Crystal’s Pov
“You lowly bitch! How dare you steal the food prepared for our Alpha!”
A hard kick landed on my stomach, making me close my eyes in pain. But I was still trying to explain, “No...I didn’t. I brought it from home, it's what my mom did for my birth...”
“How dare you talk back! You're just an omega and the lowest one."
Another harsh slap made my head fall down on the floor. I slowly opened my eyes when warm blood rolled down my forehead and met her mocking gaze.
Bracky Mills, daughter of Beta and my biggest bully. She never liked to let my life easy.
"Girls, obviously this shameless thief needs some discipline." She nodded at her minions and then they approached me.
I screamed in fear when one of them grabbed my hair. I wanted to resist but someone had pressed my head inside the dirty water that omega maids used to wash the mops.
The muddy water instantly choked into my lungs. I tried to dispel their evil hands as the water made me breathless. But surely, they had no intention to let go of me.
In this pack, being bullied by those spoiled girls had become commonplace for me.
No one would give a helping hand. No one would listen to me.
Because in their eyes, I, Crystal Roger, was just an orphan of unknown origin. Never really belonging to this pack.
Yes, I was abandoned by my parents, I was left over in a jungle without any memory of my parents. It was my foster mother who saved me from some rogues later.
My foster mom was the only sunshine in my dark life. She tried her best to give me a home but this pack never stopped treating me like garbage.
They made fun of my origin, used me as the cheapest servant, and bullied me as they wanted. If it weren't for my mom, who was sick years ago and needed medical support here, I would have escaped this hell with her long ago.
As the air got thinner and thinner, I felt my soul leaving me. Death was right before my eyes but I knew they would not let me die so easily. And the next moment, they did pull my head up.
I gasped for air eagerly regardless of what a mess I looked like now. My entire dress was soaked with dirty water and my hair was also messed up. I could clearly hear them laughing as if I was doing a show for them.
"Oh, she smells so stinky, like rotten pork." One girl giggled as she said. Her words amused Bracky apparently, who then decided to show me some 'mercy'.
"Hey, pig girl. Seeing that I am in a good mood today, I can mercifully forgive your mistake of stealing the cupcake, as long as..." She smirked at me and said.
"You agree to crawl the hall for a round while oinking like a pig."
It brought a burst of laughter in her minion, who immediately complimented Bracky for her genius and kindness. I watched their drama coldly as humiliation boiled in my vein.
"I reject." I gritted my teeth, "I didn’t steal anything! I don’t have to do this.”
Bracky's smile chilled down at once and she then said viciously, "Looks like you didn't suffer enough."
I screamed again as someone grabbed my hair harshly. The next moment my head was inside the water again but this time, I was prepared. With all the power I had, I broke free of their hands and pulled my head back.
I was going to warn them that the party would start soon and no one had the guts to annoy Alpha on such a big day, but something caught their attention first.
“Oh, looks like I stepped on something.” A girl said, and that’s when with my blurry vision, I noticed my hairpin in her hand, and instantly, my eyes went wide. It was my birthday gift my mom gave me this morning!
“No! That’s mine.” I said and immediately tried to get it, but Bracky immediately kicked my hands away and took that hairpin with a devilish smirk.
“Look at this, a butterfly hairpin? It looks so cheap! Did you steal it too?” Bracky said, but now it was making me mad as I snapped, “I didn’t steal it. It’s mine. Give it back to me!”
I tried to get it, but I couldn’t reach her height when l was on the ground and she held it high. Unknowingly I held the hem of her dress and the next moment I flew two meters away when a harsh kick landed on my stomach.
“You disgusting whore! How dare you touch me? You're dead bitch!" Bracky widened her eyes in anger before slapping me again, and this time she didn't stop.
"Touch me with your dirty hand one more time, huh? You’ll definitely be dead." She roared angrily and then started kicking me hard. Even her minions started beating me.
I had to curl up to protect myself. I could feel my bone broken and my wolf whimpering inside.
'Crystal, I'm sorry. Damn, I hope I could shift to protect you!' I heard my wolf, Cassie apologize to me inside my head.
I squeezed out a feeble smile, trying to appease her. No one knew that I had already got my wolf two years ago, but for some reason, I could not shift.
It increased others' bullying of me and Cassie's guilt. Yet, in my mind, Cassie was still a rare gift from the Goddess to me. At least I'm not alone anymore.