Not your normal wolf

Cathy POV ~~~~~~~ Beep*Beep*Beep I raised like the dead. The only thing even slightly keeping me warm was a scrap of a blanket my late mother left me. I could hear the other omegas scampering off to go make breakfast. Terrified they would be in trouble if late. I wish I cared that much. No I didn’t care what anyone here though of me. I would be out of here soon. But no one knew that besides me. My wolf would tell me stories about our freedom once we endured our pain. She was my only salvation. I picked up my necklace. The beautiful opal stone turning dull and broken in my hand. I needed it to be this way so no one would dare want to steal it. I pulled my long blonde hair up and snapped the necklace into place. In an instant I felt the air turn cold and I looked at myself in the mirror. My normal shapely and toned body turned emancipated, my hair turned to an ugly brown and tangled into curls, and I saw my perfect unmarred face become disfigured with scars. I always had to hide- my mother demanded it when I was a child. No one has ever seen my true form besides her. She told me before she died that a witch had enchanted the necklace to look how the user wanted. I was horrified when she told me to be so ugly. But now I was grateful. This pack valued beautiful people and I would be trapped here if they knew what I was. “Cathy, are you up? Lady Leora is about to head to the washing room.” Jenny my only…friend? Warned me. I didn’t know what she was but she did always try to look out for me. “Be out in a moment” I murmured. I wish she could leave with me. She didn’t deserve to be here. She was treated just as badly and she had a pure soul. ‘We could come back for her? But we must think of ourselves first. We need out of this pack before things become worse’ Deidra reminded me ‘It was only a thought. I know where we go would be too dangerous. I just hope the moon goddess blesses her with a way out of here as well’. I silently vowed to save her if she didn’t. “Cathy really she’s close now you gotta come” Jenny whined. At this I opened the door and we scurried to the laundry room. Just in time for Leora to walk past. She scowled at us but continued on. “That was really close…” she whispered as she watched her walk past. It wasn’t. As much as Jenny rushed me I was never late. Deidra could hear any voice she desired and would watch to see when she decided to meander her way over here. I just shook my head as I took to washing the young alphas underwear. I nearly wretched when I saw a white stain in them. I knew when he was intimate with another. I mean he was my mate. ‘Was. After tonight we’ll reject him and leave this pack. He’s disgusting and I won’t have anything to do with that man’ Deidra scoffed. She was the one who dealt with the burden of pain when he had affairs. She kept the majority of it from me. But I felt it and I knew it happened often. Despite this I knew she longed for her mate. We had never seen his wolf as it wasn’t proper for omegas to run with the pack. A fact we were eternally grateful for as my wolf would draw far too much attention. ‘Don’t get cold feet on me, Cathy. We are destined for better things and that man will treat us like a doormat’ As usual, my wolf was the stronger one of us. But I knew she was right and it was best for us both to abandon him. I won’t Deidra, I know we have to leave this place. We aren’t safe and he won’t protect us either’ It was a painful conclusion to come to but I couldn’t rely on him to protect me. We have to protect ourselves. We’ll live as a rogue in the human realm. Anything is better than living in constant fear of being discovered. “Cathy? Are you done? It’s getting kind of dark and you know we won’t get dinner unless we’re on time” Jenny gently shook me from my thoughts. I looked at the clock. I had gone into autopilot while lost in my thoughts. Unfortunately I wouldn’t be having dinner tonight here or any other night. There wasn’t enough time for even a last meal. “That’s alright Jenny, you go ahead I have something I need to do” I smiled. I hugged her. I felt her tense in my arms before hugging me back. “You’ve been a good friend to me, Jenny. I appreciate your kindness more than you know” I whispered in her ear. I turned and strode out he door before she could utter a word. Nothing she said would change what was about to happen but I wanted her to know she meant something to me. I wandered into the woods. All my life I had lived here but I hadn’t ever truly lived. I survived. And I was done surviving, I was ready to thrive. I saw him before he saw or smelled me. I knew he would be here- alone. He was rarely alone and we barely crossed paths. He couldn’t scent me with my amulet on so it was easy to stay hidden. I just had to go to bed after him and wake before he did. Not hard considering he slept til noon. Staying up til 3 knowing my wolf was feeling the utmost pain because of him was unbearable however. I studied him. His hair was perfectly parted, his skin is tanned and his body toned. His striking blue eyes seemed to notice my presence at that moment. It was a pity. Even my wolf agreed that he was good looking. Didn’t help a rotten personality however. ‘Just breathe, Cathy. Work through this so we can be free’ I could feel her readying herself for the pain. “What is it omega? You shouldn’t be out here. Your Luna will punish you if I tell” he sneered at me. “God have we ever met? No we can’t have. I’d remember that face” he laughed. I just stared at him for a moment. I could tell it was making him uneasy and both Deidra and I reveled know that. “My name is Cathy Flint. And no you probably don’t know me. But we’re mates. We’ve been mates for a long time now” I stood straight and looked him in the eye letting him know that I was truthful. “The moon goddess would never burden me with a hideous omega mate.” He muttered but I could tell even he was arguing with his wolf over the matter. We knew what was coming so I braced myself. “Look I’m sorry but we don’t need any burdens in this pact and I can’t even scent you. You probably don’t even have a wolf.” He paused and then he made up his mind. “I alpha Jackson Winter, reject you omega Catherine Flint as my mate and banish you from the winter pack” I watched as he fell to the ground in agony. Deidra was taking the pain from me but I knew she was feeling a fraction what he felt. We had time to come to terms with this. I knelt down beside him and turned his face to mine I slowly took time in removing my clothes and while he looked disgusted at my n***d body I casually removed and tossed off my amulet. I wouldn’t need it again although it had been handy. My blonde waves cascaded down my back, my face became unblemished and my body filled out nicely. A healthy glow overcame me and I couldn’t help but smile. I looked down at him curled into a ball but watching me incredulously. He seemed at a loss. Not only did he know scent me he felt the whole mate bond and realized I was no simple omega. I opened my mouth to accept the rejection albeit before I could utter a word he interrupted “I rescind my rejection” he choked out. Frankly I was shocked he could manage to say anything but then I felt a deep unease. Deidra seemed unsure of what to do either. This isn’t how we saw things before. Before we accepted the rejection and left without issue but now things have become much more complicated. Now without the pain of rejecting the bond he stood. Towering over me even at my taller height. I wasn’t afraid I could tap into Diedras power if needed but I didn’t want to give everything away. “Please…please just stay. Give me a second chance. Give us a second chance” he used his wolf against us and I knew Deidra was lost to this world at this point. I would have to be the strong one now. For once.