FLASHFORWARD
She recalled the first time he had taken her there and she refused to even step foot into the home- it had ended in hot car sex and a huge fight between them. A few years later, she had decided that it was finally time for her to conquer that fear and she finally revisited old memories- it was the most touching and beautiful experience she had ever had.
“Trust me, you’re not getting rid of us anytime soon”, she joked before turning to a waiter and requesting for a different flavor of cake.
“Damn”, was all Asher could say before he felt a small tap on his shoulder. He turned around and suddenly, sadness washed over him again but he tried to cover it with a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes.
She smiled widely at him- genuinely which made him feel like the worst person on earth. She wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him closer to her, “We need to talk”. His heart stopped beating for a split second- this was it; he just knew this was it.
Did she know? How did she find out? Maybe he should tell her before she had the chance to call him out.
“Yes, we do need to talk”, he agreed and turned to his mother, “Momma, can we be excused?”, she nodded her head frantically and let out muffled sounds since her mouth was stuffed to the brim.
He took Imogen’s hand in his and lead her out of the building with only one thought on his mind…
He was fucked.
Brea’s POV.
I woke up with a smile on my face- it was the first time that I had had a valid reason to smile in a very long time. Usually, I saw no reason to smile; my days always seemed to get worse day after day but today, I had my fingers crossed. Today was going to be a good day- a special day!
Today, I was going to find my mate and maybe then, people in my pack would stop treating me as if I were different, as if I were some type of freak, they just wanted to get rid of. As if I were dirt on their shoes.
But wasn’t that what I was? a small voice said at the back of my head. And that is exactly what I would always be. I just had to agree with that voice, it was the voice of reasoning telling me to not get my hopes up or think that gaining a mate would change anything for me. No matter who my mate was, I will always be an Omega- the cheated class, the weak link of the pack, the unwanted intruder of the group.
I wasn’t the only Omega in the pack though- no, we were over twenty but everyone just found me to be an easy target, including the Omegas. I was picked on like there was no tomorrow, bullied and insulted as if I didn’t have any feelings and sometimes, it made me wonder why I was still here- in this pack, what exactly was I doing here? I had nothing here; no parents, no family, no friends, no nothing- I was just that poor little Omega who had absolutely nothing to her name. If I left, what was I going to miss? What was I going to lose? What were they going to miss? What were they going to lose?
No! Not today, I was not going to think about my sorry excuse for a pack today, I would not let any of them ruin my day. They did not care about me so why should I give any of my damns to them?
I checked the time on the clock and sighed, deciding it was time to make my way out of bed and into the bathroom to get ready for a possibly uneventful day, unless my mate belonged to this pack, then my day was definitely going to be eventful.