A MATE'S BETRAYAL

Weakness

Nyx

Time was a luxury she couldn’t afford. No time to understand what the f**k just happended and now, she had no time understand why the heck she was here. A tear threatened to fall down her cheeks but even that wasn't a comfort she could entertain. Finally the lady turned and spoke to Nyx.

“ Nothing good ever comes from crying or wishing. What was your name again? ” It was the woman’s voice that once again reminded her of the upheaval of her life as she once knew it.

“Nyx.” She found her voice and replied just as they entered through a second gate, revealing the camp-like setting of her new home and the only different thing about it being the lack of people around, just nearly identical cabins spread out in a semI circle.

“Before you get allocated, you need to get tested and stuff. We need to know what is wrong with you so we know exactly what to fix.” the lady said as she walked off to another area further from the cabins.

“Tests?” Nyx’s thoughts caught up to her as she dragged the suitcase that was beginning to get heavy, or perhaps she was getting weaker.

“Yes, tests.” The lady had barely spared a look in her direction all this time. A moment later,a girl not so older than Nyx turned the corner and met with them. Her demeanor was less dismissive to Nyx.

“Oh, Mrs Hawk, I was just looking for you.” Nyx was wrong, the new girl was just as dismissive, addressing Mrs. Hawk- finally, a name - as if she was the only one there.

“Find a cabin , and let the new girl settle in?” Mrs. Hawk went on.

“Yes Ma’am, ”

By now, Nyx decided to just stay as silent and as small as she could since that was what Mrs. Hawk and the new girl.

“What's your weakness, so I know which cabin to assign you?” the new girl asked as she pushed open the door of the building they had been standing in front of.

“What do you mean by weakness?” Nyx asked, a little confused as she dragged her suitcase.

“I mean why are you here? ” she replied dismissively.

“I am sorry but, I was sent here to train and awaken my wolf. I don't need fixing." Nyx was getting frustrated.

“Right, so your wolf is dormant. How are your senses?” Janice went on, the tone still dismissive.

“They are fine, I have all my senses intact. ”

“And your mate?”

“Why do I have to answer that?” Nyx asked.

“I see, so no mate , no wolf. Okay you will take the cabin by the lake.” they had entered the reception area and Nyx was given a key, presumably for a new accommodation.

“Change into something comfortable for the training grounds , that way. ”the new girl said, and sat behind the desk after pointing in the general direction on her left.

With no time to waste,Nyx rushed over to her allocated cabin, noticing how almost abandoned it looked. The door creaked as she pushed it open and taking in the two room cabin, the second room being a bathroom, she closed the door behind her and inhaled deeply. The smell of dampness despite the dry air outside filled her lungs. Her eyes scanned over to the two bunk beds that were on either side of the room and the table in the middle as a divider. There was a small wardrobe by the window that needed cleaning and an old red rug in the middle of the tiled floor.

Remembering that she had to be at the training grounds, she wasn't new to training, she just didn't like overdoing it like most of her peers did back at home.

She shut the door behind her as she left the cabin and stuck the keys in her pants pocket.

“Here goes nothing”. Nyx mumbled to herself and made a sprint for the training grounds.

After walking a few feet, Nyx heard the sounds coming from the training grounds. Someone was shouting orders while a cacophony of voices called back the orders.

“Glad you could join us. ” Mrs. Hawk chided .

Nyx took in the sounds and sights of the training field which was set up more like a military training field with obstacles and all. Nyx’s face turned pale as she properly took in her surroundings. Nyx found herself surrounded by a sea of faces. What the hell was going on?

“Your parents have sent me your physical report, no wonder your wolf is dormant. You have zero physical stamina, zero special abilities and your critical thinking scores are questionable. How in the Goddess's name were you thinking of being a Luna?” Mrs Hawk, true to her character, barely acknowledged Nyx as she ripped what was remaining of her self esteem into bits.

“I- this is - ” Nyx was becoming a stuttering mess. While she did have experience training with her peers, she never paid too much attention, after all she was a good homemaker and that was what a Luna should be. When did it change?

“Let's start with ten laps around the track, you have 30 minutes. ” Mrs. Hawk finally turned to face her.

“Ten? Laps? I can- ” her words were cut short with a firm slap on her cheek that it took a few seconds for the sting to register.

“Here, my word is law and when I tell you to run ten laps all you have to say is, ‘yes ma’am.’ got it?” Mrs. Hawk was in Nyx’s stinging face in a flash that all she could do in response was nod her head in agreement until she saw the murderous look on her face.

“Y- Yes Ma’am … ” Nyx croaked, a single tear falling down her hot cheek.

“Now run , mutt.”

Nyx did not wait to be told twice and with all the might she could muster, she went for it. The track was made around the main grounds, encompassing the area meaning she could see everyone and vice versa.

She glanced at the watch on her wrist and noticed she only had 20 minutes left and 7 laps to clear. She had never had to use her full abilities and if there was ever a time, now would be it. She didn't know what would happen if she didn't finish the remaining laps in the given time but she wasn't about to find out either.

“4 laps remaining mutt!” Mrs. Hawk warned.

Nyx picked up pace , despite the muscles on her legs wanting to give out. Even with her controlled breathing, she was still at a disadvantage, but nothing prepared her for the last lap as the whistle was blown.

Suddenly, the guys who had been training joined in the race behind her but it wasn't like they were running with her, no. The group was running after her in both human and wolf form.

“s**t! ” Nyx cursed as she tried to pick up the pace. The finish line was a few meters before her but she would never see it as she was tackled from the side by none other than the dark brown wolf and seconds later, the others caught up to her. Blows, snips and growls descended upon her and she felt like she was going to be crushed underneath the violence.

“Summon your wolf or die!” She heard Mrs. Hawk yelled and no matter how hard she tried to focus on calling her wolf, the blows were too distracting.

“Summon her!” She heard the rest of the group call out but it was futile, so she did the next best thing and fought back as best as she could in the losing fight until the whistle was blown and the blows stopped.

“Enough.We don't want to kill the mutt now do we? Frank, once she catches her breath, proceed with the other training. The rest of you know what to do." That was all Nyx heard as she welcomed the darkness that enveloped her.

One thing was clear as Nyx slipped into unconsciousness, she had to leave the place as fast as she could or she would die there.