I was little, I was abandoned in a cabin that was almost falling apart. Actually, I'm lying. That cabin was in ruins, and I was thrown away like trash by my family. I had to do everything to survive alone in that forest. A seven-year-old girl in the forest. It was truly terrifying because there was nothing but dangers everywhere.

Despite being the daughter of Alphas and having omega siblings, I was rejected for being mistreated, and the difference with them was that the omegas have wolves, and there is no problem because they can sell them to wealthy families. But being an omega without a wolf was the worst thing that could happen to someone with their position. I was worth nothing and only spent money, and it's funny now that I think about it, since they never gave me clothes, and hunting insects and stealing food from the kitchen was considered spending on her.

And as was the case, the rules were clear: if wolves were born like that, they were killed, made slaves for the amusement of other wolves, or worse, they were raped to death or devoured by nomads if they were too young and generated too many expenses for their owner because the correct word was an object that, if it was worth something, was kept, and if not, it was just discarded.

And for those who were born into respectable families in the world like mine, they abandoned them with some things in remote cabins to die or live if they could, but they would never return to the lives of the packs because for rich and well-positioned families, having a child without a wolf and selling them made them look bad in high society, so one part was good to be born into a rich family. They hide behind their benevolence and thus believe that they are doing the right thing, and the Goddess will forgive them if they die of hunger and they do not sell them like those who were not of their family. What hypocrisy.

I thought too much while taking a shortcut to my cabin that I didn't even notice when I arrived.

"Sister?" he calls, full of doubt.

"Alan?" I reply, worried when I smell an unpleasant odor in the air.

"Sister?" he comes out of his hiding place with a knife in his hand "good thing it's you..."

"What's wrong?" I ask again, observing everything around me.

"It's just that a group of nomadic wolves were around here. I thought they would attack us since they were very close to here..."

"Okay, you're a good boy," I pat his head. "I'll go see if they're still around here. You need to hide well," I respond, loading my weapons. I place the knives in my pants and boots and hang my bow and arrows.

"Sister, it could be dangerous for you if you go alone," he worries.

"I'll be fine. You hide well. I'll be back soon, but if I don't, you stay here, and when it dawns, you go look for Diana."

"Yes, sister," his eyes become a little teary. His hair is long; I should cut it a bit.

Quickly, I ran along the path from my cabin, looking for the nomadic wolves to kill them. It was a bit strange that they came so close when there is a perimeter I marked with traps, but for some reason, they didn't work.

Luckily for me, there was no trace of wolves near. The barrier protected us quite well, but someone was close to our safe perimeter, which is not good.

After checking well and ensuring our safety, I returned, and although I tried to see any wild animal, there was nothing. The nomads take care of eating everything that moves in the forest. Upon returning, there was only one plate of food on the small table we had. I frowned, looking at my brother.

"Sister, here's your dinner. I already had dinner, so you can eat peacefully."

"Don't lie to your older sister. I know you haven't eaten. This is the last piece of jerky I had stored in our cupboard, just one piece for one person."

"Sister, I..."

"Don't lie to me again, Alan. It's very bad to lie, especially to family. We said there would be no lies between us, remember?" My calm eyes look at him, so small and fragile. A child should be chubby and a little plump without going overboard, but her brother wasn't like that; he was thinner and lacked a lot of care that she couldn't provide, no matter how much she wanted to. Her low position didn't allow it.

"I'm very sorry, I won't do it again, sister. Please don't be angry," he lowers his gaze ashamed.

"Alan," she sighs, how to get angry with this baby. "The next time there's nothing to eat for both of us, you eat what there is and don't worry about me, kid. The most important thing is that you eat and don't get sick."

"But if I eat it, the sister will be left without anything to eat. The sister also has to eat. What if she gets sick?"

"Silly kid," she taps his forehead with her finger. "This sister can eat something outside. Besides, there are many edible roots and plants in the forest. I can look for something for myself now."

"Okay..." a bit reluctant, he sits down and begins to devour the meat, almost eating his fingers in the process. He bit them unintentionally several times.

"Now eat this, I'll go to work, and I'll get something to eat along the way for myself and try to bring something for us later," I mention, leaving the bow on the table.

(•••)

Drinking has never been my forte, but that doesn't stop me from working in a bar as a night waitress. Fortunately, it's the best I've been able to get for someone in my position. But it wasn't a pleasant feeling to be an easy target in the eyes of others, but I couldn't find anything better than delivering drinks and receiving a pittance that sometimes helps get some bread.

Likewise, I'm careful of anyone who tries to get out of line. Luckily for me, my unpleasant and tiny devil waitress uniform. Actually, it's a supposed shorts that look like blood-red underwear made of leather and a blouse also red that looks like a leather bra with fishnet stockings and red heels with black heel tips. The only good thing is that it allows me to keep a small weapon, a knife with a deadly edge, small but dangerous.

She didn't have a phone; it was too expensive for her, and the one that was supposed to be for her, because of the bastard of her ex-mate, she didn't get it. If she had gotten it, she would have called Sebastian's parents to tell them all the garbage that that wretch has done with everyone and not for her in itself but for the other humans and omegas who are suffering because of him. But she couldn't and couldn't take it anymore. She would leave soon and wouldn't see them anymore.

She was really exhausted. She did everything she could to save money. She didn't want to spend a lot of money. Most of it would be used to leave the pack with Alan, and after leaving, they would look for a good place where omegas without wolves like her and in the company of Alan could live well and in peace, because thank God not all the packs were as shitty as her ex-family and that one.

She arrived at a small internet cafe that was in the center, and behind it was one of the entrances that lead to her cabin in the forest. She always with so many enemies in the same place letting a continuous routine be seen would be her doom, that's why she always changed the places where she entered. So after using the internet, she would return.

After reviewing the few jobs that were available, she saw that there were no more offers that she could take since she had done most of them, and the others were no longer ones that she could aspire to.

Then she decided to spend some time on the university's website to see if there was any extra work for her to do there. But she didn't see anything relevant, it was all about Sebastian and his upcoming official takeover party as the interim leader of the pack. And also that on that same day he would take his Luna and mark her and then the blessings of the goddess would arrive for his pack members through the pack's Luna.

What Sebastian didn't know was that his partner chosen by the moon goddess was the only one who would give the true promised blessings.

I ignored that and kept scrolling down when some photos caught my attention.

"Damn, that damn bitch Bianca uploaded these photos and everyone has already seen them and she very bitchily put an address and a phrase, I will kill her."

I left quickly and went to the cabin, and indicated some things to Alan and then left in the direction of the university where I knew that bitch would be, to whom I will rip off some strands today.

But what Serena didn't know was that today her life would take another turn.

"That bitch wants to kill me!" she cries, scared that Serena might deeply hurt her this time.

"What do you think you're doing?" I ask as I rush to pull her off. I've always been amazed by Serena's agility, despite not having a wolf and being quite fragile, her body always manages to slip away or avoid blows in a fight. It's surprising that sometimes she's so silent that it's hard to know when she arrives or leaves. Such agility is worthy of strong wolves, but for an omega without a wolf, it's a blessing.

"This is none of your business," she snaps when he gets distracted watching Bianca prepare to attack.

"Yes, it is, because she's your future Luna. If the Alpha finds out... I won't be able to protect you from his wrath."

"I don't give a damn, Sebastian is not my Alpha, he never will be, and I won't keep putting up with insults from that stupid brainless bitch just because she thinks she's my Luna. She isn't and never will be. I'm not going to tolerate her spreading her shit-filled comments whenever she can anymore."

"So you have not the slightest bit of respect for me, your Alpha, and for your future Luna?" His voice is cold and authoritarian.

"Alpha," he exclaims, stepping in front of Serena, shielding her small body from his Alpha's latent fury.

"Simon, leave..."

"Alpha, Serena didn't do it intentionally, Miss Bianca started it first and..."

"I told you to leave!" he growls, and his Alpha voice dominates Simon.

"Go, Simon, listen to your brother, the great Alpha," I say the last part mockingly.

"Don't hurt her or I'll tell my parents the whole truth," is all Simon says through their wolf connection, before leaving, preparing to call his parents if Sebastian hits her or does anything bad to her.

"All of you, get out!" he growls with a commanding voice.

"But my love," she protests.

"Out," he growls, making Bianca tremble with fear and decide to leave, but not without casting a hateful glare at me.

"What?" she laughs coldly. "You're doing this because I rejected you?" She crosses her arms, clicking her tongue. "Didn't you say you didn't care?" she asks mockingly and irritated to see that she fails to make her kneel—But you come and hit my fiancee; your jealousy is unmistakable.

"Because of your rejection? How ridiculous you are," she scoffs. "I already told you I don't care about that at all. I only hit her because I'm tired of that brainless idiot bothering me. She deserved it, too much trash polluting the air should be destroyed." Her eyes are truly cold; if she had more strength, she would have beaten her until she broke several bones. Bianca was unpleasant and always mistreated the weak; she despised and hated her.

"If you don't want to regret it, kneel and apologize to me, and then go apologize to your Luna," he growls with an Alpha voice, but he fails to make her bow before him, and that enrages him.

"Ha, ha, ha, did you think I'd be crying over you or that rejection would hurt me, as if I really cared about you? Are you stupid?" she looks at him. "I think the question is offensive. Of course you are, because only an idiot would believe that I'm going to kneel down to apologize to him and that bitch."

"That's no way to talk to your Alpha," he gets closer until he's face to face with her. "Kneel!"

"You've never been my Alpha and never will be. Kneel before you?" she looks him up and down. "I'd rather die."

It was true that Sebastian had done everything to her over the years; he had tortured, humiliated, and beaten her, even with his acquaintances, but what none of them had ever managed to do at those times was to make her kneel, not even by trying to hit her knees or using force to force her to give in. In other words, that was one of the things on the list that they had not managed to get her to do, and kneeling in front of them, she could say that she would rather die, but there was an exception, and that would be if she did it only for a loved one like Ian or if her own body did not respond to her. Otherwise, she wouldn't do it.

"Do you know the punishment for disrespecting your Alpha and Luna?" he growls.

"Ha, and what is it?" she asks mockingly.

"It's clear and simple, the penalty would be death or banishment without the possibility of ever returning."

"Are you going to kill me?" she laughs.

"You think I wouldn't dare?" he asks coldly.

"You're a coward and a lousy Alpha, nothing surprises me about you," I reply, feeling like I'm going to throw up from having him so close to me, but I'm not going to take a step back, I won't.

He's so angry that he kicks with all his strength, which Serena quickly dodges. The truth is, that movement doesn't surprise her at all. She only realizes that if that kick had hit her, it could have killed her instantly, since she wouldn't have been able to withstand an impact of that force.

"Bitch, I'm not going to kill you with my own hands, but I will leave you at the mercy of the nomads so they can do whatever they want with you." His gaze is very dark. "From now on, you are expelled from the Claws and Fangs pack. You have 15 minutes to get out of this pack, or I myself will have my shadows take you out."

"You know, I used to be a little afraid of those words, being kicked out of here since it's the only place I've known for many years, but not anymore, I don't care anymore," she looks at him as if he were absolutely nothing in front of her eyes. "I wish with all my heart never to cross paths with you again in the rest of my life, and you know what? I wish you a totally good life, I could wish you a life full of misery, but no, not because despite everything your parents accepted me here and let me live here for a long time and unlike the others they allowed me to study and have a little dignity living here, only for that I wish you a good life so that you give them grandchildren and they can be happy grandparents full of grandchildren, only for that is what I wish you. I also wish I never have to see you again, Sebastian Esteban Raymond, I hope we never cross paths again, and if we do, let's pretend we've never crossed paths before and we won't cross paths then until never."