Fated to the Enemies Daughter

Imani’s Pov "I Kaelen Thorne, The son of Lucian Thorne Alpha of Kade pack. Reject you Imani Silver as my fated mate" my own best friend said Infront of the guests at the party. my eyes burned as he sealed out fate. It wasn't tears though. it was the mark of " rejection" that the Moon Goddess used to punish the Rejects. My eyes didn't leave his as I looked for. best friend not this strange. monster in his place. My chest tightened, my ears ringing probably laughing at me too. "What have you done... just this morning" My voice broke trying to make sense of it "You really think I would go for you? come on now Imani... maybe if you lost a few pounds, I might consider it" He gritted. His words hit harder than the rejection itself heat crept from my spine up to my neck. the eyes of the crowd clinged to my skin. shame. hard shame washed over me like a pool of water. I felt so aware of my body. every curve every fold I could picture it all in my head. I didn't even look back as I stumbled out of the ball room. Never in our 9 years of friendship did he ever mock me or my body. not even when my father was beheaded for treason. "Run Piggy" A voice in the crowd yelled at me. And that was the last straw before my eyes turned into a waterfall. I managed to get outside for before letting the water works fall. Never in my life did I feel more humiliated. even more humiliated than when I fell and accidentally flashed everyone at school my butt crack. Does being Fat make me trash? They don't even treat Humans like this talk less of me an Omega. Those Filthy dogs... stupid wolves. what did I do to deserve this from my own best friend. I ran to my Cabin and slumped on my bed as I let it all go. My throat felt tight and itchy. My tears wouldn’t stop falling, my head ringing and suffocating. I’ll show them, I’ll f*****g show them. I missed the warmth of summer on my skin as Kaelen and I raced through the streets to my parents’ house right next to the castle. You could smell my mother’s cooking from a mile away. I miss my parents so much. Every sob felt like it was ripping out a part of my soul away leaving a big hole where my heart should be. The mark on my eye tingled, a physical reminder of a choice I didn’t make. “Maybe if you lost a few pounds I might consider” The words tasted like ash; I looked down at my hand as it trembled against the worn quilt on my bed. I was an omega, yes. I was a curvy girl, yes. But I was also the girl who stood by him when his father became abusive. I was the one who knows his darkest fears and favorite spots. And he traded all that for a quick laugh. A low vibration started in my chest. My throat felt itchy and the tightness was changing; I stood up my legs shaking. I walked across to my dresser, the small cracked mirror hanging over it. The black ring around my eyes glowed faintly. A proof of being “star crossed” thanks to that fucker I would never ever know what it felt like to have the bond of a true mate. I grabbed a bag and shoved everything valuable I owned. I didn’t have much but I wasn’t staying here for them to laugh at me tomorrow. I thought of the human realm and the things I heard about it. Any other s**t than this hell hole. I wiped my face with the back of my hand, my throat feeling tight. The shame, confusion and sadness all morphed into something more. Something different. RAGE. Pure feminine RAGE. They wanted me to run and hide? Fine. I would leave but what I was never going to do was hide. I WILL find a way to make him crawl and beg. I was going to RUN until I found a way to regret it, all of them. Especially Kaelen Thorne. My heart was still thumping like a caged bird as I was greeted by the cold air. Going to the main gates was basically a suicide mission. They would eventually drag my ass to the palace, past the main gates was the human realm. You can’t pass through if you weren’t given special permission from the alpha. And that was either if you were the alpha himself or you were sent on a quest. Instead, I headed to the edge of the swamp forest just by the river looking for a certain old lady who was the only one taking care of me after my parents were killed. The small run-down lopsided hut came in view. Mama Ebi’s hut. She wasn’t a wolf but a witch, the pack had let her stay because she could heal wounds that medicines couldn’t. but they still treated her like trash nonetheless. I knocked on the door softly “Mama? It’s Imani” The door creaked open immediately, Mama Ebi stood there. Her dark skin wrinkled like dried up plum but as they say, black don’t crack. She looked at my eyes and at the dark ring around it. Her face softened. “he’s stupid for rejecting you” she whispered. I didn’t even know what to say or do that didn’t involve me breaking down in tears right then and there. “I’m leaving…I can’t stay here anymore” I whispered unable to look her in the face. “I know, child. I was waiting for you” She pulled me inside and sat me down. She moved fast for an old woman bringing a brown leather bag and an iron key shaped like a head. “The main portal is guarded by the alpha’s men” she said, her voice low. “But there is one by the old well behind the old creek. It’s been hidden by magic for over 50 years. It leads straight to the human city” she pressed the leather pouch into my hands. “This is human money, paper and coin. It’s not much but it is enough to get you a place to stay and a meal. When you know you’re ready, find Madam Josephine.” She explained “Ready for what?” I inquired looking at the leather bag in my hand and at her. “You must get going. It’s almost midnight. You know what happens then” she insisted pushing me up gently. Midnight was time to replenish. When the moon was out they loved to bath in it. For strength renewal, healing and so on. “Mama…thank you” I muttered as i got outside. I was certainly not going to let her down. I would do whatever it takes to make sure she’s comfortable soon enough.