The Unloved Outcast Omega

Chapter 1 SAVANNAH'S POV. "Whoosh!!" The sudden sound of cold water rushing all over my body. My mouth involuntarily gaped open to regulate my hyperventilation as I opened my eyes to see my whole body and bed covered in water. In a bid to understand what just happened, I searched around for an explanation, only to see Margaret, my stepmother, with an empty bucket dripping water, her hands on her waist and her eyes full of hateful mischief. "M... Mum-" "If it wasn't that you were wet right now, and I don't want to stain my palm with the dirt on your skin, I would've given you a dirty slap. How many times have I warned you never to call me your mother anymore? Do I look like a dead witch to you?!", She threw harsh words at my face, but I was trying not to shiver as the early morning attacked my skin. "I... I'm sorry, Miss Margaret", I muttered as I avoided her face. "Were you born into this world to be some sleeping beauty? Do you want to sleep your life away? Don't you have chores that you're supposed to do?!", She questioned in anger. I raised my head a little to take a glance at the rusty wall clock hanging in the corner of my room. "B... But, Miss Margaret, it's just 5 in the morning-" "And so? Are you going to tell me when you'll wake up and do the chores? In my own palace, after feeding you?!!" To avoid saying anything that would lead to trouble, I apologized, got up and left my room for the kitchen. I remember washing all the dishes before going to bed last night, so I didn't know how these got dirty. Maybe my stepsister had her friends over again, but I couldn't make any arguments. I began sorting the plates before washing the plates, but I stopped when I came across an unfinished plate of apple pie. It already had ants feasting on it with a little fungus by the side, I felt my mouth shamelessly water at the sight of what looked like heaven to me. After handwashing all of Avery's clothes, I was forced to go to bed on an empty stomach because I didn't see any food in the worn-out pot laying beside the kitchen door. Yes, I was being fed like a dog in my own father's palace. I cooked all the meals, but I wasn't allowed to touch them until my share was put on the ground. I looked around to make sure no one was in the kitchen with me. Not like I was doing anything wrong; after all, no one was going to eat it. It was meant to be thrown away. My tummy rumbled in hunger, and I couldn't help it anymore. I broke a huge chunk of it in my arms and forced it down my throat, not minding if I was going to get sick. "Oh... This is good apple pie-" "And what the hell do you think you're doing?!" The screeching voice from behind made me jump out of my skin. I turned back to see my stepmother standing at the entrance of the kitchen, the cold look in her eyes letting me know that I'd gotten in some kind of trouble. "I was trying to eat something...", I made muffles with my full mouth and gestured to the apple pie. "So I asked you to go wash the dishes, and what you decided to do was to steal from me?!", Disbelief written all over her face. "No!!", I screamed, utterly shocked at the accusation. "The pie is spoiled already! I was so hungry, and I didn't want it to go to waste-" Before I could manage to defend myself, I saw her hands go high in the air, and in a split second, her palm met my face, causing pain to ripple throughout my system. I choked on the decayed apple pie, and my taste buds were clouded with blood and burnt metal. "You must be very stupid to think you can just steal meals from my kitchen. Do they look like your dead mother's pie? How dare you?!!", She spat, heaving in fury. I looked up at her with tear-filled eyes, pain coursing through my heart. "But I wasn't given dinner last night-" "And that's why you want to steal from me?! You know what - Here... Have it! Have it all!", She snatched the plate from me and slammed the apple pie in my face, pushing my neck further to make sure my head was buried into the pie before letting it go. "Eat everything!! Since you were so hungry that you couldn't wait for breakfast-" "What is going on here?!" I scraped the apple pie out of my eyes to see my father standing before us. "What is happening with Savannah?", he asked when he saw the chaos. "Edward, Honey!!", Margaret suddenly began screaming in tears and ran to join him, leaving me in the mess. "Honey, you won't believe what just happened!! I woke up to see Savannah running through the trash, and when I asked, she said she was hungry. I... I opted to make breakfast for her, and she insisted on having this leftover apple pie Avery left last night. I begged her with everything in me, but instead she attacked me and rubbed the whole thing in her face! I keep telling you that Savannah needs to be checked, but you don't believe me!!", She cried and nudged my father to do something about it. I wasn't surprised by this. Margaret had my father in her palms, and she never missed the opportunity to make me look mentally troubled when she had the chance. "Savannah?", He looked my way, "Did you hurt your stepmom-" "What's the point of asking, when you'd still believe her anyway?!", I suddenly blurted out in pain, but Margaret escalated the whole thing and made me look worse. "You see!! You see what I'm talking about?!!" I saw her hide behind my father like I was some monster, and he couldn't help but protect her. "Now, let me warn you for the last time - don't ever talk back at me, or I'll deal with you badly. And most importantly, don't touch my wife. Don't send her to the grave like you did to your late mother!" His words were like arrows dipped in poison, shot directly at my fragile heart. The pain caused tears to flow down my face. I wondered how much longer I was going to be blamed for the death of my mother. I held the pendant hanging over my neck that represented my mother and sobbed in agony. "I wish you were here, mother." Margaret was still trying to poison my father's mind some more when a guard burst through the kitchen door, panting heavily. "What is the problem?", My father asked in concern. "My Alpha, your... Your attention is urgently needed. Something serious just happened!", He informed him as he tried to catch his breath. "And what is it?!" "One of our soldiers at the border was killed... " "What?!!" "... And... He was killed by the soldiers of Sylvia Kingdom!”