Her Regret: Alpha, Take Me Home

Bella POV I stood at my locker and watched Drake, my supposed mate. He is an unimpressive Omega boy, who cannot even rank up to a Civilian ranking. He is currently talking to one of his friends in the hallway. But in exactly three minutes, he will come over to me. He will then ask me to run away from my arranged marriage with our pack’s Alpha, Alex, and elope with him. Fighting against the powerful Alpha with your true mate. That sounds romantic, right? Wrong… This will all be an act. In his true plan, he and Emma will kill me after I am no longer under Alex’s protection. Leaving the safety of Alex’s home, I ran off with Drake. He led me to a part of the forest I had never been to, so I could have my first shift, and finally meet my wolf. As my bones started breaking and realigning, I heard the most unexpected words leave Drake’s mouth. “Recite the spell now, so that I can absorb her power before we kill her!” Drake yelled to someone I couldn't see. Then Emma, my nemesis, comes into view, with a huge smirk on her face. She recited a spell I was unfamiliar with, and then looked at Drake. “It’s done. Kill her now,” She said, and Drake nodded towards someone behind me. Through my pain, I managed to turn around, and saw two men heading my way. By their stench, I knew they were rogues. One rogue grabbed me by my hair and lifted me up, so that the other could drive a silver dagger into my stomach. I screamed in agony at the pain of my bones still breaking and the dagger penetrating my skin. “Wh… Why are you…” Is all I could get out, as I coughed up blood. “Why am I doing this? It’s simple really. I don’t want you, only your power. I will use it to change my ranking and status. That is only the first step. Thank you for your service, by the way. But you won’t be around to see what happens next. Bye now,” Drake said, and then chuckles darkly. I hear running and then Alex comes into view. “Bella!” he yells as he takes in the scene. Two more rogues approach him from behind and attack him, while he is focused on me. “Watch out Alex!” I try to yell, but it comes out more like a strained whisper. The rogue in front of me stabbed me again. Before Alex could get to me, a rogue reached around him and slit his throat, before the other ripped out his heart. And that was the last thing I saw, before everything went dark and I died. You might be asking yourself how I know what is about to happen. So let me break it down for you. Fate or some higher power has deemed me worthy of a second chance, a do-over, if you will. When I woke up this morning, I had a full memory of everything that happened in my previous life. I don’t know how this is possible, or why I was given this gift. But I am grateful for this second chance, and I vow not to waste it. My name is Bella, and I am 17 years old and currently a student at the Full Moon Academy. I have never been given a last name, and I do not know who my parents were. I was left on the doorstep of the pack’s orphanage, the day I was born, still covered in my mother's gunk and blood. I may be an orphan, but our pack has never treated me unfairly. I have been given a fair chance of getting a good education, just like everyone else. I am taught fighting skills, magic, potions, and anything else the Academy offers. I was assigned to a dormitory within the Academy. It's small, but comfortable enough for me. Before I met Drake, I tried my best to perform in all the tests and trials. I was a straight A student. Through the grade system, everyone gets a fair ranking before graduation, and enters the pack's system based on their ranking. I used to be the highest-ranking wolf in the Academy; the only girl who won the Alpha ranking, and classified as a genius. That's also why the elders decided to match me with our Alpha Alex, even though I haven't found my fated mate. He was the youngest Alpha to successfully challenge our previous Alpha. The pack has thrived under his leadership for these past ten years. Our previous Alpha was an i***t who made bad choices and aligned himself with dubious individuals. He almost led the pack to its downfall with his gambling debts. Until Alex stepped in. He was only 17 at the time, and he has been running the pack ever since. "With an Alpha-ranked Luna, you can achieve more for our pack." The elders told Alex as they proposed to marry me off like I were a piece of property. I was not happy, but I tried to persuade myself to accept this. The pack gave me a good life, and I should repay it, right? So I complied, until I met Drake and mistook him for my fated mate. When I caught Drake’s scent, it convinced me that he would be my mate. I still don’t know how that is possible, but his scent was irresistible to me, and I fell in love with him instantly. I would do anything to be by his side. I even abandoned my own morals and beliefs. I was taught from a young age to believe in the mate bond and werewolf traditions. So, naturally, when Drake confirmed that he was indeed my mate, I wanted nothing more than to be with him. "Maybe... You shouldn't be that ‘straight A’ student anymore. Then the elders won't match you with the Alpha," Drake once said to me. Ugh, that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. I don’t even want to think about it again! I am so intelligent, but I still listened to Drake’s bullshit. I can’t believe I was so blinded by love. Why would someone who really cares about you not wish for your progress? I should've seen the truth a long time ago. Drake is an i***t, who can’t even rank up from an Omega ranking. How could I have been fooled by him? Anyway, the result of my stupidity is easy to predict. I rebelled every chance I got after that. God, I was so stupid. Every time Alex reached out to me, I treated him like s**t. I started skipping classes and breaking rules whenever I felt like it. I also missed out on two important exams because Drake convinced me to. Thank God we haven't had s*x yet. At least I still get to keep my innocence. He even convinced me to miss my physical trials, and that is when Alex reached his breaking point with me. I was then demoted and stripped of my Alpha rank to an Omega rank. The lowest ranking possible. Even the Civilian ranking is higher than an Omega. At the time, I didn’t care, I just wanted to be with my mate. Until my 18th birthday. The day I eloped with Drake. The day I could properly scent my mate, and shift for the first time. But it’s also the day that I died at the hands of Drake. It’s time I take the Alpha title back that I worked so hard to get. Becoming the first female in the history of this academy to be ranked Alpha was the highlight of my life. I threw it all away for the man that ended up killing me. But, I earned the ranking once before, so I know I can do it again. “Hey beautiful,” Drake says as he stops in front of me. Here we go… let his little show begin. I just stood there, listening to him as he tried to convince me to elope with him, just like before. My stomach turns when he puts a lock of my hair behind my ear, and caresses my earlobe. His touch always gave me shivers, but now that I know the truth, it’s the kind of shivers that warn of danger.