Leila's pov.
It had been months since Mom left us. Everything had changed for the worst. I may be a beta's daughter but I was being treated as an omega.
"Leila, hurry up. You don't want to be late for school," my sister shouted from downstairs.
At least, she was still with me even when everyone had left me. I guess after all that blood is thicker than water as they say it.
"Let her sleep a little longer," Marcus, Elana's mate, said.
"Don't you dare! You have been spoiling her too much," she said back at him.
I knew that if they start their little argument it will go on till evening.
"I will be down in a minute," I shouted, hoping to stop the argument.
"There are seconds remaining now," she said.
Aaargh. She was making everything difficult. She had really changed since Mom's death. She was strict and not a jovial girl anymore.
Everyone blamed me for Mom's death. They say that I am cursed and that is why I wasn't blessed with a wolf and I was the main cause of my mother's death. As much as I want to argue with them, I can't. I have always blamed myself for her death.
I picked up my school bag pack and left since I didn't want to ruin Elana's mood this early morning.
Being blessed with the best chef in the house, I devoured the oatmeal fast.
"Come on, I will drop you," Marcus said when he noticed that I had already finished my breakfast.
"Bye Elana," I said as I gave her a peck.
"Take care of yourself," she said.
"You don't need to worry, I will do that. Remember that I love you," I said.
"I love you too," she said.
The drive was not silent as sure. In a short time, Marcus had become my best friend just like my sister. If it weren't for them, I would have been dead by now.
"Do you remember that there is a ball today?" he asked.
"The one held every year so that people can find their mates?" I asked.
"Yes," he said.
"What about it?" I questioned.
"Maybe you should go. You might find your mate," he enunciated.
"Yes, I know that but I am not invited to the party, Marcus," I told him.
"You may not be invited but I think you should go, you would be lucky if you find your mate. Someone to love and take care of you other than Elana and I," he declared.
"Do you think that I care about that? All that I care about is both of you. You are both my life," I said.
"Uhmm, it seems we have arrived," he said.
I looked out of the window and saw that we were just in front of the school's gate.
"Yeah, I will take my life now," I said.
"Think about what I have just told you," he said and I nodded my head in agreement.
Look who has arrived!
I hated school because I was always being bullied since I was wolfless. As usual, all I needed to do was take no notice of any of them.
I strode past them towards the hallway so that I could get my books from the locker before going to class.
"Ouch," I said as I hit something.
If only I was looking where I was going, I wouldn't have stumbled on the wall.
"Watch where you are going, useless bitch," I heard someone say and I looked up.
I gulped when I saw who I had bumped into.
"I….I am…so….sorry," I stammered.
"Look she can't even talk properly," Liam said, making everyone who was in the hallway laugh.
"Let the poor girl be, Liam. maybe she can't see properly," Mike, Liam's best friend said.
"I don't care. She should know who to approach and who to avoid," he said arrogantly.
"Next time you bump into me you won't like it," he said harshly, making me flinch.
I looked at him one more time and ran away from there before they humiliated me more.
Today, I had a lot of classes. I just hope no one will make fun of me or the teacher to spot me. With that in my mind, I walked to my first class with a smile on my face to hide my true sentiments.
Everyone was busy either listening to what the teacher was teaching or talking about today's party.
Maybe Marcus was right. I might be lucky enough to find my mate today. A mate is supposed to love their partner, protect and always be there for her. I just hope I will have a tall muscular mate. Who would be able to defend me from the bullies.
In just a spur of time, the classes were over. This is one of the parts I hate most. The school being a werewolf school, most students prefer shifting and running back home. I walked out of the school and went home.
After a few hours.
There was loud music playing in the pack's house. The party had begun and it made me envious of the people who had gotten an opportunity to meet their mates. I knew if I made my way there, I would just end up in trouble but was the trouble worth it?
Something was apprising me to go there. I felt as if my mate was in that building.
"Leila, just go and find your mate," Elana said as she walked into the living room.
"Do you think he will love me? Will he accept a wolfless person as his mate," I asked her.
"Stop worrying and get there. Whoever doesn't love you let them be. They don't know what a gem they are missing in their lives," she said, making me smile.
"Okay, let me go and try my luck."
"That's the spirit," Marcus said.
"You…" I said as I pointed at him. "I will get back at you when I come back."
I got out of the house and sauntered towards the pack's house when I suddenly smelt a welcoming scent. It had a chocolate smell. I followed that smell hoping that I would find out where it was coming from.
"What are you doing here?" Liam asked, making me jump a little out of stock since I had not noticed him. I turned to look at him.
"It….it can't be," he said.
Is he my mate?
Will he accept me and he is one of my bullies?
"I, Liam Scott, the future alpha of the black moon, reject you Leila Wright as my mate and my luna," immediately he said I felt pain in my chest just as severe as when Mom died.
"I, Leila Wright, accept your rejection," I said since I knew I had no other choice.
"Get out of here and never tell anyone that the moon goddess has paired me with a worthless human being like you," he said.
Tears had already started escaping and I found no reason to keep standing there so that he could continue throwing insults at me.