The Rejected Omega: Lunette's Revenge

CHAPTER 2: Undeserved Suffering

“Where?” Conrad spoke confidently, posing like he was ready to attack.

“On the fence surrounding the castle, but he escaped before we could apprehend him,” He sounded firm.

“Tell your captain to prepare you all with the rifles, arrows, and grenades from the armory and launch for attack once any of the sentinels see anything strange! You must all be vigilant and open-eyed tonight!” Conrad commanded with a resolute spirit as he departed to his room to prepare his dark sorcery.

“Yes, Alpha Conrad!” The sentinel spoke with dignity as he saluted and left.

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Having mopped the tiles, Lunette washed the heap of dirty clothes Lyca gave to her and rewashed the previous ones. She was weak and staggered to her room like a pregnant woman at the point of delivery.

Her room was painted completely in black, revealing a sense of melancholy. It consisted of a thin mat laid across the hard and cold floor, a nylon bag containing Lunette's meager collection of three worn-out dresses, a pair of slippers, a clock, and a tiny space diverged for the bathroom and toilet.

Lunette stumbled on the mat to take a nap until someone knocked on her door. She wanted to inquire about who was knocking but she didn't want to provoke her mother if she ended up being the one.

She gripped the doorknob with her trembling hands and swung the door open. She saw the figure of a fifteen-year-old girl, one of the new maids scrutinized and accepted to work in the castle on the weekends.

“Little outcast! What took you so long?” Celestine mocked as she took a step in.

“What do you want?” Lunette inquired as she winked her blue eyes in shame.

“You have nothing to offer me! Or I'd rather say, you should be grateful for my help,” Celestine said with a sinister expression as she threw a nylon containing stale food on the floor.

“I've brought you the leftovers meant for the dogs as requested by your mother,” Celestine uttered as she spat on Lunette’s face and left.

Lunette was infuriated but refused to retaliate. She cleaned the spit on her face with her arm and closed the door.

Lunette's thought drifted to her growling stomach. She felt the pangs of hunger, a painful reminder that she hadn't eaten in two days.

As she opened the nylon, the stench she perceived almost made her vomit. Nevertheless, she dipped her hands into the nylon and rushed the stale food.

After eating, she rushed to the market to collect the stockfish from Nelly, a trader in the Bluemoon market whose husband is a fisherman. It was a daily errand that she mustn't forget. Conrad permitted Nelly to sell in the market by coercively demanding five baskets of stockfish from her daily.

As Lunette hurried towards the path of the market, she felt a surge of irritation and nausea washing over her. In discomfort, she held her stomach and vomited, uncontrollably.

After Lunette emptied the contents in her stomach, she wiped her mouth with the back of her arm and regained her position. Suddenly, she felt an abrupt pain shot through her back. She turned around and spotted a large stone lying behind her. At that moment she realized someone had thrown it intentionally.

Lunette raised her head and saw young boys and girls of her age laughing and mocking her.

“A pathetic outcast! I can’t even smell her wolf. Who knows if she has been impregnated with another bastard about to be rejected!” a voice shouted from the crowd and the group emitted a fresh burst of laughter.

Lunette bowed her head in shame and ran towards Nelly’s shop. Unfortunately, she was able to deliver four different baskets of stockfish to the kitchen staff because one basket was hijacked from her by the bullies on her way to the castle.

Having done that, she washed the heap of dirty clothes Lyca handed and rewashed the previous ones as instructed. She staggered like a pregnant woman on the verge of delivery, stumbled upon the couch in the sitting room, and dozed off. The weight of the day's event settled on her shoulders.

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Lyca got annoyed when she heard the news from the chief maid. “I won't buy those lies. That good-for-nothing daughter is a thief!”

Lunette was awakened to reality with tremendous strikes and scornful words. The slaps emitted heat to her skin as she pleaded for mercy.

“How dare you return four baskets of stockfish to this castle? Oh, You have started getting into the act of stealing right? There won't be a next time for you because you will sleep and rot in the dungeon.” Lyca roared.

“Mother, please, I was attacked on my way to the castle by unknown werewolves. I didn't steal the stockfish. The Moon Goddess is my witness,” Lunette pleaded desperately because her last experience at the dungeon was horrid.

Lyca turned deaf ears to Lunette by commanding the sentinels to throw Lunette in the dungeon and lock her up. Lunette screamed relentlessly but was overpowered. They took her to the dungeon, threw her in, and locked her up.

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The next morning, the castle in the Bluemoon pack was invaded by millions of armies from the Bluestone pack. The captain of the sentinel couldn't attack because they were outnumbered. Lyca and Conrad rushed out of their bedrooms because of the noise heard from the castle grounds.

They quivered as they saw the numerous armies at the castle ground. As Lyca set her eyes on the Alpha of the Bluestone pack, she trembled. She couldn't believe her eyes. She thought she would never see her first mate who rejected her again.

She remembered how he got blinded by her beauty and took advantage of her. He neglected her after they had a heated intimacy in a cozy hotel. He claimed she was an Omega and could spoil his reputation as the Alpha prince.

Lyca was mistreated by bullies and powerful werewolves because she was an Omega. She had to escape from Bluestone Pack to avoid disdainful comments when she discovered she was pregnant. Her hatred for her baby grew when Lucian denied impregnating her and told her to abort the pregnancy. She vowed to channel the hatred to her child, Lunette.

“Where is my daughter?” Lucian, Lunette’s biological father and Alpha of the Bluestone pack, inquired in a fierce tone with rage filled in his eyes.

“I've aborted her long ago.” Lyca lied confidently.

“Fenrir, my spy, confirmed my daughter is lurking in your dungeon. Bring her out before I slit your throat!” Conrad threatened in fury.

“You have no right to claim her! She's mine! Have you forgotten how you rejected us? Have you forgotten you told me to abort the pregnancy?” Lyca lamented her hurtful past as beads of tears flowed through her cheeks.

“I'm not here to trade words with you. I came to rescue my daughter from your vicious hands. You are not fit to be called a mother!” Lucian uttered unapologetically.

“You have no right to claim her as your daughter! Stop acting all righteous. I have the right to do whatever I want with her,” Lyca yelled bitterly.

“I must leave here with my daughter. Whoever disrupts my mission will face death. I am ready to destroy this pack for my daughter's freedom,” Lucian threatened. His human physique began to change course to a beast mode ready to attack.

Frightened, Conrad ordered his sentinels to bring Lunette out of the dungeon and handed her over to Lucian since his sentinels were outnumbered and wouldn't win the battle.

Lucian was devastated to see his daughter malnourished. He placed her in the back seat of his McLaren 720S, and his driver rode off to the Bluestone Pack, while the armies matched along.

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The members of the Bluestone pack rejoiced at their arrival. They welcomed Lunette with utmost joy and she felt loved. Lucian terminated his schedule in his castle to focus on his daughter. Her desire came to pass, living like a princess in a mighty castle, being treated with honor, and having an Alpha father who cherished her.

Lunette thought she had found peace at her father’s pack because he showed her off, cared for her, gave her more attention, and boasted of making her male child the next chosen Alpha of the Bluestone pack.

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Lucian fastened his robe as he got out of the bathroom. His gaze fell upon his Luna, Fergus, who sat on the bed looking worried.

“What's wrong, my love,” Lucian’s voice softened.

“You've forsaken my existence for your daughter! You don't have my time anymore,” Fergus uttered, her voice bearing a sense of betrayal.

“If that's the case, you're mistaken. My daughter needs this affection at the moment,” Lucian spoke calmly.

Fergus stood up as if she was about to fight, “I know you will support her! Just let me be,” She clamored as she turned her back against him.

“Remus, the blind seer, foresees my daughter must be brought to the pack. He said she'll bring us luck and you'll bear an heir for the pack,” He appealed. He tried to hold her hands affectionately but she walked out of the room.