Lucy: The Red-Eyed Luna

====chapterContent "Lucy's point of view" I lay with Leonard at our secret spot under the half-moon's gentle glow, cherishing every moment. Soon, we'd have to part ways, as our duties called. "The moon's beautiful tonight," his voice, husky and warm, murmured behind me. "It's even more beautiful with you here. Without you, I might not even notice it." I blushed. "Leo..." "I wish time could stand still, just for us," he said, holding me closer. The sounds of nature surrounded us-the babbling brook, the chirping birds-creating a perfect moment. "I have to go," he eventually whispered. "Please, a little longer," I pleaded. "Can't we stay here?" He sighed, regret in his eyes. "You know, I'm the future Alpha. If I disappear for too long, it won't end well." He stood up, leaving me in the chilly night air. "See you later, my sweet pie." He kissed my cheek and vanished into the woods. With him gone, reality crept back in, harsh and unforgiving. I stood up and put on my clothes, I tied my long brown hair and made a ponytail with it, I walked closer to the flowing stream, and washed my face, before spraying a lot of perfume to get rid of Leonard's scent on me. "It's time to get back to my life" I sighed and went back to the training ground where the stronger werewolves, and those few omegas who have some skills in fighting train. I am among the omegas but my case is worse than any omega I know because, unlike other omegas, I don't feel my wolf often, other omegas can feel their wolf and some that are privileged can transform into their wolf but I.....I hardly hear my wolf nor do I feel like it is active. I took my cleaning equipment and started cleaning the training ground with other omegas. "Lucy!" I heard Shirley yell my name "Where have you been?!" She frowned at me. She is the omega that has been chosen to supervise the work we do. "I'm sorry, I had a runny tummy" I lied She glared at me "You... Make sure you get your work done before you leave this place" She yelled "Yes ma'am "I answered in respect She left, and I quickly continued my work, soon the other omegas left me to retire for the night, I was almost done with the cleaning when I heard the voice of my nemesis, In this pack it is normal for the strong to bully, and oppress the weak, so omegas have to put up with any ill-treatment we receive because the only thing we are useful for is cleaning and making sure the alpha and beta live a comfortable life. It is only a few lucky omegas that are chosen for different tasks. "I knew she'd be here," she giggled with her minions. Bianca is one of the pack's strongest werewolves, she is adored and loved by everyone, well, except me, and that is because she makes my life more miserable than I can imagine. She finds joy in seeing me In pain, and she looks for all means to destroy me, emotionally, physically, and socially. She once spread rumors about my birth because the only thing that was heard about my birth was that my adopted grandma found me wrapped in white clothing and placed in the woods, so every rumor Bianca spread was gracefully accepted by everyone... "Hello, Lucy," she taunted, her minions closing in. Fear gripped me. "I've missed you." I stammered, "Bi..." She tilted her head, pretending not to hear me. "What was that? I couldn't hear you." Her girls began to circle me. I bit my lips in fear. She wrapped her hand around my shoulder "For two days now, I haven't had any fun... Seeing you here....has given me much joy" She whispered in my ears, as I trembled in fear. "Wow...she really looks like good prey" I heard Rosella one of her minions laugh. Bianca smirked "Can you see why I can never get tired of her, she knows how to make you feel like a predator" The three Ladies Laughed. She pressed her claws into my skin. "Let's have some fun," she whispered before tearing into me. I screamed in agony. "This is the part you run," She said to me, I began running immediately but I was no match for the ladies. Before I could come out of the training ground, they bounced on me, hitting and cutting my skin, I could only cry and scream in pain. It is a good thing that my body heals no matter how much injury I sustained. "Bianca" I could hear Leo's voice, they all stopped hitting me "Leonard!" Bianca called his name happily, while I lay weak on the ground. Leo with his future beta Josh walked closer to us. "What are you doing?" he asked, eyeing me on the ground. Bianca smirked. "Just having some fun. Care to join us?" Leo glanced at me, his eyes filled with uncertainty. "Hey, she'll die if we join in," his beta, Josh, joked. "True," Bianca said. "Let's go, my dad called us," Leo said and walked away. Bianca and the ladies didn't hesitate to follow him since he was talking about our Alpha. Tears roll down my eyes, Sometimes I forget the kind of relationship I have with Leo, he is the Alpha Son and future Alpha of our pack, I have been in a secret relationship with him for two years now, it's what most female werewolves would only dream of. In public, we are not to act like we know each other, that was the rule he gave me before we began our relationship but soon all these will end, I will be turning nineteen tomorrow, it's the age that werewolves can smell their mate. Although, I know that it is very unlikely for an omega to be mated to an Alpha, I pray to the moon goddess that Leo ends up being my mate, that way we can be open about our love for each other. I smiled at the thought of being publicly known as his mate, I could be with him constantly. The thought of that gave me strength. I stood up and tore a part of my dress to tie the bleeding injuries before I continued my cleaning. "Tomorrow all this will be over," I told myself, gaining strength. After cleaning, I went home, my grandma was already asleep, which I was thankful for, she would have burst into tears if she had seen me like this, I went to my room and dressed my wounds. "Just a few hours to go" I remind myself before retiring to bed. ***** The next morning, I joyfully went to fulfill my duty, in hopes that I would see my mate, I didn't see Leo throughout the day, it was already dark and the moon was now visible, yet no sign of mate or Leo, I frowned and I retreated to our secret place to have some peace. "Oh, moon goddess, bring my mate," I prayed. It was as though the moon goddess heard me. Suddenly, a unique scent filled the air, and for the first time, I felt my wolf. Leo appeared. "Mate," my wolf and I whispered, my heart soaring. My joy knew no bounds, the moon goddess had blessed me with the exact thing I wanted "Leo...." I was about to hug him but he stepped back and the next thing he said, became my worst nightmare. "I, Leonard Shelock, reject you, Lucy Garden, as my mate."